The month of October typically has a focus on the dark of the year, and the shadowy depths of life. This is the time Witches celebrate the approach of Samhain, and popular culture celebrates "Halloween". October always brings a surge of Scorpio energy. This is the Zodiac sign who hosts Samhain each year. As we [...]
New Moon in Virgo – September 08 3:30am PDT The Virgo New Moon has a contemplative, thoughtful quality. This is a sign of purification and refinement. It is also a Mercury ruled sign, making it highly susceptible to the retrograde. Although New Moon is typically a good time for beginning new projects and endeavors, it’s [...]
The heavy, challenging tone of the year peaked in August, making it a particularly difficult, or at least challenging month for most of us. If you’re ready for a break, you will be happy to hear September has a bit easier, more peaceful flow. To say September looks easier, can’t come without a few qualifiers. [...]
Full Moon – Aug 24 9:04am PST Experiencing the Dreamer’s Moon Full Moon in Pisces has a bit of a surreal, dreamy quality. This Moon falls amidst some of the most difficult astrological aspects we’ve seen in some time – not to mention that Mercury recently turned retrograde. Still the Pisces Moon feels somehow peaceful [...]
Jupiter opposes Saturn at 1:45 pm PDT August 16. This is a naturally intense opposition as Jupiter and Saturn are , in many ways, opposite in nature. The general theme when these two forces clash always revolves around restriction and expansion in some way. Saturn is a notoriously difficult energy to work with. Even though [...]
New Moon in Leo is traditionally a playful, high-spirited time. Self-expression, pride, and creativity are crucial to Leo. While this Moon certainly fits the bill for being high spirited, we will see the qualities of Leo in a not-s0-playful way much of the time. To begin with, the New Moon is sandwiched between Venus [...]
Meet Saturn "Where Saturn goes, trouble follows" so the ancient (and even some modern) astrologers would tell you. Unfortunately, where there’s smoke there’s fire. Saturn events are difficult. However they are also (or at least they can be) enlightening and empowering. Saturn, the planet of strength and challenge, is heading for new terrain. After a [...]
July brings us one of the most powerful New Moons we’ve seen in a while, as it is also a total Solar Eclipse. Although only a small portion of the world will actually see the eclipse, we will all feel it. A New or Full Moon is an astrological aspect (conjunction or opposition, respectively) between [...]
Summer Solstice is always an important event, and a powerful time. As the wheel turns past Midsummer, we say farewell to the growing, waxing half of the year. The maximum light has been reached, and nightfall begins to take a bit bigger bite out of each day. In astrological terms, Summer Solstice occurs when the [...]
