Mercury in Aries: A Writing Practice Without Routine
You would think a person with a Taurus sun and three Aries placements would be an expert at getting Aries and Taurus to work together. What I've learned, however, is that often I have absolutely no idea whether an Aries scheme is genius or unrealistic until I’ve fully committed to the idea.
Living with the Lunar Nodes in Taurus and Scorpio: A Conversation with Astrologer Carrie Clough
In this conversation, we talk about what it’s like living with the nodes of the moon in Taurus and Scorpio, especially when the nodes are transiting those signs.
Living with the South Node in Scorpio
"Did you know," my partner said, "you never talk about your childhood? I know almost nothing about it."
Until that moment, I had no idea I'd drawn a line across my biography.
What Are Progressions in Astrology?
In this video, astrologer Ada Pembroke explains secondary progressions using the example of her progressed Mercury.
Pluto Times, Plutonian Lives: We Are the Ghost Hunters and We Are the Ghosts
As long as we are alive, we are the only ones who can save ourselves, and ghost stories are fictions trying to teach us how.
Lessons From My 1st House Profection Year: Unknown New Beginnings, Wandering in the Dark
At 36 years old, I have lived through four 1st house profection years, and I have learned from repeated hard experience that the transition from a 12th house year to a 1st house year is messy.
Pluto in Capricorn and Aquarius: We Are All the Walking Wounded
How can Pluto in Capricorn and Aquarius help us build new post-pandemic lives?
Is Magic During Eclipses a Good Idea?
One of the common pieces of advice for working moon magic is to avoid working magic during eclipses. If you don't know what you're doing, this advice is a good way to play it safe, but there is order in the cosmic chaos. If you understand exactly how the normal rules of magic are suspended and why, it is perfectly reasonable to work magic during eclipses.
Venus in Aries: Uncomfortable Strength
When I learned that Venus was in detriment in Aries, I was devastated.
It felt like even astrology was saying I was ugly and my gender presentation was broken.
What Does Adulting Mean to You According to Astrology?
We need a better story of what it means to come of age that fits the world we actually live in, and there is no bigger expert on adulting than Saturn.
Rethinking Essential Dignity for the 21st Century
It has been 2000 years since the system of essential dignity has been codified. I think it’s due for a refresh, don’t you?
Essential Dignity in Astrology
What is essential dignity in astrology? What does it mean when a planet is in its sign of rulership, exaltation, detriment, or fall?
Mercury in Detriment in Pisces: Is That Good or Bad?
What does it mean that Mercury is in detriment in Pisces? What are it’s strengths, and how do you cope with its weaknesses?
Mercury in Pisces: The Mind of the Poet
Mercury is said to be in detriment in Pisces, but its greatest weakness is its greatest strength, the ability to think like a poet.
How Pisces and Virgo Can Make You More Creative
What can design thinking help astrologers understand the creative dance of Virgo and Pisces?
Capricorn Season: Learning Your Limits
I predicted when I joined that the gym would be the classroom when the sun was in Capricorn. This prediction turned out to be accurate. This is what I learned during Capricorn season.
Neptune in Capricorn: The Dream of Order
When I polled my Patreon patrons who have Neptune in Capricorn about their relationship with Neptune in Capricorn, I got a wide range of responses, but they all circled around the idea of “the dream of order.”
Why You Never Seem to Remember the Full Moon
If you are annoyed that the Full Moon keeps on passing you like a train that has decided to go express to the end of the line just before it gets to your station, I have some ideas that might help.
Mercury and Saturn (Aspects and Transits): Writing Practice as a Spiritual Discipline
If you have an aspect between Mercury and Saturn in your natal chart or you are going through a transit, progression, or profection year involving those planets, you might benefit from a writing practice.
Full Moon in Cancer in the 12th House: The Healing Power of Art
Every New Moon, I set intentions for where I would like to be in the next six months. My New Moon in Cancer intention gave me more than I bargained for. Now, at the Full Moon in Cancer, I finally understand the healing power of cancerian art.