The most recent New Moon in Cancer took place on July 20 at 28 degrees, 27 minutes of tropical Cancer. Directly across from it in the sky is stern and serious Saturn, treading backwards from 28 Capricorn to 25 Capricorn. The Moon-Sun opposite Saturn configuration is about regiment, or an initiation of realignment, to set…
Preparing for Planetary Transits in Advance – Or Making Ourselves Comfortable by Playing into the Illusion that We Are: An Examination
Our destiny is painted in broad strokes, and astrology enables us to get a sense of the qualities of experience that are likely to be present during a defined period of time. Using this as foreknowledge, it is possible to prepare in advance for experiences that are likely to arise. Although I still believe the…
Story of a Pluto Transit: Philosophical Shift Part 1
“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” ~Shakespeare, Hamlet, I-v, 166 Long time readers of Atlas Astrology will have noticed that I have been quiet over the past little while. A long while. While I am reluctant to explain this sporadic presence by saying “I’ve been…
Say Yes – Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio 2019
Dear all, A key theme of this Mercury retrograde is the invitation to become aware of arguing for your limitations. Some of us do this quite easily in certain situations. But is it really true that that thing you think can’t happen, can’t actually come to pass? Or is it just the path of least…
Notes on the Cazimi & Seeing Amma Again
** This post was originally written in May 2017. It is being published for the first time in July 2019. I have since seen Amma twice more and have had several wonderful, soul-stirring, divine experiences in her presence. Click here to learn more about Amma. Over the weekend I was blessed to spend time in…
How to Track Eclipse Effects in Your Life – A Workshop and Class
How to Track Eclipse Effects in Your Life An Online Workshop for Learning to Track the Eclipse Effects in Your Life and Understanding Your Personal Narrative of Past Eclipses Learn a method for tracking eclipse cycles so you can weave together the larger narrative of significant life events. Discover how to move through eclipse seasons…
Transformation and the Nature of Change
I learned early on in my astrology studies that Pluto was associated with transformation. And I knew to always toss that in as a keyword whenever I thought about or discussed Pluto in an astrological context. I think most of us are entranced and enamored by the concept of transformation, because many people want to…
Frida Kahlo and the Sun in the 12th House
Happy birthday, Frida Kahlo! Frida Kahlo’s birthday was on July 6. In this post I am going to take a look at the Sun in her birth chart through the lens of Hellenistic astrology. The Sun in any chart is going to speak to the topics of purpose, expression of the individuality, and the intellectual…
Eclipses, Oppositions, Nodes — July Astrology Podcast Update
Today I have a special edition of the July astrology podcast. In this episode I discuss the astrology of this month’s eclipse season, and take a look at the general shape of the next couple of months. I also took a chart question from the audience and responded to it on the podcast. That…
A Note on Eclipses
Eclipse seasons themselves are the reverberations of change that is to come. Looking through the lens of suspending the concept of time, the experiences that are linked to the eclipses have occurred and so have their results. The results can come with consequences or they can just be natural, more neutral unfoldments. The configuration of…