Astrological Ramblings
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 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. 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 […]
This year, in 2025, the world will see three planets (Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) take up residence in new signs (I have gone into Uranus’ transition into Gemini here and here on the website). Not only that though, but Pluto did its final fuck around dance from Capricorn to Aquarius in November 2024 (even though Pluto won’t move into Aquarius in 2025 since it’s already there, the energy is so new that it may as well be counted here). Neptune entering Aries (lol “entering” hahaha) has been on my radar since December 2021 when I did a video about it for YouTube, but never did an astrological ramblings post about it…until now.**With all the energy shifts coming up this year if you would like for me to do an astrology reading for you, that can be done by clicking on this. **If you are more of a watcher than a reader, you can find the YouTube video on this same thing here. I’d like to mention that everyone wants to rag on Mars, Saturn, and Pluto transits, treating them like “villains” in the astrological story. While, yeah, those three can certainly can be villainous assholes (along with Uranus who enjoys stirring shit up), I don’t think Neptune gets quite the villain edit that it deserves (or the villain edit that I would give it). ALL the planets have their “light” and their “shadow,” but I think Neptune often has more of a shadow than people talk about. Let’s start this […]
Yesterday I brought up the idea of out of bounds planets on the subreddit during the “Guess the Asshole” game. The following is posted to the subreddit, but I figured I would also post it here on the blog for those of you that don’t do the reddit thing (and there is probably some overlap from my previous OOB posts from about a year and a half ago). The definition for Out of Bounds (OOB) planets is “A planet that exceeds a declination of 23-degrees 26 minutes 28 seconds either North or South of the celestial equator.” Also, just for definitions sake, Declinations are the movements of the planets North and South of the celestial equator. They can create major aspects called **parallels** and **contra-parallels.** Parallels operate like conjunctions and contra-parallels operate like oppositions. This is another discussion for another post entirely, lol, but I did figure it should be mentioned.) Once a planet is out of bounds it is kind of free do to as it pleases. It’s no longer under the dominion of the Sun meaning that it can behave however it sees fit to behave. The planets that have the ability to go OOB are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter (which does so rarely), Uranus, and Pluto. The Sun, Saturn and Neptune don’t go OOB, and this is because they have the a very similar declination to the Sun. The Moon is the planet that goes OOB the most often, and the years that the North Node is closest […]
