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Progressed Venus in the Natal Chart
Progressed Venus in the Natal Chart:Was everything leading up to this progression? I have a Venus in Scorpio natally, and anyone who knows enough about astrology knows that Venus isn’t the most comfortable placement here. She can’t fully expand love in the way she—or we—are meant to. Venus, the godd
Saturn Transiting the 4th House: Squeezing Out The Comforts of Home
Saturn Transiting the 4th House: Responsibilities, Limitations and Redefining What it Means to Feel Comfortable. Gulping in fear or anxiety is a common reaction to Saturn transits. It’s generally a time of major changes, hard work and restrictions. When Saturn hits your first house, you can become
Sun and Mars Transiting into my Karmic 12th House
Difficult at times and always unsettling. It’s the combination of being tired all the time and not having to know where the emotional intensity is coming from. Whenever May and June roll around, I know it’s going to be the least productive times for me. This is when my Mars and Sun travel in theR
Jupiter Retrograde in Scorpio 2018: From Great Expectations To Mass Devastation
This post is the 2nd of a three-part series of the Jupiter, Mars and Venus Retrogrades of 2018. Months before Jupiter ingressed into Scorpio, in my 5th house, I was certain the planet of luck would reinforce the deep connection in my relationship, expand the excitement established between the sheets
Mars Retrograde in my 8th House: Separating Ink From Water
This is the first three-part series of the Jupiter, Mars and Venus Retrograde in 2018. Mars is our drive and sexual energy, how we get things done shows the actions we take according to the sign in our natal chart, but most of all, it’s how we will our individuality. The 8th house deals with…
Mata Hari Birth Chart Reading: 20th Century Slayer
From a 20th Century slay to a convicted double agent, it was no surprise her birth chart was speckled with Scorpio themes: Mars as her ruler planet, Scorpio in Jupiter in the ascendent, Pluto in her sensitive 7th house and Venus in the deep 8th. But despite w hat popular notions have l
Reconnecting Under a Pisces Sun
It was time to go back to Oz. My partner and I take a yearly trip to remedy the pressures of daily life, this year we chose to go back to his family home of Australia. It was also our way of trimming the hedges in our relationship, and digging out the overgrown weeds, chocking…