Castro and Chiron

Dear Friend and Reader: STUDYING ASTROLOGY, it’s not just that we can afford to go past the cultural rhetoric that surrounds a news event — we have a responsibility to do so. Whether someone is popular or not, or misunderstood or not, astrology’s job is to bring its light of awareness where we need it. … Read more

Mercury and the Moon

Dear Friend and Reader: WE ARE reaching the conclusion of a long cluster of planetary events that began with Mars going retrograde a few months ago. I’ve described the sequence a few times before. With the approaching lunar eclipse, we are entering a peak of this energy. With so much behind us, we can now … Read more

Disentangling the Aquarius Sky

Dear Friend and Reader: WITH THE AQUARIUS eclipse of the Sun behind us, a lot of tension has let itself go, though it may take some time to catch up with us emotionally. Eclipses build for months, and help us create patterns that last for months. Luna is still in its earliest new phase right … Read more

We Have Met the Enemy

Dear Friend and Reader: THIS WEEK, a friend sent me one of those YouTube videos about the rise of fascism in America. We’ve all seen them, right? The video said that Mexico , the United States and Canada had formed a secret allegiance and were planning to abolish their respective currencies and introduce the amero, akin to … Read more

The Aquarius Alignment of 2008

THE SUN is currently in Capricorn for a few more days, but planets are gathering in Aquarius. It’s a cool setup. Aquarius is a cool, airy sign associated with novelty, invention and themes of social acceptance, and this chart is wearing some fancy shades. As I begin writing just before noon eastern standard time Thursday … Read more