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 […]

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 […]