Astrological Ramblings
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 LeoJune 30, 2026 through July 27, 2027Jupiter 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 […]
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, 2026Main Course – April 14, 2027 through July 19, 2033Desert – 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 […]
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 motion2) 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 […]
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 […]
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. The name is also interesting – 3I/ATLAS. Let’s break down why this is interesting:**Before any 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** So…. there is a lot going on in the above that needs to be […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. 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 […]
The idea for this post came from an article that my husband sent me from the New York Times (date of the article was September 7, 2025) titled “Your Zodiac Sign is 2000 Years Out of Date.” The people interviewed for the article are, surprise surprise!, not even fucking astrologers ???? (though there was one historian of astrology that gave opinions, lol). The three authors of the article aren’t astrologers, either. Basically, what we have here is that we’re writing fucking articles about subjects most of the people interviewed don’t seem qualified to speak on. But because it’s the New York Times (or some other mainstream media outlet) it HAS to be true…right?! LOLOLOL ????So, to the New York Times (and the writers of the article), as an astrologer myself, what follows is my response to…whatever the hell THAT article was. The second point in the article is “constellations differ in size.” Well yeah, no shit sherlock! The tropical zodiac (what western astrology primarily deals) divides the sky like a clock into twelve equal parts. The sky is a giant clock and people like me are the “timekeepers.” The tropical zodiac was never intended to be based on the physical constellations in the sky anyway. Constellations are too irregular in size (as pointed out in the article). The tropical zodiac is based on the SEASONS in the Northern Hemisphere. The 0° Aries point marks the start of spring (the spring equinox), 0° Cancer marks the start of Summer (the summer […]
