Grand Sextile Alignment July 29th 2013

The Grand Sextile is upon us but should not be overrun the context in which it sits.  The Grand Sextile is only possible because of the Moon’s passage through the Sign of Taurus, joining the South Node of the Moon (which has been there for many months).  This...

Jupiter on my Mind

With Jupiter becoming a big story in its relation to the Grand Water Trine occurring this summer, I thought to review the last time I had my Jupiter Return cycle. The expansiveness of this planetary transit is not always about joys and fun (or, as I tell folks, about...

Jupiter Waking Up in Cancer

There has been a lot of discussion recently about Jupiter’s transition from Gemini into the sign of Cancer.  Jupiter is just now beginning to shine on the Eastern Horizon just before the breath of dawn.  The slumber in the underworld congealed and re-framed...

Saturn Dragging Anchor

Recently, Saturn’s retrograde movement (perceived backward movement against the backdrop of the stars) is slowing  and have moved a hair under five degrees Scorpio.  This slowing will come to a halt for a few days as Earth’s orbit has passed a point where...

Jupiter Vanishes

Jupiter has now completely vanished from sight in the glow of the Sun.  In Shamanic Astrology, we view this as a trip to the underworld.  While this is not always the case, this time Jupiter’s trip will involve a transformation and rebirth as a new archetypal...

Navigating Neptune

  Under the spell of another dream and drowsy from the hypnotic hum from the nearby fan I curl up with the blankets in the darkened bedroom.  Time is an illusion in the fog of the ether.  But the middle world (aka the Real World) beats its urgency through the...