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Sun Square Uranus
Today and tomorrow the Sun in Leo is moving into a square with Uranus in Taurus. Don't miss Kelly Surtees kicking off my Summer Speaker series tonight at 7 pm eastern (login info is on the Upcoming Events page). Given today's astrology, and given Kelly's natural awesomeness, it should be amazing!! Meanwhile, here's what to watch for with the Sun/Uranus square:* Flashes of brilliance* An "aha" moment* The desire to be free, single, or independent* The urge to individuate* …
Venus Opposite Neptune
While we are just days away from a series of powerful aspects from the Sun, Uranus, and Mars, plus a lunar eclipse, Venus is also quietly making an opposition to Neptune.What to Watch For:* Fantasies, dreams, visions, and romantic intoxication* Desires, delusions, illusions, and projections* Divine dissatisfaction or discontent* The longing for something more* Sexual or material cravings * The urge to satisfy, please, save, heal, or help others* Whatever is uptight, held in or held back, …
Mars Approaching a Square to Uranus
As Mars retrograde moves through its conjunction to the south node, it is also reapproaching its square to Uranus in Taurus, which it first made in the middle of May, just as Uranus was entering Taurus.What to watch for:* An intensification of yang/assertive qualities in general* Given that Mars is retrograde we may also see the revisiting of old conflicts* The desire to break the rules, disregard tradition, innovate or invent* The pride that comes before the fall, the fall, and the ridiculous …
In Between Eclipses!
Mars retrograde is conjoined the south node of the Moon in Aquarius as we are in between eclipses.Here's what to watch for:* We're going into the orb of the first quarter Moon later today, as the Moon enters Libra and prepares to square the Sun. This makes the next few days especially dynamic when considering the simultaneous conjunction of Mars retrograde with the south node of the Moon. First quarter Moons often call us to action or present us with difficult choices or crossroads within the …
Are Planetary Energies Real?
Happy New Moon Everyone!Today, some thoughts about planetary "energies." Do planets really have energies? Can you really feel them? Have astrologers always talked about planetary "energies?" Why does it matter?* First, it's important to note that astrologers haven't always agreed upon whether or not planets are signs, indicators, or omens (like Tarot cards, runes, or I Ching hexagrams), or whether they are active forces exerting some kind of causal energy (like weather patterns). In fact, this …
Solar Eclipse Tomorrow!
The dark Moon is about to enter Cancer, where it will soon conjoin the Sun and oppose Pluto, forming a solar eclipse.Some initial things to think about:* The Sun represents clarity, illumination, knowledge, and higher intelligence, and Pluto represents the rumblings and stirrings of the unconscious, of the underworld, with themes of catharsis, purgation, depth, and transformation. When you put the two of these planets together, opposed, you may find that...* Your higher intelligence is more …
