Author: Katie Sweetman

While the Grand Water Trine will be exact on July 17, 2013, we will feel its effects into August.

Grand Water Trine: “Summer of Divine Love”

In astrology, the element of water corresponds with the emotional state. The first water sign, Cancer, teaches about our immediate emotional needs, a mother’s love, and a sense of belonging that arises out of family. With the next water sign, Scorpio, it’s not just our emotional needs, but the needs […]

Data for chart above is 7/8/2013, 3:14 am EDT, New York, NY. Chart by Astro.com.

New Moon in Cancer: Emotional New Beginnings

Happy New Moon in Cancer! This is the time of the year when we set our intentions for new beginnings that support our emotional health. It is through the sign of Cancer that we learn about family, nostalgia, roots, the mother, and we cultivate a sense of belonging. This new […]

The author poolside, nourishing her natal Moon with words and travel.

A Lunar Feast: Transits of Jupiter to the Moon

Astrology is the measurement of time against the movement of the planets. While the birth chart remains a static point of reference, the slower moving outer planets — Jupiter and beyond — act as chapter markers in an unfolding journey. One has to only look at important conjunctions, squares, and […]

Data for chart above is 6/8/2013, 11:56 am EDT, New York, NY. Chart by Astro.com.

New Moon in Gemini: Write a New Story

Happy New Moon in Gemini! This is the time of the year when we create new intentions that support curiosity, communication, thinking, writing, and movement. We’re starting a new lunar cycle in Gemini after las November’s full moon. This new moon occurs at 11:56 am EDT, 18 degrees. Gemini is famous […]

Data for chart above is 5/25/2013, 12:24 am EDT, New York, NY. Chart by Astro.com.

Full Moon in Sagittarius: The Portal

Happy Full Moon in Sagittarius! This is the time of the year to shine a spotlight on beliefs, faith, expansion, wisdom, and the connection to something far outside of ourselves. The full moon is exact at 12:24 am EDT, 4 Sagittarius/Gemini. But this is not just any full moon; it’s […]

Photo by Jeremy Thomas. CC0 – PUBLIC DOMAIN.

Uranus Square Pluto: Round Three

So here we are, the third of seven exact Uranus/Pluto squares — the defining astrological aspect of a generation. While the first aspect was last May, the square encompasses a larger swath of time that is and will be notable for intense, revolutionary change. Make no mistake this is potent […]

Data for chart above is 5/9/2013, 8:27 pm EDT, New York, NY. Chart by Astro.com.

New Moon in Taurus: The Long Goodbye

Happy New Moon in Taurus! This is the time of the year to plant seeds that support sensuality, touch, safety, solid ground, the body, values, and material wealth. The new moon is exact at 8:27 pm EDT and 19 degrees of Taurus. But as the South Node is only a couple […]

Data for chart above is 4/25/2013, 3:57 pm EDT, New York, NY. Chart by Astro.com.

Full Moon in Scorpio: The Bitter Pill

Happy Full Moon in Scorpio! Happy lunar eclipse! This one is a bit of a doozy, exact at 3:57 pm EDT at 5 degrees Scorpio/Taurus. The Full Moon in Scorpio is the time of the year to release our intentions towards honesty, intimacy, trust, sex, healing, purging, and transformation. Oh, you […]

Data for chart above is 4/10/2013, 5:35 am EDT, New York, NY. Chart by Astro.com.

New Moon in Aries: Powerful New Beginnings

Happy New Moon in Aries! This is the time of the month when we plant our seeds for powerful new beginnings as Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and the one that corresponds with the season of Spring in the northern hemisphere. Think green shoots and a spark […]

Data for chart above is 3/27/2013, 5:27 am EDT, New York, NY. Chart by Astro.com.

Full Moon in Libra: Springing Forth

Happy Full Moon in Libra! This is the time of the month when the seeds planted at the new moon come to fruition. And with the Full Moon in Libra (5:27 am EDT, 6 Libra/Aries), the fruit of our labors center on beauty, grace, diplomacy, manners, and one-on-one relationships. Think […]