Author: Lynn Hayes

The Winter Solstice and the return of the light: today!!

Deviant Art The Winter Solstice is upon us: the day when the Sun enters Capricorn in the tropical zodiac. We have already talked about Saturn having just entered Capricorn, and Saturn and the Sun align today as well. The chart for the Winter Solstice is often used to forecast the energies of the […]

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Adventures in Mercury Retrograde, December 2017 edition

It’s easy to give advice like “don’t plan any trips or start anything new when Mercury is retrograde,” we can’t always put our lives on hold.  I always advise clients who need to begin a new job or start a new endeavor of some kind during Mercury retrograde to go ahead and do it, but […]

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Some thoughts about Saturn returns (including a basic explanation)

Photo from Hubblesite Yesterday’s post on Saturn in Capricorn brought up a lot of comments on Facebook from a few readers who are worried about their upcoming second Saturn return, so I thought this might be a good time to explore and demystify that cycle. Basic explanation As the planets orbit the Sun, we […]

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Saturn in Capricorn: The pinnacle of achievement (and some practical advice)

The view from the top of the mountain Saturn will be in Capricorn between December 19th, 2017 and December 17, 2020 The perception from earth of the movement of the planets through the symbolic constellations in the sky is one of the great tools that astrologers use to forecast the energies through which […]

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Astrology in my world: The falling away of things I know to be true

Art from Third Eye Tapestries Astrology gets a bad rap for being unable to reliably predict the future. The fact is, while astrology reveals the underlying order of things, it does not reveal the future.  Through astrology we can know when there is potential for difficulty, but everyone experiences these cycles differently, and […]

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This Scorpio New Moon is packed with Scorpio Power

Flickr What is Scorpio Power exactly?  Scorpio is the sign that represents the nature of Power itself.  Ruled traditionally by Mars, the god of war, and in the modern scheme by Pluto, the god of death and regeneration, Scorpio has some very intense allies.  Under Scorpio’s influence we must find the courage to […]

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Planetary news this week: November 13, 2017 including the Big Venus/Jupiter Conjunction!

If you follow the astrological news you may have heard about an important Venus/Jupiter conjunction taking place right now.  Venus and Jupiter align every year or two so that alone is not news, but as Steven Forrest explains, “In a word, the answer is declination. At the moment of the exact conjunction, this time there is […]

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Planetary news this week: November 7, 2017

Saturn (discipline and hard work) and Uranus (innovation and change) are dancing in the sky right now – a harmonious combination that  brings inspiration and an ability to think outside the box while being able to remain organized and focused.  This can help us in all kinds of ways, from expanding a spiritual practice to creating […]

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The astrology of the US addiction to guns, 2017 edition

Much of this article is reposted from a post from 2013.  Since then we have had the worst mass shootings in US history:  Las Vegas, Oct 2017: 58 dead Orlando, June 2016: 49 dead Virginia Tech, Apr 2007: 32 dead Sandy Hook, Dec 2012: 27 dead Texas church, Nov 2017: 26 dead Everywhere you turn […]

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Sunday Inspiration: The Beauty of Nothingness

Nothingness is the sister of possibility. It makes an urgent space for that which is new, surprising, and unexpected. When you feel nothingness and emptiness gnawing at your life, there is no need to despair. This is a call from your soul, awakening your life to new possibilities. John O’Donohue Excerpt from ANAM CARA

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