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 enoys 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 information. Whatever side of [...]
OOB until the 17th of June, Mercury enters the nurturing sign of Cancer on the 4th. Mercury is a little out of sync in Cancer, finding some minor dignity only between 10-20° of the sign. Being a Water sign, Cancer is far too emotional for “all-in-my-head” Mercury and with the planet being OOB* for most of its stay there may mean that we have an overflow of rationality when it comes to sentiments and feelings or, our poetic vein and story-telling could reach new heights! Mercury will make the following aspects during its passage through Cancer:
chit chat anyone? There will be a New Moon at 12°34’ of the mutable Air sign of Gemini on the 3rd of June the very day before Mercury enters the sign of Cancer and a week after it goes OOB (27/05-17/06). This is a very inquisitive, intellectual Moon, hard to pin down emotionally due to its constantly changing feelings caused by its tendency to over-rationalise everything. Under pressure this Moon is not very reliable and commitment issues may surface. Gemini loves to communicate, anything that passes through their minds will do most of the time, of course under the New Moon all [...]
Mentally instable?Mercury enters one of the signs that it rules on the 21st May and goes OOB at 13° of the sign on the 27th remaining in this condition until the 17th of June when it will be at 20° Cancer.Mercury is obviously in his element here, a rational and agile thinker open to new ideas and experimentations, puns and intellectual flexibility are also part of the game although Mercury is also the prankster of the zodiac and here words could be used to alter the truth in some way!The OOB status could make this planet very versatile indeed with great curiosity and a real talent for the [...]
Finding the answers but keeping them to ourselves.On May 18th there will be a Full Moon at 27°39’ in the Fixed, Water sign of Scorpio on the very same day that Venus conjoins Uranus in Taurus.The Moon’s traditional dispositor, Mars, is just inside Cancer, the sign of Mar’s fall, making this Watery sign particularly hard to navigate. Mars is approaching a sextile to unpredictable Uranus in steadfast Taurus, we might expect our emotional energy to be on a roller-coaster as moods and goals change, limiting rather than enhancing our freedom to enjoy life according to our own tastes. Pluto, [...]
From Air to Water….from rational to emotional Mars OOB until 12th June when the planet will be at 17° Cancer….when Mars is OOB we can expect the energy to be fiercer which can mean being extra courageous defending our tribe or violently angry with whoever wrongs us or ours. On May 16th Mars, the warrior, the womanizer, the risk taker, the argumentative one, the impatient, enters the sign of Cancer, the sign of emotions, the most romantic of the whole zodiac, the sensitive one. How the heck can Mars feel at home here? In fact, Cancer is the sign of fall for the planet Mars, where he [...]
I’m sexy and I know it…..Venus the planet of love, comfort, finances and self-worth enters one of her home signs on the 15th of May. Taurus is a sign known for its down-to-earth practicality and love of tactile sensations. It’s a Fixed, Earth sign which is very steadfast, stubborn and unable and unwilling to accept change and for the above reasons Taurus is known as a very dependable sign always arriving at its prefixed goals with its slow and steady attitude.
Mercury enters Taurus on the 6th May. Mercury in this Fixed, Earth sign can be associated with common sense, down-to-earth thinking and practical intelligence with an eye on security and self-worth issues. When contrasted in the natal chart, he could turn narrow-minded, stubborn, inflexible and suspicious of new ideas and theories. In all cases he takes his time to make decisions but once made they usually become irrevocable.Mercury transits are fast. During the planet’s stay in Taurus the speed will be extra fast at 2°+ per day so the following aspects will last less than a day.Only two [...]
feeling comfortable isn’t always the best thing….It’s time to set your intentions for the New Moon at 14°11’ Taurus that will occur on the 4th May. The Moon is exalted in this Venus-ruled, Fixed Earth sign.Creeping up to an easy trine aspect both to retrograde Saturn and the South Lunar Node this lunation is both grounded and responsible although perhaps a little too attached to its comfort zone and self-contentment aided by the sextile to fantasy-conjuring Neptune.Venus, the dispositor of the New Moon is probably a little out of sync in wilful Aries and also about to square Saturn [...]
Sorting out the possible from the impossible….Saturn will station retrograde for the second time in Capricorn on the 30th of April at 20°31’ and will station direct at 13°54’ Capricorn on the 17th of September.At the start and at the end of each retrograde period the planet gradually slows down almost to a halt. Mainly affected by this retrograde will be those charts having planets or angles between 23-10° degrees of the Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn). The antiscion point of 9°29’ Sagittarius is also noteworthy.Capricorn is ruled by Saturn so this no-nonsense, [...]