On January 8th, Venus will enter Capricorn. This is not a transit most people find particularly exciting. Love in a business suit. Oh joy. But there is another side to this placement. It means real, practical love. It reminds me of the old Grimm’s fairy tale, “Choosing a Bride.” Life as a young herdsman was […]
The fifth house is often overlooked in astrology in favor of the heavier or more “important” houses like the seventh or tenth. But to me, this is a mistake. Fifth house topics like fun and creativity are what make life worth living!
On Dec 21st, Saturn and Jupiter will meet each other in the sky immediately after both planets move into Aquarius. Most of us have heard that this is important, but few people know just how big a deal it is. It’s not just the ending of the cardinal clash of 2020. It’s the dawn of
Venus has entered Scorpio, the sign of her detriment. This is where Venus is weak, trying to do her Venusian tasks with Scorpio’s Mars/Pluto tools. When Venus is in Scorpio, our love is deep and intense. But that is not always as positive as it seems. Take the story of Medea, the ultimate Scorpio Venus.
Now that all the planets in Capricorn have turned direct, I am hearing a lot of fear. People are afraid of consequences, afraid of loss, afraid of the sword of Damocles falling onto their heads. They’re afraid of being pulled back into the darkness.
As Jupiter prepares to make its final pass across Pluto while on its way out of Capricorn, I thought this was a good time to talk about the way the two planetary energies combine.
Mars and Jupiter are strange bedfellows. The Lesser Malefic and the Greater Benefic don’t really have that much in common. Mars rules our anger, drive, and ambition. Jupiter rules our sense of joy, perspective, and our beliefs. Having them in aspect in the natal chart can be hard to manage!
Planets are almost always moving. They zip along through the zodiac, and then they sometimes swing backward and move retrograde. But every now and then, as they are transitioning between forward and retrograde movement, they appear to stop. Just like a pendulum seems to pause at the height of each swing, so do the planets.
