Last Quarter Moon at 2° Sagittarius, Feb 20, 2025, at 12:32 pm, Washington DC

This lunar phase represents a crisis of consciousness, urging an internal review of the past and an opportunity to integrate lessons learned or reap rewards. Look back over the cycle—do you notice connections to long-distance travel, higher learning, publishing, or religion?

Meanwhile, Mercury in Pisces (our planet of mental processes) and Jupiter in Gemini (the planet of expansive ideas) form a tense square from signs of their detriment. This combination breeds unease, distraction, dependency, and a lack of competency, making people more prone to errors. Despite their mutual reception offering some support, overconfidence may lead to sloppy execution.

At the same time, Mars in Cancer—a sign of its fall—is in a weakened state, nearly immobile as it stations direct. This suggests misfired aggression and reactive impulses. Whether metaphorical or literal, attack plans have a higher...

Navigating the Lunar Nodes on the Well-Being Axis

I hope you’re doing well as we move through the shifts of the North Node in Pisces and South Node in Virgo—a cosmic balancing act between spiritual insight and practical reality.

If you missed my Cosmic Flow event, you can watch the recording here. We are witnessing the promised disruptions in daily life that the South Node in Virgo has signaled. This node acts as a drain on themes like health, daily routines, the workforce, and essential goods:

• Eggs are becoming harder to find in grocery stores.
• Layoffs are sweeping through major institutions—Meta, the U.S. government, and beyond.
• Employers are requiring workers back in offices five days a week.
• Tariff wars and labor shortages may soon impact food availability.

Now more than ever, prioritizing physical and mental well-being is key. Consider stocking up on nonperishable essentials and preparing for economic shifts.

Turning Dreams into Reality: The Power of...

Happy New Year!

I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. Personally, I experienced a significant energy crash during Mars retrograde. While 2024 brought many highs, the overworking left me drained. Just today, I’m starting to feel my energy return, and I’m committing to maintaining more balance in 2025. 

Here’s what’s coming up:

• Free Webinar: The Nodal Shift into Pisces and Virgo
  Join me for an insightful session. Participants can request a hot take reading.
• OPA Mentorship: Business Expansion for Astrologers
  A program for aspiring and current astrologers begins on February 16..
• Lunar Planning Workshop
  Happening in Sacramento, CA, on February 23.
• Astrology Foundation 101
  Starting February 27, this course is perfect for anyone looking to learn astrology from the ground up. Stay tuned for more details.

I was honored to be interviewed by writer Chrissy Rutherford for her newsletter about the Astrology of 2025—a year unlike any other. My word for...

Unlock the Secrets of Your Cosmic Blueprint: Chart Rectification

Astrology holds a unique power to illuminate life’s mysteries—even when the precise time of your birth remains unknown. Through the art of chart rectification, astrologers piece together life’s pivotal moments to reverse-engineer your birth chart, unlocking its full potential. This fascinating process blends intuition, analysis, and celestial guidance. With expertise and passion, Celeste Brooks of Astrology by Celeste invites you to explore this transformative journey.

What Is Chart Rectification?

Chart rectification is the delicate art of pinpointing unknown birth times by aligning significant life events with astrological markers such as transits, progressions, solar arcs, and eclipses. Imagine it as solving a cosmic puzzle: milestones like marriage, relocations, career shifts, or unexpected life changes become the pieces that, when combined with celestial insights, reveal the precise moment you...

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...