The final weeks of the calendar year will include the last full moon phase of 2024 reaching peak illumination on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3:02 a.m. CST. This month’s full moon is traditionally called the “Cold Moon,” according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the cold season led Native Americans and early settlers to describe this moon…
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Seven of Disks, Saturn ruled decan of Taurus
Art by Shari Weschler Rubeck The third decan of Taurus, ruled by Saturn, stands in stark contrast to the earlier stages of this earthy sign. Where Taurus I is about establishing a foundation and Taurus II cultivates abundance, Taurus III confronts us with the harsh realities that threaten our security and growth. Floods, droughts, and…
Love is a learning game
Query: The client is a very wealthy businessman who had been in an on-and-off relationship for over four years with a partner who is a former sex worker with a long history of severe mental health issues, alcoholism and drug addiction. In late November 2023 he asked me how their relationship would be in February 2024….
Three of Wands, Sun ruled decan of Aries
art by: Hector Ayala In the dance of a monist cosmic creation, each facet of existence emanates from the One Being, and every aspect of being can be said to be an expression of various fragments of this grand unity. Thus, every act, every impulse, becomes a sacred thread woven into the fabric of the…
Two of Wands, Mars ruled decan of Aries
Imagine a world in perpetual motion, a celestial dance choreographed by unseen forces. Here, the notion of a fixed, unchanging self crumbles like dust. Instead, we find ourselves in a constant state of “becoming” – the self, the body, and nature’s very heartbeat, all engaged in a cyclical rhythm of creation and destruction. This cosmic dance propels us…
Your November 2023 Horoscope
A determined energy infuses the air as we continue through Scorpio season, bringing fierceness to the collective while offering support when it comes to the destruction of obstacles. This solar placement highlights the balance we all must strike between dark and light, underlining how it is sometimes necessary to break down foundations so that they…
October 2023 Horoscopes Under The Libra Eclipse
Given the importance of the Sun—the center of the universe—in astrology, this October 2023 horoscope serves as a useful roadmap for the month’s astronomical events. It may sap our motivation and vitality as it moves through Libra, its debilitating sign. Astrologer Ashish Somani can provide insightful advice to help Libras overcome these obstacles and fully…
Sorting Out Tough Astrological Transits/Progressions
I have been feeling particularly nostalgic this summer and dedicated a lot of time to processing personal and collective grief through my own dedicated rituals. It was almost 5-years ago now that Tem discovered the “lump in his throat” and in many ways it feels like it has lived in mine ever since. On Tem’s birthday I did a…
Venus returns as morning star
Astrologers are well aware of the current Venus retrograde cycle and her connection to the myth of the descent of Inanna. Now in Leo, many have noted the connections to the movie industry and the Barbie phenomena. (1) Looking through TMA archives, I have updated a blog (from 2011) with another tribute to Venus: her…
The Mysteries of Matter: Virgo Season 2023
On August 23, 2023, the Sun will leave its place of rulership in Leo, turning attention toward its more humble journey through the mutable earth sign of Virgo. The blazing fire of the higher self that erupted in Leo season now settles into your heart as a kindling flame of conscience. And as the raw…