Overnight, we enter the Last Quarter phase with the Moon in Capricorn. As I write, it’s early afternoon on April 9 and the Moon has entered Cap. Something important happens today that I want to name. Mars is about to … Continued
As we sail into a New Moon at the tail end of Pisces, we’re crossing borders. All kinds of borders. This New Moon ushers us out of the spring eclipse season. We emerge into a world remade, with challenges personal … Continued
We reach a Solstice point today as the Sun enters Cancer, the sign of the Mother. This is the point at which the ancient Greek Thema Mundi (birth chart of the world) begins. It’s summertime. We long for easy living. … Continued
In about 8 hours, we enter the Last Quarter phase, the time when we’re meant to DO something about the goals, skill building, and illuminations of this lunar cycle. There are two major aspect patterns in this Last Quarter chart. … Continued
The Balsamic Moon is a time for letting go. This Capricorn Moon is not quite ready to let anything slip through her fingers, but resting along the way, taking stock, checking in–all definitely on the menu. The Moon opposes Mars, … Continued
This Last Quarter Moon is on a journey. We’re ready to move and move quickly, whether we’re traveling in the world or in our minds. We look forward to new vistas. We’re reaching out toward our goals. Yet the landscape … Continued
We’re entering the First Quarter, a time of skill building and taking action, with a chart that offers contrasting messages. Mercury remains under the beams of the Sun, just past the illumination of their cazimi. Jupiter opposes these two, with … Continued
After the intense Fire of the New Moon, the Crescent Moon in Capricorn wants to make it real. The challenge is, too much is happening. Ideas, plans, contingencies, goals, all crowd in at once. This chart is intense: The Moon … Continued
Tonight we enter the Last Quarter with a chart that is lit. We have a Grand Trine in Fire with the Sun newly arrived in adventurous Sagittarius (yay!), the North Node in take-no-prisoners Aries, and Mars in let’s-do-it! Leo. Mercury … Continued
The solstices and equinoxes have been observed since ancient times. More than that, they’ve been anticipated and marked with ritual. Temples, pyramids, and stone circles were built to honor these moments. Tomorrow morning, the Sun enters Libra and we celebrate … Continued