Earth Element in Astrology: Tips & Observations

Earth Element - Harvest

Following the discussion on the Fire element in astrology,  I’ll share a few tips & observations for working with the earth element in your horoscope. Identifying the Earth Energy in Your Natal Chart In your horoscope, take a mental note of houses whose cusps are on the earth signs: Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo.  If you [...]

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Fire Element in Astrology: Tips & Observations

Candle Light

In order for us to be fulfilled, all 4 elements (fire, earth, air & water) within our natal chart need to be functioning in a positive way.  In this post I’ll share a few tips and observations for managing the fire energy in your horoscope. Identifying the Fire Energy within Your Natal Chart Everyone has [...]

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Saturn – Neptune Aspect: In Between Two Worlds

Saturn Neptune Aspect

A reader asked me to write about Saturn – Neptune aspect.  Let’s begin by reviewing the keywords for both planets. Key concepts for Saturn and Neptune Saturn: Practicality, goals, ambition, real world accomplishment, maturity, necessary control, discipline. Neptune: Dreams, vision, inspiration, transcendent experience, creativity, surrender, spirituality.

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Interpreting Unaspected Planets (+ Noel Tyl’s Definition of a Peregrine Planet)

Interpreting Unaspected Planets

Peregrine  – Original Definition and Adaptation By Noel Tyl In traditional astrology, the term “peregrine” was defined as a planet that has no essential dignity (by rulership/detriment, face, term, triplicity) and is not in mutual reception with another planet.  A peregrine (meaning “foreign”) planet was considered weak and wandering, much like someone visiting a foreign [...]

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Noel Tyl in Japan

Noel Tyl in Japan

I’m currently in Japan, serving as the interpreter for Noel Tyl during his public seminars and private consultations. It’s a privilege and a great learning experience to witness the master astrologer at work so closely – I’ll be interpreting 24 private consultations and 3 days of public seminar. I’ll be back in US after September [...]

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How to Print Your Birth Chart & Midpoints List in Less Than 5 Minutes

Printing Astrological Chart

For the benefit of those new to astrology, I’ll share how to print out your horoscope (also called natal chart) online for free.  For more advanced students, I’ll also cover how to print out your natal midpoints online. 5 Steps to Obtaining Your Birth Chart

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Natal Moon: How We Respond to Life Experience

Moon over Water

Moon symbolizes our emotional memory.  Our Moon (i.e. the parts of our brain responsible for storing emotional impressions) stores all emotional experiences such as love, joy, sadness or anger, over the course of our lifetime. Natal Moon: How We Respond to Life Experience The strongly felt & frequently repeated emotions tend to become “hard wired” [...]

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5th House – Love Given to Others

5th House in Astrology - Love Given to Others (photo)

Noel Tyl phrased the 5th-11th house axis as “love given & received from others”.  In this article we’ll look at just the 5th house, which represents how easily we express our love to our children, partner, family and friends. Planets in or Ruling the 5th House Planets in the 5th house (or ruling the sign [...]

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Relationship Astrology: Sun/Moon Midpoint in Synastry

Sun-Moon Photo

Sun/Moon Midpoint: The Symbol of Inner Unification In natal chart analysis, when we have a focal point (i.e. a planet or an Angle) in hard aspect with the Sun/Moon midpoint, the planet or the Angle often becomes the catalyst for our deepest need fulfillment & creative self expression. In synastry, when another person’s (e.g. spouse, [...]

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