Teaching Tarot to Children; suits and stories
I'm probably tempting fate by saying so but we are finding a rhythm with our home education now, still with plenty of maths and English and all sorts of other fun subjects. We've been reading lots of...
View ArticleMonthly Astro-Forecast; New Moon in Gemini
The new moon in Gemini, exact in the early evening of May 22nd here in the UK, carries energies of connection, with people, with ideas, with a wider network of consciousness which stretches further...
View ArticleFull Moon Astro-Tarot; Fire and Freedom
Friday 5th Junes brings a lunar eclipse in Sagittarius, although I'm wondering if there's any point in pointing out the peak energies of this eclipse, the supercharged full moon energy which comes when...
View ArticleMonthly Astro-Forecast; Solar Eclipse in Cancer
A solar eclipse at 0° Cancer, just hours after the Summer Solstice (or Winter Solstice, for my Southern hemisphere friends). Powerful much? The potential is there to birth a whole new way of being in...
View ArticleThe Retrograde Dance
All through the unfolding of this pandemic, this lockdown, the planets were all in direct motion, which is unusual as there are usually at least one or two outer planets moving retrograde. Now as the...
View ArticleLunar Eclipse Astro-tarot; doing the work
The lunar eclipse in Capricorn on Sunday 5th July highlights the ongoing balance between the need to keep material structures in place and the need to focus on caring for others. Time spent in...
View ArticleMonthly Astro Forecast; New Moon in Cancer
The new moon on July 20th falls in the final degrees of Cancer, echoing the solar eclipse at 0° Cancer just after the Solstice. So we have a second chance, another seed point for stronger emotional...
View ArticleFull Moon Astro-Tarot; resistance and innovation
The full moon in Aquarius, exact late afternoon on August 3rd here in the UK, awakens and energies the dynamic between individual self expression, how we let ourselves shine, and collective action, how...
View ArticleThe Astrology of Place
When a new client comes to me for an astrology reading, the first thing I ask is for their date, time and place of birth. It's often the time that causes problems because it needs to be as accurate as...
View ArticleMonthly Astro Forecast; New Moon in Leo
The new moon in Leo brings a spark of joy and a connection to the flame of our core self. At the new moon, the Moon is so close to the Sun that we cannot see her and this is also known as the dark of...
View ArticleFull Moon Astro-Tarot; Feeling and Flow
The full moon in Pisces is a time to let our imagination flow, to express our feelings and even more importantly, to feel our feelings. We may be more connected than usual to our intuition or...
View ArticleMars retrograde in Aries; Power and Powerlessness
On September 9th, late in the evening here in the UK, warrior planet Mars turns retrograde in his home sign of Aries. When Mars is direct in Aries, we are free to act, to move towards our goals simply...
View ArticleMonthly Astro Forecast; New Moon in Virgo
The new moon in Virgo is about walking the talk and creating tangible change. Life has become one long process of refining and adapting as we all adjust to the ever changing "new normal". This new moon...
View ArticleAutumn Equinox Astrology
Just popping in to say that I have a guest post today over at Witch Path Forward, looking at the astrology of the Autumn Equinox and including some suggestions for astrological magic to include in your...
View ArticleFull Moon Astro-tarot: balancing our actions
The full moon in Aries is dynamic and powerful, bringing the ability to act, to take the lead, to get moving. Actions definitely speak louder than words with this full moon. But of course, the full...
View ArticleMonthly Astro Forecast; New Moon in Libra
The new Moon in Libra brings a seed point, an awakening of reciprocity which reminds us that we are in relationship with everything as well as with everyone. Not just the human people in our lives and...
View ArticleSamhain approaches...
Samhain will soon be here and once again I've been pondering the astrology of our seasonal festivals as well as planning celebrations. You can read my piece on the astrology of Samhain over at Witch...
View ArticleFull Moon Astro-Tarot; Resistance and Awakening
The full moon in Taurus is closely conjunct Uranus so that although this ought to be a calm, even serene, full moon in settled Taurus, there may be some surprises. The Taurus Scorpio axis tends towards...
View ArticlePandemic Astrology part two; Descent and Return, house by house
Few would dispute that we are going through a collective descent into the Underworld this year, with a global health crisis leading to widespread lockdown and restrictions on our movement and...
View ArticleMonthly Astro Forecast; New Moon in Scorpio
The dark, or new, Moon in Scorpio, is powerful, picking up on the energy of the recent Jupiter Pluto conjunction (exact on November 12th). This is the Samhain dark moon and in many ways, the energy is...
View ArticleLunar Eclipse Astro-Tarot; Knowing and Connecting
UPDATE; tune in to the energies of this lunar eclipse by listening to my guided meditation for the full moon in Gemini, just click here to listen. Let me know what you think!With the full moon at the...
View ArticleMonthly Astro Forecast; Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius
Monday's solar eclipse in Sagittarius is a spark of light in the darkness, a seed point for expansion and growth. Finally, we are able to envision the heavy Capricorn energy which has characterised...
View ArticleThe Great Conjunction and the Solstice; committing to change
The last days of 2020 bring some powerful astrological energy with both Jupiter and Saturn moving into Aquarius (Saturn on Thursday 17th and Jupiter on Saturday 19th), meeting at 0° of that sign on...
View ArticleSolstice Meanderings
I've some writings for Winter Solstice around the web, firstly over at Witch Path Forward on the astrology of Yule - trust me, you need a Yule goat in your life! And once again the lovely Pagan...
View ArticleFull Moon Astro-tarot; nurturing healthy boundaries
The full moon in Cancer reflects our urge to nourish and to nurture at the end of a difficult year. The full moon energy is extra strong in Cancer, the sign ruled by the Moon, reminding us or asking us...
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