CAN WE TALK? The Sun in Libra forms its last trine to Saturn in Aquarius on October 11th which makes this the best time to reach across the aisle, extend an olive branch, or do whatever it takes to get the other party to come back to the table. This may be the [...]
NOW OR NEVER Pluto, the planet of ordeals and the transformations that arise from them, comes out of retrograde on October 8th. The planet of rebirth, Pluto's job is to drag us kicking and screaming into the next stage of our personal evolution whether we like it or not. For the past 5 [...]
CAN'T QUIT THIS Mars in Gemini tends to chase after the next bright shiny object. Whatever piques its interest goes to the top of the "must have" list. However Mars is more casual than ambitious when it's in the sign of the Twins, so there's no great need to accomplish what it has [...]
TAKE OFF THE ROSE-COLORED GLASSES You might want to check to make sure you and the other party are on the same page. Venus/Neptune oppositions – like the one on September 24th – are famous for leading people astray. Whether it's a romantic pairing or a business collaboration, there's something about this union [...]
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE Oppositions in Astrology are like navigating the Scylla and Charybdis. You have to choose between two planetary energies knowing full well that the one you go with will somehow be unsatisfactory. This week's Sun Virgo/Neptune Pisces opposition shows that selecting the Virgo path means turning away from the [...]
THE RETURN OF MERCURY RETROGRADE It could be said that Mercury takes a poltergeist's delight in wreaking havoc on the clockwork regularity of our day-to-day lives when it's retrograde. Appliances stop working, cars malfunction, and mobile devices start transmitting absurd messages with all the freewheeling abandon of an unruly spirit hijacking a Ouija [...]
FOOT IN THE DOOR You'll want to move fast and quick when Mars and Jupiter form a sextile on September 1rst. Chances are you won't be able to achieve your objective in the time allotted by the Stars – you only have until September 9th – but if you can at least make [...]
EYE OF THE STORM Uranus, the planet of revolution and change, turns retrograde on August 24th. This is when all of those wild and crazy changes come to a roaring halt. It’s a much needed breather as it’s the first time that you’ll be able to survey the overturned landscape of your life. [...]
MARS IN GEMINI Mars enters Gemini on August 20th, turning up the heat on any low-burning disagreement, smoldering rivalry, or forgotten feud. You may think that you get along with everyone you meet, but Mars in the turnabout sign of the Twins will quickly disabuse you of that notion – especially when tensions [...]
ARIADNE'S THREAD Your world has been turned upside down and inside out so many times that it's hard to make sense of it anymore. The rules of the game no longer apply and familiar landmarks have been replaced with peculiar lookalikes that only lead you further astray. Conventional wisdom says that if you [...]
