Venus in Taurus

While immersed in the sign that rules possessions, Venus is inspired to acquire. While it’s true that the Bull can be frugal, Venus will gladly spend money on high quality clothing, jewelry, accessories and furnishings. A practical hedonist, Venus in Taurus is tempted by massages, aromatherapy, facials and other soothing, sensory delights. While her craving for physical sensations may or may not lead her…

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Transiting Neptune Retrograde

It bewilders. It beguiles. It can be a visionary. It can be a fraud. In its highest form, Neptune is the planet of intuition, inspiration, and spiritual awakening; and in its lowest form, it is the planet of illusion, confusion and deception.

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Venus in Pisces

Although the airy side of Venus reveled in her independence and enjoyed the new experiences she encountered while in Aquarius, her earthy side eventually found its detached, impersonal nature too cool for comfort. Longing to be cradled in a sea of emotional warmth, she bid the Water Bearer farewell and dove headlong into the waters of the sentimental, soothing sign of…

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Venus in Aquarius

Transiting Venus in Aquarius After weeks of power lunches, networking dinners and more than a few games of one-upmanship, Venus grew weary of Capricorn’s ambitious, status-conscious world of mostly work and little play.  Tired of working weekends, Venus knew it was time to rebel and thumbing her nose at authority, crossed into Aquarius. While Venus…

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Venus in Sagittarius

After weeks of experiencing new depths of passion in the intensely emotional, highly complex and deeply secretive sign of Scorpio, Venus reached her saturation point. Like a moth that was dangerously close to a flame, she knew it was time to break free of the Scorpion’s hypnotic spell; and with a stealth that would make Pluto proud…

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Venus in Scorpio

After weeks of living in Libra’s well-mannered house of partnerships receiving polite suitors and engaging in light-hearted romances, Venus grew bored with encounters of the superficial kind. Shaking her hair loose from its elegant updo and slipping into a pair of sexy gladiators, Venus made a quick but graceful exit from Libra’s château de l’amour and…

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Venus in Libra

After spending the past few weeks in Virgo, Venus felt completely rejuvenated as she emerged from the Maiden’s house of health and self-improvement. Eager to resume her role as the most beautiful, balanced and popular goddess, she smiled brightly as she gracefully made her way into the most sociable sign of the zodiac: Libra. As Libra’s planetary ruler, Venus is at ease in…

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Venus in Leo

While in the sign of the Lion, Venus is confident and if there’s a spotlight, odds are high that it’s shining brightly on her. If not, you can bet she’s standing in the wings waiting for her big break, because deep down in her soul, Venus in Leo knows that it’s simply a question of when, not if, the limelight will find her.

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Uranus Square Pluto: Clash of the Titans

At 4:14 AM EDT today, Uranus and Pluto formed an exact square, an aspect they will engage in six more times between now and March 2015. Known as the Great Awakener, Uranus enlightens and liberates whatever it touches, but as a planet of extremes, the road to illumination is often paved with chaos and littered with…

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Neptune in Pisces

As I consider the public enthusiasm about Neptune’s transit through Pisces, I find myself wondering whether we’re truly riding a wave or just drowning in optimism. As I write this, I can hear my Pisces friend Steve saying, “There she goes bashing Neptune again.” He’s right. I am hard on Neptune, and I can cite…

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