The next round of Mercury retrograde begins on Thursday 28th April and lasts until Sunday 22nd May. Mercury is the trickster planet, the messenger and rules all forms of communication. Approximately three times a year for three weeks at a time, Mercury retreats through the zodiac and this often coincides with communication chaos, technical glitches, misunderstandings […]
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Trickster of the zodiac, planet which rules all forms of communication and transport, Mercury the messenger. Yes, it’s that time of year again when Mercury turns retrograde for three weeks. Mercury is on go slow from April 28th to May 22nd in the earth sign Taurus. A slower pace of life is advised if life
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… and another legend passes. Yesterday on Thursday 21st April the sad news emerged that the singer songwriter Prince had died, age 57. A prolific and talented musician and innovative artist, this diminutive 5′ 2″ superstar will no longer grace us with his presence. Only yesterday I wrote an article about this week’s astrology climaxing
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This month’s Full Moon takes place in the sign of Scorpio and is exact on Friday 22nd April, 2016, at 6:24 am [GMT +1]. For some, this might already have been a week when Scorpio-themed events dominated because on Sunday 17th April and Monday 18th April, first Mars and then Pluto turned retrograde, i.e. switched
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The news of Victoria Wood’s untimely death, age 62, on April 20th 2016 came as a shock. Only the people closest to her knew she had been diagnosed with cancer six months ago and her death was as private as many aspects of her personal life. Victoria gave you the impression that behind closed doors
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Retrodiction is a useful tool in astrology. It’s the opposite of prediction, i.e. instead of predicting the future you look back to the past and notice what happened when important planetary events took place. This is one of the ways that astrologers bring your chart to life. So looking back two years to the period
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Jupiter is the biggest and best planet in astrology and over the next few months, Jupiter in Virgo will be triggering the personal planets as they move through the earth sign Taurus. Good news for Taurus and Virgo in particular but beneficial for all of us. Today, Thursday 14th April, it’s the turn of communication
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There’s a fiery encounter going on in the heavens right now. The planet of love, Venus, is connecting with the planet of lust & libido, Mars and they are both in red hot fire signs. Love planet Venus is in go-for-it Aries and Mars is in hedonistic Sagittarius. It’s a glorious coupling, the feminine and
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This year the Sun’s move in to Aries takes place at 4:30am GMT on March 20 2016. This signals the arrival of spring and the vernal equinox when day and night are of equal length. In many religions it’s a time of profound significance, indicating the transition from winter to spring and darkness to light.
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Today, March 16 2016, one of the most important planetary aspects of the year takes place. It links two of the most powerful planetary archetypes, Jupiter, the planet of opportunity and expansion, with Pluto, the planet of transformation and loss. In mythology, Jupiter (Zeus) was King of the Gods and Lord of the Sky and
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