Under Pressure: Pisces Full Moon Conjunct Neptune

Dear Friend and Reader: We’re now experiencing a Full Moon conjunct Neptune in Pisces. The aspect is exact Saturday morning at 12:33 am EDT (9:33 pm Friday PDT, 5:33 am Saturday in London, 2:33 pm in Sydney). This is a complex chart for a number of reasons, most of which include many aspects to Neptune … Read more

Drop by Drop: the Pisces Full Moon

Dear Friend and Reader: In the midst of the building Jupiter-Neptune square, and with all the personal planets still in Virgo and still broadly opposing Neptune, this week brings yet another Pisces event. That would be the Pisces Full Moon, exact overnight Friday into Saturday (Sept. 14 at 12:33 am EDT / 4:32:39 UTC). With … Read more

Things We Notice, Even When it’s Hard to See

Dear Friend and Reader: As we continue to move through the current ‘wait and see’ astrology related to planets aspecting Neptune, the news offered at least a couple of stories this week worth touching on. One is Hurricane Dorian; the other is a new development in the summer-long protests in Hong Kong (Brexit-related news will … Read more

The Slow Reveal: Jupiter Square Neptune

Dear Friend and Reader: You would think that with so many objects still moving through Virgo, that sign and its qualities might be the only thing to focus on. But here’s the thing: all of those Virgo planets are gradually making contact with a slightly slower aspect that is characterizing the entire month of September: … Read more

There is Hope for Humanity

Dear Friend and Reader: Decades into my project of studying the planets, I’ve figured out that the story never resolves. The cycles describe many potential points of resolution, but it rarely seems to happen. When it does, those few truly determined people are the ones who make it happen. Studying the planets means studying people … Read more