The Moon is in Cancer today and will square the nodes of the moon before trining Neptune in Pisces by this evening. Meanwhile Venus is opposing Pluto and Mars is entering its square to Neptune. A number of critical inner to outer planetary aspects building at once right now, and of course Mercury is barely moving as it's just turned retrograde.What to watch for as this week turns into the weekend:* Power eruptions in romantic relationships (Venus opp Pluto)* Love and family secrets or …
Annnnd Mercury is Retrograde!
Annnnnnd Mercury is now retrograde! Fitting with the Moon in Gemini, and Mercury in the sign of its rulership today.So let's take a moment to do our 3x yearly reminder of why Mercury retrograde isn't something to freak out about, and let's try to discern what this particular retrograde cycle is all about...First a few reminders about mythic Mercury:* The symbolism of Mercury, Hermes, and the messenger of the gods is inseparable from the pattern of planetary retrogradation. Mercury retrograde …
Razor Sharp Clarity: Mars in Gemini
The New Moon is in Gemini today, just now conjoining Mars in Gemini.A story about Mars in Gemini.This morning as I was sitting down to write a horoscope about Mars in Gemini the lawn guys came to mow our lawn and I was immediately overwhelmed by the buzzing of blades and weed whippers all around me. I went downstairs to give the guys payment so I could sit down and focus on my writing but when I got downstairs the glass in our front door was shattered. I stood there for a minute with my mouth …
New Moon Forecast
New Moon late tonight!A new moon in the culminating degrees of Taurus opens our next moon cycle. Today is therefore a very lazy, dark moon kind of day. Here's a few things to watch for in the upcoming days as our cycle opens:* Spring is shifting to summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, which means the weather will be vacillating and first summer storms will be coming through...the changeability in the air will be noticeable as Mercury is retrograde, Mars is in Gemini, and the Sun will be …
The Mysterious Chiron
Astrology in action: in the past week I've received a host of emails asking me questions about Chiron. What is chiron all about, and why don't you use chiron as much or talk about it or include it in your horoscopes as much as the other planets? This is a great question, so for today's horoscope I'm going to take a minute to discuss my own understanding of Chiron (which I feel, along with the thousands of other newly discovered objects in our solar system, is intellectually and spiritually …
Late Moon Update
The Moon is in Pisces today, about to sextile the Sun in Taurus before going void of course for the rest of the day. Meanwhile, Mars is opposing Saturn, Mercury is slowing down to station, and Venus is moving into a trine with Neptune while it simultaneously squares the nodes of the Moon.Most of the current aspects will really heat up after the new moon, once the moon starts waxing again. In the meantime, here's a list of what to watch for:* Ideological, religious, or philosophical conflicts, …
Negotiating Not Just Winning Our Truth
The Moon is in Pisces today, applying to conjoin Neptune in Pisces by later this afternoon. Meanwhile, Mars has entered Gemini and is about to oppose Saturn in Sagittarius, while Venus in Cancer is steadily applying to oppose Pluto in Capricorn.What to watch for:* Flaking out, dreamy, romantic, escapist, delusional, imaginative, victimy, private, needy, sweet, moods and atmospheres (Moon/Neptune Pisces + Venus in Cancer)* A family crisis or transformation brewing (Venus in Cancer moving to …
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Teaching and Learning Together
Void of course Moon in Aquarius today, and Mars finally leaves Taurus and enters Gemini. Over the next month of Mercury's retrograde we're going to have a whole lot of action between Saturn, Neptune, and Mercury, Mars and the Sun in the mutable signs of Gemini, Sagittarius, and Pisces. Let's take a look at some of the themes that will likely show up during this time.* With Mercury retrograde in its own sign we might be trying to figure something out while simultaneously changing our mind back …
Mercury Retrograde and Toothpaste
A story about Mercury retrogrades, and Mercury/Neptune contacts (we'll have 3 over this upcoming retrograde period):When I was a kid my mom used to teach some of our youth group meetings at the church. One day she did this lesson for us where she brought all these tubes of tooth paste and had us squeeze out as much as we wanted, but she told us in advance to really think about how much we wanted to squeeze out before we did it. Then afterward she told us to try and get all the toothpaste we …
Mercury/Neptune Fog Rolling In
The Moon is in Capricorn today, applying to conjoin Pluto and then square Uranus by this evening.What to watch for:With the Moon in the sign of Capricorn and Saturn in Sagittarius we might feel as though we can't get away with something any longer. The effects of consistently immature decisions might feel heavier, the consequences less avoidable or undeniably heavy and instructive. Isn't it funny how consequences aren't just consequences but also the voice of instruction? Isn't that why both …
