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 …
Reading Daily Signs
The Moon is in Aries this morning and we're still hanging out in the orb of the eclipse from last night.Today the Moon will square Pluto and then start applying to a conjunction of Uranus and trine of Venus by late tonight/early tomorrow.Meanwhile, Pluto has finally turned direct after a long retrograde period that began in the middle of April. Along with Saturn moving direct again, there might be a real feeling of momentum finally returning, or like the eclipse yesterday a process reaching …
Sun, Scales, North Node
The Sun is in Libra today, conjunct the north node, and the Moon is in Aquarius, making a sextile to Mercury retrograde in Libra. Meanwhile Mercury is square to Pluto.Another fantastic expression of the archetypes at play this morning with the Pope's address to congress. Regardless of our religious beliefs or beefs with the Catholic church, it was a message (Mercury) filled with taboo subjects (Pluto) like the right to life at all levels, immigration, foreign diplomacy, religious fundamentalism, …
Previewing Autumn Astrology: Pluto Turning Direct
The Moon is about to enter her fall in Scorpio this afternoon, still moving through the via combusta for another day or so. Meanwhile Mercury is about to turn retrograde, Saturn is about to enter Sagittarius, Pluto will soon be stationing to turn direct, and Venus is finally gaining steam moving forward again.The simplest thing to say when so many simultaneous changes of direction are happening in the sky, during an eclipse season, at the time of the Fall Equinox, is that we are turning an …
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New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Virgo
Happy Solar Eclipse everyone!Today the Sun and Moon conjoin in late Virgo to create an out of sign conjunction with the north node in Libra. Meanwhile the ruling planet Mercury is slowing down to station in mid Libra this week and will turn retrograde by Friday.Solar eclipses are like extra powerful new moons that generally come around twice per year. As the last solar eclipse took place in conjunction with the south node in Aries this past spring, it was a Mars ruled eclipse. As we enter the …
Venus Turning Direct Again!
The Moon is void of course this morning in Gemini, about to enter her rulership in Cancer in a few hours. Meanwhile Venus is stationing and will turn direct tomorrow after a long 40+ days retrograde.Traditionally Venus turning direct was an auspicious symbol, akin to something like the image of a man or woman rising out of bed for the first time after a fever passed through. Any planet turning direct usually signifies the return of its power, a change of circumstances for the better, or the …
Full Moon in Pisces
Happy Full Moon Everyone!Today the full Moon falls across the Pisces/Virgo axis, also engaging Jupiter in Virgo and Neptune in Pisces. An overall very positive, faithful, inspired, romantic, visionary, imaginative, and religious feeling full Moon at this otherwise very "down to earth" time of year.The Jupiter/Neptune opposition often enhances everything from colors and sounds, to feelings and the five senses. With Jupiter in Virgo we have something like the image of a very careful and meticulous …
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 …
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, …
Sign Changes in the Sky
The Moon is in Gemini today, applying to sextiles of Venus and Jupiter by this evening. Meanwhile the Moon's host, Mercury, is very strongly situated in Virgo, Mars has finally left its fall in Cancer and moved into Leo, and Jupiter is about to leave Leo after a full year in the sign of the Lion and will be entering Virgo by tomorrow.Like yesterday today's astrology favors organization, study, administrative work, purity and cleanliness, simplicity, detail or craft oriented work, communication, …
Open Giving, Open Receiving
The Moon is in Aries today, applying to trine the Sun in Leo and then square Pluto in Capricorn. Meanwhile, Venus and Jupiter are conjunct again and both exactly square to Saturn (now direct) in Scorpio. Mars is also slowly moving into a trine with Saturn.What to watch for:* A generous outpouring, form of aid or assistance is given to someone in need, or someone representing someone in need (the Moon in mutual reception with debilitated Mars as the Moon trines the Sun in its rulership)* A …
