OOB MERCURY ENTERS CANCER OOB until 14 June, Mercury enters the nurturing sign of Cancer on 01 June where it will remain until 9 August due to its retrograde period from 29 June to 23 July. 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 the earlier part of its stay this 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 [...]
OOB FULL MOON IN SAGITTARIUS tell me your truth…. There will be a full Moon at 09°56’ of Sagittarius, a Mutable Fire sign (antiscion 20°04’ Capricorn) which will also be OOB. This is the second Full Moon of the month of May and known by some astrologers as a “Blue Moon”. 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. Full Moons are times of harvest, the climax of the lunar cycle when energy is at its topmost…and we would do well to recognize this[...]
OOB VENUS ENTERS CANCER The caring partner or the stingy lover…from socialite to housewife 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? Especially since Venus will remain OOB* from 04 May to until 07 June so we can expect a planet that doesn’t exactly behave according to the norm. 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 [...]
MARS ENTERS TAURUS Mars is leaving his home sign of Aries to enter his detriment in Venus’s daytime sign. 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 [...]
MERCURY ENTERS GEMINI AND GOES OOB* Mentally unhinged? Mercury enters one of the signs that it rules on 17 May and goes OOB at 12° of the sign on the 22 May remaining in this condition until the 14 June when it will be at 17° Cancer. Mercury is obviously in his element here, a rational and agile thinker open to new ideas and experimentations, puns and intellectual flexibility are also part of the game although Mercury is also the prankster of the zodiac and here words could be used to alter the truth in some way! The OOB status could make this planet very versatile indeed with [...]
OOB NEW MOON IN TAURUS feeling comfortable isn’t always the best thing…. It’s time to set your intentions for the New Moon at 25°58’ Taurus (antiscion 04°02’ Leo). The Moon is exalted in this Venus-ruled, Fixed Earth sign. The exalted OOB Moon is parallel it’s dispositor OOB Venus which is in mutual reception with Mercury, and the Sun and Moon are approaching a conjunction to Mercury. The lunation is also conjunct Fixed Star Algol often denoting a incapability “to do your job” or lose your head because you find yourself out of your depth in some matter. So, while [...]
PLUTO STATIONS RETROGRADE IN AQUARIUS After just over a five-month stay in the sign, Pluto stations retrograde at 05°31’ Aquarius (antiscion 24°29’ Scorpio) and will backtrack until 15-16 October when the planet stations direct at 03°04’ Aquarius (antiscion 26°56’ Scorpio). The chart for the moment of the station (06/05 London 15.36 UT) shows a c// aspect between Jupiter and Pluto with Mars separating from a square aspect to Jupiter. This might indicate a grab for power using force (Mars) or some might become obsessed about religious “rightness” (Jupiter) and hope to [...]
SLOW AND STEADY WHEN MERCURY RIDES THE BULL…. Mercury enters Taurus on 2-3 May. 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. During the planet’s stay in Taurus the speed will be extra fast at 2°+ per day so the [...]
FULL MOON IN SCORPIO Finding the answers but keeping them to ourselves. The Full Moon will occur at 11°21° Scorpio, a Fixed, Water sign (antiscion 18°39’ Aquarius). Full Moons are also known to be times when things climax, when we decide that enough is enough for certain aspects of our life because we avert an intensified conflict between two major areas of our life and we need to find a way to honour both. They shine a light on the area that is “hidden” and in this case, in traditional astrology, all matters concerning the 8th house and the sign of Scorpio. The axis [...]
URANUS IN GEMINI FOR THE LONG STAY Don’t just think it…say it, the era of free speech is upon us! Uranus has an 84-year orbit and spends roughly 7 years in each sign. It was discovered in 1781 by an amateur astronomer named William Herschel and, in more modern times, it was given joint rulership of the sign of Aquarius together with traditional ruler Saturn. Astrologer Bil Tierney* has the following to say: “Uranus with its equatorial plane at right angles to its orbital plane is an odd ball in our solar system and appears to roll on its side as it moves around the Sun.”[...]