Mercury Retrograde: A Special Report from Planet Waves

Originally published in 2009 Dear Friend and Client: Welcome to the Electric Tide, the Mercury Retrograde Special Report. The retrograde that goes from Sept. 7 through Sept. 23 has a few distinct properties that are an incentive for awareness, excitement and astrological study. Mercury is doing a lot of talking to Saturn, Uranus and Pluto … Read more

Mercury, Weaving the Story of Nessus

Originally published June 6, 2014 | Link to original Those children who are beaten will in turn give beatings, those who are intimidated will be intimidating, those who are humiliated will impose humiliation, and those whose souls are murdered will murder. – Alice Miller Dear Friend and Reader: Nessus, the third centaur planet (discovered in 1993), … 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

Tempests and Tides

Dear Friend and Reader: Whether they know it or not, people all over the world are witnessing an event that perfectly illustrates our current high-pressure, confrontational astrology: the slowly growing beat of war drums as Saudi Arabia joins the U.S., Israel and the U.K. in blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the … Read more

Our Lady of Catharsis by Fire

When I first saw Notre Dame Cathedral, I didn’t know what it was. I mean, I knew it was a cathedral, but in Europe, you’re always seeing things like that and they have a way of blending into the scenery — like everything it represents.