Happy New Moon Saturday everyone! The New Moon is in late Pisces today, just days away from the Spring Equinox and making a trine to Jupiter in Scorpio. Meanwhile, Venus and Mercury and moving ever closer to a square with Pluto, and Mars is about to change signs into Capricorn this afternoon.Here's what to watch for:* A New Moon means a new beginning, and in the sign of Pisces with a trine to Jupiter, we are talking about a Jupiterian flavored new beginning, which means renewed faith and spirit, …
A New Moon Pileup in Capricorn
The New Moon is in Capricorn today, in a close conjunction with Venus, and with six planets stacked up in Capricorn, overall.Here's what to watch for:* This is a "let's get real" kind of New Moon. Think: sober, serious, mature, disciplined, wise, grounded and committed.* On the other hand, this new Moon says "this is what it is." If you've been telling yourself a story about something and it's just not so, or if you've been imagining something to be other than what it actually is, this is a new …
New Moon Tonight!
Late tonight we have a New Moon in Sagittarius, conjunct the galactic center degree, within just a few days of the Winter Solstice and the transition of an "old Saturn," into Capricorn. Here's what to watch for: * It's the end of an era * You're preparing to start over * You're resolved to make your practices and beliefs more concrete, more practical, more mature, more serious * You're ready to build something from a new foundation * You're seeing the big picture, getting a new vision * You're …
A Few Things to Remember About Retrogrades
Mercury is retrograde for the next week, and Uranus will be slowing down to station over the course of this month, turning direct again in the new year.A few things to remember about retrogrades:* When a planet is retrograde it starts moving along with the primary motion of the sky, rather than moving against the grain of the primary motion, as it usually does. The primary motion of the sky was symbolically related to the "one," by Plato, whereas the secondary motions of the planets were related …
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Saturn Entering Capricorn: Part Two
More today on Saturn's upcoming entrance into Capricorn: * Today we'll look at the elemental status of Capricorn. * Capricorn is a feminine/yin earth sign. The history of elemental theory in astrology is complicated by the fact that the four elements were used differently by different ancient philosophical schools of thought over time. * As a result, we have inherited and sometimes unconsciously assimilated a variety of contradictory ideas about the elements. For example, sometimes we …
Mercury Retrograde Conjoining Saturn
With Mercury flowing backward into a conjunction with Saturn, you might be noticing the following themes: * The need to create more space and time * The need to shorten something * The need to tighten, reduce, or simplify * The feeling of limitation and constraint * Feeling mentally inept * Feeling like you can't communicate clearly or effectively * Feeling like your thoughts or words are either too rigid or not clear enough * Feeling hesitant to commit * Experiencing or expressing extreme …
How to Sum Up the Week Ahead?!
The next week of astrology is pretty nuts. We've got Jupiter moving into a very magical trine with Neptune. Mercury is stationing to turn retrograde in a very close conjunction to Saturn. Mars is going to oppose Uranus. The Full Moon is coming through. Venus is entering Sagittarius and Mars is entering Scorpio. And finally, Saturn is entering Capricorn after several years in Sagittarius. Most of that is happening in the next week!Here are some big themes to watch for, given all that's happening …
The Meaning of the Sun in Sagittarius
The Sun has entered Sagittarius today. * One fascinating way of understanding the popular mythology of any zodiac sign is to examine the Sun's position relative to the equinoxes and solstices. * During Sagittarius season we are in a double-bodied sign, which means the sign is of two natures. It participates in the fixed/solid nature of the previous sign of Scorpio, as well as the tropical/cardinal nature of the next sign, Capricorn. Every double-bodied sign is part of swiveling us around an …
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A New Moon Cycle and What to Expect From It
A few exciting announcements today, and then the daily horoscope.My next online astrology immersion course, "Ancient Astrology for Modern Times" begins next Tuesday night. If you'd like to check out a Nightlight class for free, join me tonight for the second of a two-part series on the topic of essential dignities. Just private message me for the login information. We begin at 7:00 pm eastern time.Next, my annual daily horoscope kickstarter begins shortly. I will be raising money to support the …
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Thoughts from a Mars/Pluto Weekend
Well, it's been quite the Mars/Pluto weekend.Some thoughts...* Mars and Pluto together (among many other things) reflect both desire and anger, as well as the relationship between desire and anger.* When we desire something we are driven to make the choices that we believe will result in getting what we want.* We are not always aware of what we desire, or we are not always aware of why we desire what we desire.* As a result, we are often making choices based on desires that we do not …
Cosmic Humor for the Cosmic Punches
Things that come to your mind when Mars is squaring Pluto but Venus and Jupiter are trine to Neptune:* I might actually really love this person I also hate right now* This is awful...and, maybe exactly what I needed?* Jesus...do. not. mess. with. the. ladies. right. now....RISEEEE UP!* I'm a horrible human being...god, I'm relieved to know for sure, feels like I can turn over a new leaf now that it's official* People are really out to get others right now, I might want someone to get me, …
Venus Jupiter and the I Ching
Venus and Jupiter are coming together in Scorpio right now.Today an I Ching Meditation:* The 17th Hexagram of the I Ching is called "Following," but it is also referred to as "according with," "acquiring followers," "adapting," "adjusting," "to accord with," "to accompany," "concordance," or "conformance to the great work."* The judgment reads, "Following has supreme success. Perseverance furthers. No blame."* Another translation of the judgment reads, "Following is primordial, pervasive, …
