Aries Moon: Pagan Pride

August 25, 2018

First in a series of Full Moon posts for the LA/OC Pagan Pride newsletter. A look at the cyclical sameness of the Aries Full Moon that recurs ever year in September/ October, when the Sun is in Libra. The Aries Full Moon for 2018 occurs on September 24, at 7:54 pm PDT.

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Astrology Fundamentals begins in February!

about 3 months ago

Sign up for my four-week astrology “finishing school,” an online lecture and discussion course that will help you transform a beginner’s vocabulary into nuanced chart interpretation.

Saturn in Pisces: Reality Bites

about a year ago

The Demeter Intensive: Addressing Food Grief with Astrology, Somatic Experiencing, Ancestral Healing, and Mycelial Wisdom

about 2 years ago

Frolic with me in the Venus Grotto!

about 4 years ago

A Venus-intensive class to guide us through the dark tunnel of Venus Retrograde in May/June …

about 4 years ago

Miss your English class in college? Have a fascination with the occult? Then you would super-love my upcoming offering, “Practical Hermeticism in Great American Literature” …

Astrology, Depression, and What's Your Birth Time Chris Corner?

about 4 years ago

A lengthy blog about the natal chart of Chris Corner, highlighting the Evolutionary technique for reading the South Node and outer planet transits. An investigation of how we can read depression in the natal chart, and also a paean to the beautiful, beautiful darkness.

Early American Astrology

about 5 years ago

Link to purchase my webinar on early American astrology, a talk covering the high points of American astrological history from 1688 to 1851. Click to learn more.

Two Feelings at the Same Time: How Transits Work

about 5 years ago

December is a great time to start planning for the year ahead with a look at coming transits to your natal chart. But how do transits work? Click to learn how transits create events, not feelings, so the choice of whether the coming year will be a “good” one or a “bad” one is always up to you!

Gemini Moon: Pagan Pride

about 5 years ago

Part of a series of Full Moon posts for the LA/OC Pagan Pride newsletter. Rather than zero in on the uniqueness of this particular Full Moon, my interest is in the cyclical sameness of the Gemini Full Moon that recurs ever year in November/ December, when the Sun is in Sagittarius. The Gemini Full Moon for 2018 occurs the evening of November 22, Pacific time.

Dirt in your Skirt

about 5 years ago

I was so honored to be on the Dirt in your Skirt podcast with Margaret Schlachter. Margaret has a background as a professional athlete, and now uses her platform to promote inspiring women with a health and wellness focus. We talk a little bit about why I made the switch from academia to astrology, and a lot more about how Venus functions in the natal chart. This is a great listen for astro newbies, and you’ll pick up some stellar tips for surviving the October-November Venus retrograde too! Enjoy.

Taurus Moon: Pagan Pride

about 5 years ago

Part of a series of Full Moon posts for the LA/OC Pagan Pride newsletter. A look at the cyclical sameness of the Taurus Full Moon that recurs ever year in October/ November when the Sun is in Scorpio. The Taurus Full Moon for 2018 occurs on October 24 at 9:45 AM.

The Astrology of Beauty and Shame: A Conversation with Veruschka Normandeau

about 5 years ago

Veruschka Normandeau was a 1980s cover girl and appeared in the pages of Vogue, Elle, and Harper's Bazaar. Together we explore the astrology of beauty, and whether the lived experience of being beautiful is as satisfying as the media portrays it. Can self-confidence make us beautiful, or is beauty an inherently unstable identity marker? Do we really need to “feel beautiful” in order to be happy? Click here to read our in-depth discussion.