Home.
This morning, as transiting Jupiter exactly conjoined my 4th house cusp, President Obama signed into a law a health care reform bill that means I may actually be allowed to age in the country of my birth without the threat of financial ruin or the necessity of indentured servitude to …
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Quick, happy transits
CAMBRIA — In joyful defiance of Mercury’s aspects (opposed Saturn, square Pluto) we took off on Wednesday for a leisurely drive up the coast. There is a family celebration in Carmel this weekend, but that was just an excuse; we could have flown or something, but this way we’ve got …
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Roadblocks and shallow water: Sun/Saturn and the Full Moon
The chart for Sunday’s Full Moon in Sagittarius features a tight t-square between the Sun, Moon, and Saturn, so this morning has a bit more to demonstrate, I think, than the aggravations of a single morning. The Full Moon calls for reflection, and I’m reflecting on this: Where am I pushing too hard for the wrong things or at the wrong time? When is it necessary to push through blockages, and when is it wiser to heed them and wait for an easier moment? And, with the Sun and Moon in the communicative signs Gemini and Sagittarius, when is it time to speak, and when is it better to listen? …
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Sometimes, you CAN go home again
It was by no means the most important thing that happened today in the world – a day when Pres. Obama announced his first nominee to the Supreme Court, a day when the State of California upheld Proposition 8 – or even in my community (a horrible accident about a …
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“Kill! Crush! Destroy!” – and, a book giveaway!
A free copy of my book Star Guide to Weddings to the first commenter who (a) correctly identifies the original source of the quotation in the title of this post – AND (b) can correctly identify the transit-to-natal aspect that’s making me want to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting populace …
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Jupiter 1, Saturn 0.
It’s a function of my striving, discontented, and cantankerous disposition that I generally ignore pleasant transiting aspects to my chart (and for that matter – and to their disappointment – my clients’ charts). I tend to focus on what’s uncomfortable, on whatever isn’t working; basically, if it’s not a conjunction, …
Read MoreThat buzzing sensation
The fizzy, buzzing, panicky, electromagnetic atmosphere of recent days can be chalked up to the impending Saturn/Uranus opposition (exact on November 4 – Lynn Hayes offers her usual insightful examination of this opposition beginning here). Expect an extra spark of frisson today, tomorrow (Moon in Virgo, conjoined Saturn and opposed …
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Trapped.
Yesterday’s Mars/Saturn conjunction docked just a degree and a half away from my natal Pluto, and I’ve spent the last two days … trapped. – Trapped by my plumber (Pluto!), who has been trying for days to close the deal on relocating our gas water heater from indoors to outdoors. …
Read MoreBack in the saddle
Glancing at my spanking new 2008 Pocket Astrologer I was startled to note today’s Mars/Pluto opposition (1:28 pm PST), since I can usually feel those puppies coming from a mile away. Yet this one had flown right below my radar, obscured by clouds of mellowness and mindless television. (El spouse …
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Saturn in Virgo: Edits and other torture.
I’m in the throes of editing the author proofs for my book, and it’s painful. Over the years, I’ve perfected a rather obsessive writing process – dashing off a draft, printing it out, marking it up; typing in the changes, printing it out, marking it up; lather, rinse, and repeat …
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