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…
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Podcast – Why Aquarius is an Objectively Great Sign, In Our Opinion. With Sabrina Monarch
Every once in a while Sabrina of Monarch Astrology and I get together and chat. The past few times have found us both circling around to singing the praises of the mechanics and operating philosophies of the sign Aquarius. I have often jokingly said that Aquarius is an objectively great sign, and I think it would…
A Few Things Every Reader of Astrology Should Know
My hope is that this brief set of considerations sheds some light for the astrological enthusiast into some of the inner workings of astrology, in a way that helps create a more solid footing with regard to the shape of astrology today, so that it can be navigated with more purpose, clarity, and enjoyment. Also,…
Mercury, Jupiter and Mars – A Dignified Warrior and her Swordfish
While Mercury is in Libra, the mind is clear and objective. This mind is capable of assessments that are free from the biases of desire or preference, allowing for appraisals that consider all the multiple facets of a situation, without exclusion. The decisions that are a consequence of this method of thinking are fully informed. The…
Full Moon in Capricorn 2016 – Orderly Chaos of Divine Mind
Full Moon in Capricorn 6:57 pm EDT July 19, 2016 The decan, a triple division of 10 degrees of each sign of the zodiac, in which this lunar cycle culminates speaks of exercising foresight to shape material reality to meet a defined intention. This process involves discarding illusion and acknowledging material reality as it…
New Moon in Cancer 2016 – The Wealth of a Country
Keep up to date with the astrology in our skies. Sign up for the Atlas Astrology Newsletter. New Moon in Cancer 12 degrees 54 minutes Cancer 7:01 AM EDT, July 4th, 2016. Cancer evokes the contemplation of the intricate webs we are all a part of; all the many and multiple ways we depend on each…
Venus sextile Jupiter – A Study in Reception
Reception is an astrological concept that occurs between planets that are in aspect to each other, where one of the planets is in the essential dignity of the other planet. As I write this, Venus in Cancer is separating from an exact sextile from Jupiter in Virgo. Venus in Cancer is in the sign of…
Mercury sextile Chiron: The Mind and Its Discontents
The desire for a strong faith is not the proof of a strong faith, rather the opposite. If one has it one may permit oneself the beautiful luxury of skepticism: one is secure enough, fixed enough for it. ~Friedrich Nietzsche Mercury will remain in a tight partile sextile to Chiron until Monday May…
Mercury in Aries in Cazimi with the Sun
Today Mercury is Cazimi in a superior conjunction with the Sun. The cazimi condition is when any planet is close enough to the Sun as to be within 17’ (minutes, or arc minutes) of the Sun. This is close enough out from under the beams of the Sun – 17 degrees away, and…
Mercury in Pisces Moving Fast and Other Numina
This week, from the Sunday March 13, to Sunday March 20th, Mercury is traveling at a much faster speed than its average. When planets in the sky are in fast motion the experiences associated with them on earth also move quickly. On many days this week, Mercury is now moving at almost double its…