Whenever people ask about the meaning of retrograde planets in the natal chart, Mercury is always the first planet they mention. This makes perfect sense given how fearsome and frequent Mercury retrograde periods can be. People wonder if having Mercury … Read More…

Recently turtle made a request in the forums that I write a series on natal retrograde planets. I let her know that she must be psychic, because I was in the process of working on exactly that! Also, I LOVE … Read More…

Since I’ve been on a kick of debunking common self-care myths, let me tackle the biggest one of all: that you have to fully love yourself before you can love and be loved by others. Like most of these ideas, … Read More…

One of the common refrains in the self-care community is that no one owes anyone anything. This is meant with the best of intentions. It is meant to give people permission to say no. No to plans, no to overwork, … Read More…

With Uranus in Taurus, everyone has been talking about what a difficult fit the planet has there. Uranus, after all, is the changemaker. And Taurus is arguably the most fixed of all the fixed signs. But is Taurus really as … Read More…

All over the US, there are labor crises. Low-wage employers are having difficulty finding workers and higher-paid office workers are leaving en masse at the prospect of abandoning their home offices and reentering the workplace. This has been chalked up … Read More…

Starting way back when Pluto was in Sagittarius, a cultural phenomenon was born. Popularized by The Secret, the idea was that there is a clear, direct, and causal line connecting your thoughts and your material circumstances. And while science certainly … Read More…