There has been a lot of debate over just the words used to describe the nature of certain aspects. When I first began, the aspects were called benefic or malefic, and then they were softened to harmonious and challenging. I must admit I could live with the later, but have too many times experienced and […]
Formula for Pinnacles & Challenges in Numerology
Take birthday Day minus month= first Challenge Day minus the year = Second Challenge First Challenge minus Second Challenge = Third Challenge Month minus Year = Forth Challenge [All calculations are to be done using the single digit of the reduced year, month, or day, with the exception of Master numbers. 11/2, 22/4, and 33/6 […]
Anaretic Degree
The Anaretic Degree, sometimes called the Karmic Degree, is the 29th degree. To better understand its significance, let’s break it down mathematically: The full wheel of the Zodiac contains 360 degrees and is composed of 12 houses (representing the 12 Signs). Thus, each house contains 30 degrees. Each degree within a house is labeled 0-29; […]
Stationary Motion
A planet is said to “make a station” when it seems to stop moving. A planet has a greater influence in the birth chart when it is stationary because its energy is concentrated and focused at the degree of the Zodiac it occupies. There are two types of stationary planets. The first one occurs when […]
Music and Astrology
So, I was working on a post for Facebook this morning, and found myself off on two different tangents, that oddly enough were completely related. Sometimes the realizations I run headlong into amaze me. I mean, it’s not like I was thinking of astrology when I was writing a post about top 10 songs. I […]
October 2020 Newsletter
This month I concentrated more on the aspect configurations than simple transits. The Pluto conjunctions in Capricorn have been at our throats since the beginning of the year, and now the Mars squares are just as problematic. I thought it would be more beneficial if I concentrated on those, rather than another simple transit that […]