The Moon is in Leo today, applying to trine the Aries stellium at the south node before conjoining Jupiter and opposing Mercury in Aquarius by late tonight.Things to watch for today, and then a deeper explanation of the south node of the Moon.What to watch for:* Controversial new ideas challenging the status quo* Ego stand offs* Something is coming to a close, something is finishing or finalizing* Strong progressive ideas about sexuality/gender* Breaking new ground* Going it alone* Standing up …
Neptune and the Blue Dragon
The Moon is void of course in Gemini today. Meanwhile the Sun/Neptune conjunction is still in full effect. Let’s take a few more angles on this aspect in today’s sky.First let’s look at some mundane forecasting (meaning everyday kind of stuff):* The feeling of overwhelm or weakness or tiredness* Loss of a sense of purpose or motivation* Flight from the body* The veil between the conscious and unconscious, thinned* Creative inspiration, visited by the muses* Lucid dreams or …
1st Quarter Moon T-Square
1st Quarter Moon today, and the Moon is in Gemini applying to square the Sun and Neptune in Pisces as it also opposes Saturn in Sagittarius and creates a t-square. A pretty strong 1st quarter moon, so let’s take a closer look!The mutable signs are the four signs of the zodiac that fall during the last thirty days of each season. They are “transitional” signs or signs between worlds, and as a result they carry significant symbolic meaning for most spiritual people. Along the …
Dreaming Into Neptune
The Moon is void of course today in Taurus, meanwhile the Sun is moving into a conjunction with Neptune.More on the Neptune/Sun combination…When the Sun and Neptune combine we are generally faced with the overwhelming desire to fuse with something unspeakably bigger than ourselves. Fame, glamour, god, sex, art, and altered states alike, the Neptune/Sun combination inspires within us a kind of divine reaching and simultaneous discontent. It might be hardest to think of the form or shape or …
Luck and Necessity
The Moon is in Taurus today, applying to trine Pluto in Capricorn and then square Jupiter in Leo by this evening. Meanwhile Jupiter and Uranus are approaching an exact trine with each other as Uranus simultaneously approaches its last square with Pluto.Let’s look at the Uranus/Jupiter trine in depth today.Jupiter is currently in the second decan of Leo, which is Jupiter ruled, and Uranus is in the second decan of Aries, which is sun ruled. The combination points toward the creative …
Seeing Red with Venus in Aries
Today the Moon is in Aries, applying to conjoin unpredictable Uranus while it squares eruptive Pluto. Should be an interesting day!Since the Venus/Mars conjunction in Aries is exact right now, and since many people have been viewing its beauty alongside of the Moon in the western sky, let’s take today’s horoscope to look at the Venus/Mars conjunction from yet another angle (I’ve already covered it several times in recent weeks, but aren’t there esoteric bookshops in every …
The End of an Era
The Moon is void of course this afternoon in Pisces. Meanwhile the Sun is applying to square Saturn as it conjoins Neptune, Mars and Venus are conjoining this weekend in the sign of Aries, and Jupiter and Uranus are trining each other as Uranus and Pluto are squaring. Wow. There’s a lot going on, so let’s look at each aspect in particular…As the Sun enters into the Neptune/Saturn square we may find ourselves compelled to help, heal, fix, or save somebody or something. We might …
Is Integration Overrated?
The New Moon is in Pisces today but will turn void of course by this evening. Meanwhile, today Mars enters its rulership in the sign of Aries (with Venus to follow by tomorrow and conjoin by tomorrow night).How about this idea of integration? It’s a popular concept but also one that we rarely pause to reflect on. It’s a good idea to reflect on it today as Mars and Venus leave Pisces and enter Aries.Ever since Carl Jung emphasized the idea it’s been a hallmark of new age …
New Moon in Pisces
Happy New Moon everyone!This evening the Moon will conjoin the Sun at the very last degree and last minute of the last degree of Aquarius, and then both planets will move together into the sign of Pisces. A very magical new moon moment to consider for today’s horoscope.Each ten degrees of the zodiac, 36 in total, has a unique “face.” Traditionally the first ten degrees, or the first “face,” of Pisces was ruled by Saturn. Saturn’s place of “joy” was …
The God in the Foreground
The dark Moon is in Aquarius today. New Moon tomorrow evening.Under dark moons there’s always a bit of magic in the air. In the fixed air sign of Aquarius we should watch for the spirits of air to surprise us. The spirits of air are the spirits of invention, talkativeness, and progress. They are so much a part of the online world we live in…the grand visions of utopia and slick digital advertising, ideas moving like particles in higher and higher definition, streaming news like …