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A Planetary Lexicon

Time to rethink and reclaim some archaic words. Here are a few to test on your tongue: Solitary From the root sol, relating to the sun. Describing something or someone as solitary implies they’re a bit of a loner, but it also means one-of-a-kind. Your sun sign, and the placement of your sun, describe how [...]

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Hippie Talk

As I was talking with Keesha the other day during our Uranus in Aries set, it occurred to me that I have a very reflexive reaction to using a lot of regular personal-growth or new-ager talk. When I back away from certain terms, it’s a visceral thing for me… more like, “Yuck! Back off the [...]

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The Secret Astrology Decoder Ring Club

The Secret Astrology Decoder Ring Club

I was teaching a tarot class last night, and since I had a kabbalah enthusiast and another astrologer we veered off into zodiac symbolism after a while (note: I love talking about the astrology/tarot intersection. It just turns my crank). We were sitting around the table talking about significators and archetype goodness, and at one [...]

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