VENUS ENTERS LEO 25 August 2025 Venus, the planet of values, love, and finances, enters the sign of Leo. 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 natal [...]
MERCURY STATIONS DIRECT Mercury’s 3-week retrograde period will end on 10-11th August at 04°14 Leo (antiscion 25°46’ 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 and be respected for our opinions and ideas (the house where Mercury is transiting, its natal position and the houses it rules in [...]
FULL MOON IN AQUARIUS The Full Moon will occur at 16°59’ Aquarius (antiscion 13°01’ Scorpio) on 9th August. 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 than dampened and when we are given the opportunity to take a harsh[...]
MARS ENTERS LIBRA the diplomat…. Mars isn’t particularly happy in the sign of Libra, the sign of its detriment. It’s one of Venus’s home signs and of course fiery Mars can’t possibly be content with all that “harmony and goodwill to all” crap. Mars in Libra obviously “fights” for fairness and uses his energy to charm and befriend but his lack of willingness to seriously engage leads to indecision and compromise either of which can often start off a spiral of frustration for all involved until the fuse eventually blows. During the sojourn in Libra Mars will make [...]
VENUS ENTERS CANCER The caring partner or the stingy lover…from socialite to housewife 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 [...]
NEW MOON IN LEO A time to shine but not for all….. There will be a New Moon at 02°08’ Leo (antiscion 27°52’ Taurus) on the 24th of July. New Moons are times when the Sun and Moon are conjoined in the identical degree of the same sign and this causes the Moon to remain hidden from our view. The Sun and Moon will be in the very first degrees of Leo, it’s as though they become super-charged with Leo qualities which include, on the upside, generosity, warm-heartedness and playfulness but an exaggerated pride and desire to show off can sometimes spoil the day too. The New[...]
MERCURY STATIONS RETROGRADE I believe in me…do you? The approximately 3-week retrograde period will begin on the 17-18th July at 15°34’ Leo (antiscion 14°26’ Taurus) and end on the 10-11th August at 04°14 Leo (antiscion 25°46’ Taurus). We now have four planets in the grossly debilitated state of being retrograde (Pluto, Neptune, Saturn and Mercury). 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[...]
SATURN’S 5-MONTH RETROGRADE PERIOD STARTS 12-13 JULY 2025 Isn’t it time to question the warfare and aggressiveness that’s all around us? Saturn will station retrograde at 01°56’ Aries (antiscion 28°04’ Virgo) on the 12-13th July to station direct at 25°09’ Pisces on 27-28th November. It is still in tight orb of a conjunction to Neptune and will remain so until late next Spring. Saturn is the planet of restriction and order which rewards hard work and perseverance. Aries is known for being action-oriented (a Cardinal sign), courageous, aggressive, opinionated and [...]
OOB FULL MOON IN CAPRICORN The OOB Full Moon will occur at 18°49’ in the serious, ambitious sign of Capricorn (antiscion 11°11’ Sagittarius) and has the flavour of the 4th-10th house axis (Cancer-Capricorn), the intimate versus the public, home versus work/career, fluidity versus rigidity etc. An emotionally dry Moon in Capricorn with its dispositor Saturn about to station retrograde in only a couple of days’ time in the fiery sign of Aries where Saturn is in its fall making for a poorly functioning planet with a tendency to exasperate his worser traits. Saturn is conjunct a [...]
VENUS ENTERS GEMINI From Earth to Air, from sensual to frivolous…it’s party time! Venus in Gemini is known for being flirty and also for its refined social skills although it dislikes commitment both sentimentally and financially. Venus in Gemini enjoys a lot of mental fertility, and it reflects a lot on matters of the heart (usually deciding that single is better than partnered) since it is far too rational to be interested in steady love unions. It could also be a spendthrift as far as intellectual pursuits are concerned (books especially) since it values communication and [...]