Posts by Laura Orcutt
BEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: MERCURY
About Mercury The innermost planet in the solar system zips around the Sun in just 88 days, and can never appear more than 28 degrees away from the Sun. It can only be seen at sunrise or sunset, and then only as a faint yellowish-tan star twinkling in the twilight. As the closest planet…
Read MoreBEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: THE MOON
About the Moon No matter how technologically advanced we become as a society, moonlight’s mysterious pull still hypnotizes us. The Moon casts her cool, serene glow, transforming the landscape into a magical land of wonder. Mistress of the night, oceans, clouds, and tides, she receives the Sun’s light and reflects it back to us. Always…
Read MoreBEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: THE SUN
About the Sun Step outside on a warm summer day and contemplate the Sun. It floods the sky with its light. It brings energy, heat, and growth. If you are in temperate latitudes, it may be pleasantly warming; at the equator or in a desert, positively scorching. But wherever you are, it’s from this experience…
Read MoreJANUARY 2018 FULL MOON LUNAR ECLIPSE IN LEO
window.addEventListener(‘LPLeadboxesReady’,function(){LPLeadboxes.setExitIntent(‘14269aff3f72a2:9447e3ade’,{dontShowFor:’0d’,domain:’results.lpages.co’});}); Hearts On Fire Lights! Camera! Action! Don’t worry about a script or waiting for cues. You’re a natural for the emotional improv of the Leo Full Moon on Jan. 31. What’s in store? Drama. Passion. Attention-seeking. And tactics to ensure we get that. “This Full Moon Eclipse in Leo will bring a radical commitment…
Read MoreHOW TO CHOOSE AN ASTROLOGER
For nearly everyone interested in astrology, there will come a time when you consider seeing an astrologer. It may just be out of curiosity. Or it could be you’ve reached a crossroads in life and want some guidance. Either way, one of the first questions you’ll ask yourself is: “How do I choose an…
Read MoreJANUARY 2018 NEW MOON IN CAPRICORN
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING WITH DESIRE Resolutions be gone! This Capricorn New Moon, the first New Moon of the year on Jan. 16/17 is instead turning thoughts and hearts to goals. In down-to-earth Capricorn, it’s calling for concrete, practical, achievable, meaningful goals. And work. Sound boring? Hardly. “This New Moon is exciting and generates a sizzling aura…
Read MoreAstrology & How to Reveal It's Your Passion
How to respond to friends and family when they ask why you are studying astrology with Shamanic Astrologer and Senior Editor for Astrology Hub, Donna Woodwell and CEO and Co-Founder of Astrology Hub, Amanda Pua Walsh! On today’s episode, you will learn: What to expect when coming out of the astrology closet Ideas…
Read MoreJANUARY 2018 FULL MOON IN CANCER
HIGH TIDE window.addEventListener(‘LPLeadboxesReady’,function(){LPLeadboxes.setExitIntent(‘263iACVqcS27eExW32nAQi’,{dontShowFor:’1d’,domain:’results.lpages.co’});}); We’re ringing in 2018 with emotions running high, and not just because of the date on the calendar. The bigger reason? The Moon is Full in her watery home sign of Cancer. I’ve summed up the energies in my own Full Moon forecast: “We’re christening the New Year with an emotional salt…
Read MoreHOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN SOLSTICE RITUAL
HERE COMES THE SUN What if you could experience peace and calm in the midst of the holiday season? Sounds impossible, doesn’t it? It’s not. This time of year has a moment that has been cosmically engineered for precisely that. And simple, ancient traditions are the pathway. That moment is the Winter Solstice. Astrologically speaking,…
Read MoreDECEMBER 2017 SAGITTARIUS NEW MOON
WORDS TO THE WISE window.addEventListener(‘LPLeadboxesReady’,function(){LPLeadboxes.setExitIntent(‘141ac0c73f72a2:9447e3ade’,{dontShowFor:’0d’,domain:’results.lpages.co’});}); This year’s Sagittarius New Moon on Dec. 17/18 has traits that ordinarily don’t surface till New Year’s Eve. It brings awareness of time passing and chapters ending, even as it orients us to the future. It stirs optimism and possibility in the midst of somberness. And instead of resolutions, it…
Read MoreIO, SATURNALIA!
Two thousand years ago, the Romans celebrated Saturn in style—with feasting, songs, humor, and gift-giving. Saturnalia was the direct forerunner of the holiday we now call Christmas. Though this seems a far cry from modern astrology’s gloomy and dire warnings about a visit by “Saturn the Taskmaster,” in the context of Saturn’s “origin story,” it…
Read MoreSATURN IN CAPRICORN 2017
BEFRIENDING SATURN IN SIX SIMPLE STEPS Get ready to get real. Order-loving Saturn returns to his Spartan home of Capricorn on Dec. 19/20, 2017. After the chaos of recent years – and the wild, fiery frenzy of 2017 – this move will hit with a jolt. It’s as if an alarm goes off and we’re…
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