Transformation is Hell Humans hate change, and we rarely submit to it willingly. Rather, transformation is usually the consolation prize for having survived some godawful trek across a barren, lifeless landscape. We may refer to these journeys as ̶…
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Mars transits: 3 ways to botch them
Transiting Mars moved into my first house a few days ago and I’ve been reminded – as I am every two and a half years – of a few things. First of all, important Mars transits – such as Mars moving into the first or tenth houses…
Mars in Sagittarius Refrigerator Poetry
Mars entered Sagittarius last night – and there the warrior planet shall mount his crusade, tilting at windmills astride a fiery steed, through December 7. Are you feeling Mars’ primal vigor colliding with Sagittarius’ good-natured enthusiasm…
Why You Shouldn’t Fear Scorpio (Much)
Roughly a metric buttload (what? it’s a measurement!) of planets are currently moving through Scorpio, and people can’t stop talking about it. Of course, it doesn’t take much to get people talking about Scorpio. We’re fascinated…
How to Write an Astrology Book in 11 Weeks
I just finished writing a 400-page astrology book in eleven weeks. I did it without collaborators or ghost writers, and while I managed to recycle a limited amount of material from my archives, it didn’t amount to much. Still, I met my terrifyingly t…
Aries New Moon: The One We Feed
Striking balance at this Aries New Moon offers some vital challenges. Instead of exciting your lower instincts with messages of anger, attacks, and retaliation, feed your positive Aries warrior wolf by taking positive action to support your beliefs. There is a fight going on inside you, and me, and every other person, too. Which wolf will win? The one we feed….
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Intermission.
Yesterday I turned in the first half of my manuscript. Despite the insane deadline, writing this book is going far more smoothly than the first; I’ve already written a portion equivalent to the entire length of my first book, and in a third the…
New Moon in Virgo: Less Than Perfect
New Moon in Virgo Wednesday, September 8, 2010 3:30 am PDT/6:30 am EDT Sun and Moon at 15.41 Virgo Less Than Perfect When you get right down to it, life is a grand mess – and in fact, it’s kind of beautiful that way. Maybe everything is already…
Why yes, I *am* crazy, thank you.
I’m writing another book. Because yes, I am that crazy, thank you. I have until October 22 to write about 350 pages. Of which I’ve completed about 50 so far. See? Crazy….
I Survived the August 2010 Cardinal (Anti-)Climax and all I got was this stupid t-shirt
When the Moon entered Cancer and Venus entered Libra on Friday, the astrological world held its collective breath. These two fast-moving celestial bodies were, we felt, the catalysts that would galvanize the slow-building and long-anticipated cardina…