Mercury in Capricorn will square Uranus in Aries at 16°34’ on December 20th. Mercury in Capricorn (an Earth sign), at his best, doesn’t want to be thought of as stupid and demands to be taken seriously. He is very realistic and always keeps the essential in mind. Persistant and sober, he thinks (a lot) before he speaks. On the other hand, at his worst, he could also be too inflexible, narrow-minded, cold and humourless, or even monotonous and boring. Uranus in Aries (a Fire sign) insists of having freedom of will and if he isn’t allowed this then he becomes an inconsiderate [...]
The New Moon occurs at 19°3’ of Sagittarius and is the second of four new Moons in a row at this degree of the relative zodiacal signs. So look for planets and angles that get highlighted by these degrees. Particularly in the Mutable signs of Gemini-Virgo-Sagittarius-Pisces. On New Moons we set our intentions for the month ahead and this one in particular offers the Sagittarian perspective on our destiny and our relationship with the universe. The New Moon is on the 9th-3rd (Sagittarius-Gemini) axis of the traditional zodiac and involves such matters as; seeing the whole picture vs only [...]
On the 10th of December we have some interesting planetary contacts. Mars in the sign of Libra, the sign of its detriment. Here he wants to adjust imbalances and fight other peoples’ battles or he might charm his way into getting anything he wants. On the down-side, with Mars in this sign you may meet aggression coming from others, in its projected form, so caution in needed before reacting. This somewhat charming Mars will form a transiting Cardinal T-square with and an opposition to Uranus in Aries and a square aspect to Pluto in Capricorn adding even more oomph to the already restless [...]
A sneak into the future with your monthly horoscope…the energies of the zodiac explained! Hi, my name is Lynn. I’m a professional, fully qualified Western astrologer (DMS Astrol) and member of the Association of Professional Astrologers International, specialised in the interpretation of natal charts and solar returns. I hope you enjoy reading my monthly snapshots of the sky for the twelve Sun signs. My aim is to awaken your resourcefulness towards the possibilities available over the next thirty days since I firmly believe that “forewarned is forearmed”. These scopes will provide[...]
On the 25th there will be a Full Moon at 3°20’ Gemini, as we all know, full moons are when matters that have been simmering under the surface emerge to be dealt with. This lunation occurs on the 3rd-9th house axis (Gemini-Sagittarius) in traditional astrology; how I think vs how they think, short trips vs long journeys, reason vs intuition etc. Both signs are concerned with gathering and spreading knowledge as well as education and travel. So this Full Moon highlights the connection between our beliefs and dreams and real life and brings up questions such as “What part am I playing in my[...]
Neptune turns direct on the 18th November at 7° 0’ of Pisces, his own sign. This means that uncertainties or lack of clarity finally start to lift as the fog clears (look to the houses where you have Pisces on the cusp to see where the fogginess may have been manifesting for you as well as the sign/house/aspects of your natal Neptune). We get a few days of so-called clarity before the 25th when Mercury in Sagittarius forms a square aspect to Neptune and conjoins Saturn; things get muddled up again as we try to give form to our thoughts and dreams although Mercury sextile Mars also on the [...]
The transiting Lunar Nodes have just changed signs with the North Node entering Virgo and the South Node Pisces. The Nodes spend about 1.5 years in each sign and it takes approximately 18 years for a complete orbit of the zodiac. Both Virgo and Pisces are mutable signs, the first in Air and the second in Water, so we’re thinking along the lines of: discrimination vs universality, order vs chaos, criticism vs compassion etc. However, more important than the signs the nodes are transiting, are the houses in which they journey and if on their way they conjoin planets and/or angles then they [...]
There will be a New Moon at 19° of Scorpio on the 11th of November. New Moons are the time when we are encouraged to set our intentions for the month to come. This New Moon will be on the Scorpio/Taurus axis (two fixed signs, the first Water the second Earth) which corresponds to the 8th-2nd houses in traditional astrology: what others value vs what I value, wanting to tear down the known to make room for new things vs wanting to maintain the status quo, what I share with others vs what I want for myself etc. Scorpio was originally represented by a serpent, the symbol long connected to [...]
Jupiter in Virgo was in an exact opposition to Chiron in Pisces yesterday (3rd November 2015) at 17°12’, the effects of this opposition will be in force over the next fifteen days. During this time your spiritual and/or cultural values may undergo scrutiny as you may feel obliged to adapt to the expectations or the traditional views of the people in your entourage be this in your personal or professional life. You will probably tend to rely more upon your own faith and truths and you could become extremist in this sense with overstatements and clashes arising with others. This may [...]