Astrology of Imbolc: Strangers, Radicals, and Snowdrops
The Celtic festival of Imbolc falls during Aquarius season every year—and it isn’t an accident.
Pluto Return: When History Becomes Legend
We may not be alive when we celebrate our Pluto returns, but our natal charts don’t disintegrate when we die. As long as we are remembered, our legacy is influenced by astrological transits long after we are gone.
2026: The Year of the Magician
In 2026, the tarot is inviting us to level up our inner Magicians.
A Tale of Two Mars Returns in Gemini
I knew that I was in for an interesting ride when, on the very first day of my Mars return, a Virgo-ish friend of mine had the world's most eloquent breakdown.
10 Years of Narrative Astrology
My journey with narrative astrology began in 2015 with a business card. I have come to believe that story is everything.
When Justice Fails: Libra and Scorpio Aspects and Transits
Libra is the sign of the peacemaker. Scorpio is ruled by Mars, the God of War. Their disagreements are the highest of high drama. Literally matters of life and death.
Career in Astrology: Escaping the Pyramid of Privilege
One of the biggest challenges of being an astrologer in the 21st century is inheriting a framework that was originally designed for ancient Roman aristocrats.
The worst is when we’re talking about career.
Uranus in Gemini: Making Space to Think
When Uranus went into Gemini, I was expecting rebellious words. Instead, I found silence. How can that be?
The Four Questions in Narrative Astrology
Using astrology to change our personal narratives is the core practice behind Narrative Astrology.
I would like to introduce you to one of the tools of Narrative Astrology: the Four Questions.
Narrative Astrology Is a Summoning Spell for Stories
Astrology isn’t a weird occult discipline that talks about stars. It is actually a box that contains every single thing in the universe.
Neptune in Aries and the 9th House: A Guide for Leo Risings
Neptune in Aries is wearing the mask of the spiritual warrior.
After 14 years of training in our House of Death, Leo risings are ready to follow Neptune into war with the undead. What zombies and vampires need to be slain? What ghosts need to be gently guided toward the light?
Neptune Conjunct the North Node: The Magic of Abundance
We are presented with a paradox.
On the one hand, we live in a universe of abundance. We are loved, and we are cared for, and we have everything that we need to thrive.
At the same time, our communities are struggling. Here in the United States, we have a housing shortage and food shortage and not enough medical care. The streets are full of sick and starving people, and the prices of everyday things are rising at a staggering rate.
Somehow, both the abundance and lack are true, and we are being challenged to reconcile that fact. The solution is not to just announce, “We have abundance,” and call it a day. We need magic that can make abundance out of lack.
Like stone soup. Have you heard that old folktale?
You don’t have to save the world
I wasn’t asked to save the world. The world, I discovered, wanted to save me.
A Tarot Reading for 2025
We are leaving an old world behind. There are things that we are leaving that we liked very much, and we’re not so sure about where we’re going, but no one has to convince us that there are things that need to change.
Pluto in Aquarius: Too Big to Fail, Too Inhumane to Succeed
Pluto in Aquarius shows us the structures that are too big to fail but too inhumane to succeed. Last time, the story ended with the birth of empires. This time, we are watching the last vestiges of empires collapse.
Astrology is subjective… and that’s why I love it
Everything we say about astrology is a story. Every interpretation is an artifact of a moment in time, created by a person who is a creature of that moment. Every astrologer is a person like you and me with wisdom and wounds, talents and flaws.
What Does Scorpio Feel Like?
While I was working on a lecture on Scorpio, I had a vivid experience of the feeling of the sign. This is what happened.
Living With a Progressed Virgo Ascendant: Confident Competence
The key to happiness for someone with a progressed Virgo ascendant is developing confident competence. This is my story.
South Node in Scorpio: Are You Afraid of the Dark?
“In a past life, you were burned at the stake,” the astrologer said.
I laughed darkly and said, “Sounds legit.”
Astrology for the Present
What if the hope–or even the joy–we need isn’t waiting for us in a future that never becomes the present? What if this is the moment we can step into, not perfection, but “books made of blue sky” or “terrible marvels?”