Revenge of the Bed, Pt. 2
When last we checked in with April and Jonny’s bed, it had been mobilized by Mars in Cancer into a particularly savage display of aggression. Today, a new and apparently fatal development in the battle of the bed: Jonny perched on the edge of the mattress this morning to don …
Read MoreChart torquing
I’ve been doing a lot of electional astrology lately – more than usual. It’s a process that involves sitting for hours in front of Win*Star (I use Solar Fire for most things, but I prefer Win*Star’s rectification tool) toggling charts by an hour here, a minute there, trying to keep …
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Survey says…
Are you now, or have you ever been, married? Help me in my ongoing research into the astrology of marriage by filling out this simple online form! (go to survey form)
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Choosing Wedding Dates with Astrology
by April Elliott Kent Previously published in Llewellyn’s 2005 Moon Sign Book. For a more detailed look at choosing wedding dates with astrology, read my tutorial! Hey, diddle, diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the …
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AstroBlogger Throw Down!
Are you throwing down with me over this Imus thing, Jeff? Are you? Because you may be from Brooklyn, baby, but I’m a middle-aged housewife from the mean streets of San Diego and I am fueled by the twin rages of hormones and dieting… and I am telling you to …
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When the voice within is a nag.
I enjoyed Lynn’s post today about “trusting the voice within” and doing typed readings instead of working over the phone. I started taking almost exactly the same approach that Lynn describes after reading Jan Spiller’s “Astrology for the Soul.” It was something Spiller wrote about the Nodal placements in my …
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The roar of the crowd
There’s an interesting article in Salon today (you will probably have to watch an ad in order to read the full article) that seems to speak to the upcoming Aquarius/Leo Full Moon theme of artist vs. audience: how best to balance the “Leo” need for creative self-expression with the feedback …
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Anyone who has enjoyed Dana Gerhardt‘s column in The Mountain Astrologer over the years will be thrilled to know that she has made one of her most popular series, MoonWatching, available in e-Book form. I’ve spent years recommending this series to clients and colleagues, combing through old back issues of …
Read MoreThursday Thirteen Vol. 14
13 Useful Astrology Books Reference 1. A good ephemeris. Computers have been a boon to astrologers, but sometimes there’s no substitute for whipping out the old ephemeris and looking up transits. I really like my old Rosecrucian one (for the 20th century) and the 2000 – 2009 supplementary one I …
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Thursday Thirteen Vol. 12
Thirteen Steps to Reading a Birth Chart (your mileage may vary) (photo: me and my nifty Toyota coupe rockin’ our shades, circa 1987) I run the chart, and then I look at it. Just sort of… look at it, without thinking too hard. Usually there is a beverage involved. Sometimes, …
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