Synastry Techniques – How Will Your Partner Affect You? Australia writes: “Hi Elsa, I’ve been noticing lately that when in discussions with friends their Sun sign brings out my house placement. For example my Moon is in Leo in the 4th house. When talking to my Leo sun sign … Read More…

Pluto in Capricorn Conjunct Ascendant – Spine Update Pluto is retrograde in Capricorn. It won’t quite make it back to conjunct my ascendant but it will come close and I’m currently revisiting these issues. If you’re new around here, you may not recognize my back but you’re looking … Read More…

Pluto in Capricorn & What Lies Below Sagittarius, Jupitarians and 9th house people are known to be seekers. I live like this. Granted, I’m often tunneling down to expand but I also commune with the ethereal and attempt to educate myself in many fields, in a variety … Read More…

Pluto in Capricorn: Watching A Huge Business Implode I’ve been writing about business dying since Pluto went into Capricorn, hard core.  No one saw this coming the way I did, or even came close. I wrote and wrote and wrote about this. If you doubt me, click the … Read More…

Official Generational Gaslighting My husband worked in missiles when we were teenagers. He was a missileer. His mother’s generation and some who are younger, had nuclear drills in school.  They were instructed to hide under their desk at school, if an alarm sounded … Read More…

Dating That Leads Nowhere It’s common to go on date after date after and have it go nowhere.  People have a hard time partnering. I feel the reasons are largely societal. They’re also hard to discern because they’re deeply buried. There’s also a lot … Read More…

Logjam Breaking Life has been moving slow. Constipated is the word I want! But things will start to move now that Mars and Mercury in Virgo have cleared their opposition to Saturn. Not that things are exactly flowing yet. We’ve got a … Read More…

Help Registering In The Forum Good morning! Our Blood & Guts Astrology class will be held in a private forum we call the Colosseum.  To access the content, you have to register a username so I can add you to the class. Luckily, this takes … Read More…

What’s The Difference Between Transits, Progressions & Solar Returns? Dear Elsa, I recently had a solar return done. I would be very interested, if you could comment on the difference in use of: the progressive horoscope, transits and a solar return? Curious Hi, Curious. Great question! Your natal chart is … Read More…

Weekly Forecast: July 31 – August 4, 2023 – Full Moon In Aquarius The bulk of the week’s action goes down on Tuesday, but we feel it coming in early as Monday’s Capricorn Moon sets the stage. The Cap Moon squares Chiron and trines Uranus in the morning then goes on to sextile … Read More…

Pisces, Aries, Taurus 2024 Solar Return Charts I pulled up a 2024 Solar Return chart for a client.  This is what I saw.  You can click the pic to see the full chart. Note, the Jupiter Uranus conjunction. Pluto in Aquarius squares the sun and on this … Read More…

Child With Pluto Rising In Scorpio “Oh, she gave me a dirty look,” my daughter explained. She was an 11-year-old, 7th grader. “She did.” “Yeah, but I don’t care about that.” “Why not?” “What’s a dirty look? I’m the one with the reeeeal evil eye,” she … Read More…

What Rules “Meanness” In Astrology? Ask the collective

What You’re Trying To Prove You may recall the authentically mysterious man who stayed with us about a month back. He was Trekking Through Life. I mentioned he was observant and insightful. He was also candid and at one point he made a remark about … Read More…

Mars in Virgo: Pushing Myself To Think I am pushing myself, mentally at this time.  For one thing, I blew up yesterday, and while I managed to contain myself, mostly, I am not content to let it lie. Mainly, I want to better understand why I got … Read More…

Introduction To Juno In The Natal Chart “And that’s what makes this a great game, is the support and the commitment that the fans give the game.” –Nolan Ryan, Sagittarius Juno in the 9th house Juno is most commonly known as the marriage asteroid and in myth … Read More…

Weekend Love Forecast – Run, Run As Fast As You Can! Friday afternoon, the Sagittarius Moon quincunxes Jupiter then bounds on to trine Chiron overnight. The Moon slingshots the mood away from impediment and the grind, into a rowdy, bawdy sprint for growth. The mood IS the growth. Appreciate it. Mercury … Read More…

What Is Your Astrology Class About? A number of people have asked me what my Blood and Guts astro class is about. I’ve struggled to answer!  It’s because this is not a structured class on a set topic. This is free-flowing creative process. It’s about high-end … Read More…

Sticking Around To Grapple The Opponent & Win I was talking to client early this morning, like 5 am. He’s a double Gemini with Mars and Jupiter in the 9th house.  Neither of us are likely to sleep in. We both tend to push ahead, wanting to move … Read More…

Weekly Forecast: July 24-28, 2023 – Retro Venus Meets Dashing Mercury Venus in Leo is now retrograde, and it heads back as Leo Mercury advances. All week the two close the gap till they conjoin and cross on Thursday. Dramatic attitudes ensue and whip up a fiery confrontation as we look … Read More…