The Moon has just entered Capricorn and will make a sextile to Neptune and then trine to Jupiter before conjoining Pluto and squaring Mercury in the next 24 hours.Let's take a look at the variety of current transits and how they might show up. A simple list for today because we're heading out of town for a yoga teacher training retreat this morning. Our last out of town trip before the baby comes!With Mars about to enter Virgo and then moving toward the conjunction of Jupiter, we should see an …
Nearing the Autumn Equinox
The Moon in Sagittarius is making trines to Venus and Uranus this morning, and then slowly but surely working its way to a trine of Mars and its first quarter square of the sun.Whatever has been taking shape since our new moon (which was a solar eclipse this month) is now taking hold and potentially facing its first growth related crisis. First quarter moons have often been described astrologers as a pivotal time of development or something like a coming of age rite of passage. This idea has to …
Moon, Jupiter, Neptune
The Moon is in Sagittarius today, applying to square Neptune and then Jupiter. Meanwhile Mercury is retrograde and now moving toward exact square with Pluto over the next week as we head toward the lunar eclipse.Last night I had a dream of multiple tornadoes coming across the ocean and toward land. Outside hanging from a porch beam instead of a wind chime there was a set of creaky scales moving up and down. In the distance there was also a rainbow set against blackness and the feeling that an …
Mercury Turns Retrograde in Libra
The Moon is in Scorpio again today, about to sextile the Sun in Virgo and then square Mars in Leo before finally becoming void of course. Meanwhile Saturn has just entered Sagittarius, and Mercury is about to turn retrograde.Here's a list of what to watch for today, and as Mercury turns retrograde:* A strong sense of productivity, gaining strength or momentum, and handling each new challenge as it pops up throughout the day (Moon sextile to the Sun)* Emotional moodiness, feeling betrayed or …
Previewing Autumn Astrology: Jupiter/Saturn/Neptune
The Moon is in Scorpio today, still moving through the via combusta and potentially pushing things to the surface or shining a light on something hidden or lurking below the surface. An inspector found a problem with our water heater in the basement this morning...a new heating element is needed...cold, deep water, repair, financial setback...simple themes resonant with the Scorpio moon moving through the fiery road of the via combusta.In the meantime, Mercury is stationing today and will be …
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Previewing Autumn Astrology: Pluto Turning Direct
The Moon is about to enter her fall in Scorpio this afternoon, still moving through the via combusta for another day or so. Meanwhile Mercury is about to turn retrograde, Saturn is about to enter Sagittarius, Pluto will soon be stationing to turn direct, and Venus is finally gaining steam moving forward again.The simplest thing to say when so many simultaneous changes of direction are happening in the sky, during an eclipse season, at the time of the Fall Equinox, is that we are turning an …
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Previewing Autumn Astrology: Saturn into Sagittarius
The Moon is in Libra today, just entering the via combusta and now applying to an opposition of Uranus and then a sextile of Mars.Let's continue today with our Autumn astrology preview by looking at Saturn's entrance into Sagittarius.Saturn will return to Sagittarius after it's final retrograde into Scorpio. The themes of Saturn in Scorpio have been heavier for the past several years. From secrets, to endings and death, to unconscious patterns being exposed, to unavoidable truths and bottom …
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New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Virgo
Happy Solar Eclipse everyone!Today the Sun and Moon conjoin in late Virgo to create an out of sign conjunction with the north node in Libra. Meanwhile the ruling planet Mercury is slowing down to station in mid Libra this week and will turn retrograde by Friday.Solar eclipses are like extra powerful new moons that generally come around twice per year. As the last solar eclipse took place in conjunction with the south node in Aries this past spring, it was a Mars ruled eclipse. As we enter the …
Previewing Autumn Astrology: Mercury Retrograde in Libra
The dark Moon in Virgo will transform into the new moon and create a solar eclipse by late tonight/early tomorrow morning. In the meantime, Mercury is slowing down to station in the coming week, turning retrograde by Friday.As we continue our Autumn astrology preview today, let's take a look at this Fall's Mercury retrograde in Libra. This retrograde will follow in the footsteps of both eclipses, which both fall across the Libra/Aries axis. As Mercury stations in Libra, a reversal of fate or …
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Autumn Astrology Preview: Jupiter/Neptune
Today the Moon is just about to enter Virgo, and will then conjoin Jupiter and oppose Neptune. A perfect day to look at the upcoming Jupiter/Neptune opposition in our Autumn astrology previews.Unfortunately Jupiter/Neptune contacts are often overlooked because they are thought of as short lived or fast moving. However, if we call on the doctrine of whole sign aspects, then for as long as Jupiter is in Virgo (the next year) then Jupiter's opposition to Neptune will be in effect. Regardless, the …
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Autumn Astrology Preview: Eclipses Part Two
The Moon is in Leo today, about to conjoin fiery Mars in Leo and then gradually working toward a square of Saturn in Scorpio.Delegation goes a long way today, especially as we face the feeling that we're in charge of or responsible for everything. The Moon/Mars in Leo can create an authoritarian level of willfulness and egoism today, and the approaching square to Saturn might denote an element of immaturity or clashes with authority figure or the hard truth or bottom line. We should watch …
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Previewing Autumn Astrology: Eclipses
The waning crescent moon is in Leo this morning, moving toward a sextile with Mercury in Libra and then a conjunction with Venus in Leo.Today let's take a look at the approaching astrology of the fall season. Things to take note of:* A solar and lunar eclipse as we pass through the fall equinox gateway* A mercury retrograde in Libra* Saturn finally leaving Scorpio and entering Sagittarius to stay for the next 2 years* Pluto stationing to turn direct* Another Venus/Mars conjunction* Venus …
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