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Breaking Down Walls & Expressing Vulnerability  Some of you will recall me mentioning showing up authentically in my podcasts from the past year and a half. This was due to the North Node in Leo and the South Node in Aquarius. The energies of that eclipse cycle told us to show up in a crowd or a group and to speak our truth. The January 20 Lunar Eclipse at 0 degrees Leo asks us if we learned the lesson. And now, the new lesson with the North Node in Cancer is to feel safe in our vulnerability. The lesson is to tear down the walls that protect us so that we have better intimacy with others and with ourselves. Cancer rules the hearth and home; it rules the mother and nourishment as well as, the breasts and the stomach. And what could be more vulnerable than those parts of our body? We look at digestion both physically and metaphorically along with what we feel is consuming us. We become less extroverted and more introverted as we reflect instead of a proj

Capricorn Solar Eclipse--Balancing Karma & Rebuilding It seems like yesterday that we experienced eclipses in Cardinal signs. With the North Node now in Cancer the eclipses (with the exception of the Lunar Eclipse at 0 degrees Leo) the eclipses fall under the signs Cancer and Capricorn. And any time we experience major planetary events in Cardinal signs we know that the changes that come with that event are permanent or at least long-lasting. So, what can we expect from the Solar Eclipse at 15 degrees Capricorn during the first week of January? Well, if you have your Sun, Moon, or Rising Sign in any of the Cardinal Signs (and you know who you are), then wherever those signs fall in your Natal Chart shows you where one door closes and another one opens. And we're looking at four areas of your life (take a look at the cusps where Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn are in your chart. And then look up my Astro Cheat Sheet for further assistance). Actually,

    Be Here on Gaia Now--The Cancer Full Moon for 2018 December is a time when we feel like coming home. Whether that means coming home to our spiritual center, our heart, or an actual house, during the Cancer Full Moon on the 22nd with the Moon and Sun at 0 degrees in Cardinal Signs, we choose to fling off our world cloaks and take a respite. (This Moon occurs one day after the Solstice). But first, we experience the Sagittarius New Moon at the beginning of the month which sends our feelers outward to other countries, other lands, and even into fantasies. We begin December on a vagabond note and we end it back at home as if the hero returns from his long journey to rest on his laurels. It's a time we circle around a proverbial hearth and share our stories and our battle wounds. It's time of elders passing on wisdom to children in the best scenarios. It's a nostalgic time in which we nourish our stomachs with food and our hearts with universal stories.

    Jupiter Square Neptune--Dreams versus Delusions Jupiter has moved into Sagittarius, now what?  It’s actually more complicated than Jupiter returning to Sagittarius after a 12-month journey around the Zodiac. We receive the concentrated form of Jupiter when it is in its own sign Sagittarius. And then, when Jupiter forms squares with Neptune, also in its own sign, Pisces, we lose the plot. Fortunately, Saturn forms sextiles with Neptune in 2019 which prevents us from completely tossing out the old structures of our lives. However, since Jupiter and Neptune are both expansive as well as, otherworldly planets, many will get lost in the cosmos. It’s easy to forget facts and believe anything with this square. And it’s easy to get involved with cult-like groups or to be swayed by false collective beliefs. Even the most educated person who fails to use discernment can fall into a nebulous trap, especially when several planets are

    Sagittarius New Moon--The Sky is the Limit With Jupiter now in its own sign Sagittarius, the New Moon in Sagittarius brings expansion. And as I write these words, a piano concerto by the Sagittarius composer Beethoven plays in the background. I feel exuberance as my sore hands type this post. And yet, I have faith that it will get done and reach the right people. The Sagittarius New Moon on December 6 brings us hope and we even look forward to the holiday season. We might even feel hope for the upcoming new year. And Mercury also goes direct in Scorpio on this day. Now, we can clear up communication, find a good sale on the electronics we need to replace because of the Mercury RX period. And like the Satyr symbol for Sagittarius, our eyes are on the sky, and our we aim our arrows at the prize, whatever that is for each of us. This Moon at 15 degrees Sagittarius along with Jupiter at 6 degrees Sagittarius ask us where would we like to travel in the world

  The Gift of Gab & Learning New Skills: Gemini Full Moon Gemini is the most chatty sign in the Zodiac Wheel. It's considered one of the fun signs along with Leo, Sagittarius, and Aries.  However, on the other side of that, Gemini is a curious and smart Air Sign. And Gemini children ask constant questions while hopping between their favorite subjects. We'll all feel like learning new subjects with this Mutable Full Moon because... And after the first two weeks of November's drama, we will want to detach and disconnect. Two days after this Full Moon, Neptune turns direct so maybe this is a good time for making movies or watching them. We could also create movies in our own minds in the realm of fantasies. We might feel lost in the woods, but we'll enjoy the journey. And it is also a good time to fly a kite or stare up at the night sky and contemplate the vastness of the universe. Personally, I have two planets in Gemini--Mars and Venus. Mars

After a year of deep soul diving, Jupiter leaves Scorpio at 4:38 a.m. Standard Pacific Time on November 8, 2018 and the gaseous planet enters its own sign Sagittarius. This means that several planets are transiting in their own signs. Neptune transits in Pisces, Jupiter transits in Sagittarius, Saturn transits in Capricorn and Venus transits retrograde in one of her co-rulers Libra. I pulled a chart for Jupiter's switch from Scorpio to Sagittarius even though Jupiter will remain in the mutable fire sign for 12+ months, ending on December 2, 2019. The expansive planet is even expanding its stay in its own sign! The transit is a few days shy of 13 instead of the usual 12 months. And in December 2, 2019, Jupiter moves into Capricorn where it will eventually hook up with Saturn conjunct Pluto in Capricorn. Some astrologers are calling this a Golden Age period. (They must have a lot of Sagittarius in their natal charts). But on November 8 of this year, the transiting Moon enters S

On the same day as the Scorpio New Moon, Uranus retrogrades from Taurus into Aries. And that is a lot of Mars energy! The Divine Feminine arrives alright but in the form of a spiritual warrior or as an avenging mother energy.  And what's really happening is that we delve into the darker recesses of the collective consciousness. Karma seems to be the buzzword as it refers to anytime we were complicit with darkness in this or any other lifetime. And it brings up shadows lingering in our bloodlines. In fact, it is an excellent time for clearing the bloodlines through DNA ancestral work. At least Uranus does not oppose the Scorpio New Moon which falls at midpoint and our dreams are intense as the Sun and Moon form a trine with Neptune and they form a sextile with Pluto, Scorpio's intense planet! And the North Node at 29 degrees Cancer (it left Leo) and Jupiter at 29 degrees Scorpio are both moving into new signs. This means we are finishing up old business in the houses where

(This is the fee-based article for October 2018. The other articles this month are free of charge. I'm charging for some articles because of the time, energy, and resources). The North Nodes moves out of Leo into the sign of the Crab on November 6, 2018. And it will stay in Cancer until May 6, 2020. The Nodes stay in a sign for a year and a half marking the sign placements of the lunar and solar eclipses for the time period of the nodes. This means that our collective destiny or where we are heading, is in Cancer and our past, what we need to transform, is in Capricorn. This means that we are moving away from work, healing addiction to ambition and career, loneliness, and suffering for the sake of suffering (the Capricorn motto is pull yourself up by your own bootstrap). And we are moving into the discomfort of self-care, self-nurturing and the nurturing of others. I was born with my North Node at 2 degrees Cancer in my Natal 6 th Ho

 I started Whole Astrology as an educational and free format to post astrology articles in 2012. And due to financial and health constraints, I will be posting some fee-based articles on the blog. You can access the full article on a PDF through a $2.00 per article fee. Once I receive the payment I will e-mail the PDF article to you. The Heroine's Dark Night of the Soul Journey  In the story of Cupid and Psyche, a passionate affair comes with a caveat attached to it. Psyche ignores a warning not to look at her lover Cupid in the light. And when she does light a candle to gaze at Cupid’s sleeping body one night, wax from the candle falls on Cupid and burns his shoulder leading to heart wrenching consequences for Psyche. And the story begins with Venus. And this particular Venus possesses shades of Scorpio. She is jealous of the princess Psyche so she sends her son Cupid to cast a spell on Psyche so she falls in love with a monste