In fitting style, as the grand finale of 2020, our New SolLunar Cycle is also a super-charged Total Solar Eclipse (not visible but felt in our Northern Hemisphere), one sure to be full of drama, life and death transformations due to its alignment in astronomical Scorpio. Both Sun and Moon are also linked to Mercury so this will be a busy four-week period of accelrated connections and communications, negotiations, business dealings, with possible breakdowns in our communications systems and technologies. As I write this, we have already been under cyber-attack by adversaries here in America. It won’t be a surprise of there’s more of that to come.

Orion is rising again in our Northern Hemisphere as late fall leads into early winter. Currently, Orion is speaking loudly to me as it rises in the east as night begins. So I am listening. Orion is known as the Hunter, the Warrior, the Deer, to name of few of its cultural incarnations. It is perhaps the most striking of all the constellations due to its concise star alignments, easily recognized — the Belt, the Sword, the Stance. Orion’s energy is one of cutting-to-the-chase, invincibility, herculean strength, taking a stance and fighting on behalf of what you believe to be true. These are good qualities to develop and amplify in this time of unprecedented shift, Orion advises and blares from its nightly perch.

Friends, many of you who are astute political thinkers, passionate astrology students, good-hearted souls, here’s a short piece to share some insights about our current astrological weather as it pertains to our mighty American election. I specifically want to alert you to the influence of the current Mars retrograde cycle, its meaning, timing of transits and how it relates to our current turmoil.