The Astrologer Diaries
From my brain to yours: insight, support, advice, and maybe even a little wit and wisdom to help us through these “interesting times” and remind us there’s so much more to life than meets the eye—or any of the five senses!
Ready, Aim, Bull's-eye!
As we head into the weekend, the headline news is the new moon/solar eclipse at 12º Sagittarius. This is like your own altar, prayer beads and genie lamp all rolled into one!
What a week it's going to be...
I don’t think a seat belt is going to secure you this week. We’re got four big-deal transits coming up, and just one of ‘em could be enough to unglue you. But don't be scared: If you're "stuck," coming unglued might be exactly what you need.
A Bullish Lunar Eclipse!
If you think full moons are pretty powerful all by themselves, you’re gonna love Friday’s partial lunar eclipse (3:57am ET), the longest in a millennium, lasting an incredible six hours—more than triple the average duration.
Libra New Moon is 2x the love energy!
Do you feel like suddenly, everything is happening at once? In the midst of all this transformational energy, the best thing we can do is learn to do is surf it.
How to make the most of Mercury retrograde
Mercury flipped into retrograde Sunday 10:10pm PT/1:10am ET Monday. I realize that sentence strikes terror in the hearts and minds of many people, especially those of us whose work requires sharp focus and clear communication.
A Magical Harvest Moon
The Pisces Moon that reaches fullness just before 8pm ET this Monday can light up your life in surprising ways.
A rare second Aquarius full moon...
Sunday’s full moon at the last degree of Aquarius, in the fleeting hours of Leo Season 2021, was a big deal for a lot of a people for a lot of reasons…
Uranus is turning retrograde!
On Thursday, August 19, Uranus joins four other planets (and Chiron) already retrograding through the solar system. So what does it mean when the planet of revolution (among other things) goes maverick?
Lion's Gate 8-8 New Moon in Leo!
Have you been feeling this intense energy? It’s like we’re all plugged into some crazy cosmic agitator and no one can find the off switch.
Did someone say BOOM?
Buckle up your seat belts, batten down the hatches, and head for the bunker! It's a hella fin de semana that we’re heading into this week.
Aquarius Full Moon (part 1)
Friday, July 23’s full Moon at 1º Aquarius was noteworthy for a few reasons. First of all, who doesn’t love a full Moon?
What Is “Solar Eclipse Energy” Anyway?
You’ve probably heard about how June’s new moon in Gemini is a powerful partial annular solareclipse…and wondering what this means for you. This is actually the perfect thing to ask because this eclipse is happening in the sign of thoughtful, curious Gemini—and Gemini’s ruling planet, Mercury, is right there next to the Sun and the Moon…
Secrets, Seduction and Shapeshifting
Last Monday night’s Scorpio full pink supermoon shook a lot of people up more than they were expecting. Full moons generally bring culmination and illumination—of what’s been hidden or obscured. Scorpio, associated with the eighth house of the zodiac wheel, is about transformation, the occult, sexuality and all kinds of mergers.
A Kick-Ass Aries New Moon
Show of hands: Who’s ready for a fresh start? Yeah, I thought so. It doesn’t matter whether you’re thinking new job or career, new romance or new energy in the same-old relationship, new home, new hairdo or even just an engrossing new Netflix series to sink your teeth into…most of us are ready to move on to something as long as it feels fresh, exciting and motivational.
A Lovely Libra Full Moon
Last weekend, Venus aligned with the Sun in Aries, setting up an influential time for invention, reinvention, falling (back) in love and exploring the edges of your creativity. And then on Sunday, they both aligned with healing Chiron, a comet that functions like a planet and draws our attention to what in the common parlance is called our wounds. Which to me sounds like a big ouch!
2021’s Virgo Full Moon
Even if we don't know any other phase of the moon, we always seem to know when it’s full or nearly full.Perhaps because it’s so close to the Earth, and so visible—and so moving—we tend to spend more time gazing at the moon than any other celestial object. The moon resounds in myth and mystique. The Buddha supposedly achieved enlightenment under the Bodhi tree during a full moon….
Aquarius New Moon!
Have you been hosting an internal tug of war where half of you wants to fly free and the other half feels stuck on a giant piece of flypaper? And yet, do you also feel like you’re on the verge of something REALLY BIG? Welcome to the Six Planets in Aquarius Show!
That Capricorn New Moon…
Just before midnight on Tuesday, 1/12/21, the year’s only new moon in Capricorn will land alongside the Sun (the definition of a new moon) at 23º13’. New moons are times for fresh starts and new beginnings, and ooh baby, couldn’t we all use one right about now?
Today’s Great Conjunction
Yass! Today marks the day we’ve all been waiting for, the “Great Conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn in Aquarius. The Sun entered Capricorn, heralding the longest night of the year, the winter solstice, and soon after that, the two largest planets in the solar system aligned as they do every 20 years. But they haven’t met in Aquarius in 200 years!
Do You Need a Mindset Reset?
What a month December is already proving to be, with a lunar (full moon) eclipse at 8º Gemini just as the month kicked off, and the next one in the winter series happening today! This is a solar (new moon) eclipse, and it lands at 23º Sagittarius….