2012 Writings


May 2012

Venus Retrograde in Gemini: Rethinking What We Want (5.10.12)
Venus's retrograde (May 15-Jun 27) delivers situations—in our relationships, financial dealings, and/or creative involvements—that lead us to reevaluate what makes our hearts happiest.

Stubbornness Has Its Merits (5.5.12)
An ode to the appropriate contexts for fixedly clenching our teeth down on some value, virtue or viewpoint... and adamantly refusing to release.

Coming Up Next... ! (5.1.12)
The upcoming month or so brings a grand earth trine, a Venus retrograde, a pair of eclipses, and a rare visible transit of Venus across the face of the Sun.


April 2012

Called to Ask for Clarity (4.22.12)
'Light this candle for clarity, and eliminate all escapist impediments to your fuller consciousness until it burns out. You will discover what your evasive efforts have been covering over.'

Mars-Retrograde Wrap-Up (4.10.12)
During the last few days before Mars returns to direct motion, I review my experience and my commitment to finishing the process with a good effort.


March 2012

The Many Loves of Venus-in-Gemini (3.30.12)
In anticipation of her upcoming retrograde, Venus enters Gemini for a prolonged four-month visit: Approach from a different angle, and see an entirely different world.

Seasonal Transformations (3.16.12)
On Tue Mar 20, the Sun enters Aries, for another equinox, at which we witness a precious fleeting moment of balance between light and dark. During this historic Uranus-Pluto square, the seasonal turns are especially dramatic.

One More Mars-Retrograde Point (3.12.12)
Mars-retrograde's exasperating provocations are like thumbtacks on the seat of our proverbial chair, little pains-in-the-ass reminders to get up off our procrastinating duffs and rise into action.

The 'Good News' and The 'Bad News' (3.5.12)
Mercury goes retrograde (Mar 12-Apr 4) while Mars is also still retrograde, but a grand earth trine, which includes a Venus-Jupiter conjunction, helps alleviate the bumpiness.


February 2012

The Mars-Retrograde Complaint File (2.17.12)
I complain about Mars retrograde.

Venus on the Frontier (2.6.12)
Venus in Aries conjoins Uranus and then squares Pluto, setting off our latest reminder that the continuing friction between these two evolutionary planet-agents remains a defining astrological keystone of our times.


January 2012

Neptune Returns to Pisces (1.30.12)
Neptune's re-entry to Pisces (where it stays through 2025) plays with the fuzzy boundaries between the tangible 'real' and that which is much less tangible—though not necessarily 'unreal'.

Mars Retrograde's Alternate Current (1.23.12)
Mars's retrograde through Virgo (Jan 23-Apr 13) redirects our assertive energies away from areas they have most recently been pointed, pressuring us to concentrate our attentions elsewhere.

Doing Virgo (1.13.12)
Entering Month 3 of Mars's extended visit to Virgo, we review useful channels for deploying this energy of logical deliberateness.

2012: Reaching the Eye of the Storm (1.9.12)
The big headline of the year ahead demands repeating: Uranus and Pluto hit their first exact square in June. The forces of evolution are simply too strong to resist.