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 …
Venus Enters Pisces
The Moon is void of course in Taurus for the first half of the day and will move into Gemini by this evening. Meanwhile Venus has moved into her exaltation in the sign of Pisces. Let’s take a closer look at the meaning of this placement, as well as what we might expect from Venus in the upcoming weeks.Let’s start with the constellation image of the two fish. One is pointed upward and eastward, the other downward and westward. One toward matter, body, soul, earth, depth, and death, …
Trolls and Trolling
The Moon is in Taurus today, applying to sextile Mars in Pisces and then trine Pluto in Capricorn while also squaring Mercury retrograde (who is sextiling Uranus in Aries).After having to block/ban someone from my horoscope list for incessant “trolling” over the past several months, I got curious about the history of trolls. The names we give to people we don’t like are often filled with a unique history and deeper meaning. Even though I won’t be unblocking this woman, …
The Bull Bias of Balance
The void of course Moon in Aries will change over to exalted Taurus in the next few hours, where it will then make its first quarter aspect by tonight. Meanwhile Mercury retrograde will be making a sextile to Uranus in Aries this week, and Venus will change positions into Pisces (the sign of its exaltation). We’ll explore these subjects as the week progresses, but for today let’s look at the first quarter Moon.With the Sun in Aquarius we’re currently experiencing all the …
Flirting With Ideas Under Mercury RX
The Moon is in Aries this morning, about to sextile Mercury retrograde and then trine Jupiter in Leo. It's a good day for making plans or mapping out the not so distant future. Aries loves to break ground and move forward, and Aquarius loves the big picture. However, with Mercury retrograde it's important to listen to the voice of inhibition. Are we rushing forward too quickly? Are we missing something? Are there first steps we can take without over committing to something too quickly? …
What Do We Mean by “The Unconscious?”
The Moon is in Aries this morning, beginning to gain energy as we head toward the first quarter by the beginning of next week. This morning the Moon will trine Saturn in Sagittarius and then sextile the Sun in Aquarius.It’s a good day to find support and energy for new ideas or projects. The combined signature of the Sun in Aquarius and the Moon in Aries is about the momentum of awakening ideas or actions, especially ideals that excited or ignite the desire to break new ground, make new …
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The Power of “I Don’t Care”
The Moon is in Pisces this morning, applying to square Saturn in Sagittarius before conjoining Neptune in Pisces later today. Meanwhile, Mercury has turned retrograde in Aquarius.The Moon/Saturn theme of this morning’s astrology may create the feeling that something has reached its expiration date. Something is exhausted or tired. Something won’t budge or move any further. Something we were on top of is now overwhelming us. With the Pisces/Sagittarius square sometimes its about …
Thinking Mercurially about Mercury Retrograde
This morning the Moon in Aquarius conjoins Mercury in Aquarius before opposing Jupiter in Leo and then conjoining Venus in Aquarius. Since tomorrow Mercury turns retrograde, today we’ll look at the Mercury retrograde cycle in depth.A few fun facts about Mercury retrograde to start…1. Did you know that the Mercury retrograde cycle, in its entirety, lasts up to 8 weeks? The actual retrograde period of the cycle is roughly 20 days, every 4 months.2. Did you know that Mercury …
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New Moon Daemonics
The New Moon is in Aquarius today, just as the Sun has entered Aquarius and we now move into the fixed sign of winter. Meanwhile, Mercury is stationing and will turn retrograde by Thursday (also in the sign of Aquarius). Today we’ll look at Aquarius a bit more in depth, then tomorrow Mercury retrograde.For me it’s always best to start with the constellation image. For Aquarius the constellation image is the “water bearer.” This along with its “aqua” root makes …
Plain Means Ready
Today the dark Moon is in Capricorn, void of course until the new moon tomorrow morning. Meanwhile it’s the last day of Capricorn season, Mars is exactly conjunct Neptune today, while Venus is exactly opposite Jupiter, and Mercury is slowing down to station. Tomorrow we’ll get into Mercury retrograde in depth, for today let’s look a little more deeply at our culmination of the Capricornian season alongside of the Mars/Neptune conjunction in Pisces.With the Sun culminating in …
