Venus conjuncts Pluto in Capricorn tomorrow. I’ve written about it here, but I started thinking about why Venus/Pluto is associated with obsession. This aspect is about merging (Pluto) with another (Venus). But before that can happen, Pluto needs…
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Background Facilitator: Transiting Saturn Sextile Pluto
I received a request to write about the current sextile between Pluto in Capricorn and Saturn in Scorpio. So, here you go. Right now, Saturn is at 10 degrees Scorpio and Pluto is at 9 degrees Capricorn; they are sextiling … Continue reading →
Bowie: Back After a Decade of Silence
Plaintive, beautiful, broken, nostalgic. David Bowie’s new single Where Are We Now?, released today, is a return to his Berlin years both lyrically and musically.Bowie’s 66th birthday is today – maybe a good moment to recall those times in Berli…
Grow up: Transiting Venus in Capricorn
The key words with Capricorn are “grow up”. Note that these words imply forward movement. Venus moves into Saturn ruled Capricorn on January 8th. The combination of relationships/money/self-esteem (Venus) with status (Capricorn) can play …
Kali Drives Change in India
Indians have taken to the streets to protest against violence against women.India, the world’s biggest democracy, is a great big bhel puri of languages, religions, customs and manners. Special interests are as diverse as religious customs, but fo…
Excavating Drill Sergeant: The Sun Meets Pluto in Capricorn
The Sun will conjunct Pluto at 9 degrees Capricorn, on December 30th. Look at this as a continuation of the Full Cancer Moon theme, but also a powerful new beginning. Sun/Pluto in Capricorn digs like a drill sergeant. It confronts you … Continue…
RIP Dave Brubeck
With his customary impeccable timing (Saturn in Virgo), jazzman Dave Brubeckwas died yesterday, just two days short of his 92nd birthday. But today is his actual Solar Return, the moment in the year the Sun returns to the place it was when you were bor…
Eclipsing the Reputation of Thomas Jefferson
Who Dares Out Mr. Jefferson?
by Jude Cowell
Seventeen days after the Solar Eclipse of November 13, 2012 manifested in Scorpio, an op-ed appeared in the New York Times, written by Paul Finkelman and titled, The Monster of Monticello.
With perhaps thousands of opinions expressed upon our American icon through the decades in books, articles, and essays (most of which cast a rosy halo ’round
Mars in Capricorn Squares Uranus and Meets Pluto
Mars in Capricorn is getting ready for battle. On November 23rd, he’ll be shoved (quite rudely) by a square from Uranus at 4 degrees Aries. You could experience the same thing; an in-your-face challenge to what you’ve been initiating (esp…
The Astrology of Relationships: Jerramy Stevens’ & Hope Solo’s Big Blow Up
(Astrology Explored) Within two days of their scheduled wedding, Jerramy Steven’s birthday and the Solar Eclipse, the 3 month old relationship between football tight end Jerramy Stevens and soccer goalie Hope Solo blew up. And if Hope is smart, this … Continue reading →