You know about the aspects between planets. Let’s dive into the natural “aspects” or relationships between the houses — how some areas of life are supportive of or flow with other areas of life. And how some areas of life pose challenges to developing other areas of life. …

On Having No Particular Direction: Mutable Angles During a recent reading, I advised a client that their chart spoke to a patchwork of experiences that may not make sense at the time, but that contribute to and create their Great Work, their legacy. Like a quilt fashioned from different textures…

Upon first learning Astrology years ago, somewhat casually, I noticed that much of the narrative around the 8th and 12th houses was negative — they were dark and scary houses, destinations one mostly wants to rush through or avoid altogether. But my life experiences never seemed to match the depths…

Like Capricorn and Christmas, Aquarius and Valentine’s Day seem to be fundamentally at odds. Where the serious Saturn-ruled earth sign seems incongruous to merrymaking, so does the Saturn-ruled air sign seem an out-of-place home for one of the more romantic days of the year. If pop Astrology had its way…

On January 19th, there will be a shift in our collective narrative. The North Node will move into Taurus, and the South Node will move into Scorpio. Before we get into what this means, let’s address some basics. The North Node and South Node (nodes) are not celestial bodies —…

Using various Billboard rankings, I’ve cobbled together a short list of recognizable songs that I believe correspond quite nicely to planetary archetypes, both in obvious and subtle ways. Music has been a profound source of human storytelling since time immemorial. The planets are like characters, each coming forth with a…

This fall’s astrological mantra? Honor your fear — On October 31st, Mars will enter Scorpio for the first time in two years. Mars rules Scorpio, so this is a homecoming. Only, there are no balloons, streamers, champagne — this is no celebration of life and all its revelry. Instead, there is dust, bone, tar, and muck. …

Using astrology to understand Doja Cat’s rise in stardom — When Doja Cat released the behind-the-scenes footage for her You Right music video this past summer, she calls her mother to ask for her birth time in order to use the app, The Pattern. What was just cute filler footage for some was a quiet win for the astrological community…

No more Merc RX histrionics please. It’s going to be okay. I am not a Mercury retrograde (RX) doomsayer. So much of the narrative around this thrice annual event is a bit dramatic. When you account for Mercury’s shadow phases, where the events and topics of your specific retrograde start…