Mercury Grand Trine December starts out with Mercury Retrograde, but switches to its more favorable direct motion on Dec 5th.  During the first 12 days of December, Mercury, the planet of mind and communications, descends into dark and oft-conspiring Scorpio, casting a bit of a shadow over our thoughts. Perhaps some revisions could improve our…

Changing Signs – Changing Directions November is a month of CHANGE!  Mercury, Venus and Neptune change directions, while Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and the Nodes change signs. The Sun changes signs every month and the Moon every 2-3 days, but so many permutations in one month is rare! In addition Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and…

Sun Sign Trends There are several Astrology Sun Signs that won’t be especially activated in October. Because there are no planets transiting through these Sun Signs this month, Aries, Gemini, Cancer, Virgo, and Sagittarius are less likely to experience much drama this month, except for personal aspects, which are outside the scope of this column….

Mars Ex-Dec The eclipse season, with its intense emotions and events, is now over until next January. Eclipse days can bring unexpected or untrustworthy results. Mars remains at extreme declination (until the end of the month) which amplifies aggressive, angry, irrational behaviors, and self-sabotage, as well as fires, cutting, violence and extreme heat. Both Venus…

Super New Moon Eclipse The August 11th and final Eclipse of 2018 occurs while the Moon is super-close to the Earth and conjunct Mercury, potentially causing super-tides, storm surges and flooding in coastal areas, IF storms are present at that time.  Aspects of this eclipse reveal anguish – among parents still separated from their young…

3-Eclipse Season Every year we experience 2 eclipse seasons,6 months apart,when the transiting Sun conjuncts the transiting North Node, and when the Sun conjuncts the South Node. This year there is a Solar Eclipse on July 12th, a Lunar Eclipse on July 27th and a bonus Solar Eclipse on August 11th – 3 eclipses instead of the usual 2 per season. Eclipse families begin at the North or South poles and appear…

Mars / Pluto Anger Intense ANGER is the over-riding theme this Beltane (May Day) as Mars unites forces with Pluto in late April, spilling into May, sparking intense arguments, tests of will, war-talk, and expressions of violence. With both planets in Capricorn, clashing egos, excessive ambition, patriarchal manipulations, and political power struggles are likely to…

Mercury Retrograde We are currently in the middle of an infamous Mercury Retrograde period.  There are 3 Mercury Retrograde seasons per year and they each lasts about 3 weeks.  Mercury Retrograde tends to wreck havoc in our lives, causing our machines to malfunction, sowing miscommunications, creating trouble while traveling, instigating poor decision-making, generating potential money…

The Aries Point  The “Aries Point” is highly activated this month by 5 planets!  ZERO degrees Aries is an especially potent astrological “acupuncture point” that begins the 360 degree zodiac cycle.  This “Aries Point” is activated each Spring Equinox on March 20th when the Sun enters Aries, a time when courageous new beginnings can be…

IT’S ECLIPSE SEASON! Perhaps you saw the “Super Blue Blood Moon” Lunar Eclipse in the wee hours before dawn on Jan 31st.  But if you missed it, don’t fret.  Its energy is pervasive all around you.  (“Super” refers to proximity to the Earth, making the Moon appear larger than usual; “Blue” is a quirk of…