Art by Sally J. Smith, from Silver Rockets. The New Moon occurred a few hours ago, but we are still in its influence for the next day or two. Although astronomically this is technically a partial eclipse, because the lunation was 12 degrees away from the Nodes of the Moon, that is a bit too far to have much astrological impact. Like all New Moons, the Sun is conjunct the Moon, fusing the emotional instincts (Moon) with the conscious identity... Read more
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This week marks the sixth anniversary of this blog. Until recently, I posted just about every day and it has been an incredible way to meet people from around the world and share astrological information. Perhaps it is my second Saturn Return, but I am feeling a bit burned out. I am going to give myself a two-week blog vacation and will return in early December. There are six years’ worth of archives, though, so please satisfy your astro obsession... Read more
On November 4, 2011 a grand jury indicted Jerry Sandusky, former assistant football coach at Penn State University, on 40 counts of sexual abuse against young boys. Evidently these assaults or advances had been going on since 1994 despite the knowledge of other officials with the football team. What is even more shocking is that Sandusky apparently used a charity that he founded (The Second Mile) to find the young boys (aged 11-14) for his misadventures which he is now... Read more
This week’s inspiration is the Grand Trine in Earth that is blessing us from the heavens over the next couple of weeks. A Grand Trine occurs when three (or more) planets align in a triangular formation, dividing the circle of the zodiac into thirds. The number three is a perfect number: it cannot be subdivided and creates a perfect balance. Astrologically, the trine formation promotes ease and harmony, with each influence flowing into the next. Grand Trines in earth encourage... Read more
photos stolen from Beth Owl’s Daughter. Since she is a friend she probably won’t mind! The Moon will reach its fullness in Taurus at 3:16 pm Eastern time (7:16 pm GMT) on November 10, 2011. The Sun is in Scorpio, and with the climax of the lunar cycle at the Full Moon a tension exists between the solar conscious mind, currently influenced by Scorpio, and the instincts of the lunar principle in Taurus. The Taurus/Scorpio polarity offers a primal dance... Read more
Neptune and Chiron both change direction in a few days after traveling retrograde since earlier this year, which means their (apparent) motion has slowed to a virtual standstill as they prepare to move forward again. These two have been tied together since early in 2009, and although the exact conjunction was complete in 2010, since then the two have been within three degrees of each other. When the Soul Healer (Chiron) and the Soul Teacher (Neptune) get together, you know... Read more
At least that’s what I’m blaming it on. Those of you on my mailing list already know this story, but after spending over two hours writing the November Skywatch a template glitch ate the entire thing before it could be posted. Thanks to those of you who suggested writing the article in a Word document and then transferring it into the website – I will definitely do that next time! The weird thing is I kept saving the document because... Read more
What we call the “fixed stars” (as opposed to planets, known in antiquity as the “wanderers” because they moved across the sky from the vantage point of ancient humans) are actually not so fixed. Although they appear in the same position in the sky, their apparent motion does shift by about 50 seconds of arc per year. Regulus, the star associated with royalty, is also called “The heart of the Lion” because of its placement in the center of the... Read more
Samhain (an ancient Gaelic word pronounced Sow’-en) is the ancient Celtic holiday that has come down to us as Hallowe’en (derivation of “All Hallows Eve”). Although it is associated today with witchcraft and doings of the devil, in pre-Christian times Samhain was simply the time when the veils between the worlds were at their thinnest. It was a time of reverence for the process of death and the mysteries of life. The astrological Samhain actually occurs at the midpoint of... Read more
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