In November, the astrological month gets going on the 4th, just a few days after the calendar month begins. If you use lunations to see which way the cosmic winds are blowing, you know how much a New Moon chart can say about the month ahead. It’s the birth chart of the new cycle, setting […]

October features four planetary stations. Mercury’s (10/18) is the one that gets the most press, but it is the least consequential. Stopping in the sky Mercury retrograde has become a cliché of pop astrology. Interestingly, it’s often mentioned with a laugh, which seems to imply “I know I shouldn’t be blaming a transit for having […]

As September begins, relationships may take us to extraordinary places, if we follow the cues. Whenever a transpersonal planet interacts with a personal one, we get the chance to inject a little magic into everyday experience. The first week of this month is full of these opportunities, as Mars opposes Neptune and Venus squares Pluto. […]

As August begins, the Sun opposes Saturn, a transit that doesn’t deserve its doleful reputation. The first few days of the month, when Mercury too is involved, would be an especially good time to work on our Saturn-phobia. Since December, Saturn has been prodding us to clarify what groups match – or at least complement […]

As July begins, the Saturn-Uranus square — the drama we’ve been feeling all year  — gets a jumpstart from Mars. Have you identified which parts of your life are expressing the conflict between change (Uranus) and stasis (Saturn)? If not, this Mars transit will probably make it unmistakable. Mars in transit tends to aggravate and […]

In June we face it again: the great conflict of 2021. Mid-month, the Saturn-Uranus square peaks for the second time. The world has been feeling the impact of this transit since late 2020. It’s most obvious during its exactitudes (2/17, 6/14 and 12/24), but we’ll be trying to assimilate it into early 2023.  Here’s a review of […]

The ongoing contest between the bull (fixed earth) and the angel (fixed air) rears its head strongly in May. The year began with this Taurus-Aquarius theme (see January’s SkyWatch) and now it is back, this time with the cards stacked on the side of the bull. May begins with Mercury, Venus in Taurus – exultant with […]

During the first part of April, we’ll get a pop quiz. Pluto (destruction/ rebirth), the main driver behind the extraordinary past 14 months, will get squares from Venus, the Sun and Mercury. Between 4/11 and 17, one by one, they’ll slam into Pluto, now slowing down for its station on 4/27. Expect the dramas that […]