Mars and Saturn are currently in a square aspect. Some of us (ahem, those of us in Mars or Saturn ruled profection years, or who have a Mars Saturn hard aspect natally) may be feeling this more than others. I thought I’d pop in quickly to say that the current Mars Saturn square between Scorpio…
Venus Retrograde in Capricorn 2021
Allegory of Sculpture. Gustav Klimt. We have a Venus retrograde coming up in Capricorn. The last time Venus was retrograde in Capricorn, was in December 2013 to January 2014, from 13 degrees to 28 degrees of Capricorn. While, of course, the retrograde events will not duplicate themselves, it might be useful to think about what…
November 2021 Astrology Highlights
Dear Friends, November opens up a season of active astrology, several bits of which are worth exploring in some depth. As I often say, knowing that certain energies are playing out is its own medicine. Knowing the quality of the energy helps us to name it when it shows up in our lives. Knowing the…
Sun trine Jupiter – Flowing Beneficence
This week the Sun is making its closing trine to Jupiter. The Sun always trines Jupiter before Jupiter stations direct. This fortuitous aspect perfects on Friday October 15, 2021, at 22 degrees of Libra and 22 degrees of Aquarius. This is a really positive aspect that makes this week tinged with a hint of luck,…
Venus sextile Saturn – Building on What’s Good
Venus sextile Saturn comes nestled in the middle of a week that features a lot of beneficial astrology. The sextile is a flowing aspect that can strengthen Venusian significations. If Saturn gives Venus its strength, what happens? Love becomes stronger, relationships are solid, expectations and commitments are clearly defined. Saturn steadies Venus inclination toward affection,…
An Old Mars in Late September
As of this writing in late September, 2021, Mars is at 9 degrees of tropical Libra. The Sun is inching up to Mars, and is currently moving through the 7th degree (aka 6 degrees) of tropical Libra. So this is a very special alignment and we should note two things: Mars is behind the Sun’s…
Thoughts on Accepting Life’s Timing
Sometimes we find ourselves in a situation where we really want something to happen. Because we want it so much, we push and do everything in our power to make it come to fruition. But in some cases, whatever the thing is that we want and work hard for does not happen. We experience failure…
Notes on Mercury Stationing Retrograde in Libra
The next Mercury retrograde will be from September 27 to October 18. Mercury will station at 25 degrees Libra and will retrograde to 10 degrees Libra. As Mercury stations, it will make an extended aspect both to Pluto in Capricorn and Jupiter in Aquarius. Both bodies are retrograde. Pluto is stationing and will turn direct…
Spiritual Masters on Fate, Destiny-Making, and Astrology
A child is born on that day and at that hour when the celestial rays are in mathematical harmony with his individual karma. His horoscope is a challenging portrait, revealing his unalterable past and its probable future results. ~Swami Yukteswar to Paramahansa Yogananda in Autobiography of a Yogi Nobody really wants to resign themselves to…
Day Charts and Night Charts – Understanding Sect in Astrology
Understanding the sect of your chart is a great way to lay a foundation for understanding a birth chart using traditional astrology techniques. It adds layers and dimensions to the chart and its symbolic projection in your life in the form of the situations that comprise your life, as well your behavioral or psychological tendencies…