There’s a new kid on the block this week as fleet-footed Mercury joins Venus in quick-thinking, quick-witted Gemini on Wednesday 15th. Both the Sun and action planet Mars remain in earthy Taurus but there’s a definitive sea-change underway. Neptune squares Sea-change being the operative word as Venus and Mercury square Neptune this week, God of […]
The big news last week was the death of Baroness Thatcher, the UK’s only female Prime Minister. In death as in life she has evoked extraordinary passion and outpourings of emotion, dividing the nation once again in extremes of love and hate. Her funeral takes place this Wednesday, 17th April, in London. Margaret Thatcher Thatcher
The sign of Aries dominates the heavens again this week, the first sign of the zodiac, the kickstarter, the firecracker, a dynamic and spontaneous energy. The personal planets have been transiting my Ascendant and erratic, unpredictable Uranus lingers. I’ve been feeling slightly overwhelmed with all that’s going on with a never-ending list of things to
Happy Easter! Easter Sunday falls on the first Sunday after the first Full Moon following the spring equinox. This year, 2013, there was a Full Moon on March 27th, only one week after the date of the spring equinox. This is why Easter Sunday falls earlier than usual this year on March 31st. Easter is
It’s a busy week in the heavens and this week’s planetary performance is dominated by a Full Moon on Wednesday 27th. This Full Moon falls in Libra, the sign of relationships, when the Moon in Libra is opposed by four planets in Aries, the Sun (personality), Venus (love), Mars (action) and Uranus (dissociation/splits). It’s a
Mercury, planet of communication, is now direct which is a huge HOORAH for many people. Over the last three weeks, there have been numerous stories of problems & breakdowns, incl. transport, technology & stuff in general, plus mis-information and mis-communication all round. Mercury turning direct is like a switch going back on, a green light
It’s a strange start to the week (for those of us in the northern hemisphere) as we’re in the dark of the Moon until Monday evening. I feel like I’m playing catch up today and the weather has reverted to winter even though it’s almost spring. Life feels a little bit weird and ideally I
The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Neptune are all in Pisces this week, the watery world of dreams and the imagination. I’ve been having vivid dreams this week and I’m not always sleeping well. Night-time blurs into day-time and day-time energy’s low when sleep’s disturbed. Strong Pisces energy focuses attention inward to the subconscious realm.
Mercury, planet of communication & the mind, is now retrograde. This means it’s retracing its steps through the heavens for the next three weeks. Mercury turned retrograde on Saturday 23rd February (09:41GMT) at 19 Pisces 52 and turns direct on Sunday 17th March (20:03GMT) at 5 Pisces 39. You often experience Mercury retrograde most strongly
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The Sun enters Pisces as the week begins on Monday 18th and connects with Neptune, God of the Sea, and Pisces’ ruling planet on Thursday 21st. Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac and it’s said to contain something of all the other signs within it. Pisces rules spirituality which by definition embraces the
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