Libra New Moon — Opposite Eris

Dear Friend and Reader: Amidst much other astrology that’s about to send the world spinning even more than it is, on Monday we have the Libra New Moon. That’s the annual conjunction of the Moon and Sun in Libra, though this is no ordinary New Moon: it’s exactly opposite a planet — Eris, the planet … Read more

Sea Changes and Blue Notes

Dear Friend and Reader: We are in the midst of some truly special astrology: this week, four of the traditional planets change signs. Venus ingressed Virgo on Wednesday. Mercury and Saturn ingress Scorpio together today. Mars ingresses Sagittarius tomorrow. This is pretty unusual, to have four of the seven traditional planets (or half of the … Read more

Stars of October: You Go On

October / And Kingdoms rise  And Kingdoms fall / But you go on…and on… — Bono Dear Friend and Reader: This is a clip-and-save edition of Planet Waves, containing vital information that will influence your life between now and mid-December. This is a time when astrology matters. Please mark important dates in your calendar. Saturday … Read more

About that Metalogue — and the Revolution

Dear Friend and Reader: I began my comments about this week’s astrology in my Daily Astrology post overnight Sunday, where I proposed we were about to experience a metalogue of some kind. That’s not a word that’s used a lot; think of it as a meta-level conversation, a conversation about what’s being talked about, while that topic is formulating. … Read more

Not Just a River in Belgium

Dear Friend and Reader: For the first time, the United States experienced a terrorist attack on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, incident. This happened at an American consulate (not an embassy, but the extension of one) in allegedly newly democratized Libya. The attack killed the venerated American ambassador to that country, J. Christopher … Read more