The Moon is in late Scorpio, void of course but already moving to conjoin Saturn in early Sagittarius.What to watch for:* A stern, serious, focused, and studious atmosphere* Refining, limiting, or taming the desire nature for the sake of higher things* A philosophical debate, presenting both sides, unifying ideas* The beginning of a new form of study or intellectual discipline* Successfully communicating ideas* Piety versus desire or indulgence* Rapid innovation, growth, progress, inflation, …
Heavy Climb to Full
The Moon has entered Scorpio this morning and is now slowly applying to trine Neptune in Pisces. Meanwhile Mercury will be cazimi today (at the heart of the Sun), while both are simultaneously square to Neptune.What to watch for:* A sudden rush of communicative ease, accomplishment and success (the cazimi), or an unusual burst of clarity or insight, effective communication or organizing, translating or writing* Channeling or other worldly transmissions, inspiration, communication (Sun/Mercury …
Diplomatic Exchanges
The Moon is in Libra, traveling through the via combusta, and about to square Venus in Cancer (creating a mutual reception) before going void of course later this afternoon.What to watch for:* An unexpectedly smooth or easy exchange of information, dialogue, or ideas leads someone to change their mind or position around something* A reversal of values or change of position theoretically or intellectually* A conflict redirects and becomes a strategic alliance instead* A wound is healed, a broken …
Waxing Libra Moon
The Moon is in Libra this morning, trine to the Sun and shortly Mercury retrograde and Mars in Gemini.What to watch for:* Strategic alliances, collaborations* Negotiation, diplomacy, strategy, tact* Good news shared in community* Good news shared with family* Love, home, privacy, and emotional bonding* Softening of the mind/speech/thoughts* Compassion, what it means, how its cultivated* Ideological or intellectual changes happening rapidly* Destiny, good luck, reaping what's been sown* …
Mars/Mercury Conjunction
Moon is in late Virgo today, void of course. Meanwhile, the Mercury/Mars conjunction and square to Neptune is nearly exact. Mercury told me to apologize to all of you who either couldn't sleep last night or who have been experiencing any of the following:* headaches/migraines* trouble sleeping* fuzzing thinking and poor judgement* psychosomatic fears of nervous system diseases* psychological or emotional breakdowns* the inability to discern between propaganda and interesting ideas* feeling like …
First Quarter Moon Forecast
Just past our first quarter Moon in Virgo today, and now Mercury retrograde, Mars, and the Sun are all squaring Neptune in Pisces while opposing Saturn in Sagittarius. Meanwhile, Venus has just cleared her square to Uranus and Jupiter is approaching his trine to Uranus.What to watch for:* Mental/emotional/nervous agitation* Uppers/caffeine/addiction* Mental/emotional overwhelm* Trouble sleeping* Unclear or foggy communications, perceptions* The desire to empty or completely clear the mind* An …
Gemini is Not About Duality
The Sun has just entered Gemini, and meanwhile the Moon is in Cancer, conjoined with Venus and both opposing Pluto. What to watch for, and then a brief note on Gemini for today's grand entrance!What to watch for:* The Venus/Pluto theme, especially given the Cancer/Cap axis, has a lot to do with nature versus nurture, affection and love versus withholding and hierarchies within groups and families....selfish interest versus the group or tribe's interest...competition within families versus …
A Man Asks An Astrologer About a Snake
A great Moon/Venus in Cancer opposite Pluto story from my morning walk.If you're in the DC/Maryland area this morning then you know what a gorgeous day we're experiencing. So this morning I took my two dogs for a walk down Sligo Creek trail, near my house, and as I went along I ran into a family that lives on my street. They were standing with their infant son on the bridge looking down at the creek below. The man stopped me and said, "Hey man, do you know anything about snakes?"He had a worried …
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The Tender Cancer Moon
The Moon is in Cancer today and will square the nodes of the moon before trining Neptune in Pisces by this evening. Meanwhile Venus is opposing Pluto and Mars is entering its square to Neptune. A number of critical inner to outer planetary aspects building at once right now, and of course Mercury is barely moving as it's just turned retrograde.What to watch for as this week turns into the weekend:* Power eruptions in romantic relationships (Venus opp Pluto)* Love and family secrets or …
Annnnd Mercury is Retrograde!
Annnnnnd Mercury is now retrograde! Fitting with the Moon in Gemini, and Mercury in the sign of its rulership today.So let's take a moment to do our 3x yearly reminder of why Mercury retrograde isn't something to freak out about, and let's try to discern what this particular retrograde cycle is all about...First a few reminders about mythic Mercury:* The symbolism of Mercury, Hermes, and the messenger of the gods is inseparable from the pattern of planetary retrogradation. Mercury retrograde …
