Every Mercury retrograde, like clockwork, I find myself flooded with messages, emails, and comments on social media asking me what is essentially the same basic question, which typically sounds a little something like this: “I’m planning to do _____ and just realized Mercury will be in retrograde! Will this turn out alright? Should I reschedule? Help!”
While the precise answer to this question will vary greatly depending on the individual’s birth chart, there are four general guidelines I recommend following to insure a successful and fruitful Mercury retrograde. Take this advice to heart and I promise things will go much more smoothly for you during this rather tricky astrological period!
Read MoreThe average person moves 11.7 times in their lifetime. Before you start packing the moving boxes, you want to feel confident about your answer to the question “where should I move?” That’s where astrocartography can be helpful! Based on your astrological chart, we can help you determine if you’re meant to live in a foreign country, be perfectly content staying close to home or somewhere in between. When you’re thinking about moving, you want to feel confident in your move and be energetically aligned with your new environment. In this post, we answer some of the frequently asked questions about the correlation between where you live and your astrological sign.
Read MoreIn astrology, the planet Saturn has long been known as a planet that is associated with limitations, restrictions and hardships. The responsibilities and challenges that Saturn is commonly blamed for can be daunting to face, but I’m here to tell you it doesn’t have to be this way! It’s possible to learn about your Saturn and to create incredible opportunities for personal growth. Every challenge we face can be an opportunity for growth and expansion into our higher selves. What I want to explore with you in this post are the ways to explore the good side of Saturn and work with the energy of Saturn and create positive manifestations in your life. I realize what I’m asking of you is no small feat, as we are naturally inclined to seek comfort and ease over hardship and pain, but if you stick with me, I’ll help guide you through the challenges of Saturn with ease with a clear, disciplined focus that breaks through your excuses, procrastination and fear.
Read MorePluto’s conjunction to Saturn and the South Node in Capricorn represents a deeply karmic period of time in which the entire fate of our society will be irreversibly altered. As corruption within our governing bodies continues to be exposed, and the military-industrial-medical-educational complex becomes increasingly undermined by the free dissemination of information via the internet, the oppressive forces within the corporatocracy will continue to tighten the reigns out of sheer desperation in an attempt to maintain order and control over the masses. Pluto’s role in this mix is to expose deep, hidden truths underlying the driving forces that provide the structure and foundation for both the official and unspoken rules we, as a society, abide by. Within Capricornian institutions such as the government and the corporations that have now assimilated with the government and have outright usurped control, lies, corruption, greed, and other forms of abuse of power will be exposed. The governing bodies as we know them today will undergo a major restructuring on all levels. The events of this time period will have aftereffects that will last anywhere from several years to several centuries. What occurs throughout this time is hugely important as the influence of this very rare transit is sure to alter the course of human history.
Read MoreThe lunar nodes are calculations that are primarily made to track and predict the eclipses, and in astrology these points in the chart have a special, karmic significance. In Western, tropical astrology, these karmic points are referred to as the North & South Nodes. In Vedic astrology the nodes are known as Rahu and Ketu, representing the head and the tail of the dragon. In reference to the birth chart, the North Node represents the path we are headed into in this lifetime while the South Node represents the path we are moving away from, as this is an area in the chart that we have already mastered in previous lifetimes. Rahu, as the dragon’s head, shows us where we go to gain nourishment, while Ketu, as the dragon’s tail, shows us where we need to surrender and let go. When we nourish the North Node by engaging with its energy, we provide fertilizer for beautiful things to grow in the South Node area of our charts. The ultimate goal is to integrate and find balance between the energy of these two points in the chart.
Read MoreElectional Astrology refers to the art of choosing the best timing for an important event or undertaking based on the planetary alignments at this time. Electional astrology helps us to insure that we’re making the best possible use of the energy available to us, increasing our chances of success when initiating important changes or planning meaningful life events. Electional techniques can also be used on a much smaller scale in our daily lives for planning out projects and important tasks for the week ahead. Because there’s often little we can do to work around longer-term (and often difficult) planetary aspects on a day-to-day level, aligning our energy with the transits of the Moon is typically our best bet in utilizing astrological planning for everyday life. Below you’ll find a short video tutorial on using basic electional astrology techniques to make the best use of the energy available throughout the lunar month!
Read MoreUranus transits in the horoscope bring liberation and change through disrupting stagnant energy. In the fixed, earth sign of Taurus, the structures of our lives that are the most physical, grounded, and otherwise unchanging may take the biggest hits. This will ultimately be to our benefit, as Uranus (aka the “Great Awakener”) shakes us out of complacency by showing us the areas where we’ve become stagnant or stuck, and creates situations in which the status quo is no longer tolerable. This process of delivering insight through disruption and frustration provides a much needed catalyst for growth and positive change.
Read MoreThis year, on the first day of 2018 we will experience the most potent Supermoon of the year. At 7:24pm MST, the Moon will reach its fullest point in its home sign of Cancer— ringing in the New Year with an energy that is fraught with intense emotional experience. This is a great day to spend time doing things that feel most comfortable, taking care of the home, property and family. This energy is also great for nurturing close relationships with family, friends, and loved ones. Today may bring about an emotional catharsis for some, and if this is the case it’s advisable for us all to seek out support from the people in our lives who help us to feel safe and cared for. The Full Moon in Capricorn brings us back into balance after focusing on all of the hard work and responsibility the overtly-Saturnian energy of this month has been centered around thus far.
Read MoreOn October 10th, Jupiter moves from the balanced and harmonious sign of Libra into the intense, passionate, and deeply psychic sign of Scorpio, where it will remain until November 8th, 2018. Throughout the course of this transit, deep secrets will be expanded on and brought out into the open and difficult Truths that have been suppressed and repressed will be revealed. On an interpersonal level, this transit brings intense and passionate connections that reach far beyond the surface of the mundane. In Scorpio, Jupiter desires to get to the core nature of everything it touches, shining the spotlight on all things dark, hidden and taboo.
Read MoreThe Full Moon in Pisces, which comes exact on September 6th, will be deeply compassionate and emotionally charged as it is in close conjunction with watery, mystical Neptune. The energy of this Full Moon is loving and romantic— perfect for a dreamy night in with someone you love! On the flip side, we must be careful not to unload our emotions on our partners, loved ones and friends. With all of the tense and chaotic energy over these past few weeks, this Full Moon provides the perfect catalyst for an emotional purge, and in an inconjunct aspect with Venus, the people you love most may end up bearing the burden of our emotional baggage.
Read MoreWhile the astrology for the eclipse on August 21st may actually be quite nice for most of us on an individual level, with change comes inevitable discomfort. Change is never stress-free, and progress rarely comes from dwelling within our comfort zones. We are all being called to stretch far beyond what comes easy to us in order to forge a new path that is in alignment with what or hearts truly desire. Walking this new path requires courage, and it requires us to step up and allow our light to shine brightly for all to see. It also requires us to care much less about other people's opinions of our actions.
Read MoreThe New Moon on Sunday marks the official start to Eclipse Season and is the first of two back-to-back lunations beginning in the fiery & courageous sign of the solar “king.” At zero degrees Leo and in conjunction with Mars, the planet of action and initiation, this lunar cycle marks some MAJOR new beginning indeed! It’s also interesting to note that Mars will be playing a key role in both the Lunar & Solar eclipses in August, indicating that this eclipse season will be a huge test of will!
Read MoreToday’s Sun-Saturn inconjunct has had me thinking a lot about boundary issues and how these issues play out in my own life and the lives of those around me. Saturn inconjunct or not, if you’re finding yourself overwhelmed by the burden of responsibility you’ve assumed for the benefit of others, chances are you have boundary issues— and, whether you realize it or not, you may have no one to blame but yourself for the less-than-desirable circumstances that have come about as a result.
Read MoreThe New Moon is the time each month when the Sun and Moon come into alignment in an exact conjunction. This unification of the two luminaries marks a point in time in which our subjective experience merges with our physical reality, producing an energy ripe for intention setting and manifestation. On Friday night, the New Moon in Cancer will give us a chance for a fresh start and new beginnings as we reflect upon our own personal comfort zones.
Read MoreOnce, sometimes twice, each year the Full Moon in Sagittarius comes around to shine light on the bigger picture and to help us to gain greater perspective on the events of our lives. It shows us that everything we create in this world is the sum of all of its parts, and it helps to refresh our memory as to why we do the things we do. The Full Moon in Sagittarius shows us exactly how our daily efforts and communications collaborate to help us to achieve our most optimistic hopes and dreams.
Read MoreOn May 10th, 2017, the lunar nodes will be ending their eighteen-month transit through Virgo & Pisces to begin a new chapter in the fixed signs of Leo & Aquarius. With the North Node in Leo and the South Node in Aquarius, the major themes of this transit will include following the heart versus following the crowd, passion & courage versus intellect & inhibition, tradition versus innovation, and creative self-expression versus action taken in support of the collective.
Read MoreThe Full Moon in astrology represents not only a culmination point, but also a point of release where we’ve done all that we can do and the results are no longer up to us. It’s a point of no return, where we must relinquish control and allow events to unfold as they will— guided by something much more powerful than ourselves. With the Full Moon in Scorpio, the sign of death and transformation, this theme of release is much more potent.
Read MoreIn typical Taurus fashion, Wednesday morning’s New Moon is beautiful in its straightforward simplicity. The Sun and Moon’s conjunction will remain entirely un-aspected, giving us a pure taste of the sensual, earthy Taurus New Moon vibe. This New Moon is all about slowing down, getting grounded, and taking stock of what we truly value in our lives. Doing so will have us well-prepared for the Scorpio Full Moon release and purge occurring at the midpoint of this lunar cycle.
Read MoreAt first glance, the energy of this Full Moon can appear dark, intense and downright chaotic, however; when we go deeper below the surface we can find incredible inspiration where we least expect it all the while missed opportunities from the past are coming back around giving us all a second chance to venture down a new path.
Read MoreMonday night’s New Moon in Aries will launch us into dynamic new beginnings, but not before forcing us all to take a cold, hard look at our shortcomings and past mistakes.
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