Oh My Stars

(Disclaimer: astrologer Matthew Currie does not possess two X chromosomes, and thus cannot be considered “female” in any usual sense of the word. However, he has spent a lot of time around them, and in fact many of his best friends are females.) I recently had a revelation about why it is that so many…

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…

It’s been a wild ride for Roseanne Barr. After having had one of the biggest TV hits of the 90s, she drifted off into relative obscurity, save for the occasional rant on Twitter. Then, three months ago, she and her sitcom (along with the original cast) returned to ABC and was a huge hit, and…

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 to see what REAL astrology can REALLY…

We begin with a reading from today’s text: Magnolia (1999), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson: “Sometimes people need a little help. Sometimes people need to be forgiven. And sometimes they need to go to jail. And that’s a very tricky thing on my part… making that call. The law is the law, and heck if…

To: The Editors, Beliefnet From: Matthew Currie Subject: Writing About Astrology On The Internet I’ve recently started to re-evaluate how I communicate the ancient and majestic wonder of Astrology on these pages. Astrology, done properly, is a lot more complicated than just Sun Sign stuff. But when I look at the things that get attention…

Today’s subject matter is far from pleasant, but please bear with me. Someone out there needs to hear this, and maybe it’s you. *** Stephanie Adams, (born July 24th 1970, time unknown, Orange New Jersey) appeared to have everything going for her. She was a successful astrologer, author, owner of her own publishing company, had…

Happy Gemini Season, everyone! Sure, there are plenty of cliches out there about Gemini: the whole split personality thing, the constant need to learn and communicate, and so on. Like any astrological cliche, there’s often a bit of truth to those, but the average Gemini isn’t quite as flighty or scattered as they often get…

There is an answer to that which I’ve been learning for over 20 years, but I am still learning it: astrology is good for a lot of things. Astrology, like life itself, doesn’t just concern itself with the big moments and the major events and who you truly are and what makes others tick and…

Uranus enters Taurus today, and stays there until a retrograde moves it back for a final pass through Aries in September. Astrologically this is pretty big news and you will be hearing plenty about it both here and elsewhere in the astrological community. I want to kick off your Uranus in Taurus in a way…

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