Is Chiron the Wounded Healer or the Gifted Teacher?
There is more to Chiron than the wounded healer archetype, but it would be a mistake to diminish the wound to the point that he is no longer the wounded healer.
You Also Are Psyche: Beauty and the Shadow Self
“You also are Psyche.” Those words still make me cry... 25 years after I first heard them.
Astrology as Brain Candy
I had always been told that astrology was fundamentally based on fantasy. Night sky as Rorschach test: Humanity looked at the stars and told stories about the shapes we found there. This story is true, but it isn’t the whole story.
Building an Astrology Practice You Love
If you are going to take the risk of working for yourself, you should build a practice that actually makes you happy.
How Astrology Helped Me When I Was Lost
I was a novelist struggling to write my second novel. I was a 27 year-old struggling to get my life together. Astrology helped me with both.
This Liminal Year: The Astrology of 2024
Change is coming. We don’t know exactly what this change will be, but we do know that things will be different. We will not be going back to 2019. Ever again.
New Moon in Capricorn: Musing on Dark Ages
The Dark Ages are a useful myth to help us understand the New Moon in Capricorn, darkest moon in the darkest season.
Ask Ada: Can You Have a Yod Involving Chiron?
Can you have a yod in your chart that includes Chiron?
Ask Ada: Which Asteroids Are Most Important?
There are thousands of asteroids. How do you get started working with them in your natal chart?
Ask Ada: How Do I Create a Character with Astrology?
I’ve been trying for a long time to create myself as a fantasy character (think Dungeons & Dragons).
Ask Ada: What Is the Descendent?
How do you work with the descendent in your natal chart? What can the descendent teach you about relationships?
Mooncast: New Moon in Cancer
In this episode of Mooncast, Ada and Lauren talk about the New Moon in Cancer.
Mercury in Taurus: Building a Second Brain
Taurus is an uncomfortable place for Mercury in the modern world because it is forced to slow down. So, how do we cope?
Rethinking Chiron
I no longer see Chiron as the Wounded Healer. The wound is only a small part of the Chiron story. Meditating on the rest of his story has made my view of Chiron so much richer… and brought massive healing, as well.
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.
Wandering Stars: Military Astrology and the War in Ukraine
In this episode of the Wandering Stars Astrology Podcast, astrologers Ada Pembroke and Kyle Pierce talk about the military astrology of 8th century astrologer Theophilus of Edessa and what it says about the war in Ukraine.
Wandering Stars: Donald Trump and Cycles of American History
In this episode of the Wandering Stars Astrology Podcast, astrologers Ada Pembroke and Kyle Pierce talk about the transits Donald Trump was experiencing during the August 2022 raid on Mar-a-Lago, US Pluto and Uranus returns, and how those transits connect with Trump's chart.
Wandering Stars: Alex Jones: Peddling Neptune
In this episode of the Wandering Stars Astrology Podcast, astrologers Ada Pembroke and Kyle Pierce talk about Alex Jones' natal chart and the astrology of the Sandy Hook trial.