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Elly Higgins Astrology
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Astrologer (books open!) / Host of Star Gays: The Queer Astrology Archives Podcast / ellyhiggins.com / stargaysastrology.ghost.io
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Check out that 1st house!
November 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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New Star Gays just dropped! 🦂🦂🦂🫡🫡🫡
For Scorpio season we’re diving into the chart of maybe the most Scorpio to ever Scorpio: Robert Mapplethorpe.

With his Ascendant, Sun, Mars, and Jupiter all in Scorpio, Mapplethorpe was singularly focused on crafting the perfect portrait.
Cover photo for Star Gays: The QueerAstrology Archives Project, Scorpio: Robert Mapplethorpe. Blue background, with yellow and light blue text. In the center is a self portrait of Mapplethorpe, he is starting directly into the camera and holding a staff that has a skull on it. Early drawings and collages by Mapplethorpe, featuring religious imagery, renaissance style figures, hearts and skulls. Mostly black and white with some red and yellow Four black and white portraits of Lisa Lyon (top right), two men in leather/BDSM gear (top left), patti smith (bottom right), iggy pop (bottom left). All four have the subject looking back into the camera Four self portraits of Mapplethorpe, in one he holds a knife and looks suspicious, in another he has a cigarette in his mouth, the third he’s dressed in makeup and furs, the fourth he’s in a bathrobe. In all four he states back at the camera
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Let’s make this a regular thing! Tensegrity: A Saturn in Pisces Support Circle will meet 2 times a month for the duration of Saturn’s final trip through Pisces. This is an online, interactive support space.
Green background with picture of a bouquet Text reads: saturn is back in Pisces this time with support from Jupiter in cancer TENSEGRITY: a Saturn in Pisces support circle It’s time to gather and reflect! Tues October 14 & 28 8pm ET INTERACTIVE SUPPORT SPACE Green background with a picture of a flower bouquet. Text reads: that’s a lot of potential for productive reflection but oh my god is it TENDER and BRUTAL to be connected to te world right now. Jupiter in the sign of the moon offers an opportunity to gain wisdom through gathering and reflecting out light back to each other Green background, photo of flowers What is tensegrity? Tension + integrity Structures held together by compression through a network of continuous tension Green background, photo of flowers TENSEGRITY allows for both stability and adaptability because of the ways it is interconnected making it a great symbol for Saturn in Pisces What can we learn from TENSEGRITY models to guide us though this time
October 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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New testimonial from a recent client!

Are you looking for an astrologer who will really listen to you? Are you looking for an astrologer who can be real about the stuff that’s hard? Do you want to see your chart from a new perspective?

My books are open and I’d love to sit with you!
Light green background with some dandelions on it Text reads: TESTIMONIAL I had a wonderful experience during my reading with Elly. He was so patient and thorough in explaining all the nuances of my chart, and listened thoughtfully as I reflected on what he said and how it resonated with me. - L.B. ELLY HIGGINS ASTROLOGY Light green background with dandelions Text reads: TESTIMONIAL The whole experience felt so affirming. Elly is clearly knowledgeable about astrology, but moreover, he is such a kind and caring person, eager to offer helpful insights and inspiration through his expertise. - L. B. ELLY HIGGINS ASTROLOGY
October 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Idk about you, but I am feeling Saturn back in Pisces! The world feels intense and although Jupiter in Cancer is supporting Saturn now, this has felt a lot like just being more connected to this intensity!
Green background with image of flower bouquet! Text reads: SATURN RETURN SUPPORT CIRCLE Saturn is back in Pisces this time with support from Jupiter in cancer It’s time to gather and reflect! Tues September 30 7:39 ET, interactive support space
September 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Happy equinox, happy Libra season!

Books are now open for Libra season. Natal and Solar Return (year ahead) readings plus electional reports!

Libra Suns this is your time to shine, see what the stars have to say for the upcoming year! Sliding scale readings + pay-what-you-can elections available!
Light green background with washed out image of tall trees in a forest. There’s a small black and white circular image of Elly’s face. Text reads Elly Higgins astrology Libra season books open Natal and solar return readings Electional reports Online and in person Sliding scale available
September 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Just a few hours left to take advantage of the sale on electional reports! You have until the Sun enters Libra tomorrow afternoon! Come get your timing right!
Ellyhiggins.com/electional-astrology
Blue background with some waves, Text reads: there’s a better moment for that
September 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Electional astrology is the practice of choosing when to begin something to give it the best possible chance at success! And I want to help you succeed, which is why I am now offering electional astrology reports!
August 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Do you wish you could use astrology to make sure your important creative project, your job application, or your mutual aid t4t wrestling fundraiser could really shine? Are you a procrastinator who needs someone else to set an external deadline for you?
August 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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The Sun in its home sign of Leo brought the call for authenticity - to come out of the closet. But the sun’s position between Mars and Saturn described the fight for liberation and the challenges to being openly out.
July 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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The first official meeting of the Gay Liberation Front was held on July 31, 1969 - 56 years ago today!

New Star Gays post breaks down the astrology of that meeting.
July 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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This week’s post marks the conclusion of the month long deep dive into the history of the months leading up to the Stonewall Uprising and the astrology that accompanied it!
This week we’re tying up some loose ends and reflecting on the role of the Cazimi in Venus’s cycle!
Pink with yellow outline, newspaper article reads Gays Hit NY Cops
June 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Mars day, mars hour with a void ass moon means that the only acceptable activity is going swimming (or voting for Mamdani and not ranking Cuomo if you’re in NYC!)
Weather app showing 97° extremes heat warning next to planetary hour app showing mars hour
June 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Star Gays returns with the story of Stonewall!

While Stonewall is one of the most well known stories in queer history, the link that I found between Stonewall and the Venus Retrograde Cazimi is not one that’s been shared before!
New Queer Astro History!!
Pink background with yellow outline for all. Photo of young people clashing with police from night one of Stonewall Photo of Sylvia Rivera holding up a fist along with Marsha P Johnson under an umbrella. Photo from the Rat, article titled “queer power fags against pigs in stonewall bust” Biwheel showing that the ascendant for Stonewall is the same exact degree as the Venus Cazimi Photo of young queer people outside stonewall in the week following the uprising
June 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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As Mars slowed to station retrograde they joined forces with SIR, the Society for Individual Rights, to host a political funeral, starting at Glide Memorial Church and ending at the Berkeley Police station.
Photo is from Berkeley Barb with article titled homo death killer cops at large. Second headline reads gay strike turns grim. They include a photo from a CHF picket with a sign reading States Lines Unfair To Homosexuals
June 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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The Committee For Homosexual Freedom turned their attention to police violence after 33 year old Frank Bartley was murdered after being entrapped at a known cruising site in Berkeley, CA.
Black and white Photo of Howard Efland holding a baby. Both are looking at the camera. Text is about anti gay police raids that killed Efland and another man named Frank Bartley Photo is of the protest funeral outside Berkeley police dept. sign reads “Frank Bartley homosexual murdered by Berkeley police died April 22 1969
June 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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This week on Star Gays we’re talking about Mars and state violence, because I know you didn’t think Pride was just a party.
Purple background with yellow border for all pictures in this thread. Photo of Charles Thorpe at Committee for Homosexual Freedom picket with sign that reads California Cops Murder Homosexuals
June 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Me to Jupiter right now
Exalt tonite 👀 exalt tonight queen?? Exalt tonite 👀
June 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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I first found this connection last year while researching my initial episode on Stonewall but felt like I needed to wait for the right moment to share! If you listened to @astrologypodcast.bsky.social episode, you’ve already heard me talk a little about this connection.
Photo from Berkeley Barb, article titled Homo Revolt Blasting Off On Two Fronts and Gale and Leo hugging again, much like the initial photo. Sign behind them reads “states line hates homos”
June 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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STAR GAYS IS SO BACK!
As a blog! With pictures! And charts!

For Pride Month this year I’m going to be walking through the history of the months leading up to Stonewall Uprisings and the astrology that connects Stonewall in to the Venus Retrograde in Aries!
Purple background with yellow border for all pictures. Photo of one man hugging another from behind, both smiling. One is shirtless. Text reads: the history of pride, spring 1969, Leo Laurence gale whittington and the committee for homosexual freedom Description of pre-stonewall riots including the comptons cafeteria riot. Photos from the Berkeley Barb Newspaper headline titled Homo Revolt- Don’t Hide It! And vector magazine includes photo of Gale smiling, next to “in this issue: browns sex bill, gay revolution?, bike boys, and Jose” Photo is of Committee For Homosexual Freedom picket. Gale is standing with a sign that reads Freedom for Homos Now. Others stand behind him.
June 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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You’re invited!
Sunday May 11 @ 3PM EST I will be joining @isarastrology for their next Star Club to talk Astrology, Queer Ancestors, and Utopian Memory!

isarastrology.com/zoom-meeting...
Flyer for talk: 11 May 3 PM You’re invited to astrology queer ancestors and utopian memory includes black and white headshot
April 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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My hope is that every astrology reading I do feels like you’re chilling on the couch with a trusted friend. I approach every reading with curiosity and a desire to work together through the puzzles that the stars offer us.
Text reads: my reading with elly felt like a genuine level set collaborative exploration “ the first part of a testimonial. Yellow text on blue background with flowers Yellow text, blue floral background. Part 2 of testimonial. Text reads: “I am prone to feeling like I am being quizzed about my knowledge of astrology and/or my own life (and somehow failing) during a reading, but Elly’s demeanor of gentleness and soft, supportive enthusiasm made it impossible to fall into that headspace...” Yellow text, blue floral background. Final part of testimonial by T. A. Text reads “It was a comforting reading. He seamlessly and humbly introduced me to new-to-me concepts in very digestible ways. This reading was a gift to the present version of me, but there were nuggets in the conversation that are treasured by many future versions of me.” Dark blue text on light blue background reads elly higgins astrology. April and may books open. Natal chart and solar return readings. Online and in person with sliding scale available. Includes black and white headshot of elly
April 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Still in total disbelief but earlier this week I recorded an episode of @astrologypodcast.bsky.social
I am beyond honored to say that I got to join the incredible Chris Brennan and share some of the research that I’ve been doing over the last year on this Venus Retrograde and queer history!
Cover for Venus Retrograde and Queer History episode. Includes pride flag and headshots of Elly and Chris. Episode 485 of the Astrology Podcast
April 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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First ever in person astrology workshop ✅

Last night was so special. So so grateful to be in community, to be hanging out with Venus, and to be building a container for us all to navigate this retrograde moment.
Elly and ced after the workshop. Two people, masked, smiling and hugging in front of some plants and a window Elly and ced during the workshop. They’re sitting on either side of an alter. You can see some plants, a mirror, candles and other little things on the alter
March 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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This combination means we’ve got to build out our relational skillset to be able to move forward together in actually creating the worlds we want to live in. This Venus retrograde in Aries/Pisces is a moment for collective action, fighting for our values.
February 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM