It is no secret (and certainly not news) to queer and feminist spaces that the gender binary is pervasive in every aspect of our lives, but it would seem that attempts to alter that within spiritual circles is something of a Pandora’s box: the depth of reverie and blind adherence to centering gender and gendered language within mystic spaces is astounding... and often far more insidious than one would think could exist within a sacred space.

About halfway through the month, we will see these planets ingress Aquarius, which will then form a conjunction with Saturn and Jupiter. With this, we herald in the long and anxiously-awaited Age of Aquarius, wherein Earth is under new rulership, for the next 2000 years.

The cusp of our 7th. The Great Other. These are the people sent on our path to hold up a mirror and bear witness as we see ourselves for what we truly are: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

There are a few aspects between the charts of two people that are trickier to navigate than others and can lend themselves to a relationship that may be more work than it is worth. If you find yourself in a position of experiencing more pain than peace with a person, be this romantic partner or friend, having even just base knowledge of ‘red flag’ aspects in synastry can be helpful to further weigh that out.

With competent knowledge of synastry - which is essentially relationship astrology - we are able to identify potential positive and negative patterns that may come up when two people meet. Read Part One of Rylen Moore’s series on Synastry Red Flags.

So what else should we place more emphasis on, then, if not the Sun - the centre of the Universe - that which we all revolve around? What can beginner astrologers or enthusiasts look to for more?

Back in January of this year, before any of us could even fathom what was to come, Saturn moved to conspire with Jupiter and Pluto (and the Sun and Mercury, though I digress) in the sign of Capricorn - the energy stamp of which is notoriously known for its hard work and, yes, hard times.