The Moon is void of course this morning, and moving through the via combusta. Meanwhile Mercury is overcoming Saturn through a sextile, and Mars is applying to conjoin Jupiter in Virgo while Venus is applying to eventually conjoin and pass both Mars and Jupiter.The old astrologers would often look at the application of one planet to another in terms of the power dynamic. Which planet might exert more influence or carry greater weight in any given relationship was in part determined by the …
New Moon in Libra
New Moon! New Moon! New Moon!A new Moon opposite Uranus in Aries today, with Mercury now direct, and with a Mars/Jupiter conjunction approaching. It's time to GET. SHIT. DONE. This cycle opens with a bang, and it's all about doing what we know we have to do, in the most tactful and diplomatic way possible. We can't go where we need to go or accomplish what we're here to accomplish in life without ruffling some feathers. And even if we feel deeply troubled by the responses we get from others at …
Astro Weekend’s What to Watch For
The Moon is in Virgo today, void of course, and the nodes of the Moon have just entered Virgo and Pisces. Meanwhile Mercury will turn direct within the hour and is the current ruler of Venus, Mars, Jupiter, the Moon, and the north node, all in the sign of Virgo.Let's take a look at the variety of transits happening right now.Here's what to watch for:* The attraction between the old man and the young girl (Venus square Saturn)* The desire of the young apprentice for a mentor or teacher (Venus in …
Mars Approaching Jupiter
The Moon in Virgo is moving from a conjunction of Mars to an immediate conjunction of Jupiter. Meanwhile Mercury has stationed and will shortly be turning direct.When Mars approaches Jupiter, what happens? And what do the essential dignities of these two planets tell us?Let's zoom out and look first at the combining of planetary themes between these two planets,within the image of Mars approaching or overtaking or passing Jupiter..First we have the images of something like military level …
Mercury Stationing in Libra
The Moon is in Leo today, moving toward a trine of Uranus. Meanwhile, Mercury is about to station in Libra, turning the scales upside down again.Let's discuss Mercury's station and turn direct that's happening in the next few days.All retrogrades follow the same pattern. A planet moving through a particular degree space of the zodiac eventually slows down and stops in its direct or forward movement. Then it moves backward through the same degree space until it stops again. Finally it moves …
Mars/Neptune and the Shady Massage
The Moon is in Leo today, just past aspects to Mercury and Saturn. The Moon will next move toward a sextile of the Sun by later tonight.Meanwhile, Mars and Neptune are nearly exactly opposite. A story!A few nights ago, in line with my post about stinky onion stew, I had a "woe is me" meltdown about moving and the stressors of the past month or two. I decided that I would go and get a massage because I was "due." Not even realizing how Mars/Neptune my needy and demanding tantrum was, I walked out …
What are the nodes of the Moon anyway?
The Moon is in her rulership in Cancer today, just past last quarter square. Meanwhile Mercury is almost to his station point again, just as the nodes are leaving Libra and Aries after approximately a year and a half being there.The nodes of the Moon are of course a big subject in astrology right now. Despite the fact that ancient medieval and Hellenistic astrologers, even Vedic astrologers, all looked at the nodes of the Moon slightly differently, they have come to unanimously indicate the …
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Neptune/Mars and Stinky Onion Stew
The last quarter Moon is in Cancer today, squaring the Sun in Libra. Meanwhile Mars is moving into an opposition with Neptune and conjunction with Jupiter.One of the most common themes that comes up with Mars opposite Neptune is the theme of victims, martyrs, saviors, and the death or downfall of heroes. In new age culture the word "victim" is a trigger word. Nobody wants to be a victim, and yet everyone is rising above their childhood traumas and other things that "happened to us." Every time …
Saturn’s Deception
Today the Moon is in Gemini, approaching a sextile to Venus before going void of course. Later tonight it will enter Cancer. Meanwhile, Mercury is slowing down to station again, turning direct by the end of next week.It's a good day to talk a little bit more in depth about Saturn's recent entrance into Sagittarius, especially as we've just recently seen the visit of the Pope to the US and then another school massacre that apparently included targeting Christians.The entrance of Saturn into …
Hold the Trumpets
The Moon is in Gemini this morning, about to square Jupiter in Virgo. Meanwhile Mars is applying to conjoin Jupiter and oppose Neptune as Mercury slows down to station by the end of next week and we come to the end of the moon cycle and eclipse season.Here's what to watch for:* The tempest, perfect storm, boiling over, flooding through or overwhelm (Mars/Jupiter opposite Neptune)..this one couldn't be more obvious!* The martyr, saint, hero, and sinner...pulling through for the victory …
Handling Hurricanes and Dark Omens
The Moon is void of course in Taurus this morning (though I've heard it said that the Moon is never void in Cancer or Taurus). She will shortly enter Gemini where she will begin by opposing Saturn and then squaring Mars, Neptune, and Jupiter...in the midst of which there will be trines to Mercury retrograde and Sun in Libra. Oof!Several weeks ago I had a vivid dream about the Jupiter/Neptune opposition that involved tornadoes coming across the ocean toward land. I was standing on a porch and …
Post Eclipse Chill Out
The Moon is just about to enter its exaltation in Taurus where it will shortly make a trine to Mars in Virgo and then Jupiter and Pluto in Capricorn. Forecast: all signs point to a productive mid-week coming off the lunar eclipse.We're also finally watching Venus move out from the degree zone of her retrograde, which really got going back in June. For whatever Venus may signify, including the obvious (love, beauty, relationships, pleasure, joy, recreation, decoration, sensuality), we're finally …
