Author: Katie Sweetman
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The Cardinal Grand Cross of 2014
Let’s talk about 2014. With the difficult astrology in the works for the first half of the year, I wanted to take a moment to break things down — not to make you anxious or fearful, but so that we’re all on the same page and, more importantly, that we create the highest good. In…
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New Moon in Capricorn: The Purge
Happy Capricorn New Moon! The time of the astrological cycle when we set intentions that will stand the test of time. Capricorn, after all, is a sign that sets its sights on the long term and so we’re thinking beyond 2014 with this new moon. Capricorn is also achievement, career, status, government, and business —…
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New Year, New Partnership
In 2014, Empowering Astrology will collaborate with Bevin Branlandingham of Queer Fat Femme for a series of monthly forecasts and astrologically inspired journaling and ritual. If you like my new and full moon updates, this will give you the chance to work proactively with the lunar energies each month. As a gift to our respective…
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Full Moon in Gemini: A Eureka Moment
Happy Full Moon in Gemini! This is the time of the year when our intentions come to fruition in support of writing, speaking, education, information gathering, and learning. The full moon is exact 12/17/2013 at 4:28 am EST, 25 degrees Gemini/Sagittarius. In addition, think back to June’s New Moon in Gemini as seeds planted then…
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New Moon in Sagittarius: Releasing Judgement
Happy New Moon in Sagittarius, the sign that aligns us with the galactic center — the ribbon of stars we call the Milky Way! This is the time of the year when we sow our intentions for new beginnings that support exploration, philosophy, spirituality, higher education, publishing, and travel to distant lands. This new moon…
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Pluto in Capricorn, Uranus in Aries: A Primer
If you are an Aries, Cancer, Libra, or Capricorn (or you have your Moon or rising in these signs), the last few years have probably been the hardest you’ve experienced. All corners of your life have been upended and you’ve had to do things in a completely new way.
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Full Moon in Taurus: Is It Worth It?
Happy Full Moon in Taurus! This is the time of the year when we harvest our previous intentions for prosperity, stability, wealth, pleasure, and fertility. The full moon is exact at 11/17/2013, 10:16 am EST, and 25 degrees of Taurus/Scorpio, bringing to a close a cycle that began on the new moon last May. After the last…
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New Moon in Scorpio: End of a Karmic Cycle
Happy New Moon in Scorpio! Happy solar eclipse! The new moon solar eclipse is exact at 7:50 am EST on November 3, 2013, 11 degrees of Scorpio. This is the time of the year when we not only plant our seeds in support of transformation, deep psychological healing, and healthy sexuality, but also when we start…
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Full Moon in Aries: Forging Ahead
Happy Full Moon in Aries! Happy lunar eclipse! This is the time of the year when we release our intentions to be braver, strike out on our own, make a bold stand, be a pioneer, and empower ourselves. Seeds planet during April’s Aries New Moon are now coming to fruition. The full moon will be…
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Do You Have an Active or Passive Relationship with Astrology?
I want to make a distinction between a passive and active relationship with astrology because I’ve seen this again and again with my clients and my Facebook community and it gets to the heart of what I do. Passive is when you give your power to astrology, this agent of fate that makes things happen…