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November 1, 2010

In a rare synchronicity, this month on November 18 Venus and Jupiter will end their retrograde cycles. The two planets are considered “benefic” for their association with attracting abundance, prosperity and good fortune into our lives. That both planets would resume their direct motion on the same day suggests a fresh wave of hope and optimism to carry us into the holiday season.

You can ride this wave by practicing a simple technique based on the law of attraction for cultivating prosperity: rejoice with gratitude for each instance of abundance in your life, no matter how small. Allow even finding a quarter on the sidewalk...

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September 30, 2010

Boo! Get ready for thrills and chills. This Halloween Venus costumes herself in her spookiest raiment to guide us on a journey through our inner haunted realms.

Venus is the ancient goddess of love, attraction, sensuality and pleasure. Usually civilized and refined, Venus is like the Muses – the inspiration of music, art, and genteel culture. But she also has a dark side: if her desires are unfulfilled, she can seethe with the wild rage of the Furies. From October 8 to November 18 Venus retrogrades through Scorpio, calling us to face our own darkness, the places where we hold on to anger, jealousy and blame.

Anger can tell us when something is wrong and motivate us to take...

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September 1, 2010

A pause. A deep breath. The world turns again.

August was one of the most intense astrological months in decades. Now the pendulum has reached its zenith. For an instant we hang, suspended in mid air. Like the space between breaths, it is a moment full of potential and possibility.

September begins slowly as Mercury continues its retrograde until September 12. A lifestyle that is always go-go-go is a major source of stress and dis-ease; Mercury retrogrades are Nature’s antidote. Quietly sip a cup of herbal tea and focus on the present moment. From that place of stillness, ready yourself for what’s next.

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August 1, 2010

There’s no escaping it: August has some of the most challenging astrological weather in decades.

In the first weeks of the month, six of our solar system neighbors – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto – arrive for a tense stand-off in early degrees of the cardinal signs Aries, Libra and Capricorn.  Like a Western film before the shooting starts, nerves are jangling, suspicions run high and the question “what next?” hangs in the air.

The feeling is magnified since these aspects occur on the World Axis – the degrees of the solstices and equinoxes. Old system and structures are dying, but the new ones have not yet been born. There’s no place to hide: no comfort...

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July 1, 2010

The atmosphere crackles with potential. Even if you’re overwhelmed by the details of life, feeling like time itself is speeding up, a little voice inside whispers insistently: “Something’s coming…” It’s too soon to know exactly what that “something” is, but we can get a glimpse of things to come by looking to the heavens.

A total solar eclipse on July 11th occurs in the sign of Cancer. Cancer rules the home, hearth and all other things mom-and-apple-pie. Solar eclipses signify the beginning and endings of cycles; this is a good time to pick up your broom and clean house, literally or metaphorically.

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