Early 2016 I was invited by astrologer Faith Thomas of Insight Astrology (FB page Insight Astrology, please take the time to have a look around Faith’s page, she has some super articles and advice there) to write up an article of my choice for her page. I chose the subject of Secondary Progressions and Faith published my article in April 2016, this was later also published by the Kepler College on their website (www.keplercollege.org - also well worth a look since they offer webinars and lessons at very reasonable prices). So since many of you have shown an interest in Secondary [...]
A time to shine but not for all….. There will be a New Moon at 00°44’ Leo on the 23rd of July. It is the first of two in the sign of Leo this year the second one being involved in the total Solar Eclipse at the end of August. New Moons are times when the Sun and Moon are conjoined in the identical degree of the same sign and this causes the Moon to remain hidden from our view. It’s a great moment to set intentions for the coming month regarding the matters of the house where it falls in our natal chart. New Moons can be seen as moments of “seeding”. The Moon in Leo finds[...]
being responsible is part of the game…… On July 9th there will be a Full Moon at 17°09’ Capricorn, a Cardinal Earth sign and the sign of the Moon’s detriment where it is at its least at ease. This Full Moon falls on the traditional 10th-4th axis, work vs home, public vs private, one parent vs another, rigidity vs flexibility etc. The persons most affected by this lunation will be those with planets or angles between 15-20° of the Cardinal signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. Full Moons are peak energy times, “now or never” moments regarding any projects we have [...]
emotionally intense……. The New Moon will occur at 2°47’ Cancer, a Cardinal, Water sign, ruled by the Moon itself. New Moons are the moment we set our intentions for the month ahead regarding the house where the New Moon falls in our chart but we now have four of ten planets transiting in this sign making it a very emotionally energetic period particularly for the Cardinal signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. Raven Kaldera in his book “Moon Phases” calls this the “Daughter’s Moon” and likens it to the myth of Demeter and her daughter Persephone who was abducted[...]
I see me but I see you too…… Neptune starts his yearly 5-month long retrograde season at 14°16’ in his home sign of Pisces where he has been transiting since 2011-2012, he will station direct once again at 11°27’ Pisces on 22nd November this year. This transit will activate planets or angles between 16-10° of the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces). Also worth noting the antiscion degree of the retrograde station at 15°44’ Libra since any planets or angles on this degree will also be involved at the beginning of the period. Alan Leo in his book “The Art [...]
this could be a stark reality check….. There will be a full Moon at 18°53’ of Sagittarius, a mutable Fire sign. The Sagittarius Moon is usually a jovial, quest-searching entity that desires, above all, truth and something to believe in. It also loves freedom and is easily motivated. Full Moons are times of harvest, the climax of the lunar cycle when energy is at its topmost…and we would do well to recognize this fact…that it can’t get any better (or worse) than this regarding whatever intentions we set on the previous New Moon. Since Full Moons occur when the Sun and Moon [...]
…the great escape? We associate Jupiter, the first of the “superior” or outer planets (affecting the collective rather than the personal) with growth, expansion and luck which, if exaggerated, can also lead to greed and dissatisfaction in some cases, making us believe that the grass is greener elsewhere and so prompting us to explore further. Jupiter has been transiting the sign of Libra since September 2016. Libra is about connection and relationships, it is ruled by a rather extrovert version of Venus (who also rules the more pragmatic Taurus) so it also has to do with [...]
keeping the dream real…. This New Moon will occur at 4°47’ of the mutable, Air sign of Gemini. 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. New Moons are times when we are invited to set our intentions for the month to come regarding that area of our life which the Moon is illuminating in this lunar phase. In his book “Moon Phase Astrology”, author Raven Kaldera calls [...]
