Madonna, Mussolini, Mick Jagger: With larger-than-life representatives like this, it's no wonder Leo has a reputation for being more than a little bit in love with itself. Born with the Sun in Leo, I'm naturally quick to jump to my team's defense ("Hey, we're not all scenery-chewing, spotlight-hogging narcissists!"). Indeed, at its best Leo demonstrates that each of us is … [Read more...]
Astrologers are in a strange business — and so are therapists, doctors, and nannies. By nature, we're caretakers, healers, and helpers, not moguls. In another age, we'd have been retained by the king or by wealthy patrons and wouldn't have needed to charge for our services. But the modern day astrologer has got overhead to meet and no benefactor to write hefty monthly checks … [Read more...]
My mom, a robustly optimistic Sun in Taurus person, was fond of saying that it’s the bad times in life that make us appreciate the good ones. That's a fine theory; but a certain amount of Moon/Pluto, Neptune in Scorpio skepticism persuaded me early on that bad times can, in fact, taint the good ones - by making us distrustful, jaded, and regretful. Consider Adam and … [Read more...]
For awhile several years ago, we were visited twice each month by a marvelous woman who cleaned our house. The place felt terrific after Angela had been here – not just clean, but calm. Centered. It was as though the place had been Rolfed, instead of merely mopped and dusted. Angela came to us through our elderly neighbor, Mildred. One day, after she had been coming to our … [Read more...]
The Full Moon in warm, open-hearted, playful Leo stands in kittenish contrast to the Sun in Aquarius’ more impersonal brand of friendliness. Ruled by the Sun, Leo seems custom-made to shine brightly and joyfully. But while I was born with the Sun in this extravagant sign, I’m something of a failed Leo. My mother used to tell me that I started out as the sunniest, happiest … [Read more...]
