COULD WE START AGAIN, PLEASE? Mythologies and Bible stories are full of critical moments where things go terribly wrong. Whether it’s Gilgamesh taking a catnap after retrieving the plant of immortality, Orpheus glancing back over his shoulder to see if Eurydice was still following him, or Judas saying yes to the thirty pieces [...]
MORE THAN JUST A BAD HAIR DAY Venus turns retrograde on March 1st. Named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, Venus will be acting contrary to type as long as she is traveling backwards in the zodiac signs of Aries and Pisces. Needless to say this isn't the time to change [...]
MARS OUT OF RETROGRADE We're not even three months into 2025 and Mars has already left its scorched footprint on the year. Named after the Roman god of war and mayhem, you don't have to look very far to see his handiwork. One would think that the planet's retrograde (Mars turned retrograde on [...]
GO YOUR OWN WAY A Sun/Uranus square always brings an unexpected upset, but this one's close proximity to the Full Moon in Leo on February 12th is bound to be as dramatic as it is game-changing. Whether this signals a breakdown or a breakthrough is hard to tell. Uranus, the planet of revolution [...]
TRUE BELIEVER Jupiter is the planet of good fortune and higher purpose. Jupiter lifts our sights and our spirits so that we reach for our better selves rather than stoop to our lowest common denominator. Last October 9th Jupiter turned retrograde in the zodiac sign of Gemini. This is when it pulled the [...]
URANUS OUT OF RETROGRADE Uranus, the planet of revolution and change, comes out of retrograde on January 30th. After weeks of backsliding, you will feel like you're finally moving with the current of events rather than against it. Uranus's job in Astrology is to break down the things that aren't working – like [...]
KNOW THYSELF You'll want to be careful about the way you rationalize your actions. Whether you're searching for a silver lining or explaining away a dubious endeavor it's important that you be honest with yourself. The Sun conjoins Pluto for the first time in Aquarius on January 21st. This is as important as [...]
CRANKY COSMOS There's a lot of disaffection going on in the heavens this week with retrograde Mars in Cancer forming an opposition to the Sun in Capricorn on January 15th and Venus passing under the rays of Saturn in Pisces on January 18th. It's clearly not the time to make a pitch, ask [...]
GOING BACK TO GO FORWARD We live in a society that insists on moving forward. We expect to come up with solutions, power through problems, and escape tight fixes in the eleventh hour. These are signs of ingenuity, perseverance, and what comes of keeping your cool under pressure. Normally this would work if [...]
YOUR YEAR AHEAD: 2025 In 2025 the modern planets – Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto – begin forming sextiles or trines to one another in air and fire signs. This is good news for Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius because you will finally feel like the wind is at your back. The [...]
