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 [...]
IN IT TOGETHER The wonderful thing about the Jupiter/Pluto trine on June 2d is the fact that you can't succeed unless others succeed as well. This is very different from Jupiter/Pluto trines in other elements which can bring material gain, personal fame, or creative control. These are things that can benefit one person [...]
JUPITER ENTERS GEMINI Jupiter, the planet of good fortune and higher purpose, enters the zodiac sign of Gemini on May 25th. Typically Jupiter brings a bevy of blessings and benefits to whatever sign it visits, but not with Gemini. Indeed Jupiter in the zodiac sign of the Twins conditions its rewards based on [...]
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 [...]
RESTRICTIONS ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND The funny thing about limits is that we do better with them than without them. Maybe it's because too much time on our hands allows us to dawdle or an overabundance of resources leads us to take them for granted and thereby waste them. There's something to be [...]
PUMP ME UP! Mars enters Aries on April 30th, but no sooner does it take up residence in its own sign than it will form a sensational sextile to Pluto in Aquarius on May 3d making this an auspicious date for any launch, ask, or daring move you have in mind. The general [...]
MERCURY OUT OF RETROGRADE Is it safe to go back in the water? That’s the question you'll be asking on April 25th when Mercury comes out of retrograde. Mercury retrogrades are always dicey, but this latest one (April 1st to April 25th) was especially unruly because of the Solar Eclipse in Aries. This [...]
