Category: Applied Astrology & Case Studies
Astrology applied to real charts — mine and others’. Specific aspect combinations, recurring patterns, and the moments where the math met lived experience. For the organized collections, see the Vertex & Anti-Vertex Hub and the Solar Return Hub.
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Travel for Solar Return: Month Three and the Expanding Circle
Part 9 of an ongoing relocation astrology experiment. After three months, the answer is no longer Tampa or Colorado. The structure still holds — but the circle around it is finally expanding outward.
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Travel for Solar Return: Month Two After the Return
Part 8 of an ongoing experiment in relocation astrology. Month Two confirms the pattern from Month One—but something is starting to shift. Colorado is beginning to make itself known through unexpected public visibility, even as Tampa’s structure continues to define the work.
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Travel for Solar Return: Month One’s Surprising Results
Part 7 of an ongoing experiment in relocation astrology. After traveling to Colorado for my Solar Return, I came home to Tampa—and found that Month One looked almost entirely like my home chart. Structured productivity, systems building, emotional containment. The Colorado imprint hasn’t taken hold. Yet.
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Travel for Solar Return: Is It the Location — or the Solar Cycle?
The experiment has focused on location. Now the uncomfortable question: what if the pre-Solar Return activation has nothing to do with where you travel?
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Taurus Season: Stay Long Enough to Bloom
If Aries lit the spark, Taurus builds the hearth. Taurus season asks: Can you stay with it? Can you nurture what you started? Here’s how to root into this season’s steady, devoted energy—and let what you’ve begun slowly bloom.
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Travel for Solar Return: The Three Months Prior
Three months before my Solar Return, grief arrived — and what followed wasn’t chaos but restructuring. Pluto–Saturn territory: estate planning, financial documents, disciplined output. Part 5 of an ongoing experiment in relocation astrology.
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Travel for Solar Return: Does It Really Work?
Astrologers don’t agree on whether traveling for your Solar Return actually works—and the three camps each make a compelling case. Part 4 of the ongoing experiment steps back and examines the broader debate.
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Travel for Solar Return: Where the Planets Land
The planets don’t change signs or degrees when you travel for your Solar Return—but their houses do. Part 3 of the experiment maps exactly what shifts between Tampa and Colorado Springs.
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Travel for Solar Return: Where Location Changes the Angles
When you travel for a Solar Return, the planets stay fixed—but the angles shift with location. In this ongoing experiment, I compare Tampa and Colorado Springs to see what relocation actually changes.
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Travel for Solar Return: What Doesn’t Change
Every year, astrologers debate: does traveling for your Solar Return really change the year? This is Part 1 of a live experiment—and we start with what doesn’t change, no matter where you stand.
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March 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse in Virgo: Building the Hearth
February’s Solar Eclipse lit the fire. Now the March 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse in Virgo asks something different: are you willing to build the hearth around it?
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Locational Astrology (Part 5): What Makes a Place Supportive to Live in?
Astrocartography doesn’t point to a ‘best’ place—it clarifies what each location asks of you. Here’s how to read your map for long-term ease and support.
