Tag: teach yourself astrology

  • Tuesday Toolbox 16

      Following on from last weeks Toolbox, this week I’ve had emails asking about the shadow. Questions like: I’ve read about the Mercury shadow- what is that? Or: Some astrologers say that you shouldn’t do anything while a planet is in shadow- what does that mean? I’m glad you asked. Essentially, the shadow is that…

  • Tuesday Toolbox 15…

      So anyways, we’re interrupting the usual Toolbox session for another slight deviation. I know that we haven’t talked about aspects much yet- well, not at all, really- but this isn’t so much about aspects, as understanding planetary movement. I re-posted, on the Facebook page, a piece I’d written about Saturn in Sagittarius. It prompted…

  • Tuesday Toolbox 9

      So anyways, last week we had a look back at what we’ve covered so far, and started to break down the signs. The last piece in the sign puzzle is modality. Modality is about how each sign behaves. Does it actively seek to initiate action? Maybe it’s all about consolidating, conserving or securing things.…

  • Tuesday Toolbox 8…

      So anyways, believe it or not, you’ve already learnt a lot about yourself without even looking at the planets or how they talk to each other. Hopefully you’ve spent some time looking at your chart (if you don’t have one, refer back to lesson 1) and getting a feel for what each segment could…

  • Tuesday Toolbox…Lesson 5

    So anyways, how did you go with last weeks mini lesson? Do you have anything in succedent houses? It’s the planets in these houses that will come to your aid when you need to consolidate change. If angular houses are associated with initiation and action, and succedent houses are associated with resources, consolidation, security and…