ARIES INGRESS FOR ROME ITALY 20 marzo 2021 Rome 10:37:28 CET For experts in mundane astrology (which I am not!) the Sun’s ingress into each of the four Cardinal signs marks the start of a new 3-month cycle for the location for which the chart is set. The Aries ingress, just like a Solar Return, gives an overall idea of what kind of year to expect. The chart I will be discussing is set for the Aries ingress in the city of Rome, Italy. At a first glance we can see that all the planets are above the horizon indicating that we are willing to take our fate into our own hands and do something [...]
MARS IS OUT OF BOUNDS (OOB) FROM 21 MARCH TO 24 MAY 2021 let’s take a walk on the wild side……. So, what does it mean for a planet to be OOB? When we cast an astrological chart we use a precise locality (birth place) on the earth and from this observation point we take note of the position of the planets in the sky at the time of birth and this enables us to calculate the angles that the planets form to the given locality. Another point of reference however is the celestial equator (which is the terrestrial equator elongated into space). When planets travel beyond 23°27’ either [...]
VENUS ENTERS ARIES 21 MARCH 2021 Venus, the planet of values (what WE value and desire), love and finances, enters the sign of Aries on the 21st of March. In Aries, Venus is in her mythical lover’s den (one of them, the other being in Scorpio). Venus in Aries is full of bravado, actually she always gets what she wants in any sign, but her 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, since [...]
MERCURY GLIDES INTO DREAMY PISCES 15 MARCH 2021 Fantasy becomes reality and authenticity waivers….. Mercury isn’t at his best in Pisces, he’s actually in his 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 of his being on the receiving end of messages from the [...]
NEW MOON IN PISCES 13 MARCH 2021 How can we see clearly? There will be a New Moon at 23°03’ Pisces (antiscion 6°57’ Libra) and this will be the last of the series of New Moons at 23° which started in the sign of Libra last year. New Moons are notoriously the best moment to set fresh intentions for the month ahead. This one falls on the 12th-6th house axis (Pisces-Virgo) in traditional astrology, so themes such as chaos vs order, compassion vs criticism and wholeness vs perfection come to mind. Like several of the preceding New Moons the chart for the lunation also has an [...]
MARS ENTERS GEMINI ON 4 MARCH 2021 (GMT) After being rather uncomfortable in Taurus, the sign of his detriment, where sensuality and stubbornness perhaps added to the planet’s allure, Mars is now ready for mental rationality, quick thinking, dexterity and perhaps even some maverick moves. Mars in Gemini is rather unleashed and free to prank around as and if he pleases, Gemini is, after all, a smart-ass sign that nearly always manages to have the last word, well, sometimes, all the words, since the gift of the gab certainly is part of this socialite sign. Mars in Gemini can lend itself to [...]
FULL MOON IN VIRGO 27 FEBRUARY 2021 Fake it ‘til you make it? The Full Moon will occur at 08’57’ Virgo (antiscion 21°02’ Aries) and the Moon will be the only planet on the Western (highly adaptable to opportunities, but somewhat dependent on others in many ways) side of the lunation chart with all the other planets being enclosed inside the nodal axis on the Eastern side (independent, strong-willed, and more individualistic). The Lunation chart is lacking in “get-up-and-go” Cardinal energy whilst abounding in both Mutable and Fixed, a contradiction. The Elemental [...]
VENUS ENTER PISCES 25 FEBRUARY 2021 In love with love On the 25th of February, Venus, the planet of love, romance, harmony and values, glides into the sign of Pisces, the sign of its exaltation, ruled by Jupiter (traditional ruler) and where Neptune, modern co-ruler of Pisces, has been transiting since April 2011. On the 3rd of March Venus will sextile Uranus in Taurus (7°42’): an opportunity for fun, perhaps a new encounter but probably not one that will last in time. On the 14th of March Venus and Neptune will be cuddling up real close (20°45’): we may be lost in a realm of [...]
MERCURY STATIONS DIRECT IN AQUARIUS 21 FEBUARY 2021 (GMT) Chatterbox…. Mercury will station direct at 11°01’ Aquarius (antiscion 18°59’ Scorpio), Moon in Gemini will be in a trine aspect to Mercury for most of the day, what kind of news might we expect? Could be only pure gossip with Gemini involved but sometimes gossip is half-truth anyway and the need to talk may be overwhelming! These last twenty days have certainly provided an opportunity to rethink future plans and now is the time to put those plans in action. In Aquarius, a sign co-ruled by Saturn (traditional) and Uranus [...]
SATURN-URANUS SQUARE 17 FEBRUARY 2021 “You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.” Malcolm X This will be the first of three upper waning squares between the two planets and it will occur at 7°13’ with Saturn in Aquarius and Uranus in Taurus. The other two squares will occur on 15th June (13°06’) when Saturn is retrograde and 24th December (11°05’) when Uranus is retrograde. The Saturn-Uranus cycle repeats itself approximately every 45 years with the most recent conjunction taking place in the sign of Sagittarius [...]