My previous post was about how Sagittarians got to be so lucky—and how you can too, whether you’re a Sag or not. Here are some more Sagittarian luck-generating habits: Sagittarians are hopeful. They are naturally optimistic and are willing to invest hope in possibilities. They...
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Sagittarius is rumored to be the “lucky” sign of the zodiac and it’s true that people with a lot of Sagittarius in their chart (or people who have Sagittarius’ ruler, Jupiter, placed strongly) tend to get their way an awful lot in life. Today I...
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To have Scorpio rising (i.e. on the Ascendant) in one’s birth chart is an essential dilemma. Why is that? The Rising Sign, or Ascendant, represents how you present yourself to the world. If you were a house, your Ascendant would be the front door. It’s...
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Let me tell you a little story about the phoenix. The phoenix was a mythical bird who built itself a fire, then allowed itself to be consumed by the flames until it died. It then rose from its own ashes, shining and new. Fans of...
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There’s been a wonderful alignment of planets in 2008 that I want to tell you about because it’s almost over, and this way you can take advantage of it before it ends. The alignment is a trine between Jupiter and Saturn. Jupiter has been moving…
Venus, archetype of love, beauty and relationship, has a dual nature: one side of her is the sultry sensualist (hedonistic and self-indulgent at the worst) and the other side is the cool, unapproachable beauty (or ice princess at the worst). How can one archetype have…
On my Mercury Retrograde page, I’ve said that trying to complete projects with normal efficiency during Mercury retrograde is like having a picnic in a rainstorm. You may want to go through with the picnic, because it’s what you planned, but if you’d realized it...
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Libra is one of the Cardinal signs. Cardinal means active, motivated, driven. Cardinality is the quality of beginnings. This means that Libra is a motion-oriented leader, a sign that starts things. But how can that be? Everyone who knows something about Libra knows that Librans...
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There stands Saturn, one of the old, established ones. Perhaps he’s a corporate type, perhaps he’s a banker, perhaps he represents government. In any case, he is the ultimate authority figure. He steps into the ring and puts on his boxing gloves. Opposite him is...
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When Venus, goddess of love and beauty, claimed Librans for her own, did she curse them to perpetually be taken advantage of in relationship? Libra, why do you give too much? It’s true that Libran types are relaters. It’s also true that someone with strong...
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Be Afraid—Be Very Afraid! In astrology’s infancy, about four to five thousand years ago, eclipses were a terrifying phenomenon. The experience of day suddenly becoming night, of the moon covering and temporarily hiding the sun and the sun inexplicably disappearing brought terror to human beings….
Newspaper horoscopes: Everyone has seen them. Everyone knows how ridiculous they are. You pick up the newspaper and read a short paragraph under your sun sign. You go there for a laugh or maybe you go there secretly hoping for guidance, but the result is…
Learn about yourself while playing silly astrology games like “Meet the Archetype,” “Soap Opera” and “Astrology Mad Libs.” Astrology Games will be held monthly at the Church of Soul in Oakland, California, beginning this month on February 20. Everyone is welcome, from novice to professional….
In my previous article You’re Not Just Your Sun Sign I pointed out that human beings are too complex to be reduced to a single sign of the zodiac. I hope also that I made it clear that it’s possible for a person to be…
One simple and interesting way to understand the astrological four elements is to see their parallels in an orchestra. As the twelve zodiacal signs are divided into four elements, the orchestra is divided into four sections. Each of these sections is distinct in the kinds…
It is an ancient theory in astrology that the signs of the zodiac parallel the parts of the body. They do so in sign order, from head to toe, from the spring equinox sign of Aries which launches the solar year through the tail-end-of-winter sign…
“I ought to go upright and vital, and speak the rude truth in all ways.” --Ralph Waldo Emerson Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and kicks off the solar year with a burst of energy in spring. The first day of Aries is...
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Ever read a description of your “sign” and just felt like it had little or nothing to do with you? Ever felt categorized by astrology, forced into a grouping that had no relevance for your life? Ever felt frustrated by others who discover your sign…
