(This blog entry is part of a series about how the planets in your birth chart affect other people, for better or worse. Click here for the introduction.) THE PLANET: The Sun, which is the center of our solar system and without which life itself would not be possible. WHAT IT DOES FOR YOU: The…

Today, a slight diversion from the subject of astrology into the subject of writing about astrology: specifically, the perils of not doing proper research. If you’ve read this blog for a while you know that I’ve done plenty of pieces on celebrities. That’s entirely understandable: looking at real events in the lives of real people…

The Sun has entered Scorpio, and that traditionally is the time of year when astrologers everywhere engage in either mounting a full-blown defense of Scorpio or start a frontal assault against that Sign. I refuse to engage in either behavior, so I’m sidestepping all the cliches and focusing strictly on fact about scorpions, not Scorpios.…

I was talking with someone a few days ago who said something about having read somewhere once that in astrology, Venus isn’t really the planet that rules love. I was ready to offer a reflexive counter response to this, except I stopped to think first (I have it I should probably cultivate in myself more).…

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