Disentangling the Aquarius Sky

Dear Friend and Reader: WITH THE AQUARIUS eclipse of the Sun behind us, a lot of tension has let itself go, though it may take some time to catch up with us emotionally. Eclipses build for months, and help us create patterns that last for months. Luna is still in its earliest new phase right … Read more

Mercury Retrograde: Psych it Out

Dear Friend and Reader: MERCURY is now retrograde in Aquarius. This feels inventive, individualistic, exciting, a bit weird and a bit wired. For those new to the topic, or those obsessed with it, Mercury retrograde is a planetary ritual that happens three times a year, involving this meaningful little planet coming between the Sun and … Read more

Planet Waves Monthly – February 2008

By Eric Francis  WE’VE JUST COME through the Full Moon Door: the Leo Full Moon, which has kept life and consciousness moving at a brisk pace. For the next month that tempo is likely to increase. Starting with this past Sunday’s Aquarius ingress of the Sun, we are in a time of rapidly shifting cosmic … Read more

Monthly for January 2008

Introduction Dear Friend and Reader: TWO THOUSAND EIGHT is a year of an unusual transition: Pluto will begin its move from Sagittarius to Capricorn. Pluto is one of those bottom-line planets. It sets the theme for the rest of what we experience, spreading out so wide that it colors the entire landscape’s existence. With Pluto … Read more

Jupiter, Pluto & Signs of the Times

Dear Friend and Reader: EVERY MORNING I faithfully go down to Peter B’s Deli and read the Sally Brompton horoscope in the New York Post. It’s better than nearly any astrology book you can buy. Sally B. runs seven days a week, 365 days a year (just like Peter B). I could get it online, but it’s not … Read more