Mars and Saturn are generally considered the bad boys of astrology. They are traditionally knows as “malefics,” which is Latin for “evil doers.” Modern astrology sometimes shies away from such boldly “negative” labels, but traditional astrology recognizes that there are parts of life that are just hard, and there’s no Read more
I hadn’t planned to write a special post just about this month. But yesterday’s insurrection and attempted coup in Washington, D.C. made me realize that there’s so much going on; and my daily almanac posts may not allow for the continuity of understanding all of these things together. So I Read more
Let’s talk about Saturn. Saturn has a pretty serious reputation in astrology. He’s the last visible planet. So the last one used by traditional astrologers. He has rings; he rings in reality as we know it. He stands as the barrier between us and “out there.” In astrology, Saturn signifies Read more
I was reading a blog recently by a non-astrologer, who made some musings about the current Mars retrograde. One of the things that struck me (amongst some otherwise good ideas) was the idea that Mars is the active, aggressive part of sexuality. This is, indeed, the understanding of many modern Read more