If I had to capture the feeling of the day in a phrase it would be: turning point. After all, we’ve got many profound alignments on the menu today: the Leo Full Moon, Sun/Mercury conjunction, Saturn retrograde, and Venus transitioning from the end of Pisces to the beginning of Aries. Not only may it seem that something [...]

Leo Full Moon
February 7, 2012: Leo Full Moon (exact at 1:54 pm PST) During a Leo Full Moon, issues involving individuals and their relationship to the collective assume center stage. One of the questions that this Full Moon poses is how we can authentically be ourselves while at the same time being part of and contributing to [...]
Astrological Insights for 28 September 2011
The Sun and Mercury unite today. Our minds are lit up and information seems available at every turn. Given that both square Pluto, what comes to us isn’t necessarily go-lightly insights. Instead, we may be dealing with the “not-so-pretty”–issues that have us question our power and ability to exert control. In this incisive and compassionate article, [...]
Astrological Insights for 12 June 2011
It’s the last day of Saturn’s current retrograde cycle. The planet of structure turns direct at 8:05 pm PDT, leaving the retrograde cycle it was in since January 25. While forward moving constructive energy should begin to feel more accessible this coming week, given that we’re in the thick of the Saturn station today, it [...]
Astrological Insights for 9 April 2011
With the Sun conjunct Mercury you may feel the strong urge to let people know what you’re thinking and perceiving. And given that Pluto, the planet of raise-it-up-from-the-depths, goes retrograde today, likely what’s arising in your mind includes powerful and provocative thoughts and ideas. With the Moon moving into sensitive Cancer later in the day, [...]
Astrological Insights for 25 February 2011
It’s quite an active day astrologically. The Pisces Sun unites with communicative Mercury while probing Pluto makes a supportive sextile with both Mercury and the Sun. Today, we also experience the last of the recent series of tense square alignments between Pluto and expansive Jupiter. How may this translate to our lives? For one thing, [...]
Astrological Insights for 19 December 2010
It’s a day of words. And images. And music. And movement. And anything else that helps to spread information, knowledge, and inspiration. The astrological reason? The Moon is in communicative Gemini and the Sun conjoins with Mercury, the planet of communication. They say talk is cheap. But if we focus on what we want to [...]
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