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1I have my natal Sun in Libra, the sign of relationship, conjunct Chiron in Libra and have spent many years analyzing what makes us tick when it comes to relating to others.

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The Second House in Synastry: Follow the $$

going to the heart of the matter

With the Sun and Mercury now in Taurus with Venus joining them May 1, it’s a good time to consider how the second house works in synastry.

Taurus is the ruler of the second house and is noted for being fond of material things like good food, silky fabrics, and a healthy bank account. One of the most contentious areas in relationships is often money – or, rather, our attitudes about money, shown by the second house.

One of the reasons an accurate birth time is important in determining compatibility is that it establishes where the Ascendant falls, [...]

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Latest Healthcare News, Pluto in Capricorn & Saturn in Virgo

If you have been following the news recently, more facts are emerging pointing to a very bad return on the dollars being spent on health-care in this country. I don’t consider myself anything close to an expert in Mundane Astrology but this does look like Pluto in Capricorn at work, aided by the exact trine from Saturn in Virgo. One of the more interesting statements I heard from one of those talking head doctors on the news was Americans may have to re-prioritize where health-care dollars are spent. It seems the most money is going to cover the [...]

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Dependency and Dependable in Relationships – Neptune & Saturn

Elsa P, over on ElsaElsa.com, brought the issue of co-dependency up again, Astrology, Courage and Co-dependence, and after thinking it over, I decided for me it’s more of a matter of connotation. The word co-dependency has very negative connotations for anyone who has been through one of Al-Anon’s programs designed to help those living with alcoholics and addicts. When we think co-dependent we see someone who has given all their power away. However, when we use the word dependable, we have a positive response. In astrological terms, I look to Saturn to describe how dependable a person is, [...]

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The Saturn in Virgo Effect on Health & Well-being

As we all know, Virgo has a strong association with health and healthy lifestyles and Saturn has been in Virgo long enough now to start making his influence felt. It has been my experience that humans tend to make changes only when the pain gets so bad they can’t ignore it anymore. Saturn is very good at putting the pressure on the weak points in the system and Virgo is very, very good at discovering those weak points.

Those individuals with planets and Angles in the first decant of the Mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces) are [...]

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Saturn, Pluto and Friends in the Sky . . . Updated 9-21

I was going to do a post on Jupiter but after cruising around the astro-blog this morning I changed my mind and decided to talk about what’s happening in the Sky now. Today is a crunch day for all those folks with late degree Mutable planets and Angles in their charts. Pluto is conjunct the Moon, opposed by Mars and squared by the Sun in Virgo bringing a LOT of pressure to bear. It’s feels to me like internal housecleaning time. What do we really need to look at in ourselves that makes us uncomfortable (Pluto) on an [...]

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