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Hope you had a good January and managed to stay warm!  Before I explain February’s astrological doings there are two events that happened at the very end of January that I want to mention.

The first is that Venus, planet of love, affection, beauty, how we take in love, changed from retrograde motion to direct motion on January 31^st at 13⁰ degrees Capricorn, right next to Pluto.  When a planet changes direction, it basically stops for a several days.  Venus adds her energy to Pluto’s transformative, powerful, secretive energies as part of the Grand Cross that I discussed in January’s Astro Doings. Continue reading →

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Hope you all enjoyed September. October promises to be busy with lots of growth opportunities.

The square between Pluto and Uranus continues to be very tight this month, continuing to provide energy on a personal level to do an in-depth (Pluto) review of structures (Capricorn) that impede or assist in breakthroughs (Uranus) to our being totally who we are (Aries).  In addition, Saturn, planet of old age, wisdom, fear, delay, and ruler of Capricorn is in a challenging relationship with Uranus.  It’s called an inconjunct and it is where two planets are close to each other but are in signs that having absolutely nothing in common.  In this case Scorpio and Aries.  Scorpio is a water sign and Aries is a fire sign.  Think of being at a dinner party seated next to someone you don’t know and have nothing in common with, but you’re stuck there all night.  This inconjunct with these planets requires us to face our fears (Saturn) and think outside the box (Uranus). Continue reading →

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I can’t believe I’m writing about celestial doings for September.  Wasn’t it just March when we were anticipating the Vernal Equinox?  Now it’s time for the Autumnal Equinox.  Hard to believe.

Hope you all had a wonderful August.  September promises to provide some interesting planetary line- ups. Continue reading →

Hope you all had a wonderful July.  August promises to provide continued opportunities for growth, although the planets will not change direction this month.  Everyone is going to keep going in the direction they were in during July. Uranus, Neptune and Pluto continue to move in retrograde, aka backwards or inward.  Here are the highlights for August. Continue reading →

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Hope you had a great June and enjoyed the last “Supermoon” of 2013 on June 23^rd.  July promises to be busy with three planets changing direction and a very rare configuration – a Grand Sextile – at the end of the month. Continue reading →

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Hope you had a wonderful May.  Things will be quieter in June – no eclipses this month!   However, we do have two planets that will change direction.

The first one is Neptune that goes retrograde on Friday, June 7 at 4:26 a.m.  Neptune is in the water sign that she rules (Pisces).  Neptune rules illusion, the film industry, deception, redemption and compassion.  She can provide a different perspective on things in the way that we see things differently in fog, which she also rules.  When a planet is in retrograde motion, we experience its energies more inwardly than when it is in direct motion.  This will impact those with planets or other sensitive points in their charts from 0-10 degrees Pisces, Cancer or Scorpio (the three water signs) and Gemini, Virgo or Sagittarius.  It’s an opportunity to use Neptune’s energy inwardly (retrograde) to discern parts of ourselves that need redeeming; parts that needed a different perspective; and parts of us that need to be viewed with compassion.  Neptune will be retrograde until November. Continue reading →

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Hope you had a great April and enjoyed the very, very brief lunar eclipse, even though we couldn’t see it here.

Eclipses: May will provide two additional eclipses.  It’s not unusual to have three eclipses in a row, but most often it’s only two.  (We won’t be able to see these either.)  A reminder that eclipses alter the earth’s electromagnetic field, realign grids and offer us all an opportunity to toss attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that no longer serve us and our spiritual path.  These three eclipses are all focused on releasing the past — dissolving it away from our thinking and emotions. Continue reading →