Author: Katie Sweetman
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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 moon is exact 3:14 am
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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 oppositions to see the cosmos
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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 for duality. It is the
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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 also a lunar eclipse, the
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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 energy, but not anything you
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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 degrees away, we have a
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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 know, the usual. Seeds planted
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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 of renewal. This new moon
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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 back to October’s New Moon
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Empowerment and the Uranus/Pluto Square
Let’s talk about the energy of the last two weeks of March 2013 because it’s going to be intense. First, Mars makes a conjunction today, March 22, to Uranus and will make a square to Pluto on Tuesday, March 26. If you’ve been paying attention in astrology class you’ll realize that Mars is triggering the Uranus/Pluto square