Oh My Stars

This week: not one, but two questions from the “Ask An Astrologer” mailbag, both about the Cardinal Grand Cross. For more on the Cardinal Grand Cross, click HERE. *** JE writes: I just read your guide and I was wondering why you didn’t interpret Pluto (and the GC) conjuncting the Natal Sun. Pluto will “almost” conjunct…

(An introduction to the big celestial event of April, and why so many folks are stressed about it, is HERE. Part one, all about Pluto’s role in the Cardinal Grand Cross, is HERE.) As is the case with Pluto, Uranus is a very slow planet and even though it’s a powerful one, the effect that its…

(An introduction to the big celestial event of April, and why so many folks are stressed about it, is HERE.) Part of the problem with trying to come up with a simple interpretation for the effects of the Cardinal Grand Cross is that, to be honest with you, it’s just not that simple a thing.…

(Finally — a practical astrology forecast that EVERYONE can use, regardless of their Sign! Make sure you bookmark this page and come back — it could be the most useful thing I’ve written all month!) Below is a listing for Void Of Course (VOC) Moon times and dates for the month of April (if you’re unfamiliar…

For centuries, astronomers have had the true story of how the universe works staring them in the face without really understanding it, and so have astrologers. Science has determined that 90% of the matter in the universe is actually what is called “dark matter” — an unknown substance that is invisible and yet has a…

(This is a part of the Astrology Of Love And Compatibility series. Part One, “The Cardinal Grand Cross Uncouples Gwyneth And Chris,” is HERE.) We’ve all seen it before: a friend of yours meet someone new, and you check in three weeks later and everything is absolutely wonderful. Your friend can’t say enough good things…

Many of you who are fans of either this blog or astrology in general will by now be familiar with the Cardinal Grand Cross. It is a particularly nasty-looking planetary pileup, in which Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, and Pluto will all be butting heads. There is a fair amount of panic in some circles going on…

“I asked my dad once, ‘How did you and mom stay married for 33 years?’ And he said, ‘Well, we never wanted to get divorced at the same time’. And I think that’s what happens. … When two people throw in the towel at the same time, then you break up, but if one person’s…

First of all, if you haven’t read it yet, here is my March Editorial — Why Panic Over Astrology? — in which I discuss the recent American National Science Foundation poll that shows Americans appear to be getting smarter about science… and are also embracing astrology more. For me as an astrologer, the big question…

“As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable twist, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.” -2 Peter 3:16   “Speak no ill of the dead’ is an ancient piece of…

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