Astrological Insights

What's in a Retrograde? And what value might 6 concurrent retrogrades bring to our energetic season? Introduction by Ellen Franklin

In Five Element Theory, Fall represents the Element of Metal, associated with the organs of LU and LI which involve the process of respiration, inspiration, purification, and elimination.

The lion hunts only when hungry and will first prey on sick or weak animals to maintain balance in the herds and land. According to the great African tradition, the lion is considered the wise judge as they strive to maintain nature's laws.

It’s not as though we didn’t have enough to look forward to. We cooperated, we hit that pause button, we told ourselves “not yet” for the greater good. When your life gets put on pause, and you’re lucky enough to have the internet and free services like YouTube, the world meets you on the screen, hopefully to let you know when the astrology will let you hit the Play button. Or when it will hit itself.

During the next two months, there are heightened Neptunian themes propelled by the once in a lifetime Neptune-Jupiter conjunct in its home sign of Pisces. This article explores the important transits during this time, drawing upon an ancient Japanese Folk Tale to help you grasp the slippery nature of Pisces themes, and offers a treatment protocol as support during the coming Neptunian fog.

There’s a reason why you might be feeling down this Winter, I mean, other than the usual seasonal blues and the ongoing fluctuations associated with the pandemic. Venus, the planet of love, kindness, connection, and socialization, is retrograding through Capricorn, the sign of restriction, contraction, depression, suppression, hard-work, and solitude. She will spend three months in Capricorn and our heart Qi is going to need a little extra kindling to keep the flame burning bright.

In this article and treatment recommendations I explore ways in which both internal and external factors influence our thoughts and capacity to make informed decisions. During these challenging times, we may be heavily influenced by conservative or liberal mainstream narratives, or conspiratorial social media, as well as peer group consensus, all of which hamper our abilities to make thoughtful, well-informed decisions that are truly our own.

"The great work of our time is to bring the feminine into this culture, and it is not an easy thing to do." - Marion Woodman

“What you think you will become, what you feel you will attract, what you imagine you will create.” Buddha

As 2020 comes to a close, may we take time during the Holydays to reflect upon the tremendous change our cosmos, humanity and each one of us individually is experiencing. It is the end of a Grand Cycle when one world must end and a Grand New Beginning with another reborn. No one ever said that living here on our beloved planet Earth and being present during these times was going to be easy.