Being the Moon
Everyone knows their Sun sign, and I mean everyone, not just astrologers. But very few know their Moon sign. That’s something isn’t it? Got me wondering about how we could be blind to our Moon… Read More »Being the Moon
Beginner
Mercury, Venus, and Mars: Insights by C.E.O. Carter
In 1947, a reputed astrologer named C.E.O. Carter wrote a compact book titled “Essays on the Foundation of Astrology”, packing it with a great deal of insight. In this post I want to highlight his… Read More »Mercury, Venus, and Mars: Insights by C.E.O. Carter
Sign Rulerships
There is a correspondence between planets and signs, based on some core similarities in their natures. This correspondence is formulated in terms of the planet ruling the sign. It is important to know that the… Read More »Sign Rulerships
Pluto
Pluto, the last stop in our journey through the planetary space, is a force to reckon with. Belying its small size, it punches well above its weight. Pluto’s orbital period is 248 years. That would… Read More »Pluto
Neptune
Neptune take a very long time to circle around the Sun, a good 165 years. This is double that of Uranus which spends about 7 years in a sign, but Neptune sticks around for about… Read More »Neptune
Uranus
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are the outer planets. Although Pluto has been recently relegated to the status of a dwarf planet, as far as astrology is concerned nothing has changed. We work with the metaphorical… Read More »Uranus
Saturn Cycle
Jupiter’s orbital period is 12 years, but Saturn takes 29 and a half years to do one complete revolution around the Sun. This means Saturn spends roughly two and half years in each sign, more… Read More »Saturn Cycle
Jupiter Cycle
The orbital periods of Jupiter and Saturn are much longer than those of the inner planets. The orbital period of Jupiter is just under 12 years, which means that Jupiter spends roughly a year in… Read More »Jupiter Cycle
Saturn
As the other social planet, Saturn is the counterpoint to Jupiter’s excess. It is the planet of of constraint. The famous rhyme “check yourself before you wreck yourself” perfectly captures Saturn’s cautionary outlook. When we… Read More »Saturn
Jupiter
Jupiter and Saturn are the social planets, in contrast to Mercury, Venus, and Mars which are the inner planets. Unlike the inner planets that are highly individual and personalized in how they are expressed, Jupiter… Read More »Jupiter