The Moon is in late Aries this morning, moving toward a trine with the Sun in Sagittarius. Meanwhile, Mercury is separating from a conjunction with Pluto and applying to square Uranus in Aries.In kickstarter news, we're moving closer to the $20,000 mark, and every dollar we raise from here through the new year helps us to build a community herbal medicine garden through the Sky House Yoga Studio. The garden will allow us to make herbal medicines for our community at significantly lower costs …
Mercury/Pluto and the Salve of Cynicism
The Moon is in Aries this morning, moving toward a square with Mercury and Pluto by later this afternoon, and then gradually heading toward a conjunction with Uranus and then an opposition with Mars by tomorrow morning.In Kickstarter news, we have just 12 days to go! If you enjoy my daily horoscopes, then please help me finish this fundraiser with one last push. The funds we raise from here on out go toward building a community medicine garden through our yoga studio. Donate and receive a …
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Baby Mobiles and the Primum Mobile
First quarter Moon this morning in late Pisces, creating a t-square with Jupiter in Virgo.This morning we've crossed the $19,000 mark in my 2016 daily horoscope fundraiser. Thank you to all 192 people who have pitched in to support my writing in the year ahead, and for all the rest of you who have held me and my work in your prayers or good thoughts. With just 13 days left to go, all the money we raise from here on out goes toward the creation of a community garden through our yoga studio. If …
Cadency, Faith, and the Moment of Birth
The first quarter Moon is in Pisces this morning, which means both the Sun and the Moon are in the celestial houses of Jupiter.This morning as I was holding our newborn baby while she slept, I reflected on the great amount of mutability symbolized by the planets in the sky right now. I thought about each of the mutable signs, and I thought about the concept of cadency and all the declining or cadent houses. I thought about the fact that two of the four cadent houses (3 and 9) were associated …
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Perfection in Astrology
The new Moon is in Capricorn today, and is applying to a sextile with Venus and then a conjunction with Pluto by this evening.In kickstarter news, we've raised $18,454 with 19 days to go in our campaign. Everything we earn from here out goes toward the establishment of a community herbal medicine garden through our yoga studio. Pitch in and support our work. Donate and receive a reading for the year ahead, or discounted tuition for one of our programs! Or gift someone a reading for Christmas. …
New Moon in Sagittarius Today!
Happy New Moon everyone!Today the Moon and Sun synch up in Sagittarius and we begin the last lunar cycle of 2015. What a year it's been, and what a year we have to look forward to in 2016.Today's cycle begins with a superior/dominant square from Jupiter to the Sun and Moon, and since Jupiter is the ruler of the Sun and Moon, this means our cycle begins with a very powerful Jupiterian theme. Whether that means good luck, positivity, and faith, or unexpected benefits and support showing up to …
Jupiter Guiding the End of the Year
The balsamic Moon is in Sagittarius this morning, conjunct Saturn. Meanwhile Mars is opposing Uranus and will perfect this evening, and Venus is almost exactly trine to Neptune. New Moon tomorrow!Here's a list of what themes watch for:* The end of a cycle (Dark Moon)* A sudden accident, confrontation, or unexpected/shocking encounter (Mars/Uranus)* A surge of fast moving energy, aggression, competition (Mars/Uranus)* Innovation, excitement, unexpected outcomes (Mars/Uranus)* Philosophical or …
The Centaur and Holiday Cheer
The Moon is in late Scorpio today. It's dark moon time and we're nearing the winter solstice! Still no baby, but any day now. And in Kickstarter news, we met our second stretch goal yesterday and thanks to all of your support.I couldn't be more thankful for your patronage and generosity. It's amazing that we've met two stretch goals and still have 22 days remaining. With any funds we receive from this point forward my wife and I will be building an herbal medicine teaching garden and …
Mars/Uranus Opposition this Week
The Moon is in Scorpio today, applying to a sextile of Pluto in Capricorn and then moving toward a sextile of Jupiter by later tonight. Kickstarter update and then horoscope for today.Kickstarter update: With 23 days left to go, we're just $476 away from our next stretch goal, which will allow the astrology school to invest in new curriculum/learning and research materials for the year ahead. Since we are a donation-based program and over 50% of our students receive some form of financial …
Mystery Not an Empty Word
As the Moon and Venus move closer to a trine of Neptune, we might recognize the growing feeling of mystery, allure, depth, and sensuality.CS Lewis once wrote, "It is the chief duty of the interpreter to begin analyses and leave them unfinished."Heraclitus wrote, "Nature loves to hide."Lao Tzu wrote, "The way that can be named is not the way."And James Hillman wrote, "The soul is undiscovered, though explored forever, to a depth beyond report."In the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the children meet …
Considering What Influences
The Moon is in Scorpio this morning, just moving into a conjunction with Venus and both applying to a trine of Neptune.Someone recently mentioned that astrologers were typically supported by patrons, and then yesterday I signed up to be a patron for a colleague's podcast at $1 per episode. This helped me to conceptualize or add a different understanding to the nature of my fund raising efforts. Astrologers like myself, who write daily horoscopes, need patrons. Just like the various national …
Mars/Pluto and Sunday Overview
The Moon is in Libra today, moving toward a sextile with Mercury. Meanwhile Mars is moving into his exact square with Pluto (simultaneously moving toward an opposition of Uranus).The kickstarter has slowed down a bit, though we still have about 24 days of fund raising left. We're currently at $16,342 raised toward our next goal of $17,500, which will help me purchase new astrological learning resources for the sake of developing our school's programs. If you haven't yet donated and you enjoy my …
