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…
Jupiter & Chiron have been moving in and out of conjunction (i.e. so close they could be holding hands) in 2009, bringing up some interesting possibilities for healing & growth. They connected the first time this year on May 23rd, the second time on July…
Leo types have a deep ambivalence about their public reputation and audience response to their creativity. They crave audience response—their creativity thrives on it—but this gives them a corresponding extreme sensitivity to the audience. A Leo will vacillate between extreme self-consciousness and a self-imposed blindness...
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Ever wonder why sun sign astrology became so popular, when it’s so silly? It’s because sun signs are easy to use. Everybody knows their birth date, so everybody knows their sun sign. It gives people something to schmooze about in bars and at parties—“I’m a...
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Today’s lunar eclipse places the Moon in Aquarius against the Sun in Leo, pitting the desire for individual self-expression against the group’s need to spread attention out among its members. Mars acts as the Shadow Agent, mediating the Sun’s bid for individual attention with the...
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To understand the Leo type’s nature, you need look no further than the closest feline—the cat (whether great or small) is a very apt symbol for Leo. In honor of the fabled 9 lives of our furry friends, here are 9 ways Leo is like...
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Details About This Eclipse Date: July 21, 2009 Time of eclipse: 7:35 PM PST Type: total Visible in: northern India, eastern Nepal, southern China, in cities like Delhi, Calcutta, Kathmandu and Shanghai. At: 29 degrees Cancer Shadow Agent: Uranus This eclipse falls in the sign...
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Of the 3 water signs, one is Cardinal, one is Fixed and one is Mutable. When a zodiac sign is Cardinal, that means it sends its elemental energy in a directed way. If it’s Fixed, then it consolidates and contains its elemental energy while the…
At the risk of giving Cancer men everywhere a big head, I say “Quite possibly yes.” And here’s why. • Cancer-type men do not see women as weird, alien beings. They see women as being similar to themselves and thus approach women as potential friends,...
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Jupiter and Neptune meet up among the clouds. If you listen, you can hear snippets of their conversation. Jupiter: Neptune, you & I have been dancing around together quite a bit this year. Neptune: Yes, but this is the first time we’ve really come into…
