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. The only noteworthy aspects are: 03 July: opposite Pluto R (01°19’ Leo-Aquarius) – dig deep and you may find the answer! 08 July: sextile Jupiter (09°50’ Leo-Gemini) – a great[...]
NEPTUNE STATIONS RETROGRADE “Intuition is seeing with the soul.” Dean Koontz Neptune starts his yearly 5-month long retrograde season at 29°56’ in his home sign of Pisces (antiscion 00°04’ Libra) where he has been transiting since 2011-2012. This transit will activate planets or angles between 30-25° of the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces). The chart of the station has Mercury in Cancer in an exact trine to Neptune in Pisces, both planets on the “all-or-nothing” degree. Neptune is also conjunct the Fixed Star Scheat which according to V. Robson [...]
SATURN’S 5-MONTH RETROGRADE PERIOD STARTS ON 29 JUNE 2024 Sorting out the possible from the impossible…. Saturn will station retrograde at 19°26’ Pisces (antiscion 10°34’ Libra) on the 29th of June to station direct at 12°42’ Pisces on 15th November. Saturn is the planet of restriction and order which rewards hard work and perseverance. Pisces is known for its fervid imagination and intuitive compassion, it is also the sign of being gullible and goal-less, these two qualities being totally at odds with Saturn themes. Pisces brings to mind the victim and the martyr [...]
FULL MOON IN CAPRICORN “If you own this story you get to write the ending.” Brené Brown The first Full Moon of two in in the serious, ambitious sign of Capricorn will occur at 01°07’ (antiscion 28°53’ Sagittarius) and has the flavour of the 4th-10th house axis (Cancer-Capricorn), the intimate versus the public, home versus work/career, fluidity versus rigidity etc. An emotionally dry Moon in Capricorn with its dispositor Saturn in Pisces already slowing down to station retrograde at the end of this month. Moon (people in mundane astrology) is trine and in mutual [...]
VENUS AND MERCURY ENTER CANCER Less than three hours apart, first Venus and then Mercury enter the motherly sign of Cancer. Both planets are also OOB until 28-29 June. Venus in 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, [...]
MARS ENTERS TAURUS Least resistance is perhaps the best option…. From Fire to Earth, from rulership to detriment. Mars in Taurus is not exactly at home and could take a little while to get used to slowing down and being nice. Mars here is a bit like a time bomb, the natural aggressivity of Mars has to be calmed down and often results in pent up anger turning out as devastating rage once it surfaces. Mars in Taurus thrives on security, safety, routine and organization, slow to warm up but super passionate once the fire is lit. Another plus is that no one resists and perseveres [...]