The Sun has entered Scorpio this week, and ruling planet Mars is in its exile in Libra.* The Sun in Scorpio represents the most solid and stable time of solar descent in the zodiacal year.* Each day takes us deeper and deeper into darkness.* Darkness is materiality, the unconscious, and also the soul, which can only be found when we see beyond material, sunshine appearances and into the depths, into the invisible.* Scorpio is the feminine home of Mars.* Mars and Scorpio are likened to each …
Old Jupiter This Week
As this week unfolds, Jupiter will conjoin the Sun and Venus will move into a square with Pluto.Here's what to watch for:* Jupiter is dying and being reborn this week. It's a very powerful time for Jupiter ruled things, which include: faith, wisdom, virtue, nobility, honor, people of high rank, officials, lawyers, judges, politicians, religious leaders, justice, truth, belief, philosophy, trust, truth, arrogance, boastfulness, exaggeration, grandiosity, blessings, boons, windfalls, growth or …
Mars/Venus and the Radical 3rd
Mars is entering the sign of Libra today, the home sign of Venus.* Although sometimes we refer to any planet in the sign opposite its own as being it its "detriment," it was also classically said to be in its exile. The connotation of the word exile is completely different from the word "detriment," which sounds technical, dry, and negative to most people's ears.* Mars is in its exile in Venus' sign because Mars becomes the outsider, the wanderer, the foreigner, the stranger in a strange land, …
Venus and Mars in the Week Ahead
Over the next week, Venus will move into a square with Pluto and Mars will also enter Venus' home sign of Libra.What to keep your eyes on over the next ten days or so:* Women in power* Women and the underworld* The transformation of the feminine* Death in relationships* Power struggles and diplomacy* Passive aggression* Feminism and the power of the goddess in the collective* Exposure of dishonest deals or agreements* Sexual perversion, manipulation, or sexual abuse as a continued theme in the …
Young Mercury and Old Jupiter
Today an exploration of a young Mercury and an old Jupiter.* Not everyone is aware of the fact that when the Sun is just about to conjoin Mars, Jupiter, or Saturn, those superior planets (superior = slower than the Sun) are considered to be symbolically "old," as they near the end of their cycles. Sometimes they are also thought of as sick, due to being under the beams of the Sun, invisible to us. Once the Sun conjoins Jupiter in the next week the cycle begins again and Jupiter is newly born!* …
New Moon in Libra and Old Jupiter
Happy New Moon in Libra everyone! Today's new Moon falls in an opposition to Uranus.Here's what to watch for given the tone set by this New Moon.* The cycle begins with liberation and revolution, defiance, and breakthrough. Think the beginning of something new meets the choice to take a risk, to defy authority, to go against the set tradition, or to break the rules.* The month ahead may also feature contention and radically opposed views meeting head to head in battle.* It's also important to be …
Mercury and Jupiter Together Today
Venus and Mars are just separating from their contra antiscia, and the Sun is moving into an opposition with Uranus. Meanwhile, Mercury is moving into a conjunction with Jupiter.Here's what to watch for:* The Sun/Uranus opposition creates a kind of hyper-tense alertness, a call to arms, a revolutionary spirit, and a defiant/bold attitude. The opposition potentially creates an aura of indignance, of rebelliousness or inventiveness, and of arrogant positivism. The opposition is brave and brash, …
More on Mars/Venus’ Contra Antiscia
A few days ago I wrote about a concept in astrology called "contra antiscia."Today Mars and Venus are moving into this lesser known aspect (look back a few posts ago on my wall to read about the ins and outs of contra antiscia).As I've looked through my facebook wall today I've seen literally hundreds upon hundreds of posts that read, "me too." I'm glad to see all the women coming together to bring awareness to this issue of sexual abuse. As an astrologer, I can't help but marvel at what …
The 3rd House: Goddess
Just finished my latest talk on the yoga of the houses. Today's talk is on the 3rd house, which was traditionally called, "goddess." It's $10 to download from my audio store. Enjoy! …
Sun Opposite Uranus
Over the next few days, the Sun is moving through its opposition to Uranus, just as the new Moon comes through. Meanwhile, Venus and Mars are moving into a contra antiscia with each other today and tomorrow.Here's what to watch for:* Brilliance, insight, clarity (Sun/Uranus)* Discovery, breakthrough (Sun/Uranus)* Leadership and innovative authority (Sun/Uranus)* A breakout performance (Sun/Uranus)* The sudden shock of the heart (Sun/Uranus)* Flashing and inspiring (Sun/Uranus)* Inspiration and …
How to Track Jupiter in Scorpio
Today we'll take another look at Jupiter in Scorpio.* Another lesser known astrological configuration involves the domicile ruler of any sign being in the 12th sign relative to its home sign. For example, ever since Saturn entered Sagittarius it has been in the 12th sign relative to Capricorn.* Right now, Jupiter in Scorpio is in the 12th sign relative to its home sign of Sagittarius.* Being in the 12th sign relative to its home sign, a planet is said to be averse to the place it rules. …
Venus and Mars in Contra Antiscia
Over the next few days, Venus and Mars will be moving into a lesser known configuration called "contra-antiscia."* A sign's contra-antiscia is the sign/degree equally distant from the other side of the Aries/Libra axis. Contra-antiscia signs also have equal ascensional times (each sign takes the same amount of time to rise over the horizon).* The contra antiscia of Libra is Virgo.* Venus in the first degree of Libra is in contra-antiscia with a planet at the last degree of Virgo. Mars is …
