Sagittarius Season: Rage Against the Dying of the Light
I stared into my light therapy lamp wondering: Why does a season ruled by Jupiter come at the darkest time of the year?
What Is the Difference Between Your Sun, Moon, and Rising Sign?
The sun, moon, and rising sign are some of the hardest things in astrology to tell apart, and they are also the most important!
Using Hobbits as a metaphor, I explain how they are different.
The Best Mantra for Your Sun Sign to Fuel Your Personal Growth
Tolstoy said, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” With sun signs it’s the opposite. Healthy expressions of the signs are all different, a reflection of the individual. When a sign runs into trouble, it tends to look the same for everyone.
Sun Dominant People in Astrology: When Is Self-Actualization Better Than Ego Transcendence?
There are people who are on this planet to transcend the ego. I am not one of them.
It has taken me a lot of work to be able to write the last two sentences with that much certainty and authority.
I have always been a very spiritual person, and most spiritual traditions teach that you should transcend the flesh and the ego. I’ve always resisted these ideas at a fundamental level.
Until I discovered astrology, I thought that made me a “bad person” who needed to work against my instincts and desires, but studying my chart has helped me to understand why the language of individuation has always resonated so much more strongly for me than the language of transcendence.
Sect in Astrology: Are You a Sun Person or a Moon Person?
For decades, modern astrology didn’t have very much to say to people who didn’t identify with their sun sign, but astrologers translating ancient texts in the 1990s discovered that the sun wasn’t always seen as the most important planet in the chart.
According to the Hellenistic doctrine of sect, there are times when the other planets look to the moon for leadership and guidance.
12th House Sun: You Don’t Know How Much You Shine
12th house people tend to believe it doesn’t matter what they do. They think no one cares whether they are present or absent. They feel invisible or alone.
The truth: You don’t know how much you shine.