MERCURY STATIONS DIRECT Let’s move forward with optimism… After a period of retrograde motion in the Fire sign of Sagittarius, Mercury now stops in his tracks at 06°24’ (antiscion 23°36’ Capricorn) before picking up speed and moving forward. Wherever Sagittarius is in your chart you’ve been invited during this time to re-evaluate the matters of that house and do so with responsibility since Mercury has already been twice in a square aspect with Saturn and will make a third pass on 27 December. This, for some, may involve purchasing that new phone, computer, car or [...]
FULL MOON IN GEMINI …focus is what we need There will be a Full Moon at 23°53’ Gemini on the 15th of December (antiscion 06°07’ Cancer) only eleven hours before Mercury in Sagittarius stations direct, thus in opposition by sign (not degree) to the Full Moon and in Mutual Reception by dignity (each in one another’s sign) as well as being in opposition to Jupiter R (by degree) which is presently transiting the sign of Gemini. As we all know, full moons are when matters that have been simmering under the surface emerge to be dealt with. This lunation occurs on the 3rd-9th house [...]
VENUS ENTERS AQUARIUS After a spell in serious, practical Capricorn, Venus enters the cool, collected and independent sign of Aquarius. In this sign Venus wants the liberty to come and go as it pleases but this doesn’t necessarily mean unfaithfulness, just that equal rights and a seemingly no-strings-attached attitude need to be maintained for relationships to function. It’s the Venus placement par excellence for bed-buddies in a mix-and-match of friends becoming lovers and vice versa since Venus here is rather emotionally distant and has an attitude for open and unconventional [...]
NEPTUNE STATIONS DIRECT IN PISCES The fog will lift…but the lies may continue Neptune turns direct on the 07-08 December at 27°08’ Pisces (antiscion 02°52’ Libra). This means that uncertainties or lack of clarity that you have been internalizing and that may have surfaced from the past, finally start to lift as the fog clears (look to the house where you have Pisces on the cusp to see where the fogginess may have been manifesting for you as well as the sign/house/aspects of your natal Neptune). Neptune transiting through the houses has the effect of “dissolving” the matters [...]
MARS STATIONS RETROGRADE After a short stay in Leo, Mars stations retrograde at 06°10’ Leo (antiscion 23°49’ Taurus) returning to the sign of Cancer on 06 January 2025 but going OOB on the 30-31 December until 07 April 2025. The retrograde period will end on 23 February at 17°01’ Cancer (antiscion 12°59’ Gemini). The last time Mars stationed retrograde in Leo was from December 2009 to March 2010 and the last time the planet was retrograde in Cancer was from mid-November to end December 2007. What was happening in your life then? During a Mars retrograde period we may feel [...]
OOB NEW MOON IN SAGITTARIUS ON 30 NOVEMBER-01 DECEMBER 2024 ……the troubles don’t seem to be over although some may still hope There will be a OOB New Moon at 09°33’ of Sagittarius (antiscion 20°27’ Capricorn). This is the second New Moon at 9° of five at that degree of the relative ensuing signs. On New Moons we set our intentions for the month ahead and this one in particular offers the Sagittarian perspective on our destiny and our relationship with the universe. The New Moon is conjunct Fixed Star Antares, a cycle is ending and it’s time to move on. Dispositor [...]
FULL MOON IN TAURUS 15TH NOVEMBER 2024 This could be an emotional roller coaster There will be a Full Moon at 24°01’ Taurus (antiscion 05°59’ Leo) on the 15th of November, the very same day that Saturn stations direct at 12°42’ Pisces. The Moon is in a tight conjunction with Uranus Retrograde, this alone points to a highly emotional and perhaps incontrollable mind-set (or people) that want(s) freedom at all costs and with Moon-Uranus also sextile to Neptune Retrograde there will be a lot of confusion about which direction to take. Dispositor of the Moon is OOB Venus squaring [...]
SATURN STATIONS DIRECT Have we learned any lessons? Saturn will end its annual retrograde period on the 15th November only a few hours before the Full Moon in Taurus, to station direct at 12°42’ Pisces (antiscion 17°18’ Libra). During this retrograde you will indeed have had the opportunity to renegotiate and review any past activities or commitments that have been a source of frustration for you. Having had a chance to tie up loose ends and finish uncompleted tasks in the matters of the house it is transiting in as well as perhaps having said “NO” to others if this meant a [...]
VENUS OOB ENTERS CAPRICORN From frivolous and gaudy to self-possessed and distinct. Social propriety and etiquette, at least on a public level, mean a lot to this rather ambitious placement for Venus, less so perhaps in the bedroom, but that is a side that Venus Capricorn would prefer to keep private! Venus’s contours are finely chiselled and with a distinct “no frills attached” attitude in this serious sign. Ambition is often part of the picture too. Venus will remain OOB until 3rd December, the wild-card effect could be quite marked during this period. Dates to watch: 22[...]
MARS ENTERS LEO From fighting for his tribe to fighting for his pride. Leo is a fixed sign and consequently Mars here wants to hold on to its position which it naturally assumes to be that of a successful leader, accepted by all. The Leonine energy flows in self-centered channels firmly convinced that it will always put its best foot forward and by using its magnetism and charm will get away with practically anything. Criticism tends to irritate Mars in Leo, however tensions soon blow over but certainly not before a dramatic and noisy tantrum! Mars will be in Leo for only a short[...]