Cranky Mars and the Difficult August
On August 3, visiting Mars moved into Cancer, a tourist destination in which the warrior planet is inclined to feel especially cranky – a bit jet-lagged, a tad homesick, with a jangly stomach and an unnerving tendency to burst into tears. Mars is built for arid, inhospitable landscapes; when he ventures to the sandy shores of Cancer’s natural habitat, the result looks less like a quiet, reflective seaside vacation than a recreation of the Normandy invasion…
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The “Diamond” Eclipse: Push back
Saturn’s your personal coach, kicking your ass all the way to the finish line. When he’s done with you, you’ll be huddled in a corner, weeping – or else stronger and more glittering than you ever imagined you could be.
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Seasonal Astrology: The Magic of Porches
For Americans who grew up during a particular era, a gracious front porch is a symbol of many warm memories. The front porch sheltered us from rain and sun and gave us a place to relax, imagine, and dream; it offered a sense of community and coziness, all in one.
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Full Moon in Cancer: Daughter of the American Revolution
Our country is in trouble, and someday, in hindsight, revolution may turn out to have been not only inevitable, but necessary. What’s yet to be revealed is exactly what we’ll be fighting for, who we’ll really be fighting against, and what kind of fighters we intend to be.
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December 21 Eclipse for Your Sign: Aries-Virgo
The December 21 lunar eclipse at 29 Gemini is not only ruled by Mercury retrograde, but the chart for the eclipse sports a flamboyant square from the Sun and Moon to Jupiter and Uranus in Pisces. What does this mean for your sign? Today, Aries – Virgo. Libra – Pisces follows tomorrow.
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Eclipse fallout: Impermanence as a good thing
I woke this morning thinking about how exhausting that lunar eclipse on Saturday was, and about how I’m just beginning to find my balance. And my mind kept returning to this old essay about the impermanence of things – right down to the earth beneath our feet – and about …
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Summer Astrology: Tectonics
I came from a prairie land with rising rivers and violent storms and wind and funnel clouds that will pick you up and shake you and throw you back down on the ground, but that was no preparation for earthquakes. Earthquakes pick you up and shake you too, but psychologically it’s a very different experience. Tornadoes, at least, assume a world where the earth is constant, stable, reliable—something to be picked up from. But earthquakes rob you of even that reliability. The earth, steady beneath my feet, was not a given….
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LunarEclipse in Capricorn: lighting the quivering fuse
The chart for the June 26 lunar eclipse at 4.26 Capricorn is a doozy, with the Moon conjunct Pluto, the Sun conjunct Mercury, and the whole shebang square Jupiter/Uranus on one end of the sky and Saturn on the other (click image below for a larger view). Eclipses always symbolize …
Read MoreA MoonShadow of My Former Self
In the past couple of days, I’ve become preoccupied with two things: snacks, and Airstream trailers. The former is a textbook response to a looming Solar Eclipse (tonight at 7:35 pm PDT) in the food-loving sign of Cancer. And as for the Airstream… well, they’re so darned cute, cozy, and …
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Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn: Live and Learn
This Full Moon ushers in a new, two-year-long cycle of eclipses in the signs of Cancer and Capricorn. Welcome to a critical phase of redefining safety and security and of figuring out how to provide for yourself and your loved ones. Our household is okay at the moment, but we do live in California, a state that is teetering on the precipice of bankruptcy. Many of our friends are unemployed, and others with government jobs have had their hours cut through furlough programs. It’s a little hard to see where it will end up, but I’m pretty sure it’s not going to be pretty.
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