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Pluto, Wikipedia  As if a Lunar Eclipse in Libra and a Cardinal Grand Cross this April wasn't enough, 1960s-born have one more astrological nugget lopped onto their plate... Synchronicity led me to reread Karen Hamaker-Zondag's The Yod Book . Reading this book in 2012 culminated in one of this blog's most popular posts, Blame it on Yod but after reading the uneasiness and frustration of dealing with a yod, I took a look at my transits.  Sure enough I found a transiting yod involving not only transiting Uranus in Aries, but the Sun, Mercury and other planets transiting in Aries from 12 to 15 degrees involving the mid-1960s sextile between Neptune in Scorpio and Pluto in Virgo. As if the 1960s sextile wasn't weird enough (see the 1960s transit series), which was basically the theme of transcendence through transformation or transcendence through technology, here comes Uranus (humanitarian) in individualistic Aries to toss up yield signs.  Well, really, it's m

Don't dismay if an astrologer mentions a singleton (unaspected planet) in a Natal Chart.  Like the virginal single girl on a quest for love, a singleton planet also hangs out alone in a chart, hiding in the corner. Singleton planets represent planets in their purest form untainted by conversations with other planets through what astrologers call aspects. However, the downside, which is irritating to the person with the singleton planet is that they feel that they don't have access to the planet's energy or message. In her book, The Yod Book , Dutch Astrologer Karen Hamaker-Zondag covers the unaspected planet in several chapters. Similar to the yod, a person with an unaspected planet feels like he or she doesn't have access to the planet, but different from a yod, an unaspected planet forgoes the interpretations of multiple planets in multiple modes and elements. Karen gives an example of a boy with an unaspected Mars who is loud and disruptive without his awaren

Wikipedia Don't be an April fool, lay low this month, practice self-care and refrain from arguments... If at all possible, put off negotiations, surgery, major events, travel until May or at least the last week of April when the Sun and Mercury move into stable Taurus.  April is going to feel like fireworks even to the most steely and resilient among us. On the other hand, for those who crave adventure or initiation by fire, will probably roll with the punches and tell their stories later.  The Grand Cardinal Cross and the Lunar Eclipse at Libra 25 degrees signal a time of great change and transformation with resistance pushing back.  However, the planets in water and earth signs bring us relief throughout the month as does the Solar Eclipse in Taurus at 9 degrees on April 29. On April Fool's Day, we experience the lingering Aries New Moon, Sun and Uranus square off with Pluto in Capricorn and Jupiter in Cancer.  The next day, the Aries Sun conjuncts Uranus exact and

  Photo by Patricia Herlevi April's Eclipses and transits reflect on being in the right place at the right time or straying into the danger zone...These transits fall nothing short of Soul Mastery. I'm still in the process of downloading information about April's transits.  And I will say two things in advance.  First, April's transit aren't for the feint of heart because they involve soul mastery at a high level.  Second, the walls will tumble down for anyone living in denial, addiction, escapism, or still pining for people, situations, etc and not facing the music.  We have had at least two decades of opportunities for soul development and too many people decided to sleep at the wheel instead of walking the path to mastery.  The good news is we have two weeks to get our mind body souls on the right path, to take the time to heal our deepest wounds, to remove obstacles from our paths, and to call on Divine Powers such as angels, saints, ascended masters to wo

Interview with Astrologer Donna Cunningham--Capricorn Stellium & Other Major Outer Planet Events When I was in my 20s and first discovering natal charts and moon signs, I came across Astrologer Donna Cunningham’s book Moon Signs: The Key to Your Inner Life and I became acquainted with my Pisces Moon, not to mention the Moon signs of my friends, family members and men I thought of dating. (I thought I was an astrology expert at that point). Then in 2013, I took on the task of combing through the transits of the 1960s with a focus on the outer planets-Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.   A German friend supported these crazy efforts (I spent hours researching and tracking those transits) and she connected me with Donna Cunningham who sent me a complimentary copy of her e-book, The Stellium Handbook .   I found the book fascinating, especially the section on children born with a Triple Conjunction of planets in Capricorn-Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (a mix of energy akin to Alic

Astrology transits tell stories.  Here is one of those stories. I sometimes dabble in mundane astrology and today when I saw a news headline about a gas explosion in NYC that left buildings in rubble, I automatically thought of the current Cardinal T-Cross with Jupiter-Uranus-Pluto between 10 and 13 degrees.  NYC's Sun is at 10 degrees Capricorn (11 if you round it off) and it's AC is at 9 degrees Libra. The Aries Moon is at 26 degrees experiencing a Mars in Libra at 26 degrees opposition. Also transiting Neptune in Pisces squares NYC's Saturn and Uranus in Sagittarius. I will write more on this later and I'm leaving a link to an article about the event after the chart.  I think this event emphasizes that planets, especially outer planets play roles in major events.  Transiting Mars is also squaring NYC's North Node at 27 degrees Capricorn. North Nodes represent fateful events and Capricorn rules legacies and events we don't soon forget. I think what has

Who said that children don't come with an instruction manual? A natal chart provides all the instruction a parent needs to raise their child well. When I meditate or do oracle card readings for myself, I keep receiving the message to teach astrology workshops about children's natal charts or to read charts of children for new age parents.  This seems an odd request to me since I have no children and my experiences with children have seemed limited beyond the occasional child I meet on a bus or at an event.  However, I have had experiences with Indigo and Crystal Children (plus I'm Indigo born in the 1960s) and I feel like I can help parents understand their children better by seeing their child's blueprint in the form of an astrology chart.  I'm also Cancerian with a Pisces Moon so I feel deeply for anyone who appears vulnerable in the world, which includes children and the elderly, or anyone who feels like an outsider (Indigo Children feel like outsiders).