Full Moon Medicine

Full Moons can be busy times--especially during a lunar eclipse. If you’re feeling tired and a bit off balance, you may be suffering from “energy retention,” a condition much like water retention (which is also common during Full Moons). With energy retention, the currents or flows in your field seem to expand without actually going anywhere. It can feel like you just ate a big … [Read more...]

Conscious Uncoupling

I’m not a fan of celebrity astrology and the way it presumes to know all about the inner lives of famous strangers. Nor do I find Gwyneth Paltrow as obnoxious as many seem to. She’s a Libran with a Pisces Ascendant. Much like the princess sleeping on a pea, she’s sensitive to what’s not harmonious. Her commitment to living a refined and beautiful life suits her chart—as does … [Read more...]

Calling in the Aries New Moon

It's another New Moon: when the magically minded make wishes and astrologers attempt to divine this cycle's intentions. The wishes you make now may indeed be super-powered, but if you don't have a strong relationship with the archetypes, don't expect special favors. If you rarely go hiking with your wild Uncle George, don't expect him to take you sky-diving. New Moons are … [Read more...]

Calling in the Pisces New Moon

The wishes you make now may indeed be super-powered, but if you don’t have a strong relationship with the archetypes, don’t expect special favors. If you rarely sip tea with your quirky neighborhood psychic, don’t expect her to throw rings of protection around your house. New Moons are potent times to forge alliances with the gods. Visit the invisible world. Bow and open … [Read more...]

Precious Hours Ahead

We get such a brief window of retrograde-free time, I’m telling you way in advance, so you can mark your calendar for the next New Moon, when we get a precious twenty-four hours that are retrograde-free. On Friday, February 28, it’s a New Moon, no personal planets are retrograde, and aspects between many of the planets are lovely. Usually we would say a moment like this is … [Read more...]