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Hope you had a good January. This February has two planetary direction changes and a lot of Pisces energy.  Pisces is a water sign — the last of the twelve — and is one that seeks to merge with all that it.  Pisces people generally have a hard time dealing with what they view to be the “harsh” realities of living on the earth plane.

In February Mercury, Mars and Neptune will be in this sign all month.  Venus moves into Pisces at the end.  Venus is said to be in her “exaltation” in Pisces. Venus is how we express and receive love and tends to be more individually focused: “I love you because you love me.”  Pisces (ruled by Neptune, planet of compassion, redemption, illusion and glamor) takes Venus to “I love you because it is in the nature of love to love.”  Neptune is the “higher octave” of Venus — meaning that it invites us to a more universal definition of love as opposed to individual relationships.  And Neptune is expressing herself very freely as she moves through her own sign. Continue reading →

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As 2012 ends the Sun and Pluto are “jogging” through Capricorn together — actually they’ll be neck and neck through January 10th.  Capricorn is an earth sign, representing the status quo, stagnation (think Congress), structure, planning, and caution.  In its higher manifestation Capricorn is the sign of the spiritual initiate, climbing sure-footedly out of the waters of emotion up the mountain of spiritual understanding.  This can be a time of deep seated transformation, especially for those with planets and other significant points (like the Ascendant or Midheaven or lunar nodes) in early degrees (1-15) of the other earth signs (Taurus and Virgo) or the other cardinal signs (Aries, Libra and Cancer).  (The energy of cardinal signs tends to initiate and is masculine in its feel. Those with lots of cardinal energy tend to start things, but not finish them.  Entrepreneurs generally have a lot of this quality of energy.) Continue reading →

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I find it hard to believe that I’m now writing about the last month of 2012.  It certainly seems to me that someone has turned up the speed of the merry-go-round!  Astrologically December is quieter than November.

Having said that, the on-going challenge/opportunity of the growth-producing relationship, called a square in astrology, between Uranus (rebellion, Shiva, destroyer of old patterns, innovator, mental, electricity, lightening bolts) in Aries (fire, questing for Self, selfish, new beginnings) and Pluto (transformation, shining light in places we don’t want to look at, power, power struggles, mines, espionage) in Capricorn (earth, structure, status quo, systems, reluctance to change, sure footed climb up the spiritual mountain) will continue — actually through 2015.  The planets are very close together right now and Uranus changes direction on December 13th, which means his energetic influence will be more easily felt.  He will be at 4 degrees Aries.  For those with planets or other significant points from 0-10 degrees Cancer, Aries, Libra or Capricorn this on-going relationship can assist you in deep seated change.  If you have planets in Cancer or Libra in challenging aspects in your chart, this transit of Uranus and Pluto can make this time even more significant.  If you’re not sure if that’s the case, let me know and I’d be glad to help you with that. Continue reading →

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Hope you all had a good October and that Sandy wasn’t too much for an issue for anyone. November promises to be rather exciting with eclipses and planets changing direction.  So here we go: Continue reading →

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Hope you had a great September and enjoyed the dance of the Moon and Jupiter in the heavens.  Jupiter was the closest he’s been to the Earth in 150 years.  Quite a show!  You’ll be glad to know that October looks a little quieter astrologically. Continue reading →

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Hope you enjoyed the Blue Moon last night — and tonight.  Compared to what we’ve been seeing, September looks pretty quiet, sort of!  Here’s what’s up.

Pluto:  The planet of transformation, deep rooting out of old patterns and shining light in dark places that we don’t want to look into finishes his long retrograde (backward, i.e. moving west to east) journey on September 18th at 1:05 a.m. EDT.  At that point he will be at 7 degrees Capricorn.  Attention all those with any planet or other sensitive point on the chart, like Ascendant, MidHeaven (top of the chart) or the lunar nodes at 2-12 degrees Capricorn, Virgo, Taurus, Aries, Libra or Cancer.  Now I’m sure you’ve figured out that this will really hit the uncomfortable (but growth stimulating) aspect between Uranus (rebellion, destroyer of old forms — or any form for that matter) in Aries (sign of the quest for Self) and Pluto, who’s in the sign of structure, stability, and the status quo. So, the energy could be quite intense around that time — great time for personal growth, shedding of old patterns — or not.  We can get more entrenched and unwilling to move, but it will be painful, if that’s our decision during this transit. Continue reading →

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Hope you had a great July.  After two really active months, astrologically speaking, August looks a little calmer.  Interestingly, the month begins and ends with a full moon.  When there are two full moons in one month, the second one is called a “blue moon.”  Hence the expression “once in a blue moon.”  A full moon occurs when the moon is in the opposite sign that the sun is in; a new moon occurs when they are in the same sign. Continue reading →

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Hope you all had a good June and enjoyed the celestial doings.  July will be much quieter, although it begins with a solar eclipse that I wrote about in June.  Here’s what I wrote then, in case you’ve forgotten — or don’t want to remember! 🙂 Continue reading →

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June promises to be a very busy month with some pretty spectacular heavenly doings.  The two indicators of feminine energy –the Moon and Venus — are putting on quite a show with back-to-back eclipses and a couple of planets are changing direction – so June won’t be dull! Continue reading →

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Hope you had a wonderful April and are continuing to enjoy the lovely dance that the Moon and Venus are doing.

Venus will go retrograde on May 15th.  She will be at 23 degrees Gemini and will continue “backwards” until June 27.  In June she will also transit the Sun, but more about that next month.  A planet in retrograde is often experienced more inwardly and can have more difficulty expressing itself freely.  I believe one of the most positive uses of this retrograde is to be more loving toward ourselves and to contemplate (always a good retrograde word) how that changes the world around us.  It’s also a time to think about how we relate to each other and to Mother Earth.  I believe this celestial dance of Venus and the Moon is very signifiant as it calls us to better balance our masculine and feminine sides and masculine and feminine energy in general.  This can be a time to strengthen our own inner Sophia.  Those with planets from 18-28 degrees Gemini, Sagittarius, Virgo, Pisces, Aquarius and Libra will be most affected by this change in Venus’s direction.  All this in prep for her transit across the face of the Sun (male principle) on June 5. Continue reading →