What’s a “station” in astrology? When a planet stops moving in the sky, and appears to stand still before moving in the other direction. Astrologers use it as both a verb and a noun: Mercury is stationing retrograde tomorrow morning. Uranus stationed direct last weekend. or I’m thinking about getting a new cell phone, but [...]
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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, [...]
Ask the Astrologer #8 – Eclipses
On Thursdays I answer astrology questions I’ve received through email or the search bar. If you have a question, contact me and yours might be answered next! Gary writes, Does the lunar eclipse on 26 June have special significance for me? I simply want to ask, “What does this mean?” Gary was kind enough to give [...]
Ask the Astrologer #7 – Moon Transits and Lunar Returns
On Thursdays I answer astrology questions I’ve received through email or the search bar. If you have a question, contact me and yours might be answered next! What’s the best way to deal with moon transits? The moon moves very quickly compared to all the other planets—13 degrees a day—so individual moon transits are very short. [...]
Ask the Astrologer #6 – Weddings
On Thursdays I answer astrology questions I’ve received through email or the search bar. If you have a question, contact me and yours might be answered next! We married on March 19th 2010, despite the moon applying to a square with Neptune, simply because we wanted a Friday morning wedding. How do you think this square can [...]
Ask the Astrologer #5 – Learning to Deal
On Thursdays I answer astrology questions I’ve received through email or the search bar. If you have a question, contact me and yours might be answered next! How can a Pisces learn not to be emotional? The old saw about the leopard not changing its spots springs to mind here. The objective is really to [...]
Ask the Astrologer #4 – Smörgåsbord
On Thursdays I answer astrology questions I’ve received through email or the search bar. If you have a question, contact me and yours might be answered next! I owe you a couple of these posts, so this one is extra-long to square us up. Keep sending your questions! How does a planet transit the ascendant? [...]
Ask the Astrologer #3 – Ascendants
Every Thursday, I answer astrology questions I’ve received through email or the search bar. If you have a question, contact me and yours might be featured next! Can your rising sign override your sun sign? Your rising sign doesn’t override your sun sign, but since it tends to be the energy people pick up on [...]
Ask the Astrologer #2 – Chart-tastic
Every Thursday, I answer astrology questions I’ve received through email or the search bar. If you have a question, contact me and it may be featured next! How do I find where Venus is transiting my chart right now? To do this you’ll need a transit chart. Follow the steps to getting your chart, and [...]
Ask the Astrologer!
Gentle readers, I’m getting more emails with questions lately, and more than a few of you have come to my site by typing questions into your search bar, so beginning today I’m going to start answering one or two astrology-related questions every Thursday. And so, onward! We’ll start with a short and sweet one: Is [...]
