Mercury Retrograde
Food, Eating and Astrology
Thursday, November 24th, 2011Happy 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, 2011Mercury 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 [...]
Beware of April’s Undercurrents
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011With 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, 2011If 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, 2011The 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, 2010Don’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, 2010One 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. [...]
The 2010 Cardinal T-Square and Mercury Retrograde
Thursday, August 19th, 2010In the Northern hemisphere, the days are noticeably shorter. Above average temps coupled with humidity to match still blankets much of the continental US while Russia bakes and Pakistan drowns. This has been a summer to remember both meteorologically as well as astrologically. Days of high intensity are not over this season. Not by a [...]
Mercury Retrograde – Computer Breakdowns and Lessons Learned
Monday, May 10th, 2010Mercury is retrograde until May 11th. Last Tuesday I came home to find that my computer screen was frozen. So I did the usual when confronted with the computer acting up–I powered it off. But when the computer would not finish the booting process I knew I was in trouble. Apple’s Tech support lines open [...]