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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All Air types (people with a strong Gemini, Libra or Aquarius influence in their chart) have some things in common. They tend to live in their heads and they love abstract thoughts. They prefer a beautiful theory to a hard reality and they are interested…
“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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If what follows looks familiar to you, it’s because this is my post from last year when Uranus went direct. Uranus goes direct every year, so the post continues to be useful, but the dates will be slightly different every year. Uranus has spent the…
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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This is part of a series of articles, beginning here: Venus Goes Retrograde: The Tale of Eros and Psyche At this point in the story, Aphrodite is determined that Psyche must be done away with. So she devises the most difficult and diabolical task of...
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This is part of a series of articles, beginning here: Venus Goes Retrograde: The Tale of Eros and Psyche Aphrodite has another task for Psyche. This time, she is to fill a crystal goblet from the Fountain of Forgetfulness and return with it to the…
This is part of a series of articles, beginning here: Venus Goes Retrograde: The Tale of Eros and Psyche Aphrodite is very angry that Psyche has completed the first task. She sets another, very difficult and this time dangerous task for the mortal woman. It...
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This is part of a series of articles, beginning here: Venus Goes Retrograde: The Tale of Eros and Psyche As her first task, Psyche is presented with a huge granary filled with a tremendous variety of seeds. Aphrodite tells her to sort each type of...
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Scorpio, thank you for keeping the darkness at bay! Scorpio is that side of us that stores, protects and keeps our painful experiences and memories safe, and manages the instinctual side of our life. It’s a sort of holding-place for all the dark things in…
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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