Void of course Moon in Aquarius today, and Mars finally leaves Taurus and enters Gemini. Over the next month of Mercury's retrograde we're going to have a whole lot of action between Saturn, Neptune, and Mercury, Mars and the Sun in the mutable signs of Gemini, Sagittarius, and Pisces. Let's take a look at some of the themes that will likely show up during this time.* With Mercury retrograde in its own sign we might be trying to figure something out while simultaneously changing our mind back …
Mercury Retrograde and Toothpaste
A story about Mercury retrogrades, and Mercury/Neptune contacts (we'll have 3 over this upcoming retrograde period):When I was a kid my mom used to teach some of our youth group meetings at the church. One day she did this lesson for us where she brought all these tubes of tooth paste and had us squeeze out as much as we wanted, but she told us in advance to really think about how much we wanted to squeeze out before we did it. Then afterward she told us to try and get all the toothpaste we …
Mercury/Neptune Fog Rolling In
The Moon is in Capricorn today, applying to conjoin Pluto and then square Uranus by this evening.What to watch for:With the Moon in the sign of Capricorn and Saturn in Sagittarius we might feel as though we can't get away with something any longer. The effects of consistently immature decisions might feel heavier, the consequences less avoidable or undeniably heavy and instructive. Isn't it funny how consequences aren't just consequences but also the voice of instruction? Isn't that why both …
How to Read the Daily Weather
The Moon is in Sagittarius this morning, opposing Venus in Gemini, right before Venus enters the sign of Cancer and then the Moon enters Capricorn. Meanwhile, Mercury has entered its shadow phase before retrograde on the 18th, and Mars is preparing to leave Taurus and enter Gemini next week.What to watch for:* Extravagance, indulgence, and entitlement (Moon opp Venus)* Conflicts or tension in relationships (Moon opp Venus)* Differing views or philosophies (Moon opp Venus in Sag/Gemini)* The …
Ritual Preparation
The Moon is in Sagittarius this morning, about to conjoin Saturn retrograde in Sagittarius before then moving to oppose Mercury in Gemini and then square Neptune in Pisces.The word of the day is "changeable."How flexible are we in our thinking? How much flexibility is just indecision or ambivalence and what's going to help us most right now when it comes to making important decisions or discerning our guiding beliefs, visions, or ideas?Recently we've had a whole bunch of planets in Taurus and …
A Note from Saturn Retrograde in Sagittarius
An imagined note from Saturn retrograde in Sagittarius...to an imagined audience of students:* If you're not involved in ongoing study or practice of some kind, any kind, then it's not likely that much of any part of your life will change in the ways you hope or dream. It's not that studying "makes us better," it's that it makes us different, and difference leads to change...one of the essential ingredients for the pursuit of our dreams and the health of our imagination.* Don't let someone tell …
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Full Moon Horoscope Taurus Season
Happy Full Moon Everyone!Today the Moon in Scorpio opposes the Sun in Taurus while both planets simultaneously square Jupiter in Leo and both planets feature trines and sextiles to Neptune and Pluto.What to watch for:Something is reaching its maximum tension. Something is boiling over. Something that once looked rich and full is now looking sour and complicated. Or maybe you're feeling fed up with someone or some situation, or yourself. Change is imminent and yet there is stout resistance. It's …
Beltane Approaching
The Moon is in Libra today, and quickly applying to pass over the eclipse points from last month. It's a big day of momentum building and transition as we approach the full moon this weekend. Mercury is about to enter its home sign of Gemini where it will quickly enter the shadow phase of its upcoming retrograde.What to watch for:* Suddenly the mind feels ready to get moving again (Mercury entering Gemini)* The slow mind begins multi-tasking (Mercury entering Gemini)* A sudden curiosity or …
The Gods in Our Words
The Moon is in Virgo today, applying to a mutable t-square with Chiron in Pisces and Venus in Gemini.A good day to consider the use of language and its ability to heal wounds, as well as the way words can be twisted or used unconsciously to deepen or worsen wounds.For example...the use of the word "thug," used by our president and also the mayor of Baltimore to refer to what could also arguably be called a natural uprising of angry youth. Does the use of words like "criminal" or "thug" …
Pluto/Uranus Aftershocks
The Moon is in Virgo this morning, applying to trine the Sun in Taurus and then oppose Neptune in Pisces.A series of shock waves heard around the world. Natural disasters and plates moving, peaceful protests against police brutality and simultaneous city riots, a transgender athlete coming out of the closet, and same sex marriage arguments before the supreme court. Though we can always make the case that the media creates or distorts these epics, or we can say that we simply see what we want to …
Pluto Retrograde: Reflections on Fate
The Moon is squaring Mercury this morning and then goes void of course for the rest of the day until moving into Virgo tonight.Reflections on Pluto moving retrograde:* Fate means never having to say, "I told you so." Because when we've really understood fate, then we understand that it's not a matter of prediction or advice. It's not a simple matter of instructions not followed, as though fate is a punishment, and it's not about the early bird catching the worm or any other protestant work ethic …
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