Tag: Neptune

Data for chart above is 6/27/2014, 4:08 am EDT, New York, NY.

New Moon in Cancer: Divine Mother

Happy Cancer New Moon! We’re starting a new cycle in all things home, family, self care, and nurturing. Cancer is a sign that invites us to make time for the things that matter the most. It is our roots as well as the foundation we call home. It’s nostalgia, memories, and emotional connections. Over the […]

Data for chart above is 5/28/2014, 2:40 pm EDT, New York, NY.

New Moon in Gemini: A Higher Plan

Happy New Moon in Gemini! Time to plant our seeds in support of communication, information, writing, travel, and learning. Gemini is the sign of curiosity as well as duality. New moons set the tone for the next two weeks and this one will have a strong theme of movement to it, even if […]

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 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 […]

Data for chart above is 3/11/2013, 3:51 pm EDT, New York, NY. Chart by Astro.com.

New Moon in Pisces: A Time Out

Happy New Moon in Pisces! This is the time of year when we plant our seeds for new beginnings regarding compassion, spirit, release, forgiveness, art, and divine inspiration. The new moon is exact on 3/11/2013 at 3:51 pm EDT and 21 degrees Pisces. If you’ve been paying attention to the […]

Data for chart above is 2/25/2013, 3:26 pm EST, New York, NY. Chart by Astro.com.

Full Moon in Virgo: Delivering the Medicine

Happy Full Moon in Virgo! This is the time of the year when we are forced to “make it work.” Virgo is the sign that teaches us service, wellness, purity, organization, and the sort of precision and attention to detail that helps us develop craft. The full moon is exact […]

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Healing Neptune Problems

In 1986, astrologer Donna Cunningham, drawing on her experience as a social worker, wrote the influential book, Healing Pluto Problems. In it she addressed the darker challenges that arise by having a strongly placed or aspected Pluto. And more importantly, she laid out the tools needed to address these problems. […]

Evolutionary astrologer Dena DeCastro.

Podcast: 2013 Astro Preview

In this edition of the Empowering Astrology podcast, I welcome back evolutionary astrologer Dena DeCastro. Together we map out the major highlights of 2013, month by month, from retrogrades to eclipses. While the ongoing Uranus/Pluto square is still a dominant and challenging player in the astrology of 2013, the year’s main […]

On 2012

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 […]