astrology by adina hertzel
Six months ago, while casually working on an electional task for someone else, I discovered a beautiful date. June 11, 2021. Jupiter on the AC in Pisces with the Moon enclosed by benefics, domicile in Cancer, with both Mars and Saturn tucked away in their respective joys, in aversion to the Moon and benefics. I … Read more failed elections…and big announcements
You can read more about my approach to the astrology of fiction here. To kick off the astrology of Person of Interest, there’s no better place to start than with the man who started it all, Harold Finch. If you haven’t watched the show, fair warning that this article will likely contain some spoilers (but … Read more astrology and person of interest: harold finch
Some days, I hear bells ringing.
When I’m on, I’m on. The symbols speak. And when they speak, they speak clearly, explaining calmly that there is a story here worth telling, and that it must be told in this moment, for these reasons. That it exists in sacred time. Sometimes there is a spark of certainty, a passing word read as though it is a light just turned on, or a bell just rung. Sometimes intuition rings.
I often find myself struggling with the feeling of not doing enough. In American culture at least, time feels like a scarce resource. There’s a sense of competition around who can work the most and sleep the least. And we compare ourselves to others, constantly falling short of a mythic concept of ideal performance. For too many of us, this ideal would require sleeping minimally, working without rest, and maintaining health and mental and physical wellness while doing it.
Venus has officially entered Aries, the sign of her detriment. Aries is our cardinal fire sign, a diurnal sign where mars has his domicile. When Venus takes up residence here, she finds herself operating hard and fast, very different from her typical nature. I think of Venus in Aries like dumping a bucket of their love onto the object of their affections. Venus in detriment is not unable to love, quite the contrary. she loves so big and so hard with so little finesse that sometimes she overwhelms.
Less than two hours before Mercury entered Aries, the oven in my apartment caught fire. With Mercury having been in Pisces since February, this transit certainly went out with a bang (not literally, goddess bless). Between the fire and everything else, I hadn’t pulled daily cards in a week. Today I finally decided to sit … Read more After the Tower Comes the Star: On Radical Acceptance
In 2011, Marsha Linehan, a prominent psychologist and researcher came out, so to speak, about her struggles with Borderline Personality Disorder. Dr. Linehan has published a number of books, training manuals, and journal articles, but she’s best known as the creator of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, or DBT. Linehan developed DBT as a skills-based treatment for people suffering from high suicidal urges, self-harm behaviors, issues of emotion regulation, and more.
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Planetary returns mark points of transition. They ask us to revisit themes from our past and usher in new cycles that allow us to tie up loose ends and begin new cycles. Lunar returns occur monthly, and solar returns yearly, within a day or two of your birthday. You’ll experience returns of each of inner planets once every 1-2 years as well. Each brings an opportunity to revisit old themes and release old patterns related to each planet’s area of rulership. Moving past Mars, however, planetary returns occur far less often and last for longer (due to significantly slower transit speeds). These less frequent, slower returns often have a more significant impact than yearly returns.