SATURN RETROGRADE Every planet in Astrology - except for the Sun and Moon - turns retrograde. And when it does, that planet will act contrary to its nature. Now you'd think that Saturn turning retrograde would be a good thing. Famous for being the planet of trials and tribulations, a Saturn retrograde might [...]
A SNEAK PEEK Planets, like people, like to dip their toe in the water first to see if the temperature is right. And on May 13th, Jupiter, the planet of good fortune and higher purpose, will enter the zodiac sign of Pisces. It won't be there for very long before it turns retrograde [...]
UP YOUR GAME What do you do when you don't like the way the game is being played? Do you cry foul, humbly accept defeat, ask for a do-over? Maybe you get so angry that you kick over the gameboard and send all the pieces flying - but that only means you have [...]
A TECTONIC SHIFT There is nothing making you stay put if you don't want to. We often feel hemmed in by circumstances, overburdened by obligations, and defined by our responsibilities, but the truth is these all take their marching orders from you and not the other way around. Uranus is the planet of [...]
FAMILY MATTERS On April 23rd Mars enters Cancer. Cancer is the zodiac sign most associated with hearth, home, and family. Many people equate it with an idealized past, giving it the rumpled folksiness of a Norman Rockwell painting, but not all families are the Waltons. Sometimes they're the Sopranos and Mars traveling through [...]
PAY IT FORWARD A lot of times when something wonderful happens – like a godsend, a windfall, or a surprise breakthrough – we thank our lucky stars and move to cash in on it immediately. But there’s more to good fortune than a doggy treat for exemplary behavior as the Sun/Jupiter sextile on [...]
BAD OPTICS Nobody looks good when Venus, planet of love and beauty, forms a square to punitive Pluto on April 11th. Tiaras will be tilted, goodwill gestures ridiculed, and olive branches extended in peace will receive a chilly reception. Neither side of the divide will be on their best behavior and this looks [...]
I DO! This is the week to make that commitment or pledge because any agreement you enter into now will surely stand the test of time. You can't ask for a better alignment than a Venus, Sun, and Saturn sextile. Usually Venus and the Sun prefer to stir clear of Saturn. The planet [...]
STICKS AND STONES A lot of things are going to be said that you wished had remained unsaid when Mercury squares Mars on March 23rd. Now one could say that it's good to voice resentments and air grievances; that everyone does better when they say what's on their mind but things are rarely [...]
HERE COMES THE SUN For centuries the Spring Equinox heralded the start of a new year. In fact it still does in Iran, Turkey, and Afghanistan. It's called Nowruz which means "new day." The Sun is exalted in the zodiac sign of Aries because this is when the young Sun – full of [...]
