Every New Moon brings a new beginning with the new lunar cycle. The Sun and the Moon come together in an alchemical conjunctio – the reunification of the masculine conscious force (Sun) with the instinctive lunar feminine (Moon). When this new beginning occurs in Sagittarius, the sign of adventure and ideas and meaning and just plain fun, we have the opportunity to bring in more zest and gusto. Suddenly we are aware of unlimited possibilities, and our view across the future... Read more
As you know if you’ve been reading the astrological news in the past few years, we are now in the waning phase of a square aspect (90 degrees) between Uranus and Pluto. You can read more about this phase in the sidebar of this blog if this concept is new to you, and you may want to catch up on this post about the Uranus/Pluto square from last year detailing the news events that correlate with this cycle. One such... Read more
Although the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain is celebrated for convenience on October 31st to coincide with Hallowe’en or All Hallows Eve, it actually occurs at the midpoint between the Fall Equinox and the Winter Solstice. This is also the midpoint of Scorpio, the dark season where the veils between the world begin to thin and it becomes easier to cross between them. This year the Taurus Full Moon falls within one degree of the Samhain point – the Sun at... Read more
Although the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain is celebrated for convenience on October 31st to coincide with Hallowe’en or All Hallows Eve, it actually occurs at the midpoint between the Fall Equinox and the Winter Solstice. This is also the midpoint of Scorpio, the dark season where the veils between the world begin to thin and it becomes easier to cross between them. This year the Taurus Full Moon falls within one degree of the Samhain point – the Sun at... Read more
I was watching Morning Joe this morning while exercising because there was nothing on the DVD. Today is election day in the US so it was interesting hearing the discussion about which party will make the difference if they win the Senate. What most of the panelists agree on is that there will be no difference – no matter which party wins tonight gridlock will continue. If the Democrats retain the majority the two parties will fail to compromise, and if the Republicans... Read more
The November edition of the monthly Planetary Illuminations report is now posted. You can read the entire article here, and if you are not yet on my mailing list please sign up to subscribe. Subscribers receive a monthly report with an abridged translation that is easy to understand. Just enter your email address here, and you can unsubscribe easily at any time. Subscribers, your newsletter will go out tonight! * Email Here is the synopsis of the major events coming up... Read more
I’m finishing up the Planetary Illuminations report, but I wanted to give you a heads up on this important cycle. You can read in the sidebar about the square aspect between Uranus and Pluto that has been creating intensity, drama and change since the two planets first came together back in 2011 (their first meeting was just a degree from exactitude, but close enough to pack a punch). The sixth exact square is in mid-December, but during November they will be... Read more
Mars often gets a bad rap because it represents the more sordid side of the personality: desires of all kinds, anger, rage. Mars is named after the god of war, after all! But Mars also represents inspiration, motivation, the ability to set good boundaries and defend ourselves. Mars requires action and we generally only see its negative qualities when that action is stifled for some reason. Mars isn’t necessarily destructive, nor does it necessarily inspire rage in the heart of... Read more
Now that we are through the New Moon in Scorpio Lunar Eclipse and have begun the trip into the deepest realms of the subconscious, we have no fewer than five planets and luminaries as well as an asteroid, all lined up today in a Scorpio stellium: Venus, Sun, Pallas, Moon, Saturn and Ceres. The art and magic of astrology originated in the Northern hemisphere and the seasonal implications are less apt for the Southern hemisphere (although astrology still works there!). For those... Read more
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