Happy September Equinox!

The long winter is over for those south of Earth’s equator but for those in the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun crosses south of the equator (from our perspective standing on Earth) at 7:21 am Pacific time on September 22, 2016.  This is Autumn and a prelude to winter...

Intensity of the August Alignments

 by Erik Roth In recent weeks, there has been a surge of intensity of emotion and energy in general in our environment, but mainly within ourselves.  The astrological climate that we are in has been playing a big role in these “accelerated” times for decades now. Even...

Challenges of Mars

The preparation for the nearly year-long basket of challenges is nearly over and the time has come for Mars to leave its early education in the space between the constellations.  We can look at this early pattern of the Mars motion as the youthful period before going...

Mars and Venus in the Sky

Yesterday, Venus officially appeared in the evening sky, making it’s first visible appearance in almost 90 days as it was orbiting behind the Sun.  I was able to watch the dim light of ancient goddess symbol appear after about 15 to 20 minutes after the Sun had...

When Our Path and Vision Collapses

A not-so tall tale of Uranus and Saturn by Erik M Roth, Shamanic Astrologer Most of us are familiar with the term, “mid-life crises”, especially if we are in the early-to-middle 40s or have passed through beyond age 50.  But there are notices we receive in our early...

Your Call to Adventure

The Mars Opposition One of the myths that has endured the test of time is what Joseph Campbell calls the “monomyth”.  This myth encompasses the vast majority of the “Hero’s Journey” or “Quest” stories from the very beginning.  They endure in modern entertainment in...