Signs of the Zodiac
The Gibbous Moon arrives early on Sunday, August 11 (7:38 am EDT) with all the challenge this square-and-a-half brings. This is a Capricorn Moon: pragmatic, hard-nosed, and ready to set some boundaries. 🌔 Along with the sesquiquadrate to the Sun, … Continued
Within the First Quarter phase, the Sun and Moon reach a trine that offers counsel if we’re reading to receive it. This trine arrives overnight Friday, just after midnight on Saturday, August 10 EDT. 🌗 The waxing trine is exuberant, … Continued
The First Quarter Moon arrives Wednesday just after midday (1:31 pm EDT) when the Sun is at peak intensity. 🌓 Flanked by Venus and Mars, this Sun is strong and vibrant. Add a trine to Jupiter and the levels of … Continued
Within the Crescent Moon phase, the Sun and Moon reach a sextile. This month that positive energy is enhanced: Venus and Jupiter are also part of the sextile, as Sun and Venus move into their trine with Jupiter. 🌒 This … Continued
The Crescent Moon arrives in a bit more than 12 hours (4 am EDT). The visible Moon returns: only a slim curve in the sky, but we can see her. This 45 degree aspect between Sun and Moon is pushy: … Continued
For the last month and more, we’ve been riding emotional roller coasters and working through deep but difficult insights. You might be feeling depleted, tender, and ready for a quiet beach vacation. Instead we’re invited on a new, exciting adventure. … Continued
This afternoon, we reach the closing of the lunar cycle, the Balsamic phase. Here we release what is no longer needed, to prepare for the coming New Moon. 🌘 The Moon at 20 Gemini is semi square the Leo Sun, … Continued
Within the Last Quarter phase, as we shift from achieving to releasing, we reach a sextile between Sun and Moon that offers a moment of deep understanding. 🌗 This sextile arrives July 27 at 10:16 am, with the Moon at … Continued
The Last Quarter Moon is a square from the Moon to the Sun and squares are challenges. Suddenly, we see where we are. This lunar cycle is closing! Where are we with our New Moon wishes and goals? How have … Continued
In classical astrology, a planet within 15 degrees of the Sun is “under the beams.” We cannot see it; its influence and power lost in the brilliant heat of our star. There is a moment, though, when the planet regains … Continued