Innholdsfortegnelse for 2024 i WellBeing Astrology

Look to the moon and the stars to find the answers that lie within you I am absolutely thrilled to be welcoming you to our 20th edition of Wellbeing Astrology. Whether this is the very first edition you’ve picked up or you’re a seasoned reader, I thank you for being here. This issue is the “all about you” edition, brimming with articles that will quench your astrological thirst. If you’re an astrology enthusiast who just wants to read your horoscope, or a seasoned professional craving some indepth insights, you’ll find just what you need within these pages. In addition to the regular sun sign horoscopes, you’ll find an extended Chinese Astrology forecast on page 61 as Wendy Grant outlines the fire, passion and excitement of the Year of the Dragon.…

Overview Expect potent and dramatic shifts in 2024 as power planet Pluto settles into your 10th House of career and life direction for good from 20 November. This energy isn’t new. In fact, Pluto has been toying with your major life direction choices since March to June 2023 and again from 21 January to 2 September this year. While this may sound intense, and it is, you may be surprised by just how ready you are to make some profound and permanent changes in your life. Uranus in Taurus, since 2018, has already been tilling the proverbial soil in terms of disruption and change, encouraging personal freedom and authenticity. In some ways, you could see Pluto in Aquarius as the next opportunity to make change in areas of life that…

Overview The year 2024 offers you large–scale professional progress thanks to the once-in-a-decade tour of Jupiter in Taurus, until 26 May. While this energy isn’t new — Jupiter first made his presence felt back in mid-2023 — opportunities will likely arrive in sudden or unexpected ways this year. Generally speaking, you prefer a steady-as-she-goes approach to your career and life direction, and, while this still rings true, you’ll be ready to embrace change and exciting developments this year. Jupiter’s larger-than-life influence will provide an abundance of career options that are sure to entice and excite. What differentiates the energy of Jupiter this year is his fusion with electric Uranus on 21 April. Leading up to this period, you may experience rapid breakthroughs in your career with a once in a…

Overview It is a busy year as Mars covers the western side of your solar horoscope. Life will be less about navel gazing. Instead, you’ll have energy to burn as you welcome new chapters and challenges in 2024. You might like to see this year as a collection of new experiences and commitments. By the time you reach the end of this year, you’ll initiate a process of contemplating new directions in your life, including your career. This takes you well into the first half of next year, thanks to Mars, your traditional ruling planet, hitting the brakes and heading in reverse on 5 December, prompting you to explore a variety of options regarding your big life plans. Your energy levels and general enthusiasm for work may fluctuate as you…

Overview You got a sense of the personal empowerment themes on offer to you last year, when Pluto visited your sign from March to June in 2023. From 21 January to 1 September 2024, Pluto will return to your sign, and on 20 November he’ll return for good, where, over the next twenty years, you’ll undergo a unique rite of passage that not everyone gets to experience. Personal, physical and life transformations are possible. A motif to keep in mind is that of the butterfly and the chrysalis. When a caterpillar is ready to transform into a butterfly, it cocoons itself for a season before it emerges with its beautiful wings. What often gets overlooked is the messy period in between seasons where the caterpillar is unrecognisable throughout is transformation.…

Beyond the annual changing of guardians, from Rabbit to celestial reptile, there is also a bigger cosmic state of change afoot. Yang Wood Dragons always signal a New Age; which in turn ends sexagenary eras. The third and final era of a wider 180-year Great Cycle needs unpacking as we enter a new elemental interface. Ages are Chinese astrology’s and Feng Shui’s wheelhouse for deciphering cyclical patterns. Nine cycles of 20 years each govern an element to complete the Great Cycle. This year heralds the Ninth Age. Fire is now the force of influence until 2043; a harbinger of radiance. Age of Nine themes are deeply interwoven with the transitional Wood Dragon; coincidentally also associated with number nine (117 scales, 81 benefic/36 malefic), unravelling is multifaceted. Honing in on fire’s…

The Hermetic quote “As above, so below” could not be more accurate when combining planets and crystals; two incredible modalities that I personally have been working with for over 20 years. Both of them are magic on their own, but combined they can create mastery over tapping into your natal chart through the use and practical application of crystals in your everyday life. Applying crystals to the natal chart can help to support you to remedy planets and access parts of the chart you’ve not been able to tune into. They can activate the positive features in your chart, as well as overcoming the difficult ones. Earth and star magic seem to go hand in hand, like wine and cheese or bread and butter. We are literally made up of…

In the winter of 2023, just as Pluto was entering the sign of Aquarius for the very first time, I was taking an evening hike when I saw a strange train of lights moving across the sky. It was ice cold, minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit in Minnesota, where I live, and set against the twinkling snow crystals the moving line of lights in the sky was entirely surreal. I stood and stared at them for a long time, breathing in and out through my facemask, looking up through the barren trees of the forest. Just days prior to seeing these strange lights, there was news across the United States of foreign objects in the sky, some of which had been shot down by military fighter jets, and government officials were…

While hugely popularised, there is a magic and mystery surrounding our horoscopes and the way we identify with our sun sign, often providing a gateway into deeper astrological and personal inquiry. As the center of the universe, the Sun is our eternal life force, the bringer of light and warmth. In astrology, the Sun plays a similar role. As one of the most important features of your birth chart, it is the source of infinite wisdom and intelligence. It shows the persona and the personality, all in one. Your sun demonstrates how you light up life and describes the archetypal ways you are seen by others. This is one of the reasons why many of us can relate to our sun signs or we can easily see the attributes of…

Overview The extra effort you’ve been putting in professionally starts to yield dividends. Saturn, who arrived in Pisces and your 10th House of career, reputation and life direction in March 2023, has brought additional responsibility your way. Under Saturn’s heavy touch, you’ve stood up to the challenge of redefining your professional identity or committing yourself to a dream role or path. For some Gemini’s this has meant doubling down on your focus to bring your ideal life, business or job into reality. While for others, Saturn may have helped you to realise where you may have been leaking your energy or chasing a pipe dream. In either scenario, Saturn’s once–in–29–year visit is the time to reshape and restructure your professional focus. Other’s may be starting to see you as an…

Overview A shift in focus happens mid–year that will likely see an array of professional opportunities come your way. Jupiter in Gemini, not seen in over a decade, will spend a year at the very top of your solar chart, known as your 10th House of career, reputation and life direction, from 26 May. This lucky energy will bless your endeavours, especially if you’re willing to stretch yourself, get out of a comfort zone and make a bold move when Mars and Jupiter join forces on 15 August. Mars visits only once every two years, helping increase your confidence and support you in going after what you really want, either at work or where your life plans are concerned. The time between 21 July and 5 September is especially potent.…

Overview Jupiter, your guiding star, changes signs on 26 May. The first half of the year will see continuing themes from 2023. You may continue to explore and expand your career prospects in the form of ongoing study or training. While this may not, at least at face value, appear to be moving the proverbial needle in the direction you want it to, trust in the fact that it is. You may have to be working double duty to ensure future success or simply to make ends meet, but it will be worth it. Jupiter in your 6th House can be a busy period that could see you burn the candle at both ends. With that in mind, it will be particularly important not to ignore your health and wellbeing.…

Overview With the left side of your solar chart heavily emphasised in 2024, this year is your time to focus on self–development and your personal goals. Mature Saturn continues to activate your sign and will help you to restructure your life and reassess your responsibilities. The kind of wisdom Saturn imparts comes around only every twentynine years and is a two-and-a-half-year process that began in March 2023. It is about embracing the best of what the ringed planet has to offer. Some of these themes are discipline, austerity and delaying gratification. Until May 2025, you’ll gain opportunities to explore life from a more adult perspective. Under Saturn’s cautious influence, it will be easier for you to clearly define what it is you do and don’t want and then direct your…

There are many tools that astrologers can lean into to predict potential energy forecasts, much like meteorologists use a variety of models to predict the weather. Secondary progressions, which I’ll refer to as progressions in this article, is a potent predictive technique that can gauge the evolution of your inner world and the internal resources you may draw on to face external conditions. Like a blueprint of your inner growth, understanding your progressed cycle gives key insights into the directions you’re pulled to grow towards, the type of relationships that feel fulfilling and even your energy and motivation levels in certain time periods. Focusing on this symbolic rhythm can show why sometimes you feel like you’re swimming against the current, such as leaving a career in your midlife or choosing…

I was first introduced to astrology in grade school. My family had just relocated from California to the Oregon Coast and I was the new kid in town, eager to find a way to fit in. I’d met a group of kids my own age, all born and raised in the small coastal town, who would become lifelong friends. We were curious kids with eclectic interests. We’d listen to Nordic and Maori folk music, work together writing or illustrating young adult vampire novels, and submit our families’ phone numbers and addresses to numerological assessment. It was with this group of friends that I picked up my first book on astrology. To be fair, I’d already been exposed to the subject indirectly. In California, my friends had become obsessed with an…

Every day of the year carries its own quality of light. We are more than aware of this at the extremes of the shortest and longest days, unless we live at the equator, of course. So, the Sun on our birthday has something special. We may know that the Sun is hurtling through space, circling around the centre of the galaxy, but our embodied experience is different. We turn toward the Sun for warmth on cool days and hide from it during the heat. The Sun is the source of all life on our planet. Its annual return within a day or so of your birthday brings a moment of connection between each individual and the larger cosmos. It is an affirmation of lifeforce and a potent invitation for renewal.…

FIXED STARS IN THE CHART: CONSTELLATIONS, LUNAR MANSIONS AND MYTHOLOGY by OSCAR HOFMAN (2019) THE WESSEX ASTROLOGER Fixed Stars, while rich in symbolism and myth, can be difficult to translate into real life astrology. In this book, Hofman offers spiritual and concrete examples of how Fixed Stars can act in your life story, making the sometimes confusing and limited delineations widely available, less confusing. Complete with chart examples and a keyword reference for the stars, this is a must have in an astrologer’s collection. PLUTO: THE EVOLUTIONARY JOURNEY OF THE SOUL (VOL 1) by JEFF GREEN (1985) LLWELLYN It’s not often that Pluto changes signs. When it does, it’s great to look back on this Pluto classic and its connection to the evolutionary journey of the soul. Definitive interpretations of Pluto…

CASSANDRA TYNDALL A fascination with star signs in her teens led Cassandra to taking an astrology class in her mid-twenties in Sydney, Australia, and the rest, as they say, is history. Cassandra consults, writes about and teaches astrology. With students and clients all over the globe, she travels regularly throughout Australia and the USA. Known for her passion, honesty and insight, Cassandra is renowned for weaving together the technical, symbolic and philosophical aspects of astrology, helping make the sky come alive for her students and clients. When she doesn’t have her head in the stars, you’ll find her with her young son or in the gym. cassandratyndall.com PETER WHITE Peter began his professional work at Peter White Tarot 20 years ago, after becoming fascinated with the tarot as a teen…

Overview You will continue to make profound changes in your professional life in 2024 as power planet Pluto dips in and out of Capricorn and your 10th House of career, finally leaving for good in November. This rare and long–term influence, which began in 2008, prompted you to question not only what your working life looks like, but also your life direction overall. Do you find your life, both professional and personal, deeply fulfilling or not? Are you willing to keep applying yourself to a job or organisation that takes more than it gives? Are you willing to surround yourself with people who don’t share the same passions and interests as you do? For many Aries, Pluto may hallmark an end of an era in terms of a career or…

Overview The karmic North Node in your 10th House of career, reputation and life direction may see you move into a more ambitious phase of life in 2024. As you become increasingly confident about actively pursuing your professional passions, you’ll steer your life towards the direction of your desires. Eclipses follow the Nodes, and a New Moon on 9 April may prompt you to ask yourself some hard questions: Is this what I really want out of my life and/or career? Are there better options available to me? Are my efforts being recognised and rewarded? While an eclipse can bring fresh energy and a new enthusiasm into a career goal, Mercury moving in reverse at the same time will prompt a revision of your professional plans. You may discover that…

Overview Life may take on a faster than usual pace in 2024 due to your ruling planet, Venus, moving through the zodiac at top speed. For the most part, this year will end how it begins, with an opportunity to enjoy more of the sweet life at home and with those you love the most as Venus tours your most private and personal sectors twice. This lovely energy will bookend an otherwise busy year that sees the majority of planetary energy in the western side of your solar chart. This means that most of your focus will be on other people in either your personal or professional life as well as some of your outer worldy ambitions including study and travel. The rare South Node cycle continues to move through…

Overview In 2024, you’ll likely focus your ambitious tendencies toward growth and progress on a personal level. With so much emphasis on the Southern Hemisphere in your solar chart this year, topics involving the self, family life, fun and procreation will be highlighted. This doesn’t mean your career or any professional goals you’re reaching for won’t be important to you, rather, it will be about remembering the reasons you work as hard as you do. As the karmic South Node continues to cruise through your 10th House of career and life direction, you may find yourself less accommodating or willing to tolerate situations that don’t bring you a sense of harmony or balance. The more you say no to opportunities that don’t feel right for you, the more room you’ll…

With the surge in popularity astrology has experienced in the past few years, many people are aware of particular planetary cycles and terminology that were once exclusively used among seasoned professionals. Two in particular come to mind, the Saturn return and Mercury retrograde. For this article, I’ll be discussing Mercury retrograde and the uniqueness of his cycle in 2024, and how you may be able to work with this energy in the most beneficial way. As an extension of Mercury retrograde cycles, you may have heard of the word Cazimi. This term comes from the ancient Greeks and roughly translates to being in the heart of the Sun. Before we explore this cycle in 2024, I’d like to share a little more on Mercury retrograde. Mercury and his retrogrades The…

You likely see images of the tarot everywhere; in a scene in your favourite television show or in print media. Maybe you wonder what these images are. A magician. The grim reaper. Two lovers holding hands with an angel in the background. A large chalice emerging from a cloud. These are all images of the tarot. A tarot deck is a 78-card deck that traces its origins back to sometime in the 14th or 15th century, likely in the Middle East or Italy; perhaps in both, reflecting influences that moved along trade routes in both directions. The tarot has been around for at least 500 years, but its origins are mostly uncertain. That might be what lends it its aura of mystery. You can’t enter a metaphysical shop or an…

A round the year 3000 BCE there were four bright stars that marked the turning of the seasons. For the ancient Persians, it was thought that each of these stars was the “watcher” (guardian/chieftain) of that quarter of the sky. The source for the four “chieftain” stars is the text known as Bundahishn, a collection of Zoroastrian cosmogeny and cosmology. Dating from around the 9th century CE, it was thought to be based on more ancient materials that were lost in the conquests of Alexander. The surviving copies date from about the 16th century. Bundahishn means “primal creation”. The text covers Zoroastrian ideas about the creation of the world and the battle for control over it. It explains that the four stars are commanders in this great battle between the…

I am in a conflicted relationship with Saturn. Being an astrologer born with Saturn in Libra conjoined my Sun in the 12th House, I have spent countless hours meditating on the meaning of this placement. Ancient astrologers tell us that Saturn finds its joy in the 12th House and that it is exalted in the sign of Libra. But what does it mean when Saturn is in its joy and exalted? Can it be a good thing when the planet associated with toil, melancholy, limitations, old age and death is happy? I can tell you that most Sun/Saturn delineations I have read do not fit my personal experience. I had a relatively easy childhood with supportive parents who valued and loved me for my individuality and always encouraged me to…

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Ascendant The eastern horizon at the moment of birth. Located at the 9 o’clock position when looking at a birth chart. Also known as your rising sign, the ascendant depicts the 1st House of the physical body and outlines the way you interface with the world. The ascendant, and the ruling planet of the sign in the 1st House, is as equal in importance to the Sun and the Moon. Aspect The geometrical patterns that planets form as they move through the sky. Each aspect describes the nature of the connection two planets share. Some aspects are considered to be more ease-inducing, in flow or supportive. Other aspects highlight tension or difficulty that may require a compromise. Benefic A planet that helps, supports, uplifts or affirms — usually Venus and…