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July 8, 2017
The Sun rises in the third decan of Cancer, for the first time this year, on July 12th. While the first decan appeared as a flooded […]
June 30, 2017
The Sun enters the second face, or decan, of Cancer on Saturday, July 1st (7/1 8:45 AM PDT). Here philosophers gather privately, inside a walled and […]
June 30, 2017
One of the few configurations which holds throughout this July is the relationship between Mars and the Sun. The two are close enough all month to […]
June 20, 2017
The Sun’s entry into the first decan of Cancer on June 21st lets loose a flood, a cooling torrent of yin to drown the harsh extremity […]
May 31, 2017
June begins with a series of broadly fortunate changes. Venus and Mercury both return home to signs they rule, and the greater benefic, Jupiter, stations direct. […]
May 1, 2017
Though there are a few interesting sideplots, May’s primary story is undoubtedly a tale about Saturn and Uranus. The two planets complete a trine this month, […]
April 3, 2017
April’s story, though possessed of many details, can be broken down into two major parts. These are the plotlines spun out by Mercury and Venus’ retrograde […]
February 28, 2017
It is said of March that it comes “in like a lion, and out like a lamb.” This is almost true this year, as the beginning […]
February 6, 2017
This week hosts a penumbral lunar eclipse in tropical Leo. The eclipse takes place on Friday, the 10th, and will be at least partially visible across […]
January 31, 2017
February’s skies promise a month both fast and strange. Mars and Venus’ presence in Aries pushes the pace of the month, accelerating it through a pair […]
January 23, 2017
This week, on January 28th, billions are due to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Rooster. It thus behooves us to take a break […]
January 17, 2017
The week begins with friction between Mars in Pisces and Saturn in Sagittarius, the two on their way to completing a square, a perfect 90 degree […]
December 31, 2016
The year begins with a set of chess pieces, lined up and awaiting orders. January is full of strategic considerations, for it is here that we […]
December 22, 2016
The skies of 2017 shine bright and gaudy as a Vegas casino, and house just as many games of skill and chance. The year deals a […]
December 1, 2016
Though there are a number of unique moments this December, the bulk of the month’s events orbit around the potent configurations between Saturn in Sagittarius, Jupiter […]
November 13, 2016
The Full Moon in Taurus Our week between stories begins with the Full Moon in Taurus, which occurs early Monday morning. This is an unusually potent […]
October 31, 2016
This November’s principle dynamics concern the confusion between fantasy and facts which has characterized much of 2016. This month’s most dramatic configurations call for both a […]
October 24, 2016
This week sees an abundance of action in the early degrees of Scorpio. Mercury follows the Sun into the subterranean sign on Monday, and then conjoins […]
October 10, 2016
Though the week begins with the conjunction of Mercury and Jupiter in harmonious Libra, it climaxes with the exciting, but volatile, Full Moon in Aries on […]
October 1, 2016
Boots on the Ground Our two friends this month will be diplomacy and discipline, as represented by Jupiter in Libra and Mars in Capricorn. Although rather […]