Eclipses: Magic in the Dark
Sometimes, momentous events take place without our noticing; it’s only in hindsight that everything seems clear, even preordained. This is often the case with eclipses. We wait with bated breath for something dramatic to happen on the day of an eclipse, or the week before, or (surely) a few days …
Read MoreGuest segment on The Astrology Show with Jessica Adams
If you haven’t discovered Jessica Adams’ free podcast The Astrology Show, you’re missing a treat. Each month, Jessica and co-hosts Adam Smith and Neil Spencer serve up “outer space for your inner ear,” covering a lively range of astrological topics. Tune in to their double edition, year-end show for a …
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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.
Read MoreThe Upside of Eclipses
Eclipses are coming! Eclipses are coming! Time to hide under the bed, batten down the hatches, buy duct tape to seal off the doors and windows? In a word, no. But we astrologers can sound a little like tabloid journalists as we breathlessly – urgently – proclaim the drama of …
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Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius: The Light at the End of the Tunnel
by April Elliott Kent A few years before I met my husband, I asked a psychic whether I would ever have children; she answered simply, “Souls are waiting.” I’m not sure why I even asked; I had never wanted to have children. I suppose I had a fantasy of what …
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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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