The New Moon on May 4th targets the fifteenth degree of Taurus: the most tenacious degree of the most tenacious sign in the zodiac. We will want to be on the right side of the Bull. The first moment of any cycle is its most critical moment. If you use astrological timing to set intentions, you […]

There are three important stations this month, all hitting late Sagittarius through late Capricorn. This puts the spotlight on one little corner of the zodiac. What part of your life is getting the one-two-three-punch? If you know your natal chart (if not, have an astrologer look at it), locate the houses involved. Notice if you have […]

The standout transit of the month, as it is every March, is the Vernal Equinox. When the Sun hits zero Aries, it is like the blast of a trumpet announcing the three months to come: Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. On another level, because this is the first degree of the first sign, it inaugurates […]

The month begins with the potential for power plays. Mars squares Pluto on Feb first. The transit is notorious because of the fiery impulses it can unleash. But those who get lost in egoic intensity – whether it’s coming from within themselves or from an antagonist — are courting unpleasantness, not to mention wasting the […]

The new calendar year starts on a note of sobriety. The Sun conjoins Saturn – at its most Saturnine, in Capricorn — on the second day of January; Mercury does so on Jan 11th -13th. These cool, retentive transits serve to emphasize the restrained nature of the season, winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Father Time […]

There are five planetary ingresses this month. Venus and Mercury move into Scorpio within hours of each other as December begins, Mercury moves into Sagittarius on Dec 12th, The Sun enters Capricorn at the Solstice on December 21st, and Mars enters Aries on the last day of the year, auguring a bombastic New Year’s Eve. […]

Three planets change direction this month. Each of these pivots is an invitation to get to know that planet’s symbolism more directly and intimately than usual (see August’s SkyWatch for tips on using planetary stations). Venus and Mercury station on the same day, Nov. 16th. Venus, back in Libra going retrograde, will turn around and […]

Venus goes retrograde this month, stationing on Oct 5th at 10 Scorpio. She dips back into Libra on Halloween and won’t go direct again until the middle of November. Venusian retrogrades are relatively rare; and as transit-trackers know, the rarer the event, the more important the lesson. The five weeks of Venus’ backwards motion give […]