The universe invites us to slow down and review how we expend our energy with a double retrograde in fire signs. Mindful Mercury in Sagittarius is reversing until December 15, but it is not in a demure mood. Energetic Mars in Leo is doing the backward boogaloo until February 23. Retrogrades bring delays, reversals, conflicts, and collapse of things contemplated. We are witnessing these transits play out worldwide. Rebels are on the verge of overthrowing the Syrian government; the South Korean President declared martial law for six hours, the French government collapsed, and Romania's election results were annulled after systems saw over 85,000 cyberattacks. It was announced this week that eight US telecom firms were compromised by a Chinese hack campaign this summer. The Salt Typhoon campaign accessed millions of Americans' calls, texts, and voicemails. The hackers are still in the system. The US government suggests that everyone uses encrypted messaging apps as protection....

It’s hard to believe 2024 is almost over. It is time for the third annual astrology predictions webinar. Join my astro sisters Tiffany Harelik, Sarah L’Hrar, and me on November 11 to prepare for 2025. Register here.

Scorpio’s watery energy is introspective, passionate, determined, strategic, and probing. Low-road responses are cruel, oppressive, violent, and vengeful. The sign rules sexuality, death, rebirth, debts, hate, conspiracies, and taboo subjects. This Scorpio New Moon is intensity on steroids.

The finale of the HBO drama Succession encompasses the vibe. The children of the scion are fighting each other to be CEO. Ultimately, Kendall Roy’s closing argument is, “I am the oldest boy!” Mars in Cancer is opposite Pluto in Capricorn, and both are at the 29^th degree of crisis and decay. A fight amongst family members over who gets the power to influence the government and big business. They go to extremes that are unethical...

I am in Park City, Utah, at the OPA Retreat to teach Moon Mastery™ this week under the light of this Full Moon. This town is lovely; if you ever visit, New Park Resorts is a gorgeous property with excellent staff. My townhouse has a hot tub on the deck! Feels magical. My 5-week Transits Class for Kepler College begins on Oct 27; the class is limited to 35 participants; if you want to join, please don’t hesitate. Respond to this email with any questions.

I discussed the Full Moon on this week’s Celestial Insights podcast episode, The Lady in Red. Listen, subscribe, review, and share with other astrology lovers. Find your favorite podcatcher link here. The critical aspect is its exact conjunction with the dwarf planet Eris, the goddess of strife and discord. She rolled an apple into a party for three goddesses to debase themselves in a fight over who the fairest of them all was. Kamala Harris entered the lion’s den and held her own in a civilized...

Did the Pisces lunar eclipse illuminate what you needed to release from your life? This mutable water sign rules music, deception, delusions, hospitals, confusion, drugs, people experiencing homelessness, and oil. The stories in the news related to the amplified Full Moon were:

- Rapper and mogul Sean Combs was arrested for racketeering and sex trafficking. One thousand bottles of baby oil were recovered from his property. His White Parties used to be the hottest ticket in town. Many high-profile celebrities will be caught in this storm involving rampant drug use and hedonistic sex exploitation. A big fish could make news near Mars's entry into Leo on November 3. Mars rules sex and violence. Leo rules the royal ones, including celebrities. Expect more revelations during the Mars retrograde cycle from December 6, 2024 – February 27, 2025. Mars appears to stop at 6° Leo and then peels back the tape to expose what is underneath.

- Israel is on the counter-offensive...

Virgo season invites us to examine the routines and rituals of our daily lives and adjust as needed. I am in Mexico at a health and wellness spa, exercising, eating healthfully, and getting more rest after burning the candle at both ends for too long. The wise medical astrologer Kira Sutherland suggests that the period between the Chiron return around age 50 and the second Saturn return around age 58 is critical to delay the inevitable decline of vitality. Kira is also teaching at the OPA retreat in Park City, Utah. Anne Ortelee, Christopher Renstrom, Kay Taylor, Rick Levine, Sam Reynolds, Lynn Bell and more amazing astrologers will also be there. I have two spots left in my Moon Mastery™ track. Learn more here.

 Pisces rules escapism, self-sabotage, and drugs. In alignment with the Pisces lunar eclipse, I made the decision to permanently abstain from alcohol, recognizing that its effects were hindering my personal growth as my psychic abilities expanded. Eclipses serve...

I hope you enjoyed your summer. I am writing this blog from the UK where I shared my work at the Astrological Association’s 56^th annual conference. It was a fantastic event, and I adore being in a community with like-minded people. We had fun, too. Getting down on the dance floor under the Leo Moon was epic. I have two spots left in my three-day Moon Mastery™ immersion track for October’s OPA retreat. I would love for you to join me.

My dear friend Sarah L’Hrar started an Inside the Astro Studio interview series. I was delighted to be a guest. You can learn about my astrology journey by viewing it here.  

I am spreading my prediction wings on Instagram and Threads and chronicling the 2024 election. It is a fascinating Shakespearean drama.  I am putting my tongue on the third rail by discussing politics, but I feel an inner calling to do so. I have spent enough time self-censoring.  I respect others' points of view and understand...

At its best, Aquarius's energy is inventive, tolerant, community-minded, and focused on individual freedoms. It desires to topple old, outmoded structures and replace them with new egalitarian ones. The sign rules friends, groups, and organizations.

Aquarius is a fixed air sign; in shadow, people can get high on their own supply. When opinions become facts, there is no room to consider the other's point of view. Jupiter in Gemini invites abundance by considering diverse points of view. It is in a tense square with Saturn in Pisces; rejecting new information based on belief systems is easy.

Unpredictable Uranus is the star of the show of this Full Moon and the modern ruler of Aquarius. In the cosmos, it spins on its side and backward, governing sudden and surprising events, breaks, disruptions, and reversals. It rules elections, revolts, strikes, suicide, abortions, aerospace, and aviation. Winning the casino jackpot, fender benders, and revolutions are all Uranian events.  It...

The upcoming astrological events, particularly the first of three corrections as expansive Jupiter tensely squares restrictive Saturn on August 19, December 24, and June 15, 2025, are significant. Jupiter, symbolizing ethics, freedom, wealth, and expansion, is in a tense square with Saturn, the planet of tradition, structure, punishment, and contraction. It is a perfect time to trim the excess, as the pressure is set to build over the next two weeks.

Jupiter governs judges and foreign places. President Biden’s proposal for term limits and binding ethics rules for Supreme Court judges aligns with this transit. Success in the multinational coordination for the prison swap is also on point. This energy helps us bring the bigger picture to realistic results, but the path may be difficult. Reality checks, getting sober, starting new health regimes, accountability, and financial belt-tightening are an energetic match.

Communicative Mercury in health-focused Virgo turns retrograde...

Capricorn, the ruler of structures, ambitions, big business, governments, traditions, and older people, is in the spotlight. The 29th degree, a point of crisis and decay, is significant. When a planet reaches 29º, it holds the entire energy of the sign, ready to burst before changing signs. The Moon’s conjunction with Pluto intensifies the crisis. Notably, Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign and endorsed Kamala Harris during this time. The tense square between messenger Mercury and Uranus at this lunation is also of astrological importance.

The planet Uranus governs seismic changes, elections, reversals, shocks, and surprises. When activated by the Great Awakener, we are subconsciously motivated by our vision of the future to take decisive action. We desire to liberate ourselves, make a big splash, or end something abruptly. Uranus was on my Sun when I quit my stable corporate career to pursue an uncertain future as an astrologer. Uranus was opposite his Sun when Joe...