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Astrological 411: Cancer Season 2019

Friday, June 21st, marks the summer solstice and the start of Cancer season 2019. If you’re ready for a deep-seated rest from frenetic Gemini season, now’s the perfect time to call in all the people and situations that feel like home and help bring you back into alignment. The Sun rules our ego and identity,… Continue Reading

New Moon in Pisces: Embrace Endings and New Beginnings

The new moon in Pisces is upon us, happening at 15 degrees of the fish at 11:03 am ET on March 6th, 2019. As the seasons converge and the seasons change, the last dregs of winter mix with what will soon become the first blush of spring (if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, that is).… Continue Reading

Lunar Rituals: Unlock Your Sacred Power

From pop culture’s emerging obsession with the moon signs to lunar rituals showing up on mainstream television like The Affair, everyone seems to be talking about the moon. Even the Queen of TV herself, Oprah, is publishing articles about setting new moon intentions with the same authoritative and compelling tone as her magazine has touted… Continue Reading

Summer Astrology 2018: Slow Down and Welcome Change

Here in the northern hemisphere, summer is just around the corner, and with it some a surge of fresh energy and activity. With longer days and an abundance of sunlight, Mother Nature coaxes us into being more extroverted, making travel plans, finding every opportunity to get our toes in the sand, or grabbing a girlfriend… Continue Reading

New Moon in Aries: Integrate Your Mercury Retrograde Lessons and Charge Ahead

While the new moon in Aries happens at 9:57 pm ET on April 15th, and is impactful for so many reasons (including that it’s the first new moon of the astrological new year) there’s another force at play here that I need to address first: Mercury Retrograde. Mercury, the ruler of communication, has been traveling… Continue Reading

Winter Solstice: Honor the Season of Slowing Down

As the year quickly comes to a close, we experience winter solstice: the shortest day of the year (or the longest if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere). Here in the North, the darkness is real. With the Sun setting here in New York at 4:31 pm ET, we’re experiencing 5 hours and 50 minutes less… Continue Reading

New Moon in Sagittarius: Let Wisdom Guide You

As 2017 wraps up and we approach the final new moon of the year—a new moon in Sagittarius—the cosmos throw down a hand full of fire. With five planets in the sign of the archer—including Mercury in retrograde, and Saturn, which is about to exit Sagittarius to move into Capricorn—a high-level emphasis exists at the… Continue Reading

Why You Shouldn’t Fear Mercury Retrograde

If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know I LOVE Mercury Retrograde. I see it as a necessary time of re-calibration, as opposed to a time wrought with snafus and dread. You see, Mercury, the planet that rules communication, travels very close to the Sun, and moves quickly in his orbit. It… Continue Reading

Full Moon in Gemini: The Path to JOMO

As I write this post, I am sitting next to a wide open window with fresh air and sunshine beaming through, sipping a cup of locally grown Kona coffee. For those of you following along on my Instagram stories, you know I am in Hawaii (and have been for a couple of weeks). I traveled… Continue Reading