Yup, that rascal Mercury will end his retrograde (backwards) journey tonight at 11:11 PM Pacific Time. I'll bet the 11:11 people are having a field day with that! So hooray--Mercury is direct again. But what does this mean for you? It means the pace of...
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Is every Aquarian a “people person?” Probably not, but you can bet every Aquarian has a humanitarian streak that runs pretty deep. At their best, Aquarians are gregarious, highly social creatures. They believe in human rights and they take an egalitarian view. They think power...
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Eclipses are powerful astrological signposts of change. Around midnight this morning a solar eclipse occurred. For background on what eclipses mean in general, what they are (astronomically) and how each eclipse usually has one or more Shadow Agents, look here: Eclipses and the Shadow Agent....
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Mercury retrograde epiphany day is here—have you had your epiphany yet? If you’ve read my blog much, you probably know by now that Mercury moves in cycles lasting four months, or three cycles a year. Mercury moves retrograde (or backwards) for about three weeks of…
Why does it seem that Capricorns live life backwards? Strong Capricorn types have a tendency to act like little old men and women when they are children, and to only allow themselves to express their inner child when they are almost too old to enjoy…
This is Part Three of a three-part series of posts describing the planetary influences of 2009 as if they were acted out by characters on a stage. In this post, I talk about ways these characters will be dialoguing with each other in 2009 and…
This is part one of a three-part series of posts describing the planetary influences of 2009 as if they were acted out by characters on a stage. The Play’s The Thing One great way to understand astrology is by seeing it as the drama…
That should be fairly obvious: like a creampuff, a Capricorn is crusty on the outside and soft, gooshy and sweet in the middle. Capricorn comes on as tough, boundaried, strong, even armored. But once you get past the crusty exterior, inside the heart and soul…
What, did I say that with my outside voice? Yes, friends, I’m sorry to have to tell you that Sagittarian types sometimes have it so good in life that they forget to behave nicely to the rest of us. In my two previous posts I...
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My previous post was about how Sagittarians got to be so lucky—and how you can too, whether you’re a Sag or not. Here are some more Sagittarian luck-generating habits: Sagittarians are hopeful. They are naturally optimistic and are willing to invest hope in possibilities. They...
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Sagittarius is rumored to be the “lucky” sign of the zodiac and it’s true that people with a lot of Sagittarius in their chart (or people who have Sagittarius’ ruler, Jupiter, placed strongly) tend to get their way an awful lot in life. Today I...
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To have Scorpio rising (i.e. on the Ascendant) in one’s birth chart is an essential dilemma. Why is that? The Rising Sign, or Ascendant, represents how you present yourself to the world. If you were a house, your Ascendant would be the front door. It’s...
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Let me tell you a little story about the phoenix. The phoenix was a mythical bird who built itself a fire, then allowed itself to be consumed by the flames until it died. It then rose from its own ashes, shining and new. Fans of...
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There’s been a wonderful alignment of planets in 2008 that I want to tell you about because it’s almost over, and this way you can take advantage of it before it ends. The alignment is a trine between Jupiter and Saturn. Jupiter has been moving…
Venus, archetype of love, beauty and relationship, has a dual nature: one side of her is the sultry sensualist (hedonistic and self-indulgent at the worst) and the other side is the cool, unapproachable beauty (or ice princess at the worst). How can one archetype have…
On my Mercury Retrograde page, I’ve said that trying to complete projects with normal efficiency during Mercury retrograde is like having a picnic in a rainstorm. You may want to go through with the picnic, because it’s what you planned, but if you’d realized it...
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Libra is one of the Cardinal signs. Cardinal means active, motivated, driven. Cardinality is the quality of beginnings. This means that Libra is a motion-oriented leader, a sign that starts things. But how can that be? Everyone who knows something about Libra knows that Librans...
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There stands Saturn, one of the old, established ones. Perhaps he’s a corporate type, perhaps he’s a banker, perhaps he represents government. In any case, he is the ultimate authority figure. He steps into the ring and puts on his boxing gloves. Opposite him is...
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When Venus, goddess of love and beauty, claimed Librans for her own, did she curse them to perpetually be taken advantage of in relationship? Libra, why do you give too much? It’s true that Libran types are relaters. It’s also true that someone with strong...
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Be Afraid—Be Very Afraid! In astrology’s infancy, about four to five thousand years ago, eclipses were a terrifying phenomenon. The experience of day suddenly becoming night, of the moon covering and temporarily hiding the sun and the sun inexplicably disappearing brought terror to human beings….
