Back in my Jurassic, pre-Internet teenage days, I answered an ad in the back of a book and sent away for a copy of my birth chart. When it arrived in the mail, scribbled in an actual astrologer’s cryptic hand, I was disappointed to find that the Moon was in Gemini at my birth. I’d never read anything good about Gemini. Any planets in Gemini, I was led to understand, doomed your … [Read more...]
by Dana Gerhardt Whether we view time as a marching calendar, as cyclical waves, or dotted with portals to other dimensions, in all systems, the New Moon is a special doorway. 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 visit your Aunt Bernice, she’s got … [Read more...]
“A new world is being born—within us and without. That last stage of labor makes so many women want to get up and leave. Just before it's time to push. And the baby is almost out. It's almost time to push, everyone.” –Dr. Christiane Northrup Although many astrologers felt that Obama would be re-elected, based on his transits, last night’s quick outcome came as a shock. Who … [Read more...]
The time of darkness is at hand. Now past Samhain the days are shortening and the flow of life is slowing with the approach of winter. The Moon is also dark, no longer reflecting the brilliance of the radiant light. So we are called within to confront and embrace our inner darkness. The Dark Goddess is the cauldron of life unmanifest, she is that from which all forms emerge. … [Read more...]
Dana’s writing… brings the meaning of the planets to life like no other writer in this field. She’s the Meryl Streep of astrological writers: smart, sane, and insightful...”
Jeff Jawer, The Mountain Astrologer
