Polish your rose-tinted glasses and get out your wands — December begins with the end of dreamweaver Neptune’s six-month retrograde. That period was about seeing beyond the veils of perception […]
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Thankfully, It’s Sagittarius Season
The better for giving and receiving the gift of gratitude
Unbutton and relax, you cosmic cranberries. With a four-planet stellium in soft-bellied Sagittarius, Thanksgiving Day hits the spot. Feel free to go back for seconds. Coasting on the unseen beams […]
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There’s a New Moon Party in Sagittarius
A stellium of planets makes for stellar favors
Shoot for the Moon, fellow cosmo-nuts! With a lucky new Moon in Sagittarius on Nov. 23, we are baptized in optimism. New Moons, as we know, are portals through which […]
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Scorpio Season Is Revelatory
To thine own self, and to the world, be true
It’s time to shed your husk as the Sun reaches its zenith in zany Scorpio. The seasonal shift and fall of foliage mirror our own internal, natural transformations. Scorpio energy […]
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Get Ready for the Revelations of the Full Moon in Taurus
And steady as you go — there’s a Lunar eclipse on Tuesday
Expect the unexpected this week when the full Moon arrives in Taurus. Layer on eclipse energy — there will be a total Lunar eclipse in the wee hours on Tues., […]
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A Time to Pick Up the Pieces
Make peace with Mars in retrograde
Fear not, Halloween revelers! Mars goes retrograde on Oct. 30, and it’s not as frightening as you think. Mars retrogrades only once every other year. While this one will linger […]
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Enter the Scorpion, a Bewitching Hustler
A new Moon arrives with drama and romance
Hear ye, hear ye! The witching season has arrived. Stock up on candles, obsidian, and plenty of kindling for the stake at which you’ll burn the lovers who’ve scorned you. […]
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After the Retrograde, Life in Saturn’s Shadow
A time to focus on the greater good
Gather ye cosmic rosebuds, Earthlings! Saturn ends it retrograde period on Oct. 23. That will be followed by both the Sun and Venus shifting into shifty Scorpio and a new […]
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See-Sawing by the Light of the Full Moon in Aries
The time of the season for loving, maybe
This week’s full Moon in Aries on Oct. 9 (this astrologer’s birthday!) comes with a couple of cosmic caveats (wouldn’t you know?). Libra exists on the same axis as Aries; […]
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Looking Back at the Lessons of Retrograde
Mercury is in Virgo, where you’ll find the will to move forward
No sooner than is necessary, Mercury finally stations direct from its three-week retrograde right into what astrologers refer to as its “shadow.” Dun dun duuun! This is an important time […]
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The Sun Lights Up Libra at Autumn’s Equinox
This new Moon is not the best for new beginnings
Rejoice, stargazers, for the Sun enters the equanimous sign of Libra, home of all things pink, pretty, and poised. Shower yourself with rose quartz, apple, juniper, and thyme in an […]
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Can We Bring Harmony to a Time of Transition?
When dealt a six-planet retrograde flush, it helps to have Mercury up a sleeve
With Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Mercury all retrograde, we might imagine ourselves in a right royal mess. That said, while planetary retrogrades do come with their problems, they […]
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A Full Moon in Pisces Lights the Way
You may now reap what you’ve sown, spiritually, if not financially
As we wrap up the summer here at land’s end, a full Moon in Pisces lights the way forward. Pisces represents spiritual and emotional growth. It is the last sign […]
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Venus in Virgo Presages Practicality
Tidy up now because Mercury retrograde is knocking, too
Do the dishes, launder the linens, and tend all else that makes for a happy home: Venus, planet of beauty, is settling into Virgo, sign of practicality. So, now is […]
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The New Moon in Virgo Makes Fresh Starts Possible
A time to analyze, but also to accept the messiness of the moment
Here in the first few days of Virgo season, the new Moon in the sign of the Virgin gives birth to new beginnings. New Moons are times for reimagining — […]
