URANUS STATIONS RETROGRADE …… can we cope with surprises? Uranus starts his yearly, five-month retrograde period at 18°55’ Taurus on 24 August (antiscion 11°05’ Leo). Furthermore, Uranus and the North Lunar Node will be within a 1-degree orb of parallel of declination from 14th July to 28th September. Uranus has been at 18° Taurus since 8th July and due to its retrograde station (24th August) it will remain on this degree until the 12th of October. When planets station, they usually manifest all their power. At the moment of the station, Uranus and Venus will be parallel[...]
IN FOR THE LONG HAUL - MARS IN GEMINI 20 AUGUST 2022 mental overdrive…. Mars will enter Gemini on the 20th of August and will remain there, due to its retrograde period, until March 2023, that is 7 whole months!! What is really unusual about this year’s upcoming transit of Mars in Gemini though is the length of the planet’s continuous stay in this sign: 217 days, from 20 August 2022 to 25 March 2023! Its retrograde period will start on 31 October at 25°36’ Gemini and end on 13 January 2023 at 8°07’, with the planet being out of bounds (OOB) from 25 October 2022 to 3 May [...]
FULL MOON IN AQUARIUS The Full Moon will occur at 19°21’ Aquarius (antiscion 10°39’ Scorpio) on the 11th or 12th August depending in which part of the world you find yourself. Aquarius is the sign of friendship and group activity, it’s about being independent and inventive whilst being part of a larger group of like-minded people as we work towards a common goal. Being a sign (Aquarius) with two rulers then we might say that the Moon’s passage in this sign could result in two different types of reactions: Moon-Saturn is notoriously a combination where our feelings are more[...]
VENUS ENTERS LEO Venus, the planet of values, love, and finances, enters the sign of Leo on the 11th of August. In Leo, Venus feels courted and pampered (after all Leo is the King and she is the Goddess!), she hates to be ignored and seeks attention, which isn’t difficult for her since she adds her own talents to Leo’s natural penchant for passion, generosity and warmth towards others. Venus rules the sign of Taurus (her more practical side involving finances and comforts in general) and Libra (love, harmony and relationships) so you should look not only to the house placement of [...]
MERCURY IN VIRGO From spicy to dry…..and nit-picky and worrisome come to my mind 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 way. Fortunately, the stay is brief, just over two and a half weeks. It’s certainly going to [...]
MARS-URANUS-NORTH NORD CONJUNCTION AT 18° TAURUS Handle with care… Over a three-day period we will have a very volatile conjunction taking place in Taurus; first Uranus will conjoin the Lunar North Node at 18°41’ (antiscion 11°19’ Leo), then Mars will conjoin the Lunar North Node at 18°27’ (antiscion 11°27’ Leo) and finally Mars will conjoin Uranus at 18°42’ (antiscion 11°18’ Leo). Furthermore, to re-enforce this conjunction, Uranus and the North Lunar Node will be within a 1-degree orb of declination from 14th July to 28th September. Uranus has been at 18° [...]
NEW MOON IN LEO A time to shine but not for all….. There will be a New Moon at 05°38’ Leo on the 28th of July (antiscion 24°22’ Taurus). This New Moon is OOB and will be squaring the Solar Eclipse at 10° Taurus which took place in April and will thus activate it. Here’s what I wrote at the time: This particular Eclipse belongs to the 6 North Saros series and Brady describes this as follows: “This eclipse family is concerned with the individual’s relationship to father figures, authority figures or the need to take responsibility and control.” The above [...]
JUPITER STATIONS RETROGRADE Intolerance, after all, may not pay Only a few hours after the New Moon in Leo, Jupiter stations retrograde at 08°43’ Aries (antiscion 21°17’ Virgo), the planet is also c/parallel Neptune (unrealistic dreams when reality is blindfolded). It is the 4th planet to turn retrograde (Pluto, Neptune and Saturn are already retrograde). Jupiter will re-enter its home sign of Pisces on 28th October and station direct on the 23rd November at 28°47’ Pisces (antiscion 01°13’ Libra). From my Jupiter in Aries article dated early May this year: “Jupiter [...]
MERCURY ENTERS LEO All I'm askin', is for a little respect when you get home (just a little bit)”* After a short stay in the homely sign of Cancer, Mercury now enters flamboyant Leo. 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. Mercury will make the following aspects during its stay in Leo: 23 July: trine Jupiter (8°40’ Leo-Aries) – don’t brag, it gets on people’s nerves! 26 July: square Mars [...]
VENUS ENTERS CANCER The caring partner or the stingy lover? 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? 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 many things, finances, self-esteem and all the things that gratify us. Venus responds to everything that makes us feel good, comfortable and happy. In traditional astrology Venus is [...]