I am finding it really interesting that Mars retrograde doesn’t necessary mean that the Martian anger turns inward or goes away. Perhaps it is the Leonine need for self-expression, planetary retrograde or not. I’m glad to note that other pro-astrologers have pointed this out: for example, astrobarry writes about waking up ‘enraged’, and Julie Demboski [...]
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Mars retrograde in Leo: It’s clobberin’ time!
Posted in Anger, Annoyance, Astrology, Aversion, Ego, Responsibility, tagged Mars retrograde on 21 December 2009 | 2 Comments »
New Moon in my 1st house: Introducing Saturn (and Pluto) Girl
Posted in Anger, Astrology, Fear, Responsibility, tagged Mars retrograde, new moon, Pluto in Capricorn, Saturn-Pluto square, speech on 19 December 2009 | 6 Comments »
Mystic Medusa has been referring to Saturn Girl, a comic book character from the 1950s that was revived in the 1990s, as an archetype to model ourselves against as we learn the lessons of Saturn’s transit through Libra in the next two and the half years. I’m borrowing that reference today to address some [...]
Full Moon on my Sun: Birthing pangs, or won’t things just get a move on already?!
Posted in Astrology, Responsibility, tagged Gemini full moon, sixth house, work on 5 December 2009 | 3 Comments »
The general rule of thumb in astrology regarding new and full moons is to start things on a new moon, and watch for things to come to fruition at the full moon (not necessarily within the same cycle).
This last full moon in 10+ Gemini on 1-2 December was conjunct my Sun-Saturn in the 6th house [...]
Astrology podcasts
Posted in Astrology, Blogging, Sangha, tagged podcasts on 21 November 2009 | 2 Comments »
The internet has really done a lot for astrology in the past decade. Apart from amazing blogs (some listed on the sidebar), there are also some really good podcasts I thought I’d draw your attention to. I find it useful to be able to listen to them while cleaning windows, or ironing, or doing some [...]
Saturn transiting the 10th house: Meet the parents
Posted in Annoyance, Astrology, Responsibility, tagged projection on 19 November 2009 | 1 Comment »
I wondered what the New Moon in Scorpio (in my 12th house) would throw up from my unconscious (Neith shares an amazingly frank experience on her blog). With Saturn in my 10th, Uranus in my 4th and Pluto in my 1st, I have been busy looking out for career, home and self issues, but forgot [...]
Astrology of 1948?
Posted in Astrology, Thinking on 9 November 2009 | 8 Comments »
I recently read this article in the UK newspaper, The Guardian, that the cohort born in 1948, in England at least, may be the ‘luckiest’ ever:
Free healthcare, free schooling, free love – and now early retirement free from the financial woes that plague the rest of us. Could there be a luckier year to [...]
Poll: Saturn-Pluto square — clash of the titans?
Posted in Astrology, tagged Saturn-Pluto square on 9 November 2009 | 4 Comments »
I seem only good for posting polls these days. The last time these two titans made contact was in 2001 (a momentous year everyone remembers), and Saturn opposed Pluto. At the time, Pluto also opposed my natal Sun-Saturn on my Saturn return (which I’ve mentioned here and here).
This time, on 15 [...]
Poll: Neptune direct — sleep, and perchance to dream?
Posted in Astrology, Poetry, Wonder on 5 November 2009 | 5 Comments »
I don’t often take naps. When I do, it feels like a luxury. And I definitely felt like one today after a very long few months, and took it. A cue from Neptune direct (see also) perhaps, to give the psyche a break, a rest, and a chance to recuperate. Dreams were strange too.
Sleep [...]
Poll: Jupiter direct
Posted in Astrology, Blogging on 12 October 2009 | 7 Comments »
I remain phenomenally busy through October, but thought I should mark the week Jupiter goes direct, since Jupiter rules my chart and I’m badly looking forward to a break after a v.e.r.y. l.o.n.g. s.u.m.m.e.r.
For a list of what else is happening astrologically this week, have a look at Lynn Hayes’ post and Pat Paquette’s on [...]
The mad woman leaves the attic
Posted in Astrology, Buddhism, Perception, Responsibility, Thinking, tagged madness, reason, Saturn-Uranus opposition on 1 October 2009 | 6 Comments »
My Sun-Mercury-Saturn in Gemini and Moon in Capricorn frequently struggle to understand insanity. I don’t mean clinical insanity (though maybe it’s not exempt!), but the calculated insanity imposed upon moderate people — crazy-makers, rather than crazy people per se. Just look at all the loonies shouting and crying out against Obama’s ‘death panels’ and ’socialism’. [...]
Poll: Saturn-Uranus opposition
Posted in Astrology, tagged poll, Saturn-Uranus opposition on 13 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have a half-written post on the Saturn-Uranus opposition about to make its third pass in this cycle, but as I’m travelling from tomorrow for 2 weeks, I might not be able to finish and post it by the 18th.
So here’s a poll of what you might be expecting. Share some stories on Twitter or [...]
Healing Pluto problems: Obsidian order, Walnut way
Posted in Astrology, Awareness, Desire, Fear, Karma, Meditation, Suffering, tagged crystals, flower essences, Pluto, shadow self, therapy on 10 September 2009 | 21 Comments »
If you are currently experiencing the Pluto station at a sensitive point on your chart — it is currently square my natal Pluto, and opposite my natal Venus — it’s likely you’re feeling just a bit taut, like waiting for a shoe to fall, but not knowing if it’s going to be made of soft [...]
