a battle never won? There will be a Full Moon at 20°13’ along the Aries/Libra axis (antiscium 9°47’ along the Virgo/Pisces axis). This Full Moon in the Cardinal signs of Aries/Libra will form a partile (exact to the degree) T-Square with Pluto in Capricorn adding a very transformative and perhaps fearful twist to the ongoing battle between a “me-me-me” Moon and an “us-us-us” Sun. It’s mainly because this Mars-ruled Moon, opposite the Sun in Libra and both square Pluto in Capricorn could lead to a lot of volatility with explosions and temper tantrums arising out of nothing[...]
Seductively passionate…. After a stay in flirtatious Libra, one of its home signs, Venus, the planet of values (what WE value and desire), love and finances, enters the “still waters run deep” sign of Scorpio on the 8th of October. Venus and Mars (now transiting Libra) will be in mutual reception (each in the other’s sign) until the 1st of November when Venus enters Sagittarius. In Scorpio, Venus is in her mythical lover’s den (one of them, the other being in Aries). Venus in Scorpio can lend itself to uncanny ways of seduction with psychological abuse and mental cruelty not[...]
the diplomat…. Mars isn’t particularly happy in the sign of Libra, the sign of its detriment. It’s one of Venus’s home signs and of course fiery Mars can’t possibly be content with all that “harmony and goodwill to all” crap and Venus is of course still in this sign until the 8th of October…keeping a wary eye on what Mars is up to. Mars in Libra obviously “fights” for fairness and uses his energy to charm and befriend but his lack of willingness to seriously engage leads to indecision and compromise either of which can often start off a spiral of frustration for all [...]
the great revealer…. Mercury will still stay nine weeks in Scorpio (its usual stay in a sign is 20 days) due to the retrograde period which starts on 31st October at 27°38’ and ends on 19th November at 11°45’ Scorpio. A lot of secrets could come out when Mercury transits the enigmatic sign of Scorpio. Mainly because Mercury in Scorpio is a great detective, uncovering things that some or most of us would rather pull the carpet over. Mercury might also go overboard in insults when and if perceiving wrong-doing and ideas and thoughts could get very fixed and obsessive too. On [...]
….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 on 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 with both these planets from [...]
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 view, not only what might be missing [...]
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[...]
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[...]