Two lunations: a Pisces Last Quarter AND a Gemini New Moon! One of the nicest transits of the year, as Venus makes a conjunction with Jupiter in Cancer, just before Venus enters glamorous Leo. Communication takes on a serious tone when Mercury squares Saturn, and a listener question about the complex quincunx aspect.
Author: April
Astrology Highlights for June 1-7, 2026: Coming Home
Mercury enters Cancer and all of the sudden, you’ve never wanted anything as much as you’ve wanted to be sitting in your own little home, with your own little family – secure and loved amongst people with whom you don’t need to say a word. You don’t have to make them laugh or entertain them with your stories. They love you even when you don’t speak at all.
Episode 347 | Mercury enters Cancer: The Language of Mood and Memory!
The skies are pretty quiet this week, with no major lunation and only a few transits. Mercury enters the quiet sign of Cancer for a longer than usual stay. The Sun’s sextile to Saturn provides persistence for tackling serious projects, and Mercury squares Neptune for a clarifying dose of realism. We look at the week’s Void-of-Course Moon periods, and I answer a listener question about which are the best charts to use when you’re giving an astrology reading.
TRANSCRIPT Ep. 347 | Mercury enters Cancer: The Language of Mood and Memory!
Astrology Highlights for May 25-31, 2026: Is This Enough?
Sagittarius is the “Big Picture” sign, and Full Moons shine a bright, sometimes unforgiving light on an area of our lives. Not surprisingly, this week’s Sagittarius Full Moon demands an honest answer to a big question: “Is this enough?” Episode 346 | Sagittarius Full Moon + a One-Two Pluto Punch!
A one-two punch of power struggles as Mars squares, and the Sun trines, Pluto. A prickly aspect between Venus and Saturn can bring up feelings of loneliness or abandonment, and some measure of financial frustration. But the Sagittarius Full Moon brings a mixture of big picture thinking and emotional stability that ends the week and the month on a positive note.
TRANSCRIPT Ep. 346 | Sagittarius Full Moon + A One-Two Pluto Punch!
Astrology Highlights for May 18-24, 2026: Keep Your Promise
At this First Quarter Moon, it’s time to take a minute, take stock, and take practical action toward the Sep. 2025 Virgo New Moon’s insights and plans. Try to remember what you might have whispered to yourself then, at some critical moment. It was a little promise you made to yourself, and now’s the time to do something – anything – to keep that promise.
TRANSCRIPT Ep. 345 | The Sun enters Gemini: The Season of the Butterfly!
Episode 345 | The Sun enters Gemini: The Season of the Butterfly!
Mars leaves fast-moving Aries for the more leisurely pastures of Taurus. Venus enters nurturing Cancer and makes a romantic sextile to Mars. The Sun enters the curious sign of Gemini and is awakened by a conjunction with Uranus, and creativity are highlighted as the Sun sextiles Neptune. We are encouraged to loosen our grip on perfectionism at the Virgo First Quarter Moon.