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Venus Enters Libra: The Beauty of Listening, Women Want Marriage
I'm sitting in a cafe, a woman glances over her shoulder and looks at the chart on my laptop & says something German to her girlfriend, and they both smile real big. They say in English: Are you working on a horoscope? Ah, astrology is the universal language. I tell them about myself, that I'm visiting from the US, that I'm presently working on a column. Then the question, Can you tell me when I will get married to my boyfriend? With Venus' move into Libra, singles are talking and thinking...
Scorpio Passion, Discipline, & Generating Emotional Energy
Passion: An emotion that is deeply stirring or ungovernable; a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept; an object of desire or deep interest; intense emotion compelling action Your passion, that inner fire that so effortlessly fuels your life when things are really moving in your direction, is calling you home. Today's Scorpio New Moon remembers your passion. Do you? Or maybe you're wondering where it went... Here's my take: for the last 2 years Saturn was...
Wandering Astrologer Takes on the World, or the 9th House
I'm writing to you from the Café Sperl, a very old coffee house in Vienna, Austria directly across the street from our top floor flat with windows only to the clouds. I will be here 7 weeks. Today it is raining and grey. From my window seat, the mahogany paneling and Victorian upholstery evoke a different time and place, centuries away from California, 21st century. Smoke lingers in the air thick and heavy, actually having that strange Hollywood effect of enhancing the atmosphere in the same...
Understanding Retrogrades in a Masculine Culture (& Solid Fashion Advice)
Hi Moonkissd! I have a problem. I've been reading article after article saying that you shouldn't initiate new things during a retrograde. I know that Mars and Saturn are about to go retrograde. My question is when should I go in to follow up on a job application I filled out? I sent the application in on October 1. I currently have a part time job teaching at a community college. The semester ends a week before Christmas. The new, better paying job I'm seeking basically requires that you be...
Mars OOB, the Outlaw Crab
I received a lot of personal responses to the women, martial anger & stayin' alive post, so many I've decided to dive deeper into the psychology & astrology of women and anger. Here's some background on the astrology of Mars in Cancer. Expect to see the little Crab scurrying across your screen again soon... Mars attacks... Mars is OOB, that's boob minus a "b" for booby trap or crab trap. Out of bounds is the astrological term for a planet that has reached a declination higher than 23'....
Halloween Loves Your Alter Ego! Costumes For Every Sign Under the Sun (Libra-Pisces)
What's so fun about Halloween? You get to dress up, and wear an aspect of your personality people may know - or not! The cool thing about the zodiac is that each sign contains universal archetypes, or ways of expressing (like Aries, the Warrior) making it really easy to tap your innate character for character inspiration. Instead of just your Sun sign, choose your Moon sign Ascendant/Rising sign. Your Rising Sign is your mask - a visible "costume" you wear every single day. Your Moon is the...
Full Moon in Taurus, Rescuing the Princess & Prince
For those of us who believe, practice and wonder at real magic, the First Full Moon before Halloween is a favorite time of year. The Sun is in Scorpio, hastening our understanding around the great mysteries of life - among them sex, death and change. How do the dark arts relate to these three? In a word: mystery. And how do we respond to mystery? We fear. We desire. In the case of death, we outright object, even reject. Mystery inspires awe, as it should. In the realm of Scorpio, the small "I"...
You’re Charmed & Dangerous
Scorpio Sun helps clear out negativity and resentments by transforming the personal shadow, which pops up during these shadow-y times. And this Taurus Full Moon is a powerful, magical time for bewitchery. Here's a Halloween Spell to help you face your shadow and reclaim your beauty. This spell works best if done alone. Light a white candle (for cleansing & spirituality). Burn some incense. Put on some really hateful song, preferably one that you play when you've been dumped, or reminds you...
Love Smart: Maria Bello, Venus in Gemini
What makes Maria Bello so love smart? She has Venus in Gemini, of course - sitting pretty with a sextile from Saturn in Aries and Moon in Leo. This literate lady is a single mother, independent and unequivocally gorgeous. She's not your typical Cinderella. She entertains herself by reading, writing, parenting and spiritual explorations. And is perfectly content never marrying. Did you hear that girls? There's more than one role model for happiness. Here are some excerpted quotes (real) in a...
The Astrology of Love
In the spirit of Libra Sun and understanding our better half, here's a sweet article I came across about the sign *his* Venus occupies... The Astrology of Love by Sloan Bella, astrologer and psychic. Astrology--the study of the effect of the planets and stars on human affairs--is a great way to sneak a peek into the future and see what’s in store for you. When it comes to creating a successful long term relationship, astrology can help you understand your needs and what type of person is...