Category — Planets

On June 27th Mars will enter Aries and storm on through to January 6, 2021 when it finally leaves and enters Taurus. Every two years Mars does it’s retrograde dance and not since 1988 have we had this Aries experience. This time around, however, Mars will be struggling with Saturn, … [read more]

Saturn has barely entered the sign of Aquarius now with COVID-19 in full swing around the globe. We haven’t had any planets in Air signs for quite some time, and Saturn in Aquarius just might help to give us a greater perspective in the sign that it is exalted in. … [read more]

Looking ahead to this Equinox ‘New Beginning’ and what it may portend is a rather daunting and humbling task. I say ‘Easier said than done’ in my title because the archetype of Aries is to get going, and start something new.  This requires much effort and courage given the enormous … [read more]

How much more Capricorn energy can you handle; are you willing to handle? I don’t say this lightly or facetiously. I’ve spent most of my adult years trying to get a grip on this sign and all of us in some form or another are now impacted, and will be … [read more]

This question arose in my consciousness this morning as I looked at the latest ‘star map’ freshly printed out during this New Moon in Aires phase. Take a look yourself at this chart: Here rides Jupiter in Sagittarius leading the array of energies unfolding all the way down to Mars … [read more]

This is how we astrologers chart time. We poke through the ephemeris and note the planetary changes one by one. We draw our charts and take a good look, just as I’m doing with this chart I’ve calculated for the present as I write this blog. It’s a good chart … [read more]

We arrive at that pivotal point of the year when O degrees of Capricorn Sun launches the return of the light in the Northern Hemisphere, and the descent of the light in the Southern Hemisphere.  Wherever you are, may you experience some special blessings!

This Solstice chart in the North … [read more]

With Jupiter in its own ‘home sign’ for the next year we have an opportunity to grow in consciousness.  According to my favorite go to Wikipedia; “Consciousness is the state or quality of awareness or of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.  It has been defined … [read more]

On November 8th Jupiter enters the sign of Sagittarius leaving behind a year of Jupiter in Scorpio extremes and intensity.  These last few months with Jupiter in square to Mars we’ve witnessed incredible, horrific, and outrageous acts of violence that defy the notion that we live in a ‘civilized world’.  … [read more]

We’ve celebrated the Summer Solstice here in the Northern Hemispheres and hot summer is upon us.  Cancer is ruled by the Moon whose soft silvery light reflects the Sun’s bright, bold fire.  The soft and tender aspects of Cancer seem somehow lost in this world of late, though I see … [read more]