….the soul-searching is over, time to transform! On the 2nd October Pluto will station direct at 20°38’ Capricorn (antiscium 9°22’ Sagittarius) after just over 5 months of being retrograde. Pluto has been in the sign of Capricorn since 2008 and this is the eleventh retrograde period since then. Since mid-March this year, Pluto and Saturn have been parallel at the same degree of declination (to be considered as a conjunction) and will split up in mid-December before conjoining by longitude in early January 2020. Jupiter has also been parallel to both these planets from mid-July[...]
warm and friendly is the key…. There will be a New Moon at 5°20’ Libra on the 28th September (antiscion 24°40’ 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 person’s point of [...]
time to move forward with decision leaving the past behind… Saturn will end its annual retrograde period on the 18th of September stationing direct at 13°54’ Capricorn (antiscion 16°06’ Sagittarius). Saturn now moves forward towards the conjunction with Pluto on January 12th 2020 (22°46’ Capricorn) a planetary cycle which takes places approximately every 35-39 years (the last time was 8th November 1982 at 27°36’ Libra…now many of you were born that year?). Before this important conjunction however Saturn will conjoin the South Lunar Node for the 3rd time on 25th [...]
last stay in LaLa land this year….. In the early hours of Saturday morning there will be a full Moon in Pisces. In the Western world we tend to indulge ourselves in feeling-based activities on full Moon days but in Tibetan Buddhist monastic tradition this is a day devoted to the purification of “negative” karma during which people are encouraged to indulge less, thus creating space to contemplate the true nature of reality (1). This Full Moon is rather particular and extremely interesting since it makes some rather thought-provoking connections: it is conjunct Neptune, one the [...]
Hand in hand they enter Libra and the mood changes from worrisome and, at times, bitchy, to desiring and working for harmony and peace MERCURY ENTERS LIBRA ON 14TH SEPTEMBER Taking a step back from the details and seeing the bigger picture…which might bring happiness Mercury in Libra is the diplomat par excellence, smooth talking is the new way of expressing oneself after 3 weeks in fault-finding Virgo and in Libra Mercury manages to insult in nice friendly way too! The cons to this placement however are that decisions are difficult to make in a sign that loves balance and conflicts[...]
the devil is in the details but so is salvation (anon) On the 30th of this month there will be a New Moon at 06°47’ Virgo, a Mutable, Earth sign ruled by Mercury which is also presently transiting this sign together with Mars (closely conjunct the lunation) and Venus. This could therefore be a supercharged New Moon with Mars adding argumentativeness to an already hyper-critical Virgo Moon that always wants to be of help. The tight trine to Uranus retrograde in Taurus could add a crave for emotional excitement as shyness and inhibitions (typical of Virgo) take on a more sensual hue and[...]
...and nit-picky and worrisome come to my mind as well as wanting to help at all costs This is the fourth planet to enter Virgo this month and it will be joined by the Moon tomorrow. Mercury in Virgo is very analytical and rather sceptical becoming quite fastidious, even nagging, in its love of detail. Entering Virgo it has the company of Venus and Mars already in this sign. These characteristics could be even more accentuated when Mercury squares Jupiter, now in Sagittarius, on 5th September but perhaps the trine to Saturn, also retrograde, in Capricorn, on the same day may ground [...]
Miss Modesty Venus in Virgo intellectualises love and intimacy and is also pretty good at maths when it comes to managing finances so keeping a check on over-spending could be a welcome (and necessary for some of us) break after the Leo extravagance. This rationalisation or intellectualisation of what we most treasure takes away something from our intrinsic affectional make-up thus making us appear “cold”, irritable and highly strung. Virgo needs to express love in a practical way so how about cooking something delicious for our loved ones or treating ourselves to a relaxing [...]
a mechanical housewife? After swaggering its way through Leo during the last six weeks or so Mars now enters the more modest and service-orientated sign of Virgo. Mars has a two-year orbit which means that it was in Virgo approximately two years ago. Mars in Virgo adds energy to the Virgoan characteristics. Virgo obviously loves being of help and service and Mars could take the upper hand making some of us become too helpful without that assistance actually being asked for! Mars here could also make us get easily angry over little things like the faulty functioning of mechanical or [...]
…the friendship Moon The Full Moon this month falls at 22°24’ of the sign of Aquarius (antiscion 7°36 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. This Full Moon has four planets in Leo (Mercury, Sun, Venus and Mars) which could easily be seen as a riotous playground full of mischief with each planet wanting to be seen and appreciated in its own way [...]