Oh My Stars

We create our own dramas for our own amusement, and frequently participate in the dramas of others for the same reason. This is one of the reasons why television is so popular, and part of the reason why we get so agitated when a favorite series comes to the end of a season. In my…

Ah, the Full Moon. Is there anything that causes more agitation? The answer is, obviously, “yes.” But fear not, oh Astrology Fan, a Full Moon never killed anyone. Well, okay — to be accurate — a Full Moon never killed anyone without a bunch of other transits also happening at the same time. You don’t…

One more article about that thing that happened on Tuesday, and then — unlike most of your Facebook friends — I’ll be done talking about it. Honest! This is not a blog entry about politics, by the way. It’s more about “meta-politics”: the thoughts and ideas and emotions that go into the person/party/philosophy you vote…

If you’ve been doing astrology readings for people as long as I have, there are a couple of things you soon learn. One is that the transits which cause people the most trouble will eventually end to be replaced with better days… and another is that one person’s bad transit can be good news for…

TODAY’S STARTLING NEWS STORIES: -The Sun rose and the Sun set. -Some people were born and others died. -People argued about politics somewhere. -A movie based on a Marvel Comics property made a buttload of money on opening weekend. Yes, Doctor Strange had its North American release this weekend and it was huge. No surprise…

(Neptune is in Pisces, and is currently conjunct the South Node, as it has been for about a month now, and has another month or so to go. This is like a double dose of delusion. Lucky you, you’re totally immune to that sort of thing, aren’t you?) NEPTUNE: Hey, how you doing? YOU: Feeling…

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…

Previously, I illustrated how the major aspects worked by describing how Mercury and Mars would interact while in a long line-up to get their Driver’s Licenses renewed (click here if you missed it). Also previously, I picked on the minor aspects a little because, well… they’re minor aspects (click here for that). A few people…

I’ve written about the aspects — how planets in your birth chart interact with each other — before, and yet it seems the subject needs more explanation. Here, for example, are the major aspects as seen through the Star Wars films. (WARNING: If you’re learning astrology and get everything exactly right the first time, you’re…

The aspects between planets in a birth chart is one of the major factors determining how that planet’s energies manifest. But what if a planet receives no aspects from the others at all? Will it run wild, dominating the other planets in the chart? Would an unaspected Mars (ruler of both athleticism and the sex…

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