Astrologers classify signs as cardinal, fixed, and mutable. If you have a lot of cardinal signs in your chart (Aries, Cancer, Libra, or Capricorn), you like action. With a lot of fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, or Aquarius), you prefer to keep things as you want them to be. With planets in mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces), you like to keep your options … [Read more...]
Is This the Right Time for That?
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...]
Quick and Easy Transformation Meditation
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...]
A Simple Leo Enchantment
New Moons aren't just for wishing. Better to enchant this area of life with the gift of your attention. Fire up the Leo "neural circuits" with authentic appreciation. My son is currently 24 and enjoying an internship in Portland. I'm proud of him, but when I think about Leo victories, I remember a night when he was six. “Mom,” he announced, "don’t move and don’t scream. … [Read more...]
Be an IT girl this month!
Governed by sensuous, sassy, unapologetic Venus, Taurus is the cycle for savoring the delights of earthly life—in a body (yours!) with five senses (oh! doesn’t that smell nice, doesn’t that feel silky, doesn’t that taste heavenly, doesn’t that sound divine?). I’ve studied Venus for years … I’ve sought her out through meditation, tantric dance, pole dancing too (at least once in … [Read more...]
