The sun joined Saturn in the sky a few hours ago. You may be feeling stagnant, like your life is all work and no play these days, or maybe you’re eager to put your nose to the grindstone and get things done. This is a time when we are confronted with our limitations and responsibilities, [...]
Archive | September, 2010
Full Moon in Aries
The full moon in Aries was exact at 2:18am PDT this morning- if the sky is clear you’ll get a lovely view of it tonight too. It was also a unique full moon, lining up with the big players in the Creative Initiation and occurring just a few hours after the equinox. This is a [...]
Just One Card: Six of Cups
Happy equinox! Tonight at 8:09pm the sun enters the sign of Libra, and the new season officially begins. The astrological year begins with the spring equinox in March, so we are at the midpoint of our annual trip through the zodiac. You can think of today as the sunset of the year, or perhaps as [...]
Ask the Astrologer: Void of Course Moons?
What does “void of course” mean? Void of course is a term astrologers use to describe certain periods of time as the moon travels through the different signs of the zodiac. The moon takes about 27 days to make a full trip through all twelve zodiac signs. As the moon travels through the various signs, [...]
On Retreat.
Today El Pisces and I are leaving on Secret Vacation—secret because he still has no earthly idea where we are going—so I will be a little bit out of touch for the next ten days. I really wish I could tell you where we’re going right now, but I don’t want to spoil the surprise [...]
New Bite-Sized Transit Stream!
I’m adding a punchy new stream of real-time transit info for you on Twitter, RSS, and email, starting today. If this is your sort of thing: Moon in Gemini is about to trine Saturn in Libra right this minute. Get a post-it and make massive, world-changing plans on it. Ready… go! or this: Moon is [...]
Just One Card: The Hermit
The Hermit card is connected to Virgo, and to solitude. Take some time for yourself today; carve out at least a few minutes where you’re not solving other people’s problems. A few things to scratch your head over: Creativity is about death and rebirth- our new ideas are born from the ashes of our old [...]
The Menorah in my Freezer
El Pisces and I are finally sharing a single roof, in the same time zone even, and so we’ve begun merging our little households together. My apartment is a sea of boxes right now as we find places for all his earthly possessions, plus my things that had been in storage. So yesterday I was [...]
The Mercury Retrograde Muck (audio)
If you’re feeling the current Mercury Retrograde rhythm, this show is for you! I got back together with Donna Frindt for another full hour of Metaphysical Thursday, and we took a look at the ins and outs of Mercury retrograde periods, astrological transits, and using the lunar cycle to boost your projects and routines. Impatient? [...]
Tasty New Forecasts!
In the spirit of Mercury retrograde, I’ve been rethinking and reworking my news updates lately. I have a nifty and even more useful new format for you now. My newsletter will now be coming out twice a month, at the new and full moons, to help you stay in sync with what’s going on upstairs. [...]
