Astrology has several terms to describe when the Sun and a planetary body come into close contact. Hoping this post can shed light (sorry for that easy pun) on the astrological terms and differences between Cazimi, Combust, Chariot, and Under the Beams. All of these alignments refer to the proximity…

Sometimes when I get on a call with a client, the top of my head immediately starts tingling and I feel my brain get a bit fuzzy. It takes more focus to talk about the chart and I find myself getting flashes of images and information. While this used to…

The past few weeks I felt immensely contracted, the sense of gravity caving in on all sides and deep hopelessness and feeling trapped. As if all the grief and regret of my life came to surface all at once, wishing I had done things differently. Perhaps I shouldn’t have followed…

by Rebecca M. Farrar Every Full Moon phase we have an opportunity to invite more self-awareness and emotional wisdom through balancing our inner world of emotions with our outer world of identity — aka our Moon and Sun. …

It seems like everyone and their mother plans to attend Burning Man this year — except for me. For all of you in prep mode…this one’s for you. Will miss seeing you and looking forward to the Bay Area being a bit quieter and having more empty parking spaces and…

As the Sun makes its annual move through the sign of Cancer we may feel the pull towards a place of belonging and comfort. The question of home is complex, but our natal astrology chart can certainly offer clues to the coziness we desire. When deciding on a great place…

When I first moved to San Francisco, a homeless man on the bus told me everyone who resides here was once a part of Atlantis. At the time it was a stretch for me to imagine all of us existing in a now mythical underwater colony, but years later I…

“The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.” -Erich Fromm I used to hate my insecurity — okay, probably still do — it makes me feel anxious, mistrusting of others, jealous, or feeling inferior. My insecurity makes me want…

A year ago as the news of the Coronavirus and the official lockdown began in San Francisco, I remember sobbing at my friend’s kitchen table, terrified of the impending isolation ahead. Through tears I attempted to tell her that she would be okay, she was married and had someone around…