When Uranus transits in the 7th house, this transit is often misinterpreted as a time of divorce or separation in a primary relationship, but it’s subtler than that. Uranus, the revolutionary of the zodiac, doesn’t insist on endings so much as it demands authenticity. If your relationship survives the gale-force winds Uranus stirs up, it’s…
When Uranus transits the 6th house, it yanks you out of your comfort zone and into disruption. This part of the chart governs the reliable domain of daily grind and sensible routines, it is traditionally grounded in the earthy, practical realm of “do the work, reap the rewards.” It’s also the house of health, habits,…
Ownership can be very important to some Taureans, and money and property can be utilized as a form of defense. For others, money itself may matter less than a familiar environment into which one can retreat. This can also mean a stable job which, although uninspiring, has the merit of being secure, or a relationship…
Words are fascinating things for Gemini. Whether he’s the more verbal type of Gemini who talks a blue streak or the quieter types (yes there are some) whose minds may be spinning with all kinds of things but who are too introverted to tell you about them, language is usually a wonderful and eternally stimulating…
The transit of Uranus through Aquarius speaks to the maverick in all of us. It’s the equivalent of the universe having a midlife crisis, but instead of buying a sports car, it opts to dismantle societal hierarchies and redefine community. During this time, the old traditions and find themselves quivering under the weight of Uranus’s…
Leo comes to life with an inner confidence which exudes from him into the environment. It is this quality which inspires people to place their faith and trust in him. If confidence turns to vanity, however, Leo will find that others will just easily turn away. Leo is not an insecure Aries, an evasive Taurus,…
“Virgos who are addicted to work will often encounter a crisis which forces them to take a sabbatical, re-enacting the Persephone myth by experiencing a crisis and retreating to the cool, dark depths of their personal underworld where healing is possible. Even the glyphs for Virgo and Scorpio resemble one another, Virgo’s turning inward and…
On July 25, 1978, Louise Brown, the world’s first test-tube baby, was born in the U.K. Her mother, Lesley Brown, had been unable to conceive because of blocked Fallopian tubes and had undergone experimental fertility treatment to become pregnant. The method involved removing eggs from a woman’s ovary, fertilizing them with sperm in a glass…
If you are going to spend your life with the kind of acute awareness of everybody else that Libra’s got, you don’t have a chance very often to express your own emotions honestly. And this is Libra’s biggest problem. He often finds his own emotions very painful to deal with, because they so frequently contradict…
“You don’t do “lite.” It’s not in your Birthday Planet’s vocabulary. You’re too intense. You may have gone through periods (especially when you were younger) when you felt ashamed for reacting the way you do. Perhaps you even tried to cover it up. In time you’ve come to accept your not everyone’s cup of tea….
Jupiter in Aries shows someone with courage, expansion, and relentless zest for self-discovery. Jupiterian faith, for these fiery souls, isn’t a passive feeling of hope; it’s a battle cry. This placement says, “I trust not just in the stars above but in the fire within me.” It infuses a pioneering spirit into the realm of…
With Mars in Aries, the warrior spirit pulsates through your veins, and it makes for an existence that is both mesmerizing and, well, occasionally exhausting—for you and everyone in your life. You don’t walk through life; you charge. You embody action, diving headfirst into whatever task, challenge, or bold idea strikes you. You’re not here…