Category: Essays
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Astrology and Consciousness
Working with the sun sign reading public as I do on Facebook, I often see first hand the destructive power of good/bad thinking in astrology, this idea that some planets are good and some planets are bad. Recently, when I discussed a classical technique called planetary strength, people spun out thinking that one of their…
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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…
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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 of a partner. It’s the…
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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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Venus T-Squares and a Dose of Tough Love
There’s a lot going on today astrologically and the Universe is giving us a serious dose in tough love. Think of this as the stern reminder of what you can take with you beyond 2012 and what you cannot. First, let’s focus on Mars conjunct Saturn at 24 Libra. While Mars/Saturn contacts have a well deserved reputation…
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Capricorn Full Moon: Caught in the Cross Hairs
July 3, 2012 is a high energy day and not because Mars just marched into Libra after a seven month stay in Virgo. We have a Capricorn Full Moon igniting the Uranus/Pluto square at 2:51 pm EDT. (Chart above is set for New York City.) The orbs are a bit loose, yes, but this has…
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Upon the Altar of Venus
As if 2012 wasn’t jammed packed enough with eclipses and other astrological goodies, it’s worth noting that we will have a very rare Transit of Venus happening on June 5 — so rare that it only happens every 115 years with two events clustered 8 years apart. What does this mean? In astrological terms this…
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On 2012
Over the last few years, “2012” has become this thing, this concept loaded with cultural speculation and a touch of doomsday hysteria. I’m not sure when exactly it entered mass consciousness, but somewhere, somehow — perhaps the new age community is to blame — the collective latched onto this idea that we’re entering the end…
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Your Natal Chart is Not a Prison
Like most people who live in large cities, I have a fairly long commute each day to and from work. The round-trip hour and a half of subway time is devoted to higher learning via spiritually themed podcasts. My commute is sacred. It’s my God time. I listen to my teachers and absorb what spirit…