Aquarius New Moon & Lunar New Year: Envision & Plan

Tomorrow’s Aquarius new moon (Saturday, 12:53 p.m. pacific) is a special one for several reasons. The first being that this is the new moon that kicks off the year of the rabbit. As I mentioned in my last article, this should be a gentler, luckier, and more...

How to Have a Successful Year (of the Owl or Rabbit)

Just before the January 1 new year, I gave my daughter a new calendar. She immediately flipped through the pages to August, her birthday month. Upon seeing the picture, her eyes went wide with excitement. She said “Whoo-hoo! I’m an owl!” Of course,...

Cancer Full Moon: Embracing Visionary Change

When I look at the chart of a lunation, full or new moon, oftentimes I’ll get a vision or a few words that seem to fall in line with the shape of the chart, the aspects it makes. This one said to me: Say yes to what is happening. Which is really easy, right,...

Winter Solstice & Capricorn New Moon: Peace & Joy

Remember how I always used to say that in astrology, there’s never a perfect time? Well, scrap that! I just found a perfect new moon. Or at least as close to perfect as I’ve seen in a while. Lately, I’ve been studying what makes any given chart shine...

Gemini Full Moon: Everything All at Once?

If you don’t already have a catalog of all that triggers you, be on the lookout for examples and maybe a few new suggestions over the next couple of weeks, as this Gemini full moon (Wednesday, December 7 at 8:08 p.m. pacific) is a trickster. I’ve been...

Taurus Lunar Eclipse: How to Navigate Your Transformation

Want to know how to work with the energies of the November 8 eclipse? Well, there’s a clue in the preceding sentence. Yep, the operative word is work. Tuesday’s lunar eclipse (3:02 a.m. pacific) features, among other challenges, Saturn, the planet of hard...

Scorpio Solar Eclipse: A Motivating Force

A solar eclipse is usually a lot less intense than a lunar eclipse, but this one, a Scorpio solar eclipse no less, is already giving off the warm fuzzies. What with a sun/moon/Venus conjunction and some comfy trines making Tuesday’s eclipse (3:49 a.m....

Aries Full Moon: A Beautiful Kite in the Strong Wind

Sometimes when I look at a chart, I get the sense that it could take flight. This has to do with the angles and how they appear winglike, whether there is symmetry, a determiner of both aerodynamics and beauty, and whether any parts of its shape that may drag it down...

Libra New Moon: Truth, Beauty, Justice and…

…yep, a little teensy bit of drama. Yesterday’s Libra new moon (2:55 p.m. pacific) hopefully brought a little more grounding and peace to you in the midst of the Mercury retro cycle. In fact, the energy was so erratic early yesterday that I had to wait...

Pisces Full Moon: A Party with Something for Everyone

We’ve all been at that party. A thousand things are happening at once. Many guests are joyfully dancing. A budding couple sits away from the crowd, deep in conversation. On the front lawn, another pair quarrels loudly, while one partier pukes in the bushes. OK,...