Ever since Neptune entered Pisces in 2012, and particularly after the planet moved into an opposition with natal Neptune in the horoscope for the United States, we’ve seen the boundaries between truth and fiction have become increasingly porous. This is something we have to expect with Neptune. Neptune always favors faith over facts. And for those faithful to Donald Trump this Age of Neptune seems set to take a dramatic new turn.
Following the Moon: Dec. 4, 2021
There’s an ominous inevitability about Pluto transits that makes them particularly scary. That’s why I got a bit of a chill when I saw Pluto on the IC of the Full Moon horoscope for Nov. 19. (Click on Full Moon to see the article and the chart.) Of course, a few days later we began to hear about a new and more deadly variant of the COVID-19 virus and, right on cue, it arrived in the U.S just before this lunation period ended.
We look to astrology to guide us to our full potential, but astrology can be just as valuable when it shows us our limitations. This is not to say that we have to accept these limitations but we can’t be expected to overcome them until we know where they are. And when we want to see our limitations, we often end up talking about Saturn.
Astrology by Moonlight
It is not often that I come across an astrology book that presents a concept that is new to me. That’s why I was both surprised and pleased when I picked up “Astrology by Moonlight” by Tara Aal and Aswin Subramanyan. This book takes the phases of the Moon, which are based on the relationship between the Sun and the Moon (as seen from Earth) and extends them to all the planets. In other words, the distance between the Moon and Venus is described in terms that are more often applied to the distance between the Sun and Moon, such as New, Crescent, First Quarter and so on. |
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