Scorpio Ingresses of the Sun

Dear Friend and Reader: The Sun enters the fixed sign Scorpio at 1:19:41 pm EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 23. If you’re into the dark and alluring aspects of life, Scorpio time can stir up deep feelings. Earlier nightfall, Halloween, Days of the Dead, the season of the final harvest all evoke a sense of transition … Read more

Life at This Dangerous Crossroads

Dear Friend and Reader: Thursday night, I presented the Aries Full Moon in relationship to its political implications, and how it aspects the charts of the United States, of Trump, and the U.S. Pluto return. To begin understanding the Aries Full Moon on a personal level, first consider what you’re feeling right now, and then consider this. … Read more

Mars opposite Chiron — Coming to a Boil

Dear Friend and Reader: There is always something cooking, though a new wave of aspects is coming to a boil over the next few days, culminating in a rather deep Full Moon square Pluto on Sunday, Oct. 13. That is one peak of energy this month; the other is Mercury stationing retrograde on Halloween. Our … Read more

Time to Get into Gear

Dear Friend and Reader: Have you noticed that some weeks feel more clearly than others like a car shifting into a higher gear? This looks like one of those weeks, though you might not notice the full effect until we’re closer to the weekend. According to our astrological road map, we have two major planets … Read more

From the Bubbly to the Gritty

Dear Friend and Reader: Monday’s Libra Equinox chart contains two plot lines that converge at this crucial turning point of the year. Since early January, we’ve been under the influence of Jupiter square Neptune. This unusual event — Jupiter in its native sign Sagittarius, and Neptune in its sign of modern rulership, Pisces — has … Read more