Mothers and their Children

Our first caretaker, the one who gives us life (or her replacement), is often carried in our charts through the Moon and its aspects. But …

Pluto – To Hell and Back

The myth of Hades, god of the underworld, is intimately connected with the myth of Demeter, Goddess of Nature, and the transformation of her daughter …

Fire: The Heart of Knowing

Fire is a dangerous and unpredictable element when uncontrolled and yet it is at the heart of our lives as human beings. Our ability to …

The Astrology of Personality Theory

In traditional and indigenous cultures, visions, dreams and other mysterious disturbances were understood mythically and imaginatively, as communications from the soul. In our culture they …

Rulership

Early on in our astrological education we all learn about rulership and exaltation, detriment and fall. We learn that having planets in the first two …

Transits: Finding the Story

Forecasting is one of astrology’s most challenging dimensions: to articulate the symbolism, to convey this in ways which are supportive and empowering, and at the …