Chiron’s Return and Cycle

Chiron's Return and Cycle Chiron has been part of my astrological practice for a long time. And even after getting into traditional astrology over a decade ago, Chiron has stayed with me. I’ve never given a public talk on Chiron before, and so I am excited to announce I will be giving a talk for … Continue reading Chiron’s Return and Cycle

Tending the Fire of the Virgo Full Moon

The Full Moon on March 5 glows radiant in the sign of the winged Virgin, and her presence can help us tend the fiery trine between Jupiter retrograde in Leo and the new conjunction between Venus and Uranus in Aries.  What's more, the flames of the exact trine between Jupiter, Venus and Uranus are further … Continue reading Tending the Fire of the Virgo Full Moon

Bound in Pisces: Psyche and Eros, Venus and Mars

In February 2015 the asteroids Psyche (#16) and Eros (#433) will be conjunct Venus and Mars. From February 6 through February 20, 2015, Psyche and Eros will be conjunct Venus and Mars in Pisces. February 17, 2015:  Psyche and Eros are conjunct at 23 degrees of Pisces.  Venus will be at 26° Pisces and Mars … Continue reading Bound in Pisces: Psyche and Eros, Venus and Mars

Asteria Alchemy of Asteroid Goddesses

Emotional transformative crises are changing our psychospiritual vibrations so that we may attune our individual frequency to the spiritual core which resonates with the whole of creation. The positions of Ceres, Pallas Athene, Juno, and Vesta in our charts describe a personal way whereby we can effect this change. --Demetra George, Asteroid Goddesses, page 5 … Continue reading Asteria Alchemy of Asteroid Goddesses

Mercury Retrograde: the liminality of being in between becoming

Mercury Retrograde in between Eclipses The painting "Bringing Light without Pain" above is by Roberto Matta, an artist with a Scorpio Mercury and Sun (11/11/1911), and so an apt painter to showcase in this time when Mercury is retrograde in Scorpio and headed toward it's "inferior" conjunction with the Sun in Scorpio.  While being able … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde: the liminality of being in between becoming

Libra Equinox 2013

Equinox of September 22, 2013 In the Northern Hemisphere where I live (Olympia, Washington of the USA) we are experiencing the Autumn Equinox today, but to remember the importance of integration and balance at the equinox, I want to acknowledge those in the Southern Hemisphere who are experiencing the Spring Equinox today.  There are obvious … Continue reading Libra Equinox 2013

Nirvana and the Grand Water Trine

Kurt Cobain 1967 - 1994 Scorpio Neptune, Cancer Jupiter, Pisces Saturn-Venus-Chiron Imagination can be the source of our pleasure, perhaps is our most important human gift, and yet it can also be our downfall when we choose to hide from the challenges life is presenting us for growth and greater strength by sealing ourselves off … Continue reading Nirvana and the Grand Water Trine

Chiron in the Flood of Pisces

Chiron in Pisces: Mediator of Water Chiron stationed retrograde at 14 degrees Pisces on June 17, 2013. Chiron and Neptune have been widely conjunct during the first half of 2013 in Pisces, and will remain together within a wider orb of nine degrees for the next year.  Chiron and Neptune began their current cycle in … Continue reading Chiron in the Flood of Pisces

Mercury’s odyssey through Leo: Hermes as Hero

Ah, that Hermes, a crafty fellow who causes much mischief, but at the same time often shows up to save the day in myths, such as braving the underworld to rescue Persephone.  During much of this past Summer, the planet Mercury has gone through a long strange trip through the sign of Leo, an odyssey … Continue reading Mercury’s odyssey through Leo: Hermes as Hero