Category: Astrology

By Catie Cadge, PhD May Day greetings, Santa Cruz stargazers! May opens with Pluto slowing down and turning retrograde at 2°06’ Aquarius on May 2nd. As a counseling astrologer, I often work with clients struggling with the energies of Pluto, when by transit (moving Pluto) meets up with personal planets in a soul’s birth chart. It is never easy. Pluto… Read More

By Catie Cadge PhD Aries season is in full swing start of April, Santa Cruz stargazers. We need courage to dive into what supports our own “enlightened selfishness.” Sometimes it is ok to claim your own path forward. I love the Grateful Dead lyric, “Gone are the days we stopped to decide where we should go, we just ride.” Be… Read More

By Catie Cadge, PhD Welcome to December and the holiday season, Santa Cruz stargazers! We have somewhat of a nostalgic and reflective yuletide in store. At the start of the month, Mercury enters Capricorn. The planet of ideas and communication moves over zodiacal degrees it will return to later in December when going retrograde. Capricorn, among over things, is the… Read More

By Catie Cadge PhD Scorpio season colors the start of November, Santa Cruz stargazers, when the Sun travels through the dark, shadowy waters of the scorpion, a passionate and emotional time when we crave deep connection with one another. Just watch out for Scorpio’s intensity when it comes to power plays and manipulation. In the first two days of November,… Read More

By Catie Cadge, PhD Greetings, stargazers! At the start of October, we have a nice opposition of Mercury, now moving forward, strong in critical and discerning Virgo, and Neptune in Pisces October 2nd, followed by Mercury trine (120° aspect) Pluto in late Capricorn, October 3rd. The first week is a great time to be practical about what we have been… Read More

By Catie Cadge, PhD Happy EQUINOX everyone! Happy MABON! Sun enters the sign of Libra September 22nd at 11:49 pm Pacific time. The Celtic holiday of Mabon marks the start of autumn in the northern hemisphere. Summertime…she’s come and gone, my oh my. We associate this time of year with the last quarter Moon in the Celtic calendar (the actual… Read More

By Catie Cadge PhD Autumn is upon us, Santa Cruz County stargazers! The month starts off with six planets retrograde, appearing to move backward in the sky. Personal growth and inner processing are in a reflective mode now. By September 3rd, Venus moves direct at 12°12’ Leo, while Jupiter joins the retrograde planetary party the next day, September 4th, at… Read More