Mercury Retrograde
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Friday, April 6th, 2012In the last few weeks the Republican field effectively winnowed down to misters Santorum and Romney seeking to do their utmost to demolish the other. But did you notice how dramatically the tenor changed since Tuesday’s primaries? Now Romney has virtually dismissed his Republican opponent to train his big guns on Barack Obama. And Obama [...]
The Mercury Retrograde Period is Over, But…
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012Mercury went direct this morning. I can hear all of you cheering now. Yay! Mercury is no longer retrograde. Yes, Mercury retrograde periods can produce foul ups and irritations that get under your skin, but in the giant scheme of things, I’ll take Mercury retro any day over, say, a visit by Pluto. But as [...]
Mercury Retrograde: Time to Tend to Your Root Systems
Monday, March 12th, 2012Did you ever notice that just about everything in the natural world has an on/off switch? Daylight is never 24 hours long, except for a brief mid-summer period in the polar latitudes. Ocean tides, heart rhythms, breathing all function in rhythm. That means that there is always a period of outward dormancy when the real [...]
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. [...]
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