I just saw Lincoln last night—it’s the portrait of an irascible, progressive man at the very height of his powers, in just one crucial month near the end of his life. To find out more about who he was and what he was doing, I…
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This transit is exact on December 26, 2012 Our scene opens at a wine and cheese reception. Human Being arrives, along with The Astrologer and a host of deities, heroes, demigods, monsters and other fabulous beings. Some of these are fabulous in the mythical sense,...
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We all have, built right in, the urge to do something great in our lifetime, to build a monument (symbolic or literal), to create a legacy, to achieve. Saturn in our astrology chart tells us how to build that monument and where. Saturn in Gemini? ...
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Uranus goes direct today, as it does every year. If you feel that things have descended into chaos in the last few months, change is afoot and clarity may be right around the corner. . . (read about it)
As the scene opens, we see a Human walking through dreary countryside, carrying heavy burdens. Saturn and Chiron show up on the scene. They talk with each other. Saturn: I see you showed up to help. Chiron: Yes, of course. A Human is in pain…
A solar eclipse in Scorpio is bound to be intense. How do we cope? Fortunately Pallas Athene assists with a helpful trine from Pisces. Details About This Eclipse Date: November 13, 2012 Time of eclipse: 2:08 PM PST Type: Total (strong in intensity) Visible in: …
This year Neptune goes direct on November 10, 2012 Neptune has spent the last few months (since June 4) traveling backwards. Today she turns her face forward and re-covers the same ground. Why should it matter to you? If she’s passing through a zone where…
Human Being is walking his inner landscape. He is at the docks. There’s a pier that extends out into the water, into the fog. There he can just see the shape of a massive sailboat, rising and falling with the swell of the waves. Waters...
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Jupiter’s yearly pivot from direct (forwards-moving) to retrograde (backwards-moving) begins tomorrow. Calling all Geminis, Virgos, Sagittarians and Pisceans born between If you were born in the following date-spans, you can expect a period of growth and expansion this year, which has already begun: Gemini: born…
The last time Saturn changed signs, I wrote about it here in the Pandora blog. That was in July of 2010. Now Saturn is finishing up the tail-end of Libra (his favorite sign to occupy) and entering the dark, mysterious regions of Scorpio, to travel...
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Uranus and Pluto are involved in a momentous, years-long square in the sky right now. This is a really big deal and I want to tell you why. Every pair of planets in the sky has a cycle they go through together, like the cycle…
Success, thy name is Saturn. Yet Saturn is such a boogeyman, an object of terror for astrologers, their clients and those of the general public who understand what Saturn demands of us. Feeling trapped? Guilty? Obligated? Pressure to perform? Blame Saturn. Then roll up your…
5 tips from an astrologer on raising not just any child, but the one you got You want the best life for your child, but it’s hard to know what that is, and parenting is loaded with moments of urgency, moments where something important needs…
“Wake up!” says Uranus. “Are you facing chaos? Lately I’ve turned your life upside down. This year I’m making you an amazing offer: to not only restore the order you used to experience, but to shift your life in a global way so that the…
In celebration of the birthdays of all the Aries Rams out there, I’ve made this blogpost to celebrate their astonishing efficiency. And so here we go: 5 reasons why Aries gets more done than anybody... 1. Aries is action-oriented Your friendly neighborhood Aries understands the...
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Venus, goddess of Love and Beauty, goes retrograde in our skies about every year and a half. When she does, she takes us into a six-week journey into the past to uncover what may be the hidden or forgotten places in our relationships. How 2012’s…
Our old friend Pluto has turned direct this week (on Friday, September 13, 2011, to be exact) and he’s bringing to a close this year’s underworld journey. What follows is a repost from last year, with dates updated for 2011. Yup, Pluto is showing up,…
The Four Astrologies Recently, someone asked me the precession question. It is one of about four questions I hear over and over again from people who are curious about astrology despite having been taught to be skeptical of it. I have already answered it here…
“Wake up!” says Jupiter. “Recently I initiated you into a big-time growth experience. Now I’m telling you again: it’s time to expand.” Today Is A Pivotal Day When a planet turns retrograde it makes a pivot in the sky and also creates a metaphorically “pivotal”...
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Pay attention to self-care during tonight's complex New Moon in Cancer, which is also a Solar Eclipse. Influences from Saturn, Pluto and Uranus combine to put demands on your ability to understand and respond to your own needs. You’ll find yourself crashing and burning if...
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