The Sun enters the first decan of Virgo on August 22nd, beginning another span of 10 days time. Here, the Sun’s rays fall upon a woman […]
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 […]
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 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. […]
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 […]
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’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 […]
The Moon in Sagittarius sails through the daylight skies without incident or aspect. Meanwhile, Mercury in Capricorn completes a sextile to Neptune in Pisces, making it […]
The year makes its first big move with the Full Moon in Cancer this week. Although every Full Moon is worthy of note, this one completes […]
The year begins with the Moon in Aquarius’s aspects to the tight nest of configurations between Uranus in Aries, Jupiter in Libra and Saturn in Sagittarius. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Territory May divides itself into two very different and unequal parts. The first portion, which will take us up until the 20th, contains a number […]
This week is host to a penumbral lunar eclipse in Libra early Wednesday morning, super charging the beginning and middle of the week with red and […]
The Moon waxes as we pass between eclipses, the days overflowing with an agitated mixture of the past and future. The week begins with a potentially […]
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Though the Moon wanes down to nothing this week, it is hardly a time of falling action. This intense week sees Mercury station retrograde in a […]
The following is an excerpt from the 2015 Astrological Almanac. This handy tome contains descriptions of every day, monthly summaries, an ephemeris, and more. Secure your […]
While May began with a brutal trudge, its last third is characterized by manic speed. Good tidings and ill are born aloft on potent winds, […]
Photo by Sigurd Rage The Moon waxes its way to fullness, shining out over a week of mixed influences. The Sun strides closer to conjunction with […]