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 6 November. In Scorpio, Venus is in her mythical lover’s den (the nighttime one the daytime one 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[...]
MARS ENTERS SAGITTARIUS …and it’s time to take that leap of faith After a sojourn 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 Sagittarius. In Sagittarius the planet will be able to express his energy in a more open way with less emphasis on the psychological battle field. On a global level we will still see his aptitude for fighting, this time [...]
FULL MOON IN TAURUS Bonfire night in the UK and Moon//Uranus R which is ruled by an OOB Mercury The Full Moon will take place at 13°22’ Taurus (antiscion 16°38’ Leo) on the day the English celebrate the infamous Guy Fawkes night! More commonly known as “bonfire night”. Moon in Taurus is exalted according to traditional astrology and is closely meshed with Uranus in the lunation chart, emotions will be running wild or perhaps too fast for slow, steady and sensuous Taurus and the Sun in Scorpio also needs time to process feelings since, being a fixed Water sign, it’s always [...]
MERCURY ENTERS THE SIGN OF SAGITTARIUS Mercury goes OOB South on 31 October and returns in bounds on 10 November. The planet will also station retrograde on 9 November at 06°51’ Sagittarius (antiscion 23°09’ Capricorn) and will re-enter the sign of Scorpio on 19 November returning to Sagittarius on 11 December. 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. The OOB status will mark a heightening of the Mercurial characteristics, [...]
NEW MOON IN LIBRA forget love and peace…. The first of six New Moons at 28° of their relative signs. This New Moon will take place at 28°21’ Libra (antiscion 01°39’ Pisces). Libra brings to mind the usual Venus topics with a very harmonious nuance. So, we could expect accord, comprehension, justice and fair play in all relationships with an almost exaggerated sense of wanting to please at all costs since rocking the boat would make us lose our balance and poise. but….. tempers could flare (Mars in Scorpio conjunct Mercury which is also c// Uranus R) whilst Moon and[...]
VENUS ENTERS LIBRA Needing to find a balance as we process the changes…. Venus enters one of its home signs and takes on a more rational but less practical 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 and [...]
OOB PLUTO ENDS HIS FIRST RETROGRADE PERIOD IN AQUARIUS ….the soul-searching is over, time to transform! Pluto will station direct for the first time in Aquarius at 01°22 (antiscion 28°38’ Scorpio) after just over 5 months of being retrograde. The planet is still OOB in South declination and will remain so until 23 November. Persons with planets or angles between 00-06° of the Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius) will be most affected by this station. Pluto is concerned with power, regeneration, survival, transformation, sex, obsession and possessiveness. Pluto is [...]
MERCURY ENTERS SCORPIO ON 6 OCTOBER 2025 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: 07 October: square OOB Pluto R [...]
FULL MOON IN ARIES A Harvest Moon with little to reap… Full Moons are moments when matters peak concerning the house axis where it falls, for good or for bad, and some of these matters could involve any intentions you might have set on the previous New Moon which took place fifteen days ago. The Full Moon occurs at 14°08’ (antiscion 15°52’ Virgo). The antiscion point is exactly opposite the degree of the Lunar Eclipse which took place on the 7th of September at 15°25° Pisces and thus activates the eclipse. The Moon and Sun stand alone as they face each other since there are [...]
MARS IN SCORPIO The black knight Mars will enter his own sign of Scorpio; Mars is the traditional ruler of Scorpio whilst Pluto is the modern ruler. On the plus side Mars in Scorpio could give us a great amount of psychological power and prowess to help us achieve our goals. He will certainly add ambition, consistence and single-mindedness to the matters of the house which has Scorpio on the cusp in our natal chart. On the downside we may be tempted to exploit, manipulate or blackmail others in order to gain personal power or we may meet these characteristics in their projected [...]