“We have it in our power to begin the world over again.” — Thomas Paine, Common Sense, January 1776 As America reaches its 250th solar return, it contends with quite a few astrological conundrums that echo the crises shaking its … Continue reading
Watch Now It has been a whirlwind of a Spring, with travel, conferences, and medical procedures (routine stuff), not to mention full time work and raising four animals. Summer is just over a day away now, and I am for … Continue reading
Throughout April we have been confronted by initiatory challenges brought to us by a slew of planets moving through Aries. The Sun recently entered Taurus, so things are beginning to consolidate and settle, but with Mars, Mercury, Saturn, and Neptune … Continue reading
Watch Now Last week I spoke with Dabney Lawless of Lawless Astrology about the astrological connections (there are many!) surrounding the Iran War. We covered the history between Iran and the U.S. and the striking astrological correlations between the two … Continue reading
There are times when astrology predicts events on the nose. The Mars-Uranus square of Friday February 27th was an explosive symbol that suggested yet another shattering of geopolitical normalcy. Bringing that alignment home to the United States was Mars at … Continue reading
The horrific killing of Alex Pretti punctuates the struggle we are in for deeper consciousness. At the moment it happened, Pluto, lord of the underworld, was flanked on either side by the Sun and Mars, illuminating the unconscious savagery that … Continue reading
Over the past few weeks I was hoping to publish a brief forecast of 2026, but holidays and travel left me little time for writing. I figured I’d get to it the first weekend of the year, opening with something … Continue reading
It’s been a rough year. It seems like we’ve been hit every day with headlines announcing some new awful event or unprecedented power grab, like a shock and awe campaign of terror and despair that is crushing the chance for … Continue reading
During a recent interview I was asked why I chose the title Not Your Ancestors’ Civil War for my articles exploring the astrology of the 1850s and 1860s. I honestly hadn’t put a great deal of thought into it, the … Continue reading
Author’s Note: Recent incidents of political violence in America are illustrative of the social breakdowns that occur during the Uranus alignments explored in the article below. These are volatile times as America deals with the karmic consequences of the past … Continue reading
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