Last December, Mercury turned retrograde at 6 Capricorn, near Pluto. At the time, I wrote about Mercury drawing us into the “darker woods” of ugly truths about ourselves and our world. The work of self-examination we did then holds us in good stead today, as Mercury turns retrograde again. This time, Mercury’s turning point is […]
Author: April
Jupiter/Saturn Opposition: Cosmic Taffy Pull
Bumping this up for next week’s Jupiter/Saturn opposition A neighbor in my rural hometown used to put us kids to work each year pulling taffy. Sounds like a delightful, Normal Rockwell-esque activity, but it was surprisingly hard work. An opposition between titans Jupiter (expansion) and Saturn (contraction) is not unlike a cosmic taffy pull, and […]
Checking in with the eclipses of war
The potential for military conflict that I explored at the December 21, 2010 Lunar Eclipse is unfolding exactly as expected: Eclipses bring matters to a turning point, whether they’re matters of love, loss, financial changes – or conflict…. (T)his eclipse degree is conjunct the fixed star Betelgeuse (27 Gemini), a star associated with both war […]
Full Moon in Virgo: How Can I Help?
How Can I Help? Virgo insists on visible and measurable solutions. As a reader recently commented on my blog, “I have been feeling more political, and less inclined to believe that we can change the world for the better through ‘New Agey’ mea…
Uranus in Aries: Shock to the System
First, Egypt. Then, Christchurch, and Libya. Now, Japan. The shocks are coming fast and furious, and now that Uranus, the Great Awakener, has entered Aries (March 11, 2011 – May 2018), we can reasonably expect to see more of the same – especially as Ur…
Beginners Corner: Cusps and interceptions
“I am totally stymied by cusps and interceptions,” confided a reader in a recent email. Let’s see if we can sort out this out for you, shall we? Cusps and Signs Part of the problem is the term cusp. Specifically, misuse of the term by…
New Moon in Pisces: Illusion of Happiness
You can listen to an audio podcast of this post here. Evidently, recent research suggests that the happiest marriages are between people who are delusional about each other. I think there may be something to this theory. Happy couples are happy, I susp…
Progressed Moon changing signs: Empty spaces
We spent the last week transforming the front bedroom of the house – which had disintegrated into a cluttered, chaotic “catch all” – into a guest room. My handy spouse repaired the stained glass windows, which were in desperate need…
Seasonal Astrology: The Magic of Porches
For Americans who grew up during a particular era – say, after World War I and before architecture all but abandoned the front porch in favor of the three-car garage, sometime in the 1970s – a gracious front porch is a symbol of many warm memories….
Progressed Sun changing signs
Last summer, a woman I know underwent a couple of major life changes. Within the space of a few months, she embarked on a strict diet and exercise regiment, lost a significant amount of weight, and launched her first business. As I stood washing dish…