by Kooch Daniels | Featured
Don’t be surprised if you’re feeling a major shift from your norm as we transition into the Chinese year of the fiery horse. Power is key! Cosmically, we’re experiencing a solar eclipse in Aquarius, the sign of our collective, humanitarian spirit.
Also, Saturn, linked with structure, organization, tangible karmic lessons, is sitting kissing close to Neptune (illusion, imagination, fantasy) in the sign of Aries, the zodiac warrior. To make a long story short: It’s a good time to envision your well-being and take extra good care of yourself. You can worry about Mercury being retrograde in Pisces, sign of the water loving fish, after Feb. 25th.
This morning after I finished sending my latest astro blurb to FB, a brilliant golden light flashed across the room about 4 feet in front of where I was sitting. Ten seconds later, the roaring sound of thunder crashed across my living room filling my being with terror. I wasn’t sure if I was on my way to the other world as I saw my two cats running for their lives and ducking for cover. All the metal in my mouth felt as if it was a melting saw blade cutting through my cheeks. My heart went into crisis mode as I realized that a thunderbolt had just entered my personal world with a crash. Was my house about to fall apart? Was Thor coming to take me to the underworld, or was Kali coming in person to give me a difficult lesson that I’m needing to learn? While adrenalin pumped wildly throughout my body, I wondered if I would survive the moment.
Challenge is a word that leaves out the horrific feeling of stark terror. I had left the word thunderbolt out of my astro narrative, not wanting to offer an overly negative divinatory message. WTF!!!! And now I had just come face to face with its sublime strength and beauty and watched it light shine like a spotlight on me from a close distance.
I’m breathing a bit better this afternoon after I had time to sleep and decompress. And I’m only feeling a stressful headache. Maybe I shouldn’t stay awake til 5 am writing blogs??? What I know for sure is that I have so much gratitude for being alive today. My take away message: Enjoy each moment…in spite of the complexity of cosmic messages, as long as we’re awake in our body, we can each reach for the stars of our desires.
Sending wishes for your inner light to be one with the eternal flame burning within the compassionate hearts of master creators of the universe.
Love to each and every one of you!
Kooch
by Kooch Daniels | Affirmations, Featured
Without us even thinking about it, the earth is turning, moving through cosmic space. As we wake up each morning, it’s the perfect time to look at the seeds of ideas that we’ve planted in our life. How are we nurturing their growth? How do we spend our time and energy to our best advantage? What responsibilities do we gladly accept and what ones do we hope to ignore?
Personally, I’ve experienced the loss of way too many friends to the god of death to take making choices for granted. Knowing that I can’t control the up and down flow of positive and negative life energies brings me to a humble resolve. Enjoy each moment before it passes!!! Yet, as most of us know, in this crazy world that isn’t always so easy.
Hearing my muses mummer, I must share that I’m not trying to condemn myself for being late writing my blog and getting my life in timely order. I’m not going to curse because I have dirty dishes hiding inside my stove. No…I’m going to pull cards from my astro-oracle deck and seek answers to how I can live peacefully in spite of daily news being so bleak. Who am I becoming as the world turns? Where is the light hidden in my soul?
I could continue by ranting about global problems or talking about how people are being vaporized by hidden toxins in technology, but no. I’m simply ending this note by sending you wishes for your dream’s fulfillment and a happy 2026.
And on an astrological note….
Are you an air, earth, water, or fire energy person? For those of you interested in learning how the four elements are viewed in relation to your zodiac sun sign, here is a brief summary:
Astrological Links with the Four Elements
Earth:
The zodiac Sun signs Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Earth energy is connected with being rooted in the career and financial energy
Air:
The zodiac Sun Signs Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Air energy soars with the wind of ideas and conscious awareness
Water
The zodiac Sun signs Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Water energy is equaled with flowing waves of emotions, deep feelings, and intuition
Fire:
The Sun signs Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
This element is compared with flames of creativity, passion, willful determination
Wishing you great success,
Kooch
PS.. Feel free to DM for readings by appointment and/or virtual hugs.
by Kooch Daniels | Astrology
Aries: Illuminate your fiery energy by lighting the Xmas yule log! Making cookies or candy might brighten your holiday to-do list. You only have a little time ’til someone will ask where you’ve hidden your spicy mug of love.
Taurus: Venus, the ruler of your sign, loves dancing, singing, and music. This is the perfect time to turn on your favorite jingle bell songs and make your evenings bright. (Even if you can’t carry a tune, you can always just sing, sing, and sing along with happy vibes.)
Gemini: Use glimmer gloss to soften your voluptuous lips. This can brighten your smile and help sweeten the moment when you announce to someone that you want the receipt to return their too snug Xmas stockings or whatever needs to be exchanged. Better to use your Mercurial discretion and hold back comments like “those colors suck!”
Cancer: It may be time for hot butter rum (if you’re over 21 or not stressing inflammation) to help you mull over your deep ocean of emotions. Nothing warms the heart and defrosts your sensitive nature better than reaching for a warm cup of winterly deliciousness.
Leo: It’s never too late to shop til you drop. Let your Sun-fantastic nature take a few minutes to relax, then think about how much money you shouldn’t spend. Don’t be too hard on yourself if (when) you decide to continue shopping. It’s the holidays and even if you don’t want to shop…give from the heart which also has some great treats.
Virgo: Never a time like now to de-stress, organize your finances, and check to make sure that your spending is aligned just right with your budget. Instead of saying baa-humbug to the expenses of the holidays, focus on having fun with family and friends.
Libra: Inspiration comes to those who sing. Instead of getting lost in by-gone memories, get out a list of holiday songs, and make merry singing your favorite tunes. Now is the time to connect with your inner Venus who is begging you to enjoy your life and rock out!
Scorpio: If you’re old enough to seek romance, remove nervous concerns about getting along with others and open your heart to sharing positive energy. (Even if relatives are coming to invade your space for the holidays.) In a red blink of Mars, Ol’ St. Nick will be here and gone, and the new year will be knocking on your door.
Sagittarius: Talk yourself into an expansive mindset to take an inner journey to find undeveloped potentials for celebrating your life. If you’re worried about choices concerning being naughty or nice, just be yourself. You can’t help but find excuses to have a good time. Who knows, the magic you seek may become visible with a peek into your inner self.
Capricorn: Is your camera ready to catch your special moments? Better check to make sure that you have everything you need to capture your holiday memories. Don’t stress the season rush. Make choices to enjoy the beautiful gifts in your life. If you’ve just mentally responded with the comment, “What gifts???”, look at yourself in the mirror and smile with your beautiful eyes at the divine light that shines from within.
Aquarius: No time like the holidays to open your heart to enjoying the season. After all, you’re the “the humanitarian of the New Age”, and this can include stepping up in the moment and sharing your wisdom and joy. No pressure, but people are waiting for the light you are known to carry to illuminate the wheel of life and enlighten the path to better times.
Pisces: The two fish swimming in life’s up and down currents are known to play in high and low waves of personal evolution. This season give yourself the gift of taking time to listen to your inner muses. With ribbons, glue, sparkles, and joy, let your imagination create and play! Watch your creativity blossom and bring presents such as inner stability and peace to your inner spirit.
Readings available….also, gift certificates for the holidays….and I’m looking forward to new workshops coming!!!
by Kooch Daniels | Astrology, Uncategorized
Thank heavens we can say farewell to two planetary retrogrades as Mercury and Saturn have recently gone direct. Their forward movement bodes well for complex issues flowing in a more harmonious direction and difficulties being resolved or becoming less intense. The zodiac wheel turns bringing opportunities for travel, forward movement, new choices, and conscious evolution. Mother Earth is celebrating by dancing with the wind and playing hide and seek with those who walk with an open-heart on her meandering paths. Connecting with your inner silence and sensing the nurturing she gives brings tangible bounty into view. This last full moon of the year (in Gemini) is the brightest you’ll see in a more than a decade as its light waves farewell to 2025 and illuminates new views of pathways to 2026.
Our new oracle deck, The Zodiac Light Oracle, published by Inner Traditions, is now available and can be ordered from your favorite bookstore. (After 30 years of playing with its creation, I’m doing cartwheels to celebrate its birth.) You can read more info on my home page and book links.
Happy holidays, peace, and heart energy love to all. Please view your Holiday Astroscope….
by Kooch Daniels | Astrology, Uncategorized
If you’re experiencing the unexpected, Uranus may an influencing factor. From now through Feb. 3 2026, it is retrograde (the celestial appearance of backward motion). Astrologically, its potentially yin or yang influence is known to awaken the “dawning light on reformed beginnings, meaningful ventures, intuition, and positive growth…” (quote from Stars, Cards, and Stones). But its present backward direction may trigger unexpected events and challenging solutions to old problems such as riots or demonstrations or hassles with rejuvenation procedures such as face lifts gone wrong. Sometimes called Herschel, it has the reputation of influencing karmic directions and altering frequencies in the space that someone considers their private, psychic comfort zone. Not to be taken lightly, one of its primary duties is removing chains of oppression and modifying the annoyances caused by other’s dissatisfaction.
Uranus co-rules (with Jupiter) the Sun sign Aquarius, (the zodiacal humanitarian) and the 11th house on the zodiacal wheel that is linked with community affairs and friendships. It is the planetary sign of the rebel, teenage rebellion, breakthroughs or break-ups and a sudden impulsiveness to protect those who appear to be under the weather or abused by other’s wrong doings.
Not surprisingly, Uranus rules the Tarot card the Fool, (expect the unexpected) and through this major arcana card numbered zero, it’s planetary attributes are considered favorable for increasing “in the now” communications. Key to this card’s interpretation are the phrases “rebel without a cause,” “don’t hold me down,” and the words “unconventional” and “sudden change.”
A poem in this moment for Uranus
Butt-Bare Naked, Unafraid, and Impulsive
Transcendent dreams of awakening
Invites the restless heart
To soar high like an eagle,
With uplifted wings of freedom loving, bright boons
Upholding truth while living with passion to invoke a better world.
Oh dear me…my bed is calling and my cat is yawning…there’s so much more to say about Uranus…but not now.
Love to all,
Kooch
DM me if you’d like to connect for an oracle or star chart reading…
by Kooch Daniels | Astrology, Books, Featured, Tarot
For a special Halloween delight, read Kooch’s
Troubled Moon: Confessions of a Tarot Reader
Order from your favorite bookstore
“Readers of Troubled Moon are in For a Wild Ride. I couldn’t put it down….” Ms Gates
Dylan’s uncanny knack for journeying into alternative psychic realities invites encounters with spirits from subterranean depths. While balancing between occult and worldly realities of doom and hope, he struggles to unveil mysteries of the heart. His life is strangely intertwined with an offbeat cast of characters who walk in psychic realms and the shadowy side of San Francisco.
Excerpt:
…. Mark, Give that to me. I’s my magical stone.” she said in protest. She didn’t know why but a current of fear shot through her body. At the same moment the electricity went out and room became comletely dark. “give me my stone,” she repeated.
Dancing shadows filled the room from a glow that emanated from the stone in Mark’s hand. Its shape seemed to shift into what appeared to be the head of sphinx with luminous eyes that penetrated the darkness.
“Wow, it glows in the dark,” Mark said. “Is it some kind of crystal or is it plastic? Where did you get that thing? Mark strained his eyes to find her hand in the dark. “Oh crap! It feels like fire ants are biting my palm. Here, take it back before I drop it.”
Just as she rock slipped back into Camilla’s hand, she pulled away from Mark’s touch, and the electricity came back on.
“I found it in an old abandoned house,” she replied….
by Kooch Daniels | Featured
A tarot student once asked, “What does it mean if the majority of the cards in my tarot spread show the suit of cups?”
“It’s important to drink from the cup of love,” was my reply.
A different answer to this question can involve exploring the meaning of the specific cards in the layout. However, this question could also be answered by examining the the meaning of the symbols on the suit of cups. What are the cups communicating to us?
Traditionally, the suit of cups most often involves love, passion, and relationships. It’s identified with the element water, the emotions, depth of feelings, receptivity, imagination, the intuition, and the subconscious. When there is a predominance of the suit of cups in a tarot spread, its message involves a watery or emotional inquiry. It visually shows the importance of discussing your client’s heart-felt needs and puts their longings and desires in the limelight. Even if the topic of romance isn’t the main question being asked, the person receiving the reading may need to get more in touch with their feelings and the truth of what’s affecting their inner reality. Listening to feelings can play a strong role in decision making.
A majority of this suit in a spread can indicate that life experiences are triggering emotional reactions. If the cards are mostly upright and illustrate positive or heart happy images such as we mostly find on the ace of cups, I might ask my client if he or she is falling in love or seeking advice about an on-going relationship. When most of the cup cards in the spread are reversed, I may ask whether a relationship is in conflict or if there is tension invoked by emotional concerns. Is the person who is getting the reading suffering from the pain of loss, focusing on a past relationship, or quarreling with a significant other?
During the discussion of the potential meaning of the cup cards, it will become obvious if the person is anxious or secure, a victim or victor in love, and how you can best nourish your client’s sense of well-being. While viewing the spread to explore the path of the inner self, it may become possible to dive into the sea of the subconscious mind and find truths buried under the surface of conscious awareness. Most often, a key to unveiling the message of this suit is to inwardly question, “What are you presently drinking from the cup of love?”
Wishing you joy,
Kooch
Readings with your path to success in focus
by Kooch Daniels | Featured
Thanks to the powers that be, my book Stars, Cards, and Stones is honored to be one of the Top 10 finalists of the UK’s International Carta Awards 2025. I would truly love it, if you’d lend your support and vote for my book. Voting is open til July 5…
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Scroll down on their page, click Click “Vote Here” and it’ll will take you to a form where there are 8 award categories. They ask that you vote in each category. Mine is the 7th called, “Best Book Independent of a Deck. ”Simply look for my book title and give it a vote….
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Sending a loving hug of gratitude and thankful appreciation.
Kooch
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Readings by appointment
by Kooch Daniels | Featured
Thurs. May 22 @ 7 PM.
Location: Many Rivers Books & Tea 130 S. Main Street, Suite 101 Sebastopol, Ca. 707-829-8871
Using Kooch’s book, Stars, Cards, and Stones, Exploring Cosmic Connections between Astrology, Tarot, and Runestones, and your natal chart as the source for our discussion, we’ll learn how to design a personal twelve-house zodiacal Tarot spread. We’ll discuss the wheel of life symbolic patterns to gain insight and interpret comic messages using the 22 major arcana cards from any of your favorite Tarot decks.
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Please bring a hard copy of your natal chart and a Tarot deck (if you have one) with the 22 major cards separated from the minor cards. If you don’t have your horoscope, class demonstrations and handouts will provide you information to create your personal zodiac spread when you have it to view. As time allows, you’ll also be offered a couple, short astro/Tarot spreads to help you get insights and answer your own questions.
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Hope you can join us for this interactive event,
Peace and Love,
Kooch
by Kooch Daniels | Featured
With the cosmic, current Pluto retrograde that has started May 4 in Aquarius, the sign of humanity’s brother and sisterhood, it’s possible to unexpectedly meet your shadow and wonder what direction to take in order to keep your mind and body moving in harmony with your soul sense of self. Don’t be surprised if you find your personal evolution accelerating during this retrograde that continues until October 13th, 2025.
Or, perhaps you may feel a larger than normal emotional overload, and begin a new search into the inner recesses of unknown subconscious territories. Practicing meditation or doing yoga, can help you feel more centered and secure within. Also, thinking about activities that benefit your well-being can inspire you to sense and trust your intuition and connect with your inner essence.
For me, my love for star gazing has me checking out the location and aspects among the planets to better understand life and my current emotions. But, whatever choices you and I may be facing, it’s only possible to move forward one breath at a time. In relation to life being unpredictable, a favorite meditation for our trying but enlightened times is simple: Breathe in love, breathe out fear…repeat, and continue to repeat while holding the intention that you are moving forward on your path.
Also, with our warming weather in the Northern hemisphere, it becomes easier to stay grounded by doing activities connected with Mother Nature, like walking in the sunshine, visiting water fronts, and letting love rule our personal sense of what’s coming around the next corner.
Wishing you radiant light and love,
Kooch
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