Mars Retrograde In Cancer – Old School Nurturing Mars retrograde in Cancer has been freakishly active in my world. I’ve been digging up family pictures.  Home alone, for the first time since my daughter was born, and various other sundries.  But last night, I was kept awake thinking about, Rosita. Rosita was a woman I didn’t know, even though I ate dinner in Source

Drowning In A.I. Created Content – Fight Back! I came across an announcement from a company set to publish, 8000, AI created books with the specific intent to flood the market with new releases.  There is plenty of astrology-related AI-created content. There are also AI-created astrologers; including my replacement, Elsa, the astrologer with a special grandmother. I’ve been advised, twenty v…

Why Can’t I Get Ahead, Professionally? What, in your experience, is responsible for a major professional ‘”wall”? I do not even have a word for it, but it this is how it feels, like having to go not up the mountain, but through an infinite mass of rock, impossible – MC in Cap? Eastern Europe Kid’ (mid-life) Hi, Kid. This may Source

Weekly Forecast: January 20-24, 2025 – Sun-Pluto, Explosive Charisma All day Monday, Capricorn Mercury squares Aries Chiron as the Aquarius Sun moves to conjoin Pluto, exact early Tuesday. As we actively search for ways to control or contain the narrative, the day resists compartmentalization. Retro Mars in Cancer continues to sextile retro Uranus in Taurus through Thursday, so we may be better off to Source

“You Gotta Play the Cards You’re Dealt” With Frederick Woodruff The videocast I recorded with Frederick Woodruff, is ready to go! We cover all this in one hour: • The modifications astrology sites must endure amidst AI slop. • Seth Werkheiser’s Social Media Escape Club. And the notion of a new ‘open source’ internet. • Meta’s possible absorption of TikTok. • The outer planets shift Source

What Will Change When Uranus Leaves Taurus? Hi Elsa, what sorts of energy can we expect when Uranus leaves Taurus? Particularly Taureans. Thank you from Canada Interesting question!  We usually address see these changes, looking at the sign ahead. You’ve shown me a new way to view this and I appreciate it. My husband is a Taurus and believe it or not, Source

How Do Transits & Cycles Work? I have this Uranus conjunct North node transit happening this year and wondering is this the set up for my upcoming Uranus opposition? I am seeing this as a set up of planetary events that might stack together in order to take its full form? Is this how transits and cycles initially work? Together working Source

Weekend Love Forecast – Planning For A Kiss Friday night, the Mercury-ruled Virgo Moon opposes the applying Pisces Venus-Saturn conjunction. What if what you don’t already have but do want is something you don’t practically need? At least not right now? One of the best uses of this influence is the thoughtful consideration that “not right now” doesn’t mean anything more than just Source

Stuck In Rage For A Year…And Your Heart? Most everyone is super agitated right now. I give this to Mars retrograde in Cancer, which is bound to irritate if not straight up trigger the emotions. There’s a lot of people suffering depression right now as well.  You slip on a banana peel and in some cases, it can be quite hard to get Source

12th House Sun In Capricorn Fears Being Seen Why am I afraid to show my creative talents and don’t feel comfortable promoting or sharing myself? I have a 12th House Sun in Capricorn and Capricorn Ascendant. Reader from Australia Hi, Reader.  You’ve answered your own question. You’re afraid!  But there is a way around this. First, let me define these fears: Fear of Source

Old Writing, About Future Things & Mystery Having nothing better to do, I started poking around in my archives of old. I found this bit, from 2001, when I first started writing. My blog was four months old.  I was telling stories, which means I was writing dialogue, from decades, prior. I didn’t think about it. I just wrote what was said, Source

New Moon In Aquarius 2024: Effects By House The new moon in Aquarius will take place early in the morning on January 29, 2025, at nine degrees.  Mercury and Pluto will conjoin the sun and moon, but all four bodies are well aspected.  This is exciting, rather than alarming.  See the chart here. Aquarius-ruler, Uranus’ energy will be amplified at this time as Source

Aquarians Running Smack Into Pluto I feel Aquarians will be okay with Pluto, because they’ll be able to figure it out.  This won’t stop them from suffering,  but they’ll come through okay. I thought I’d explain the what, the how and the why. You don’t want to go… and you are there. You don’t want to go, but you are Source

Using Astrology To Choose Your Wedding Date I had an astrologer choose my wedding date. I was very clear on what our priorities were. We wanted an unshakeable bond. I mention this, because what the couple wants, is everything.  And each couple is different! In whatever case, the astrologer delivered. I’m really glad I know about this! About astrology! I can’t count how Source

Act With Increased Clarity Under The Cancer Full Moon Odds are high you feel agitated today with the full moon in Cancer conjunct Mars, opposing Pluto. But I see an improvement over yesterday in that you’re likely to know who or what is upsetting you. It may not be pleasant, but it gives you the opportunity to act. Compare this to vague feeling of Source

Weekly Forecast: January 13-17, 2025 – Cancer Full Moon Monday Late Sunday/early Monday, the Capricorn Sun finishes its trine to retro Uranus in Taurus. I don’t usually note such transits, ones that won’t get a chance to develop during the week. However, this one precedes Monday afternoon’s full moon opposition and is still quite tight as the full moon culminates: a trine from the Sun Source

Planet Oppositions Across the Ascendant/Descendant Axis Planets in opposition in a natal chart produce dynamic stress.  If the opposing planets conjoin the ascendant and descendant, the energy is amplified, to out of this world. My son has a strong opposition of this type. I was able to watch it manifest from day one. Here’s an obvious, yet unusual, observation:  you’re born Source

Saturn In Pisces At The Later Degrees Saturn in Pisces reached 19 degrees, before turning retrograde mid-2024.  The planet is direct now and people with Mutable placements at the later degrees are beginning to feel the pressure. If you lack Mutable placements are early degrees, this will be new to you.  Coping with Saturn in Pisces, fifteen degrees away, is not the same Source

Weekend Love Forecast – Tantalizing Delights To Come Friday night, the Mercury-ruled Gemini Moon squares Saturn and goes on to sextile Aries Chiron overnight. With Mercury now in Saturn-ruled Capricorn, this mood hits hard. A Saturn hitch in the humors can be an irritating blip of inertia or it can be the cold, debilitating feeling of second guessing the quality of our character Source

Venus Neptune: Another Case Of Disappearing Pictures I have Venus square Neptune in my chart.  I have a great sensitivity to pictures. I’ve written about this over the years, but not recently. I love/hate writing about this, because while I think it’s very interesting and not commonly written up.  It’s hard to write about Neptune without meandering. I love the feeling of Source