Solar Return Houses Opposite Natal Chart Hi Elsa, I recently bought myself a solar return report from you (which was excellent, btw!), & going over this, I noticed a theme- a substantial emphasis on 7th house related issues. For example, all my natal house cusps are … Read More…

Who Shapes Your Identity? sophiab in her usual eloquence writes on Family Karma: “…I was thinking about this yesterday, how our beliefs are inherited, and so deeply entrenched in our identities, which are formed in a family system, that much is unconscious. Our beliefs … Read More…

Invitation To Send Questions About Astrology & Life! It’s that time again. I want to invite readers to send questions on any topic.  Astrology questions, philosophical questions, questions about personal problems, curiosities…whatever you’ve got. I want to challenge myself, but I also want to challenge you. We have many … Read More…

Moon Signs, The IC & Aspects In Synastry Hi Elsa, Are relationships more likely to break up, lack a soul connection, or at least feel that the two are not in sync with difficult moon synastry? These questions are becoming more important to me. How will someone and … Read More…

Weekend Love Forecast – Are We Brave Or Brash? All weekend long, newly direct Venus in Leo heads into square with retro Jupiter in Taurus (Venus-ruled). Venus moves in close conjunction to Juno all weekend as well, exact late Saturday night. The special relationship of Juno and Jupiter raises … Read More…

Mercury Direct: September 15, 2023: Now Leaving Virgo With Honors Mercury will turn direct at 8 degrees Virgo on September 15th.  Smart! It was about to pick up an opposition to Saturn in Pisces, but no!  We’ve had sufficient! Rather than enter the GASLIGHTING pressure zone, Mercury is turning direct, … Read More…

Pluto In Capricorn: Layoffs! It was the middle of the workday at a large corporation when a husband got an email letting him know he was going to be keeping his job.  His wife, who worked for the same corporation did not get an … Read More…

New Moon in Virgo: September 14, 2023 – Major – Outer Planets Involved The new moon in Virgo will take place in the evening on September 14th at 21:59 degrees, just shy of 22 degrees.  Jupiter and Uranus in Taurus and Pluto in Capricorn will support the sun and moon, with Neptune opposing. … Read More…

Can You Steal A Person’s Soul? “My feelings are that the black heart has lost or sold his soul. In the end his incessant craving for power leads him to become a zombie vampire and ultimately just a lord of the worms! My question is can … Read More…

Just Because She’s Your Mother, Doesn’t Mean She Likes You “I love all my kids the same.” Most mothers say this and perhaps it’s true from a certain angle. But from other angles it hard to substantiate and in some cases it’s flat out obvious a mother prefers one child … Read More…

Taking People At Their Word As a child, I was taught to take people at their word. I continue to live this way. This means, if you tell me something, I’m going to believe you.  This is true, even if what you say is implausible, … Read More…

Feeling Bad? Check Your Lunar Return! I moved from Arizona to Colorado at the time of my Saturn Return. I’d never seen snow to speak of so this was fun but I’ll tell you what was not fun!  It was seeing February roll around and it … Read More…

Anosognosia Epidemic If you’ve never heard of “anosognosia”,  this would be a good time become familiar with the term. This is my personal opinion, derived from personal experiences. I believe this disorder is becoming very common for a variety of reasons. It’s … Read More…

Weekly Forecast: September 4-8, 2023 – Shaping Values And Meaning Early Monday, retrograde Mercury self-ruled in Virgo perfects its trine to Jupiter in Venus-ruled Taurus. Mere hours later, Jupiter stations retrograde. A bit of news, a bit of data, a message from the past is put on blast – and … Read More…

Responding To People Who Commented On The Content Post I’m serious about puzzling out what to do about this blog. I appreciate everyone offered their comments on What Would Type Content Would You Like To See Here? I want to respond and continue the discussion. Several people asked about … Read More…

The Saturn Cycle – Looking Back 28.5 Years It’s a shock when you realize you’ve come all the way back to exactly where you were. This comes to light in consultations sometimes. I’ll be talking with a client in the middle of a horrible Saturn transit. I’ll ask them … Read More…

Weekend Love Forecast – Venus Stations Direct, Fiery Fruition Friday night, retro Venus and direct Juno head into conjunction in Leo as the Aries Moon trines each in turn. The mood is simple and driven. The effect is passionate, fun, and loving… but FIERY, and DRAMATIC. We want to … Read More…

Will People Loosen Up In The Foreseeable Future? Lamari writes on Wearing A Mask With Nothing On Your Face: “Astrologically speaking, do you see this dishonest communication, and all the tiptoeing around have a positive shift in the foreseeable future?” This is a great question that’s hard to … Read More…

Wearing A Mask With Nothing On Your Face I wonder when or if we will ever be “maskless” again. I’m talking about being able to move around in the world and talk to people, freely. I understand this can be done in certain circumstances with certain people at … Read More…

Neptune Conjunct The Midheaven – No Guarantees I have written more than 100 posts about Neptune on the midheaven and this will be another.  If you have Neptune conjunct your midheaven or Pisces ruling the 10th your public image is going to morph.  This is inevitable. It … Read More…