Oh My Stars

(This is part of the “Ask An Astrologer” series, where I occasionally try to demonstrate how getting a consultation can genuinely help and provide real guidance, using real-life examples. Want to find out for yourself? There’s a link to my e-mail at the bottom of this blog entry.) GS writes: “If you have very weak…

Previously on Beliefnet, I answered a question from a concerned mother about a specific detail in her infant daughter’s birth chart. As per usual, I re-posted the link to this blog entry in a few different places, Facebook and otherwise. I was surprised that, not long afterwards, a few people chimed in making some observations…

(This is part of the “Ask An Astrologer” series, where I occasionally try to demonstrate how getting a consultation can genuinely help and provide real guidance, using real-life examples. Want to find out for yourself? There’s a link to my e-mail at the bottom of this blog entry.) SL writes: “My daughter was born with…

First of all, if you are currently experiencing suicidal thoughts or feelings, you don’t need to be reading this. You need to go to Google, type in the word “suicide,” and click on the first link you see that offers help. Get help now, come back later. No point in me keeping on writing these…

(This is Part Two of a three-part series. Part One was written back in 2013, and I had no idea it was going to be part of a series. CLICK HERE to read it.) I have written here before on the subject of mental health, both in general and in specific cases, like that of…

The planets are always moving, and every month there are new planetary aspects affecting life here on Earth. If you’d like a complete rundown of the major aspects happening in November 2019, click here. But if you’re not in the mood to do a lot of technical reading, suffice to say there are a few…

(CLICK HERE for the month’s major aspects!) Here’s the most important astrological forecast of the month. Really? Yes! Why? Knowing when the Moon Void of Course is happening is probably the handiest of all the common astrological techniques. Learn it, make it work for you, and save yourself tons of unnecessary aggravation! Seriously: you want…

A typical horoscope lays out what you can expect for yourself in the next week or month based on your Sun Sign. That sort of thing is great, sure… especially if you happen to be the only person on your planet. Astrology, like life in general, is a lot more complicated than “there are twelve…

 (This is part of the “Ask An Astrologer” series, where I occasionally try to demonstrate how getting a consultation can genuinely help and provide real guidance, using real-life examples. Want to find out for yourself? There’s a link to my e-mail at the bottom of this blog entry.) (Part One, in which we clear up…

When one is an astrologer, or spends a lot of time looking at astrology, one should always resist the urge to become too fatalistic. No one set of transits or astrological conditions will ever completely guarantee success, and there is no such thing as an inherently, unavoidably bad day. You take the good with the…

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