SATURN RETROGRADE IN PISCES A retrograde refers to a period when a planet appears to be moving backwards in the sky. During a retrograde a planet often behaves in a way that's opposite to its nature. Mercury, the planet of shopkeepers for instance, becomes the planet of shoplifters when it's retrograde and Venus [...]
LET'S NOT AND SAY WE DID Venus/Pluto oppositions often bring karmic encounters. These could materialize as a powerful attraction, an inexplicable revulsion, or a professional association where each person struggles to get the upper hand without understanding why. Often confused with being fated, karmic encounters are more about quitting each other. The lure [...]
WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Is romance dead? It’s a question worth asking in a society where deflector shields are up and ghosting's no longer the exclusive domain of seances. Is it fear of heartbreak that drives people to casually hook up with one person after another or is it the [...]
TURF WAR The Mars/Jupiter square on May 23d signals a dispute over something two parties have laid claim to. One side says the other is encroaching on its territory while the other side says their rights to it aren't being recognized. It doesn't much matter what your position is in this conflict because [...]
THE FUTURE IS NOW The old rules don't apply – not when Pluto is in Aquarius. And since the planet of No Return will be playing a pivotal role in this week's Fixed T-square involving Jupiter in Taurus and Mars in Leo, certain people will be discovering for themselves that the gig is [...]
MAYDAY! Every May since 2018 the Sun and Uranus have formed a conjunction in the zodiac sign of Taurus. And every year you have had to batten down the hatches in anticipation of some fresh fiasco. This May 9th will be no exception, however what will be different is how you respond. There [...]
TRIGGER WARNING Lunar eclipses can shake us to our foundations - especially when they take place in a zodiac sign like Scorpio. You may suddenly feel like you're reliving an experience you thought you had put behind you. Maybe it's a rejection, betrayal, or sense that people are silently ganging up on you. [...]
THINKING BETTER OF IT The beauty of sextiles is in the way they bring out the best in the planets affected. Even ornery characters like Mars, Saturn, and Uranus undergo an attitude adjustment under the graces of this astrological aspect. Mars becomes fostering rather than bullying, Saturn goes from being a hindering factor [...]
FAIT ACCOMPLI The 29th degree of any sign is regarded as an especially powerful point. That's because the ancient Greeks did not recognize zero as a number, but rather referred to it as empty space; a placeholder when counting if you will. It is said that all of the energies of a zodiac [...]
JUPITER CAZIMI! It may not have the same transformative effect as yelling "Shazam!", but a Jupiter Cazimi is still pretty fabulous. Its exact conjunction with the Sun on April 11th combines the powers of a solar exaltation with Jupiter's munificence and aegis. The result will be a surge of good fortune in your [...]
