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Balance, Truth and Justice – Approaching the Libra Full Moon

At Spring Equinox, the Sun entered Aries – the sign of the self – initiating a new cycle of growth that arises from personal desire. The power of the Equinox Sun is reinforced by Mars (the ruler of Aries) and … Continue reading

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The Astrology of 2013 – the Wisdom of Darkness and the Art of Conscious Surrender

“We might have lost the Light and the Height; but more frightening, we have lost the Mystery and the Deep, the Emptiness and the Abyss, and lost it in a world dedicated to surfaces and shadows, exteriors and shells, whose … Continue reading

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Renewing Faith as the Darkness Deepens – Uranus Stations Direct at the Sagittarius New Moon, Approaching Winter Solstice

Leading up to the much-hyped Winter Solstice on December 21, the seasonal darkness (in the Northern Hemisphere) has felt heavier, deeper and more insistent than ever. From talking with clients and friends, I know I’m not the only one who’s … Continue reading

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Re-Electing Your Authority – Mercury Turns Retrograde on Election Day

Mercury turns Retrograde today (3:04 pm Pacific), a planetary event associated with technical malfunctions, miscommunication and confusion – and, for the first time in U.S. history, coinciding with a presidential election. Already, due to Hurricane Sandy and various shenanigans, there … Continue reading

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Lessons in Libraland – Fall Equinox, Saturn’s Last Stand in Libra, and the Venus-Mars Square

The Sun entered Libra the Scales on Saturday (7:49am Pacific), marking the halfway point of the Sun’s tour through the zodiac, when day and night are equal. Fall Equinox (Spring in the Southern Hemisphere) initiates a new season and is … Continue reading

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Darkness and Liberation – Pluto Stations Direct, Uranus Squares Pluto at the Virgo New Moon

Saturday’s New Moon (7:11pm PDT) launched us into one of the most action-packed lunar cycles of 2012. The next month features a concentrated grouping of planetary events, which, in brief, translates into an intense period of facing our shadows, diving … Continue reading

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Disruption, Acceleration and Initiation – Summer Solstice

Emerging from Eclipse season, we head right into Summer Solstice (June 20), the first exact square between Uranus and Pluto (June 24), the Jupiter-Neptune square (June 25), Saturn and Venus stationing direct (June 25 and 27), and then an explosive … Continue reading

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Death and Renewal – Pluto Turns Retrograde As Mars Stations Direct

Pluto turns Retrograde today (9:23 am PDT), stirring up intense feelings and bringing awareness to what’s become stagnant, diseased and corrupt. Pluto Retro asks: What feels “dead” on an energetic level? What in your life is out of alignment with … Continue reading

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Balance, Beauty and Courage – Honoring Venus at the Equinox

“When courage comes alive, imprisoning walls become frontiers of new possibility, difficulty becomes invitation and the heart comes into a new rhythm of trust and sureness. There are secret sources of courage inside every human heart; yet courage needs to … Continue reading

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Stepping Out of the Shadows – Pluto Stations Direct

“Plutonian darkness can mutate, through awareness, from blind and destructive to wise and regenerative…. [I]t is not the chart itself, but the native’s awareness, that determines how Pluto’s power will play out.” – Jessica Murray, Soul-Sick Nation Pluto, god/goddess of … Continue reading

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