The planet closest to your Ascendant, usually in the first, second, or third houses, is called the rising planet. I also call it the “first responder” planet, because it’s the planet that is first on deck to handle anything new that comes your way. What’s your first responder planet, and how does it operate in your life?
Tag: Neptune
Neptune in Pisces = Pineal Gland concerns?
Neptune in Pisces, the Pineal Gland, and Our Dissolving Willpowerby Jude CowellSince boundary-dissolving Neptune will soon dip its toe once again into the deep waters of Pisces (on or about February 3, 2012) for a long-winded swim (until 2024/25), the…
A Dream Come True? Venus Conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius.
Attention all dreamers, romantics, addicts, idealists and anyone looking for a better world: Venus meets up with Neptune in Aquarius on January 13th. Actually, these two planets are close enough to activate this conjunction now. So, yes. When the plane…
Relationship Astrology: Bad Love Is Like Eating 98% Dark Chocolate
(Starry Night Astrology) Your eyes lock. There is something so plaintive in his look, like a lost soul wanting to be saved. Or he pursues you relentlessly. “You are the one. I need you.” It is a seductive, addictive message. And for a while, just a little while, it is just like that. He is […]
Astrology of Now: Goodbye to Neptune in Aquarius
2011: Idealism + action / Neptune + UranusNeptune, the god of idealism, illusion, fashion, faith, glamour and mist, is in the very last degree of Aquarius now. This is momentous because he will not return to this spot for, oooh, another 160 years or so…
Myth-making in a City of Scholars: JRR Tolkien, C S Lewis and all
I still get a small thrill when I walk past number 20 Northmoor Road after dropping my kids off at school. Half a century ago, JRR Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and the first two volumes of The Lord of the Rings in that unprepossessing suburban house.I…
How Adele is a Shaman
Listen to this.You wouldn’t think that the British singer Adele turned 21 last May, would you? She has the voice of, well, experience.When I hear a voice like hers, I ask myself where’s the Capricorn?Nina Simone…what a voiceThis is because I’ve …
Dreams And Detachment With Transiting Saturn Trine Neptune
Saturn (reality) and Neptune (fantasy) are making a supportive connection that will last until January 4th. Saturn in Libra means relationship responsibilities and realities. Neptune in Aquarius gives us a very manageable shot of idealism while it …
The Best Relationship Advice I’ve Ever Given
“There was a little girl who had a little curl, right in the middle of her forehead. When she was good she was very, very good, but when she was bad she was horrid.”
–Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Studio Neptune
Sometimes you get an overwhelming sense of one planetary energy from a particular room. I have a friend who’s North Node, destiny or even destination, is conjunct the planet Neptune, the planet of music and the sea.Sitting in her studio for an afternoo…