I am working with a client who has realized that astrology can do more harm than good if you don’t know what you’re doing. This hit him when he came across my assertion that the grand cross in the composite chart between my husband and I served us. Before reading that, he said he would not considered a relationship that had a grand cross in the composite which made him want to investigate further.  Smart, I’d say.

I wrote regarding synastry:

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On the subject of appearance (mine in particular) my problems on this front are long-standing.  For example I once had a boyfriend and while I loved him and he loved me, my clothing gave him fits.

His Saturn was square my Venus, I am sorry to say because here he complains I am dressing wrong (not good enough) - Domesticating Elsa.

And then here he complains that I am dressing too well and look too good - Bianca Jagger.

Then there was the guy who wailed, “Why can’t you wear jeans and suntan pantyhose like everyone else, even thought I was wearing a purple skirt and a gold hat on my head when he met me… and blue tights by the way.

Continue reading Venus Mashed With Saturn - Controlling The Other’s Vanity Or Aesthetic

Last night I picked the soldier up at his truck. Driving home, I nodded up at the full Moon. “Told you,” I said. “Told you that Moon was going to cause you some emotional problems,” I said.

“Yeah, I didn’t know it would be you,” he said. I didn’t answer because matter of fact it was me… or us rather.

The full Moon was conjunct Mars, opposing the Sun and Venus. I told you there would be male/female conflict.  It was very personal to us as the whole business squared the soldier’s Moon Neptune in Scorpio while setting off my natal Venus Neptune square and it was not a pretty sight!

Continue reading Full Moon In Leo - Massive Drama ‘Round Here aka “I AM NOT DORIS DAY!”

From 2007 - Synastry In Real Life: What if two people love each other but have love natures that are not compatible? Is this resolvable?

From 2009: There are situations where all the usual astrological techniques are null and void…

From 2007…

Hi Elsa, I’ve been noticing lately that when in discussions with friends their Sun sign brings out my house placement. For example my Moon is in Leo in the 4th house. When talking to my Leo sun sign friends we end up always talking about our early families: our parents , our grandparents, aunts and uncles and siblings. Same with Libra ruling my 6th House. With my Libra Sun sign friends we invariably end up talking about our health issues.

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Finally we are in 2009! I filmed this yesterday. Never, ever discount simple things like “nature” in favor of complex astrological techniques or equations…

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This is from 2008, I have a new one for tomorrow.

I watched this video a few times today. I am memorized by it because I can remember what I was feeling as I was making it. I was in the middle of my Pluto Moon transit and I’d been crying for days.

Crying was usual but you have to just keep moving through so I made this video. It is a continuation on my series on synastry and the limitations of astrology but I took a different tack as you’ll see. I think the it came out rich, emotional and earthy but I am not sure this is apparent.

Continue reading 1 Minute Astrology - Love, Courting, The Limits Of Synastry And Italians, Their Blood And Their Thunderbolts

Synastry techniques are useful but they are like paint. Everything relies on the ability of the astrologer

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From 2008, an introduction to a series on synastry: Techniques astrologers use to judge compatibility between charts - Do they work? Theory vs fact.
This is one of 3 videos on this topic. I think I ought to pick it back up so this is my way of trying to prompt myself.

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