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 …
Jupiter in Scorpio and the I Ching
More thoughts today on Jupiter's entrance into Scorpio, this time from the I Ching.* The 47th hexagram of the I Ching is sometimes called "Exhaustion."* The image of hexagram 47 is that of an empty lake, a body of water that has drained into an invisible abyss beneath it.* The Chinese character for hexagram 47 shows a tree unable to spread its branches or a plant unable to grow due to being in a constricted or enclosed area.* One translation of the judgment reads, "Exhaustion develops the …
Jupiter in Scorpio and Heightened Instincts
More today on Jupiter entering Scorpio...* Jupiter entering Scorpio for the next year heralds a time of heightened instinctual intelligence. In the psychological language of the elements, water is related to our primal, physical instincts. I sometimes use the example of Scorpio, a solid, Mars ruled, feminine water sign, being like a mastiff or a large and solid watchdog, maybe even Cerberus, guardian of the underworld. When the watchdog is sitting on the porch in the cool air of Autumn it's …
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Jupiter Enters Scorpio
Welcome, Jupiter into the sign of Scorpio!!* Today Jupiter enters the sign of Scorpio to stay until next November.* In traditional astrology, Jupiter is the domicile (the home) of Mars. It is the feminine abode of Mars. Scorpio is a solid water sign. I do not personally recognize the outer planets as having rulerships over the signs, so throughout my writing, you'll never see me referring to Pluto as the ruler of Scorpio. After studying enough traditional astrology it's my feeling that the outer …
Mercury Cazimi
Venus has just moved out of the enclosure between Mars and Saturn, and now Mercury is cazimi with the Sun. Meanwhile, Jupiter is just a few days away from entering Scorpio.Here's what to watch for:* A little technical astrology. Yesterday's brief enclosure for Venus may have been challenging, depending on where it fell in your chart. For example, using annual profections I'm in a first house (house of health) year ruled by Venus. Just as Venus entered the enclosure between Mars and Saturn I …
Venus Enclosed by Mars and Saturn
Both the Moon and the Sun are in Venus' sign this weekend as Venus moves into a square with Saturn.Here's what to watch for:* Challenges to women and women's health* Younger women approaching older men* Intergenerational love affairs* Ideological conflicts within relationships* Intergenerational dialogue, debate* The subject of beliefs and how they spark or dampen the flame of love, romance, friendship, etc.* Deepening commitment, fear of commitment, betrayal of commitments* Refining …
Venus and Mars Square Saturn and Sun Square Pluto
Venus and Mars are both moving into a square with Saturn over the next few days and the Sun is moving into a square with Pluto.Here's what to watch for:Venus/Saturn* Refining your taste* Commitment phobias* Deepening our commitment* Boredom in love* Sexual frustration* Sexuality and ideology* Sexuality and confinement* Sex and harshness* Lust and restraint* Desire and the word "no"* Teasing, tempting down the walls or barriers to love, affection, sex, either appropriately or inappropriately* …
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The Joining of Venus and Mars
Happy Full Moon Everyone!Venus and Mars are exactly conjunct today as the planetary rulers of the Jupiter/Uranus opposition.Here's what to watch for:* The battle of the sexes. Notice for example that yesterday one of the NFL's leading athletes, Cam Newton, demeaned a female reporter for being a woman covering football, just days after raising his fist after a touchdown and speaking publicly about his support for black lives matter. When initially approached about it afterward he denied that he …
The Tragedy of Astrology
Some astrological thoughts I've had over the past few days...Sometimes we rush to look at the charts involved in tragedies. We look at what planet was rising when the hurricane hit, or we look at what was going on in the chart of the shooter, or what planet was on the midheaven over Las Vegas, or we look at what was happening in the chart of the country singer who was on stage when the shots rang out. We should ask ourselves where the impulse comes from before we do this. Maybe it's a good …
Venus and Mars Conjunction
The Moon is moving into an opposition with Venus and Mars today as Venus and Mars move into a conjunction by the end of the week.* Whenever Venus and Mars come together in the sky there is an erotic or creative tension in the air.* In the sign of Virgo it's possible that we see images of desire pitted against images of purity, images of service, skill, and cleanliness set against images of secret agendas, selfishness, and guilty pleasure.* Venus and Mars are natural planetary opposites. They …
Prayers for Difficult Times
Jupiter opposite Uranus is just past its perfection...* Again, we can't help but notice the presence of Pluto and Saturn in the mix of this configuration. Right now in the collective we're seeing revolution mixed together with violence, karmic reckoning, destruction, and extremism...it's honestly hard to write anything after waking up to this morning's news from Las Vegas, let alone everything else going on in the world right now...from the political revolutions and wars and violence abroad …
Saturn, Speed, and Time
Saturn has been hanging out at roughly the same degree of Sagittarius since all the way back in July. What does it mean now that Saturn is starting to pick up speed again?* Today Saturn is at 22 degrees Sagittarius and some change. Saturn first entered the 22nd degree of Sagittarius around July 7th, via retrograde. Saturn always turns retrograde or direct when the Sun approaches a trine to it. So, as the Sun entered Leo Saturn started slowing down and finally stationed around August 25th, just …
