Melanie Farmer

The Spiritual Warrior Manifests
February 2026, Island Voices

The Spiritual Warrior Manifests

Tropical Interpretation By Melanie Farmer Neptune’s Transition: From Pisces to Aries  As Neptune exits Pisces, a significant shift occurs in the collective consciousness. This transition signals the cessation of the victim mentality – there are no rescuers on the horizon and no cavalry arriving to save the day.  Empowerment in Aries  With both Neptune and Saturn entering Aries, a…

U.S. Natal Astrology – Karma Comes Due
Island Voices, September 2025

U.S. Natal Astrology – Karma Comes Due

By Melanie Farmer Eclipses influence both political events and personal growth, with their effects rolling out over about six months.  It’s rare to have consecutive eclipses impact the U.S., as we experienced in 2023 and 2024, and even over the past 10 years. Astrologers refer to these periods as “eclipse season” or “operating in the shadow of the…

Planetary Ayurveda
Island Voices, May 2025

Planetary Ayurveda

Saturn Transits By Melanie Farmer Ayurveda, known as the “science of life,” is an ancient medical system that originated in India over 5,000 years ago. It employs a holistic approach to health and wellness, focusing on harmonizing the body, mind, and spirit by balancing internal and external energies, represented by the five elements: air, space,…

Upside Down Times
Island Voices, March 2025

Upside Down Times

By Melanie Farmer   There will be two eclipses in March. An eclipse happens when three celestial bodies align, blocking each other. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon, while a solar eclipse happens when the moon blocks sunlight from reaching the Earth.    In Vedic astrology, Rahu represents the solar…

Solar Eclipse – April 8, 2024
April 2024, Island Voices

Solar Eclipse – April 8, 2024

By Melanie Farmer Eclipses are pure astronomical phenomena; those who experience its shadow share this with the world. The events, live-streamed globally, have no political attachment, no violent content, no war., no race, no gender … nothing. The eclipse is separate from all expectation or meaning, from new-age interpretation, from history. Here’s our chance to…

Pluto Means Change
Island Voices

Pluto Means Change

As many historians and astrologers have pointed out, those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. We are living through an American astronomical Plutonian birthday – meaning that, over the last 248 years, Pluto has transited through all 12 astrological signs. This provides an opportunity to reflect on the last 248…