SATURN’S 5-MONTH RETROGRADE PERIOD Isn’t it time to question the warfare and aggressiveness that’s all around us? Saturn will station retrograde at 14°45’ Aries (antiscion 15°15’ Virgo) on 26 July to station direct at 07°56’ Cancer on 10 December. Saturn is the planet of restriction and order which rewards hard work and perseverance. Aries is known for being action-oriented (a Cardinal sign), courageous, aggressive, opinionated and impulsive. It’s hardly a wonder that Saturn finds its fall in the sign of Aries. We’ve already seen the effects of Saturn in Aries [...]
NEPTUNE STATIONS RETROGRADE IN ARIES Neptune is said to be the higher octave of Venus and a couple of days after Neptune stations, Venus will enter the sign of Virgo (where Aries has its antiscion). Neptune will begin its annual 5-month retrograde period on 7 July at 04°25’ Aries (antiscion 25°35’ Virgo) and will turn station to turn direct on 12 December at 01°37 Aries. The chart for the station (London 10.55 GMT 7 July 2026) has Neptune partile sextile Uranua in Gemini and Pluto in Aquarius with Uranus and Pluto in a partile trine aspect. This formation has been discussed [...]
NEW MOON IN ARIES Could be very insidious... The New Moon (the first of the astrological year) will occur at 27°29’ Aries (antiscion 02°31’ Virgo). This is a me, me, me, action-oriented New Moon making part of a 6-planet stellium in Aries. Let’s remember some of the keywords for Aries: courageous, foolhardy, direct, aggressive, opinionated, enthusiastic, passionate and pioneering are a few that come to mind. Aries is also a Cardinal, Fire sign, Cardinal signs are action-oriented, Fire signs are known for their enthusiasm, their faith in life and often, undyingly, in [...]
MERCURY ENTERS ARIES 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! Mercury will make the following aspects during its stay in Aries: 16-17 April: conjunct Neptune (02°47’ Aries) – lies and deception as we defend our ideas. 18 April: sextile [...]
MARS ENTERS ARIES …no stopping me now! Mars will enter its home sign of Aries. In the natal theme Mars represents our basic drive, our energy, the way we act thus our assertiveness and our anger. We experience our first Mars return at age 2 years and this is when we learn to assert ourselves by saying “NO” to everything and everyone. It is at this age that we learn how to control our Mars function or not if no-one is there to direct our assertiveness into the right channels. If for some reason we are unable to learn how to positively express our Mars energy, especially [...]
VENUS ENTERS ARIES Venus, the planet of values (what WE value and desire), love and finances, enters the sign of Aries on 7 March. In Aries, Venus is in her mythical lover’s daytime den (her night cave is in Scorpio, the other Mars’ ruled sign). Venus in Aries is full of bravado, actually, she always gets what she wants in any sign, but she’s more open and adventurous in Aries, sexual, but perhaps not sensuous, and certainly not “comfy” here. Aries and Scorpio are in fact the signs where Venus is in her detriment, where she is at least at ease in her surroundings. So, [...]
SATURN-NEPTUNE CONJUNCTION AT 00°45’ ARIES The upcoming conjunction will take place on 20 February and will be the first conjunction of these two planets in the sign of Aries since 1702. Conjunctions occur between the pair approximately every 36 years and the last time they met up was on 13 November 1989 at 10° Capricorn. During the major part of 2025, Saturn and Neptune have been within orb of conjunction in the sign of Pisces. This conjunction however was in a Water sign, the very last sign of the zodiac where things are brought to conclusion and where not only emotions run high [...]
SATURN RETURNS TO ARIES Saturn made its first tentative entrance into Aries on 24-25 May 2025 remaining in this sign until 01 September when by retrograde motion it returned to Pisces, now the planet will re-enter Aries until April 2028. From Water to Fire. The old man enters the sign of youth, who will teach who? Saturn in Pisces enjoyed only minor dignity in the first 10 and the last 5 degrees of the sign (the former by face, the latter by term). In Aries, Saturn will be in his fall and only slightly improved by dignity in term during the last 5 degrees of the sign. So, for the [...]
NEPTUNE IN ARIES 2025-2039 On 30 March 2025 Neptune made its first timid entrance into the sign of Aries after being in Pisces since 2011. Neptune then began its annual 5-month retrograde period on 4 July 2025 at 02°10’ Aries (antiscion 27°50’ Virgo) and remained in Aries until 22 October 2025 when it re-entered Pisces once again and has since lingered at 29° Pisces from late October 2025 to 26 January 2026! Giving the best and the worst of its characteristics in this sign. As Neptune now leaves Pisces for good and enters Aries until 2039 it’s all about endings and new beginnings.[...]
FULL MOON IN ARIES A Harvest Moon with little to reap… Full Moons are moments when matters peak concerning the house axis where it falls, for good or for bad, and some of these matters could involve any intentions you might have set on the previous New Moon which took place fifteen days ago. The Full Moon occurs at 14°08’ (antiscion 15°52’ Virgo). The antiscion point is exactly opposite the degree of the Lunar Eclipse which took place on the 7th of September at 15°25° Pisces and thus activates the eclipse. The Moon and Sun stand alone as they face each other since there are [...]