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January 2014

January 25, 2014

The Jupiter/Pluto opposition: this time with Venus

The most recent opposition (180 degree) formation between Jupiter and Pluto began last summer and...

January 24, 2014

Venus retrograde – the significance of 40 days and 40 nights

Venus turns retrograde only every two years or so which makes it one of the...

December 2013

December 07, 2013

Astrology lesson: The effect of planetary cycles

A client asked this question so I thought it might be a good thing to...

December 01, 2013

Planetary Iluminations for December are posted (formerly “Skywatch)

Happy December! The Illuminations for December are posted and you can read them here in...

November 2013

November 20, 2013

Mars in Libra December 2013: What can we expect?

You will be reading lots of stuff in the astrological news about the dangers of...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Mars in Leo, August 27 2013

Mars leaves Cancer today for the powerful sign of Leo. Mars is a fire planet,...

August 09, 2013

The Jupiter/Pluto opposition in the news

Although the exact alignment between Jupiter and Pluto did not culminate until yesterday, the two...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Jupiter opposite Pluto August 2013: Negotiating with the Gods

There's no denying that the past week or so has been intense, with the planet...

May 2013

May 21, 2013

Uranus Pluto square, Phase Three

As if we might be tempted to forget about the seven phase cycle of the...

October 2012

October 27, 2012

The US election debate heats up as Mars opposes Jupiter

Mars is the planet of aggression and warfare, and it is currently traveling through Sagittarius,...

October 06, 2012

Saturn in Scorpio, 2012-2015

Saturn has moved into Scorpio for the first time in nearly 30 years. Saturn is...

September 2012

September 17, 2012

Pluto turns direct and transformation continues

If you feel as though your life has intensified over the past week, you are...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

The Uranus/Pluto square in the news

The square between Uranus in Aries to Pluto in Capricorn represents the departure from the...

June 15, 2012

Jupiter in Gemini, June 2012 – June 2013

Jupiter moved into Gemini on June 11th, and unlike some periods during which Jupiter retrogrades...

April 2012

April 19, 2012

Communication systems go haywire: Mercury conjunct Uranus

by Lynn Hayes Mercury represents communication and the transmission of energy, and Uranus represents radical...

April 11, 2012

Mars turns direct, April 13-15 2012

Note: Planets are said to be "retrograde" when they appear to move backwards from our...

March 2012

March 13, 2012

The Great Grand Trine

Note to my readers: This post contains a lot of geeky astrological lingo. If you...

January 2012

January 26, 2012

Neptune re-enters Pisces February 3, 2012

This is an excerpt from a longer article that can be found on my website...

December 2011

December 28, 2011

Mars retrograde December 2011- January 2012

You may have heard that Mars is getting ready to turn retrograde, an event that...

December 14, 2011

Time Magazine’s Person of the Year: The Protester

Astrologers everywhere are nodding their head. Uranus in Aries square Pluto - Time Magazine names...

December 03, 2011

A Brief Uranus/Pluto history

Uranus in Aries began a four-year cycle of a challenging square to Pluto and Capricorn...

November 2011

November 13, 2011

Sunday inspiration and planetary news

This week's inspiration is the Grand Trine in Earth that is blessing us from the...

November 06, 2011

Neptune and Chiron turn direct, and other planetary news this week

Neptune and Chiron both change direction in a few days after traveling retrograde since earlier...

November 02, 2011

My Saturn Return ate my Skywatch

At least that's what I'm blaming it on. Those of you on my mailing list...

October 2011

October 12, 2011

An astrologer looks at 50

Art borrowed from the New Moon Journal. It's good to see Huffington Post carrying some serious...

September 2011

September 09, 2011

In the shadow of Saturn

Beth Owls Daughter and I met for lunch yesterday and commiserated on our upcoming Saturn...

August 2011

August 30, 2011

Jupiter retrograde, August 30 2011

"Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too...

June 2011

June 08, 2011

Chiron turns retrograde today, June 8 – November 10,2011

A retrograde lesson We are most familiar with Mercury turning retrograde and the snafus that...

June 02, 2011

Jupiter in Taurus, 2011-2012

Jupiter will enter the sign of Taurus on June 4th, leaving the sign of Aries...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

Waxing outer planet cycles

For some time now I have wanted to do an analysis of the outer planet...