As June begins the Sun is in a flurry of Gemini, a sign made for the digital age. The world is full of information, and this restless sign wants to know it all. On the 13th, Mercury, the messenger, joins the Sun in Gemini. It’s in this placement that Mercury (locomotion, mental processes) is most […]

During the first week of April, Mars and Saturn in Aquarius are too close for comfort (peaking 4/4). But then, this transit is not about comfort. It’s about putting the pressure on… Subscribe to read the full Skywatch. 

This calendar month begins a day before the start of the lunar cycle. Here comes March, ready or not. If you use the lunar cycle to navigate the unfolding of time, as the ancients did, you’ll appreciate the shape of March. One New Moon (March 2nd) launches the month, and another closes it (March 31st). […]

The Sun conjoins Saturn the first week of February, reminding us that we have work to do. The specific nature of this work varies from person to person, depending on where mid-degree Aquarius falls in your chart. But all of us are getting the same Saturnine message: Effort pays off. Can we view our tasks […]

2022 is beginning in more ways than one. The New Moon (Jan 2nd 10:35 am PST) arrives while we’re still sweeping up the confetti and hauling our empties to the recycling. It’s unusual for the lunar cycle to start right alongside the calendar year. Everything is possible This double emphasis signifies a growth spasm: we […]

As December begins, just before the lunar Eclipse, Neptune makes a direct station. The great sea god is so near we can practically smell the salt on his breath. Do you have natal planets around the twentieth degree of Pisces? If so, you’ve been feeling the confusions and/or inspirations of this slow-moving transit for a […]

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 […]