Venus in the 11th house is electric and expansive, a lover of the collective dream, a harmonizer of humanity. To have Venus here is to possess a curious and rather beautiful contradiction. There is a deep desire to belong to Continue reading Venus in the 11th House
When Venus finds herself in the 3rd house — the astrological abode of communication, thought, and immediate environment — something rather magical occurs. The mundane act of speaking is turned into an art form and the daily exchange of ideas Continue reading Venus in the 3rd House
When you have Venus in the 2nd house, this placement is a beautiful fusion of sensuality and practicality. It speaks of people who experience affection and security as part of the same breath, where financial stability isn’t a cold calculation Continue reading Venus in the 2nd House
Pluto is silent. It doesn’t demand attention like Mars, nor seduce like Venus. It waits, silent and still, in the caverns of the subconscious, where the real work — the profound, messy, unglamorous work — begins. Astrologically speaking, Pluto isn’t Continue reading Pluto-Sun Transits: Conjunction
When you have the Sun trine Mars aspect, you’re working with a steady, grounded kind of confidence—the kind that comes from inner alignment. It’s the innate, almost unthinking courage that comes from a sense of alignment between who you are Continue reading Sun Trine Mars Natal Aspect
Saturn in the 12th house is a placement that speaks of old karma, hidden fears, and the strange beauty of solitude. It’s as if your soul chose, before incarnation, a kind of spiritual boot camp. Where your growth comes from Continue reading Saturn in the 12th House: The Need to Shield Themselves From Their Own Turbulent Inner Seas
With Pluto in the 10th house, you’re dragged by the scruff of your soul into the high drama of career, reputation, and worldly authority. There’s an undeniable gravity to this placement. It can make you appear to others as someone Continue reading Pluto in the 10th House
When someone we love vanishes from the physical world, the experience disturbs our own spiritual self. Something has been pulled from our life, and suddenly we can see the light pouring through the gap. This light points us toward the Continue reading Hereafter: 12th House Endings
Charles Carter’s Psychological Encyclopedia of Astrology explores how people interact with the world around them. One particularly interesting idea he raises is that those who tend to accept information without much critical thinking might have a weaker Mercury placement in Continue reading Astrology and Superstition
The Moon in aspect to Neptune is an astrological configuration that seems like an invitation to live life half in this world and half in another, one foot on the pavement and the other dangling in the waters of the Continue reading Moon-Neptune Aspects
To speak of the 4th house is to speak of home, the deep sense of place — where you feel safest, or perhaps, where you first learned what safety wasn’t. It’s the psychological scaffolding around you. The bedtime rituals, the Continue reading Sipping Tea & Stars: Understanding the 4th House, One Cup at a Time
With Mercury trine Uranus, we have intellect and intuition, reason and revelation, all taking place in your mind. You’ve been gifted with a brain that reinvents the world. You’re rarely content with the regurgitation of facts or the placid acceptance Continue reading Mercury Trine Uranus: Telepathy Might Speed Things Up