Today the Moon is void of course in Libra. Meanwhile Mercury and Saturn continue their strong sextile as both planets are slowing to station and as Saturn squares Neptune. Let’s take a deeper look at the “problems of Saturn,” who was traditionally called the great malefic, and then let’s look at Saturn’s relationship to Neptune.Of all the planets in our astrological pantheon, Saturn may be the planet most appropriately named, “the god of opposites.” As …
The Rebel and the Old Man
The Moon is in Libra today, about to conjoin the north node and oppose Uranus in Aries while simultaneously squaring Pluto in Capricorn. Once again with the Moon in a cardinal sign we have the signature of powerful changes reflecting to us from the sky. More specifically, with the Moon and north node in Venus' sign, and with Venus moving to conjoin Mars (the ruler of Aries) in Pisces, it's possible that we're finding our way toward some very special collaborations with others...the kind where …
Mercury’s answer
The Moon in Virgo is opposing Mars in Pisces but will be void of course again shortly...day two of organizing, relaxing, cleansing, reading, and revitalizing. Here in the mountains of WV where I proposed to my wife a little over a year ago.A quick Merc RX story...My wife's office computer at the studio has a bunch of bugs...yesterday I gave her this big puffed up lecture about keeping her computer clean to avoid viruses (which is like throwing an egg at Mercury's head and thinking he won't …
Reaching the Limits of Our Limits
Void of course Moon today, just past full. Meanwhile, Mercury is beginning to slow down in its retrograde and will be making a long sextile to Saturn in Sagittarius over the next few weeks. Let’s take a deeper look at this transit.First it’s important to look at the aspect itself along with the reception between the two planets. Though the sextile is a harmonious aspect (in the same family as the trine), sextiles still involve a bit more tension or stress than a trine and are …
The Queen and Her Rebel
Happy Full Moon Today! The Moon is in Leo and will be full by this evening while it is also conjoined with Jupiter.Whenever we get full moons across the Leo/Aquarius sign axis, we’re usually being asked to look at the subjects of identity and authenticity, popularity or positive projections of self-image versus rebelliousness and individuation away from the herd. In the USA our national psyche was “born” under an Aquarius Moon, and so the tension of the Leo/Aquarius dynamic …
A Queen’s Authority
The Moon is still void of course this morning in Cancer, though it will enter Leo this afternoon and immediately trine Saturn and oppose Mercury before being Full by tomorrow night.The Moon entering Leo is like an empress or queen holding court in our lives. She might enter through your own moods and desires, or she may enter through someone in your life or even an event or general theme for the day. She is proud and powerful, perhaps haughty or self-centered. She is warm and charming, …
Instagram and the Flow
The Moon is in Cancer today, now void of course until tomorrow. With Venus and Neptune conjoining and in square to Saturn, it's a good day to talk about leaky vessels, flow and flowing, wounds and wounded-healers.There are so many cliches floating around about "flow" these days that the idea has become bland. Rather than bringing to mind the ceaseless variations and fast moving intricacies of a river, flow now means something more like "placid." A too long day spent near the never ending REI …
Triggering Uranus/Pluto
Today the Moon has entered the sign of Cancer and is making trines this morning to Venus and Neptune in Pisces and then by later tonight will be triggering the Pluto/Uranus square and the nodal axis of the Moon.First, whenever the Moon enters a cardinal sign (for the past few years in fact), the Pluto/Uranus square is getting stimulated, which at this moment in time also involves the nodal axis of the Moon. This means that on these days we are usually getting the volume turned up in whatever …
Venus and Saturn’s Date Night
The Moon is in Gemini today, void of course until late tonight. Meanwhile, Venus in Pisces is square to Saturn in Sagittarius. Let’s take a closer look at this aspect and see how it might be reflected in our lives right now.While Venus in Pisces represents a kind of unbounded beauty, Saturn in Sagittarius represents the wisdom of mortality, age, and limitations. The result might be that we’re learning how to harness, control, or set limits to various forms of indulgence that we tend …
Why Do Stars Love the Stars?
Celebrities and their astrologists practice an ancient psychological form of art.A few weeks ago I was invited to do astrology readings backstage at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. I’ve been a professional astrologer for going on five years now, time enough to consider the enduring and even mythic relationship between celebrities and astrologers. When I first began my career, I was unexpectedly busy very quickly, seeing nearly five hundred clients in my first year of reading …
