As Mars is getting closer to stationing we can watch for...* Reminders of what's important that come through the word "no"* Reminders of what's important that come through something failing or not being received as well as we hoped for* Reliving a frustrating pattern but perhaps meeting it with a new level of maturity* Trying to repeat something from the past whose time is up* Trying to fit a square peg into a round hole* Someone interrupting your progress, blocking your flow, or picking you …
Sitting In as Mars Stations
In the next week Mars will station and turn direct in Scorpio.Here are some general tips for a Mars station:* Clear the air if you have to, but don't throw tantrums, if it's important enough then you are strong enough to be tactful* If something has been weakened don't be surprised if it starts to regain strength. Things that may gain strength: will, self belief, courage, sex drive, energy levels, or the basic strength or weakness of some area of your life in particular (Mars may govern a …
Things You May Not Know About Cancer
The Sun and Venus are now both in the sign of Cancer.Things you should but might not know about Cancer:* They say Cancers are hoarders or collectors of objects. This is because the Moon (whose home sign is Cancer) collects the lights of all the other planets as it moves very quickly through the zodiac.* They say Cancers are warm and "giving." This is also because the Moon not only collects the light of the other planets but also distributes the light through her gentle, nocturnal light.* They …
Solstice and Full Moon Light
Happy Summer Solstice AND Full Moon!!!What a glorious day of light, reflected by both the Moon's brightest face and the Sun's longest day.Here's what to watch for:* The end/climax of a struggle drawing near (Mars about to station and turn direct)* A transitional phase climaxing and starting to complete itself (Mutable grand cross culminating/completing)* Pivotal moments, experiences, events, that dramatically change the course of events and relationships, including themes that relate to family, …
Because Venus is in Cancer!
Venus is in Cancer...so you should...* Cuddle with your kids* Get near the water* Celebrate women and mothers* Keep a secret* Get over the top nostalgic about whatever you want, and don't apologize* Dream of life closer to the land* Take a daydreamcation* Imagine something better than what you're doing while you're doing something you love to be doing* Imagine the whole world is a set of very comforting breasts* Study something hidden, deep, ancestral, buried* Get lost in a library with a cup of …
Words Not Believed
The Moon is in Scorpio this morning, about to conjoin with Mars. Today a meditation on the discovery of a new layer of inscription being decoded on the Antikythera mechanism (an ancient astronomical computing device that was found in a shipwreck in 1901).Yesterday I explored the 49th hexagram of the I Ching and we discussed the puzzling dynamics of revolutionary times. The I Ching says that a revolution won't be believed until it is accomplished and yet there is advice not to try to convince …
Mercury/Saturn and Revolutionary Conditions
The Moon is in Scorpio again today, meanwhile Mercury's opposition to Saturn is growing stronger.Yesterday's filibuster on gun control in the senate is a great example of the Mercury/Saturn opposition intensifying in the midst of the mutable grand cross. Using the headline as a metaphor, we might say that recent pivotal events in our lives are leading to or intensifying various debates, standoffs, arguments, decisions, and value conflicts. Mercury and Saturn can work together to form …
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Mutability and Wine Pourers
The waxing Moon is in Scorpio today.This morning I spent time meditating on the mutable grand cross and an image came to mind that I ended up exploring in depth.The image that came to mind was of sediment lying at the bottom of a jar. This image led me to a famous passage in the Old Testament book of Jeremiah, where one of the descendant kingdoms of Sodom and Gomorrah, Moab, is compared to wine left on its dregs since youth. The writer says that "Moab has been at rest from youth, like wine …
Open Minded and Mad
The Moon is in the sign of Libra today, and the mutable Grand Cross is slowly being activated again by Mercury in Gemini.Here's what to watch for:*Open mindedness and anger* Increased intellectual tension (Mercury/Saturn)* Relativism vs absolutism (Mercury/Saturn)* Rigidity vs open mindedness (Mercury/Saturn)* Discipline vs slack practices (Mercury/Saturn)* Problem solving and mental focus (Mercury/Saturn)* Confrontations with authority figures in speech, writing, learning, etc (Mercury/Saturn)* …
“Why?”
The Moon is in Libra today. Meanwhile, Mercury has just entered Gemini and is now moving from the opposition to Mars into a gradual opposition with Saturn and the activation of the grand cross again in the weeks to come.What an awful few days in the ongoing saga of these public attacks.Here are a few things that we astrologers like to do during moments like these:* Look at the shooters chart to explain exactly how or why we see the symbolism of the violence or radical beliefs or ignorance or …
The Saturn/Neptune Square
The Moon is in Virgo this morning, moving into the t-square with Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune.Let's revisit Saturn/Neptune today. Here are some themes to watch for in the midst of our mutable madness this month:* Saturn and Neptune brings up sharp distinctions between what is "real," limiting, concrete, and depressive on the one hand and surreal, transcendental, ideal, blissful, or illusory on the other.* Saturn and Neptune can highlight paranormal experiences, non-ordinary states of …
Ayahuasca and Astrology
Check out this recent conversation I had about ayahuasca and astrology, hosted by Adam Sommer and the Exploring Astrology podcast! …
