Recently a client asked me “Where do you look for ‘passion’ in a birth chart?” And he wasn’t asking about the romantic side of passion. He was asking about day-to-day passion, the stuff that gets you out of bed in the morning. I have been doing astrology long enough that I have ready answers for …
The Sources of Planetary Symbolism: Chart Patterns 03
When you look at the traits and appearances of the planets, it can be easy to see where astrology found the symbolism to assign to each planet… so let’s roll through them for some simple examples. The Sun is the center of any birth chart, and the center of our solar system. The light of …
Life’s Skills, Tasks & Paths
A couple of months ago, I saw the following question on an astrological Q & A board, and it stayed with me. I have edited & rewritten it for space: “Someone is born at a particular day & time & place, and he/she will therefore have certain talents/gifts/characteristics, and even challenges. This person will use …
Gender & Astrology: Male, Female, Positive, Negative, Yin, Yang
When you meet someone for the first time, what is the thing you notice about that person immediately? Most people identify gender. Are they male? Female? It is a typical response, and one of the ways we start to categorize each other. Most of our languages assign some kind of a gender to pronouns. Some …
Saturn: The Planet Most People Love to Hate
Poor old Saturn… its astrological symbolism truly has your best interests at heart, but everyone loves to hate Saturn. Pity. Saturn can be your best friend, but no, he is not the friend who praises and flatters you and buys you another round of drinks. And everyone really loves to dread the Saturn Return. For …