Tag: mars

Jupiter and Hyde: Co-rulerships, Part One

  One of the first things we learn–or rather, latch on to–when we begin learning astrology is the serendipity of Jupiter.  Wherever Jupiter falls in a chart is lucky, the books tell us.  Jupiter is the planet of adventure and good feelings.  He’s a good guy, ruler of happy, expansive Sag.  We want him in […]

Home and Dry- Mars in Cancer

My Personal Trainer has a title fight coming up next weekend.
That in itself is not that unusual- this is something he does fairly regularly- and he usually wins.
This time around things aren’t going to plan. His diet is clean, his training is mean, …

Mars in Cancer and the Cardinal Cross

Tense times are ahead as Mars transits Cancer from August 3rd to September 18th. The warrior planet does not function well in this withdrawn sign. Will, initiative and aggression do not have an easy outlet. Anger is submerged into sulks … Continu…

Three Paths to Wisdom: Pluto and the Path of Right Action

I had a much harder time naming this post than I had writing it.  I toyed with Pluto and the Path of Soul, but Soul is a confusing term, and many of us have very personal definitions of it as coloured by traditional and non-traditional religion and belief systems.  Evolutionary astrology has adopted the notion […]

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 Astrology of Sex Appeal

If you haven’t seen the new documentary, Senna, don’t walk, don’t run, but drive as fast as you can to the nearest cinema to watch it asap. Ayton Senna is one of the icons of Formula 1 auto racing, who died in a tragic accident in his early 30s. Even if you aren’t into sports […]