“I actually feel calm. It’s just that I’m traveling in an energetic field that’s bouncing all over the place.” I was describing to a friend what the Uranus/Pluto square was feeling like for me. It was easy enough to see it in the week’s headlines—on so many stages, there was a revolutionary and dogmatic Uranus in Aries butting against a determined Pluto in Capricorn, fighting … [Read more...]
Dana Gerhardt’s Moonwatching
Call and Response – Gemini 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 spend quality time with your siblings or neighbors, don’t expect them to leap at the chance to … [Read more...]
Venus Retrograde Casualties
This may be Bibi’s and Poldi’s last Venus retrograde as a couple. The turtles have been together for 115 years, longer than any human can remember. Perhaps it was the influence of the accelerated Divine Feminine energies this year, peaking at the Transit of retrograde Venus conjunct the Sun. This event brought us the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and a rare and wonderful planetary … [Read more...]
Venus is Retrograde
The day Venus stationed retrograde in Gemini, I was printing a Venus report when I heard an ominous crack from the printer. The next ten pages looked like some mischievous spirit had thrown mud pies at them. Was it Venus? Gemini is one of my favorite signs for Venus, even though most astrology books have little good to say about her. I find her an artful courtesan, seductively … [Read more...]



