A birth chart details the events occurring on the date, time, and place of a person’s birth, and astrology as an art form is made up of symbols, and when they all come together in your birth chart, they produce a one-of-a-kind pattern that can shed light on your life and the world around you…....
The Sun is the blazing heart of our solar system and is undeniably the great centre around which all things orbit. Without it, there would be no life, no warmth, no guiding light to define the day. In astrology, too, it takes its place as the core of our being, the source of selfhood, the…...
Cancer—the crab, scuttling sideways through the emotional tides, clutching at the safety of home and hearth, yet burdened by the weight of its own fragile heart. At its best, this sign embodies the longing for connection, the urge to bond oneself with family—be it blood-bound or soul-chosen. It is the warmth of a grandmother’s kitchen,…...
In his book How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming, Mike Brown shares his thoughts on Pluto in the months leading up to its reclassification as a dwarf planet. The catalyst for this shift was his discovery of a new celestial body, initially called Xena, which was significantly larger than Pluto. This…...
The aspects in astrology are the angular relationships between planets. We are not merely the sum of our Sun sign or a lone ascendant; we are a mosaic of light and shadow, conscious intentions and unconscious impulses, bound together by the gravitational pull of existence itself. The dance of the planets are not only to…...
In astrology, polarities refer to the fundamental energetic nature of zodiac signs, divided into two main groups: positive (masculine, yang) and negative (feminine, yin). These terms aren’t about gender but rather describe how signs express and interact with energy. Positive-polarity signs, which include Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius, are outward-directed and active. They…...
The eternal enigma of the feminine psyche—so mysterious that even the great Freud, with his cigar and psychological theories, threw up his hands in bewilderment. He spent three decades peering into the depths of the female soul and still ended up frustrated. Now, if we pivot to astrology, we see another layer to this conundrum…....
This morning, I noticed on television that March 13th marks the 20th anniversary of the Dunblane massacre, a tragic event in which Thomas Hamilton killed sixteen schoolchildren and their teacher. This horrific incident was deeply troubling to witness through news coverage at the time. The act of violence against innocent lives is profoundly unsettling and…...
In the book Signs of the Zodiac: A Reference Guide to Historical, Mythological, and Cultural Associations by Mary Ellen Snodgrass, there is this poem by essayist Joseph Addison which the author found limited. Snodgrass felt that the signs were reduced to absurdly small parameters. I, however, found Addison’s poetical work entirely charming, and it captured…...
With the Moon in Virgo, you are often told to have more spontaneity and loosen up. This lunar placement is not known for relaxation, and it can be challenging for you to unwind and let go. Some Virgoan Moons find themselves distressed if their belongings are rearranged or if their meticulously organized systems are disrupted…....
Question: Is there anything not nice about Libra? To enter Libra’s realm is to step into a world where grace is an art form. It’s a place where pleasantries form the fabric of human connection. Civility is mastered. Skeptics may scoff at this boundless niceness, mistaking it for something flimsy, something purely decorative. But oh,…...
Stephen Arroyo says: Everyone knows that in a classic romantic situation, there is usually an attempt to create a special mood or spell. Its an ideal (Neptune) that people carefully try to create; and if successfully create that atmosphere, then you find yourself in a magical place, your own little world, in which your tension…...