“Wake up!” says Pluto. “Recently I initiated some part of you into a death-and-rebirth experience. Now I’m telling you again: this is a time of profound change.” (If you've seen this post before, that's because Pluto goes retrograde every year. Some years it will affect...
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When astrologers want to understand the archetype that underlies a zodiac sign, they look to the mythological stories that center around the deity that rules the sign. To understand Gemini, we look to Mercury, ruler of thought and ideas, wearer of the winged cap. To...
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Once upon a time, in the long ago and far away, when gods and goddesses walked the earth among humans and when human beings aspired to godhood, there lived a centaur named Chiron. A centaur, as you may know, looks like a man from the...
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In the last month (February of 2011) Chiron has now moved into Pisces for the first time in 50 years. Chiron is the Wounded Healer and Pisces is the symbolic “ocean of dreams.” What does this mean? In Greek and Roman mythology, Chiron is a...
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In the first two articles of this series, I looked at what happens when Pluto and Jupiter get together in the sky and form a stressful square: Jupiter Squares Pluto: Going To Extremes Jupiter And Pluto Go On A Binge This month’s square is their...
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“Wake up!” says Saturn. “I gave you a chance to see your responsibility recently. Now I’m telling you again: this is a time of testing.” Today is a Pivotal Day When a planet turns retrograde it makes a pivot in the sky and also creates…
You may have read recent articles about a “new zodiac sign” called Ophiuchus. It’s not actually news. Here’s the article I found: http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/wobbly-earth-horoscope-zodiac-wrong-110113.html. This article went viral, and I (and astrologers all over the nation, apparently) are getting questions about the “new sign” from people…
This month’s New Moon is also a Solar Eclipse, and it's one to take seriously. Influenced by Saturn, this Capricornian eclipse has got a heavy sense of responsibility and duty. We can expect real-world events to result from this solar eclipse, reminders of what we...
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This month's Full Moon (Dec 21) is also a Lunar Eclipse, bringing emotional intensity even though it’s in emotionally light Gemini. Gemini’s desire to skate across the surface of emotions may conflict with the Moon’s need to look at emotional shadows during an eclipse. Several...
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I get the eeriest feeling sometimes, when I’m doing readings. Most times, actually. I’m sitting there talking with someone I just met, telling them all about their life in intimate detail. I’m finding things in their chart that I don’t know about them as a…
This is part of a series of articles, beginning here: Venus Goes Retrograde: The Tale of Eros and Psyche Venus is finally going direct today. In celebration, one final post about Eros and Psyche, because we’ve arrived at the end of the story. The tale...
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Jolly Jupiter has spent the last few months (since July 24) traveling backwards. Today he turns his face forward and re-covers the same ground. Why should you care? If he’s passing through a zone where you have a planet in your natal chart, he’s been...
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This is part of a series of articles, beginning here: Venus Goes Retrograde: The Tale of Eros and Psyche Psyche receives a lot of help in the completion of her four tasks, often at the very moment when she has given up. Where does that...
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This is part of a series of articles, beginning here: Venus Goes Retrograde: The Tale of Eros and Psyche How heartbreaking it is when a girl first discovers that other girls will sometimes pit themselves against her and compete over boys. She discovers this in...
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Neptune and Chiron have met on a cliff overlooking the ocean. Neptune is a lovely lady in sea-green, aqua and deep blue colors, with a long, flowing skirt. Chiron is a centaur, rustic-looking and worn, but kind. Chiron: Who are we healing today, Neptune? Neptune: ...
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This is part of a series of articles, beginning here: Venus Goes Retrograde: The Myth of Eros and Psyche Upon first discovering that Eros really has gone, Psyche panics. We know this because the first being she encounters after her husband’s flight is Pan, the...
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We’re in the middle of a Venus retrograde period, lasting from October 8 to November 18. Today is the day in Venus’ backwards journey that she conjuncts the Sun. The Sun sheds light into the dark corners and brings illumination to Venus’s domain, which is...
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(If you are beginning this thread here, read this first.) Psyche wandered the earth, lost in grief. She found herself at the temple of Ceres, where she cleaned and tidied the harvest tools until Ceres took notice of her anguish and advised her to go...
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Friday, October 8 through Thursday, November 18, 2010 What Is Venus Retrograde? When Venus goes retrograde, she takes our hand and pulls us into the darkness of our relationships. A retrograde period of any planet is a retrospective of that planet’s themes. It is like…
Jupiter and Uranus have returned to Pisces briefly, on their way to moving into Aries for real. Once in Aries, Uranus will spend 7 years there, while Jupiter will whip through in just 1 year. Uranus: Hey, this is a little annoying, to have to...
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