Aspects & Patterns
Aspects are geometric relationships between the planets. Aspects can also form shapes or patterns that are greater than the sum of their parts. We can also track pairs of planets as they cycle through the zodiac in relation to each other.
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What is the Cardinal Cross?
It All Starts with the Uranus-Pluto Square
When slow-moving planets form a dynamic alignment, astrologers sit up and take notice! Uranus and Pluto did this starting in 2010. When Saturn and Jupiter caught up to them, things got real "interesting."
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Uranus-Chiron Cycle
Wounding, Healing and Liberation
Uranus and Chiron have an unusual combined cycle which varies dramatically throughout the cycle. This current stage reveals issues like climate change, women's right, technology development, and more. What happens when the planet of liberation/disruption dances with the planet of wounding/healing?
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Uranus Sextile Pluto
Transforming the Social Order
Uranus reflects the greater community – the social order. Pluto transforms whatever it touches. These two planets in a sextile aspect presents deep creative exploration and discovery within the greater, global community of humanity.
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Sun and Moon Cycles
Tripping "The Lights" Fantastic!
When two heavenly bodies interact in their orbits, we have a combined planetary cycle that becomes greater than the sum of its celestial parts. The most visible of these are the Sun and Moon—or "The Lights" as we call them in astrology.
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Saturn square Uranus 2021
Saturn square Uranus 2021 ~ Negotiating Necessary Change
Saturn's mission is to bring stability and integrity to the mess generated in 2020, but Uranus insists on breaking free of Saturn's grip. The resulting argument brings more drama and change to our lives.
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Saturn conjunct Pluto 2.0
Saturn-Pluto 2.0 ~ Second Chances
Ever wish you could have a do-over following a disaster? A chance to do things differently and hopefully create a better outcome? Well, this is exactly what's happening in the second half of 2020.
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Saturn and Neptune
Mapping the Vast Unknown
It's always a bit strange to talk about Saturn and Neptune together in the same sentence. They are as different as chalk and cheese, oil and water, heaven and earth. Yet, they need to work together when they interact by aspect, for better or worse.
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Mars at the Crossroads
2014: Mars Awakens the Cardinal Cross
The Cardinal Cross (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto) made a comeback in 2014. Jupiter and Mars moved into position to form a Grand Cross aspect pattern, reactivating the dynamic energy of the Uranus-Pluto square!
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Jupiter, Neptune, Chiron
Bringing Heaven to Earth or Fall from Grace?
Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron are having a group hug in Aquarius in 2009 and 2010. Jupiter and Neptune are the traditional and modern planetary rulers of Pisces, so there's a lot of Pisces energy floating around!
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Jupiter Saturn Pluto Parallel
Jupiter-Saturn-Pluto Parallels ~ Dec. 2019 to Jan. 2020
Saturn and Pluto were parallel by declination from 2016 to 2020. Jupiter joined them from 2019 to 2020. These parallels set the stage for their triple conjunction in Capricorn and Aquarius in 2020.
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Jupiter Saturn Pluto 2020
A Personal and Trans-Personal Rite of Passage
Welcome to 2020! It's a memorable year, so it's good to get in sync with the energies. We are at a major crossroads, personally and collectively. The year of Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto is our rite of passage for crucial choices.
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Jupiter conjunct Saturn 2020
Jupiter cnj Saturn in Aquarius ~ Love Them Anyway
Every 20 years, Jupiter and Saturn conjoin as The Great Conjunction. For the ancients, it was a Very Big Deal since this transit signals a major new beginning on multiple levels—and even more-so in 2020!
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Jupiter conjunct Pluto 2007
Plumb Your Depths for Your Highest Truth
In many ways, Jupiter and Pluto bring together opposite extremes: optimism versus oppression, potential versus decay, mere expansion versus deep transformation. How can these energies be brought together meaningfully and constructively?
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Grand Trine Kites: 2007
Let's Go Fly a Kite!
In 2007, Jupiter and Saturn were in trine aspect, while Saturn and Neptune were in opposition. The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars each aligned to form a series of Grand Trine Kite aspect patterns.
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Cardinal Cross Dynamics
Cardinal Crossroads: Squared Off!
From 2008 to 2015, Saturn and Pluto teamed up against Jupiter and Uranus in a battle for dominance and integration that is still playing out years later. This article explains the tensions, conflicts and dynamics of this alignment.
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Cardinal Cross and You
Riding the Wave of Transformation
The Cardinal Cross was a powerful aspect pattern in our skies for several years, starting in 2010: Uranus square Pluto along with Jupiter and Saturn. These alignments initiated deep change that continues to unfold.
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Cardinal Cross and Myth
Mythical Roots of the Cardinal Cross
If you want a larger-than-life view of human nature, look to mythology! The astrology of the Cardinal Cross springs to life with a whole new dimension when we look at the mythology involved in the principle planets.
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Back to the Crossroads
Return of the Cardinal Cross
The Cardinal Cross (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto) was starting to relax its influence by 2013. Then Jupiter moved into Cancer, stirring it up again. In July 2013 Mars conjoined Jupiter, bringing it back into sharp focus!