Summer at Big Sky Astrology
I’ve posted some of my old summer essays at my website, Big Sky Astrology, just to get you in that day-after-the-solstice spirit: Slowing Down, Turning Around (2005) – “Just as the sun at the summer solstice appears to stand still in its movement across the horizon, then turn around and …
Read MoreI want my winter!
Winter arrived this morning at 10:35 am PST, and within a couple of hours the temperature at our house had reached 81 degrees F. A bit of a surprise (Uranus was rising in the Capricorn ingress chart), even by San Diego standards, and not an altogether welcome one. Sometimes our …
Read MoreThankful…
For this. I’m going to stock up on canned pumpkin so I can make this on a fairly regular basis in the coming year. Because oh.my.God. Thanksgiving was cool. We schlepped to the high desert as usual to share an excessive feast with my siblings. This year, for the first …
Read MoreAutumnal Equinox, Mars retrograde, general exhaustion
The Sun entered Libra at 3:23 pm PDT today,signalling the beginning of Autumn here in the northern hemisphere. I’m working on my newsletter, but it’s not going very smoothly. Perhaps I’ll get something posted in time for the October 3 Solar Eclipse/New Moon in Libra. Meanwhile, Mars will be retrograde …
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The Vapors
What a fantastic aspect for Valentine’s Day: Venus conjunct Neptune (Feb. 14, 4:48 pm PST). Dreamy, candy-coated luvvvv. Romance. What Victorian ladies used to call “the vapors.” Despite my occasionally crusty exterior, I am no stranger to idealism and romantic love; I was, after all, born with Venus trine Neptune …
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Pretty thankful
Last weekend was a turning point, wasn’t it? The news has been full of strange outbreaks of violence; in my little corner of the universe, I’ve heard several stories of couples who had really serious arguments – full-scale battles – over the weekend. And yet somehow, miraculously, I received a …
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Summer Astrology: Behind the Wheel
Maybe it’s no coincidence, then, that I’ve been yearning so much these past couple of weeks to hit the open highway, heading east this time, grabbing some onion rings in Roswell, staying in a crummy motel in Gallup, watching the sunrise over the desert, rich with vibrant color and possibilities. But unlike when I was a small girl, I don’t feel so safe out on the open highway, and I find reasons to stay put – work, cats, money. The truth is, everybody keeps leaving, and the more they leave, the more desperately I want to stay rooted in place….
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