The Full Moon on the 15th is the Harvest Moon, so named because the period between sunset and moonrise is shorter as we near the Autumnal Equinox which makes for a longer workday on the farm. This Full Moon is in the sign of Pisces. During the Full Moon, the Sun opposes the Moon, and there is a tension between the conscious mind and the more lunar instinctive emotions. With the Sun in Virgo, the tension in this Full Moon is... Read more
Over the past year, I and other astrologers have warned of the upcoming collapse of what I have called the Relentless Optimism of the Pluto in Sagittarius period. Back in May, I wrote: As predicted in this column, stock markets around the world rallied in April with US stock funds rising nearly 5% in that month following Pluto’s retrograde turn as it heads back into Sagittarius. The Sagittarian optimism that has fueled overspending, overborrowing, overinvesting, and a drastic increase of... Read more
Anne Hathaway’s ex-boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri. spent his 30th birthday in jail after being convicted for 14 counts of fraud and money laundering. Columnists are debating how much Anne actually knew about what Raffaello was up to when he represented himself as a representative of the Vatican in order to swindle billionaire Ron Burkle out of millions of dollars – perhaps astrology can tell why Anne fell for Follieri. Anne Hathaway has appeared to live life as charmed as the princess... Read more
It’s always easier to look backwards and find astrological correlations to major events than it is to predict specific events using astrology. Only astrologer Lynne Palmer predicted the attacks of September 11, although other astrologers did note that this period would be a stressful time for the US. On the day of the attacks, transiting Pluto was within seventeen minutes of an exact conjunction to the US ascendant at 12 degrees Sagittarius. Astrologers had worried for months about the opposition of... Read more
Rachel Maddow’s new show began on September 9, and if you’re a fan of the truth, no matter what side you’re on, you owe it to herself to check her out. Twilight has posted a noon chart for Rachel, along with these words of wisdom: I wonder who’ll be on the political scene in the USA around 10 years from now, say for the elections in 2016 and 2020? One name in the future’s political headlines which wouldn’t surprise me a... Read more
When a planet changes direction (as we see the planet from our vantage point on Planet Earth), it is particularly powerful. Today we have Jupiter turning direct after spending several days in conflict with Mars, Mercury and Venus. Jupiter brings expansion and makes everything that it touches larger than life, and when it conflicts with other planets it can be a bit of a bully. Jupiter in square aspect to Mars (drive and assertion) creates a lot of aggressive energy;... Read more
Madison asked in the comment stream whether astrology could predict the outcome of the elections. If you’ve been reading this column for awhile you know that it is my belief that we are not meant to predict the future. First – we create our own future to a great extent, and therefore the future is in constant flux. Second – if we knew the future the process that we take to get there would mean very little and it is... Read more
I downloaded the Chrome browser from Google yesterday, and I have to say I love it!! It’s fast, intuitive, it knows all of the sites I like and finds them quickly. Chrome was released on September 2, with the Sun conjunct Saturn (restriction and hard work) in Virgo within one degree. Fortunately, Jupiter (success and abundance) made a trine to the Sun and Saturn that day, lending its optimism and positive outlook to the discipline of Saturn making this a... Read more
Scientists report that the Sun has been free of sunspots for the first time since 1913 after a seven-month period in which only three sunspots were seen. Back in January a new sunspot appeared to introduce the new Solar Cycle Number 24. Could a spotless Sun offset the human effects that are enhancing the warming of the planet? Other cycles with low sunspots have coincided with mini “ice ages” in the past. Could this be a part of our future as... Read more
Beginning on the US election day, Saturn and Uranus will begin a series of five oppositions, concluding the summer of 2010. Astrologers have been speculating for the past year about what this could mean. Saturn is the planet that rules over the status quo, governmental and societal structures that hold chaos at bay, the limitations that we place on our world. Uranus is the planet that invites the chaos in to create radical changes in our world. It seeks new... Read more
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