New Moon in Leo (Maghā)

In this episode of Maps of Consciousness, Kishori and I explore the three nakṣatras spanning sidereal Gemini and Cancer: Punarvasu, Puṣya and Āśleṣā. We trace the movement from renewal, through nouris...

24 Aug 35min

Does astrology make life easier? Perhaps not immediately. Greater awareness means we can no longer distract ourselves from what life is asking us to face. Yet, over time, astrology can help us embrace...

21 Aug 19min

The New Moon on August 12 is a total solar eclipse. In areas of totality, including parts of Iceland and Spain, the Sun will be eclipsed as it sets, creating a striking spectacle. Traditionally, we ar...

10 Aug 13min

Over the past two thousand years, astrologers have accumulated, repeated and refined an extensive body of sign delineations. Yet during that same period, precession has gradually displaced the tropica...

7 Aug 36min

Venus moves into Virgo at the beginning of August, following its conjunction with Ketu in Leo, the South Node and ‘remover of obstacles’. Yet Ketu can also remove things we would prefer to hold onto. ...

29 Jul 24min

The Moon reaches its brightest in sidereal Capricorn on July 29 at 15.35 BST/ 10.35 EDT, conjunct Pluto and opposite an exalted but combust Jupiter in Cancer. This Full Moon may bring resolution and m...

27 Jul 14min

A look at the minor grand trine between Pluto, Neptune, and Uranus, as Jupiter opposes Pluto. What this so-called 'basket' is, and what it clearly isn't.

22 Jul 12min

The New Moon in Gemini on July 14 at 22.43 BST/ 17.43 EDT is conjunct Mercury retrograde, creating what could be called a ‘New Mercury’. This can bring an important insight through introspection. Yet ...

13 Jul 7min