Astrologically, things have been relatively quiet since the New Moon. That ends today, with a veritable bonanza of astro-activity. To wit: While you slept, the Sun squared Neptune. Jupiter and Venus both turn direct. Jupiter has been retrograde since J…
Author: April
Solar astrology this week: preparing to fly
The Sun is winding down its annual tour of Scorpio’s turgid bayou country, headed for the clear, open skies of Sagittarius (arriving on November 22). But as it paddles for the surface, the Sun makes aspects this week to three planetary giants: Ju…
Join me and SDAS for a fun-filled night of … marketing.
Join me and the San Diego Astrological Society on Friday, November 12, at 7:30 p.m. as I present a lecture on “Using Your Birth Chart to Market Yourself: How astrology can help you do what you’re good at for people you like.” To the t…
Mercury in Sagittarius: Infinite Jest
Mercury entered Sagittarius on Monday for a several week stay (it will enter Capricorn on the 30th). Those born with Mercury in this sign (or in my case, in the 9th house and opposed Jupiter; same difference) will freely attest to its ebullience, phi…
Neptune turning direct: The Fog.
I spent the last couple of days mostly on the couch, mindlessly surfing the net and taking long naps, eating leftover Halloween candy, almost completely unable to marshal my resources and get anything done. I figured it was a sort of social hangover af…
Scorpio New Moon Astrology: Transformation is Hell
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 ̶…
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…