Posts by Laura Orcutt
VIRGO FULL MOON: SPRING CLEANING
Do you feel it? In much of the Northern hemisphere, spring is well on its way. And the Virgo Full Moon on Mar. 12/13 may inspire you to throw open the windows, and throw out what’s in the way of achieving your heart’s desire. Even if what’s in the way is your own ego-driven beliefs…
Read MoreTHE TURNING POINT: PISCES NEW MOON/SOLAR ECLIPSE
Solar Eclipses mark endings, and beginnings. Even more so when the Feb. 26/27 New Moon/Solar eclipse falls in the final sign of the Zodiac, Pisces. Toria, of Mothersky Astrology, sums up her own experience of eclipse season: “Is it just me or have things become a smidge more intense?… If you’re experiencing: Out-of-left-field events Sudden…
Read MoreEVOLUTION'S ECHOES: HOW ASTROLOGY ILLUMINATES CYCLES OF CHANGE
The vision recurs; the eastern Sun has a second rise; history repeats her tale unconsciously, and goes off into a mystic rhyme; ages are prototypes of other ages, and the winding course of time brings us round to the same spot again. James Burns, 1845 “History never repeats itself, but it often rhymes,” goes…
Read MoreLEO FULL MOON & LUNAR ECLIPSE: WORK IT
Everyone is an artist in their own way. We are always creating new worlds to explore. But true art — the kind that moves the heart and transforms the mind — requires the balance of skill, hard work, talent and luck. Fortunately, that’s exactly what this week’s Leo Full Moon Lunar Eclipse provides. “This year’s…
Read MoreAQUARIUS NEW MOON: YOU GOT THIS
Stark and no-nonsense, the Jan. 27/28 Aquarius New Moon urges you to dig in and repeat the mantra: “I got this.” Like a wintery snow-covered landscape forces one to focus on the essentials by eliminating distractions, this lunation has few aspects to distract from its essential message. And astrologers around the web concur: “Whatever restrictions…
Read MoreYEAR OF THE ROOSTER: SEIZE EACH DAY
Wishing you prosperity and luck for the Year of the Rooster! Rooster reminds us to seize each new day and the possibilities it brings. Follow your intuition, and keep moving forward. Chinese New Year For more than 3,000 years, China has celebrated the coming of spring on the second New Moon after the Winter Solstice…
Read MoreWINTER SOLSTICE: SHINE YOUR LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
When darkness overtakes the world, it’s natural to turn to the light. We switch on a lamp when the Sun goes down; gravitate to laughter, smiles and bright souls when life is tough. We burn candles and fires to warm body and spirit and symbolically, subliminally welcome and encourage light. And we have acted on…
Read MoreGEMINI FULL MOON: POWER OF WORDS
It’s the gift of the Gemini Full Moon to help us open our minds in childlike wonder to receive the magic of the season. But this year the Dec. 13/14 Full Moon arrives with an extra surge of intensity, singing: “Wishes can come true when you wish with all your might.” Gemini Full Moon Each year,…
Read More'SPIRAL SPECTRUM COSMIC CALENDAR 2017' BY JULIE WILDER
Everyone is used to calendars stuck up on the wall or plopped on the desk, giving us a month-by-month or week-by week description of time. Astrologers look for detailed information about the cycles in the skies, and are used to thumbing through ephemerides or date books to find information. Of course, calendars and books are…
Read MoreAT THE CROSSROADS: SAGITTARIUS NEW MOON
It’s no ordinary Sagittarius New Moon on Nov. 29, more like a cosmic game of pin the tail on the donkey. Astrologers around the web have some advice on finding your target, despite the blindfold. Clarissa, of Viva Combusta!, summarizes: “If you’re one of those folks who’ve felt recently that their adrenals and serotonin receptors…
Read MorePLUTO IN CAPRICORN: END OF GOVERNMENT, DEMAND FOR CHANGE
Election 2016 was predicted to be the biggest election turnout in decades. But seven million Democrats never showed up. What’s the reason for the shakedown? Pluto is in Capricorn and it’s the end of trusting the government, as we have previously known it. The times they are a changin’. I know, it’s scary — I…
Read MoreEMBODIED TRANSCENDENCE: TAURUS FULL MOON
As I was pulling together astrologers collected wisdom from around the web for the Nov. 14/15 Taurus Full Moon, I stumbled across a Facebook meme: “The purpose of life is not to transcend the body, but to embody the transcendent.” A perfect quote for this potent Supermoon. Taurus Full Moon Taurus is a fixed Earth…
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