Posts by Laura Orcutt
OCTOBER 2017 FULL MOON IN ARIES
ENTANGLED Perhaps one of the most potent lunations of the year, the October 2017 Full Moon in Aries is a tightly interwoven collection of planet energies that offer no simple answers, only yearning. window.addEventListener(‘LPLeadboxesReady’,function(){LPLeadboxes.setExitIntent(‘14269aff3f72a2:9447e3ade’,{dontShowFor:’1d’});}); Savor Zodiac Poetess Cristina’s elegant summary of this complex Moon “Some of us might feel as though we have reached our…
Read MoreSEPTEMBER 2017 NEW MOON IN VIRGO
EARTHBOUND STARLIGHT If you’ve been feeling the urge to step back from the whirlwind and take some time to get grounded, you’re in luck. The Virgo New Moon on Sept. 19/20 will bring the respite for which you’ve been yearning. Kathy Biehl, Empowerment Unlimited, sums up the energy shift: “This New Moon is as cool,…
Read MoreSUN UNLEASHES MOST POWERFUL SOLAR FLARE IN OVER A DECADE
(Last updated Sept. 8) In a stunning burst of light on Sept. 6, the Sun unleashed the strongest solar flare in over a decade. At 12:02 am UT (that’s 5:02 am Pacific) a powerful, X9.3-class solar flare ionized the top of Earth’s atmosphere and caused a strong shortwave blackout over the Sun-facing side of the…
Read MoreSEPTEMBER FULL MOON IN PISCES
BEYOND THE SEA The soul sings under the Sept. 6 Full Moon in Pisces. Whether you tune in, or tune out, is up to you. With its close conjunction to Neptune as its only major aspect, astrologers from around the web counsel ways to apprehend the numinous and unbounded in your own life. Nadia Gilchrist,…
Read MoreBLAST OFF: LEO NEW MOON SOLAR ECLIPSE
Look! Up in the air! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … you?! Yes. You. Ready or not, it’s time for blast off. All the sparks you’ve been feeling building are igniting with the Leo New Moon Solar Eclipse. Life will never be the same. “A fiery new beginning on a collective and personal…
Read More5 ESSENTIALS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ASTROLOGY OF THE AUGUST ECLIPSES
By now you must be inundated with information about the August eclipses. How and where to watch. Even astrological tidbits and interpretations. Now that eclipse season is here again, let’s boil it down to the 5 eclipse essentials any astrologer needs to know. Lunar and solar eclipses are as different as night and day. Astrology’s…
Read MoreARE BIG CHANGES ON THE WAY WITH THE 2017 SOLAR ECLIPSE?
The ancients feared eclipses. Should we? Should President Trump? According to astrologers, the upcoming total solar eclipse in August portends major changes for the United States over the coming months. “Our nation is literally being eclipsed,” says Kathy Biehl, a New York City area astrologer. “It heralds the beginning of major shifts in the American…
Read More8 STRATEGIES TO EMBRACE CHANGE DURING ECLIPSE SEASON
Are You Ready for the Solar Eclipse of 2017? By now we’ve all heard the news about this eclipse season: Total Solar Eclipses are glorious, awesome remember-for-the-rest-of-your-life events. Millions of Americans are making preparations to see the eclipse – downloading travel maps, buying eclipse glasses and road-trip snacks – to make the pilgrimage to witness…
Read MoreWHAT ASTROLOGERS KNOW ABOUT ECLIPSES THAT YOU DON'T
Eclipse fever is seizing the United States. The nation has ringside seats for literally the “Greatest Show on Earth” — the appropriately named “Great American Eclipse” on Aug. 21, 2017. Right now, the news is filled with viewing tips and advice for avoiding traffic jams during what’s slated to become the most-watched cosmic event in…
Read MoreHOW WILL THE AUGUST 2017 TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE AFFECT ME
By now you’ve heard about the “Great American Eclipse” – the August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse in Leo that will be seen across the U.S. from Oregon to South Carolina. And, if you’re an astrology lover, you may have already read some fantastic articles about the meaning of the eclipse for the larger society. So…
Read MoreHIGHER GROUND, HIGHER LOVE: AUGUST 2017 FULL MOON/LUNAR ECLIPSE IN AQUARIUS
Sometimes the best response is to step outside the fray. Say, for example, now. That’s the go-to option under this month’s Aquarius Full Moon lunar eclipse. It’s triggering distance from many a drama, changing how we view them and breaking their hold. Permanently. Let’s check out the advice astrologers from around the web have to…
Read MoreLEO NEW MOON: ROAR
Prepare to roar. The first of two New Moons in Leo blesses us all with the courage of the warrior. It’s a gift for which you may be grateful in the coming weeks as we head into eclipse season’s darkness. Astrologers around the web help us prepare for the July 22/23 Leo New Moon: “The…
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