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September 26, 2016
This week holds both conclusions and introductions. Late Monday night, Mars finally exits Sagittarius, leaving behind the site of the red planet’s long and, at times […]
September 19, 2016
Though we’ve seen much of what September’s wyrm-hole has to offer, there are still some matters left to be resolved. This is thus another liminal week. […]
September 12, 2016
This week we come to the second of September’s eclipses. On Friday the 16th our Full Moon is due to be darkened. The lunar eclipse is […]
September 5, 2016
On September 9th 2016, Jupiter enters tropical Libra. The big planet will reside within the sign of the scales until October 10th, 2017, when it enters […]
September 1, 2016
September holds a number of interesting configurations. Together, they should serve to bring many of this year’s themes to completion. The month is straddled by two […]
August 28, 2016
This week’s dramatic celestial action sets the stage for September. It begins with Venus’ entrance into Libra on Monday, which is followed by Mercury’s retrograde station […]
August 22, 2016
Many events have led us to this fiery threshold, and it has come time to cross it This week delivers the long-delayed conjunction of Mars and […]
August 14, 2016
This week is host to a brilliant Full Moon in Aquarius, which in the Americas, occurs early Thursday morning. While the Moon achieves maximum brilliance, Mercury […]
August 8, 2016
On Saturday, August 13th, Saturn stations direct at 9 Sagittarius. Retrograde since the 25th of March, the slow planet is finally ready to assume forward motion. […]
August 1, 2016
This month we ride out to meet this year’s most difficult configurations on the field of battle. It is a hectic month, with sudden starts and […]
July 25, 2016
This week the Moon wanes through blazing skies. Now that the Sun has followed Mercury and Venus into Leo, there is a clear majority of planets […]
July 11, 2016
While the Moon waxes through her bright second quarter, Venus and Mercury both enter Leo. Venus enters the feline sign on Monday, and Mercury follows on […]
July 4, 2016
This week begins with the New Moon in Cancer, which occurs early Monday morning. This lunation is followed by Mercury’s superior conjunction to the Sun on […]
June 30, 2016
Most of the planets hold their positions this July. Other than the swift Moon, only the Sun, Mercury and Venus change signs. These three bodies all […]
June 26, 2016
This week hosts Mars’ long awaited direct station. The red planet slows to a crawl and then stops on Wednesday the 29th, signaling the end of […]
June 19, 2016
This week the skies above reflect the polarization below. The week begins with Monday morning’s potent Full Moon in Sagittarius, which opposes the Sun in Gemini […]
May 31, 2016
All Aboard This June is a spinning carousel, whose revolutions will leave us alternately elated and nauseous. The month’s first week contains a potent configuration of […]
May 23, 2016
This week completes the series of changes set in motion by last Saturday’s Full Moon. By its end, we will have transitioned into the next movement […]
May 15, 2016
The first half of the week plods along the same cobblestones we’ve been walking since May began. Yet as the weekend approaches, that road becomes a […]
May 9, 2016
This week offers insight and the opportunity for joys large and small. Things begin, on Monday, with retrograde Mercury’s meditative conjunction with the Sun and Jupiter’s […]