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,...

Virgo New Moon: Whatever You Dream You Can Do, Begin it!

Every once in a while, I see a chart that looks a bit like a kite. And inevitably when there’s a chart of this kind, there is one planet that anchors it, or holds the strings. This planet is going to be important over the next two weeks. And interestingly enough, the...