Sorry, folks. I’ve meant to post, I’ve meant to share a lot of things with you, but I’ve been felled by the flu, which is a particular bugbear of mine (damn Saturn in the third). This flu, in particular, has not only scrambled my brain but it’s stolen my voice, making readings impossible. Life is […]
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Off the Cuff Dates Extended
Due to the popularity of the Off the Cuff readings (and, no doubt, to the general tension up in the heavens just now) I will be extending the available dates to include the 28th, 29th and 30th of December. This will be your last chance to book an Off the Cuff reading at the reduced […]
Soul Points in Synastry–Changes
If anyone is interested in taking the two-part ‘Soul Points in Synastry’ classes described in the last post, that class will now be offered between January 3rd and January 17th only. The first lesson involves how to read the nodal ‘story’ between two charts and covers how to interpret nodal contacts. In the second part, […]
Full Speed Into the Solstice
All is working again (finally–phew!) so we are set to go ahead into the winter season, my favorite time of year. The ‘darkening’ time of year never lasts long enough for me–I always wonder if other Twelfth House types feel the same. We may be more comfortable with the closing of cycles. I am now […]
It’s that time of year again–Off the Cuff Readings, and new Class Announcements
Greetings, gentle readers: For those of you who haven’t been following the saga on Facebook, I haven’t posted recently or made the announcement about new classes and readings because of a complete computer meltdown. (Those of you who suggested I buy a new one rather than repair the old one last spring were absolutely right. […]
Synastry Studies: Conjunctions–Sacred Marriage or Train Wreck?
I think, of all the aspects in synastry, the most misinterpreted is the conjunction. It’s easy to understand why. There’s something romantic about a conjunction, something seductive. Two (or more, sometimes) become one. How lovely. There is a basic archetype at work here, the reconciliation of differing energies, the merging of two separate forces. On […]
Ceres: The Dark Harvest (Part 1: Introduction)
“But what makes it hard for me is that I don’t know how I could possibly enter that eternal alliance with Mother Earth. I don’t kiss Mother Earth, I don’t plow her soil… Should I, then, become a peasant, a shepherd, or what? I go on and on, and I don’t know where I’ll find […]
First Steps: Tribal Trines and the Nations of Earth, Air, Fire and Water
An interesting thing came up in a lesson the other day. We were looking at a chart with a heavy second house–and I mean heavy, with the Sun, and the chart ruler, Venus (ruler of the Ascendant) conjunct there. Now, Venus is often conjunct the Sun and I don’t usually give it much weight, but […]
First Steps: Phasal Relationships
First Steps is a new series where I will be covering and re-discovering basic techniques and formative principles. It’s not quite Astrology 101, but will cover the foundations of chart synthesis. If any of you have questions about astrology fundamentals, please email me (alcuin9@gmail.com) or go over to the Facebook page for The Inner Wheel […]
Synastry Studies: Chiron, an Overview
This is part one of an occasional series on Chiron in Synastry. I’ve already addressed Chiron/Venus here, and will be going through inter-aspects of Chiron with all of the relationship planets, the lights, and some interesting sensitive points. This is a little overview of Chiron’s function in a chart in terms of partnership. I’ve had […]