Time's up! That's a Saturn concept. The Grim Reaper with his scythe goes cutting what has outlived itself. Why, I wondered, did the #timesup movement choose black as their unifying color? Why not a color of power like red? Or a spiritually luminous white? Black is Saturn's color and he just entered Capricorn--a focused, take-charge sign. This is how power is running from … [Read more...]
In late November a few years ago, my partner and I left the ice-laden trees of Oregon and drove south for the vacation we’d planned months before. A friend had loaned us the use of her ocean home while she was out of town. I was in a gloomy mood. My father was dying of cancer. My mother was losing her home. I was worried my son wouldn’t get into college. My dog was ill. Yet, … [Read more...]
Two of the great financial plunges of the last century occurred at moments just like this. At the tail end of Saturn's giddy ride through Sagittarius in 1929, a booming stock market crashed. The Great Depression followed as Saturn entered Capricorn. On "Black Monday," the colossal market crash of October, 1987, Saturn was also in late Sagittarius. During the … [Read more...]
Blending Intuition with Astrology My client had three Scorpio planets in her chart. I was discussing her intuition when she asked, “What is intuition?”—which is typical of the Scorpio nature—not to let big concepts breeze by without investigating them. This sign likes to get to the bottom of things. It was a good question. My answer was “anytime you know something you have no … [Read more...]
Here's a 3-minute imagination exercise that can reboot your psyche for the season. It draws from the power of Scorpio's Phoenix, that mythical bird of radiant plumage who, when cremated on a funeral pyre, rose from the ashes into new life. We all have this soul capacity. If you've ever experienced loss and difficulty and survived to smile and laugh again, you have an inner … [Read more...]
