by Ariel Harper Nave | Oct 9, 2018 | Astro-Weather
I was thinking today about context—loosely defined, environment. Context is where things happen; content is what those things are; convention is to some extent why they happen; and constraint is what prevents them from happening. All of these ideas are connected....
by Ariel Harper Nave | Oct 2, 2018 | Astro-Weather
On October 5th, Venus goes Retrograde; and languishes there until November 16th. And about that time clients will call in a tizzy about relationship issues, which have suddenly, seemingly, soured. “(S)He’s moving away from me!”, they wail. “(S)He says (s)he needs...
by Ariel Harper Nave | Sep 25, 2018 | Astro-Lore, Astro-Weather
Some days I am amazed at how perfectly the Universe sets up its Lesson Plans. All summer long, when we were being shaken out of our ruts by THREE Eclipses on the opposite side of the Zodiac from a recalcitrant Retrograde Mars, I kept thinking, “Well—if we can only...
by Ariel Harper Nave | Sep 18, 2018 | Astro-Weather
The month of Libra is upon us: beginning with Saturday’s Equinox, the focus is on relationships. That is an annual event; but this year there’s an additional emphasis, because Venus—Libra’s ruling planet—goes Retrograde October 5th. This will up the ante...
by Ariel Harper Nave | Sep 11, 2018 | Astro-Lore
The most important thing to do for anyone learning astrology (or anything else) is to READ—copiously and critically. I keep a running list of astro-books which have been important to me (and YOU SHOULD, TOO!) Light your imagination…illumine your mind! Here are some...
by Ariel Harper Nave | Sep 4, 2018 | Call to action
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.” There is a great temptation for those who follow astrology to evade the responsibility of free choice. Each of us is a soul, with an attendant body; and that soul...
by Ariel Harper Nave | Aug 28, 2018 | Astro-Weather
The long astral summer of retrogrades and eclipses is over. Now what? We get a breather, that’s what. The outer planets are still retrograde, tho’ Saturn goes direct on September 6th; but all the personal planets are moving forward, which allows us to pick up again...
by Ariel Harper Nave | Aug 21, 2018 | Astro-Varia
Every so often, we come to places of transition—watershed moments that lead us away from the known past towards a future that is both unfamiliar and uncertain. Uncomfortable places, that make us feel precarious and vulnerable; and, yet, this is where growth takes...
by Ariel Harper Nave | Aug 14, 2018 | Astro-Lore
Everybody has ‘em. Those days of horror and despair, where you debate with yourself about even getting out of bed, let alone TALKING to anyone, even after coffee. Nothing works. There is no more sugar; and the cream has gone off. Your zipper breaks. Even the dog...
by Ariel Harper Nave | Aug 7, 2018 | Astro-Craft
Astrology is only as good as the astrologer. That’s right, you heard me: in fact, I’ll say it again. Astrology is only as good as the astrologer—and we vary. In philosophy; in training; in expertise; in empathy. Some of us know our stuff, but can’t talk; some are...
