Solar Month of Aquarius

As of 7:51pm Pacific time today, January 19, 2014, the Sun enters the sign of Aquarius . . . It is mid-winter in the northern hemisphere, which means it is the time when the Sun enters the sign (or archetype in Shamanic Astrology) of Aquarius.  In the depths of the...

Venus Reborn in Capricorn

Capricorn Goddess Reborn Whales crested the Pacific ocean in the distance, spraying water and air just before sunset on January 5th.   On an unusually warm and clear day on the north Oregon coast, I waited for Venus to appear.  The whales carry the knowledge of their...

Moon Meets the Star Spica

As we recover from most of our holiday revelry, the Moon, Mars and the star Spica bear watching in the early morning skies.  The Moon is closing in on the star, Spica, in the constellation of the Virgin Priestess, and will occult it (as it has at other times this...

Dynamic Aspects of Mars

Mars is coming into form as the ‘action-oriented’ centerpiece in the first half of 2014.  In looking toward the coming months, Mars’ astrological alignment begins here in December with an opposition to Uranus on Christmas Eve and then a conjunction...

Winter Solstice 2013

The moment the Sun enters in the sign of Capricorn, December 21st at 9:11 am Pacific time, the season of winter officially begins here in the northern hemisphere.  In many cultures throughout the world, primarily before the arrival of modern western culture, this date...