Author: Midara

Effects of Venus Retrograde in the Natal Chart

Whenever I talk about natal retrograde planets, the people who experience the most fear are the people with Venus retrograde. You hear all kinds of terrible stuff – Venus retrograde people never find love, they break up and get back … Read More…..

Effects of Mercury Retrograde in the Natal Chart

Whenever people ask about the meaning of retrograde planets in the natal chart, Mercury is always the first planet they mention. This makes perfect sense given how fearsome and frequent Mercury retrograde periods can be. People wonder if having Mercury…

The Pet That Changes Your Life

When we think about synastry and compatibility, we often think about romantic or familial relationships. What we rarely think of, though, is compatibility with our pets! This blows my mind, because our pets are some of the closest, most intimate &#8230…

What Do We Owe Other People?

One of the common refrains in the self-care community is that no one owes anyone anything. This is meant with the best of intentions. It is meant to give people permission to say no. No to plans, no to overwork, … Read More…

Can Taurus Change?

With Uranus in Taurus, everyone has been talking about what a difficult fit the planet has there. Uranus, after all, is the changemaker. And Taurus is arguably the most fixed of all the fixed signs. But is Taurus really as … Read More…

Why Toxic Positivity is Holding You Back

Starting way back when Pluto was in Sagittarius, a cultural phenomenon was born. Popularized by The Secret, the idea was that there is a clear, direct, and causal line connecting your thoughts and your material circumstances. And while science certainl…