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Author: Ellie

  • Transit Jupiter in Leo (2026 – 2027)

    Transit Jupiter in Leo (2026 – 2027)

    Astrosluts! Transit Jupiter in Leo begins on June 30, 2026 and is another of the planetary shifts that we will see take place throughout the year. Jupiter changing signs isn’t out of the ordinary since Jupiter will change signs roughly every 13 months (meaning damn near every year will see Jupiter change signs at some point). In saying that, though, it’s still a notable one to mention…especially alongside all the other astroweather going on this year.

    Dates for transit Jupiter in Leo
    🔥June 30, 2026 through July 27, 2027
    🔥Jupiter Rx period from December 12, 2026 through April 12, 2027
    **Last time transit Jupiter was in Leo: July 16, 2014 through August 11, 2015. The time before that was from August 1, 2002 through August 27, 2003. **

    Some “Keywords” for WHAT Jupiter may want/need to express:
    *Understanding & Assimilation of Information
    *Beliefs
    *Expansion
    *Overindulgence/Excess
    *Truth
    *Possibilities & Opportunities
    *Abstract Thought
    *Travel
    *Amplification
    *Optimistic & Positive
    *Luck
    *Excessive & Extra

    …and some “keywords” for HOW Leo energy might express itself:
    *Boldly
    *Warm
    *Playful
    *Animated
    *The Showman
    *Commands Respect
    *Confident (or Arrogrant)
    *Bossy
    *Focused on identity, ego & individuation
    *Generous
    *Drama & Theatrics
    *Feeling Good & Having Fun

    What follows below are just some ideas for things that we might see come up on the collective stage in some kind of way (and it’s by no means an exhaustive list). How transit Jupiter in Leo plays out for YOU personally depends on what transit Jupiter in Leo is doing to your natal chart (so don’t take any of what follows as how you should expect your personal experience with this transit to transpire). As always, if you need any help looking at your chart, you can get a reading from me here 🙂. If you want to look at this on your own, you will want to pay attention to the house(s) that Jupiter will be transiting and the aspects that transit Jupiter will make to other planets in your chart. Another thing you can do is think back to what kinds of themes came up for you the last few times that transit Jupiter was in Leo. While the situations might be very different in the present day, a similar flavor of themes from the past might re-emerge.
    **Also, to add – the transiting South Node will move into Leo on July 27, 2026 where it will be until March 26, 2026. Because the South Node will be in Leo (and, often, you want to skew the South Node in a more challenging direction), this makes me think that the challenging aspects of transit Jupiter in Leo might be likely to make an appearance. For this reason, I would be careful to take too much of the “love and light” shit people are sharing about transit before it even takes place. That doesn’t mean that it will be solely difficult, but I don’t think it will be this marvelous thing across the board.

    💥That “feel good” feeling (?) – With Jupiter in Leo, it makes me think that there will be a *sliver* of some kind of “feel good” in the air. I realize that so much of the world is a fucking dumpster fire at the moment (and has been for a while), and this transit won’t do away with ALL of that by any means. But! This transit does make me think that there will be periods of time (collectively and individually, for some people more than others) where we may be able to see this sliver of “feel good” come through.
    –I want to make mention of the idea of experiencing that “feel good” feeling with so much nastiness in the world. There are a lot of people that might feel BAD (or guilty) if they were to “feel good” (even if fleetingly) while so much of the world is a shit show. Just because you feel good (should you feel good under this transit), it doesn’t mean that you turn your back (or a blind eye) on the rest of world’s suffering. With the world the way that it is, we HAVE to take our feel good wins/moments where we can/when we can.

    💥Too much of a good thing? Watch indulgences! –  To add on to the above, there can certainly be TOO MUCH (ahem….Jupiter, and also Leo energy 🤣) of a good thing with transit Jupiter in Leo. Take stock to make sure that you aren’t going overboard with things that feel good (and by “too much,” this would be something that you are taking to excess and it’s to your detriment). Another thing to watch for is being overly generous because both Jupiter and Leo can be incredibly generous by nature (which is a lovely quality). Make sure that whatever you are generous with is something that you can actually BE generous with.

    💥Excessive Arrogance – A healthy amount of ego & confidence is a wonderful thing (and Leo energy functions best this way). Jupiter (which can be really fucking extra) could take this to excess and run with it. Interestingly enough, it was the last time that Jupiter was in Leo when the asshole-in-chief announced his candidacy for his first run for president (June 2015)….and that motherfucker seems to embody an excessive amount of arrogance. For some people that have confidence that skews towards the lower end of the spectrum, transit Jupiter in Leo might be the boost necessary to FEEL more confident (which can be fantastic in so many cases). For those that already HAVE a healthy amount of confidence, that confidence may need to be kept in check under this transit.

    💥Understanding one’s identity, ego, and individuation – This is a fantastic way to work with this transit’s energy! Jupiter wants to understand things (along with assimilating the information it has been provided), and Leo energy is all about individuation & identity. Another way to work with this transit’s energy is by individuating your own understanding of things in general (it would get more specific than just “things” in most cases, but it would depend on your chart as to where to this plays out). Belief in one’s identity AND beliefs (of all kinds) becoming more individuated over the course of this transit also feel “hot” to me.
    **Important here with the South Node entering Leo in 2026 – understanding one’s identity & individuation is a big deal, but ALSO understanding where you as an individual fit into the collective is the other piece (since the North Node will be in Aquarius which is collective-focused…and is how we are moving forward). Before you can “contribute” to the collective, personal identity needs to be fleshed out first (or alongside).

    💥 Expansive drama & theatrics – Lol this seems possible under transit Jupiter in Leo. On an individual level, watch how dramatically you respond to things that happen to you (asking yourself “is this really the end of the world?” and things like that when having an “extra” response to whatever; the good, the bad, and everything in-between). On the world’s stage, I think it’s very possible that we see people (and collectives) having dramatic and theatrical responses, taking dramatic & theatrical actions, and everything feeling like some kind of “show.” That doesn’t mean that “dramatic & theatrical” responses won’t ever be warranted; there are situations that probably do call for a dramatic or theatrical response (and in those cases this transit is there to take care of the rest).
    **While I don’t want to sit and make “predictions” about what exactly will take place under transit Jupiter in Leo, I do fully suspect world leaders, governments, and other people in “power” to put on quite the show during this period.

  • Transit Chiron in Taurus

    Transit Chiron in Taurus

    The world will see Transit Chiron in Taurus starting on June 19, 2026 (where it hasn’t been since April of 1984). Also interesting – Chiron was retrograde in Taurus at 3° when it was first discovered in 1977, so coming back to Taurus almost feels like a sort of “homecoming” for the asteroid/comet hybrid. What might this look like on a collective level, or even a personal one? Well….I have some ideas. But! If you need help figuring out what this might have in store for you, get a reading from me and we’ll talk about it. 

    First….some dates for Chiron in Taurus!
    Appetizer – June 19, 2026 through September 17, 2026
    Main Course – April 14, 2027 through July 19, 2033
    Desert – October 23, 2033 through May 5, 2034
    **The analogies to food and a restaurant menu is no mistake due to Taurus’ affinity towards things like “food” and “nourishment.” We’ll get to that in a little bit.**
    **Chiron will make its way back to 3° 8’ of Taurus (where it was when discovered) on June 9, 2027., October 7, 2027 (retrograde), and April 6, 2028.** 

    Some “keywords” for Taurus Energy:

    *Comfort
    *Nourishment
    *Stubborn
    *Fixed
    *Money
    *Reources & Resourcefulness
    *Needful Things (Needs v. Wants)
    *Security
    *Stability
    *Survival v. Thriving
    *Physical Body
    *Values & Self-Value
    *Slow & Steady
    *Calm
    *Material/Physical World
    *Grounded
    *Sensual
    *Safety
    *Immovable

    Chiron represents both pain and wounding, along with “healing.” Wherever Chiron falls in a chart can show how one might be wounded (by sign) and where this wounding might take place (by house). At the same time though, it can also show how and where healing and restoration can take place. Personally, I don’t think Chiron is something that can ever be fully healed (that’s far too unrealistic for my realistic Capricorn Moon ass hahaha). More likely (and what I’ve seen play out in countless people’s lives), it’s a place in the chart that is wounded, then “healed,” then wash and repeat. This doesn’t mean it’s futile to “heal” the wounding; every time you work towards healing the pain/wounding, you restore parts of yourself (and that’s never all for naught). 
    **For instance, Chiron falls in my natal 7th House in Gemini. Relationships of all varieties will ALWAYS (probably) be a source of wounding for me….even the most healing of relationships (or maybe that’s my own fucked up perception of such…per Gemini energy 🤣).

    In transit, Chiron can show where (by house) and how (by sign) pain & wounding may take place for a period of time (and obviously any planets, etc. that transit Chiron makes an aspect with in a chart flesh the picture out further). This pain and wounding serve the purpose of showing us what may not be working so well for us to begin with, so that we can heal whatever it is. 

    When I think of Chiron in Taurus my mind goes to a few different things:
    -Surviving v. Thriving 
    -Security v Insecurity (and Scarcity)
    -Comfort v Discomfort 
    -Good Treatment v Mistreatment of the Physical Body
    -Wounding and Pain, along with healing, of values

    Under the course of transit Chiron in Taurus, opportunities to see where we have been purely surviving seem that they could creep in. Taurus energy is THE survivalist, after all. However, while it is the survivalist, what it REALLY wants to do more than anything is to THRIVE (and when this energy thrives, it really shines). How do these opportunities come about? Probably in ways that shake personal foundations, making you realize that what you thought was secure and stable really was not, along with showing you where you were merely surviving. Is this wounding and/or painful? Absolutely could be. Should you find yourself in a situation (or situations) like this under this transit, focus your attention on THRIVING regarding what comes next. 
    **Transit Chiron is Taurus is also coming on the heels of Uranus’ exit from Taurus and into Gemini. Uranus in Taurus shook up foundations for everyone, everywhere. Taurus strives for comfort and Uranus is like “fuck that shit.” It could be that Chiron’s time in Taurus is going to show us (on a collective and individual level) where we are just surviving from the fallout of Chiron in Taurus, while also showing us what we can do to heal what remains.  

    Taurus energy deals with nourishment and food (along with agriculture). As I’m writing this (in June 2026 a few weeks before Chiron enters Taurus), we are seeing food insecurity rise. Food prices have gone up a whole fuck-ton since the covid era and it’s getting more difficult for people to feed themselves and their families. Not only that, though – we’re seeing issues with the production of some foods and in other cases the writing is on the wall for these issues to come about (looking at you, screwworm, which could really fuck with the cattle industry and other forms of livestock). There does seem to be more of a push towards people growing and producing their own food in the past few years (hello Pluto in Aquarius!), and I think under transit Chiron in Taurus we will see an increase in such (either out of “want” or “need”).
    –The food thing also makes me really curious with the increase in people taking GLP-1’s (no judgment from me – people need to do what makes them happy and feel good). But! These drugs restrict appetite (and temper other things that have become “habit”)….and IF there were to be major issues with food production, these types of medications could be useful under such conditions. 
    –Another thing to add on to the discussion of GLP-1’s and Chiron in Taurus themes: We are starting to see the body positivity movement step to the side just a lil’ with “skinny” coming back with a vengeance. Now, I’m ALWAYS for people doing what they want to do with their bodies and for people to have their bodies whatever shape and size they want them to be (whatever that might be). Since Taurus energy DOES have an affinity for the physical body, valuing and nourishing the body (regardless of size and shape) seems like the most healing way to go with this transit…whatever this looks like personally. Not being comfortable in our physical bodies, seeing ways that we’ve wounded them, and/or seeing what we need to do to heal them ALL seem possible with transit Chiron in Taurus. 

    The history slut in me has to bring up the fact that the last two times Chiron was in Taurus there was A LOT of financial and resource-based insecurity:
    *From 1926 through 1934 (rough dates) the world saw the Stock Market crash in 1929 and the Great Depression ravaged the United States (and a lot of the world).
    *From 1976 through 1984 (rough dates) we saw the oil crisis in 1979 which caused different recessions across the world.

    Does this mean that we’re heading into another depression or recession? Maybe, if history echoes itself (and it so often DOES echo itself). Rather than predicting such (because I’m not looking to attract all that our way), I might encourage people to have their resources as right and tight as possible, and in a way that keeps their ass as covered on the backend. For some people, just the act of making sure their ass is covered on the backend is a healing experience (especially if the person happens to be the sort who wouldn’t normally function this way). This brings me to idea of Taurus’ affinity for “needful things” and the issue of “needs” v. “wants.” Could we see some major disruptions with things that are needed by people? It’s always possible, though this is a more extreme version of this transit (still needs to be mentioned, though). More likely, just general wounding and healing that involves the realization of what is a “need” v. what is actually a “want.” I put it that way because we can characterize things that are “wants” as “needs” …even if they aren’t truly “needs.”

    While there are 3 earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn), Taurus energy has always felt very “Mother Earth” like to me. Thinking along those lines, and then tying in Chiron’s propensity towards wounding/pain AND healing, this does make me wonder about the state of the physical Earth under this transit. Not only in terms of things like natural hazards & disasters, but also things dealing with the “wounding” of earth’s natural resources (or the wounding that these natural resources cause). How can we heal this (or find healing through this)? Trying to be as kind to the Earth as possible seems like a good way to go (we all hurt the Earth in different ways so I’m not pointing fingers lol), but trying to be kind where you can be. There is also the idea of healing through the Earth (“grounding” exercises, taking a walk in nature to heal parts of yourself, etc.). Looking into healing the varied parts of yourself that have been wounded over the years by way of the natural world just feels “right” under this transit (alongside other healing modalities – no one take this as medical advice 🤣).

    The last one, painful/wounded values and healing of those values, I’m still fleshing out (so much so that I didn’t mention it very much/for very long in the YouTube video I did on this subject 😂). This could look like a realization of how values that you hold are actually wounding to you in some way. It could also look like healing through the formation of values that actually matter to you (and perhaps values that seem to honor and value the person you are as well). Make no mistake though, this one seems incredibly important and is probably one that will impact everyone in some form or fashion (collectively and individually). While it seems that it has the propensity to impact everyone, it will impact everyone in different ways (based on the aspects Chiron in Taurus makes to natal planets, the house that Chiron in Taurus is transiting, etc.).

  • WTF are Stationary Planets?!

    WTF are Stationary Planets?!

    WTF are stationary planets and what does it mean when a planet has stationed?! How could a planet that has stationed (either retrograde or direct) be delineated in an astrology chart? This is something that a YouTube watcher asked in a comment a while back and I never got around to addressing…until now. 

    There are two ways that stationary planets can exist:
    1) Station Retrograde
    -This happens before a planet turns retrograde from direct motion
    2) Station Direct
    -This happens before a planet turns direct from retrograde motion

    Essentially, before a planet turns retrograde or direct there is a period of time where its movement appears to slow down. THIS is the stationary phase/period. A planet is considered to station retrograde or station direct on the within a few minutes of the degrees and minutes that it’s at when it turns from direct to retrograde or retrograde to direct. The definition of stationary planets are a little all over the place and it seems like that is because the planets all spend a different amount of time in the stationary phase and while actually stationing. For instance, Mercury will spend MUCH less time than Pluto in the stationary phase and when stationing retrograde and direct…because Mercury has a faster orbit than Pluto. What follows below are MY own definitions/guidelines/whatever for when a planet is in the stationary phase vs when the planet has stationed:

    Stationary Phase – When a planet hovers at the same degree (no matter the minutes) for an extended period of time before turning retrograde or direct
    Stationary Planet (retrograde or direct) – when a planet is within a few degrees and minutes of what it will be at when it changes motion
    THE CLOSER THE PLANET IS TO THE DAY/TIME IT CHANGES MOTION (from retrograde to direct or direct to retrograde), THE MORE IMPACT THE PLANET STATIONING WILL HAVE ON THE PERSON.

    How do you know if you have a planet in your astrology chart that is in the stationary phase or a planet that has stationed (direct or retrograde)? Look at an ephemeris (or at the “planet positions” in the PDF additional table on astro.com)! Below you will find examples of both:
    **And side note – if you want any help interpreting your own chart/would like to get a reading from me, you can do that by clicking here.**

    Example of Jupiter stationary retrograde & Saturn stationary direct
    Example of Jupiter stationary retrograde (circled in purple) and Saturn stationary direct (circled in yellow) from the “planetary positions” PDF additional table on astro.com
    Saturn in the Stationary Phase on 2026 ephemeris
    Example of Saturn in (what I would consider to be) the Stationary Phase while Saturn is at 14° Aries (starts at the end of June 2026; not pictured)
    Example of Jupiter stationary retrograde in August 1987
    Example of Jupiter stationary retrograde (in the purple lines) in August 1987 in an ephemeris; the “sr” notation won’t be seen on the astro.com ephemeris, but when you pull the additional tables PDF on charts from August 15, 1987 through August 25, 1987. The most “intense” portion of the Jupiter station retrograde energy will be felt during the period in the blue box.

    So, why does this matter? Planets in the stationary phase tend to exhibit the planetary energy of that planet in an intensified/amplified way. This will be expressed through the house that it happens to fall and in the manner of the sign that the planet takes residence. The planetary energy of the planet is FURTHER amplified when the planet stations retrograde or direct. You might be wondering if there is a difference between a planet that has stationed retrograde vs a planet that has stationed direct (maybe?). Should they be weaved differently? To me, the answer is yes. Planets that station retrograde in a chart feel like they are “going into hibernation.” That’s because retrograde energy internalizes, spiritualizes, and (I think) deeply personalizes the planetary energy (turning it inward onto the person, thus “hibernation”). Planets that station direct in a chart feel like they are coming out of “hibernation.” These planets are emerging from their time turned inward, trying to force themselves out into the world.

    With stationary planets (either direct or retrograde), there might be a feeling of NOT really knowing what to do with the planet and that planet finding itself in a sort of limbo. This doesn’t translate to the person not feeling the planet, though. On the contrary, the planet is usually felt VERY strongly making it imperative the person guide the planet from this limbo. A person with a planet that is station retrograde (but not actually having turned retrograde yet) might not realize turning that planet’s energy inward is an EASIER way for them function the energy of that planet. In the case of Jupiter station retrograde, a person might look for understanding and belief outside of themselves or feel that they need to express their beliefs and understanding outwardly without first going inward regarding such. A person with a planet station direct (but not actually having turned direct yet) might not realize that turning the planetary energy outward is what they “should” be doing. In the case of Jupiter station direct, a person might not outwardly share the beliefs they hold and understandings they have as often as might actually be good for them.

    Oh, and FYI – stationary planets shouldn’t be confused with the pre or post “retrograde shadow.” The stationary phase and when a planet stations happens during the pre or post retrograde shadow, but planets aren’t station the entire shadow period (the pre and post retrograde shadow periods are longer). 

  • WTF is a Stellium in an Astrology Chart

    The idea for this entry came to me when I answered someone’s question on reddit about a stellium in their astrology chart. The question of “What is a stellium?”/“Do I have a stellium in my chart?”/“Tell me about my stellium!” seems to get asked a lot. Whether I’m being asked about this directly when reading a client’s chart, or if I just notice people asking these questions on forums (like reddit) as I creep in the shadows and answer questions (hahahaha!), it seems like everyone has questions about WTF is a stellium even is in the first place. But….astrologers can’t really seem to come to a consensus as to what exactly constitutes one. This is probably because there are many different ways to read a chart (and many different schools of astrological thought to practice from). Over 30 years of being a student of the discipline and 7 years of being a professional astrologer have caused me to come up with my own “guidelines” for reading a stellium in an astrology chart, and “rules” for deciding what constitutes a stellium in the first place. But before we get to all that, first a bit of pertinent information:

    WTF is a stellium, anyway? It is a massive group of planetary/celestial body energy (either 3 or more OR 4 or more) in an astrology chart in one location (such as having 4 planets in the 11th House). All of the planets might be in one house or sign, or the planets may cross over into two signs and/or two houses. Depending on the astrologer that you’re talking to/listening to/reading their work, some won’t count a bunch of planets/celestial bodies as a stellium if all the planets aren’t in the same sign and/or house.

    Side note: Have a stellium in your chart and want to know WTF it means? Or would you like some other kind of astrology reading? Get a reading from me here! Also, if you are more of a watcher than a reader, head to my YouTube channel where I have a bunch of astrology videos 😺

    And with all that said, let’s begin with my guidelines for what counts as a stellium in an astrology chart:

    1. If there are only 3 planets in conjunction with one another, and two of those planets are the Sun and Mercury, I wouldn’t consider it a stellium. Reason for this being that the Sun and Mercury are usually quite close together anyway (Mercury’s maximum distance from the Sun is 28°). If the Sun and Mercury are two of the planets in a stellium, I would want to see 4 planets clustered together.
    *Example 1: The Sun @ 3° Virgo, Mercury @ 5° Virgo , Mars @ 6° Virgo, and Saturn @ 8° Virgo WOULD be a stellium.
    *Example 2: The Sun @ 3° Virgo, Mars @ 6° Virgo, and Saturn @ 8° Virgo WOULD be a stellium.
    *Example 3: The Sun @ 3° Virgo, Mercury @ 5° Virgo , and Mars @ 6° Virgo WOULD NOT be a stellium.
    (^^^ It’s still really important in the chart, though, since it is a triple conjunction.)

    2. When I look at stelliums, personally they don’t all have to be within a 10 degree orb in total, but each planet has to be within 5-degrees of the next one in line (for the Sun and the Moon, I will sometimes widen the orb to 7°). For instance: Venus @ 3° 33′ Sagittarius, Jupiter @ 8° 12′ Sagittarius, and the Sun @ 15° 04′ Sagittarius. Even though Venus and the Sun are out of the 10 degree orb, they are linked by Jupiter in the middle. 

    3. Sometimes I will consider the North Node as part of a stellium if it falls somewhere in the middle of the stellium/all the planetary energy. If it falls as either the first or last planet in the stellium, then I usually don’t count it as part of it. Though that also really depends on the whole chart. I would definitely need to see 3 other planets with the North Node involved to count it as a stellium.
    *Really, in the case of the nodal axis I would be MUCH more focused on why (from an evolutionary standpoint) this person came into this incarnation lacking familiarity with so much planetary energy. That’s a whole other animal, though.

    4. Some people don’t like to count the major angles as part of a stellium situation. Really, for me, sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t. I will ALWAYS count an angle in a stellium if the planetary ruler of the angle is involved in said stellium. I don’t believe that they should be disregarded here. If I was counting a major angle as part of a stellium, I would want to see 3 planets around it forming a stellium.

    5. Some astrologers feel that in order for something to be a stellium, all the planetary/celestial energy has to fall in one house of the natal chart, or in one sign. Some are okay with the energy falling in different signs as long as they all fall in the same house. Some are okay with the energy falling in different houses as long as they all fall in the same sign. And some, like yours truly, are okay with the possibility of a stellium straddling different houses and/or different signs. We are such complex beings that it seems like it would shortchange the person on the quest to better understand themselves to not consider something a stellium just because the planetary energy straddles two houses and/or two signs.
    *The stellium will be strongest if it happens to take place in the same sign and house. The stellium is weakened when it happens to straddle two signs and/or two houses.

    6. The best way that I have found to read a stellium in a natal chart is to first start by reading them as a series of conjunctions within the AREAS OF LIFE (house) that they play out and HOW in the manner of the sign that they fall. If the luminaries (the Sun and/or the Moon) are part of the stellium, I would start with one of those first and the planets that they conjunct. If neither of the luminaries exist, I would then look for the tightest conjunction between two planets and start there. Once you have a firm grasp on the energies that the series of conjunctions bring to the table, you can then merge those different planetary conjunctions together to give you a good idea of what the stellium in question might mean for the person.

    7. The generational planets (and slightly slower moving planets like Saturn) can be involved in a stellium, but a clusterfuck of generational/slower moving planets (like Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in Capricorn all on top of each other in 1989) are not a stellium. THIS is called a SUPER-CONJUNCTION (or triple conjunction) and is not the same as a stellium. The reason it is not the same thing as a stellium is because these planets are slower moving so many people born under a certain generational super-conjunction will come under this super-conjunction influence.

    8. Since stelliums are such a massive amount of energy in one house, sometimes all that energy can be confusing and can cause some issues within the chart holder. If there are any issues to work out, one of the best ways to work them out (if possible) is to channel that energy into the opposite house (which generally gets neglected somewhat in this situation since the stellium puts so much focus on the house it is in). The only time this wouldn’t be applicable is if there is a stellium in the polar house as well (such as having stelliums in the 3rd and the 9th houses), or just having multiple planets in the polar/opposite house. 

    Disclaimer: I am not saying that I am unequivocally right here, these guidelines just work for me (and have for a very long time), and I figured that if they work and resonate for me then they might work and resonate with someone else as well. That’s the only reason I figured I’d throw my hat in the “WTF is a stellium” ring here. It really all boils down to how someone feels about a particular chart while they’re reading it. No right or wrong answer here 🙂

  • Some Thoughts on 3I/ATLAS

    Some Thoughts on 3I/ATLAS

    Disclaimer: This post is probably going to be ALL over the place (and here is a link to the video that accompanies it). Bear with me. Like everyone and their mother (hahahaha), I have also had my eye on 3I/ATLAS. Until now I haven’t wanted to write about it because, honestly, I’m not even sure wtf to say about it in a way that makes any (linear) sense. But! Because of my focus on galactic astrology and all of the research I’ve done over the years, and because people have been asking my opinion on Atlas, I kind of feel like I CAN’T NOT write something or speak about this interstellar object (or whatever the hell it is). So….here we are 🤣 and I’m going to try and make this make SOME kind of translatable sense about this interstellar object (and if you would like for me to make sense of your chart for you – which I KNOW I can do – you can get an astrology reading from me here). What I do know is that there seems to be a whole bunch of Sagittarius markers going on WITH Atlas.

    • It seems to have originally come from the area of space that houses the Galactic Center (which is at 27° Sagittarius)
      -There have been things circulating online that ATLAS came FROM the GC. After doing my own research and talking to my astrophysicist friend, I have found that this is probably NOT the case. However, just the fact that it comes from the area around the GC seems symbolic & meaningful
    • The last planet that it will get remotely close to is Jupiter on March 16, 2026 before it leaves our solar system (Jupiter is the planetary ruler of Sagittarius)
    • It makes its closest contact with Earth on December 19, 2025 (the day that the New Moon in Sagittarius takes place). Picture of that chart with the position of 3I/ATLAS at the top of the page.

    The name is also interesting – 3I/ATLAS. Let’s break down why this is interesting:
    **Before some jerkoff is like “iTS nAMeD aFtER thE tELEscOpE tHAt FouND iT!”…yeah, I know that (the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System or ATLAS). Even so, the name is still interesting to me**

    1. I was lying in bed one night thinking about this comet (like I do with ~*deep space shit*~) and saying the name over and over in my head, and I realized that “3i” sounds an awful lot like “third eye.” What does this mean in the context OF Atlas? Not totally sure. It does make me wonder if this comet is doing something energetically to “activate” the third eye of us Earthlings (individually and collectively). Think about it, though – people who have gone through any kind of “awakening” or “activation” of their third eye usually report that they hit a crisis point before or during this happens. The Earth currently feels like it’s AT a crisis point, so there *might* be something to this. 
      -It is said that if one tries to open their third eye too quickly (and/or they aren’t actually ready for this opening) it can cause a person to, essentially, lose their shit. Think about it – the world feels like it has been going off the fucking rails for a while, but 2025 seems to have accelerated things. There are certainly things in astroweather to back this up, but I do have to wonder if ATLAS could be in play, too.
    2. What is an Atlas? It’s a collection of maps in book form.
      ….and which sign of the zodiac is the one that travels & takes journeys (and might need an atlas of some kind)? Sagittarius.
    3. The name “Atlas” is generally thought to mean “bearer” or the “one who endures.” Atlas was also the name of a Titan who was punished to hold up the heavens after being on the losing end of a 10-year war with Zeus (the Titanomachy). He was said to have been a mathematician, philosopher, navigator, and astronomer (in some versions of his story he is credited with inventing astronomy all together) and is also said to have created the first celestial sphere. Because of his tie to (or creation of) astronomy, he was seen as “the one who turned the heavens on their axis.”
      **I don’t know about y’all, but to me there is something VERY Chiron-esque about Atlas’ mythology.**
      -There have been different things named after the Titan Atlas, like the Atlas Mountains in Africa, the Atlantic Ocean (name derived from the Sea of Atlas), and even the lost civilization of Atlantis first mentioned by Plato. 
    4. The “Atlas Personality” in psychology belongs to someone who feels they bear a massive amount of weight and responsibility on their shoulders (usually because of too much responsibility given to the person in childhood). This can cause depression, anxiety, feelings of emptiness and the need to be a chronic caretaker. 
      **There also appears to be something deeply Saturnian about all of this, too. Chiron (which 3I/ATLAS also seems to resonate) is thought of as a bridge between Saturn (the inner planets) and Uranus (the outer planets); moving from what is known and “old” to what is unknown and “the future.”

    So…. there is a lot going on in the above that needs to be talked about. First of all, there is the tie with navigation that stands out. Could it be that ATLAS is here to help us navigate something? Here to open our third eye (collectively and individually) so that we have “eyes to see”? If this is the case, then there is the question of do we even all have eyes to see in the first place? I mean, I think we do…. eventually anyway (I’m just not sure that EVERYONE is in that place right now – I mean, look at the fucking state of the world!). The next thing to mention is the idea that Atlas was seen as “the one who turned the heavens on their axis.” Just think about the gravity and weight of that statement for a minute – someone who is thought to turn the heaven’s on their axis would have a tremendous responsibility tied to them. Even the name Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System sounds like it is saddled with a whole fuck-ton of responsibility, too. Is 3I/ATLAS here to show us something about responsibility (or, perhaps, to show us something about the weight that is tied to the choices that we as individuals and the collective have made here on Earth)? Perhaps also to encourage us to make the “right” choices that benefit the individual as well as the collective? Also to point out: in the mythology, Atlas and the other Titans were battling Zeus (aka Jupiter)…another tie in with Sagittarius. SO MANY SAGITTARIUS MARKERS.

    The thing going on with “Atlas” and “Atlantis” stands out to me, along with the conjunction between 3I/Atlas and the South Node during the New Moon in Sagittarius on December 19, 2025. Setting intentions and planting seeds are fantastic ways to work with the energy of a New Moon (under most circumstances), and here it feels like that still tracks.  The reason why this date is a big deal in relation to 3I/ATLAS is because THIS is the date that 3I/ATLAS will come closest to the Earth (though it’s not really “close” – that’s misleading – but it’s the closest that it will come to Earth). Now, Atlantis was first mentioned by Plato as being an advanced civilization (from before the time of its first mentioning) that sank into the ocean after some cataclysmic event. Regardless of if Atlantis ever exited on this Earth or not (or in another dimension 👀) doesn’t really matter…but what does matter is the REPRESENTATION of Atlantis as some kind of “utopian” society. 

    Parabola of "the middle"

    We have people today running around like it’s the “end times” (there were literally people claiming on social media that they were going to be raptured just last month in October 2025). But it’s not the end times….at least not in the way that WE think of the “end.” The astrophysicist and myself were talking about this the other day, how we are NOT at the end times, but instead we are somewhere around “the middle” of times (hence the illustration of the upward facing parabola). Therefore, it feels a little (or a lot!) like 3I/ATLAS could be the symbol of the end of one age and the dawning of a new one.

    Why do I mention all of the above? Because ATLAS feels, to me anyway, very much like it could be a “way back” to something very ancient, to something that is “better” than what we currently have going on all over planet Earth. This feels even more apt for its closest contact with Earth on December 19, 2025 and the conjunction ATLAS @ roughly 10° Virgo makes with the South Node at 11° Virgo. Could we take this New Moon in Sagittarius (and its conjunction with the Galactic Center) as an opportunity – opportunity is SUCH a Sag expression – to set intentions for (or plant seeds towards) “going back” to an ancient way of being (like the Atlanteans in their utopian prime)? IF we were to all individually and collectively try and concentrate our efforts on making ourselves “better,” our individuals cups could then pour out onto the collective, thus making the collective “better,” too (and we wouldn’t have to stay “stuck” in the middle of the fucking parabola).
    **The “going back” thing ALSO stands out because of the initial anti-tail that 3I/ATLAS exhibited …until the tail seemed to change (and now it has 5 fucking tails or some shit?). The anti-tail felt/feels to me a little like (apparent) retrograde motion…and retrograde motion, quite literally, points towards “going back.”

    During this New Moon in Sagittarius (conjunct the Galactic Center), not only will 3I/ATLAS be conjunct the South Node, but it will also be conjunct a black hole at 10° 22′ Virgo known as M-106. No one knows the size of this black hole, but it is probable that it’s “supermassive.” Some attributes (besides having the densest galactic core of any measured) of this black hole are:
    -Specifically, feeling like time is speeding up and/or getting longer
    -Assessment of spatial relations needs to take place (because these can be both warped and/or precognitive in nature to the extreme)
    -Big tasks become known to needing to happen, and the energy needs to flow towards those tasks with mental fortitude. Doing THIS will quiet the “chaos”
    Mercury in Sagittarius, the ruler of 3I/ATLAS in this chart, is square 3I/ATLAS. This makes me think that while we might all (on some level) understand the assignment at this time, it doesn’t mean that everyone will DO the assignment or remember to turn in their homework. Sometimes the BEST thing we can do is live by example (“be the change” kind of thing) and focus on living by that individual example. Everyone else will either catch up….or they won’t (THIS very thing feels little Atlas Personality-like, too).
    **The cataclysmic event that destroyed Atlantis (assuming it was real here on Earth) is said to have happened because the people angered the “Gods” and these gods either just sunk Atlantis to the bottom of the ocean, or it was a volcanic eruption spurred on by pissed off sky-daddies. Rolling with this, it feels like in the present day we’re starting out at a cataclysmic point and trying to pull our way out of it (since we are “in the middle” of the parabola). IF we all pull together, eventually we can ALL get out of the middle and be “on the upswing.”

  • WTF is Electional Astrology?!

    WTF is Electional Astrology?!

    WTF is Electional Astrology (and how tf do you use it)?! Electional astrology (aka event astrology) is when an astrologer strives to find (or does find) the most auspicious date, time, and location for some event to take place. This practice has been around in some form since Babylonian times (16 BCE)…and still being used in practice today. Even though I have a good number of clients that have me cast electional charts for different life events, I have actually never written about THIS type of astrology, either (kind of like how I had never written about horary astrology until recently). Not only that, but the crime/forensic astrology charts that I’ve done (both by myself and with Brandy) are event charts (just not the “elected by the querent” kind). Same idea remains though – reading the chart of the “event” in question as a stand-alone chart. 
    **If you would like for me to help you elect a date for an important event in your life, I would love to help you with that! You can purchase a reading from me here (by clicking the text), or if you would like to get in contact with me by email first, you can email me at ellie@saturnseason.com. If you are more of a watcher than a reader, here is the video that I did on this subject.

    Something to keep in mind when using electional astrology to cast charts – THERE IS NO PERFECT CHART! This just simply doesn’t exist. While you might strive to find the “perfect” chart for some major event in your life, more than like you will need to settle for “good enough.” Sorry, that’s my Capricorn Moon and Saturn rising ass being realistic hahaha. 

    In order to play around with electional astrology, you do need to have a decent handle on the planets, houses, signs, and aspects in an astrology chart. Meaning this might not be the kind of astrology fuck with in a serious way if you don’t have a decent handle on such things. To help you with getting a handle on what the astrology chart says, keep this in mind:
    *Planets are WHAT energy is wanting/needing/”should” be expressed
    *Houses are WHERE/AREAS OF LIFE that energy is expressed through
    *Signs are HOW energy is expressed
    *Aspects tie the whole thang together

    **If you would like to learn more about how to read an astrology chart, the Star Cards are a fabulous astrological tool to help a person learn this astro-language!

    Some “Guidelines” for Electing Charts using Electional Astrology

    1. The Moon
      ⭐️ For most things that you would want to elect a chart for in life, you want those things to go to “plan.” When the Moon is voc, it is less likely that things will go to plan (they can more easily “go off course”). There can also be a sort of “failure to launch” aspect with the Moon voc which tends not to be great for (big) life events. For instance, let’s say you wanted to start a business. If the Moon were voc at the time the business was started (when doors opened for business, when the business was incorporated, etc.), that could make it harder for the business to really “take off.” To check and see when the Moon is voc, here is a void of course Moon calculator from astro-seek.
      -There are times that it might benefit you to have the Moon voc (though they would be few and far between). If you have a feeling that you KNOW how some event will play out and you DON’T want it to play out that way, having said event take place under a voc Moon could be helpful. For instance, let’s say you have some civil court thing going on which you get to choose the time and date that it happens. Let’s also say that you have a feeling HOW this court thing will turn out and you don’t like the feeling you have about it. Setting the time and date (location would be wherever the courthouse is) for when the Moon is voc might actually benefit you in this scenario.
      ⭐️Electing a chart where the Moon isn’t harshly aspected (especially the square aspects) is a good thing to shoot for. Applying aspects between the Moon and other planets matter the most (once the Moon is separating from a planet, angle, etc., the less the square matters).
      ⭐️If you can get the Moon in the house (area of life) for which you are electing the chart, all the better. For instance, if you are electing a chart for the start of a business getting the Moon in the 10th House might be a good idea. If you are electing a chart for a marriage, getting the Moon in the 7th House (or even the 8th House) would be ideal.
    2. Mars, Saturn, Uranus & Pluto
      ⭐️Under A LOT of contexts (though not all of them), you want to keep Mars and Uranus off of the major angles and out of the angular houses. Uranus can be disruptive (which isn’t usually ideal for major life events), and Mars can just poke & aggravate things (again, also not ideal for major life events).
      –For those unfamiliar, angular houses are the 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th Houses in the chart.
      ⭐️Oftentimes it’s not great to find Saturn in an angular house (or conjunct one of the angles), either. I say “oftentimes” because this isn’t always the case. If the event that you’re casting the chart for requires a lot of solidity, structure, or any other sort of Saturnian expression (or something under the domain of Saturn), Saturn in an angular house/conjunct one of the angles may not be a “bad” thing.
      ⭐️Pluto is kind of a hit or miss in electional charts. Because Pluto is so transformative, if you are casting a chart for some event that you want to go off in a “calm” manner, Pluto conjunct the angles/in angular houses WON’T USUALLY provide that “calm” (it’s far too tumultuous). However, if it’s an event that needs a boost of evolutionary energy, Pluto can be very helpful on an angle/in an angular house.
    3. Retrograde Planets
      ⭐️While I’ll “ride at dawn” for retrograde planets in a natal chart and most other astrology charts, electional charts are where they can get dicey for me. It’s likely that there will be at least one planet retrograde in any event chart (it is what it is), but it’s generally good practice to pick a time for the event (whatever event it is) where the chart ruler/planetary ruler of the Ascendant is DIRECT. Having a retrograde chart ruler tends to just make things more difficult. 
      ⭐️Not only is it a good idea to have the chart ruler direct, but it’s also a good idea to have the planetary ruler of the house that has domain over the event direct as well. For instance, if you are starting a business, having the planetary ruler of the 10th House direct would be advised. 
      ⭐️A good “rule” of thumb is to have Venus direct when getting married, proposing to someone, starting a relationship, etc. This is very general (and there are always outlier situations where Venus Rx wouldn’t matter much), but should AT LEAST be kept in the back of your mind. Since Venus deals with aesthetics and beauty, it’s typically advised to not have cosmetic procedures done or do any major changes to your appearance when Venus is Rx.  Another thing like this deals with Mercury and having it direct for any event that is communication related, signing any kind of papers & documents, and things of that nature. 

    Looking at event charts from a retrospective lens can be really enlightening. This can show you what you want to see and don’t want to see when casting electional charts. The chart below (and declination table) are the time, date, and place for when two people got married.

    Chart for a Wedding (event/electional chart)
    Declination Table for electional astrology

    Above we have Uranus and Mars in the 7th and 10th Houses (respectively). Ideally, you don’t want EITHER of these planets in the angular houses (and the 7th & 10th Houses are angular houses). The 7th House is the “marriage” house (among other things)….which having the great disrupter in this house doesn’t seem like it would bode well for a legal marriage (in most cases). Mars in the 10th House is conjunct the ruler of the Sagittarius 4th House (home & family), poised to aggravate home and family affairs (?). Jupiter is ALSO the traditional ruler of the Pisces 7th House, which feels like Mars would ALSO aggravate the legal marriage in general. Mars stands out even more since it is out of bounds. Mars out of bounds can be incredibly driven (which can be fantastic), but it can also be a mean son of a bitch (and it’s not something I would want to see in a marriage chart, ideally). Pluto is in the 4th House, which does stand out. LOTS of evolution at home, with family, and in the private spheres of life…but that really depends on how the two people “work” that evolution in any case. Pluto can also express intensity, depth, secrets, and can be just generally tumultuous. If Pluto can’t function at its highest vibrational capacity, it’s probably best to keep it out of the angular houses and/or off the major angles. Saturn is just chillin’ in the 2nd House which doesn’t bother me on its own. Even though the Part of Fortune isn’t something typically looked at in these charts, the close conjunction between it and Saturn does catch my attention. Since the PoF can be things that “befall” us, having Saturn (a planet that *can* limit, restrict, isolate, etc.) conjunct it seems like it could cause different challenges to befall the marriage (either over the WHOLE marriage or just on the wedding day).

    The Moon isn’t void of course in this chart, but it IS applying in a square with the MC/IC axis (which I’m not crazy about). The Moon in Virgo is also in the 12th House which I’m really not crazy about seeing in the chart of two people getting married. Look, I’m a 12th House Sun myself – I’ll go to bat for the 12th House. However, because it IS a house that is where “unconscious” stuff goes/is and is a house that deals with grief and loss, this just doesn’t seem like the place to have the Moon. This chart has a Virgo Ascendant with Mercury Rx in Cancer as the chart ruler. 
    **Speaking of the Moon, it’s parallel Uranus in this chart. This could make this marriage – both the day of the marriage and the marriage itself – more unpredictable than one might want a marriage (or their wedding day) to be.

    There are a couple of other things in this chart that stand out even if they might not be considered by other people who cast electional charts. Chiron in Pisces conjunct the Descendant (from the 6th House) feels painful, like it could bring more pain than necessary to the marriage. Healing is *also* possible here (because Chiron DOES heal as well), but keeping Chiron off of the angles/out of the angular houses just seems like a good thing in this context. Another thing that is like a bright flashing sign is Venus in Leo square the nodal axis (and Venus being the ruler of the Taurus South Node). Venus wants to express “relationship” stuff (among other things), and having this square the nodal axis makes me think that there is SOME kind of “hang up” going on (either something that was going on when these two got married OR would be down the line in the marriage). Also, with the chart ruler Mercury Rx AND Venus as the ruler of the South Node, there is something about this chart that feels like it “goes back” too much; there just isn’t much “forward” motion, in my opinion.
    ——————-This marriage did not last; they ended up getting divorced———————- 

    Other Things to Consider with Electional Charts
    1. Intercepted signs
      ⭐️Intercepted signs in the houses are possible since I use the Regiomontanus house system for event charts/electional charts (unless a client specifies otherwise, which I’m happy to oblige). Honestly, I don’t usually care much if signs are intercepted in an electional chart. While that signs energy IS easier to access if it’s not intercepted, there is a planetary ruler for which that sign’s energy CAN and WILL be able to flow through. The only time that intercepted signs “bother” me is when ALL of the planetary rulers of the signs intercepted happen to ALSO be intercepted in those signs as well. The reason for that is if the planetary rulers of the signs intercepted are also in the intercepted signs it can make it more challenging to access BOTH the sign and planetary energy (things don’t flow quite as easily).
      –For instance, let’s say you have Cancer intercepted in the 1st House and Capricorn intercepted in the 7thHouse (interceptions happen in pairs), and BOTH the Moon and Saturn are intercepted in Cancer. THIS would make it more challenging to access Cancer and Capricorn energy in the 1st and 7th House due to the planetary rulers of both being intercepted.
    2. The Moon in detriment or fall
      ⭐️You know, there are times that I really don’t give a shit if the Moon is in detriment (Capricorn) or in fall (Scorpio) in electional charts. I know there are people who would disagree with this and that’s totally fine – we all do things our own way :). Luckily the Moon changes signs every couple of days so it’s usually easy enough to time some event for when the Moon isn’t in detriment or fall if this really bothers you (I have some clients that it does bother and I’m happy to respect that). This doesn’t automatically turn me off to a chart, though. If you are, say, starting a business (which is Capricorn territory), having the Moon in Capricorn *might* not be a bad place to find the Moon…especially if the Moon is making a bunch of really nice (applying) aspects to other things in the chart.  
      ⭐️Kind of like with the retrograde planets, I would rather not see the Moon in detriment or fall if the Moon is the chart ruler (which would be the case if the Ascendant was Cancer).
    3. Surgery 
      ⭐️This needed its own section because it’s something that comes up often enough to mention. This part needs to be in all caps: IF YOU NEED SURGERY AND ITS LIFE OR DEATH (OR YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE IS GREATLY DIMISHED BY NOT HAVING SURGERY) PLEASE JUST GO GET SURGERY. Seriously. Don’t try to elect a good “time” for it – just go have the surgery. With saying that, if you are having electional surgergy/non-emergent surgery, etc., THIS is when you can elect a good time and date (setting the location for the hospital/city the hospital is in) for the surgery to take place. 
      ⭐️Beyond the other things already mentioned about the Moon, it’s generally good practice to have surgery when the Moon is NOT in the sign that rules the part of the body having surgery. For instance, you might not want to have some kind of elective/non-emergent hip surgery when the Moon is in Sagittarius (since the hips fall under Sagittarius territory). 
      ⭐️If you can avoid it, not electing to have surgery on a Full Moon is probably a good idea (or during either a lunar or solar eclipse). But….IF YOU NEED TO HAVE SURGERY AND IT’S DURING A FULL MOON (OR AN ECLIPSE), JUST GO HAVE SURGERY.
      ⭐️If you can avoid it, since Mars rules over sharp objects, knives and surgery, it’s probably best to NOT elect to have surgery under Mars Retrograde. Again though, IF YOU NEED TO HAVE SURGERY AND MARS IS RETROGRADE, JUST GO HAVE SURGERY.

      I’m sure (like 1000000% sure) that I will have more to say about this topic (because there is so much more to say!). Stay tuned 🤣
  • WTF is Declination in Astrology??

    WTF is Declination in Astrology??

    Recently, declinations in astrology have come up a WHOLE bunch in different places in my professional life (questions from clients, podcast interviews/conversations, etc.); you name it, it’s probably come up there. So….WTF is Declination in astrology, anyway?! Declinations are the movements of the planets North and South of the celestial equator. The regular natal chart wheel that we are used to seeing measures longitude (2D) along the ecliptic while Declinations measure the planets latitude North and South of the celestial equator (which brings it into 3D). Declinations are another way of seeing where a planet is in space, and where the planet is relative to other planets. Here is a picture to illustrate what I’m talking about:

    First! A few basic things!
    Question: How do you find the declinations of the planets in an astrology chart?
    Answer: You have to pull the table that lists the declinations! To do that (on free software), go to astro.com and enter your chart info/create your account. Assuming you have already done this, pull the chart wheel up. On this page you will see something that says “PDF” towards the top – click on it. Then you will see something that says “PDF Additional Tables” – click on it. The next page will say “planet positions;” go to the last column and you will see “Declinations.”
    **And if you would ever like to have me read for you (declinations or otherwise),
    you can get a reading from me by clicking here.
    Question: What can I do with declination? Why do I want this in my astrological toy box?
    Answer: You are able to see aspects and things in declination that add another layer/dynamic to chart weaving/reading. The kinds of things that I’m talking about are the parallel and contra-parallel aspects, and planets out of bounds (OOB).
    **The northern declination signs are Aries through Virgo. The southern declination signs are Libra through Pisces. Planets are at their highest northern declination in the signs of Gemini & Cancer. Planets are at their highest southern declination in the signs of Sagittarius & Capricorn. The higher the planet’s declination (north or south) the more likely the planet is go out of bounds.

    You can have planets that are in a parallel aspect and contra-parallel aspect. The parallel aspect functions like a conjunction. Planets that are in a parallel aspect will both be North or both be South. For instance, someone with a planet that has a declination 14° N 21′ and another planet with a declination of 14° N 05′ would say those two planets are parallel. The contra-parallel aspect, on the other hand, functions like an opposition. Planets that are contra-parallel will have one planet north and one planet south. For instance, if someone has a planet at 14° N 21′ and another planet at 14° S 05′, those two planets would be contra-parallel.
    ***When planets in a chart are BOTH conjunct AND parallel, that makes this particular aspect REALLY STRONG in a chart (a “double whammy” if you will). Same thing can be said about planets that are BOTH in opposition and contra-parallel.

    Table of declination and longitude from astrogold
    Table of longitude and declination of the planets from astrogold

    In the table above, you will see that I have the declination of the Sun and Mercury circled in red, and a pinkish/purple line going from the declination of the Moon to the declination of Chiron. Both of these are examples of parallel aspects. Because the Sun and Mercury are conjunct one another via longitude (what we are used to seeing when we look at the degrees of the planets), the parallel aspect STRENGTHENS and EMPHASIZES this conjunction. The Moon and Chiron are NOT conjunct one another via longitude, but when looking at declination they ARE parallel. This means that they are more blended together (or fucking each other) like a conjunction than they might initially appear (and should probably be read that way, even as undercurrent). Essentially there is a high likelihood that this person may carry the same flavor with them that Moon conjunct Chiron (via longitude) people carry.
    **It’s not circled or whatever, but Venus’ declination is contra-parallel the declinations of the Moon and Chiron. This person has their natal Venus and Moon opposite one another via degrees of longitude which is STRENGTHENED and EMPHASIZED by the contra-parallel aspect in declination. The declinations also bring Chiron into the equation in a way that wouldn’t be seen without looking at the declinations.

    Declination is where and when out of bounds (OOB) planets come into play. Any planet is considered OOB that has a declination of more than 23°26’28” North or South. The reason for that is the Sun’s maximum declination is 23°26’28″…meaning that any planet OOB is not under domain of the Sun and can give it the middle finger. The person above has both Mars and Jupiter OOB. Without going TOO much into things about this person, they can really DO whatever they want with that Jupiter + Mars conjunction in Capricorn since those planets can function in whatever way they want. This has both been used to their benefit and to their detriment at different times in their life.
    **It’s really important that when a planet is OOB that the person taps into the highest possible expression of the planetary energy of the planet (in whatever sign it happens to be in). Because the planet can function basically however the hell it wants to function, if it’s functioning at a lower vibrational expression the planet can do a lot of damage. OOB planets very much feel like the quote “with great power comes great responsiblity.” Wield it wisely.

    Have any planets parallel, contra-parallel and/or OOB in your own chart? Leave your thoughts on them in the comments if you’d like. I’d love to read what anyone comes up with 💜

  • WTF is Horary Astrology (and how to use it for yes/no questions)?

    WTF is Horary Astrology (and how to use it for yes/no questions)?

    Recently I’ve seen an uptick in horary questions on the Let’s Fuck with Astrology subreddit (which is awesome – I’m glad that so many people seem to be curious about this!). For those unfamiliar with what horary astrology is here is a definition from Wikipedia (it’s less “wordy” than anything I tried to type up myself hahaha):

    “Horary Astrology is an ancient branch of horoscopic astrology in which an astrologer attempts to answer a question by constructing a horoscope.”

    So, essentially, what you do is you ask a question such as “will I get into university?” (or whatever) and then you cast the chart for the date, time, and location that the question was asked/came to your mind. The chart can, hopefully, answer the question in a direct yes or no way. One of the best ways to use horary astrology is for direct “yes” or “no” questions. If a client has a question like “will I get into university A or university B?” – questions where there is more than one “yes” or “no” thing to be answered in the question – I will break the question down to ONE thing. Even though they are asking about two different universities I will focus on university A (or university B) when casting the chart.
    **Another way to use horary astrology is when you’re looking for something that you’ve lost. That will be talked about in a different post**

    Real Quick! For those of you who would rather watch than read, here is a link to a video I made on the same topic (that might go more in depth).

    In order to do horary astrology, you have to know WHAT houses to look at in a horary chart. For a question like the one above (“will I get into university?”), you would be looking at the Ascendant (which represents the querant) and the 9thHouse (which is the house where university and higher learning falls). It’s also important that you understand planetary rulerships, too. For this reason, below you will find a list of all of the houses (and the WHERE/areas of life under their domain)

    *First House – sense of self, knee jerk reactions to the world, the vibe of the person
    *Second House – resources/money, values/self-value, security, stability, survival, where we are comfortable (or not!)
    *Third House – communication, basic learning (school), thinking, area that is local to you, logic & reason
    *Fourth House – home, family, private spheres of life, the deeply conscious
    *Fifth House – creative self-expression, risk taking (or not), leisure/hobbies, lighter side of sex and dating, where we create (this can include children)
    *Sixth House – work/work environment, daily routines/habits, health of the body & mind, real world, unequal relationships
    *Seventh House – relationships/partnerships of ALL varieties, legal contracts, balance (or lack thereof)
    *Eighth House – other people’s money/resources/values (or those that are shared), deep soul merging between two people, insecurity, instability, discomfort, inheritance (tangible & intangible), the bridge between the conscious & unconscious
    *Ninth House – understanding & assimilating information, higher learning (university, etc.), areas that are NOT local, abstract thinking, beliefs of all kinds
    *Tenth House – public spheres of life, career, reputation, goals & ambitions (or lack thereof)
    *Eleventh House – long term goals, hopes & wishes, influence, (career) legacy, what we share with other people, friends/groups/social & humanitarian causes
    *Twelfth House – health of the mind & spirit, release (what this house wants most of all), the unconscious/unseen, imprisonment (of all kinds), escape, spirituality
    **This above is in no means a complete list, lol, but it gives you an idea for the purposes of this blog post**

    You also need to have a firm grasp on basic planetary rulership to do horary astrology. They are as follows:
    *Aries is ruled by Mars
    *Taurus is ruled by Venus
    *Gemini is ruled by Mercury
    *Cancer is ruled by the Moon
    *Leo is ruled by the Sun
    *Virgo is ruled by Mercury
    *Libra is ruled by Venus
    *Scorpio is ruled by Mars (traditional) & Pluto (modern)
    *Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter
    *Capricorn is ruled by Saturn
    *Aquarius is ruled by Saturn (traditional) & Uranus (modern)
    *Pisces is ruled by Jupiter (traditional) & Neptune (modern)
    **Specifically in horary, I’d focus more on traditional than modern rulership (since the traditional ruling planets move faster than the modern ones)**

    ….and just throwing this out there: if you want to REALLY learn the language of astrology (for horary astrology purposes, general astrology purposes, etc.), check out The Star Cards! Also, if you ever want me to read for you (a horary question, a regular astrology chart reading, whatever), you can get a reading from me by clicking on this text.

    Some simple guidelines that I follow when I do horary astrology for clients and friends:
    (this is not a complete list AT ALL 🤣 but it’s pretty good and gets the highlights across)

    • Focus on the Ascendant (the querant) and the planetary ruler of the Ascendant. The other part of the equation is the house with which the question deals. If you’re asking about money, you would probably look at the 2nd House (and planetary ruler(s)). Asking about marriage? You would look at the 7th House (and planetary ruler(s)). Focus on looking for an aspect between these two planets.
      -If there are two rulers of one (or both!) of the houses that you’re considering with your question, focus on traditional rulership first. If there is no aspect made between the traditional rulership planets, then I would extend that to look at modern rulership (should that exist).
    • Planets applying in a trine or a sextile are thought of as a “yes.” Planets applying in a square or opposition are thought of as a “no.” Planets applying in a conjunction could be a “yes” or a “no” (though, generally speaking, I find them to be a “yes” more often than not).
      -While the quincunx isn’t a major aspect, I think of planets applying in a quincunx as EITHER adjustments need to be made OR “ask again later.”
    • Aspects between planets only matter when they are applying. An aspect can be considered applying anywhere from 0° to 29° of a sign. Orbs don’t matter as much in horary. For instance, in horary astrology Venus at 3° Sagittarius can be considered applying in a trine with Mars at 26° Aries. Another example is Mars at 17° Sagittarius and Venus at 21° Aries. Since Venus is the faster moving planet
    • If the Moon is void of course, I won’t fuck with it (lol). When the Moon is void of course things don’t always go “as planned.” The energy can be “off,” and things might not make as much sense. It can also translate as there won’t be much that comes of the question, or it might not really matter. I tend to think of the Moon void of course in a horary chart as a magic 8 ball saying “ask again later.” 
    • The Moon is always co-ruler in a horary chart. The Moon can be used to reinforce (or not!) the answer that you get from looking at aspects between the planets in question. For instance, the Moon making an applying trine to the ruler of the 9th House (from the example question of getting into university), that would back up a “yes” answer that was already seen via the rulers of the Ascendant and 9th House making a harmonious/”yes” aspect.
    • Finding Pluto and/or Mars in the 1st House will back up an already found “no” answer. Finding Venus and/or Jupiter in the 1st House can back up an already found “yes” answer. Finding these planets in the 1st House very rarely gives the “yes” or “no” answer in total.
    • Retrograde planets don’t automatically mean a “no” answer. I only bring this up because I’ve seen it different places that when you have a retrograde chart ruler/planetary ruler of the Ascendant (or whatever), it means that the answer is a “no.” I haven’t found this to be the case. I have found, however, that retrograde planets ruling one of the important houses in a horary chart can point towards a “yes” or a “no” answer to take a little longer to play out in real life.
    • Planets that are “domicile” or “exalted” are strengthened while planets that are in “detriment” or “falls” tend to be weakened. I tend to look at this in horary as “strengthening” or “weakening” the “yes,” “no,” or “ask again later” quality of the answer that comes up.

    This is one of the MOST important things (and will greatly “simplify” how you find an answer): Go into the reading with a strategy in mind. In the example question “will I get into university” (chart pictured below), I am the Ascendant (and planetary ruler of the Ascendant) since I’m asking the question. The 9th House (and planetary ruler) represent the university part of the question. I am going into this reading looking for aspects between the planetary ruler of the Ascendant and the planetary ruler of the 9th House. 

    Horary Chart Question

    In the chart above, you will see that I (the querent) am the Capricorn Ascendant with Saturn at 27° Pisces in the 3rd House. The 9th House (university) is in Virgo and its planetary ruler is Mercury at 0° Scorpio in the 10th House. The Moon (co-ruler of the chart) is at 8° Aries in the 3rd House. Mercury (the faster moving planet out of Mercury and Saturn) is making an applying trine with Saturn. The applying trine between the two planets would indicate to me that the answer to this question is a “yes.” Because Saturn is retrograde, it could indicate that it might take a little longer for me to get into university (or something like that), or for this to play out in real life.

    There are a couple of other things to mention with horary:

    • If you are doing horary astrology on behalf of someone else, you want to use the time, date, and location of where YOU (the reader) were when you first understood a question was being asked.
    • Some astrologers feel like if you are running a horary chart for someone else, that the “someone else” asking the question should be represented by the Descendant (since the 7th House is the house that deals with the concept of “the other”…among other things). I personally DON’T subscribe to this way of doing horary astrology (it’s totally fine if it’s your jam to do this and it works for you – not knocking it 🤣). The way I think of it is if the question didn’t initially come organically from me and my mind, then the other person asking the question is still the querent meaning they should still be represented by the Ascendant and the 1st House planetary ruler/chart ruler. The other person is still the one ASKING the question, I’m just the astrologer translating it.
    • This is my personal preference as a practitioner, but I will ask ONE horary question at a time about the same subject. In the example of getting into a university, let’s say there are multiple universities that I’m curious if I will get into. I would ask about university A first. Then a day later (or whatever) I would ask about university B (and so on).

  • Virgo Solar Eclipse on 9.21.25

    The Virgo solar eclipse takes place on September 21, 2025 at 2:54 pm central when the transit Sun and Moon will both be at 29° Virgo conjunct the South Node. The eclipse taking place at 29° is a major feature, considering 29° is the anaretic degree. There is also a beautiful (out of sign) kite aspect pattern in the chart, along with some galactic activations. Suffice to say there is A LOT going on with this one.

    What follows are some possible themes of the Virgo solar eclipse that may come up for you as an individual (or for the collective). How this actually plays out for YOU personally depends on what this astroweather is doing to your personal astrology chart. Take into consideration the houses that it falls and any planets/angles/etc. that it aspects. If you would like for ME to read for you about this eclipse (or any kind of astrology reading!), that can be done by clicking this text. If you are more of a “watcher” than a “reader,” here is a video that I did on this same thaaaaang.

    Solar Eclipse shown by the Star Cards
    Virgo solar eclipse illustrated with the Star Cards

    Also! real quick (just basic info): 
    -Lunar Eclipses take place during Full Moons
    –Keywords for Full Moons: Illumination, Culmination, Release
    – Solar Eclipses take place during New Moons
    –Keywords for New Moons: Planting Seeds, Setting Intentions, New Beginnings
    -Eclipses tend to be wild & unpredictable. Expect the unexpected. 
    **This is a South Node Eclipse since the Moon is conjunct the South Node. This means that one probably has to “go back” in some capacity in order to move forward.

    What does the anaretic degree (29°) mean?
    You will read a whole bunch of different things about a planet at 29° of a sign, but I tend to think of this degree as both “tired” but can’t rest just yet (it still has shit to do). It’s kind of like this – you get home from a trip, and you have ALL of your bags to unpack and put away (let’s also say your house is a mess, too, to illustrate the point further). All you want to do is sit on the couch and relax, but you see all the stuff around the house that needs to be done to make the house more livable. THIS is a perfect illustration of 29° of a sign. ALL it wants to do is rest and relax, but it can’t rest and relax until it has finished everything that it needs to do.

    There is so much power and change that is possible under this eclipse with the (out of sign) kite between the eclipse, Pluto in Aquarius, Uranus in Gemini, and Neptune in Aries/Saturn in Pisces as the tail. This means that all the things started under this eclipse need to ultimately serve the purpose (Virgo energy is service and purpose focused) of moving towards the future (with the transit North Node ALSO in Pisces), dissolving boundaries/structures that don’t need to exist….so that dream building can (eventually) occur. For a lot of you, what you put in place right now matters (even if nothing big feels like it happens).

    Under this eclipse I wouldn’t be too concerned about making plans that you are rigid about sticking with. That doesn’t mean that you don’t make ANY plans at all (you SHOULD), but they need to be adjustable. Having an outline is probably good enough. Focus may also be a thing – overactive focus or underactive focus. Try to focus on what DOES have your attention if you can (unless your focus is all over the place, my guess is that something WILL have your focus….and there is probably a reason for that).

    Astrology Chart of the Virgo Solar Eclipse
    Chart for the Virgo Solar Eclipse

    Some themes that may come up under the Virgo solar eclipse:

    The Past
    Because this is a South Node eclipse, there probably is a strong pull to the past in some capacity. Setting things “right” and/or “correct” that may not have been done “right” and/or “correct” to begin with seems like a possibility. Cleaning things up that need to be cleaned up (or, even, clearing up things that need to be cleared up). All of above are very Virgoan in nature. 
    **There might also be a sense of it being the “last time” that you can start something Virgo-like in nature due to the anaretic degree’s involvement with this eclipse. It doesn’t matter if it’s the actual last time you’re able to start something or not- that “last chance” feeling may exist regardless.

    Coming Down to Earth 
    Was anything illuminated for you under the lunar eclipse in Pisces? Anything that was released but maybe it’s sat in limbo-land for a week or so? Have you been trying to figure out what to do with what was released, or what to do with what was illuminated? The Virgo solar eclipse is the perfect time to DO something with anything that may have come up. Bringing these things that were illuminated or released down to earth to do something with them in real life seems like a great way to work with this eclipse energy.
    **What needs to come down to earth may or may not be entirely pleasant for you. Tedious and taxing are the words that come to mind should what needs to come down to earth not be pleasant (like, you might find it tedious or taxing or something like that). Because Virgo energy can also be anxious and nervous (and there is a little bit of this with the anaretic degree as well – knowing that it has shit to get done), there could be some anxiety and nervousness surrounding bringing whatever may need to come down to earth, down to earth. Should this exist, I think there is even MORE anxiety and nervousness if you chose NOT to translate whatever down to earth.

    The Little Things
    For some of y’all, the small things (the details) that happen now are actually BIG things. This may or may not be realized at the time of the eclipse (sometimes this kind of thing is best seen from a retrospective lens). Like, maybe under this solar eclipse you make some kind of small change to your daily life. This could be a habit that you decide to break, a ritual you decide to incorporate – there are several Virgo-esque possibilities afoot. You may not realize it until down the line that whatever (small) thing you do now impacts you in big ways down the line.

    Effort & Work (where and where not to put in that effort & work)
    Virgo energy is all about work and putting in effort. You might find that under this eclipse there are things that you decide that you want to put the work and effort into. Maybe they are things that you’ve wanted to do for a long time but never did before. Maybe it’s something that you used to put effort and work into “back in the day” and now you want to put that effort and work into again. Maybe it’s not even about putting in effort and work, but that you STOP putting in effort and work towards something that you don’t need to put effort and work into. Regardless of what it is, or what it looks like, I could see this sort of thing come up for some of y’all.

    Crisis Point Reached
    While I don’t mind this eclipse overall (I didn’t mind the Pisces lunar eclipse, either), some of y’all might reach some kind of “crisis point” (Virgo energy has a correlation with the notion of “crisis”). This may or may not be anything major (remember, Virgo energy DOES also deal with the details & the little things!), but there could be some kind of crisis (or mini-crisis) reached with this lunation. I almost get the sense that if there IS a crisis of some sort it probably has something to do with having to make a decision about something (and, maybe, not being sure what to do). I make that last comment because of Mars at 29° Libra (also an anaretic degree!) which means Mars will know it needs to do something but might not know WHAT to do….or even want to make a choice in the first place.
    **The Virgo solar eclipse features some galactic activations with the conjunction it makes to the Super Galactic Center at 2° Libra (and Mars at 29° Libra conjunct the Shapley Attractor at roughly 2° Scorpio). The eclipse’s conjunction to the SGC could make taking action more difficult (the SGC seems like a place where a person can sit on the fucking fence for too long); luckily I think the 29° Sun & Moon might be enough to get something to happen (it’s not going to be able to “relax” until something is done). Mars conjunct Shapley makes me think that inaction will attract situations that force a choice to be made or an action to be taken (so it’s probably better to take action on your own rather than be forced to take it).

    A little tiny bit of STORYTIME to illustrate this eclipse – A few days after the Virgo solar eclipse I will be going to the social security office to legally change my last name. I didn’t time it this way (swear I didn’t 🤣!), this was just the soonest appointment the local social security office could get me in for the name change (and it happens to be right after the eclipse). This might seem like a small thing (even tedious and/or mundane – fucking around at the social security office 😂), but it’s MASSIVE to me. My South Node at 0° Libra, Midheaven at 28° Virgo, and the asteroid “Adams” at 29° Virgo are all conjunct this eclipse. Because of the things in play in my own chart, it feels a little like this eclipse serves as the baton pass between the “old way” and the “new way”. This seems backed up further when I consider that the asteroid for Burck is conjunct Mercury in my chart (Mercury is the ruler of my Virgo MC). While I know what my name will be on all my legal documents, there has been a tiny bit of “crisis” as to what I am known as professionally (and I’ve been pouring over the details for the past few months). Since the start of my business, Adams has been my last name, and while I am not sorry to see it go I do know that it can throw people (and searches) off when name changes take place. So….it’s been a mental process for me, ironing out the details (which are still NOT all the way ironed out).
    **Funny enough (and what beautiful timing!) – As I was typing this post I saw that an interview I did a month ago JUST went live (I didn’t think it would be live so soon 🤣). In this interview I introduce myself with my new name.

  • Lunar Eclipse in Pisces (Sept. 2025)

    The Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on September 7, 2025 at 1:09 pm central isn’t the unrealistic shitshow that I had original imagined before looking at the chart 🤣  Full disclaimer: Usually, I really detest lunations along the Virgo/Pisces axis (they tend to square SOMETHING that I have in Sagittarius in my own chart; I have A LOT of stuff in Sagittarius). Because of this sometimes I will forgo talking about them/writing about them at all and just pretend they aren’t happening lol. However, even though this one IS square a bunch of stuff in my own chart….it really doesn’t bother me. Dare I say I might even LIKE this one? Even though I’m still (probably) going to find it personally annoying (hahahaha), from a collective lens it seems & feels nice. 
    Lunar Eclipse Astrology Chart Sept. 7, 2025
    Chart of the Lunar Eclipse on September 7, 2025 at 1:09 pm central

    Real Quick: If you would like me to read your astrology chart for you (about this lunar eclipse or otherwise), that can be done by clicking on this text.   Also, if you are more of a watcher than a reader, here is a video about this same thing.

    Also! real quick (just basic info): 
    -Lunar Eclipses take place during Full Moons
    –Keywords for Full Moons: Illumination, Culmination, Release
    – Solar Eclipses take place during New Moons
    –Keywords for New Moons: Planting Seeds, Setting Intentions, New Beginnings
    -Eclipses tend to be wild & unpredictable. Expect the unexpected. 
    -This is a North Node eclipse (transit Moon in Pisces conjunct the North Node), meaning collectively and individually we are having things illuminated that are occurring to push us forward. Same thing could be said about things that come to culmination and things that need to be released

    Star Cards showing the lunar eclipse
    The Star Cards laid out to show the planetary energies in play

    Some themes that might come out to play under this eclipse energy:

    1) RELEASE
    Releasing is something that Pisces energy does (a way that it may express itself). Are there things that you are feeling called to release? Because we are talking about eclipse energy the things that might be illuminated to be released might be things that you aren’t expecting. Or maybe there are things that you’re expecting to release, but how they are released (how it is illuminated that they need to be released might be a little different than “planned”). If you know that there are things that you are wanting to release, this eclipse energy can be pointed towards this direction. 

    2) DREAMS & the UNCONSCIOUS
    Pisces energy can express itself in a dreamer sort of way. The kind of dreams that Pisces energy deals are the sort that feel SO unrealistic or unattainable. But are they REALLY unrelastic and unattainable? Well, maybe sometimes 🤣 I won’t bullshit you. However, there is something about this lunation that makes me think of dreams being illuminated (perhaps even some that one keeps unconscious). Luckily, we have the Sun in Virgo (and Mercury in Virgo, where Mercury is exalted) to help bring these things down to the real world. 
    **Also, about dreams (and sleeping) – some of y’all might feel extra tired under this eclipse (they can be energy suckers). Listen to your body (which is very Virgoian) and rest if you need it. On the flip side of that, some of y’all might not feel like you CAN sleep. Sleep seems like it gets fucked with, lol. Some of y’all might find that you’re dreaming more than you normally do. Take note of the things that are revealed in dreams under the lunar eclipse energy. There might be something to do in the physical world with those dreams. 

    3) SPIRIT COMMUNICATION
    This particular one might not be for “everyone,” but if you are someone who is inclined to receive messages from spirit (or is aware that you are receiving messages from spirit – I think we ALL have this ability but not everyone believes or acknowledges it) it seems like this eclipse might be “busy” with this kind of activity. And because the Sun and Mercury are in Virgo, there is a direct line right now down to the real world for spirit to come through.
    **The Virgo/Pisces axis deals a whole bunch with the real/physical world (Virgo) and….whatever else exists beyond that (Pisces). Virgo doesn’t get the credit necessary (imo) as the translator for what Pisces is able to sense.

    4) SENSITIVITY, EMPATHY, and COMPASSION
    Pisces energy is incredibly sensitive, as well as compassionate & empathetic. Ways that you “should” be more compassionate could be illuminated. Ways that you need compassion might also come through as well. The Moon is trine Jupiter (the traditional ruler of Pisces) in Cancer during this event, allowing for all of the above to flow through easily. The Sun and Mercury in Virgo can translate this down to Earth, making it clear how to be of service with this empathy, etc. and even how you might need to be “served.”

    5) CONFUSION
    Yeah….any time you get a lunation in Pisces, you could very easily be looking at confusion and shit that doesn’t make sense (because Pisces energy can be a messy bitch 🤣). Take any “confusion” or the feeling of being between two worlds….and do something creative with it. Another thing you can do is mentally retrace your steps. By this I mean if you happen to get really confused for seemingly no reason, or you start feeling messy (with no creative outlet in sight!), think back to what you were doing when you started to feel confused, messy, etc. Could whatever you were doing right before that have anything to do with why you feel confused, messy, etc. now? Getting down to the details of things which the Sun in Virgo will appreciate.
    …..Or you can create goofy shit that makes no sense like THICC PIKACHU representing this eclipse 🤪

    How does this one play out for you personally? This depends so much on your own astrology chart. Look to see what houses this lunation takes place – this will give you an idea of what areas of life it will play out through (houses in the chart = WHERE things happen or “areas of life”). Also! Make sure to consider any aspects that this eclipse is making to planets in your chart (because this will impact things as well).