Posts by Deborah O'Connor

Can you feel this quieting, humbling energy in your bones? The moon, with its brief ruby glow, offered us yet another piece in the puzzle of our times. An eclipse returns us to light following the shadow. We get a chance to start anew, but we have to want to see with fresh eyes. Today…

One thing at a time. Our emotional anchor, the moon, was eclipsed by the sun this morning. We can use this movement to our advantage.  The world is changing. And our way of perceiving ‘change’ has to change. This is the central paradox of today’s eclipse.  The word ‘change’ is super-charged and it rings differently…

A Leo moon begs the question: What will you do with your light? How will you focus your courage and your warmth? Leo has access to a kind of playful buoyancy that we need to continue our soul contracts as change agents on a scale unknown in any other human time. Too often, we feel…

Please remember I’m writing about Capricorn in it’s pure state as it reaches out to the whole of existence; I’m not describing someone with a Capricorn Sun in their multi-faceted chart. Today I send notes from the heart of Capricorn. This is a longer column but please stick with me. We’ve entered into a time cycle…

On this third day of the new year, the moon rises in Cancer to ask us a question both simple and essential: What is it that my heart longs for? As we leave a year that challenged our hearts from every direction imaginable, we’re entering into a year that will energize us, support our desire…

As we feel ourselves aligning with the stillness of Winter Solstice, we are experiencing something more complex than the simple desire for inner silence.  Solstice creates a fulcrum in Time. It offers the support we need to move into the returning light with renewed inner balance.  And as we regain that balance, we come back…

More than anything, a Gemini moon asks us to keep our minds open, to nourish our sense of Wonder and to allow plenty of air space for ideas that are completely unrelated to each other to engage each other with curiosity. When you have a minute, notice how many times you are visited by an…

Mercury entered its shadow:  October 21stMercury went retrograde:  November 9thMercury went forward:  November 29thMercury leaves its shadow:  December 16th For the Astro Geeks like me: You probably know this, but just a little reminder: Before Mercury actually ‘goes retrograde’, it has to move through what we call its Shadow—the degrees it’s going to retrograde back into—so…

Scorpio helps us find our way into the dark. By that, I mean it helps us push farther into emotional sensations that we might otherwise try to avoid, only because we are worried about being overwhelmed by the forcefield in the feeling. This is not a character flaw. It’s a survival technique used by humans…

A moon ‘full’ of Taurus helps us explore what we need to feel safely grounded in the world. Taurus is energy that thrives on inner stillness and on sensual gratification. It would love to leave work early and head home to make a delicious and aromatic stew. It may have you yearning to wander to…