The New Moon is in Aquarius today, just as the Sun has entered Aquarius and we now move into the fixed sign of winter. Meanwhile, Mercury is stationing and will turn retrograde by Thursday (also in the sign of Aquarius). Today we’ll look at Aquarius a bit more in depth, then tomorrow Mercury retrograde.For me it’s always best to start with the constellation image. For Aquarius the constellation image is the “water bearer.” This along with its “aqua” root makes …
Plain Means Ready
Today the dark Moon is in Capricorn, void of course until the new moon tomorrow morning. Meanwhile it’s the last day of Capricorn season, Mars is exactly conjunct Neptune today, while Venus is exactly opposite Jupiter, and Mercury is slowing down to station. Tomorrow we’ll get into Mercury retrograde in depth, for today let’s look a little more deeply at our culmination of the Capricornian season alongside of the Mars/Neptune conjunction in Pisces.With the Sun culminating in …
No You’re Not Good Enough
Dark Moon today. The moon in Capricorn will aspect Mars and Neptune in Pisces before joining up with the Uranus/Pluto square later tonight.Reflected in today’s astrology is an important idea about legacy, determination, hard work, sacrifice, and accomplishment. A thought for us to work with today…”It’s not just the thought that counts.” Along with this we might add, “It’s not just the effort that matters. It’s not just, ‘giving it your …
Desensitized to Desensitization
The Moon in Sagittarius is making harmonious aspects to Venus in Aquarius and then Jupiter in Leo before turning void of course and then entering into the dark moon phase. Meanwhile, Mercury is slowing down to station before turning retrograde again next week in the sign of Aquarius, and Mars is about to conjoin Neptune in Pisces.With Venus in Aquarius about to oppose Jupiter in Leo it’s a good day to talk about personality and group identity. These topics have always been loaded in terms …
Saturn/Neptune and the Art of Living
The darkening Moon is in Sagittarius this morning, conjoined with Saturn and applying to square Mars and Neptune in Pisces by this afternoon.With the Moon activating the Saturn/Neptune square we’re getting a preview of what’s to come over the next year and a half or so. Saturn/Neptune contacts create a range of complex themes. To understand them we have to first recall the individual archetypes of the planets. With Saturn we have a kind of hard, cold, weighty and restrictive or even …
The Priesthood of Satire
The waning Moon in Scorpio will square Jupiter in Leo this morning before sextiling the Sun in Capricorn and then turning void of course.As Saturn continues its grand entrance into Sagittarius we’re already getting a sneak peek at some of the more challenging themes of its new sign placement. A few to look into for today include the nature of truth as well as the nature of law (societal and karmic or spiritual law alike), the fixity or rigidity of holding any kind of truth we value (how …
Pluto/Uranus
The Moon is in Scorpio today, still moving through the via combusta and applying to square Mercury and Venus in Aquarius later this afternoon before a sextile to Pluto.When planets like the Moon and Venus get into a more stressful dynamic with each other we have to look closely at the signs to get a better sense of what the tension might look like. After all, the Moon and Venus tend toward similar qualities…they both enjoy beauty, warmth, and relationships. They are both thought of, …
How to Hide Ugliness
The last quarter Moon has just turned void of course and is traveling through the via combusta (also known as the “fiery road,” the via combusta represents a stretch of degrees from 15 Libra to 15 Scorpio that is thought of as a particularly difficult area of the zodiac for both the Sun and the Moon).Meanwhile, Mars in Pisces is about to square Saturn in Sagittarius as it conjoins Neptune.Themes and a few images to watch for:* Irritability that leads to a dramatic inflammation* …
La Petite Mort
Horoscope of the day…As Mars has just entered Neptune’s home sign of Pisces, and as its immediately applying to conjoin Neptune, it’s a good time to look at the Mars/Neptune relationship to sexuality. Since Mars rules desire and Neptune rules the reaching or yearning for the ineffable, there is a very clear relationship between these two planets in aspect to each other and the worlds of sexuality, especially the complexities of the orgasm.The word “orgasm,” means …
The Holy Fight
The Moon is in Libra today, moving into its last quarter phase over the next 24 hours. Meanwhile the Sun has entered the final, Mercury ruled decanate of Capricorn, and Mercury and Venus are entering the second, Mercury ruled decanate of Aquarius. Last but not least, tomorrow morning Mars leaves Aquarius and enters Pisces to stay for over a month.The last quarter Moon asks us to look at what’s left and to make wise choices with what’s remaining. It’s an evaluation moment. Some …
High Priest in the Cult of Mars
The Moon in Virgo is trining the Sun in Capricorn this morning before it turns void of course later this morning.As Mercury and Venus are still traveling side by side in sextile to Saturn in Sagittarius, it’s a good day to look again at the power of ideas and words. Another glowing image from the media that reflects our current astrology is the passing of long time ESPN news anchor, Stuart Scott. Stuart was an African American sports news anchor who brought an urban, hip-hop and popular …
The Magic of Virgo
The Moon is in Virgo today, applying to trine Pluto later this afternoon. Meanwhile Mercury has entered its shadow phase (the first phase of its overall retrograde cycle).Whenever the Moon is in Virgo its like we’re transported into the past, when the phrase “chop wood carry water” wasn’t just a metaphor or zen koan. If you wanted to stay warm you had to chop wood, and if you wanted to stay cool you had to draw water from the well. In many ways its our distance from the …
