The Family Contract With Orcus in Cancer in the First House, the unspoken family contract or tribal bargain operates on the native’s physical presence, body language, appearance, unscripted interpersonal manner, outward style of interaction, what they say, and how they say it. In this placement, the familial unit – with the mother figure serving as... Continue Reading →

For forty years, astrology was my craft, my vocation — an intense, consuming devotion to understanding the deeper patterns that guide our lives. When the inevitable burnout finally overtook me almost a year ago, I stepped away, unsure whether I would ever return. But the break was its own teaching. During long months of solitude,... Continue Reading →

Good afternoon my friends, Here is a quick run through of the vocation crib sheet that we will be working with over the coming days. I hope to have a new post ready after the weekend, in which we are going to discuss the shift from tenants to rulers in more detail, and get under... Continue Reading →

Let us ascend then into the celestial realms of our métiers, and discover the message of our stars, in the context of our wider understandings of how the planets have the power to affect our destiny – the most universal bromide of which, is that the stars incline, they do...

When we discuss vocation, we often struggle to find the terminology to nail down what it is we are trying to isolate and understand. As we will see, in the astrology it covers a range of domains and qualities, and most often we settle on vocation. In my view though,...

Monday Moon square Orcus Today’s energies are not easy at first glance, but it’s better than it looks. With Moon in Sagittarius there is a temptation to explore, to travel or to expand the mind, but there is nonetheless a rather solitary sense about it, and this might feel challenging. But time alone can nonetheless... Continue Reading →

Overall, a tricky week, Saturn stationed yesterday - Saturn retrograde is like the teacher walking out of the classroom. You can take a nap or study but when she comes back you’re gonna have to take the test (thanks for this great analogy Sarah) - just as the Moon makes in the direction of discomfiting... Continue Reading →

This week starts with a new Moon in Gemini, good for starting new writing, communication, or school projects. Moon trines Saturn on Tuesday, concentrate on building firm foundations in your local community. Go for a kickabout in the park with the kids. From Wednesday the Moon comes home to the sign of Cancer, it’s a... Continue Reading →

In our most recent tutorial, we discussed – among other matters arcane and esoteric – the principle of Saturn alongside its counterpoint, the principle of Jupiter in their disposition vis-a-vis hard and easy aspects. This understanding is based upon the foundational methods of the greater benefic and malefic in their...

So, what of the 2021 Ixion return? I must leave the final analysis to the 20/20 certainty of hindsight and to better astrologers than I, but there are very clear new forms which might stand some scrutiny.The full complement of Ixion returns are as follows:1. February 10th, 2021, at 09:122....

Here is an interesting concept with respect to the astrological Sun. And it conveys why it is so important to have a good conceptual grasp of the Sun in the chart since the Sun represents many themes in our lives, it is simultaneously self-presentation, the persona, the self-ideal, the role...

Hello friends, Warning! This will be a long discussion. I am actually incorporating much of this material into the book, in the section concerning the Mundane Astrology of Ixion. Today we will use the phenomena of transiting to natal 4th harmonic aspects to get a glimpse under the hood (Brit....