Houses
The horoscope wheel is sliced into houses from 1 to 12. Each house represents a particular collection of psychological dynamics or areas of life, and planets that are in that house or rule that house… Read More »Houses
June 2021
Midheaven/MC
The midheaven or MC (Medium Coeli) is the highest overhead point at birth. As the earth rotates around its axis, this point changes throughout the day like the ascendant, and completes a full circuit of… Read More »Midheaven/MC
Ascendant
The ascendant is the sign that is rising on the eastern horizon at the time and place of birth – hence the ascendant is also called the rising sign. It is the fastest moving point… Read More »Ascendant
Horoscope Wheel
Western astrology uses a 360-degree wheel to represent the essentials of a horoscope. In my previous posts on aspects and elsewhere, I have used the wheel as a convenient medium to place planets in signs,… Read More »Horoscope Wheel
Sextile Aspect
The sextile aspect is a separation of 60 degrees between planets, within acceptable orb. The 60-degree separation puts planets in signs that are compatible, but not in the same element. There are two families of… Read More »Sextile Aspect
Trine Aspect
The conjunction, opposition, and square aspects are called hard aspects. The reason is they all compel action. In the case of a conjunction, planets gang up in the same sign, aggregating a force that is… Read More »Trine Aspect
Square Aspect
Conjunctions and oppositions are easy aspects to spot. The square aspect is a little trickier. A square aspect occurs between two planets that are 90 degrees apart (within acceptable orb). This basically translates to planets… Read More »Square Aspect
Astrology by Stephen Arroyo
Stephen Arroyo’s “Astrology, Karma, and Transformation” was the first substantive book on astrology I read, and I was fortunate to have discovered his writing very early in my studies. Even as a novice, it was… Read More »Astrology by Stephen Arroyo