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

Conspiracy to Defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. § 371)

Dear Friend and Reader: First, please get over the notion that if you take any of this seriously, you’re nothing but a partisan of evil Nancy Pelosi or Hillary Clinton. Or that if you shrug it off, you’re a brave protector and defender of the United States Constitution and the honor of a duly elected … 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

Interval of Possibility

Dear Friend and Reader: Over the weekend, astrology did one of those handoffs from one era to the next. All year long, we’ve been under the influence of the Jupiter square Neptune aspect, what you might think of as a bubble of unreality. That aspect completed and began to separate on Sept. 21, meaning it … 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