With Mercury Retrograde, A Week of Retro News

Dear Friend and Reader: You may already be feeling this — Mercury is slowing to its station direct in early Aquarius. This is exact at 9:57 am EST (14:57 UTC) on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Mercury turned to retrograde motion on Jan. 21, right after the Aquarius New Moon. Mercury is stationing direct while in a … Read more

Love, Rain On Me

Dear Friend and Reader: Though the Sun is in Aquarius, there is some extraordinary astrology happening in Pisces this weekend. Aquarius is certainly speaking its piece. On Friday, Mercury and the Sun form their interior conjunction. This is the midway point in the Mercury retrograde that began on Jan. 21 and ends on Feb. 11. … Read more

In the Belly of the Internet

Dear Friend and Reader: February arrives at the depth of winter in most of the Northern Hemisphere, when we live in the shadow of cold, rain and snow. Within February’s first few days lies one of the four high holidays — or sabbats — of the pagan calendar, called Imbolc in Celtic times. Its corresponding … Read more

Aquarius New Moon, Mercury Retrograde and a Hot Splash of Pisces

Dear Friend and Reader: We’re about to enter one of those rapidly developing weather patterns over the next few days. Just before that happens, we will be putting the finishing touches onto Cosmophilia, your 2015 annual readings. Those have taken me about a week longer than planned, with the main benefit being this is the … Read more

Cause and Effect are Never Separate

Dear Friend and Reader: Yesterday once again the world was greeted by a mass shooting. This one happened in Paris, a place free from serious terrorist attacks for more than 50 years. Tweets and therefore news reports rippled out within minutes of the incident. It became a global event, which I will define as spreading … Read more