Saturn and Pluto are bearing down on the Saturn system in my own chart, and I am really focused right now on the idea of presence and surrender because with Saturn and Pluto there really is no other choice. I so love this writing from Rainer Maria Rilke, which speaks of the ways in which […]
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There’s a lot to unpack this week, and some of these will need their own blog posts. Here’s an overview to help you prepare for the week! Mars enters Scorpio on November 19th, and for a few weeks (until January 3rd) Mars will be roaring in its own sign. Mars actually rules two signs: Scorpio […]
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Photo by Andrew Offield In my own life, Pluto has been hammering my Libra stellium for the past two years (geeky astrological details: Saturn/Sun/Neptune squared by Uranus) and I have been forced to take a hard look at much of my life to see how the boxes I’ve put myself in (Saturn/Sun) have […]
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Art by Jessica Galbraith (A portion of this post comes from this much longer article if you’d like to read more.) . Ceres was first discovered in 1801 and immediately classified as a planet. When Neptune was discovered in 1846, it was much larger than the other asteroids and was therefore retained as […]
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Image from Deviant Art Last week’s harmonious alignment between Saturn and Neptune is still in strong effect. I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating: Where Neptune can inspire us to dream and imagine, Saturn encourages us to put those dreams to work. And where Saturn’s influence can become somewhat dull as we […]
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Art by Pamela Matthews Seek the beauty in life’s betrayals For all is forgivable in this grand dance Find the courage to see through ugliness and be grateful for the reflections of each mirror For all is an archetypal character playing a part in your own blockbuster movie Give yourself permission to fail […]
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Mars is squaring Pluto today, completing a cycle of the past week or so in which Mars linked Saturn and Pluto by forming a square first to Saturn last week, and now Pluto. Mars is the planet of aggression and warfare, and when conflicting with Pluto, which represents death and destruction resulting in regeneration and […]
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This week marks the final phase of the harmonious interplay between Saturn and Neptune which has worked for much of this year to facilitate the merging of our dreams (Neptune) with the reality check of Saturn. Where Neptune can inspire us to dream and imagine, Saturn encourages us to put those dreams to work. And […]
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“This is the time to draw nearer to each other. This is the time to forgo building our businesses to build intimate relationships; relationships of meaning and care, of day-to-day relevance and the wisdom of skin-to-skin. This is the time to measure our merit based on our actual, measurable relevance; relevance to the people around […]
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An interesting study at the University of Chicago recently found that a religious upbringing was associated with a reduced level of altruism. A team of developmental psychologists led by Prof. Jean Decety examined the perceptions and behavior of children in six countries. The study assessed the children’s tendency to share—a measure of their altruism—and their inclination to judge […]
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