Please join me, Madame Zombra, in the future for a little astral travel, if you will. We shall look at the planets in their transits as they occur, not as prophecy but as signposts for our journey. In columns ahead, if you have questions, you may use the Comments section to ask them and I will do my best to answer your query.
And even worse, it’s the winds of war. There’s not much your favorite ancient astrologer can tell you right now, except that the Mars aspects are definitely warlike and the launch point in the heavens and planetary lineup was February 28, 2026. One bright spot – Mercury goes direct this Friday. 🙂 And other than […]
Welcome back Stargazers! I hope everyone thoroughly enjoyed the spectacular Blood Moon on March 3, 2026. The next Blood Moon won’t be until December 31, 2028! This month we’ll learn about the planet Mercury, starting with its astronomy and folklore. It’s the smallest and innermost planet in the solar system. Despite Mercury’s closeness to the Sun,
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Mercury is retrograde until March 20th. Daylight Saving Time starts its mischief this coming Saturday night at 2 a.m. (Try to leave the bar a little earlier than usual so you can get home before the time crunch, she said, snidely.) Neptune and Saturn are cozied up together, conjunct or at least in the same
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Welcome back Stargazers! This week we’re exploring the Moon’s relationship with Astrology. In Astrology, the Moon is considered the ruler of the inner world – representing our subconscious, emotions, and instincts\reactions. While the Sun reflects our outer personality, our Moon sign reveals the private self we show only to those closest to us. The Natal Moon
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A potentially five-ring circus will be on the horizon when you read this column posted Monday, February 16, 2026. Choose whatever event or ‘happening’ calls to you to observe and contemplate, ducks. But do so responsibly. I wouldn’t expect less from my astrology students. MZ
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Welcome back Stargazers! This week we’ll explore the Astronomy and Folklore of the Moon…. our Moon. We’ve started this month off with a majestic display of the Full Moon on Sunday, February 1 – the Snow Moon. How fortuitous that this bright, beautiful Moon should appear during one of the coldest weather events in recent history…wind, clouds,
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Math and even simple arithmetic often disappoint me. I expect pattern, order, logic – and this doesn’t always happen. For example, Uranus has roughly a seven-year stint in one sign of the zodiac. Neptune takes twice as long or approximately fourteen years to slowly make that thirty degree trip. So you’d expect Pluto to stroll
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The Sun in Astrology Welcome Stargazers: Earlier this month we learned of the Sun in regards to Astronomy and its influence in the folklore of our ancients. Now we’re going to look at the Sun and its influence on the planets in our Solar System. The Sun, the dominant celestial body for Earth dwellers, is the
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And all hands on deck, me hearties … no, Madame Zombra hasn’t lost her mind – although she’s come perilously close to it. But piracy on the high seas may be a prelude to what’s coming next. There are going to be many more revealing documents and testaments, and even in this blase, anything-goes culture,
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Welcome back Stargazers! The New Year 2026 has arrived and what lies ahead will be full of mystery and dreams. I thought it would be fun to get better acquainted with the Planets of our Solar System: their sphere of influence, astrological meaning and their impact on our lives. We’ll be starting this year-long journey
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