Mercury retrograde, Pluto, and the darker woods
mercury rx darker woodsOn Friday, Mercury turns retrograde at 5.58 Capricorn. The Sabian Symbol for 6 Capricorn is, I think, a beautiful and exciting one: “Ten logs lie under an archway leading to darker woods.” The logs can be the things that are blocking your mind, and powers of perception, from seeing the truth. But lay them out in a certain way, and they can also serve as steps that take you deeper into the darker woods.
Mercury is turning retrograde in a conjunction with Pluto and the Moon’s North Node, and the combination is, I think, related to telling some ugly truths – about yourself, about your world. Sometimes loss and shock and grief open up channels of communication that can’t be opened any other way.
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Marketing and astrology are not mutually exclusive
No matter how much you may dislike the idea of marketing, the minute you try to get a job or a date or launch a business, you’re in the marketing business. And a lot of the reason we fail when we try to sell ourselves is that we don’t understand what we’re selling.
Read MoreToday’s Aspect-palooza: Four Seasons in One Day
Astrologically, things have been relatively quiet since the New Moon. That ends today, with a veritable bonanza of astro-activity. To wit: While you slept, the Sun squared Neptune. Jupiter and Venus both turn direct. Jupiter has been retrograde since July 23, and Venus since October 8. Sun trines Uranus (9:58 …
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Solar astrology this week: preparing to fly
The Sun is winding down its annual tour of Scorpio’s turgid bayou country, headed for the clear, open skies of Sagittarius (arriving on November 22). But as it paddles for the surface, the Sun makes aspects this week to three planetary giants: Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune. The transiting Sun’s trine …
Read MoreJoin me and SDAS for a fun-filled night of … marketing.
Join me and the San Diego Astrological Society on Friday, November 12, at 7:30 p.m. as I present a lecture on “Using Your Birth Chart to Market Yourself: How astrology can help you do what you’re good at for people you like.” To the typical astrologer, marketing sounds off-putting—too calculated, …
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Mercury in Sagittarius: Infinite Jest
Mercury entered Sagittarius on Monday for a several week stay (it will enter Capricorn on the 30th). Those born with Mercury in this sign (or in my case, in the 9th house and opposed Jupiter; same difference) will freely attest to its ebullience, philosophical esprit, and infinite jest. And because …
Read MoreNeptune turning direct: The Fog.
I spent the last couple of days mostly on the couch, mindlessly surfing the net and taking long naps, eating leftover Halloween candy, almost completely unable to marshal my resources and get anything done. I figured it was a sort of social hangover after the push of hosting a big …
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Mars transits: 3 ways to botch them
Transiting Mars moved into my first house a few days ago and I’ve been reminded – as I am every two and a half years – of a few things. First of all, important Mars transits – such as Mars moving into the first or tenth houses, or conjunct its …
Read MoreWhy You Shouldn’t Fear Scorpio (Much)
Don’t fear Scorpio, my friends. There’s a method to his madness. Scorpio is like a building inspector who probes the eaves of your roof with a pointy little tool to check for termite damage. His job is to find out where you’re weak.
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How to Write an Astrology Book in 11 Weeks
I just finished writing a 400-page astrology book in eleven weeks. I did it without collaborators or ghost writers, and while I managed to recycle a limited amount of material from my archives, it didn’t amount to much. Still, I met my terrifyingly tight deadline on time, sanity more or less intact. Here’s how to replicate my feat.
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