Posts by Laura Orcutt
NO FOOLING: GEMINI NEW MOON
Prepare yourself for the electric light show sparked by the Gemini New Moon of May 25/26. This second virtually unaspected New Moon in a row may see you grabbing for a notebook to capture all the new ideas flowing into your field. Just be warned: don’t let the pretty lights fool you. More lies beneath…
Read MoreSCORPIO FULL MOON: INVOKING AKHILANDESHVARI
Reading astrologers’ forecasts of the potent May 10/11 Scorpio Full Moon reminded me of an article I read years ago on the Hindu goddess Akhilandeshvari. The Goddess Never-Not-Broken. Writer and poet Julie Peters explains: “This isn’t the kind of broken that indicates weakness and terror. “It’s the kind of broken that tears apart all the…
Read MoreTAURUS NEW MOON: SIMPLE PLEASURES
Remarkable for its simplicity, the Taurus New Moon on April 26/27 may bring the quiet downtime you’ve been longing for. Unlike recent lunations, this New Moon makes no major aspects with other planets, allowing it to express its inherent nature without condition. “This is a mellow, self-sufficient and self-contained New Moon … basically, it’s pure,…
Read MoreLIBRA FULL MOON: RECIPROCITY
Perhaps you’re feeling the swing already? The Libra Full Moon on April 10/11 brings one final note to the ongoing revolutionary — and revolutionizing — shocks of the last few years. Time to debrief. So, what exactly did you learn? Let’s let a few astrologers summarize the Libra Full Moon to give you a clue where…
Read MoreARIES NEW MOON: TRADE OFFS
What’s more important to you? Being loved or achieving your goals? During the Mar. 27/28 Aries New Moon, you may discover you need to decide. As usual, astrologers from around the web offer sage advice on how to best navigate the opportunities of the upcoming Aries New Moon: “Everything feels fresh, new, shiny and bouncy.…
Read MoreVIRGO 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…
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