JUPITER STATIONS DIRECT …which underlying beliefs have you examined during the retrograde? Jupiter stations direct at 15°05’ Cancer, the sign where the planet finds its exaltation which also means that it could be too expansive, too maternal, too emotional etc. (antiscion 14°55’ Gemini). We have had an opportunity over the last four months to turn inwards and gain deeper insights into spiritual or philosophical issues since our wisdom will have been able to flow with more ease from the subconscious to the conscious self. This has also been an excellent period during which [...]
VENUS ENTERS ARIES Venus, the planet of values (what WE value and desire), love and finances, enters the sign of Aries on 7 March. In Aries, Venus is in her mythical lover’s daytime den (her night cave is in Scorpio, the other Mars’ ruled sign). Venus in Aries is full of bravado, actually, she always gets what she wants in any sign, but she’s more open and adventurous in Aries, sexual, but perhaps not sensuous, and certainly not “comfy” here. Aries and Scorpio are in fact the signs where Venus is in her detriment, where she is at least at ease in her surroundings. So, [...]
MARS ENTERS PISCES and tired is the new normal... Although in its own triplicity in Pisces, Mars tends nevertheless to lose itself a little in this sign. Energies are scattered and vitality is often low which might lead to a tendency to brooding and introspection. On the other hand, Mars in Pisces is often gifted with an unusual intuitive accuracy but frequently prefers to win by yielding itself to the other as it moves from one mood to another with great ease thus creating confusion in the adversary. Helplessness is often used as a weapon “poor me” in the hope of creating a bad[...]
FULL MOON AND TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE IN VIRGO A Moon full of anxiety The Full Moon (Blood Moon) will occur at 12°54’ Virgo (antiscion 17°06’ Aries). A Virgo Moon tends to be very critical and wants things to be done in a correct manner. The Eclipse will be visible at least in part in Eastern Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Oceans, Arctic and Antarctic. Dispositor of this Full Moon is Mercury now retrograde in Pisces where the planet is in detriment and fall and these two factors plus being retrograde and combust by moving into a [...]
SATURN-NEPTUNE CONJUNCTION AT 00°45’ ARIES The upcoming conjunction will take place on 20 February and will be the first conjunction of these two planets in the sign of Aries since 1702. Conjunctions occur between the pair approximately every 36 years and the last time they met up was on 13 November 1989 at 10° Capricorn. During the major part of 2025, Saturn and Neptune have been within orb of conjunction in the sign of Pisces. This conjunction however was in a Water sign, the very last sign of the zodiac where things are brought to conclusion and where not only emotions run high [...]
NEW MOON IN AQUARIUS AND ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE …time to try something new even we don’t feel like it There will be a New Moon and an annular Solar Eclipse (showing up as a ring of fire) at 28°50’ Aquarius, a fixed, Air sign (antiscion 01°20’ Scorpio). The eclipse will be visible however only in remote parts of Antarctica. The New Moon is the fifth of six New Moons on 28° of the relative signs. This is the first of four Eclipses this year (2 solar and 2 lunar). Eclipses take place when the Sun, Moon and Earth find themselves closely aligned. The effects of eclipses can be[...]
SATURN RETURNS TO ARIES Saturn made its first tentative entrance into Aries on 24-25 May 2025 remaining in this sign until 01 September when by retrograde motion it returned to Pisces, now the planet will re-enter Aries until April 2028. From Water to Fire. The old man enters the sign of youth, who will teach who? Saturn in Pisces enjoyed only minor dignity in the first 10 and the last 5 degrees of the sign (the former by face, the latter by term). In Aries, Saturn will be in his fall and only slightly improved by dignity in term during the last 5 degrees of the sign. So, for the [...]
VENUS ENTERS PISCES In love with love Venus, the planet of love, romance, harmony and values, glides into the sign of Pisces, the sign of its exaltation, ruled by Jupiter (traditional) and Neptune (modern). So we may be lost in a realm of fantasy, washed over by feelings of love and happiness, dreaming of a lottery win, happy in the company of all and capable of seducing all, not really in tune with reality and with our thoughts tending towards muddled and fuzzy with Venus conjoining a newly retrograde Mercury at 22°15’ Pisces at the end of February. Venus will make these [...]
MERCURY GLIDES INTO DREAMY PISCES Fantasy becomes reality and authenticity waivers….. Mercury isn’t at his best in Pisces, he’s actually in both detriment and fall which obviously doesn’t help him feel good, or on the ball either for that matter. Mercury here tunes in his antenna, he’s the receiver of the word and thought but he has some difficulty in articulating his actual speech and sentences often come out confused and of dubious or multiple meaning. In other words; confusion reigns! This is due to the fact that being on the receiving end means he’s churning out [...]
URANUS STATIONS DIRECT IN TAURUS and the unexpected becomes manifest…. Uranus ends his yearly, five-month retrograde period at 27°28’ Taurus (antiscion 02°32’ Leo). This is the last time that Uranus will station direct in Taurus before permanently entering the sign of Gemini on 25-26 April for approximately seven years – but that’s another story! The chart for the station of Uranus seems rather ominous, Uranus is conjunct Algol exactly on the descendant of the chart raised for London UK and using Placidus houses (04 February, 2.33 UT). Algol is an unfortunate Fixed Star,[...]