We often hear about Mercury retrograde, but what about Mars? How are our lives affected when Mars appears, from the Earth's perspective, to move backward through the zodiac? MORE

I've always found it interesting to compare peoples charts with the horoscopes of the cities or states within which they reside. Doing so reveals their overall compatibility with the location, and the level of ease or difficulty in achieving success or happiness while residing there. Astro*Carto*Graphy is another great tool and I encourage everyone to explore it. But synastry, or chart comparison, reveals something altogether different. Included in this article are the incorporation dates (birth dates) of U.S. states and hundreds of incorporation dates of cities throughout the country.....MORE

...It is interesting to view the signs from a "seasonal" perspective to see how we live out or demonstrate the purpose of each season in some special area of our lives. For example, somewhere in your life you are meant to be "spring". When experiencing another area of your life, you live out the message of autumn. Likewise your life symbolizes the meaning of winter and summer, even though you may not "act out" those seasons during these particular months in the year.....MORE

Have you ever done something that you were taught was impossible? Perhaps you responded to a situation in a manner that was totally uncharacteristic of your usual behavior, or even "inappropriate". You might have opened your mouth and heard something come out that was a complete and total surprise....MORE

Illusive, evasive, mystical, and idealistic, Neptune represents a part of you that can never be defined in concrete terms. It represents all that is, and yet is not. It represents all things unworldly, things having no form, ideas that cannot be substantiated, beliefs that are truth but cannot be proven, the things that you fear but know not why...MORE

...The Nodes point to areas of life (houses) where integration is needed. The North Node describes where growth occurs. It encourages new experiences which, for some, are not always comfortable or easy, but ultimately bring about growth and illumination. The South Node, on the other hand, represents what comes naturally. It shows what you can fall back on when your load gets too heavy, but it can also point to the "easy way out", discouraging growth and encouraging dependency on old habits...MORE