Our dear friend Elsa, tireless supporter of astrobloggers, has resuscitated the news feed under the Top Ten Sources site. Working day and night through the mists of Mercury retrograde, it is now finally up and running and my feed is finally working. You’ll find the permanent link in the links section. Thanks again Elsa! Read more

Mercury has been traveling through Pisces for the past few weeks, but as it retrogrades it is now moving back into Aquarius. The passing of retrograde Mercury back through a sign it has completed tends to bring back issues of that sign that are not yet complete. In Pisces Mercury is creative, there is an emotional softening and powerful empathy. Mercury in Pisces is flexible, but Mercury in Aquarius can be somewhat dogmatic. Mercury in Aquarius is the sign of... Read more

photo from Cesar Millan’s Dog Psychology Center.I’m a little behind on my tv viewing, and last night I watched part of a Dog Whisperer episode that I missed about Howie, the (adorable) rescue dog that lived at an animal hospital in Atlanta because he was “unadoptable.” Howie had been terribly abused before his rescue, and while his body had healed he was still terrified and growled whenever anyone new came near him. The ladies who cared for him were very... Read more

I’ll be adding my point of view on the upcoming March eclipse series as we get closer to the event, but meanwhile Jeffrey has written a great article on the subject: Anticipation of eclipses tends to bring out a “sky is falling” mentality in many people, especially if the eclipse closely conjuncts the Sun in one’s natal chart. There are some doom-and-gloom websites out there — which I find irresponsible, but I also understand that the nature of consciousness has... Read more

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is sniping at former supporters who are flirting with the idea of supporting Barack Obama. Says Arianna Huffington at a campaign event for Obama this week, “It’s like being married, and suddenly you fall in love. You’re a good person, and a loyal person … you have a history with the Clintons,” she said. “And you feel like you’re cheating.” Last week her popularity took a hit when she refused to apologize for voting to give the... Read more

Image from Bella Online, source unknown. Lovely Venus has entered the sign of her warrior lover Ares, leaving the misty realms of love and universal compassion for the battleground. Venus in Aries seeks the courage to stand up for ourselves and achieve our own needs, even while in relationship with others. In Aries, Venus establishes solid boundaries and defends them well. Venus shows our tastes and aesthetics as well as our sense of values, and in Aries we value strength... Read more

There was a story on NPR this morning about the Fear and Greed Index: When the index is low, fear is the dominant emotion. Investors tread warily. But when it’s high, greed is in the driving seat and no one seems to believe that prices can fall. The index, says the investment bank, has just hit an all-time high and that means a full-scale slump in riskier assets could be in the offing. Last year’s square of Saturn and Jupiter... Read more