The Moon is in Aquarius today, moving toward a sextile of Uranus in Aries and then a square of Saturn in Scorpio by tonight. Meanwhile Mercury conjoins the north node of the Moon in Libra today and tomorrow, and Venus retrograde and Mars are conjoining in Leo.Something that was lost, delayed, set back, avoided, or prolonged may now be coming to resolution. A deal is made, a bargain struck, an arrangement agreed upon, terms come to, and affection or trust restored.The Mercury north node …
Venus and Mars Together Again
The waxing gibbous moon is nearly full and in the sign of Aquarius today, applying to oppositions of Mars and Venus in Leo by tonight.Meanwhile, Venus and Mars are coming together right now in the sky by way of Venus' retrograde in Leo. The Sun and Jupiter are just separating from a conjunction, and Mercury is just separating from his sextile to Saturn and will be shortly entering Libra where he will eventually make his next retrograde later next month.So what does it mean when Venus and …
Virgo and Rare Birds
The Moon is in Capricorn today, about to square Uranus in Aries, and then moving eventually into a trine of Mercury and sextile of Saturn by tonight.Meanwhile today Mercury's exact sextile to Saturn and the Sun is exactly conjunct Jupiter...What to watch for:* Contracts, negotiations, bonds, integrity (Mercury/Saturn)* Keeping one's word, doubt, and trust (Mercury/Saturn)* Reliable versus unreliable sources or data (Mercury/Saturn)* Fear mongering, worried or paranoid thinking (Mercury/Saturn)* …
Prophecies, Prediction, and Anticlimax
The Moon is in Capricorn today, just leaving trines with the Sun and Jupiter and now heading toward aspects of the outer planets: sextile to Neptune, conjunction to Pluto, and then square to Uranus (all by tomorrow). Meanwhile Mercury is approaching its exact sextile to Saturn.Shortly after Y2K failed to live up to the hype, James Hillman spoke to a group of people about psychology in the new millennium. He began his talk, in reference to the anticlimax of Y2K, saying, "Can we not snatch some …
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Mercury/Saturn and Integrity
The waxing gibbous moon is in late Sagittarius this morning, moving toward a square of Mercury and then going void of course.Mercury and Saturn are getting together right now to create contracts and commitments that bind things together for the long haul. They are bringing up integrity, commitment, discipline, organization, focus, and maturity. Mercury is very strong now in the sign of his rulership and exaltation in Virgo, but the Moon squaring Mercury in Jupiter's sign suggests some kind of …
Sun Entering Virgo
The Sun has entered Virgo today, and the Moon is just past first quarter in Sagittarius, applying to square Neptune and trine Mars in Leo and then Venus retrograde in Leo by late tonight.What to watch for:* Increased attention to detail, planning, organization, craft, purity, service, chores, sensual attentiveness and worrisome obsessing (Sun/Jupiter conjunct in Virgo)* The marriage of opposites, the sexual attraction of greatness to greatness, the king and the queen turning the lights down low …
Summer Astrology in Summary
First quarter Moon today in Scorpio, as the Sun is leaving its square to Saturn and about to enter Virgo. Meanwhile, Venus is beginning to emerge from under the rays of the sun and will soon be appearing before sunrise as the morning star.As our summer season starts winding down, let's take a moment to review some of the major themes we've worked with these past few moon cycles.First, we are still in the midst of what's been a very challenging Venus retrograde. With a square to Saturn in …
Oaths and Sacred Contracts
The Moon is in her fall in Scorpio today, applying to square Venus retrograde in Leo by later this afternoon, and leaving the via combusta shortly. Meanwhile the Sun is square to Saturn today.With Venus having gone through a long square to Saturn, and now the Sun square to Saturn, the subjects of betrayal, oaths, broken promises, secrets, and honesty have all been major issues over the summer months. We unfortunately live in a day and age where the spiritual phrase, "don't have any …
The Moon and the Fiery Road
The Moon is in late Libra today, opposite Uranus in Aries and applying to sextile Venus in Leo and then the Sun before going void of course. Yesterday someone asked me to explain the meaning of the fiery road, or the via combusta. The basic idea is that the signs of Libra and Scorpio are the celestial houses where the Sun and Moon take their fall. The Sun and Moon are exalted in the spring signs of Aries and Taurus, and so the opposite signs of Libra and Scorpio, at the opposite time of year, is …
On Venus Retrograde
The Moon is in Virgo this morning, moving toward a sextile of Saturn in Scorpio.Meanwhile the Sun is moving closer to its square of Saturn.What to watch for:* The changing of the guard, death of the elder, confrontation with mortality (Sun square Saturn)* The death of the celebrity or star (Sun square Saturn)* A time of hard work, powering through, soldiering on (Sun square Saturn)* Meeting one challenge after another, supreme confidence (Sun square Saturn)* Revising, revisiting, revaluing the …
Revaluing the Gift
The Moon is in Virgo today, applying slowly to sextile Saturn in Scorpio by tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, Venus is now on the opposite side of the Sun and will begin her journey toward her position as the morning star. She is also now applying through retrograde to a conjunction of Mars in Leo, while the Sun is applying to a powerful square with Saturn by the end of next week.What to watch for:* The reunion with an old flame, lover, or friend (Venus rx toward a conjunction with Mars)* The return, …