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November 29, 2011

Astrology Nov.28-Dec.4: Beneath The Veil

On the surface, there is confusion, but underneath a variety of important shifts are in process. This week the Moon waxes its way between eclipses while […]
September 21, 2011

Sept. 19th-25th: Between Seasons

     The Equinox comes this week, marking a moment of truce in the eternal war between light and night.  Yin and Yang, past and future hang […]
September 14, 2011

Sept. 12th-18th: Tight Rope

    The Moon wanes as the week descends steadily towards the Equinox.  Venus enters Libra on Wednesday, but spends the rest of the week trying […]
August 29, 2011

Aug. 29th-Sept. 4th: Down To Business

   The week begins as a new lunar cycle unfolds.  No Cardinal Crosses, no Mercury retrograde.  This week begins with a set of dynamics that will […]
August 22, 2011

Aug. 22nd-28th: 'Round The Wheel Goes

This week tugs once more at August’s rough pattern before gathering its loose ends to spin September’s tales. A number of important transitions occur this week.  […]
August 15, 2011

15th-21st: Gilded Tempest

After a harrowing pair of weeks, this one sees golden light creep through the storm clouds, though it does not disperse them.  We have entered a […]
August 8, 2011

8th-14th: Fear Is The Mind-Killer

The 2nd not-so-great week in a row, this one will see us through the most stressful planetary configurations we’ll have to wrestle with for the rest […]
August 1, 2011

August 1st-7th: Spin Cycle

  An action packed and not particularly pleasant week.  Mercury stations retrograde on Tuesday night, introducing us formally to the 3 1/2 weeks of twisted words […]
July 28, 2011

Lady of Flame: Venus in Leo

(originally published Sept. 3rd, 2007) Venus in Leo is bright, radiant, authoritative, wrathful, loving and sovereign.  A brief backwards glance into the pantheons of the past […]
July 26, 2011

25th-31st: A Confusion of Crowns

  The action falls this week as the Lunar cycle winds to a close with Saturday’s New Moon in Leo.  Amidst the monthly wrap up, the […]
July 25, 2011

Seattle Lecture and Workshops

I’ll be in Seattle the 13th-21st of September and have a few events planned the 16th, 17th and 18th. There will be a free lecture at […]
July 16, 2011

Portland Lecture + Workshops

  I’ll be in Portland from the 22nd-27th of September and have a few events planned for the weekend. There will be a free lecture on […]
July 5, 2011

America: 2011 and Beyond

  (Originally Published July 4th, 2011)   Like individuals, nations have birthcharts which are responsive to transits.  Also, like individuals, a little analysis of the birthchart […]
June 27, 2011

Astrology 27th-3rd: Chasin' Tail

A partial solar eclipse waits for us at the end of a somewhat tense week.  A loose Grand Cross connects the planets as the Sun runs […]
June 20, 2011

Astrology 20th-26th: The Sun Stands Still

The solstice on June 21st (17:16 UTC) swallows the week, washing out daily worries in the light of seasonal concerns.   In the northern hemisphere, the Sun […]
May 25, 2011

Jupiter in Taurus: Lao Tzu's Bull

The following article and horoscopes are drawn entirely from my 2011 Astrological Almanac, available in both softcover and ebook and now 25% off! Jupiter moved into […]
May 19, 2011

When You Wish Upon A Star: Algol, Rape and the IMF

From May 14th-20th, the Sun was closely conjunct Caput Algol, a fixed star with a terrible reputation for decapitations both literal and figurative.  The Full Moon […]
February 13, 2011

The Zodiac of Relationship Dysfunctionality

Note:  These are deeply and profoundly cruel.  You probably shouldn’t read your own. Instead, read the horoscope of an ex- you despise.   Aries:  You’re Invincible! […]
January 14, 2011

“OMFG I’m Not An Aries?!”

News?  Really? There’s been a lot of talk the last few days about the “recent discovery” regarding the zodiac.  People are wondering whether their sign has […]
January 10, 2011

The Astrology of 2011

(The following essay is an excerpt from my 2011 Astrological Almanac.) 2011 is an intermediary year, following the storms of 2008-2010 and preceding the difficult configurations […]
January 10, 2011

2011 Astrological Almanac

August 26, 2009

Mars in Cancer: Heart of the Werewolf

“I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up” In traditional astrology, Mars is considered to be in his “Fall” or “Depression” in Cancer.  This means that, of […]