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The Outer Planets In Astrology Are High Cosmic Voltage

October 25, 2020 / UNDERSTANDING ASTROLOGY / 42 Comments

See the outer planets in astrology as high cosmic voltage. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are relatively recent discoveries. For millennia, astrology dealt with the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. My favorite historical astrologer Paracelsus would not even have known he had Mercury conjunct Pluto, Broadly, the inner planets describe various aspects of human culture and experience. They’re archetypes – the Self-Actualizing Promethean Individualist, Empath or Priestess, andRead More…

The 2020 Venus and Mars Retrogrades

April 13, 2020 / ASTROLOGY / 69 Comments

Guess which planets in retrograde are the theme of 2020? Not Mercury, that’s part of our astral rhythm. And the Outer Planets spend a significant amount of time retrograde every year. Next year features Venus and Mars Retrograde.  That’s good for weird but enticing relationships and encrypted attractions. And it’s going to be a far stronger year for love – in general – than 2019.  Why? Because we’ve been underRead More…

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The Marjorie Cameron Astrology & Strange Angel

February 6, 2021 / ASTROLOGY / 32 Comments

Somehow I missed the release of the television series Strange Angel, about the fascinating lives of Jack Parsons and Marjorie Cameron. They wrote Songs For The Witch Woman together. I posted about them a while back in The Rocket Scientist and the Witch.  Read that post for more on their extremophile existence and synastry. But looking to find more about this latest incarnation of their fiercely Uranian lives I found aRead More…

Planetary Transits That Bring Trouble And Love

October 25, 2020 / ASTROLOGY / 26 Comments

There are planetary transits that bring trouble & love. You get both at the same time. Such transits are a vortex of chaos, double dealings, hormones, and bad publicity. Several doors slam in your face, but one opens, and that’s the one you wanted to walk through anyway. You just didn’t know it until Pluto squared your Venus. Or Uranus opposed your Moon. Yes, that’s right. These astro-trips tend toRead More…

What Do Retrogrades In Astrology Mean?

August 27, 2019 / UNDERSTANDING ASTROLOGY / 16 Comments

What do Retrogrades in Astrology mean? Retrogrades can sound scary. Like something is wrong in the galaxy. Or that you were born under a defective planet. I get many emails from people lamenting that they were born with Mercury Retrograde. But it is not a problem. Many a fabulous writer was born with Mercury Retrograde.  You can check out the upcoming Retrogrades in the Moon Calendar btw. Retrograde phases are immenselyRead More…

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