Saturn in Libra

April 1, 2013

Candle Gazing

The moon wanes over a fiery but less dramatic week than those recently passed.  A restless pile of planets makes their way through raw Aries, but […]
September 26, 2012

In The Balance

This potentially dramatic week sees the Moon wax her way toward a Full finale this Saturday.  But first,  Venus in Leo squares Mars in Scorpio on […]
July 10, 2012

Turbulence

The Moon wanes over a number of tensions this week.  It is not so much about a single celestial event, as much as it is a […]
June 25, 2012

Volatilization

The week begins just after Uranus and Pluto’s first square and Saturn’s direct station, which occurred last Sunday but reverberate throughout the week  Despite the relatively […]
June 19, 2012

Turnings

The Solstice Sun shines across far reaching concerns this week.   On Tuesday, the Moon finds the Sun again in the last degrees of Gemini, the first […]
May 1, 2012

Astrology 4/30-5/6: Dark Spaces, Silver Light

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 […]
April 3, 2012

Astrology 4/2-4/8: Surface Tension

The Full Moon falls at the end of a busy week.  Early Tuesday Venus gets up off of Taurus’ chez lounge and enters Gemini, beginning a […]
February 14, 2012

Astrology 13th-19th: Rising Tide

The Moon wanes over a week of transitions.   Mercury enters Pisces on Monday, starting things off with the messenger’s shift into the spacey, imaginative sign.  The […]
February 7, 2012

Astrology Feb. 6th-12th: Bring To A Boil

    This week we gaze into the boiling fluids of the Water-Bearer’s bowl, scrying what futures we may be headed toward. Things get moving early […]
January 17, 2012

Astrology 16th-22nd: Bubble, Bubble…

The slowly disappearing Moon wanes its way across the first half of the week, overseeing the Sun in Capricorn’s square with Saturn in Libra.  The Sun-Saturn […]
December 22, 2011

The Astrology of 2012 and Yearly Horoscopes

The following is an excerpt from my 2012 Astrological Almanac.  This handy tome contains descriptions of every day, monthly summaries, horoscopes, an ephemeris, a yearly walk-through, and […]
October 25, 2011

Astrology 24th-30th: Itchy Old Skin

The week begins on a low energy note, waning Luna moving slowly toward Wednesday’s New Moon in Scorpio.  On the way there, Venus and Mars close […]
October 18, 2011

Astrology 17th-23rd: The Threshold of Restraint

This week the Moon wanes over a changing line up of planets and dynamics.  Throughout the week we move toward Friday’s Sun-Neptune trine, lending it a […]
October 11, 2011

Oct. 10th-16th: X-Ray Inspection

  The intense week climaxes early with Tuesday’s Full Moon in Aries, whose kinetic and inflammatory energy threatens the mandatory equilibrium imposed by the Sun’s pending […]
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 19, 2011

Astrology 18th-24th: A Pleasant Interlude

A combination of factors provide a more genial atmosphere than previous weeks.  Venus strolls through Cancer unafflicted this week, handing out rewards, pouring honey on wounds […]
July 12, 2011

July 11th-17th: The Satyr's Silver Eye

This week is dominated by the fat, Full Moon in Capricorn, dripping silver and dropping heavy knowledge.  The first half of the week is a bit […]
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 […]
June 7, 2011

Astrology June 6th-12th: The Scales Swing

June’s game-changing pace continues with a week that oscillates between  solemn and hyperactive.  Venus enters Gemini on Thursday, splitting in two to fly Doublemint-style through the […]
May 3, 2011

May 2nd-8th: Taking Root

The New Moon in Taurus occurs early in the week, Monday night for those in the Americas.  This monthly reunion of the Sun and Moon re-centers […]
April 26, 2011

25th-1st: Seeds of Sovereignty

This week we traverse the 4th quarter of the Lunar cycle, waning toward the new Moon on May 2nd.  As she fades to invisibility, Luna looks […]
April 18, 2011

April 18th-24th: The Emperor's Gaze

A number of important changes take place this week. The Sun and Venus both change signs this Wednesday.   The Sun leaves Aries for Taurus and Venus […]
March 31, 2011

Mercury RX in Aries: Pyromancy

  Mercury goes retrograde in Aries on March 30th. The swift planet will walk backward until April 22nd, treating us to the usual slew of miscommunications, […]
March 9, 2011

March 7th-13th: Red Lightning

This week the Moon waxes into visibility, growing from a silver finger-nail into a cup half full of reflected light.  On Wednesday, Mercury leaves the whale’s […]
January 27, 2011

Saturn Retrograde: The Scales' Shift

Saturn in Libra stations retrograde on Wednesday, January 26th, following the 22nd’s celebratory Jupiter ingress (See Re-Enter The Dragon) with a strong dose of reality.  The […]
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 […]
November 9, 2010

8th-14th: Balance Inquiry

As the skinny Moon waxes its way into a new month, we see plenty of changes in the celestial line-up.  Both Mercury and Venus step out […]
October 12, 2010

Astrology 11-17: The Ascetic & the Succubus

This week builds on the energies unleashed during the last.  As the Moon waxes through the first quarter, we hold hands with a backward walking Venus […]