The Astrology of Turning 36: When You Really, Finally Feel Grownup
Indian astrologers say that Saturn comes of age at 36 years old. What does that look like from the inside?
What is Astrology Good For? An Outsider Critique of the Dominant Narrative
Astrologers are the Necessary Other, standing outside of dominant cultural narratives and providing alternate interpretations.
Venus in the 12th House: Why It’s Time to Find Pleasure in Solitude
The day Venus moved into my 12th house was one of those high-drama days. I felt like I was made of glass. Every social interaction felt like it left a chip or a crack. Issues with my social circle that I had been coping with adequately for months boiled over all at once.
Venus is supposed to be a benefic planet, so it was surprising to experience a Venus transit that way.
One of the qualities of the benefics, however, is that they try to improve whatever they touch.
Uranus in Taurus: What Is the Price of Freedom?
How much are your values and your freedom worth to you? How much do you have to be paid to give them up?
Taurus Season: Let Me Find Peace
In his Book of Earth, Steven Forrest talks about the Taurus need to get your peace foot forward. I have been learning about that first hand during Taurus season this year.
Google in the Age of Air: The Drama of the First Uranus Square
Google recently decided to allow their employees to choose to work remotely. This is a big turn-around from Google’s position on remote work historically. The company’s birth chart and current Uranus transit might explain the logic behind the change.
The Challenges of Night Sect People in a Day Sect World
Over the centuries, the myth of Cupid and Psyche has been seen as an allegory for many different sets of values. I see it as a metaphor for the trials of the moon ruled.
Sun Dominant People in Astrology: When Is Self-Actualization Better Than Ego Transcendence?
There are people who are on this planet to transcend the ego. I am not one of them.
It has taken me a lot of work to be able to write the last two sentences with that much certainty and authority.
I have always been a very spiritual person, and most spiritual traditions teach that you should transcend the flesh and the ego. I’ve always resisted these ideas at a fundamental level.
Until I discovered astrology, I thought that made me a “bad person” who needed to work against my instincts and desires, but studying my chart has helped me to understand why the language of individuation has always resonated so much more strongly for me than the language of transcendence.
12th House Profection Year: It's Time to Let Go and Start a New Life
12th house profection years are all about dissolving old identities so that you can step into new ones. Astrologers tend to focus on the ways that can be a traumatic experience, but when you have built your identity around an idea that is false and doesn’t serve you, 12th house experiences can be liberating.
5 Lessons From My 12th House Profection Year
My 12th house profection year is almost over. I feel like I have reached the top of a tall mountain, and I am surveying the terrain I’ve traveled. Since I am in a reflective mood, I thought I’d share some of the lessons I’ve learned.
Uranus in Taurus: Finding the Courage to Just Be
The digitization of human connection during the pandemic has created a situation where having Taurus-like relationships that put individual embodiment needs over the dictates of a society that rewards a strictly virtual existence can be a revolutionary act.
Progressed Virgo Ascendant: The Joy of Service
As a child, I was a bad Leo rising stereotype. Now that I’m an adult, the influence of Virgo has taught me the joy of service.
Reading Your Birth Chart: How to Put Planets, Signs, and Houses Together
One of the most fundamental skills an astrologer needs to have is the ability to read a planet and its sign and house as a complete unit.
A Quick + Dirty Technique for Reading a Birth Chart With Archetypes
Reading a birth chart can be overwhelming, but archetypes can help you get to the heart of a chart quickly and easily.
Opposites Attract: Finding the Signs that Complement You
We have a natural instinct that we are not entirely complete in ourselves. We need people in our ensembles to balance out the things we lack.
Finding Your Adventuring Party with Astrological Archetypes
I’ve written about the benefits of thinking of yourself as belonging to an ensemble cast or an adventuring party. An ensemble cast is made up of people who have different personalities and skills, who are going after a common goal. Their goal binds them together. Their differences make each member valuable and special because each person brings something to the group no one else has.
But how do you go about finding your adventuring party?
Firdaria: Outline the Story of Your Life
Sun people and moon people need an entirely different instruction manual for going through life, and the medieval timing technique Firdaria can help you put your outline together.
Sect in Astrology: Are You a Sun Person or a Moon Person?
For decades, modern astrology didn’t have very much to say to people who didn’t identify with their sun sign, but astrologers translating ancient texts in the 1990s discovered that the sun wasn’t always seen as the most important planet in the chart.
According to the Hellenistic doctrine of sect, there are times when the other planets look to the moon for leadership and guidance.
How Transits Can Help You Write Your Own Life Story
How do you know what transits to focus on right now, and once you have a list… What do you do with it?
How Astrology Can Boost Your Full Moon Magic
Full Moons are powerful times for setting intentions and casting spells. With a little bit of astrological knowledge, you can make your workings even more powerful.