Resistance is Futile

“We are the Borg . . .  Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.” from the film, “Star Trek: First Contact” Or is it? Perhaps is some circumstances and life cycles resistance is not quite futile and may even be encouraged...

Nearing 1st Quarter Moon

As the planet Saturn slows to a near standstill in its retrograde motion into Scorpio, it has dominated the southern night skies with the Scorpion constellation.  This alignment is slow to move, but will be activated by the waxing Moon as it climbs out of the west...

Extended Stay in Tucson

  The celestial star fields above the Sonora Desert will soon be visible to my eyes.  It has been a long while since I was able to stay in Tucson for an extended period of time, but I am now making preparations to stay in Tucson this coming autumn and winter. I...

Venus-Jupiter Conjunction

Tomorrow night, June 30th, get ready to see one of the closest Venus-Jupiter conjunctions in recent memory.  For many months, Venus has been slowly moving along the Ecliptic (Path of the Sun and Planets) toward Jupiter in the sign of Leo.  Venus’ journey has...

Venus, the Twins and the Crab

The planet Venus has moved into a line with the twin stars, Castor and Pollux in the Constellation of the Twins.  By June 5th, Venus will have entered the sign of Leo and the Crab Constellation while on the other side of the Crab, the planet Jupiter eagerly awaits the...

Are Mars and Saturn Getting a Bad Rap in Astrology?

by Erik M Roth, Shamanic Astrologer As we near the Summer Solstice, Saturn has come into prominence in the evening sky, rising into visibility in the eastern horizon as the sun sets in the west.   The Sun is closing in on Mars, hiding the red planet in the star’s...