When Neptune trines the Ascendant in synastry, it is one of those connections that feels less like a relationship and more like a mutual daydream. Neptune is the dreamy planet of the zodiac, and when it trines the Ascendant– the Continue reading Neptune Trines Ascendant Synastry
The Sun Rising (i.e. Sun in or conjunct the Ascendant/Sun as the chart’s rising energy) is a rich placement. When we say “Sun Rising” we typically refer to a natal chart in which the Sun is very close to the Continue reading Astrology: The Rising Planets
When you have Mars square Pluto in your natal chart, there’s a volcanic, primordial, thunderous cry from the base of your being crying out “Transform or be torn asunder!” You’ve got Mars—our inner warrior, the planet of will, action, and Continue reading Mars Square Pluto Natal Aspect
When you have Neptune in the 6th house, the earthy realm of daily drudgery, alarm clocks, and gym routines. It can be a paradox! This house, traditionally, is the workshop of the zodiac. It’s where we meet routine, ritual, service, Continue reading Neptune in the 6th House
Scorpio is a moody, magnetic, secretive sign of the zodiac, forever lurking in shadowy corners of parties, sipping red wine like it’s the blood of truth itself, eyeing the crowd as though it were a gallery of ghosts. The thing Continue reading Scorpio’s Strange, Holy Darkness
This past weekend, and the one before it, I found myself immersed in the most soul-satisfying, chaos-reducing way to do my reading and notetaking. Notes, you see, were already living cozily in my Samsung—great for sorting, archiving, color-coding. Under the Continue reading The Spiral Notebook: Returning to the Beginning, Transformed
This is astrology’s most quietly deceptive aspects: the trine. The harmonious little glyph—like a triangle, smooth and soothing—promising ease, flow, and cooperation. Trines, we’re told, are where the energy moves easily, where talents come naturally, and life just works. But Continue reading Don’t Blame the Trine: Astrology’s Most Misunderstood Aspect
The Fixed signs — Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius — the resolute beasts of the zodiac! Picture them like old oak trees, steadfast, unmoving, a bit stubborn, but undeniably powerful. You don’t push an oak tree into agreement. You sit Continue reading In the Land of No: The Holy Patience of Fixed Sign Change
The Moon in the 3rd house is perched right where thoughts, chats, and neighborhood natterings dwell. This placement makes you a veritable emotional soul in the realm of words. Conversations are sometimes therapy sessions, emotionally speaking. Now, there is a shadow Continue reading Moon in the 3rd House
In Synastry, when Venus trines another’s Ascendant, the soul of love winks cheekily at the personality’s front door and says, “Yes, darling, I like what you’ve done with the place.” Venus, the planet of sensuality and sublime aesthetics, is in Continue reading Venus Trine Ascendant Synastry
The slow-moving planets— Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto — they don’t really move fast across your progressed chart. So, when we speak of a progressed Pluto making a trine to the Ascendant, for example, we’re often not talking about Continue reading What Does Progressed Pluto Trine the Ascendant Mean?
When the progressed Sun forms an aspect natal Venus—there can be a romantic rendezvous. It could be a time to fall in love with others, and with life, art, beauty, and perhaps even with yourself (which, as it happens, is the Continue reading Sun-Venus Progressed Aspects: Love’s Illumination