COSMIC MONKEY WRENCH Mercury retrogrades are famous for sowing the seeds of confusion, sprinkling flies in the ointment, and making you look left when you should have been looking right. They're not exactly deal breakers, but they can certainly throw a cosmic monkey wrench into the smooth workings of your day-today lie. That's [...]
RUDE AWAKENINGS Unexpected turnarounds and surprise about-faces abound when Venus in Leo forms a square to Uranus in Taurus on August 2d. And in the most public way! You'll be discovering sides of people you thought you knew (but now realize you didn't) while finding yourself left high and dry by those who [...]
TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY Few planetary aspects are as unforgiving as a Sun/Pluto opposition and given that the one on July 23d will be the first to occur in the zodiac signs of Leo and Aquarius you can expect it to be especially powerful. Whatever thin hope you were banking on will be [...]
FRENEMIES Mars in Gemini stokes rivalries – the reason being that twins are siblings and sibling rivalries are the earliest form of competition. Everything you learned about winning, losing, thwarting and outwitting comes from those early years spent battling with your sibling for Mom or Dad's attention. All of this will come rushing [...]
BEING THE BIGGER PERSON Are you playing games with somebody’s heart? Or is this person playing games with yours? These are questions worth asking when Venus, the planet of love and beauty, forms an opposition to suspicious Pluto on July 12th. An opposition is when two planets sit opposite one another on the [...]
I WANT TO BELIEVE Hopes and wishes dissolve before your eyes when Neptune turns retrograde on July 2nd. It's disappointing to say the least, but like all retrogrades, this is the Stars’ way of testing you to see if you are truly committed to the path you're on. The dreams you have when [...]
SATURN RETROGRADE Every planet but the Sun and Moon turns retrograde. And when it does, that planet will act contrary to its nature. Now one would think that Saturn turning retrograde would be a good thing. Famous for being the planet of trials and tribulations, a Saturn retrograde might be considered a grace [...]
CANCER SEASON Summer is a lullaby season. Days are long, nights are short, and you can sleep out under the Stars if you like. Everything you could possibly wish for is in reach. You can pluck fruit from the trees, pull vegetables out of the soil, or a hook a fish while lazily [...]
JUST SAY NO Beware Ponzi schemes – or anything else that promises money for nothing and clicks for free. Things that look like they’re too good to be true often are when Venus, the planet of seduction, forms a square to Neptune, the planet of illusion on June 16th. This will be especially [...]
BULL IN A CHINA SHOP? You make the switch from unstoppable force to immoveable object when Mars enters Taurus on June 9th. This is good if you need to stand your ground, hunker down, or push through a rough passage. Mars, the planet of strength and fortitude, is all about preservation and perseverance [...]
