When transiting Saturn aspects Pluto, you might find yourself breaking down old systems—relationships, careers, belief structures. Anything false or flimsy is getting the sledgehammer. It can be a period of grief, depression, or isolation. But within this darkness there’s potential…...

The Sun conjunct Uranus in synastry is electric — sometimes literally. You’ll feel jolted awake in their presence, as if someone turned up the voltage on your soul. There’s respect for individuality here. You don’t cling. You orbit. You’re satellites…

Air is the domain of thought, intellect, objectivity, and the mind. To lack air is not to lack a brain—it’s to lack a certain detachment, the capacity to float above the fray and contemplate the fracas without getting emotionally entangled…...

To be a person whose astrological chart lacks fire doesn’t mean you live in a world without colors. It’s not that your life is dull or lacking—far from it. It’s just that fire doesn’t come quite so readily to you…....

Dolly Chugh, in a recent speech, took the stage to deliver a talk entitled “Are We as Ethical as We Think We Are?” She bounded up, introduced herself, and then posed a powerful question: “How can it be true that…...

When you have Mars opposite Saturn in your natal chart, you often have a sense of energetic thwarting, of your will being subtly undermined or directly blocked by external forces (or internalized voices that sound suspiciously like they’re are from…

A lack of Earth in an astrological chart—whether it’s a complete absence or just a few planets—can be significant. The specific planets that occupy Earth signs make all the difference. If the Sun and Moon are grounded in Earth signs,…...

In psychology astrology, there is the idea that a lack of water in one’s astrological chart might leave a soul parched for empathy, compassion, and the emotional empathy that binds us together in a shared humanity. Stephen Arroyo, says that…

The water signs—Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces—are conduits of emotion, empathy, and intuitive entanglement. We often live in a world that praises the logical, the forthright, the stoically unmoved. But water signs—feel everybody’s emotions… and the collective grief of the planet…....

When transiting Saturn trines Mercury, your inner student (Mercury), says, “Right, enough of the daydreaming.” During this alignment, your mind becomes disciplined; you may find that you’re focused, grounded, and productive. This is a period where serious conversations flow smoother,…...

The Earth signs — Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn are the ever grounded souls. They are the folk who prefer the solid ground beneath their feet. A world full of feeling and ether might stir the mystics, but the Earth signs want…...

The Moon, pale mistress of the night, is an emblem of our emotional world, our instinctual tides, the subterranean sea of how we feel and how we relate. For many of us, when the Moon is stressed,  emotionally cornered, threatened…