When Jupiter transits Mercury, the messenger of the mind, it’s time to think bigger!” Your intuition at this time is strong. It’s the feeling that something significant is growing within you—an idea, a direction, a sense of destiny. Mercury governs...
The Air signs are consciousness—Gemini, Libra, Aquarius—airy in name, but not at all insubstantial. These folk flit about the world with minds alive with thought, filled with abstractions, and with the sense of possibility. They don’t so much walk through...
Venus is the planet of love, connection, and the feminine. Pluto is the chthonic force, dredging up what lies buried, demanding transformation through intensity, loss, and rebirth. When transiting Pluto aspects Venus, it isn’t always death in the literal sense,...
Liz Greene, a pioneer of psychological astrology, views Pluto as a profound symbol of the psyche’s depths. In an individual birth chart, Pluto represents forces that are transpersonal and often beyond the ego’s control – the “underworld” of the unconscious...
It appears that in astrologers’ charts, planets play a notable role. The renowned Marinus, who lived in France three centuries ago, associated astrology with the planet Mercury. It feels like a natural starting point. Mercury is the planet of communication,...
When transiting Jupiter aspects Saturn, you might feel like there’s pressure, and your faith is being tested. You may feel as if life is saying, “Right then, if you truly believe in this dream — prove it.” It’s a time...
Dane Rudhyar, in his book Astrological Insights into the Spiritual Life, speaks of the Sun as the ineffable symbol of our innermost “I” — the center of our spiritual solar system. According to Rudhyar, the Sun in your chart represents...
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...
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...
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,...