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Astrology for Healing and Transformation with Katie Sweetman
There’s a lot of sextiles happening in the sky today — Sun/Saturn + Moon, Mars/Pluto, Mercury/Chiron. For all you astrology students, a sextile is a 60 degree aspect between two planets; it has the energy of Venus. The two planets are social, in support of each other, and have an […]
Happy Imbolc! We’re in the part of the zodiacal calendar when the Sun is halfway between the season. Here in the northern hemisphere we’re in mid-winter, the time when the Sun hits around 15 Aquarius. The ancients celebrated these “cross quarter days” with different rituals and festivals. Halloween is another […]
Happy February! Per usual I’m running behind with horoscopes (the perils of juggling two full time jobs). But I can tell you this. A dynamic new moon next week on February 8 will open up a lunar month filled with action. After all, February is Aquarius season, a time when […]
Mercury crosses Pluto followed by a square to Uranus on Saturday and Sunday. I’ve been talking about this coming aspect quite a bit only because it’s the culmination of a story that began back on December 19–20. Mercury usually tells a quick story, but this one has been drawn out […]
Normally Mercury is a quick moving planet. It touches on themes of communication and movement; its effects are a bit ephemeral. But Mercury is moving a much more slowly after turing direct on Monday, January 25. And since its lining up with Uranus and Pluto, we’re feeling a major impact […]
Lost in the shuffle of last Saturday’s full moon was Venus’s arrival in Capricorn. Venus spends about four weeks in a sign and each chapter of her journey around the Sun is a different look into themes of value, beauty, and interpersonal relationships. One thing you have to understand is […]
A few days ago we had the Leo Full Moon, a culmination of a dramatic lunar month that saw the departure of a few high profile artists and performers. Leo, ruled by the Sun, is the sign of the creator. As a result it’s a sign that naturally contains art, […]
Today Mercury will station direct after three weeks of winding its way back through Capricorn. During this time we’ve had to reexamine our word, our choices, and our responsibility for the things we manifest in our lives. Capricorn’s a sobering sign. We see things for what they are, laid out […]
Between Mercury’s line up with Pluto in Capricorn and a face off with the Cancer Moon, we’re in the middle of an energetic storm today. Things have been getting kicked up — old stories, patterns, emotions, some things we’d rather not even see. Here are some things to keep in […]
Sensitive Cancer Moon day that will highlight the home, family, roots, and feeling. The Moon is actually at home in Cancer, activating a need for emotional security and connection. This is often a time in the lunar month when we pull back, nest, and seek comfort. As I was explaining […]
Feel like venting? With Mercury making a square to Uranus today and approaching Pluto later this week, we can’t keep it in. Something has to be said, revealed. Additionally we may receive shocking or unexpected news as well as something ignites and inspires. I went into this more in depth […]
Are you a Gemini or Virgo or have major planets or angles in those signs? Just a heads up — Mercury will be passing through a rocky part of the zodiac over the next week and a half. If you recall, Mercury has been retrograde in Capricorn since early January. […]