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[...]
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 become easier to overcome. This lunation has in fact 5[...]
MERCURY ENTERS THE SIGN OF VIRGO 29th AUGUST 2019 ...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 [...]
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 [...]
On the very same day as Jupiter stations direct at 14°30’ Sagittarius (antiscion 15°30’ Capricorn) Uranus stations retrograde at 6°36’ Taurus (23°24’ Leo). Jupiter direct: Jupiter in its home sign has given us 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. Now the planet will proceed in forward motion entering the sign of Capricorn on December 2nd this year. We associate Jupiter, the first of the [...]
NEW MOON IN LEO ON 1st AUGUST 2019 WITH MERCURY STATIONING DIRECT (GMT) There will be a New Moon at 8°37’ Leo (antiscion 21°24’ Taurus) in the early hours of the 1st of August (GMT). Only a few hours later Mercury will station direct at 23°58’ Cancer (antiscion 6°02’ Gemini) after what, for some of us, has been a period fraught with inconveniences and delays of all kinds. Now is the time to sort those problems out in a permanent way, Mercury will station in tight orb of a separating opposition to Pluto also retrograde in Capricorn and Mercury is ruled by the Leo Moon…shooting [...]
Venus, the planet of values, love, and finances, enters the sign of Leo on the 28th of July. 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 Venus but also to [...]