As we approach the Autumnal Equinox in the North (Vernal Equinox in the South), it is a time to pause and reflect. The word equinox means equal-night (equi-equal nox-night) where the Day and the Night meet, and bow to each other. It's a moment of equipoise before the Night gains the upper hand in the North. This ladder spirals us all the way into Winter Solstice. (Thomas Cooper Gotch (British, 1854-1931), " A Golden Dream") The old word for the Autumnal Equinox is Mabon. Ma

The MOON becomes new on Tuesday night, September 19 PDT, at 27 degrees VIRGO. The Sabian Symbol for the 27th degree of VIRGO is: ARISTOCRATIC ELDERLY LADIES DRINKING AFTERNOON TEA IN A WEALTHY HOME. Well, well, well... just in time for the wondrous witchy season of Halloween. This New MOON predates the Autumnal Equinox in the north by just 3 days, so I'd imagine that these fine aristocratic ladies are discussing the nature of the year as it reaches the balance between the dar

As we roll right into September and the autumn season in the Northern Hemisphere, (spring in the Southern) there are some distinct energies at play. For one, we are in the last month of our JUPITER in LIBRA transit. JUPITER always brings a bigness to everything it touches and in this case, it has touched the other cardinal planet placings: PLUTO in CAPRICORN and URANUS in LIBRA. These are massively significant, generation defining placings and aspects, and they have definitel

We are preparing to pull into the station, in order to 'reverse our reversal' of MERCURY's retrograde journey. You are advised to keep your eye on the prize and take some deep, slow breaths. MERCURY and MARS are together at the very end of LEO, like a pair of hot-headed Viking twins, kicking around, looking for some action. If they don't find something 'constructive', they're plenty content with less savory alternatives. So put them to good use, NOW, to circumvent any troubl