Modern astrology is a term that typically refers to a group of different branches of astrology that was developed and flourished in the 20th century. Among historians of astrology, modern astrology encompasses forms of practicing astrology that place a significant emphasis on psychology and character analysis. Under this heading are Humanistic astrology, Uranian astrology, Evolutionary…
5 Stand Out Astrological Events of May 2018
Sun in Taurus opposite Jupiter in Scorpio – May 8, 2018 The Sun stands 180 degrees away from Jupiter in the sky. This is Jupiter’s Full Moon moment in its yearly cycle. Jupiter is fully illuminated. After the Sun goes down, in the heart of the night (midnight), look directly overhead, and Jupiter will be…
Astrology Class: Introduction to the Signs of the Zodiac
This class explores the symbolism of the twelve signs of the zodiac from modern and traditional perspectives. We will learn about the spectrum of expressions of each sign, and some remedial suggestions will be offered for enhancing positive experiences of the signs, and mitigating challenging experiences of the sign. This class will also cover the…
Astrology Readings and Birth Chart Drawings at Smile Herb Fest in College Park, MD!
Last week I set up physical shop as astrologer at the Smile Herb Fest! I was there for the day with others who were selling herbal products, jewelry, crystals, ginger juices, and sharing about alternative forms of wellness modalities. I offered MINI astrology readings and birth chart drawings at the festival. That day was among…
What You Get When You Date a Venus-Saturn Person
I had a dream last night that I was being adorned with beautiful jewelry. I was admiring the big silver bracelet-watch on my wrist. Silver drop earrings were dangling from my ears, and a beautiful delicate silver necklace with a small pink stone encased in ornamented filigree silver cast was gently sitting on my…
5 Stand Out Astrological Events in April 2018
The Mercury in Aries- Mars & Saturn in Capricorn square dance – April 5 and 26. First Mercury square Saturn was March 11. Last Mercury square Mars is on May 11. This is a tight squeeze on the mind and on communications. Mercury square Saturn can represent a harsh and critical mind, but it also…
Nothing Real Can Be Threatened – The Story of the House that Goat Built
Capricorn is a sign of substance. It doesn’t do fake, because fake is not real. What is real is actual emotion, actual disposition, actual knowledge, actual experience. Real is showing up, rolling up sleeves, applying effort, learning and doing first hand. Real is the clarity present in silence and solitude, discerning the truth for oneself….
Movement Toward Life – Sun in Aries square Mars in Capricorn
The human being does not find the difficulties of the beginning easy except if you recognize the panorama of the end, and especially if you taste of that a sweetness of the reaping, and you get some of what you wish. ~Shaykh Ibn al-Arabi The Sun in Aries squares Mars in Capricorn at 3 and…
What Jupiter Said
The Sun always exactly trines Jupiter after Jupiter has turned retrograde or before it turns direct. The most powerful celestial spotlight is turned directly onto Jupiter when Jupiter is stationing, when Jupiter is at its most juiced up, amplified, and powerful. Jupiter is a planet you want to pay attention to, because unless you’re a…
Finding Integrity Under Venus square Saturn
This is the opening square, like the Moon’s first quarter square, of Venus’ conjunction with Saturn back in late December, right around Christmas. Venus in Aries squaring Saturn in Capricorn at 8 degrees speaks to the drive to actualize what feels good to the self running right into a wall of any kind. This aspect…