Sunday, December 20, 2009 through Wednesday, March 10, 2010 What is Mars Retrograde? “Mars retrograde” means Mars is in the part of its cycle where it is traveling backwards from our point of view here on Earth. When Mars goes retrograde, we are cast upon...
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In honor of Sagittarians everywhere, this post is about Jupiter, Sag's ruling planet, the bringer of joy. Jupiter is located in a sign in your chart that brings you joy. Wherever Jupiter resides will tell a story of an area of life or a way...
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Today Jupiter and Chiron are in conjunction for the third and final time in 2009. Jupiter and Chiron have met on a giant cloud over Mount Olympus, home of the gods. They are watching events on Earth. Chiron: (pointing) Hey, Jupiter, you see that little...
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Uranus has spent the last few months (since July 1) traveling backwards. Today he turns his face forward and re-covers the same ground. Why should it matter to you? If he’s passing through a zone where you have a planet in your natal chart, he’s…
I’m not one of those doom-saying astrologers. I won’t rant about how the world’s going to end in 2012 (or any other year). But Saturn square Pluto is starting this month and going through August of 2010 and it’s serious. It really is heavy. And…
In November of 2008 I posted an article called Scorpio Rising, Boundaries and Intimacy. In that article I talked about the mysterious fact that underneath the crusty, protective exterior that Scorpio frequently wears is a profound sensitivity, which is hard to see at first, but...
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Neptune has spent the last few months (since May 28) 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 you have a planet in your natal chart, she’s...
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Chiron the Wounded Healer has spent the last few months (since May 30) traveling backwards. Today he turns his face forward and re-covers the same ground. Why should it matter to you? If he’s passing through a zone where you have a planet in your…
Recently I’ve posted about Venus and how your Venus sign tells what you long for in relationship and how you act when you don’t get it. Today I’m concentrating on Juno. Introducing Juno, Goddess of Committed Relationship If you’re wondering why you’ve never heard of...
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Jolly Jupiter has spent the last few months (since June 15) 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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In my previous post, I talked about the experience people often have that love and marriage just don’t mix for them. It’s as if Venus, the part of us that falls in love, is arguing with Juno, the part of us that marries. But if…
Not for everybody. In fact, in many cases, the way a person falls in love is quite different from how they commit to marriage. This leads to difficulties, as most people will fall in love with the sort of person that turns them on, but...
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Remember that old TV show “The Odd Couple,” with Oscar and Felix, two bachelors living together in the 70’s? When we think of Virgo, we may well think of Felix. It’s easy to imagine that Felix is a Virgo type, because he’s so fastidious. After…
A time of change and upheaval is upon us. Saturn and Uranus have been pulling in opposite directions since November of 2008 and they won’t be done until the end of July in 2010. In previous posts about this theme, I’ve described Saturn as the...
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Yup, Pluto is showing up, right on schedule, to take out the garbage. Today Pluto turns direct, ending his yearly backwards journey. Pluto has traveled several degrees backwards and today turns his face forwards again. He will now retrace forwards the same steps he made…
Why do Virgo types often end up at the top of their profession? How exactly do they succeed so wildly while operating behind the scenes and fending off showy praises? And exactly why should you be afraid of that unassuming worker in the corner who…
The Federal Reserve Bank has been having a hell of a time since the beginning of 2008. This is reflected in its astrology chart. Pluto in the sky has come opposite its position in the Fed’s chart. This is something that few human beings get…
Today is the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s telescope. Why did Galileo develop the telescope? Because he was an astrologer, of course. He cast horoscopes and attempted to rectify his own chart. His interest in studying the sky came from contemporary news of a Jupiter-Mars conjunction.* …
In my travels through life as an astrologer I have found that Virgo is the sign most people would rather not be. “What? I have Virgo rising? No!” “You mean I’m not really a Libra, I’m actually a Virgo? I didn’t want that.” “Virgo is…
From May of 2009 to November of 2010, Neptune and Chiron are dancing in & out of conjunction with each other. They came within kissing distance of a conjunction on May 30, 2009 and will again on November 6, 2010. Their only true (exact) conjunction…
