If The Moon Is In Taurus Why Do I Feel Like I’m Underwater?

Moon in Taurus

I just chewed an entire pack of Orbit gum. What’s the astrology? Can I blame the Moon in Taurus? The Moon rules food and Taurus rules comfort and I just ate dinner and I don’t want to snack mindlessly and there was the gum! Comfort gum! Yeah right… not the same as Bearitos! The Sun hasn’t been in Aries all that long and I swear all I feel is Taurus. It’s like the Sun is underwater and … Continue reading



First Breath of Fire, Spring Equinox, Sun in Aries, International Astrology Day!

aries spring

We celebrate a change in the season with today’s Spring Equinox. This cycle generates fresh beginnings, birth, and new vitality. Just as we look to earth, to see her wake and rise from the winter darkness, we too are ready to wake and rise. What we have been fantasizing about with the Sun in Pisces for the past month, also begins to stir as Sun marches into Aries today. As we awaken … Continue reading



Mental Mercury Retrograde Mashes my Mind

And now, the astrological version of Alaska’s state flower, the forget-me-not: It’s Mercury retrograde from March 12th to April 4th! On your mark, get set…STOP! About four times a year, a 4-6 week occurrence happens in when Mercury goes retrograde: all types of communication go ‘unsteady.’ It is often observed that papers are misplaced, documents and important transactions are not processed as planned, people often complain that they can’t focus or think … Continue reading



Prediction in Astrology – Are We Unwritten?

Predictory Astrology

There are some astrologers who maintain that astrology can’t predict events; that ‘free will’ is too much a part of the human equation to allow for the prediction of events. I couldn’t disagree more. 1.  Every human shares the same life cycle described in the regular movements of the stars. Steven Forrest elegantly pointed this out in his book ’The Changing Sky.’ For instance, Saturn Returns produce predictable shifts in our life circumstances. Many … Continue reading



How To Annoy A Pisces

Annoy Pisces

This is part of a series on the Twelve Signs. Sure, we could be all spiritual and uplifting about it, but let’s be honest… annoying people is more convenient and takes less time Pisces has a reputation for being kind, sensitive, and spiritual people. Anyone like that is bound to be annoyed by the state of the world, so annoying a Pisces is usually just a matter of finishing the job the … Continue reading



Saturn Retrograde: Regroup for Lessons Learned

Saturn retrograde

Saturn will be retrograde between now and late June. We might not notice the shift right away, but over time, we’ll  notice we’re having “final exams” involving material we’ve learned about since Saturn entered Libra in July of 2010.  Learn, discover, set boundaries and be strong!  When Saturn goes direct, we will definitely know what we’re supposed to do, and be very firm about getting it done. ARIES - Passion and action will … Continue reading



Elements as the Spices of Life

Elements Spice

If the elements were seasonings, then they would be the spices of Life that variety is said to bring.  They are emotional and sensory keys of behavior and needs that indicate the “temperament” of an individual:  how he/she “tastes” their world-at-large.  In that manner, using spices and the sensory quality of taste will work here: Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) are “spicy”:  “hot” people who are spontaneous, energetic, motivated, aggressive, dramatic, overpowering, … Continue reading



SATURN RETROGRADE: LIBRA’S CLARION CALL

Saturn Retrograde

In a previous post, Nancy Schorr talked about how Saturn in Libra influences our relationships.  Here Salvador Russo explains how this influential transit will affect many areas of our lives in not-so subtle ways. One of the most important astrological events of 2012 has just begun as Saturn’s transit through the House of Libra is now retrograde! From February 7th until June 25th a spectacular opportunity has dawned for each of us … Continue reading



Love Bleeds, Neptune enters Pisces

Neptune in Pisces

Today, a new era begins as Neptune re-enters her natural home Pisces. Since 1998, Neptune (imagination, dreams) has been transiting the futuristic, technical, and new agey world of Aquarius. For fourteen years, we’ve been slowly learning how to dream and expand our minds and intellect into the future. We’ve learned how to explore beyond our knowledge with the amazing growth of astrology and spiritual connections, and we’ve learned how to blend with … Continue reading



Saturn in Libra Lessons

Saturn in Libra

Astrologers have been inundated the last year with questions from people with Libra planets – about their relationships. Mostly the stories we hear are of couples that are barely compatible, with one or the other partner trying to force the relationship to happen. Often it’s a situation where the “couple” have already broken up, and the other partner is hoping the estranged lover will magically “return”. It can also be a situation … Continue reading