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Food, Eating and Astrology

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving. In less than an hour I will partake in the traditional family dinner at my aunt’s house. She is one of the few people I know who really takes pleasure out of the 1950′s homaker role and enjoys the cooking, preparation, and the company of family. And I am only too glad to [...]

Mercury, The Trickster

Sunday, July 24th, 2011

Mercury is the most underestimated of planets. After all, he moves so quickly that when he greets a planet or sensitive point in your chart, you may just notice an uptick of activity that seems part of the normal ebb and flow of ordinary life. But then, he’ll go retrograde and then even folks that [...]

The Planets – The Actors on the Stage of Your Life

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

If you want to understand what makes you tick, look to the planets in your astrological chart. The planets represent the dynamic energies that shape your character and describe the ease and challenges you face. Each represents a different component of your personality. Its sign will describe how it expresses itself and it location in [...]

A Tale of Two Months

Sunday, May 15th, 2011

Today energy shifts in a big way. The month began with five planets in frenetic,fiery, take-no-prisoners Aries. However, this past Monday, Mars, Aries ruler shifted into sedate, stand-your-ground Taurus. Before this day ends, both Mercury, planet of communication and Venus, planet of love, partnership, attraction and money, shift into Taurus where they will join Mars [...]

May 2011, Osama, and the 2010 Cardinal Cross

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

The demise of Osama Bin Ladin marked the beginning of May 2011. Although this event seemed to come out of nowhere, it had been carefully planned since this past August. If you remember, this was when a grand cross spanned 0 degrees of the cardinals. Despite the terrible gulf oil spill and record flooding in [...]

Beware of April’s Undercurrents

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

With five planets in Aries, April 2011 begins like a cannon blast. Everything starts to move and everyone is chomping at the bit to take action. Jupiter, the planet of excess joins with the New Moon on April 3rd with feisty Mars and erratic Uranus coupling together. With Mercury moving retrograde it is just too [...]

Wheel of Fortune vs The World; The Planet of Yes vs The Planet of No

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

If you are feeling stressed, then you may be responding to the stresses playing out in the skies. This week transiting Jupiter and Saturn stand at opposite sides of the horoscope. The planet of ‘yes,’ of hope, expansion and optimism opposes the planet of  ’no,’ of  limits, contraction, and structure. I wrote of this opposition [...]

March Comes in as a Lion…

Friday, March 4th, 2011

The new moon begins the lunar cycle. Now is the time to plant seeds of intention that will grow and flower as the moon grows in light.

Fireworks in the Forecast – Triple Conjunction of Pluto, Mars and Mercury

Monday, December 13th, 2010

Don’t be surprised if people are on edge as you begin the workweek. Perhaps you are already feeling the intensity yourself. A triple conjunction of Mars, Mercury and Pluto will become exact tomorrow and that’s a recipe for fireworks. Pluto has been hanging out at 4 degrees of Capricorn, so if you have planets or [...]

Take Advantage of Today’s Opportunity to Clean House

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

One of the great benefits of astrology is you can look ahead to see what energies will be in play and then use them to advance your objectives and goals. Today there is a grand trine in the Earth signs. Sun in Virgo is trine Pluto in Capricorn and both are trined by the Moon. [...]

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