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Are you feeling drained these days? Yeah well, you're not alone. I feel ya...

I'm extremely restless at times because I taste the imminent change in my world. It has a strangely exciting and even dangerous tang ... kind of like metal on your tongue.

It fascinates me to know that each time I study my Astrology birth chart I am looking at the horoscope of someone with indications of significant wealth. Yep, I've got the birth chart of a rich person.

Men and women of every race and culture commiserate with the phase of life we like to call the "midlife crisis." Believe it or not, there are key astrological cycles we'll go through during our early 40s that help us move toward a level of individuation we simply could not have achieved until these years.

Each year, when my kids ask me what I want for Mother's Day, I offer the same immediate response: "I want to play in the dirt."

You see, plants are a huge part of my personal Feng Shui Mother's Day ritual.

Can you feel the energy bubbling yet? It's like we've all been in hibernation mode since the end of January when Mars (action, initiative) first went retrograde. Then, adding to the frustration, on March 12, Mercury (communication) went retrograde as well.

As an Astrologer who is Venus ruled, I take her retrograde periods personally. If you are a Taurus or Libra, or have either of these zodiac signs Rising in your birth chart, this makes you especially sensitive to Venus Retrograde periods, and you'll want to understand more about the deeper meaning behind her gentle nap.

It's true that part of what I do as an astrologer is present Sun sign forecasts to you through various columns I write or the video horoscopes you watch here on Tarot.com. Lately, however, I've been thinking a lot about how much the general public understands about Sun sign horoscopes, their worth and their limitations.

In all of my beginner's Astrology teleconference classes, I teach my students how important it is to thoroughly analyze the Sun, Moon and Ascendant (or Rising sign) of any horoscope. You can find out your Sun, Moon and Rising Sign with an Essential Birth report, and even if you don't have access to anything else

In my work as a counseling astrologer, I tend to get right to the point.

Within the first 10 minutes of a session I usually uncover at least one deep short circuit that somehow blocks my client from moving forward in his or her personal development.

I grew up surrounded by a large, warm Italian family, and my second home was Nonna's house. Nonna (Italian for Grandma) had six children, and my father was the oldest.

I'm a total chocolate snob. I admit it freely, and embrace this discriminating part of my personality with pride.

My former husband and I used to enjoy having "date nights" in Manhattan and testing out new restaurants. If we passed by one of my favorite chocolate stores

When I've had a bad day, I pick up the phone and call my brother, Basil. If he happens to answer, I'll tell him to hang up. After all, it's not like I want to talk to him. I'm calling to listen to his latest answering machine message. It's a verbal skit he conjures up weekly that, no matter how rotten of a mood I'm in, guarantees to have me doubled over in hysterical laughter.

Sunday mornings in my family were some of the most memorable times of my childhood.

Like many of you parents out there, I happen to be in the uniquely challenging position of raising children who were born in the digital age.

Astrologers with an ability to share their knowledge in a public way have a major responsibility. First, we need to make sure that we're sharing correct astrological information. Second, we need to interpret that information in a way that's truly reflective of the energy pattern -- to the best of our ability.

The other day a dear friend of mine who is about to face the death of a loved one asked me a philosophical question about Astrology. She wondered if, once the soul has passed on, whether the birth chart lives on in the afterlife and can be a way to see what that person's soul is up to on the other side.

One of the lesser-known facts about Astrology is that your birth chart can reveal a significant amount of information not only about you, but also about your parents and the psychological imprint they left on your soul.

I have this annual ritual that some of you might find interesting. Every year around my birthday I'll take out my Solar Return chart and "check it" for accuracy.

When I was a young girl, my mother, a progressive Aquarius, was into everything metaphysical and strange. She would go through phases, devouring books on angels and psychics one year and then moving onto aliens and UFO's the next.

On days when I'm a happy-go-lucky and positive astrologer, I gleefully anticipate the upcoming May 9 Solar Eclipse in Taurus, which will be almost precisely conjunct my natal Sun and Mercury.

I envied the gorgeous French woman on the beach at St. Martin every single day. Not because she rocked her bikini. It was because she wasn't wearing one.

That's right, I'm talking nude beaches.

My first Astrology teacher opened up my awareness to so much about planetary patterns and their relationship to our psyche -- for this I am forever grateful.

For the first time in almost 10 years I'm traveling far enough to need a passport. In fact, I had to renew my passport for the occasion. Yes, I am thrilled.

Back when I launched my monthly Sun sign highlights column, I dreaded the time when I'd have to write about the sign of Capricorn. Why? It's not that I have any issues with Capricorns. In fact, as a fellow Earth sign I'm quite fond of all you goats!