Energetic sensitivity can be the source of great strength, great gifts, and a powerful ability to heal and make an impact on the planet…and it can also be a hindrance and a source of overwhelm just getting through daily life.
Expansion & Contraction in Relationship
There is a misconception held in many circles, especially, I find, in some new age spiritual circles: when you find the right partner, everything will become smooth and easy. I work with so many well-meaning, aware people who tend to idealize partnership and therefore find a lot of frustration and disappointment with handling the ups […]
Eclipse in Swati Nakshatra
This particular eclipse, given its placement in Swati, will challenge our capacity to stay grounded and centered. Swati’s shakti (power) is “to scatter like the wind” with the presiding deity of Vayu, the wind god. Swati is a creative constellation with many diverse ideas and talents, and its challenge is to stay grounded enough to not lose the potency of its energy through becoming overly scattered in the mental field.
Mid Summer Transits
Currently in the sky we have an interesting combination of tumultuous transits that highlight self expression and developing our unique perspective and autonomy, as well as letting go of control and stuck perspectives that inhibit true spiritual growth. Rahu the north node is traveling with Mars and Uranus though the sign of Aries. This transit […]
Changing of the Guards
This April we have something of a “changing of the guards” going on astrologically, with many major planets shifting all at once. Rahu, Ketu, and Saturn are all ending year-or-more-long transits. The feeling of the collective should really change. The next phase in many ways looks more free, more creative, and with more opportunity for dynamic change.
A Valentine’s to Remember
This Valentine’s day, Mars and Venus, the two strongest archetypes of love and relationship, will be tightly together in the sky. A Venus and Mars conjunction always points to lots of passion. However this exact conjunction, where they are literally sharing the same degree, actually makes the planets feel a little too close for comfort in a phenomenon called ‘Planetary War.’