The 8th house is where the human being is forced to develop a relationship with the one fact nobody invited to dinner but everyone knows is standing in the hallway: death. Not death as a dramatic symbol printed on a...
To have the 7th house strong in your nature is to be fated, in the most human and inconvenient sense of the word, to discover yourself through other people. Relationship is one of the primary mirrors through which your psyche...
To have the 1st house emphasized is to live with a heightened awareness of the doorway between the inner self and the outer world. You aren’t simply “being”; you are arriving. There is always some sense, however subtle, that life...
When you have Mars trine Jupiter in synastry, there is often current of encouragement running between you. It makes both people feel a little braver, louder, more alive, and more willing to actually do the thing instead of thinking about Continue reading Mars Trine Jupiter Synastry
Jupiter’s astronomy almost reflects its astrology. It is the largest planet in the solar system, and already this tells you half the story. Jupiter doesn’t do small. Jupiter expands, magnifies, inflates, broadcasts, and fills the room. In the chart, wherever...
When you have the Sun in aspect to Pluto, you are built to sink. You know when something is off. You sense when a room has a secret, when a person has an agenda, when a story has missing pieces. You...
Fire signs carry something childlike. Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius have a natural sympathy with the part of human nature still expecting life to be enchanted. They aren’t always interested in sanding mystery down into a respectable little theory with citations,...
With Pluto transits, you can feel as though some part of you has been led down into a place where ordinary optimism no longer speaks the language. People may tell you things will get better, and you may nod while...
When you have Mercury opposite Neptune, your mind is beautiful, suggestive, full of hidden shapes. You are mentally porous. Impressions seep in. A mood in the room, a half-said sentence, a strange look on someone’s face, the emotional meaning beneath Continue reading Mercury Opposite Neptune Natal Aspect
People with planets in the 8th house aren’t built for the shallow end of life. Their nature is drawn toward what most people avoid looking at for too long: desire, fear, grief, obsession, intimacy, death, power, betrayal, surrender, transformation, all...
One of the most revealing things astrology can do is hold up a mirror to the weird little ways we trip over our own feet and then act shocked there was a floor. Self-sabotage is rarely dramatic at first. It...
When Jupiter moves into contact with your Venus, the part of you who tries to be reasonable, modest, self-contained, and emotionally well-behaved suddenly remembers life is meant to be tasted. Enjoyed. Occasionally over-ordered from the menu. There can be a...