April 19: Sun enters Taurus: 11:13 PM EDT Taurus is generally considered to be the most stable and resolute sign of the zodiac, as predictable as the ground we stand upon. It’s the fixed earth sign: Fixed = power, earth = matter. We can play with those key words; power …
Chiron is not a planet. I believe it is officially classed as a planetoid. Even so, astrologers are often fascinated by it. The last time it entered Aries was in 1968 (for a list of dates, see below) and it hadn’t been discovered yet. Astrologers will often look to previous …
Energy returns, igniting the desire to begin again, to make our intentions clear, at least to ourselves. I once had a spiritual teacher who would say, in his hypnotic tone, ‘There is no self; there is no other.’ It was comforting in moments when I felt too separate from the world, too singular. …
Security is a Scorpio issue. Jupiter is about the law. it rules judges and their judgments. Jupiter is in Scorpio. I thought it might be interesting to see Mark Zuckerberg’s horoscope, given that he is in court (where the judges are) testifying about security (Scorpio…). Wouldn’t you know that he …
Scientists have discovered a ‘new’ organ called the interstititum. Of course, it’s always been there and much of the various kinds of body work that we may or may not practice have intuited it, even without the identification. It seems to work as a connector between fluids and structure in …
March 20: Mercury Conjunct Venus Sun enters Aries: 12:16 PM EDT Vernal Equinox Aries is a kind of razor’s edge, the perfect balance of light and dark, yang and yin, masculine and feminine, but only for a moment. Then the gunshot, the starting blast and we are off to the …
Hope is a tricky fish. Our hopes are like islands in the setting sun, always on the horizon. Better to consider the path (not the goal). A path that may or may not take you to your happy ending. Every new moon offers us the option to set an intention: …
February 18: Sun enters Pisces: 12:18 PM EST If the 20th century was the Century of the Self it’s quite possible that the 21st is the Century of the Selfie. Many of us live in a hall of mirrors and aren’t quite sure which image of ourselves is the real …
January 19 Sun enters Aquarius: 10:10 PM EST Mercury sextile Neptune We are all idealists, believing in possibility especially the kind that would bring us a better life. Aquarius is the season of ideals, of hope and the quickening of seeds in the earth. There will be lots of action …
Time to manage what is ours to manage, for the good of all, as best we can. We make choices all the time about what to use and what to throw away, what to cultivate and what to suppress. New Moons are new beginnings. A reminder that it’s never, ever …