MERCURY ENTERS LIBRA “That's the beauty of argument, if you argue correctly, you're never wrong.” C. Buckle In the sign of Libra, Mercury finds its more tactful side, eager to please (or rather eager not to have to discuss/argue) it is at its complacent best here. A master of playing with words but even when critical never seems to be offensive. On the downside, Mercury in Libra finds it difficult to reach a conclusion to any matter on hand. Fearful of what others might say or think, eager to please and seemingly wanting to do the best for both sides yet with the nagging [...]
VENUS ENTERS SCORPIO Seductively passionate…. After a stay in flirtatious Libra, one of its home signs, Venus, the planet of values (what WE value and desire), love and finances, enters the “still waters run deep” sign of Scorpio. In Scorpio, Venus is in her mythical lover’s den (one of them, the other being in Aries). Venus in Scorpio can lend itself to uncanny ways of seduction with psychological abuse and mental cruelty not being unknown. On the other hand, it’s powerfully attractive and very passionate. Venus in Scorpio, as in Aries, is in her detriment where the [...]
FULL MOON AND PARTIAL LUNAR ECLIPSE IN PISCES ….time to tackle the truth There will be a partial lunar eclipse at 25°41’ Pisces (antiscion 04°19’ Aries) on the 17-18 September depending upon where you find yourself in the world. Whilst Solar eclipses manifest as external events in our lives, Lunar eclipses indicate more intimate, emotional changes which could of course still manifest as external events if the brooding that accompanies our innermost vicissitudes causes changes to our behaviour at an individual level. Such events are in fact brought about by our own thoughts [...]
MERCURY RE-ENTERS VIRGO 09 SEPTEMBER 2024 and nit-picky and worrisome come to my mind Mercury returns to its home sign of Virgo after a brief retrograde stay in Leo. Mercury in Virgo is very analytical and rather sceptical and could also become quite fastidious, even nagging, in its love of detail. Mercury rules Virgo and it is also the sign where it finds its exaltation. Mercury also rules Gemini, here it collects any information it can lay its hands on, in Virgo however only information that can be useful is searched for and retained to be later used in a creative and practical [...]
MARS ENTERS CANCER From Air to Water...from rational to emotional Mars enters Cancer on the 4th September and goes OOB from the 9th to the 17th September, when Mars is OOB we can expect the energy to be fiercer which can mean being extra courageous defending our tribe or violently angry with whoever wrongs us or ours. Mars will enter the sign of Leo on the 4th of November BUT on the 6th of December the planet will station retrograde and return to the sign of Cancer on the 6th of January 2025 only to leave the sign between the 17-18 April 2025! During this time Mars will be OOB from [...]
NEW MOON IN VIRGO Are all the details out in the open? On the 2-3rd of this month (depending in which part of the world you are) there will be a New Moon at 11°04’ Virgo, a Mutable, Earth sign ruled by Mercury (antiscion 18°56’ Aries). A lunation chart with only one planet (Mercury) in the Fire element and heavy (6 planets) in the Mutable signs. This may indicate a lack of optimism but a need to have one’s opinions respected at the same time (Mercury in Leo) together with being overyielding and too malleable (Sun, Moon, Jupiter and Mars in Mutable signs – as well as Saturn [...]
URANUS STATIONS RETROGRADE IN TAURUS …… can we cope with surprises? Uranus starts his yearly, five-month retrograde period at 27°15’ Taurus on 01 September (antiscion 02°45’ Leo) which lasts until 30 January 2025 when it stations direct at 23°15’ Taurus. Only a few hours later (01-02 September) Pluto R leaves the sign of Aquarius (of which Uranus is the modern ruler) and re-enters Capricorn for the very last time in this cycle. This is the penultimate retrograde in Taurus before the planet makes a tentative entry in Gemini on the 7th July 2025 remaining there until 8th [...]
VENUS ENTERS LIBRA Needing to find a balance as we process the changes…. Venus enters one of its home signs on the 29th August. 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 other home sign is a much more sensual 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 [...]
MERCURY STATIONS DIRECT IN LEO Mercury’s 3-week retrograde period will end on the 28th of August at 21°25’ Leo (antiscion 08°35’ Taurus). 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. During this retrograde we will have had the opportunity to think about in which part of life we want to shine in (the Leo part of the retrograde) and be respected for our opinions and ideas and where we can be of service (the Virgo [...]
FULL MOON IN AQUARIUS …the friendship Moon The Full Moon this month falls at 27°15’ of the sign of Aquarius (antiscion 02°45 Scorpio), a Fixed, Air sign ruled by Saturn (traditional ruler) and Uranus (modern ruler). Full Moons are times of harvest and completion when things concerning the house in the natal chart with Aquarius on its cusp can’t possibly get any better or any worse for that matter. The Moon in this lunation is ruled by Saturn (traditional ruler), presently retrograde and peregrine in the sign of Pisces but also in an applying square to Jupiter and a [...]