Category: Astrology Fundamentals

Articles in this series explore the fundamental knowledge and techniques of astrology practice.

How to Use a Monthly Moon Journal to Connect with Your Natal Moon Sign

Learn how to use a Moon journal to connect with your natal Moon and tap into the current astrological transits.


How to Use Twelfth-Parts (Dwads) in Astrology

Twelfth-parts are a way of sub-dividing each zodiac sign to give additional nuance and meaning to the degree positions of angles and planets in an astrology chart.


Mastering the Art of Solar Returns

Solar returns are like your astrological birthday and the solar return chart can give insight into which areas of life will be prominent in the year ahead.


“Planting with the Planets” – read it now on Astro.com

My first story for The Mountain Astrologer was published earlier this year, in their Aries Nox 2022 issue. It’s called “Planting with the Planets: The Astrology of Biodynamic Farming” and it’s a deep dive into […]


The Best Books for Learning Traditional Astrology

When you start studying astrology, the sheer number of books on the subject is overwhelming. I remember feeling totally lost when I was trying to figure out what books to buy, and I ended up […]


Discover Your Planetary Time Lord with Annual Profections

One of my favourite ways to get a feel for the tone of the year is through annual profections. This is a timing technique that was widely used in traditional astrology. The majority of the […]


Eclipses and Saros Cycles in Astronomy and Astrology

This is a primer on eclipse fundamentals. I focus on the astronomy of eclipses here as opposed to their use in astrology, though I provide a bit of context on that too. It’s imperative to […]


How to Deal with Mercury Retrograde

For whatever reason, Mercury retrograde has become the second-most common piece of astrological knowledge to enter the psyche of pop culture in the twenty-first century, next to the ever-present – and much stereotyped – Sun […]