Sometimes, Jupiter passing through my fourth house rewards me when I need inspiration the most, unexpectedly reminding me where I come from. Recently, with the poetry book I found in Strand Bookstore yesterday: translated poems of the Turkish sufi dervish Yunus Emre. Even though I’ve gotten a complicated relationship with…

When the topic is depression, some traditionalists often point fingers at the slowest moving personal planet Saturn, as it rules restrictions, coldness, and solid reality. Though every planet, even the “benefic” Venus, can be associated with depression when it can’t fully express itself. The values of Venus are learnable. It…

Cancer season is the time of the year when we crave being near water, especially in the northern hemisphere. Water, the origin of all living things, represents the ability to wash away impurities, renewing and refreshing the spirit, just like the Cancer archetype. As lakes, rivers, seas, and oceans invite…

Mercury has made its way into Gemini, aligning in a harmonious trine with Pluto this week, allowing us to engage in transformative conversations and dive into research. …

Dear Ouroboros Community, I have a lot of ideas for things I want to do with my life, I’m a very creative person and feel fulfilled doing that work, but I can’t always get motivated to put in the work necessary to be successful. I get overwhelmed by all it…

The new moon arrives on March 21 at 0 degrees in Aries shortly after the Spring Equinox. Happy astrological new year! Pluto (the planet that symbolizes rebirth), who will enter Aquarius shortly after, will sextile this new moon. Pluto’s dark side is touching the sun where it exalts — as…

There is something about autumn that makes you want to understand. As leaves separate from the secure and rooted trees, I think about everything I once said that I would never do. Life has a very humorous way of thinning down the molded beliefs that we have for ourselves. So…

“Your son is so cute!” said the stranger on the train. J was thrilled that despite his long hair and the mask he has to wear, a stranger knew he was a boy. “Yes, he is,” I said, “but, I am just babysitting.” I am at an age that it…

Understanding yourself is the closest you can feel to your ancestors. — As soon as I was born I started walking at the same time Two doored inns I am going day and night These lyrics that used to fall from my grandmother’s mouth when I was a little kid, captured me one day. I was feeling really homesick, but I wasn’t…