June begins with a prickly Neptune square, which establishes the tone for the month (exactitude 6/5-7). The Sun and Mercury, airy and logical in Gemini, are faced with the vast inscrutability of the oceanic mind. Popular astrology offers up plenty of symptoms associated with this notorious aspect: confusion, free-floating anxiety, forgetfulness, the tendency to space […]

The big news in the sky this month concerns Uranus, the planet of revolution. After being in Aries for the last seven years, Uranus is moving into Taurus. On the ides of May, humanity begins a new chapter as concerns all things Uranian (advanced technology, political movements, sudden upheavals.) In Taurus, the sign of resources, […]

This month the sky is full of Aries, a sign known for being quick on the trigger. Its impetuousness can make it either refreshingly direct or childishly impulsive, depending on the degree of maturity we bring to it. This maturity is what’s being tested right now, as Saturn in Capricorn makes a showing early and […]

This month begins with a Full Moon steeped in water. The winsome mood pivots dramatically ¾ of the way through the month. On March 20th, the Vernal Equinox arrives like a fiery dawn. This is the first day of Spring, when the Sun in Pisces, the last of the twelve signs, morphs into Aries, the […]

This month is awash with water lessons, specific applications of a yearlong theme (see last month’s Skywatch). There are ingresses into Pisces by Venus (Feb 10th), Mercury (Feb 17th) and the Sun (Feb 18th). In addition, as the month winds down, the ruler of Pisces, Neptune, gets conjunctions from Mercury and Venus, as well as a square […]

This will be a year dominated by the water element, literally and symbolically. Water will be on our minds: externally, in terms of the environment, and internally, in terms of our inner reservoir of feelings. Grand Trine The new month, and the new year, begin with a Full Moon in Cancer. This assures us of plenty […]

2017 has been a preternaturally long year. The remarkable degree of strife and instability being felt right now, even by denizens of the relatively cosseted First World, is compelling us to come up with a response that’s equally extraordinary. We’re being dared to meet thus world moment with a degree of understanding to match. To do so, we have to dig deep within […]

November features a flurry of activity starting around the New Moon of Nov 18th: Thanksgiving week in the USA. Back-to-back transits pop into action in one smooth riff. Even though each has its own separate themes, the proximity of these shifts gives them a cumulative punch. Sensitive souls may find it all a tad overwhelming… unless we glimpse the patterns behind […]