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Starcodes  September 28, 2018 Heather Roan Robbins

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Autumnal beauty strikes that breathtaking balance between golden leaves, glowing red Rowan berries, and that ephemeral ebbing of life from the green world, slowly going to sleep in a blaze of glory, releasing this year to rest up for rebirth. This week the Sun and Mercury in Libra support our perception of that poignant beauty and encourage generally friendly interactions. But underneath that friendliness, Venus in Scorpio reminds us of the certainty of winter, encourages us to get passionately serious, and underlines consequence. Here she invokes payback, karmic response to our best and worst events. Venus is not comfortable in Scorpio because she rules Taurus, the sign opposite. Over the last week Venus in Scorpio stirred up some intense information and primal emotions as it opposed unsettling Uranus and squared militant Mars. Women brought out secrets that complicate the ongoing Supreme Court nomination while hurricane Florence flushed out swamps and… Read More

Starcodes June 15, 2018  Heather Roan Robbins

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The days are long, nights are short on this last week of spring. Venus in extroverted Leo brings us out of our shell to appreciate the abundance of both the natural world and creative human spirits while Mars in Aquarius encourages our community spirit and philosophical perspective. Enjoy pontificating over the picnic table while planting new seeds for future social and political action. This Venus and Mars are opposite each other this week which adds a touch of emotional drama to our stories. We could feel tension between a leonine desire to personally shine and be cherished, versus an Aquarian desire to do what needs to be done. Or a clash between the voice of one ego versus the needs of many. Both Venus and Mars, the emotional planets, are now in stubborn fixed signs, so while our minds may be open, stubbornness is abundant and our opinions strengthen. This… Read More

Starcodes, May 4, 2018  Heather Roan Robbins

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Let’s enjoy the generally cozy comfort and pleasant social context of the Sun in Taurus combined with the easy-breezy casual conversation stimulated by the present Venus in Gemini. Underneath this surface comfort stirs a move to make big changes, both the desire to change things that desperately need changing, and change a few things just because. Mercury squares depressing Pluto on Monday, then sidles up to conjunct Uranus while Mars approaches a square to Uranus, the planet that acts as cosmic clutch and allows us to change gears, the following week. Let’s not waste this opportunity. Though the rhythm of these aspects can be uncomfortable: through early next week, the Plutonian aspects make us aware of what we have to let go of, where we feel stuck, what’s not working, and then the Uranian aspects kick in in the weeks ahead and instigate exciting if potentially uncomfortable, changes in response… Read More

Starcodes October 6, 2017 

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It’s a week to be a grown up, the stars call on us to be mature, deep, and able to perceive what’s important and what is not. That doesn’t mean we have to rush, but let’s keep our eye on our goal. Over the weekend we need to be perceptive to see through a haze of fuzzy thinking as Mercury and the Sun form a challenging aspect to confusing Neptune. It is a great weekend to unwind, wander, and restore our resiliency, but we can lose track of time or make mistakes of inattention. Let’s also keep an eye out for pragmatic water problems like spillage, mold, or seepage. And if it feels like our conversation veers out on skew lines, let’s clarify to make sure that we hear what was actually said, and that we are understood. If we’re not careful, our imprecise communication can test our relationships towards… Read More

Starcodes Oct 14 2016 Heather Roan Robbins

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Tempers swirl with the winds, so we can expect blustering storms on the campaign trail, but don’t need to invite that attitude to our dinner table. Halloween approaches, the winds pick up and bring in the cool scent of autumn while the week’s astrology brings in challenge and charge. Let’s get grounded and ready to make the most of sudden opportunity hidden in the challenges. The weekend starts under a wild and howl-worthy full Moon in Aries, a full Moon that brings out our inner adolescent, our desire to act out and rebel. Mercury opposes Pluto, and we see the power of words. We can also battle with our own discouragement and depression and may need a change of scene two clear our palette and come back to what truly matters to us. This full Moon can turn up our temper and snappy comebacks. We speak out. It can also… Read More

Starcodes March 25, 2016 Heather Roan Robbins

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(All times MDT) Spring and the Aries Sun add rocket fuel to whatever we begin this week. We just need to steer carefully so we don’t careen into a wall. Saturn retrogrades today and can slow down our efforts to organize people or ideas. Our work may not go as planned over the next few weeks, but the delays can prove fruitful in the long run. Saturn retrograde usually helps us find the missing pieces; if there is a delay, refine the work at hand, the final product will be better therefor. Because Saturn retrograde symbolizes a reorganization of security, structure, and authority, it suggests a reorganization of who’s in charge and how the work gets done. Look for a shakeup in people positions of authority, shifts in power, and changes in the polls. And watch the European police reorganize their security systems over the next four months. Aries wakes… Read More

Starcodes January 29 2016  Heather Roan Robbins

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On a winter’s day—a quote from “A Summer’s day” , by Mary Oliver I don’t know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down Into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass, How to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields, Which is what I’ve been doing all day long. Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn’t everything die at last and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do With your one wild and precious life? We’re almost halfway through the winter. Groundhog’s day is a traditional day to take animal auspices, notice what the animals are doing (not just groundhogs) to listen into the natural world and take advice, then make plans for the rest of the winter. And that’s a good thing to do this week as we turn… Read More

Starcodes  January 16, 2016 Heather Roan Robbins

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This whole month will be our time to build foundations for 2016. But like building the foundations of the house, first we have to dig down in order to build up. We have to finish up prior commitments, reconnect with old contacts, and dust off that old manuscript to bring it up to date. Or just sit with a cascade of memories. This may be a highly efficient time, but we can best make progress by doing the Moon walk, by walking backwards as a way to walk forward, while thoughtful Mercury retrogrades back towards a conjunction with Pluto. Mercury conjunct Pluto right before Christmas, and now retrogrades back to conjunct Pluto again next weekend, backs past Pluto, then pivots and conjuncts Pluto once again through the end of the month. As it does so it brings our minds (Mercury) to death, life, and power (Pluto). When Pluto dances is… Read More

Starcodes Oct 16 2015 Heather Roan Robbins

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Our work picks up speed this week but our moods can be all over the place; we need to be patient with ourselves and proceed thoughtfully. The weekend holds a strong competitive push along with a few lovely romantic illusions that can produce a West-Side Story vibe. But the rumbles may be between countries, weather systems, or sports teams as well as romantic rivals. This industrious, competitive energy is instigated by Mars as it conjuncts expansive Jupiter in Virgo, trines powerful Pluto, and stimulates a relentless desire to improve the situation. We get extra energy to do so but, if we are frustrated and can’t fix what bothers us, we can get mighty cranky. Venus opposes Neptune at the same time and heats up our romantic or creative inner longings; this can take our thoughts far away from the battlefield, or bring on the very dreams we fight over. It… Read More

Starcodes Sept 18 2015  Heather Roan Robbins

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The weekend begins on the broody side. The energy swirls in place. Our quiet time can feel rich and productive, our meditation may be unusually deep, and spirit may feel unusually close. But we may carry worries and find communication challenging. There’s a lot of short-term static in the air for the next few weeks, but if we reach underneath that surface static we can sense some good changes coming like the salty whiff of a sea wind when we near the coast. But for the next few weeks we may be called to deal with endings and beginnings or urgent events we hadn’t planned on that can really mess with our schedule. If so, we have to sort carefully; are we called to this apparent life-sidebar by our compassion or for the soul’s growth, because many of these events may make soul sense but not common sense, or are… Read More