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January 2, 2020

Astrology of 2020 — The Bridge

This essay on the astrology of 2020 is divided into three parts, each of which deals with patterns at different scales of time. The first portion […]
December 3, 2019

Jupiter in Capricorn — Of Dark Wings and Magic Rings

Jupiter entered Capricorn on December 2nd, 2019. The big planet will be in the Goat’s sign until December 19th, 2020, just over a year. Jupiter does […]
July 5, 2018

Retrograde Motion

Hi Everyone, I’ve decided to suspend the decan column during Mars’ retrograde (June 27- August 27). I’ve been behind on my writing consistently for much of […]
June 23, 2018

Astrology June 21-30 (♋️I): Control and Release

The first ten days, or decan, of Cancer this year is unusually challenging. Mars stations retrograde in Aquarius on Tuesday, June 26th and the very next […]
June 12, 2018

Astrology June 11-20 (♊️III): The Way Divides

The Sun enters the third decan of Gemini on June 10th, and will be there until the solstice on the 21st. This face of Gemini is […]
June 2, 2018

Astrology May 31-June 10 (♊️II): Between One and Two

The Sun spends the first third of June in the second decan of Gemini. In this face we see the Hermaphrodite, the Two becoming One, the […]
May 22, 2018

Astrology May 21-30 (♊️I): A Curious Wind

The Sun enters the first decan of Gemini late on May 20th. There is a rapid acceleration as we leave the slow, Saturnian end of Taurus, […]
May 11, 2018

Astrology May 11-20 (♉️III): Fallen To Earth

The Sun enters the third face of Taurus on May 10th, and will remain there until it enters Gemini on the 20th. This span of days […]
May 1, 2018

Astrology Apr 30 – May 10 (♉️II): The Key

The Sun enters the middle decan of Taurus on April 30th, and will reside within that portion of the Bull’s sign until May 10th, when it […]
April 21, 2018

Astrology Apr 20-29 (♉I): Beneath the Fields

The Sun enters Taurus on April 19th, angling its light toward concrete matters. The Sun’s time in the first decan of the Bull’s sign has a […]
April 11, 2018

Astrology Apr 10-19 (♈️III): Light From An Egg

The Sun enters the third and final face of Aries on April 10th, and will preside over the final degrees of the Ram’s sign until April […]
March 30, 2018

Astrology Mar 31 – Apr 9 (♈️II): Heavy is the Head

The Sun enters the second decan of Aries on March 30th and will be within that face’s span of degrees until April 9th. Venus enters Taurus […]
March 21, 2018

Astrology Mar 20 – 30 (♈️I): The Divide

The Sun enters Aries on March 20th, marking the point of greatest equality between day and night. The war between darkness and light ceases for just […]
March 10, 2018

Astrology Mar 11 – 20 (♓️III): Before the Beginning

The Sun enters the final decan of Pisces on the 10th, and rises there, for the first time this year, on the 11th. A week later, […]
February 28, 2018

Astrology Feb 28 – Mar 10 (♓️II): The Subtle Buffet

The first decan of Pisces, which began on February 18th, brought us to the sea-shore and provided an introductory inundation. The second decan, which begins on […]
February 17, 2018

Astrology Feb 18 – 27 (♓️I): The Quiet Flood

The Knot dissolves Its strings unwound The Mind stops grasping The open hand receives A bird Messenger of land and sea Prophesying a Flood Which comes […]
February 10, 2018

Astrology Feb 9 – 18 (♒III): The Anatomy of a Knot

The Sun rises in the third decan of Aquarius this year on the 9th of February. This final decan of Aquarius is a complicated place, for […]
January 30, 2018

Astrology Jan 30 – Feb 7 (♒️II): The Crimson Mirror

The Sun rises in the second decan of Aquarius on January 30th, just prior to the total Lunar Eclipse in Leo. While the first face of […]
January 20, 2018

Astrology Jan 19 – 29 (I♒️): Beyond the Wall

With the Sun’s entrance into Aquarius and its first decan, we step beyond the confines of Castle Capricorn. Having examined the architecture of our lives since […]
January 11, 2018

Astrology Jan 10 – 19 (III♑️): Authoring an Edict

The Sun strides into the third decan of Capricorn on January 10th, and settles down, as if upon a throne. Yet, a throne is not merely […]
January 2, 2018

Astrology of 2018: The Lay of the Land

2018 is a year of beginnings, although many of them may look like endings. We are introduced to dynamics which will take us well into the […]
January 1, 2018

Astrology Dec 31 – Jan 9 (II♑️): Building a Year

The Sun enters the second decan of Capricorn on December 31st. This decan is a place of dreaming and building, labor and design. It is both […]
December 21, 2017

Astrology Dec 21 – 30 (I♑️): The Sight in Our Feet

The solstice arrives on the 21st, initiated by the Sun’s passage into the first face of Capricorn. It marks the dominance of night in the North […]
December 19, 2017

Saturn in Capricorn

Saturn will be in tropical Capricorn from December 19th, 2017 until 2020. The slow planet will be in and out of the Goat’s sign throughout that […]
December 11, 2017

Astrology Dec 12th – 20th (♐️III): Chop Wood, Carry Fire

The Sun rises in the third and final decan of Sagittarius for the first time this year on December 12th. Traditions provides us with difficult images […]
December 1, 2017

Astrology Dec 2nd – 11th (♐️II): Here There Be Weasels

The Sun rises for the first time this year in the second decan of Sagittarius on Saturday, December 2nd. The second face of Sagittarius is a […]
November 22, 2017

Astrology Nov 22nd – Dec 1st (♐️I): Obstacle Cartography

The Sun enters Sagittarius on the evening of November 21st, and rises in the first decan of the Archer’s sign on the 22nd. The first decan […]
November 12, 2017

Astrology Nov 12th – 21st (♏️III): The Sensualist’s Fast + New Moon in Scorpio

The Sun’s time in the third and final decan of Scorpio conjures the rustle of crow wings, and a cascade of visions. A woman places a […]
November 3, 2017

Astrology Nov 2nd – 11th (♏️II): The Breath of the Earth

While the Sun’s journey through Scorpio began with a descent into the cave of hunger in the first decan, the second will entail a good stewing […]
October 24, 2017

Astrology Oct 23rd – Nov 1st (♏️I): The Use of Hunger

The Sun enters the first decan of Scorpio on October 23rd, with plans to reside within that span of 10 degrees until November 1st. This year, […]