We all know about the ‘Butterfly Effect’ theory, right? How could we not, after its repeated mention in popular culture; with everything interconnected at a quantum level, the flap of a butterfly’s wings in South America ripples and m…
Tag: Uranus
Synastry Studies: The Fixed Cross and the Urge to Merge (Part Two)
Please read Part One of this piece here. The one thing that is guaranteed to surprise students is when you tell them that there is more than one Venus/Mars polarity in the chart. Sometimes I tell them what it is, and sometimes I’m Virgo-cruel enough to ask them to go find it. After they sweat […]
I Survived the August 2010 Cardinal (Anti-)Climax and all I got was this stupid t-shirt
When the Moon entered Cancer and Venus entered Libra on Friday, the astrological world held its collective breath. These two fast-moving celestial bodies were, we felt, the catalysts that would galvanize the slow-building and long-anticipated cardina…
Aquarius Archetype: Going Beyond Old Boundaries
The ruler of Aquarius is the sky god Uranus, the Lord of All Space. Hence the path of growth for the Aquarian psyche is to move beyond boundaries of all types.Mythology of UranusIn ancient mythology, Saturn castrated Uranus in order to rule the earth:…
Making Love Last: Mercury–It’s Our Story and We’re Sticking to It
Mercury is generally not thought of as a “relationship” planet. The planet of our thinking processes, business, commerce and communications, it just doesn’t fit in our notion of romance. At best it gets a glancing blow in composite and synastry chart readings. But we may have to revise our thinking on the importance of Mercury […]