MARS-URANUS-NORTH NORD CONJUNCTION AT 18° TAURUS Handle with care… Over a three-day period we will have a very volatile conjunction taking place in Taurus; first Uranus will conjoin the Lunar North Node at 18°41’ (antiscion 11°19’ Leo), then Mars will conjoin the Lunar North Node at 18°27’ (antiscion 11°27’ Leo) and finally Mars will conjoin Uranus at 18°42’ (antiscion 11°18’ Leo). Furthermore, to re-enforce this conjunction, Uranus and the North Lunar Node will be within a 1-degree orb of declination from 14th July to 28th September. Uranus has been at 18° [...]
NEW MOON IN LEO A time to shine but not for all….. There will be a New Moon at 05°38’ Leo on the 28th of July (antiscion 24°22’ Taurus). This New Moon is OOB and will be squaring the Solar Eclipse at 10° Taurus which took place in April and will thus activate it. Here’s what I wrote at the time: This particular Eclipse belongs to the 6 North Saros series and Brady describes this as follows: “This eclipse family is concerned with the individual’s relationship to father figures, authority figures or the need to take responsibility and control.” The above [...]
JUPITER STATIONS RETROGRADE Intolerance, after all, may not pay Only a few hours after the New Moon in Leo, Jupiter stations retrograde at 08°43’ Aries (antiscion 21°17’ Virgo), the planet is also c/parallel Neptune (unrealistic dreams when reality is blindfolded). It is the 4th planet to turn retrograde (Pluto, Neptune and Saturn are already retrograde). Jupiter will re-enter its home sign of Pisces on 28th October and station direct on the 23rd November at 28°47’ Pisces (antiscion 01°13’ Libra). From my Jupiter in Aries article dated early May this year: “Jupiter [...]
MERCURY ENTERS LEO All I'm askin', is for a little respect when you get home (just a little bit)”* After a short stay in the homely sign of Cancer, Mercury now enters flamboyant Leo. In Leo, all planets want to be respected according to their nature. Mercury in Leo wants to be respected for his opinions and views and in desiring this, self-confidence often turns into bravado and presumption. Mercury will make the following aspects during its stay in Leo: 23 July: trine Jupiter (8°40’ Leo-Aries) – don’t brag, it gets on people’s nerves! 26 July: square Mars [...]
VENUS ENTERS CANCER The caring partner or the stingy lover? The most motherly of signs welcomes the most loving of planets and it looks like we’re in for just over three weeks of tender, caring love or are we? One of the images of Venus in Cancer is certainly that of the romantic figure forever in love with Prince or Princess Charming. Venus, of course, doesn’t rule only love, it also covers, among many things, finances, self-esteem and all the things that gratify us. Venus responds to everything that makes us feel good, comfortable and happy. In traditional astrology Venus is [...]
CAPRICORN FULL MOON being responsible is part of the game… This Full Moon will occur at 21°21’ Capricorn (antiscion 8°39’ Sagittarius). This is a Full Moon with a huge potential for change. The Moon in Capricorn, in its detriment, where it feels least at home and is emotionally “cold”, is conjunct Pluto, both are opposing the Sun in Cancer to which a peregrine OOB Mercury is applying a conjunction and is already combust. On one hand we have the power to really transform our emotional set-up regarding our responsibilities (to ourselves and others) and on the other [...]
MERCURY ENTERS CANCER Only minutes after Mars leaves its sign of rulership to enter that of detriment, Mercury leaves its home sign of Gemini to enter the sign of Cancer and goes OOB on the 6th of July until the 13th. Mercury is a little out of sync in Cancer, finding some minor dignity only between 10-20° of the sign. Being a Water sign, Cancer is far too emotional for “all-in-my-head” Mercury and with the planet being OOB for most of its stay there may mean that we have an overflow of rationality when it comes to sentiments and feelings or, our poetic vein and story-telling could [...]
MARS ENTERS TAURUS Mars is leaving his home sign of Aries to enter his detriment in one of Venus’s home signs. From daredevil and impossible to sensual and possessive. Mars in Taurus thrives on security, safety, routine and organization, slow to warm up but super passionate once the fire is lit. Mars is in his detriment in Taurus, he’s not his usual self so anger tends to fester and boil but when it explodes the devastation is usually total and irreversible. On the plus side no one resists and perseveres longer than Mars in Taurus in any endeavour he undertakes. During the [...]