Timeline Astrology

In this episode, I'm joined by Darinka Maja as we explore the volatile conjunctions of Mars, Jupiter and Ketu as they gather in Leo and eventually backtrack into Cancer. We consider what this unusual alignment could...

The Moon reaches the Sun’s degree on September 11 at 04:27 BST / 23:27 EDT. This New Moon occurs in Pūrva Phalgunī, the lunar mansion ruled by Bhaga, the god of enjoyment and creativity. It is one of the zodiac’s most...

In this podcast, I examine the recent eclipses and planetary transits surrounding the devastating floods in Nepal. Using these events as a case study, I explore an important distinction in Indian astrology: the...

The Full Moon in Aquarius is a partial lunar eclipse, reaching its maximum at 05.12 am BST/ 00.12 EDT on August 28 . This is (almost) the last eclipse in this sign until 2035 . There will be another lunar eclipse on the...

In this episode of Maps of Consciousness , Kishori and I explore the three nakṣatras spanning sidereal Gemini and Cancer: Punarvasu, Puṣya and Āśleṣā. We trace the movement from renewal, through nourishment and...

Does astrology make life easier? Perhaps not immediately. Greater awareness means we can no longer distract ourselves from what life is asking us to face. Yet, over time, astrology can help us embrace experience more...

The New Moon on August 12 is a total solar eclipse. In areas of totality, including parts of Iceland and Spain, the Sun will be eclipsed as it sets, creating a striking spectacle. Traditionally, we are advised not to...

Over the past two thousand years, astrologers have accumulated, repeated and refined an extensive body of sign delineations. Yet during that same period, precession has gradually displaced the tropical signs from the...

Venus moves into Virgo at the beginning of August, following its conjunction with Ketu in Leo, the South Node and ‘remover of obstacles’. Yet Ketu can also remove things we would prefer to hold onto. In the end, whether...

The Moon reaches its brightest in sidereal Capricorn on July 29 at 15.35 BST/ 10.35 EDT , conjunct Pluto and opposite an exalted but combust Jupiter in Cancer. This Full Moon may bring resolution and mark a significant...

A look at the minor grand trine between Pluto, Neptune, and Uranus, as Jupiter opposes Pluto. What this so-called 'basket' is, and what it clearly isn't.

The New Moon in Gemini on July 14 at 22.43 BST/ 17.43 EDT is conjunct Mercury retrograde, creating what could be called a ‘New Mercury’. This can bring an important insight through introspection. Yet delays are still...

Mars forms an exact conjunction with Uranus in Taurus while squaring the South Node in Leo and the North Node in Aquarius by July 4 . As we have already seen with the earthquakes in Venezuela, this configuration tends...

The Full Moon occurs on June 30 at 00:56 BST/June 29 at 7:56 pm on June 29 EDT in sidereal Sagittarius, shining a light on Jupiter in Cancer, with the Moon and Jupiter exchanging signs. This can be a particularly...

In the latest episode of our Maps of Consciousness series, Kishori and I explore the next two lunar mansions, carrying us from sidereal Taurus into Gemini through the rich symbolism and stories of Mṛgaśirṣā and Ārdrā...