Whenever I hear thunder, I don't tend to feel enthusiasm. Yet the image of thunder over the earth is associated with Hexagram 16 (Enthusiasm) in the I Ching, an ancient Chinese book of wisdom that is important in the Jungian…
At first glance, contemplation doesn't seem like a Gemini type of activity. To contemplate is to pause and enter our own center. Through the calm and quiet state of contemplation we can bring our inner and outer lives into balance.…
There is a lot of focus in online discussion about astrology on how to use it to describe future events, which overlooks one of astrology's biggest benefits: it can help us live more fully in the present. I thought of…
Just like a fuller understanding of personality should include persona, it is also helpful to take into account the human needs. Noel Tyl defines needs as follows in chapter 3 of Astrology and Personality about Abraham Maslow's need psychology: Needs…
A natal chart in astrology is about far more than one's personality type, but looking at it can help give us insight about our type and show us more specifically how we are one-sided. The location of Mercury in the…