April has been a hustle — a reflection of Mars’ entry in Aries on April 9. Mars in Aries is invigorating, go-getting, and spontaneous without consequence. Meeting two outer planets on April 12 and 19, Mars has overcome Neptune’s diffusing tendencies and the decelerating ways of Saturn. In the process, something new has been born. […]
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Cosmic Chatter: Spring transits placing you in community
Bringing astrology to the people of Carbondale and beyond is the passion of Crystal City Astrology, founded by Susanna Kitchen. Offerings include the Cosmic Chatter podcast (also periodically live on KDNK), planetary transit articles, birth chart readings and workshops. Join on Substack @crystalcityastrology or visit www.crystalcityastrology.com to learn more. Throughout January, the Sun, Venus, Mars […]
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2025: A celestial prelude and glimpse into the future
As we enter 2025, the coming year promises to be a significant celestial overture, laying the groundwork for the transformations that will unfold over the next decade and a half. Just as an overture in music preludes and introduces the major themes of an opera, 2025 marks the beginning of a new astrological narrative with […]
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Sun Signs: The astrology of 2024
2024 will not be a year you remember in singular fashion. In astrological terms, it nestles in between the fierce vicissitudes of the COVID years and the remainder of the decade that hosts decidedly dramatic astrology. This is not to say that this year will be calm or boring, but that in hindsight it will […]
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Friendship and stars align to create holistic business venture
Felicia Trevor Gallo and Lynn Ruoff have been friends for 20 years. During that time, they each pursued specific learning journeys. For Trevor Gallo, this has been studying the astrological heavens, and for Ruoff, it has been the resonance of sound therapy. The two spoke with The Sopris Sun about their new business venture and […]
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Jupiter in Taurus: The power of attention
In his poem, “Sweet Darkness,” the poet David Whyte wrote, “When your eyes are tired, the world is tired also. When your vision has gone, no part of the world can find you.” Here he described the phenomena wherein your participation in the world, or lack thereof, is reflected back to you, the cosmic wink […]
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Saturn in Pisces: Trauma, healing and metaphor
Metaphor is the champion of intersecting realities. What a nifty tool, to be able to capture the essence of something by peripheral association. It speaks to the paradox of seeing things more clearly by not focusing on them too intently. I have faith in metaphor because it is a great synthesizer of the world, the […]
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The astrology of 2023: Calmer seas ahead
As I write this, we are in the liminal week between Christmas and the New Year — a week of travel, leftovers, clean-up, and thank-you notes. From this precarious vantage point, we look back and we look ahead, reflecting on the year that was and dreaming into the year that lies ahead. Lucky for us, […]
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Sun Signs: The Pluto Return of the USA
The past several years have been harrowing, to put it simply. From the personal to the political, the stresses of the pandemic have exhumed many things from our personal and collective histories. At a national level and through the lens of astrology, this is to be expected as the United States approaches the first exact […]
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Sun Signs: Gemini season shenanigans
It’s Gemini season. The sweet few weeks of the sun’s time in the sign of the twins opens our windows and our social distancing mandates to let in fresh air and connection, perfect for the first air sign in the zodiac and one that is all about the banter. Appropriately, Gemini season’s astrology is some […]