STAR WANDERINGS

  We often see Saturn as a hard cold reality, difficult decisions we have to make, elements of our lives that are clear-cut. Our western culture celebrates the Saturnian illusion of realism, matter-of-factness, firm predictable structures that keep a firm grip on chaos… That’s not all there is to Saturn. Saturn stands in the opposition to the Sun, the unifying principle. Saturn rules over the opposition, it is of dual nature, it has two faces. As the gatekeeper between the visible and invisible world, it has a foot in both worlds, the material world of Fortune that we inhabit, the reality we can grasp and explore with our senses.  But Saturn has also access to the invisible world of Spirit, the part of the reality that is elusive, that we can’t put our finger on, that escapes any attempt to be clearly defined, described and categorized. Saturn fills the transitional, in-between spaces, the grey areas outside of clearly defined categories. Mysticism, nebulousness, dissolution, ...

  When I think about kids, I think about the Moon and Jupiter and the Moon's domicile of Cancer where Jupiter is exalted. Babies are attached to their mothers, seeking unity and fearing  separation. The body is at the center of their being. Babies take pleasure in exploring their bodies. They want to be touched, held and rocked, they want to be nurtured and secured within their mother's universe. Their days are primarily occupied by repeating periods of sleeping, feeding and diaper changing.  They follow their instincts, they want to have their basic needs met and if they aren't, they will ask for it right away. As they're getting older, they are learning how to control their primal, instinctual reactions, how to be social but still they have a strong lunar presence. They are soft creatures, full of water and emotions that are flowing through their little bodies like wild rivers.  Kids are deeply rooted in the present moment, in a kind of timeless reality. Their expe...

Venus is all about comfort, ease, harmony, living an enjoyable life. So Venus in her domicile or otherwise well placed in a chart can sometimes come with a princess attitude. Recent reading made me think about the benefics' inhabiting nature, about goodness we take for granted and about an assumption that we are somehow entitled to always have certain privileges. I remember the beginning of my astrological training with Nightlight Astrology when I analyzed my chart full of planets in detriment, fall, tight squares and overall strong malefic signature. I admit I felt anxious and sorry for myself. I remember my teacher saying that people with challenging placements have often really interesting life stories and have the ability to turn their life around. I wasn’t convinced. Two years have passed since then and my view of what’s beneficial/malefic has developed quite a bit. I know that our lives reflected by astrological chart are not black and white, there is a great deal of grey in ...