PLUTO TURNS RETROGRADE IN AQUARIUS After a very brief stay in Aquarius, Pluto stations retrograde at 00°21’ Aquarius (antiscion 29°39’ Scorpio) only 08’ of arc short of exactness to the Jupiter/Saturn conjunction at 00°29’ on the 21st December 2020. The Jupiter-Saturn conjunction took place in the Air sign of Aquarius and ended a 600-year period of the conjunction in the Earth signs, except for the last but one conjunction which took place three times in the Air sign of Libra between December 1980 and July 1981, preparing us, as James Hillman wrote in his Book “The Soul’s [...]
SLOW AND STEADY WHEN MERCURY RIDES THE BULL…. ….and more so when he rides it backwards! Mercury stations retrograde in Taurus on 21st April 2023. Mercury in this Fixed, Earth sign can be associated with common sense, down-to-earth thinking and practical intelligence with an eye on security and self-worth issues. When contrasted in the natal chart, he could turn narrow-minded, stubborn, inflexible and suspicious of new ideas and theories. In all cases he takes his time to make decisions but once made they usually become irrevocable. Mercury will station retrograde at 15°35’ [...]
ARIES SOLAR ECLIPSE There will be a total and partial Solar Eclipse at 29°50’ Aries (antiscion 00°10’ Virgo) depending where you find yourself in the world on these dates. The eclipse will be visible as a total or a partial eclipse in the following regions: Asia, North/West Australia, North/West North America, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Arctic. The Eclipse takes place on the anaretic degree of Aries, the “all or nothing” final burst of Martian energy. The lunation is disposed by an OOB Mars in caring Cancer in parallel by declination with Venus in social Gemini. Sensuality [...]
FULL MOON IN LIBRA ON 5-6 APRIL 2023 Is it “me” time or “we” time? The Full Moon will occur at 16°07’ Libra (antiscion 13°53’ Pisces), a Cardinal, Air sign ruled by Venus. Full Moons are when matters climax, they are “now or never” moments regarding any projects we have initiated, or intentions set at the preceding New Moon fourteen days ago. This Full Moon chart is well balanced as far as Modality is concerned with 4 planets in the Fixed signs, 4 in the Cardinal and 2 in the Mutable. The same is true also for the Elements, with 3 planets in Earth, 2 in Air, 3 in [...]
SLOW AND STEADY WHEN MERCURY RIDES THE BULL…. Mercury enters Taurus on the 3rd of April. Mercury in this Fixed, Earth sign can be associated with common sense, down-to-earth thinking and practical intelligence with an eye on security and self-worth issues. When contrasted in the natal chart, he could turn narrow-minded, stubborn, inflexible and suspicious of new ideas and theories. In all cases he takes his time to make decisions but once made they usually become irrevocable. Mercury transits are fast. However, this stay in Taurus will last just over two months due to the retrograde [...]