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 on the 23rd of October. In Scorpio, ruled by Mars, Venus is in her mythical lover’s night-time den (Aries is Mars’ daytime abode). Venus in Scorpio can lend itself to uncanny ways of seduction with psychological abuse and mental cruelty not being unknown here. On the other hand, it’s powerfully attractive and very passionate. Venus in Scorpio, [...]
MARS OOB THEN RETROGRADE Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous. Plato On 22 October Mars will go OOB starting his journey way beyond the ecliptic to return in bound on 4th May 2023. Mars will be at 25° Gemini when he starts his journey, the same degree as his retrograde station on the 30 October (25°36’ Gemini – antiscion 4°24’ Cancer). Mars is in his own term at 25° Gemini but will soon slide backwards becoming once again peregrine, OOB and retrograde. Mars is known as the lesser malefic in traditional astrology and can be really wayward when he finds himself[...]
SATURN STATIONS DIRECT time to move forward with decision leaving the past behind… Saturn will end its annual retrograde period on the 22-23rd of October (depending in which part of the world you are) stationing direct at 18°35’ Aquarius (antiscion 11°25’ Scorpio). This is the third planet to turn direct this month after Mercury and Pluto. On the 23rd of October and only a few days before stationing retrograde, Mars will go OOB and will trine Saturn on the 28th of November at 19°42’. The planet will remain OOB until 3rd May 2023. Let’s recap a little about what Saturn [...]
ARIES FULL MOON tempers could run high…. The Full Moon will occur at 16°32’ Aries (antiscion 13°28’ Virgo). Dispositor of this lunation is Mars c// Pluto and square Neptune R. This Mars-ruled Moon, opposite the Sun in Libra could lead to a lot of volatility with explosions and temper tantrums arising out of nothing as power strategies come into play. However, it could also push you into action if you’ve been stalling and balking especially if you need to take a stance or make a decision or just define your own boundaries. The Moon itself is sextile Saturn R and opposite a[...]
PLUTO ENDS HIS RETROGRADE PERIOD ….the soul-searching is over, time to transform! On the 8th of October, only a day before the Full Moon in Aries, Pluto will station direct at 26°06’ Capricorn (antiscion 3°54’ Sagittarius) after just over 5 months of being retrograde. Pluto is also c// to Mars, dispositor of the upcoming Full Moon, Pluto and Mars is never a good combination being both very impetuous planets. There are also other planetary aspects in declination: Mercury c// Venus, Venus // Neptune, Moon // Sun and Saturn c// Uranus. Some facts (Mercury) may be pleasant to hear[...]
VENUS ENTERS LIBRA Need to find a balance in our relationships…. Venus enters one of its home signs on 29 September and will remain there until 23 October. Some keywords for Libra might be: impartial, balanced, diplomatic, charming, tasteful, indecisive, flirtatious, peaceable and compromising. 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). In Libra, Venus tends towards compromise and harmony in relationships but it also has [...]
MERCURY STATIONS DIRECT Let’s move forward continuing to discern the useful from the useless… After a period of retrograde motion which started in the Air sign of Libra and ends in the Earth sign of Virgo, Mercury stops in his tracks at 24°11’ Virgo (antiscion 5°49’ Aries) before picking up speed and moving forward. Mercury will be stationing in an applying trine to Pluto (which also goes direct on the 8th of October at 26°07’ Capricorn) and in a separating opposition to retrograde Neptune at 23°36’ Pisces, Neptune R and Pluto R are in a sextile aspect to each other.[...]
NEW MOON IN LIBRA love and fairness, maybe not There will be a New Moon at 02°48’ Libra on the 25th September (antiscion 27°12’ Pisces). Being in Libra, this will be all about relationships and fairness. And being a New Moon of course it could be the start of a new relationship for some or a new beginning in an existing relationship for others but it could also be about any kind of relationship depending on the house where it falls in your chart and the aspect it may or may not make to any personal planets or angles. It could also be a good time to see things from the other [...]
FULL MOON IN PISCES “Hello from the other side” (Adele) The Full Moon will occur at 17°41’ Pisces (Antiscion 12°19’ Libra). With only Jupiter R in the Fire signs, the lunation chart is lacking in oomph and grounded in practicalities (4 planets in the Earth signs). The Modalities are heavily Mutable showing that at least we have the flexibility to change plans at occurrence. Moon’s dispositor Jupiter R (traditional) is in a separating opposition to a stationary Mercury (dispositor of the Sun) in relationship oriented, fair-play Libra whilst its co-ruler Neptune R [...]
MERCURY STATIONS RETROGRADE IN LIBRA Rethinking thoughts… Mercury stations retrograde at 08°55’ Libra (antisicion 21°05’ Pisces) to station direct at 21°05’ Virgo on 2 October. 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[...]