The Sycophant – Part Three: Invited Left, Invited Right, Sideways and Upside Down This is a true story. Catch up here: Part one.

Weekly Forecast: September 25-29, 2023 – Aries Full Moon Monday morning, Virgo Mercury finishes up its long held trine to retro Jupiter in Taurus. We’re gathering a bounty of details and finding meaning. We’re also making something of all that input. Mercury spends the rest of the week moving … Read More…

The Sycophant – Part Two: Mowgli, Cruella, Lover Boy And Mary Ann Mowgli Meets Cruella and Mary Ann Catch up here – Part one – Introducing The Players I didn’t put this scenario together immediately, there was a progression here. The situation emerged into my awareness as I observed events and the … Read More…

Benefits Of Pluto Transiting Your 12th House My 12th house Pluto transit has wrapped up. I chronicled the whole ordeal. I’ve written about how this played for me but I have not written about how I feel I benefitted from the transit. This seems a good time … Read More…

Weekend Love Forecast – Investigate And Experiment! All weekend, Mercury in Virgo moves in trine to retro Jupiter in Taurus, and the senses throb with an abundance of input. The mind also contends with extra information and communications. But what it all comes down to is what … Read More…

The Sycophant – Part One – Introducing The Players This is a true story… The Collision He said he was Jewish and Italian. I asked him which half was Italian, top or bottom? He answered so I went out with him. I didn’t care what the answer was, I … Read More…

Venus Square Uranus in Taurus: Sudden Attraction Venus in Leo will square Uranus in Taurus, next week. This suggests an unexpected change in your relationship status. Odds are the change will be positive. Venus  Uranus is the, “love at first sight” aspect, or what Italians call, the … Read More…

Top 10 Taboo Topics In Astrology What’s currently considered taboo in astrology in this era? I first posed this question, thirteen years ago.  It’s always interesting and we could use an update. My original post follows. ~~ People say I’m provocative but it is almost never … Read More…

Astro Signatures That Delay Marriage Elsa – Can you talk about late marriages in astrology? I have Saturn in 7th house (cancer), squaring Jupiter and trining my Sun. I’m 47, an accomplished professional and still not married. If most people in the Western world get … Read More…

Full Moon In Aries: September 29, 2023 – Love & Money The full moon in Aries will take place early in the morning on Friday, September 29th. If you want to howl under this thing, make plans for Thursday!  You can see the chart here. It’s remarkable how Venus and Mars … Read More…

Pluto Transiting 12th House: Brink Of Homelessness – Help! Hi Elsa, I see you’ve written extensively and have lived through Pluto sweeping your 12th. I’m living it now and am wondering if it will literally kill me? I’m on the brink of homelessness, everyone I know seems to be … Read More…

Weekly Forecast: September 18-22, 2023 – Summer’s End Monday morning we start out with the Scorpio Moon trine retro Saturn, stabilizing. It’s a mood to pause and pivot while still afloat, awash in flow. The Scorpio Moon then heads into sextile with Mercury, direct and under self rule … Read More…

Subconscious: Your Experience With Planets in the 8th House This morning I was mulling my behavior in a certain drama in my life. The story is unfolding in a positive way for me. It’s taken many months for it to turn around. The turnaround seems random but I’m not … Read More…

Weekend Love Forecast – The Venus Moon Wants MORE Friday night, the Moon in Venus-ruled Libra quincunxes retro Saturn in Pisces. Leo Venus continues in square to retro Jupiter, and Libra Mars moves along in sextile to Venus. We want to grab the good stuff! We need to take … Read More…

Trying For A Baby… With Saturn In Pisces It’s common that women stress when they’re actively trying to have a baby. I worked with three woman in this situation over the last week. Saturn in Pisces is exacerbating the problem on account of the nebulous fears associated with … Read More…

How To Handle The Empty Houses In Your Chart Dear Elsa, I have one of those charts where only a few houses are busy and the rest are empty. My chart has no oppositions, planets are placed in 3rd, 4th and 5th houses. That’s it. Question: if top of … Read More…

Child With Saturn Transiting The First House Hi, I was curious what would be the high-level advice and guidance with regards to Saturn Transit through the 1st House for a child. My son is a 10 year old Pisces, just starting a new school and a new … Read More…

She Attracts Predators & Feels Overwhelmed Hi, Elsa. I envy you your `knife` so to speak. I have started dating again after a divorce and keep finding creepy guys I have to shake off.  Not everyone, mind you, but I keep finding myself bolting to the … Read More…

She’s Not Taken Seriously & Has Trouble Getting Diagnosed Hello Elsa! First time messenger here. Every time Saturn comes around and conjuncts my Moon and Sun, it absolutely kicks my ass. This time I have Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. That in and of itself – fine. Tolerable. What I don’t … Read More…

Weekly Forecast: September 11-14, 2023 – New Moon In Virgo All week long, Leo Venus heads back into square with retro Taurus Jupiter. We want more, whether or not that is actually what’s best for us or is fitting for our values. On Tuesday, Venus begins a month-long sextile to … Read More…