Happy Lunar Eclipse Day Everyone!Top reasons to be excited about the astrology right now...* Change is constant, but we forget this and we tend to live our lives as though our ideas, our beliefs, our relationships, our talents and abilities, are capable of lasting forever...the truth is that with Mars coming through and igniting Pluto/Jupiter and Uranus in the weeks ahead we are about to be reminded, powerfully reminded, that change occurs everywhere, running through everything, and however …
Eclipse Tomorrow!
We are now in the orb of the full moon and lunar eclipse.What to watch for:* Ivanka Trump's clothing, half off, brought to you by her not at all disinterested father! :-) HAH! Jk. bad joke.* The Moon will make a trine to Mars this afternoon, effectively bringing Venus and Mars together as the lunar eclipse move into town. Here is an attempt to get two things together that perhaps shouldn't be put together...or perhaps otherwise wouldn't be able to get together.* The fading opposition …
Moon/Jupiter Today!
The Moon in Cancer is heading toward a square with Jupiter today, the exaltation ruler of the Moon.* A great day to approach an authority or someone above you, or someone with resources, in order to achieve help or success* As the Moon perfects its square with Jupiter retrograde in the sign of the scales today, and the Leo moon is about to be eclipsed, will we see the federal judge's reversal (Jupiter retrograde) upheld in the appeals court against the will of the king? It certainly looks …
Moon Square Mars Today
The Moon is in Cancer today, applying to a square with Mars and then very gradually by tomorrow a square with Jupiter, who is now retrograde.Watch for:* The Moon/Mars square today has the benefit of Venus being closely configured with it, but don't be surprised if you're feeling moody, easily agitated, fierce, triggery, reactionary, or impulsive today. Moon/Mars squares can be great for reduction, cutting or dividing things, and addressing someone or something with courage, conviction, and …
Sun Approaching Trine to Jupiter
The Moon is moving into a trine with Jupiter and then an immediate opposition with Saturn.What to watch for as we head toward the lunar eclipse this week...* Today's astrology is strange mix. On the one hand the Moon has just separated from a trine to the Sun and is heading toward a trine with Jupiter...lots of green lights and support or growth...but then the Moon will oppose Saturn to end the day, which often brings a heavier and prohibitive quality. Advice for the day would include not …
Lunar Eclipse on the Horizon Now
The Moon is in Gemini today, moving toward a trine with the Sun by tomorrow.Important things to note:* Venus has entered the sign of Aries, the sign of her planetary contrariety, Mars. It's a good time to stay aware of how our desires are driving us right now. What are we obsessing over, who or what are we pursuing, or who or what is pursuing us? With Mars and Venus together in the sign of the warrior right now the hunter and the hunted are a significant image worth paying attention to. Because …
Mercury in the Mix of Jupiter/Uranus
Today's forecast:Here's what to watch for as the Moon is just separating from the Mercury/Jupiter/Uranus dynamic and Mercury and Jupiter are exactly square today:* With Mercury intervening between Jupiter and Uranus we are seeing the potential for the image of a meddler, someone trying to get in between two sides of an issue that are already at odds with each other, or who are trying to resolve a tension.* Mercury's intervention may also be the picture of someone trying to help ease the …
Reviving Lady Fortuna: The Importance of Prediction in Astrology
Polishing my talk for my upcoming trip to Seattle! Click here to learn more about my visit to the Washington State Astrological Association!"Reviving Lady Fortuna: The Importance of Prediction in Astrology."Here is a list of things I'll be looking at in this talk, which I'll be offering again online to everyone this spring!1. Why do we tend to hate on the image of the fortune teller?2. Why is it so trendy to believe in possibilities or probabilities rather than the belief that we can …
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Waxing Moon Gaining Power in Aries
The Moon in Aries today is making a series of powerful aspects today...Here's what to watch for:* The Moon will make a sextile to the Sun, and when the lights get together we often see green lights ahead. This is generally a supportive sign and indicates that harmony and agreement is possible. With the Moon in the sign of the Ram and the Sun in the sign of the Water Pourer, this combination bodes well for taking strong, disciplined, and measured actions toward well defined and well …
The Meaning of Venus’ Exaltation
The Moon is about to conjoin with Venus this morning.A little about Venus' exaltation in Pisces...* Venus is exalted in the sign where Mercury is depressed (Pisces).* Mercury is exalted in the sign where Venus is depressed (Virgo).Why is this the case?An ancient Hellenistic astrologer named Antiochus explains as follows, "We say that it is because Hermes is the master of arguments, while Aphrodite is the overseer of desire and intercourse (here meaning social, not merely sexual intercourse). …
The Season of Eclipsing
The waxing Moon is in Pisces today, making aspects to Pluto, Mercury, and Saturn.Here is what to watch for:* After the turning point of the new Moon we are now heading into eclipse season. As the Moon waxes we may notice that energy and action is mounting both powerfully and rapidly. Because the culmination of this cycle's waxing half is a lunar eclipse, the actions and processes taking place right now are going to have long and enduring effects that carry forward into the rest of 2017, being …
Mercury/Pluto this Weekend
The Moon is in Aquarius today, flowing toward a trine with Jupiter. Meanwhile, Mars has entered Aries and Mercury is moving into a conjunction with Pluto.Here's what to expect:* A New Moon with a flowing trine to Jupiter suggests this Moon cycle may start off with an aura of excitement, anticipation, confidence, faith, hope, and trust in the possibility of growth and positive development.* The trine to Jupiter suggests that whatever is commencing now, under this new Moon, or whatever we are …
