Venus in Domicile, Exaltation and Detriment

Please forgive the first two self-indulgent paragraphs. I’m simply amused by the synchronicity of it all!  I find myself thinking a lot about Venus lately. Maybe it’s because Venus has been traveling close to Mercury as they both emerge from the rays of the Sun and become visible as evening stars. Perhaps it’s because philosophical

Day Vs. Night Charts: Sect in Astrology

The concept of Astrological sect is very simple. If you were born during the day, your chart belongs to the day, or diurnal, sect. If you were born at night, your chart belongs to the night, or nocturnal, sect. Astrologers who use the concept of sect in their work read day charts and night charts

Looking at Ages 24 through 29 with Annual Profections

Some recent chart readings I’ve done for people in their mid-twenties have made me appreciate the astrological timing technique of annual profections in new ways. I want to focus here on what annual profections have to say, in general, about this important time in life. I think that the 20’s are a time when astrology

Astrological Houses: Houses 7-12

Houses 7-12 In this post I will continue my thumbnail summary of the astrological houses, this time houses 7-12. These are the houses that we find above the horizon, which, in traditional thought, symbolize the realm of Spirit and the mind as opposed to the realm of Fortune and the body, which are symbolized by

Some Basic Meanings for Astrological Houses 1-6

This is the second part of a three-part series. In the first part I summarized the basic idea of houses and discussed the main systems for dividing houses. It is not essential reading, so you can begin with this post if you like. Because of space, I’m only dealing with the first six houses here.

Astrological Houses, Part 1: An Explainer on the Basics of House Division Systems

Houses are one of the 4 basic facets of astrological theory and practice. You can see a lot by looking at (1) planets in (2) signs and by analyzing the (3) aspects between them, but (4) houses give you the ability to see the life areas in which the planets and signs and aspects are

A short review of two very different and not-so-recent books on astrology

I recently came across two very different books on astrology. One is called Astrology, Science and Culture: Pulling Down the Moon, and the other is a book by Robert Blaschke called Astrology: A Language of Life Vol. 4, Relationship Analysis. The first book is full of fascinating discussion about the What and Why of astrology,

Metis in Astrology, Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, I introduced the astrological Metis, and began to describe my process for uncovering the astrological meaning of the asteroid Metis in horoscopes. I outlined four ways that astrologers go about attributing symbolic meaning to celestial bodies discovered in modern times, and will advocate using a mixed approach. Here are

Metis in Astrology, Part 1

I was recently inspired to look closely at the asteroid (or minor planet) Metis when I came across mention of something called metis in a book titled “Astrology, Science and Culture,” by Roy Willis and Patrick Curry. This book is a very rare academic treatment of astrology in the way that its two scholarly authors

Sign Forecasts for Venus Retrograde in Capricorn

Introduction This year’s Venus retrograde is occurring in Capricorn between December 19, 2021 and January 29, 2022. Venus will station retrograde at 26 degrees of Capricorn and go back to 11 degrees Capricorn before stationing direct. Venus will then move forward through the retrograde “shadow” until it reaches the 26 Capricorn again on March 2,