I think much of life moves like a bell curve – we start out attempting to build up our identity: assigning all kinds of titles, gaining achievements, and working to feel good about ourselves until we reach a crescendo of ego-identification somewhere in midlife. Then, we age, our looks fade, our kids no longer need or want us, we get… View Post
Just like I wrote of Jupiter transiting the 4th bringing new insight and knowledge into the deeper/unconscious aspects of one’s emotional nature, I find Saturn transiting the 4th house has a similar effect, but is certainly more sobering. This is a time of undergoing emotional burdens (and hopefully, learning to release them). It’s also a time that teaches what is… View Post
Jupiter’s transit brings growth and opportunities to the area of life it influences, usually through Jupitarian means, such as – increase in knowledge, money, or grace. Jupiter transiting the 4th house gives some (predictable) tangible benefits, such as more opportunities to see your family (particularly your mother), as well as triggering events with career or relocating. On the surface, this… View Post
The realization that adaptation is a foundation of health really shifted things for me. I’ve always known that health is balance, and health is homeostasis, but I did not realize how much my failure to adapt to some areas of life had impacted my health. People rely on adaptogenic substances to restore physiological stability, but pay little attention to the… View Post
The fourth house is one of the private houses that governs our emotional nature, as well as life at home. A good relationship with the mother and a loving, stable home environment is foundational to life and our sense of inner security. Along with the 1st, 7th, and 10th, the 4th house is a pillar house that helps form the… View Post