On the Ascendant: Transiting Mars and Mars Retrograde
Posted by Shannon in Transit Alerts on 13. Jan, 2010 | 1 Comment
This post is part of an occasional series about the Ascendant in your horoscope.
The Mars retrograde hullaballoo is bulldozing right over my ascendant, so I’ve been paying attention to the changes as it moves around my chart lately.
I have Mars in late Leo in the 1st house, so Mars had crossed my ascendant and was [...]
October Bookshelf
Posted by Shannon in Books and Resources on 15. Oct, 2009 | 0 Comments
My working library has ballooned in the last few months, but these are the titles that I’m spending the most time with right now, in the order they’re stacked on my table.
Relationships & Life Cycles, by Stephen Arroyo
The Astrology of Fate, by Liz Greene
Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil, by Liz Greene
Karmic Relationships, [...]
Moon Transit Adventures
Posted by Shannon in Personal Anecdotes, Transit Alerts on 30. Aug, 2009 | 14 Comments
Every month, after the fact, I remember what an impact the moon has on me when it transits certain signs. And every month, before the fact, I say to myself “oh it wasn’t really that big of a deal last time… I’ll just carry on like normal.”
Hoo boy.
Normally I’m an exceedingly calm and rational person [...]
2-Minute Brain Drain
Posted by Shannon in Events and Site News, Things I think about on 24. Aug, 2009 | 2 Comments
Things aren’t coming out in a way that makes sense right now, but here are the things that are rolling around in my head. you’ll be hearing more about them all shortly. I can’t wait for Mercury retrograde to get here so I can really get things articulated!
Nessus
the moon’s nodes and 6th house stuff
Merc Rx’s [...]
On the Ascendant: See the World Your Way
Posted by Shannon in Aspects and Angles, Charts, Tutorials on 03. Aug, 2009 | 6 Comments
This post is the second in an occasional series on the Ascendant in your horoscope.
Your ascendant is your eyesight- you see the world through it.
Many people speak of the ascendant as a mask, a cover story. But when you learn to work with your ascendant instead of hiding behind it, the world pulls into focus. [...]
Solar Eclipse Review – 22 July 2009
Posted by Shannon in Charts, Transit Alerts on 26. Jul, 2009 | 0 Comments
On Wednesday, July 22nd 2009 (late July 21, if you’re in North America) the eastern hemisphere basked underneath the longest solar eclipse of the twenty-first century, reaching a maximum of 6 minutes and 39 seconds in some areas. Since the path of totality cut across so many major cities in Asia- Surat, Vadodara, [...]
