What might the planetary configurations tell us about the current state of the media?Let's take a look today at the role of Saturn...* When Saturn entered the sign of Sagittarius, in December 2014, just weeks later the Charlie Hebdo attacks occurred in France and twelve people were murdered. This event in many ways announced the entrance of Saturn into the sign of Sagittarius.* Remember that Sagittarius is the domicile of Jupiter, which is the traditional planetary contrary to Mercury. Whereas …
Mars/Pluto Coming Soon!
The Moon is in Scorpio today, applying to a square with Mercury. Meanwhile, Mars is moving into a square with Pluto.Here's what to watch for:* Mars' application to Pluto is a powerful force to be reckoned with in the next week. Where Mars drives through, slices, divides, penetrates, heats, and intensifies, Pluto dredges the depths, brings to the surface what is hidden, dying, sick, or festering, and transforms or transfigures. When the two come together the potential for revelation and …
You Say You Want a Revolution?
As Jupiter and Uranus close in on each other to perfect their opposition for the 2nd time we are preparing for the next critical turning point in the year-long dance between these two planets.Here's how to read this transit both personally and collectively, plus today's forecast:* Uranus in the sign of the ram wants to push through its revolutionary agenda at all costs. In the sign of Mars, this is a rebel with disregard for due process. This is the media on a crusade. This is one populism vs. …
A Moon/Mars Valentine’s Day
The Moon is moving into an opposition with Mars today. St. Valentine may have some blood on his hands! :-)Here's what to watch for:* Venus in the Ram, Aries, the place where she loves to fight and fights to love. Venus in Aries acts before thinking, thinks before hearing, and divides in order to unify. Venus in Aries is the confrontation as fashion statement, the aggressor and the object of her desire. Venus in Aries is the desire to push and be pushed. To drive through and to be …
Previewing the Weeks Ahead
The Moon is about to enter Libra where it will oppose Venus and Mars. Meanwhile Mars is steadily approaching its engagement with Pluto/Jupiter/Uranus.Let's review:* Uranus in the Ram opposite Jupiter in the balance has been expressing itself in terms of the themes of unchecked power vs. due process and the law, resistance against injustice, populism vs. the status quo, force and bullying vs. truth and rationality, breakthroughs or breakdowns of systems designed to maintain balance, and …
Happy Lunar Eclipse Day!
Happy Lunar Eclipse Day Everyone!Top reasons to be excited about the astrology right now...* Change is constant, but we forget this and we tend to live our lives as though our ideas, our beliefs, our relationships, our talents and abilities, are capable of lasting forever...the truth is that with Mars coming through and igniting Pluto/Jupiter and Uranus in the weeks ahead we are about to be reminded, powerfully reminded, that change occurs everywhere, running through everything, and however …
Eclipse Tomorrow!
We are now in the orb of the full moon and lunar eclipse.What to watch for:* Ivanka Trump's clothing, half off, brought to you by her not at all disinterested father! :-) HAH! Jk. bad joke.* The Moon will make a trine to Mars this afternoon, effectively bringing Venus and Mars together as the lunar eclipse move into town. Here is an attempt to get two things together that perhaps shouldn't be put together...or perhaps otherwise wouldn't be able to get together.* The fading opposition …
Moon/Jupiter Today!
The Moon in Cancer is heading toward a square with Jupiter today, the exaltation ruler of the Moon.* A great day to approach an authority or someone above you, or someone with resources, in order to achieve help or success* As the Moon perfects its square with Jupiter retrograde in the sign of the scales today, and the Leo moon is about to be eclipsed, will we see the federal judge's reversal (Jupiter retrograde) upheld in the appeals court against the will of the king? It certainly looks …
Moon Square Mars Today
The Moon is in Cancer today, applying to a square with Mars and then very gradually by tomorrow a square with Jupiter, who is now retrograde.Watch for:* The Moon/Mars square today has the benefit of Venus being closely configured with it, but don't be surprised if you're feeling moody, easily agitated, fierce, triggery, reactionary, or impulsive today. Moon/Mars squares can be great for reduction, cutting or dividing things, and addressing someone or something with courage, conviction, and …
Sun Approaching Trine to Jupiter
The Moon is moving into a trine with Jupiter and then an immediate opposition with Saturn.What to watch for as we head toward the lunar eclipse this week...* Today's astrology is strange mix. On the one hand the Moon has just separated from a trine to the Sun and is heading toward a trine with Jupiter...lots of green lights and support or growth...but then the Moon will oppose Saturn to end the day, which often brings a heavier and prohibitive quality. Advice for the day would include not …
Lunar Eclipse on the Horizon Now
The Moon is in Gemini today, moving toward a trine with the Sun by tomorrow.Important things to note:* Venus has entered the sign of Aries, the sign of her planetary contrariety, Mars. It's a good time to stay aware of how our desires are driving us right now. What are we obsessing over, who or what are we pursuing, or who or what is pursuing us? With Mars and Venus together in the sign of the warrior right now the hunter and the hunted are a significant image worth paying attention to. Because …
Mercury in the Mix of Jupiter/Uranus
Today's forecast:Here's what to watch for as the Moon is just separating from the Mercury/Jupiter/Uranus dynamic and Mercury and Jupiter are exactly square today:* With Mercury intervening between Jupiter and Uranus we are seeing the potential for the image of a meddler, someone trying to get in between two sides of an issue that are already at odds with each other, or who are trying to resolve a tension.* Mercury's intervention may also be the picture of someone trying to help ease the …
