Oh My Stars

(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).…

Canada became the first G7 country to fully legalize marijuana on midnight October 17th, and by all accounts it has been a roaring success. However, the situation has not been without some hitches, and that is clearly reflected in the astrology. Marijuana was legalized in Canada under the influence (ha!) of a Void of Course…

(CLICK HERE for Part One, covering Venus in Aries – Venus in Virgo) (Not into Halloween? Read on anyway. Taken more metaphorically, this can be useful advice for dressing more attractively in general based on your Venus placement! Also: the article is written specifically for those of you who identify as “cisgender female.” Halloween is…

(Not into Halloween? Read on anyway. Taken more metaphorically, this can be useful advice for dressing more attractively in general based on your Venus placement! Also: the article is written specifically for those of you who identify as “cisgender female.” Halloween is an old tradition, and it’ll take a while to get caught up with…

Neptune continues its long and slow journey through the sign it rules, Pisces. There are certain benefits to having the planet which rules illusion in that strong a place for it. Look at how great special effects have gotten over the last few years, and how many sources of entertainment we have now, for example.…

Last night brought us the season premiere of the internationally beloved BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (if you didn’t see my blog entry about the astrology of Doctor Who, click HERE). The show is about an eccentric alien who occasionally cheats death by physically regenerating… a process which changes his physical appearance and personality.…

(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…

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