NEPTUNE STATIONS RETROGRADE IN ARIES Neptune is said to be the higher octave of Venus and within hours of each other, first Venus leaves the sign of her dignity and enters Gemini where she will be peregrine for the most part of the stay there, Neptune then turns retrograde. So, two planets with a supposedly similar essence make a major game change on the same day. On 30 March Neptune made its first timid entrance into the sign of Aries after being in Pisces since 2011. Neptune will begin its annual 5-month retrograde period on 4 July at 02°10’ Aries (antiscion 27°50’ Virgo) and [...]
MERCURY ENTERS LEO It’s chest-beating time, I need you to respect my opinion After a short stay in the homely sign of Cancer, Mercury now enters flamboyant Leo for a long stay given the retrograde period which begins on 17-18 July at 15°34’ Leo and ends 10-11 August at 04°14’ 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: 27-28 June: trine Saturn (01°44’ [...]
OOB NEW MOON IN CANCER emotionally intense…….to say the least The New Moon will occur at 04°07’ Cancer, a Cardinal, Water sign, ruled by the Moon itself (antiscion 25°53’ Gemini). The Moon, OOB, high in Northern declination (28°15’) and more inclined to be pro-active thus an exceptionally sensitive Moon given to out-of-character antics and also parallel Fixed Star Scheat – not the most fortunate of the Fixed Stars - which according to Ptolemy is of the nature of Mars and Mercury, this former planet already involved in the lunation as explained below. New Moons are [...]
MARS ENTERS VIRGO a mechanical housewife? Let’s hope that once the difficult and treacherous square to Uranus is over (takes place on 15 June and affects several charts already in the news for other reasons), Mars will use its energy in Virgo to help the needy, clear up any and all misunderstandings and clean up the mess where necessary. After swaggering its way through Leo in a two-part journey that started on 4 November 2024, went back into the sign of Cancer and re-entered the sign of Leo on 18 April 2025, Mars now enters the more modest and service-orientated sign of Virgo.[...]
OOB FULL MOON IN SAGITTARIUS facing the future with diligence and optimism…are we? There will be a very, very OOB Full Moon (28°05’ South) at 20°39’ Sagittarius, a mutable Fire sign (antiscion 09°21’ Capricorn). The Sagittarius Moon is usually a jovial, quest-searching entity that desires, above all, truth and something to believe in. It also loves freedom and is easily motivated. This lunation activates the Lunar Eclipse at 23°57’ Virgo which took place on the 14 March this year and the Lunar Nodes are also on that degree in this chart. I would like to remind you what [...]
JUPITER IN CANCER 2025-2026 Jupiter enters Cancer on 9 June this year and will remain continuously in the sign until 30 June 2026. The last two cycles of Jupiter in Cancer, where it is exalted, were from July 2001 to August 2002 and from June 2013 to July 2014. What was happening in your life then? Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and there are more than 60 satellites or Moons orbiting around it, some of which have only been identified recently. Alan Leo in his book “The Art of Synthesis” gave a sort of monicker to each of the planets and Jupiter was called [...]
OOB MERCURY ENTERS CANCER OOB until the 20-21 June, Mercury enters the nurturing sign of Cancer on 08 June. 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 reach new heights! Mercury will make the following aspects during its passage through Cancer: 09 June: [...]
VENUS ENTERS TAURUS I’m sexy and I know it…. Venus the planet of love, comfort and finances enters one of her home signs on the 5-6 June. Taurus is a sign known for its down-to-earth practicality and love of tactile sensations. It’s a Fixed, Earth sign which is very steadfast, stubborn and unable and unwilling to accept change and for the above reasons Taurus is known as a very dependable sign always arriving at its prefixed goals with its slow and steady attitude. Venus in Taurus is naturally seductive and sensual with a strong capacity for devotion which could lead to [...]