It's as though Venus -- in confronting the current surreal situation of digital relating through texts and DMs, TikTok influencing, algorithms determining which friendships you cultivate (or even get reminded of) on Facebook, and AI proclaiming its "love" in online chats -- is turning away from all that today. In turning away, Venus is TUNING IN to the warmth of the human heart...
The "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" movies are being released the day before Venus stations retrograde in Leo. What can this fascinating synchronicity -- and the "Barbenheimer" buzz that has emerged -- tell us about this Venus retrograde and, more importantly, about ourselves?
"When you start doing the work you were born to do, you don’t feel passion. What you feel is that nothing is missing.” This quote from one of Barbara Sher's books crossed my path this morning, and got me thinking...
I just did my second astrology segment on the local public-access cable station, on a show called Friday PM hosted by my friend Luigi Scarcelli. Since we're just a few days before the Full Moon -- which itself is the day before the 4th of July holiday -- I wanted to be sure viewers have a useful roadmap to navigate the interesting energy of the weekend.
Tonight's Gemini New Moon is a prime moment for allowing habitual monkey-mind to quiet down, become still, and perceive how every two-sided coin is still a single coin. You -- a human being -- and whatever lies at the center of the Milky Way galaxy are really just two manifestations of the same creative energy.
Are you feeling especially negative, depressed, or pessimistic about anything this week? I fell into a bout of that yesterday and realized it was apropos of the midweek astrology, despite the approaching solstice. Luckily the current sky also offers solutions.
Pluto compels us to look deep, look hard, and address thoroughly anything that is no longer working, has never really worked, or is not cut out to support our long-term evolution. A recent experience coinciding with Pluto retrograding from Aquarius back into Capricorn brought this into focus for me.
Although Full Moons pretty much always describe some kind of heightened interpersonal dynamic (often coming to a head or seeming to be at a stalemate), this one appears to have more of a social, chatty, and exploratory vibe.
Jupiter in Taurus could easily be the bull munching on nothing but the lushest field of the finest grass without a care in the world. But there's another side to Jupiter in Taurus -- one that relates to how we can move through life with purpose, interconnectedness, dharma, and clearer sense of stewarding, exchanging, and sharing resources for mutual benefit.
Mercury finally stations direct in Taurus this Sunday, May 14, at 11:17 pm EDT! That means today through Monday could feel a little glitchy. Keep reading to find some "practical" tips, and then a section of thoughts for more "internal" processing regarding Mercury's potential messages for you.