Pluto wants to test our limits, to strip us down to the essence.
18 January 2011: Bad Judgment on One End, Loneliness on the Other
By 6:30 AM of the 18th the Moon opposes Pallas and quincunxes Venus, setting us up to try to fulfill desires while avoiding taking the wise course! Sounds Self-defeating, doesn’t it? And it is–try to avoid this trap of indulging … Continue re…
Jan. 19 Full Moon in Cancer: Daughter of the American Revolution
Daughter of the American Revolution At this Full Moon, the Sun is conjunct, and the Moon opposed, violent Mars in revolutionary Aquarius. It does seem as though – Martin Luther King, Gandhi, and Christ notwithstanding – revolution inevitabl…
Predicting Pregnancy
Recently I was asked to look at someone’s chart to see if she might be pregnant. This got me thinking: what are some pregnancy indicators in astrology? Sure, you can go to the doctor or buy a home pregnancy kit … Continue reading →
Full Moon in Cancer: Carrying the Responsibility
On Wednesday January 19, the Cosmos treats us to a Full Moon in Cancer. If you look at the accompanying chart, see how the Moon takes the handle in a planetary bucket formation. Think of the symbolism of a bucket or pail: how much (or how little) can b…
Full Moon over DC 29Can27 Jan 19, 2011; Hu Jintao to Washington
When China’s President Hu Jintao arrives in Washington DC on Tuesday evening January 18, 2011, the Moon’s darkened phase will be under way with the Full Moon 29Can27 perfecting Wednesday Jan 19th at 4:21:20 pm est in Washington. The first Full Moon after a Solar Eclipse (1.4.11) is important as the culmination or fulfillment stage of seeds planted at the New Moon (prior eclipse.) Rising 19Can38
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Love Horoscope for the Week of January 17 There’s a big ol’ Full Moon coming this Wednesday in emotional and intuitive Cancer. Cancers and Capricorns will feel this lunar energy for sure, but nobody’s immune. What emotional burdens are you carrying, and how’s it all going to come spilling out? If you’re not in a […]
17 January 2011: Wrestling with Feeling, Listening with Care
Mercury and Pluto are conjunct; words have power, they carry the strength to transform, to change, and, naturally, to destroy. Speak with extreme care, and listen with the same–people may reveal far more than they mean to, particularly along the R…
Slight delay…
Sorry, folks. I know I promised a new article this weekend, but a family emergency got in the way. New material will be up shortly–an article on the difference in impact between the Vertex angle and the nodes in synastry, and an article on Chiron/Mars. Part Two of the series on Ceres is also in […]
Out of Sign Aspects
An out of sign aspect involves two planets in aspect yet in signs that do not match the aspect. The energy of the planets is in sync for the aspect but the expression of the planets conflicts with the aspect. When using the major aspects (conjunction, opposition, square, trine, sextile and quincunx), out of sign