The Full Moon occurs on September 23rd at 5:17 am Eastern time in the sign of Aries, balancing the Sun which has just entered Libra. Full Moons occur when the Moon is in opposition to the Sun, and oppositions require that we learn to balance opposite forces. The Aries/Libra polarity is itself concerned with finding balance and harmony (Libra) while staying firmly rooted in our own individuality (Aries). Me and you, this and that, here and there – all are... Read more
The obsession of the United States with money and the amassing of more and more of it can be seen in the fact that Pluto, the planet of compulsive behavior as well as the experiences that create the death of experience and a regeneration into a new life, is in the second house of money. The second house is, of course, about more than money: it relates to economic security and the things and concepts that we possess and that... Read more
sadly I do not know to whom this artwork should be attributed!! The Autumn Equinox takes place on Wednesday when the Sun enters Libra, followed the next day by the Full Moon in Aries which is often called the Harvest Moon. Thanks to John and Susan Townley for finding this interesting article on the subject from the Wall Street Journal of all places. Astrologer Nick Campion is quoted in the article as a “historian of cultural astronomy at the Universe... Read more
I quoted from this wonderful article in the Breakthrough show on Sunday’s Musings on Astrology radio talk show. The article evidently appeared last spring before the cardinal alignments, but it’s beautifully written by astrologer Ver dar Luz of Reality Sandwich: The symbol of volcanic eruption is very important and pertinent to consider in what is beginning to emerge all around us. We feel at these moments both as the volcano and the lichen, the new life, on the crust of... Read more
Thirteen people missing in California are feared to be under the spell of a fringe religious sect and involved in a mass suicide after notes were found referring to “going to heaven” and “the end of the world.” read more here… The timing of this event is interesting because of the conjunction of Jupiter (confidence and expansion) in Uranus (radical and unusual beliefs). The Heavens Gate incident in 1997 in which 39 members of a cult committed mass suicide also... Read more
The Musings on Astrology show on Blog Talk Radio happens (nearly) every Sunday at 11 am. This week’s show celebrates the conjunction of Jupiter to Uranus that culminated yesterday, and the power of these planets to facilitate breakthroughs. Breakthroughs are sometimes ecstatically thrilling, but sometimes they can be frightening if we don’t feel ready or if we’re holding on to something from the past. Today we’ll talk about ways to break down the blocks that keep us from moving forwards... Read more
As I wrote the other day, Jupiter and Uranus reach the pinnacle of their second conjunction tomorrow, this time in Pisces. The combination of Jupiter and Uranus can make for some pretty big (Jupiter) surprises (Uranus) that challenge the status quo (Uranus) of what we believe (Jupiter), so I think we can safely file the plethora of UFO sightings over the past few days under the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction! An unidentified flying object hovered over Baotou airport in China’s Inner Mongolia... Read more
I heard this quote over the weekend at a hammered dulcimer workshop: “Practice doesn’t necessarily make perfect, but it does make permanent.” Evidently Warren Buffett obtained this piece of wisdom from a golf pro, the point of which is that if you do the same thing over and over again, you will obtain the same results. As an astrological counselor and guide I often have clients who want to know when their lives will get better. Usually I can point... Read more
From an astrological viewpoint, the Tea Party movement in the United States is a product of the opposition between Saturn (the establishment) and Uranus (the rebel) that began in the fall of 2008 with the election of Barack Obama. The Tea Party movement culminated with this summer’s planetary alignments that I’ve been calling the Cardinal Drama because so many planets (a total of seven in June and July) were in Cardinal signs. Cardinal signs are the sign of action, and... Read more
Jupiter is approaching a close encounter with the Earth, which will make it appear beautifully bright in the sky. The night of the closest contact will be September 21st, very close to the Autumn Equinox, but until then it will be gloriously bright. Jupiter is near its perihelion, where it is closest to the Sun and brighter than in its twelve-year orbit. Enjoy the view! Read more
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