This week’s column is brought to you by Mercury retrograde in Aquarius. While we usually associate this event with interrupted travel plans, issues with technology, and communication breakdowns (Mercury rules […]
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More Heart, Less Roar
With the full Moon in Leo, count your blessings
The last time the Moon was full in Leo was in February of last year. Remember those days? How blissfully ignorant we were back then to the imminent and significant […]
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The Sun Swings Us Into a New Age
Stay grounded as Aquarius opens the way to progress
The Sun enters the sign of Aquarius this week. Aquarius is the realm of brotherhood, of breaking boundaries, and of a bohemian approach to this bothersome thing called life. Even […]
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The Planets Pit Chaos Against Enlightenment
A look at your elemental choices
Recalling the horoscope from the week of America’s national election, we knew even then that Uranus would play a disruptive role until just before Inauguration Day, when it will station […]
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When There’s a New Moon in Conscientious Capricorn
Intend to be diligent, dutiful, and not so dour
The Sun and Moon meet in Capricorn this week for the first new Moon of the new year. When setting intentions for a new Moon, consider the qualities of the […]
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The Full Moon Settles In at Home
But it’s also in the sign of emergence, so get ready to bloom
Finally, this year of folly finishes with a full Moon in the watery sign of Cancer, the Moon’s zodiacal domicile. Ruler of the realms of home and family, Cancer is […]
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Gather Warmth and Cheer From the Sun’s Solstice Rebirth
Let your heart be light
Did you see the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn? The two planets were also conjunct (close together in the sky from our Earthly perspective) three times in the year […]
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This Is the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius
Jupiter and Saturn let the sunshine in
We may have come around to Aquarius again, but the Moon is not in the Seventh House and Jupiter is definitely not aligned with Mars. Still, the winter solstice on Dec. 21 […]
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Optimism Gets Boost From Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius
A little birdie says it’s time to set your sights high
This week’s solar eclipse energy overshadows the new Moon’s presence in Sagittarius. Normally, a new Moon would be a time for setting intentions. Considering the intensity of an eclipse, however, […]
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In Sagittarius, Expansiveness and Exploration
But also a tendency to excess
The Sun has entered the fiery sign of Sagittarius the Archer, ruled by Jupiter. Unlike emotional, internally focused Scorpio, Sagittarius tends toward self-expression and expansion. The motto, as it were, […]
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Feeling the Full Moon’s Effects, in Gemini Terms
A time to weigh logic and spontaneity
November ends with a lunar celebration, marked by a full Moon and lunar eclipse in the sign of Gemini. The Moon, of course, is the second most influential celestial body […]
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The Urge to Merge
In the shadow of last week’s new Moon in Scorpio, truth’s clarion call rises from the depths of our hearts — in animus veritas. Scorpio energy doesn’t tolerate shallow anything, especially […]
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O Bliss and Despair, Wherefore Art Thou Scorpio?
In a sign that loves truth-seeking, a bit of the Bard
Alas, poor Scorpio, we know you well. Temperamental, unpredictable, intelligent, determined … sounds like a character from Shakespeare. Indeed, the zodiac’s most complicated sign is aptly represented by the prince […]
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What to Do When Uranus Is in Retrograde
The Great Disruptor in the sky crosses stubborn Taurus
This week’s major planetary transit is brought to you by Uranus retrograde in Taurus. Uranus, which rules humanitarian Aquarius, is a “generational” planet — its transits last longer and tend […]
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At the Balancing Point Between Light and Dark
A time to use your power to make change
Happy Halloween, witches and wanderers! This week’s full Moon in Taurus occurs on All Hallow’s Eve. In the ancient traditions of the Celts, the Hindus, and the indigenous peoples of […]
