Venus retrograde

October 23, 2018

Scorpio 2018 (Oct 23 – Nov 21): Ordeal and Ascent

From the Great Above she opened her ear to the Great Below. From the Great Above the goddess opened her ear to the Great Below. From […]
September 24, 2018

Libra 2018 (Sep 22 – Oct 23): The Black Honey of Venus Cloacina

Some times are complicated, composed of a multitude of themes, woven from myriad strands. The Sun’s time in Libra this year is not one of those. […]
April 3, 2017

April 2017: In Magic Chains To Bind

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 […]
December 22, 2016

The Astrology of 2017: Ante Up

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 […]
June 23, 2015

Venus Retrograde in Leo: Return of the Queen

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 […]
December 12, 2012

The Astrology of 2013

Ship of Fools The following is an excerpt from my 2013 Astrological Almanac, a handy tome with daily, monthly and yearly astrological analysis, an ephemeris, a […]
July 30, 2012

Context

The notes of chaos and instability that have characterized the summer continue for the first part of the week, but subside as we trundle into the […]
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 […]
June 12, 2012

Exponential Potential

  This week we struggle to integrate the manifold lessons of the last month while new ones unfold with surprising rapidity.  Things begin with an annoying […]
May 14, 2012

The Silent Eye

  This week entails two very interesting celestial events.  First, on Tuesday morning, Venus stations retrograde, beginning her 6 week retreat across the sky’s catwalk.    Then, […]
May 7, 2012

Tomorrow's Fields

The week begins as the last of the weekend’s “super moon” disappears beneath the horizon.  Early in the week Mercury enters Taurus, the financial fields where […]
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 […]
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 […]
November 17, 2010

The Lady's 180

This Thursday a rare thing takes place- both Venus and Jupiter station direct the very same day.  This end to both of the benefic’s retrogrades also […]
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 26, 2010

Astrology 25-31: Chrysalis Discomfort

“Cocoon” by Jennybird Alcantara This week we make it to the center of the situation, with the Sun in Scorpio moving to conjoin a retrograde Venus […]
October 21, 2010

Astrology 18th-24th: Zen With Tentacles

This week sees several changes.  Mercury, flying through the last degrees of Libra, enters Scorpio on Wednesday, intensifying and sharpening the tone of communications and the […]
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 […]
October 6, 2010

Astrology 4th-10th: Eurydice's Descent

This week the patterns that permeate the season are born into being.  The New Moon comes Thursday, laying the orphic egg of the month to come.  […]
September 11, 2010

Venus Retrograde Basics

Venus goes retrograde approximately every year and a half.  Venus goes retrograde 5 times every 8 years in approximately the same places, which, if we map […]
September 11, 2010

Love’s Basement: Venus in Scorpio RX

Venus left Libra on Wednesday, the 8th of September, removing herself from the gilded halls of the white palace and beginning her descent into the twisting […]