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
This year, Jupiter and Saturn conjoined in Aquarius. It’s a meeting that happens every 20 years, but rotating through signs. In another post, I wrote about what these conjunctions mean in general for world events and the direction that “things” might go.But what does it mean for you this year? Read more
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Well, we’ve made it. At least most of us have. Astrologers knew well ahead of time that 2020 would be a challenging year, and many of them said that it would look better “in the rearview mirror.” I’m not sure that it will actually look better than it was, but 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
Here we are, at the beginning of another Mercury retrograde cycle. As everyone starts to blame poor Mercury for everything that could possibly go wrong for the next 3.5 weeks, I thought I’d take a closer look to see what traditional sources say about Mercury retrograde periods. I looked specifically Read more
One of my problems with modern astrology texts, and by extension, most modern astrologers, is the lack of critical thinking involved in the practice. Most people today read the modern texts off the shelf of Barnes and Noble, or order them from Amazon, and assume that what’s in them is Read more
Continuing from the previous post: CareerBetty White’s career has spanned more than 70 years, making a thorough treatment of it an impossibility in blog format. However, her recent resurgence in popularity (she may, in fact, be more popular than ever before) made me curious about what’s going on for her Read more
In the past few years, the career of Betty White, veteran actor, has seen a huge boost once again. Her work has spanned over 7 decades, since she began modeling at age 17. Although investigating overall fame is beyond the scope of this post, I thought that it might be Read more
A Facebook friend posted earlier today about how people are being jerks all around and you would think that Mercury is still retrograde. Excuse me for harping on this issue, but there is a lot going on astrologically, all the time, that has nothing to do with Mercury. Or retrogrades. Read more