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, [...]
exploring the dark to find the light……Pluto has been in the sign of Capricorn since 2008 and this is the eleventh retrograde period since then. The planet will station retrograde at 23° 09’ on 24th April and backtrack to 20°38’ where it will station direct on 3rd October. The retrograde period will affect those persons with planets and/or angles in the Cardinal signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn between 28°-16° (allow a 5° orb applying and a 3° separating, Pluto transits are long). Look to the house axis where Pluto is transiting in your chart for indications of the [...]
We all know about Solar Return charts, that precise moment in time when the Sun returns to its natal position in our birth chart. Lots of us pull up this type of chart every year in one of the three variants: Solar Return chart for our natal place of birth, Solar Return chart for a different locality than that of birth – because we’ve located to another place or because we’ve decided to spend our birthday in a different location and then there is the Precessed Solar Return chart which takes into account the natural pregression of the equinoxes and the consequent difference in planetary [...]
Forget those sweet words and dreamy thoughts now it’s time to defend our views and follow through with our plans in a “no holds barred” manner.Mercury in Aries just loves to talk and discuss, usually being over-concerned with himself and his views and easily getting combative and argumentative so don’t let temper and sarcasm interfere with common sense and politeness!Artwork: myskypie2019Copyright: myskypie2019
Life may take an unexpected twist…..This is the second Full Moon of two in Libra this year (the first one occurred on 21st March at the very beginning of the sign whilst this one is at 29°06’, a critical “all-or-nothing” degree when the planet involved expresses the sign it’s leaving in its fullest manner.The lunation is also conjunct (Sun) and opposed (Moon) to Uranus which has only recently entered Taurus (the other sign of the dispositor of the Moon) hinting that things make not work out as planned.Venus the dispositor of the Moon is to be found at the end of Pisces leaving the [...]