Astrology Highlights for Sep. 14-20, 2026: The Heart Made Visible

Mars has something of a bad reputation among some astrologers, and as someone with a rather strong placement of that planet myself, I’ll admit that his reputation is not entirely undeserved. But the gift of Mars is its passion, desire, and drive. On our happiest days, our work burns with that passion; and as the Sun enters the picture, it adds pure creative joy.

Astrology Highlights for Aug. 31-Sep. 6, 2026: Bleep!

Coming on the heels of a hot-tempered Mercury-Mars aspect, this Last Quarter Moon is a moment to focus on and tame not only our tongues, but our busy, chattering, Mercury minds. The calmer the mind, the more control we have over what we say, and the fewer regrets we’ll have to live with in the long run.

Astrology Highlights for Aug. 3-9, 2026: Why the Lion Roars

When Mercury in Leo speaks, people tend to listen. It speaks with utter confidence and real flair. But is it always as right as it thinks it is? The truth is, when Mercury is in Leo, it struggles a bit to do its work. On the face of it, that’s counter-intuitive; surely Mercury’s communication would benefit from Leo’s creativity and sense of fun?

Astrology Highlights for July 27-Aug. 2, 2026: Unlike Anyone Else

This Full Moon and Pluto oppose the Sun and Jupiter, conjunct in Leo. “I want to be myself!” that conjunction exclaims; but the Full Moon and Pluto in the opposite sign declares, “I want to be unlike anyone else” – which isn’t exactly the same thing.

Astrology Highlights for July 20-26, 2026: The Commonality

For nearly eight decades, the sextile of Neptune and Pluto has been present in most birth charts, in various signs and within various orbs of exactitude. And this week’s exact aspect between them is the first in a series that will last through Feb. 2032, when it finally wraps up.

We could be forgiven for thinking that it’s so common, there isn’t much to say about it. But in fact, it’s a chart signature that binds us together, a point of commonality. Even something like a slow-moving Pluto transit in a particular sign doesn’t last as long as this sextile has.

Astrology Highlights for July 13-19, 2026: A Good Dinner at a Strong Table

At this Cancer New Moon, I wish you a good dinner at a strong table with people who care about you. And if you don’t have those things, go ahead and set your table, make supper, and invite someone you know to share it with you. We’re strangers, most of us, but we’re sitting at that big table together, just waiting to become a family.

Astrology Highlights for July 6-12, 2026: After the Party

After the Venus in Leo party, when the emphasis was on fun, bright colors, and generally overdoing things, Venus enters Virgo to play cleanup. Just remember that whether it’s cleaning your house, balancing your checkbook, or organizing your office, it doesn’t have to be done all at once.

Astrology Highlights for June 29-July 5, 2026: There’s Leo, and Then There’s Leo

When Jupiter enters Leo, it brings the desire for more recognition, more creativity, and more fun. Does that mean we’ll get those things? Not necessarily – but having noticed that they are missing in our lives to some extent, we’ll likely pursue them.

Astrology Highlights for June 22-28, 2026: The Future Looking Back

But there are a few times in life when you look into another’s eyes and see the future staring back at you. You realize that you could build something with this person. It might be a band, a business, or a family. But whatever it is, they draw you toward a future you’d never have imagined on your own.

Astrology Highlights for June 15-21, 2026: Solstice Reevaluation

Just as the Sun at the solstice appears to stand still in its movement across the horizon, then turn around and move the other way, that is our job at midyear: to stand still for a moment, look around, and take stock of where we are.