Alison Gunn

The third segment of this series on relationships, loneliness, and aloneness concludes with a look at the ways in which transits alter one's goals and attitudes about self and others. Transits to planets and houses are the moving piece of the astrological "clock." Transits can mark timing as well as potential for change, so that if you're waiting on an issue to resolve, … [Read more...] about The Astrology of Loneliness and Aloneness: The Effect of Transits, Part One

Read the first half of this article for an introduction and an overview of houses 1-6. The Descendant begins the third quadrant, which takes us from the 7th through the 9th houses. This is the quadrant most renowned for relating specifically to others in one-on-one relationships, especially planets placed near the Descendant and in the 7th house. Although the word … [Read more...] about The Astrology of Aloneness and Loneliness: 7th House-12th House Planets

When it comes to determining how you approach relationships--after we've assessed the Ascendant, which represents the way we automatically respond to others, and the Descendant, which represents how we attract others to us (as well as the type of people we're likely to attract)--we can move on to look at the astrological chart house by house, taking quadrants into … [Read more...] about The Astrology of Aloneness and Loneliness: 1st House-6th House Planets

The following is part 2 of The Astrology of Aloneness and Loneliness, focusing on the rising signs for the last six signs of the zodiac. Visit part 1 to read the introduction or see descriptions for the rising signs for the first six signs of the zodiac. Libra | Scorpio | Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces Libra Ascendant/Aries Descendant: This is a dynamic and … [Read more...] about The Astrology of Aloneness and Loneliness: Libra Rising–Pisces Rising

Imagine the interior of a finely-tuned clock mechanism, with all the dials, wheels, and gizmos clicking along in time with each other. Now extrapolate that image onto the cosmos; this is how astrology functions, with the Sun, Moon, fixed stars, planets, asteroids, comets, planetoids, and other assorted space dust moving together to create patterns in time and space. Your … [Read more...] about The Astrology of Loneliness and Aloneness: Aries Rising–Virgo Rising