Mesmerizing. Magnetic. Intense. Captivating. Entrancing. You don’t reach out to people, you wait for people to be drawn to you. You’re an enigma and people are fascinated by you. You don’t engage, you hypnotize. Opening
Tag: ascendant
The Astrology of Eclipses: April 29 Solar Eclipse and Tornadoes
(Astrology Explored) One day before the April 29, 2014 Solar Eclipse a string of dangerous tornadoes started hitting the southern United States. After spawning deadly tornadoes that flattened homes and businesses in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, a storm system that … Continue reading →
Evolve into Spring! Progressions One begins in May!
Astrologers are very good at tossing around big, high-concept words like ‘spiritual,’ ‘soul journey,’ ‘shamanistic.’ We talk about ‘transformation’ and the ‘evolution of consciousness.’ We say times of great crisis are ‘opportunities for change’ and the ‘heightening of awareness.’ But often, the jargon is a cover for a lack of specificity. What we really […]
Composite Houses: The First Quadrant
It seems to me that the biggest trip-up in interpreting composite charts stems from not understanding the meaning of the composite houses, including the angles. While they are, in fact, very similar to natal houses and angles, in interpretation they are somewhat different and have variations that need to be recognized. For example, one […]
Techniques in Astrology: Finding Lady Gaga’s Ascendant
The outrageous Lady Gaga is being sued by a former personal assistant for putting, well, outrageous demands on the amount of time and range of duties foisted on the hapless assistant. The assistant was paid a measley $75,000 per year … Continue reading →
Eclipses in Action
Sometimes, change is a release; we let go of the bad lover, the fear of a good man, the dream of the perfect home, the unease over letting a pilot take control of our well-being. Sometimes it’s just the quiet acceptance, at last and if only for a moment, of normalcy – sinking comfortably into quiet rhythms, with a fond, final glance at the battlefield behind you.
Astrology And Body-Image
“Food-forward, fall holiday where you wear elastic shapewear to curb your propensity to overeat: Spanksgiving.”
–satori
Appearance And The Ascendant
“First appearance deceives many.”
–Ovid
Mars And The Ascendant
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”
–Viktor E. Frankl, Scorpio Mars
The Astrologer’s Process: Dirty Data, Rectification and Amy Winehouse’s Birth Time
Every astrologer has had this conversation with a client at least once. “My mother said I was born at 10:00 o’clock.” “AM or PM?” asks the astrologer. “Not sure, I’ll have to ask my mother.” In an astrologer’s perfect world … Continue reading →