“In basic astrology, Leo is the sign of the individual, of the “I” as King. Aquarius is the sign of the public, of society in general, of the whole as opposed to the “I”. Group expression as opposed to individual expression. Does group expression automatically translate into humanity and compassion? Not necessarily. Aquarius can be about the domination of the group at the sacrifice of the individual. It’s about the ideal of egalitarianism, not the messy business of putting it into place.”
Read MoreChiron and the Hole in the World: Wounded Earth
“Chiron’s place points to not so much a wound as a place where we know and see too much, so much that it freezes us in our path. Wounds can be healed, but what is known cannot become un-known. One of the harder truths about Chiron is that, wherever Chiron falls, no matter how good we are at learning our lessons, we continue to feel abandoned because we know more than we should.”
Read MoreThe Shadow in Synastry: The Roving “I” (part 3) Relationship
Some relationship challenges and blind spots for the signs on the Asc/Desc axis: Aries Asc/Libra Desc: So busy moving forward that relationship needs are not […]
Read MoreThe Shadow in Synastry: The Roving “I” (part 2) Ascendant
Please read part 1 of The Roving “I” before this piece. It’s important to understand how the angles operate before tackling angle contacts and positions. […]
Read MoreThe Shadow in Synastry: The Roving “I” (part 1) Descendant
I thought, after swimming in the waters of concept and symbol, we might like to get back to some hardcore astrology today. Back to dry […]
Read Morelove to become living symbols of the divine
This past week, two people in my life turned to me for help in interpreting symbols that had invaded their conscious worlds. A close friend […]
Read MoreThe Mystery of Solar Fire (part 5) Progressed Sun
I do a lesson with my astrology students where I ask them to track transits of the Sun to major, ongoing transits in the chart. […]
Read MoreThe Mystery of Solar Fire (part 4) The Sun
I wish I could remember where the quote is from, but an eminent psychologist once said that the Self is not something that can be […]
Read MoreThe Mystery of Solar Fire (part 3) Heart
We cannot look at the sun. No surprise that many of us never get a handle on the Sun’s place in our lives. Unlike the […]
Read MoreThe Mystery of Solar Fire (part 2) Astrology
We can blame Princess Margaret for Sun Sign astrology–or newspaper astrology, as I prefer to call it. Well, no, not exactly. But we can blame […]
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