The Daily Astro for October 8, 2013 by Valerie Sylvester TODAY’S ASPECTS: I’m looking at today’s aspects and I note that the Moon, at various times today, is square Mars, square Eros, square Nessus, conjunct Venus, conjunct Psyche and square Neptune. So what’s the theme here? Don’t look back? (Psyche myth–she’s told not […] Continue reading
The Daily Astro for July 31, 2013 by Valerie Sylvester TODAY’S ASPECTS: Today’s aspect pattern reminds me of DirecTV’s recent ad campaign, where an initial poor choice or impulsive reaction to a particular stimulus (usually choosing cable TV) leads to a chain of bizarre and unexpected consequences. Hit the link for the “Don’t […] Continue reading
The Daily Astro for July 11, 2013 by Valerie Sylvester How’s your summer (providing you’re in my hemisphere) going? I took some sorely-needed vacation time last week, and when I came back I was assaulted by a backlog of work and insanely hot and humid weather that wore me out and has […] Continue reading
The Daily Astro for June 27, 2013 by Valerie Sylvester TODAY’S ASPECTS: The Moon enters Pisces at 4:32 AM EDT, so we’re back in WaterWorld again. At 5:02 AM EDT that Pisces Moon trines Jupiter in Cancer; which connects the traditional ruler of Pisces, Jupiter, with the Moon. We’ll […] Continue reading
The Daily Astro for June 17, 2013 by Valerie Sylvester TODAY’S ASPECTS: Just another Manic Monday! Yesterday featured Chiron stationing retrograde in Pisces. So there we were, enjoying a quiet Sunday by the lake, relaxing and absorbing the ambiance, when suddenly we spot a dead body floating in the water. I’m […] Continue reading
The Daily Astro for June 7, 2013 by Valerie Sylvester TODAY’S ASPECTS: The Moon’s in Gemini now, so we’re out of the Void Zone (finally). However, we’re still in that Balsamic phase just before a New Moon (tomorrow at 11:56 AM EDT), so for that reason, plus a few others, it’s probably […] Continue reading
The Daily Astro for June 4, 2013 by Valerie Sylvester TODAY’S ASPECTS: Yesterday’s Grand Trine featured Mercury, Saturn and Neptune and is the first of three Grand Trine configurations we’ll see this week. Next up is Venus (Friday) and then the Moon (Sunday). A Grand Trine is a flowing alignment–energy moves […] Continue reading
The Daily Astro for May 21, 2013 by Valerie Sylvester TODAY’S ASPECTS: The day starts off with an implosion/explosion as the Moon (still in Libra) forms stress aspects to Mars in Taurus (2:46 AM EDT) and Pluto in Capricorn (8:55 AM EDT). We’re trying to dance on top of a volcano or […] Continue reading
The Daily Astro for May 14, 2013 by Valerie Sylvester TODAY’S ASPECTS: The Moon remains in Cancer today. Today’s keyword: emotional revelation. A restless night (Moon square Uranus at 4:12 AM EDT) and “heavy” dreams filled with portent (Moon opposite Pluto at 4:59 AM EDT) set the tone for today. It […] Continue reading
The Daily Astro for May 13, 2013 by Valerie Sylvester TODAY’S ASPECTS: The Moon enters Cancer at 5:57 AM EDT, a comfortable place for the Moon. The keynotes today: emotionality, susceptibility, sensitivity, moodiness. At 9:18 AM EDT, a Moon/Pluto connection, followed by a Moon/Mars aspect, can make some defensive […] Continue reading
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