A week after the Libra Sun ingress, the fourth and final Super Full Moon of the year arrives with the Full Moon in Aries. This lunation takes place on September 29, 2023 (2:57 a.m. PDT) in the first decan of Aries (Aries I) and the 27th Lunar Mansion. The Moon is ruled by Mars, which…
Category: Astronomy
Sorting Out Tough Astrological Transits/Progressions
I have been feeling particularly nostalgic this summer and dedicated a lot of time to processing personal and collective grief through my own dedicated rituals. It was almost 5-years ago now that Tem discovered the “lump in his throat” and in many ways it feels like it has lived in mine ever since. On Tem’s birthday I did a…
Venus returns as morning star
Astrologers are well aware of the current Venus retrograde cycle and her connection to the myth of the descent of Inanna. Now in Leo, many have noted the connections to the movie industry and the Barbie phenomena. (1) Looking through TMA archives, I have updated a blog (from 2011) with another tribute to Venus: her…
The Mysteries of Matter: Virgo Season 2023
On August 23, 2023, the Sun will leave its place of rulership in Leo, turning attention toward its more humble journey through the mutable earth sign of Virgo. The blazing fire of the higher self that erupted in Leo season now settles into your heart as a kindling flame of conscience. And as the raw…
Waters of Memory: Cancer Season Forecast June 21 – July 22, 2023
On June 21, 2023 the solstice arrives, heralding the beginning of Cancer season. In the northern hemisphere, the Sun has reached its apex in the heavens, followed by its slow descent into the ripening beauty of summertime. Mother and Child by Frederic Leighton (1895) If Gemini expands your mind by gathering information, then Cancer…
Exploring the Lunar Cycle from New Moon to New Moon
Moon-WatchingThe Moon, luminary of the night and messenger of the zodiac, holds our body and our emotions. Of all the planetary bodies, we often have the best sense of where the Moon is, watching the changes from New to Full to New again. The cycle beginning with the New Moon in Sagittarius is enlivening, bringing…