Under Uranus transits, we’re shaken out of complacency, the rug is pulled out from under our neatly arranged lives, and everything is rearranged. Richard Idemon says that we’re not quite competent in handling these outer planetary energies. They’re exhilarating, terrifying, and require a level of surrender and bravery that doesn’t come naturally to most of…...
When you have Saturn in the 2nd house, it holds up a mirror to your innermost fears and values. Here you are caught in a conundrum – between the material and the immaterial, where it reveals a different aspect of your desires, your worth, your sense of security. Saturn, the old devil, is all about…...
With Saturn in the 1st house, this is the kind of placement that demand you look at yourself in the mirror for longer than is comfortable, scrutinizing every flaw and feeling every ache of self-doubt. When Saturn is placed in the house of self, identity, the ‘I am’—every aspect of your existence feels like it’s…...
Question: What astrological aspects or placements are associated with attracting malicious gossip in one’s life? This is the sticky toffee of human interaction, sweet to the tongue but corrosive to the soul. In astrology, gossip and its shadowy cousin, slander, find their roots in a few key placements and aspects. Mercury rules communication, thought, and…...
Question: With Pluto on my Midheaven, I often attract people in public who dislike me for no apparent reason, or who come across as arrogant or aggressive—and it really bothers me. Why can’t I have gentler aspects, like Venus, and fade into the background, instead of being a magnet for others’ insecurities? With Pluto on…...
The sun in our birth chart is the glowing dot within the infinite circle—both the starting point and the purpose of our life story. It symbolizes the urge to express, the drive to realize, the hunger to become. The circle is the ancient symbol of wholeness, where there is no beginning, no end. Inside this…...
Blake Lively’s involvement in the movie It Ends with Us has been met with its fair share of criticism—a storm of opinions swirling around what is a deeply sensitive and complex story. Amidst the backlash directed at Blake Lively, it seemed timely to examine her astrological chart. Interestingly, she has mentioned being a Virgo, and…...
The Tale of the Rose by Consuelo Suncin Sandoval de Gómez, widow of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, reveals the Passionate story of their marriage—a relationship both enchanting and fraught with challenges. Meeting in Buenos Aires in 1930, their connection was immediate: Consuelo, a beautiful young widow, and Antoine, a decorated aviator and an emerging author, ignited…...
To truly understand astrology, one must shed the glossy veneer of horoscopes that litter the back pages of magazines—those sugary, one-size-fits-all interpretations that claim to predict your love life based on nothing more than your Sun sign. Astrology, when stripped of its magazine-flavored froth, is less about peering into a crystal ball and more about…...
The myth of Hades and Persephone is a darkly enchanting tale, brimming with symbolism. It’s interpretation goes beyond the surface of abduction and violation, into the fertile soil of psychological transformation. Now, Persephone, the innocent maiden, plucking flowers one moment and being dragged into the depths the next, could be seen as the classic loss…...
Neptune floats through the heavens carrying with it a mystical fog that softens the edges of reality, gently blurring the lines between what is and what could be. When Neptune aspects a planet in your chart, it’s not a rough-and-tumble encounter but rather a subtle invitation to see the world through a lens of heightened…...
The very mention of Saturn tends to elicit a wince from those versed in astrology, as if invoking the name of a stern teacher who delights in catching you unprepared. When Saturn sidles up to a planet in our chart, it’s as if he’s saying, “Right then, let’s see what you’re really made of.” And…...