We’re in the middle of a Venus retrograde period, lasting from October 8 to November 18. Today is the day in Venus’ backwards journey that she conjuncts the Sun. The Sun sheds light into the dark corners and brings illumination to Venus’s domain, which is...
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The following is a repost of an old post from back when I began my blog. I still feel passionately about this, 3 and a half years later. Here it is, just to remind us both: I was raised almost entirely without religion. My mother...
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(If you are beginning this thread here, read this first.) Psyche wandered the earth, lost in grief. She found herself at the temple of Ceres, where she cleaned and tidied the harvest tools until Ceres took notice of her anguish and advised her to go...
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Friday, October 8 through Thursday, November 18, 2010 What Is Venus Retrograde? When Venus goes retrograde, she takes our hand and pulls us into the darkness of our relationships. A retrograde period of any planet is a retrospective of that planet’s themes. It is like…
Why is it that Libran types are so darned lovable and easy to get along with? It’s because Librans are born under the influence of Venus, and with the goddess of Love & Beauty on their side, they have mad social skills. Funny thing is,...
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Jupiter and Uranus have returned to Pisces briefly, on their way to moving into Aries for real. Once in Aries, Uranus will spend 7 years there, while Jupiter will whip through in just 1 year. Uranus: Hey, this is a little annoying, to have to...
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Our old friend Pluto has turned direct this week (on Monday, September 13, 2010, 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 2010. Yup, Pluto is showing up,…
I can hear the response already: “What? Virgo sexy? You’ve got to be kidding.” But I’m not. Prepare to be shocked as you discover why. If you’re a Virgo type, you probably already know that some Virgo habits are viewed by potential partners as un-sexy. …
This month Saturn and Pluto meet in a clash of wills. This is the third—and blessedly final—pass of their difficult square, which began last November. This square is causing people everywhere to feel as if they are caught between the proverbial rock (Saturn) and hard...
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When last we saw Jupiter and Saturn, they were trying to reconcile their differences with the help of a Human Being who had climbed up onto Mount Olympus to talk to them. Today they’re having an argument about whether optimism or pessimism is the right...
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When last we saw Jupiter and Pluto, they were just dragging themselves shakily away from a crash landing. Today we find them in Jupiter’s (very messy) living room, occupying a stuffed chair and outdated, falling-apart sofa, looking at some objects on the coffee table. Jupiter: ...
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It's the question everybody's asking--when will the recession end and hope and prosperity be restored? There are not one but several very difficult planetary combinations happening in the sky this year and they are contributing to a blanket of gloom. That's the bad news. The...
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Solutions for Water-Gone-Wrong In my recent post Personality Flaws of the Four Elements I described ways the 4 Elements can go wrong, each according to its own nature. How To Know If You’re Drowning In Water Water is arguably the hardest element to get right,...
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Solutions for Air-Gone-Wrong In my recent post Personality Flaws of the Four Elements I described ways the 4 Elements can go wrong, each according to its own nature. How To Know If Air Has You Lost In A Cloud Air is the intellectual element and...
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This month, Saturn and Uranus finish their epic battle, which has been going on since November of 2008. They have spent most of this time with Saturn in Virgo and Uranus in Pisces but now Uranus has moved into Aries while Saturn has moved into...
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“Darling I don't know why I go to extremes Too high or too low, there ain't no in-betweens And if I stand or I fall It's all or nothing at all Darling I don't know why I go to extremes” * That’s Billy Joel talking...
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“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”…
Leo types are experts at discovering and unleashing human creativity—in themselves and in others. Here’s how they do it, along with advice about how anyone (even those with only a smidgen of Leo in their charts) can do it too: Be playful and childlike. Have...
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The planet Saturn is about to change signs. This momentous event happens only every 2 and a half years. You’ve probably read about Saturn on my blog before. You probably already know that he represents the archetypal Father principle. Saturn rules the following things (and…
I want to take a moment to bid a fond farewell to Saturn in Virgo. I don’t usually say a valediction to a planet departing a sign, because I’m usually too busy heralding its entry into the next sign at exactly the time when you,…
