The Jupiter/Uranus Opposition electrifies the zeitgeist this year, keeping us on our toes as we deal with surprises, unexpected turns, and out-of-the-blue insights and events. It also invites us to innovative and change up old patterns, doing things that may seem out of character, as we expand and reconfigure our approach to life.
Read MoreThis month's Full Moon is a Lunar Eclipse. Remember that even if we can’t see an Eclipse in the sky, these celestial events are potent harbingers of illumination in our lives. Things may seem as if they are coming to fruition as we may be sensing that we are experiencing the outcome of steps previously taken.
This lunation features the Sun in collective-oriented Aquarius and the Moon in self-expressive Leo. During this time, issues involving individuals and their relationship to their communities assume center stage.
Read MoreHappy New Year!
The Year of Living Creatively is what I'm currently calling 2017.
That came to me as I was thinking about the major alignments that color this year including the Jupiter/Uranus Opposition, Jupiter/Pluto Square, and Saturn/Uranus Trine as well as the fact that the moving-forward North Node will be royally perched in self-expressive Leo beginning in May for the subsequent year-plus.
Read MoreHow can my understanding expand through the pursuit of a path more uncommon, untraditional, and inventive than usual?
How can restlessness be a signal that there is a larger and more creative horizon to explore?
When I step back to gain to gain some distance from a situation, can I see that it features a vibrant order rather than the chaos that I had perceived was defining it?
These feel like some good Stellar Reflection Questions to consider this week with Jupiter opposing Uranus today and Uranus stationing direct on Thursday.
Read MoreThe holidays are upon us. Tonight ushers in the first night of Hanukkah as well as Christmas Eve. Kwanzaa begins on Monday.
The holidays are a time of celebration. They offer us an opportunity to connect with loved ones, revered rituals, and the wellspring of our faith. And yet they can often bring in a cornucopia of stress. Whether it's the pressures of traveling, gift-giving concerns, indulging in too much food and drink and/or facing well-worn family dynamics, the holidays may sometimes seem to be tinseled with tension.
This year our experience of the holidays may be different.
I say this because this holiday season everything seems like it has a great potential to be different. After all, we've got Uranus—the planet of do-it-differently—as the star player over the coming days.
Read MoreThe holidays are upon us.
And while on the surface the holidays are positioned as a time of cheer, merriment and celebration, for many people this time is a bit more intense and complex than that. After all, there's a lot to contend with: family and friend dynamics, connection to faith and religion, money and finances, social opportunities (and sometimes pressures), et al.
This year may be no different. And if the astrological climate is any indicator, this holiday season it may be even more intense and complex.
The reason?
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