Author: April

January 4 Solar Eclipse: Marley’s Ghost

In this eclipse chart, Saturn in Libra is a Jacob Marley figure (Saturn rules business, and Libra represents partners), contesting the single-minded ambition of the Capricorn with a single question: What good are achievements if you have no one to shar…

Astrology to help you rock 2011

Happy 2011! This post will introduce you to some rockin’ content from a few of my astro friends who are offering cool stuff to help you prepare for 2011. If I were Oprah, you’d currently find a free copy of each one under your seat. But sin…

January 4 Solar Eclipse: Relationships, Resolutions

The chart for this eclipse features the New Moon and Mars in Capricorn, all square Saturn in Libra. With so much tension between planets in the signs of ambition and collaboration, your New Year’s resolutions for 2011 had better provide time and space …

Synastry: Celebrities you love

Last night, I caught a documentary about the late actor and monologist Spalding Gray. It reminded me how much I adored him – that is, as much as you can adore someone you’ve never met and don’t know in any intimate way. Watching Spald…

December 21 Eclipse for Your Sign: Libra-Pisces

Not only is the December 21 lunar eclipse at 29 Gemini ruled by Mercury retrograde, but the chart for the eclipse sports a flamboyant square from the Sun and Moon to Jupiter and Uranus in Pisces. What does this mean for your sign? Today, Libra – Pisces…

December 21 Eclipse for Your Sign: Aries-Virgo

The December 21 lunar eclipse at 29 Gemini is not only ruled by Mercury retrograde, but the chart for the eclipse sports a flamboyant square from the Sun and Moon to Jupiter and Uranus in Pisces. What does this mean for your sign? Today, Aries – Virgo….

Mercury retrograde, Pluto, and the darker woods

mercury rx darker woodsOn Friday, Mercury turns retrograde at 5.58 Capricorn. The Sabian Symbol for 6 Capricorn is, I think, a beautiful and exciting one: “Ten logs lie under an archway leading to darker woods.” The logs can be the things that are …