May opens with a Full Moon featuring two juicy fixed signs. Both Taurus and Scorpio relate to how we humans handle having bodies… Subscribe to read the full Skywatch.

Where do we stand on the issue of courage? The question seems old-fashioned. We modern folk don’t have legends of dragon-slaying heroes to look up to. We no longer erect statues to great warriors who comported themselves honorably in battle. Probably the last vestige of this type of society-wide inspiration was the respect paid, by […]

There is fire in the sky this month, and not just any old fire. It’s the kind that kicks everything off. Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable Astrology posits three types of fire. There’s the roaring fire of the creative self (Leo), lighting up a room like a hearth. There’s the restless fire of the mind (Sagittarius), […]

It’s peaking this month. One of the key transits behind the current chaos, the Saturn/ Neptune conjunction, is exact to the minute of arc on February 20th. But let’s not get waylaid by what Frederick Woodruff calls “prediction porn.” This isn’t about expecting some big event to happen on that day. A transit exactitude is […]

This month the sky is full of planets in Capricorn turning into Aquarius, two dramatically contrasting signs. Let’s take a moment to liberate them from their stereotypes, the better to navigate the jarring shifts of January. Slow down Sober old Capricorn is not only rule-bound but security-conscious. Usually, its emphasis is on professional and material […]

These are the last few weeks of a transit we won’t see again in our lifetimes. Neptune in Pisces, the wateriest planet in the wateriest sign, is dribbling to a close.  It won’t be back for 168 years. Before it says goodbye, Neptune in Pisces stations direct on 12/10. After that, all astro eyes will […]

Before you get on your high horse this month, make sure you know what you’re fighting for. Mars, the warrior planet, becomes a crusader when it enters Sagittarius (11/4). Any natal planets in its path will be prodded into life. Whether this feels like vitalization or aggravation depends on our understanding of the transit’s intention. […]

On 10/13 Pluto goes direct, after being retrograde since May. Barely moving all month, it stops just shy of 1-and-a-half Aquarius. Find this degree in your natal chart to see where a mining operation is going on. You’re being ushered underground, to hunt for treasure. The precious nuggets you’re digging for are bits of unconscious […]