OOB MERCURY MOVES INTO CAPRICORN Seriously? OOB Mercury barges out of Sagittarius with the usual bluntness and awkwardness that often characterises his sojourn there and bounces into Capricorn. It’s OOB status started on November 15th and ends on December 15th. After fun-loving Sagittarius this will certainly hit him with force, dampening his mood and deepening his thoughts and encouraging all of us to think, plan and talk in a much more serious fashion more so during the OOB phase which lasts for the first part of Mercury’s stay in Capricorn and entails a retrograde period [...]
OOB FULL MOON IN GEMINI ….focus is what we need On the 27th there will be an OOB Full Moon at 04°51’Gemini (antiscion 25°09’ Cancer). The Full Moon is separating from a Mutable T-square with a Saturn apex showing perhaps a little too much flexibility. Saturn is at the very beginning of Pisces, it doesn’t know the ropes yet and is unsure and perhaps afraid of how to effectively put boundaries on anything so in the days preceding the Full Moon the Sun may have taken the lead predicating this that and the other without Saturn being able to effectively contrast this “stream of[...]
MARS ENTERS SAGITTARIUS …and it’s time to take that leap of faith Another bout of Martian energy for the Mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces) after the tooooo long stay of Mars in Gemini which ended on 24th of March this year after almost 8 months in the sign. After just over six weeks in the sign of Scorpio, which it rules together with Pluto, and perhaps a little worse for wear, at least from a psychological point of view, Mars takes on the clothes of the philosopher (and sometimes as the self-righteous prig) as he enters the optimistic, truth-loving sign of [...]
NEW MOON IN SCORPIO Emotions run deep…. There will be a New Moon at 20°44’ Scorpio (antiscion 09°16’ Aquarius), the first New Moon of five occurring at 20° of their relative signs over the next months. Mars, the traditional ruler of Scorpio is also in this sign and is undergoing a close applying conjunction from the New Moon. Pluto, the modern ruler of Scorpio, is sextile by sign but not by degree to the Sun-Moon duo. The New Moon itself, in close applying proximity to Mars as already mentioned above is also applying an opposition to Uranus R and a trine to Neptune R. A[...]
MERCURY ENTERS THE SIGN OF SAGITTARIUS any hope of tact should be ignored Mercury, ruler of Gemini (collects information about whatever, whenever it can) and Virgo (only interested in information that can be used in a practical way) enters the sign of its detriment. Mercury in the sign of the archer has the tendency to overlook and discard generalised information (Gemini) and practical details (Virgo) placing attention on the bigger picture and thus becoming sloppy as information becomes scattered and unfocussed. Mercury in Sagittarius is playful and best suits his prankster fame, [...]
VENUS ENTERS LIBRA Needing to find a balance as we process the changes…. In its nocturnal domicile, Venus takes on a more rational stance in Airy Libra with peace and harmony being of utmost importance as it endeavours to keep an even keel (Taurus, its daytime home is a much more sensual and value-oriented placement). Some keywords for Libra might be: impartial, balanced, diplomatic, charming, tasteful, indecisive, flirtatious, peaceable and compromising. In Libra, Venus tends towards compromise and harmony in relationships but it also has problems deciding who and what it really[...]
SATURN STATIONS DIRECT time to move forward with decision leaving the past behind… Saturn will end its annual retrograde period on the 4th November stationing direct at 00°31’ Pisces (antiscion 29°29’ 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 big “YES” for[...]
FULL MOON AND LUNAR ECLIPSE IN TAURUS Something has got to give…. There will be a Full Moon and a partial Lunar Eclipse at 05°09’ Taurus (antiscion 24°51’ Leo) on the 28th October. It will be visible to people in the Eastern Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia (1). This is the fourth and final eclipse of this year. The Moon is approaching a conjunction to Jupiter R and applying an opposition to Sun, Mercury and Mars. Our emotions (Moon) could be very entangled with holding on to our material comforts (Jupiter in Taurus) but the opposition to the threesome in [...]
MERCURY ENTERS SCORPIO the great revealer…. A lot of secrets could come out when Mercury transits the enigmatic sign of Scorpio. Mainly because Mercury in Scorpio is a great detective, uncovering things that some or most of us would rather pull the carpet over. Mercury might also go overboard in insults when and if perceiving wrong-doing and ideas and thoughts could get very fixed and obsessive too. On the plus side with this transit…nothing, absolutely nothing, will be taboo (conversation-wise)! Some interesting aspects: 22 October: trine Saturn (00°38’ [...]
NEW MOON/ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE IN LIBRA be careful what you wish for…. The New Moon with the Solar Eclipse is going to occur on October 14, 2023 at 21°08’ Libra (antiscion 08°52’ Pisces). It is expected to be seen in parts of the United States, Mexico, and many countries in South and Central America. People will be able to observe a “Ring of Fire” in the sky since this eclipse is an annular one where the Moon will pass in front of the Sun but not completely cover it. (1) This is the third of four Eclipses this year. Eclipses take place when the Sun, Moon and Earth find [...]