I’ve been thinking over the past week or so, what is the purpose of all of these planets going retrograde. From an astrological point of view, it’s very easy to observe the phenomenon. Anyone with a telescope/access to the internet/natural deep curiosity about the heavens above can observe it. Planets we can see moving forward…
New Moon in Aries 2016
If you wanna be startin’ something, you gotta be startin’ something. ~Michael Jackson New Moon in Aries April 7 2016 7:24 AM EDT Greetings of the New Moon in Aries! Today’s New Moon is the first New Moon after the astrological New Year – the Equinox on March 20, 2016 – and it is…
Saturn Retrograde 2016
Sign up for the Atlas Astrology Newsletter When Saturn stops, this planet that represents the limit and the threshold indicates that we have gone as far as we can go in terms of building and forward progress. Now it is time for a deep review before anymore new progress can be made. When Saturn stops…
Mercury in Aries in Cazimi with the Sun
Today Mercury is Cazimi in a superior conjunction with the Sun. The cazimi condition is when any planet is close enough to the Sun as to be within 17’ (minutes, or arc minutes) of the Sun. This is close enough out from under the beams of the Sun – 17 degrees away, and…
Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Libra 2016
The Libra Lunar eclipse takes place at 3 degrees Libra – Aries on March 23 2016 at 8:01 AM EDT. It is a penumbral eclipse that will be visible in Asia, Australia, and most of North America. Specific eclipse effects in any given person’s life will be according to the content cultivated in your life…
Spring Equinox 2016
Blessings of the Spring Equinox! The Spring equinox is a time when the Sun moves from the final degree of the zodiac, a water sign, to the very first degree of the zodiac, a fire sign. It is a threshold moment, and unlike other threshold moments – there is no transition space. We go immediately…
Mercury in Pisces Moving Fast and Other Numina
This week, from the Sunday March 13, to Sunday March 20th, Mercury is traveling at a much faster speed than its average. When planets in the sky are in fast motion the experiences associated with them on earth also move quickly. On many days this week, Mercury is now moving at almost double its…
Venus in Pisces 2016 – Love More Than Love
I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty. Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears. We loved with a love that was more than love. ~Edgar Allan Poe, Venus in Pisces native Venus in Pisces 2016: March 12…
A Poem for the Pisces Eclipse
Last Night As I Was Sleeping by Antonio Machado Last night as I was sleeping, I dreamt—marvelous illusion!— that a spring was breaking out in my heart. I said: Along which secret aqueduct, Oh water, are you coming to me, water of a new life that I have never drunk? Last night as I was…
New Moon Solar Eclipse in Pisces 2016 – The Tide Pulled Back
The New Moon in Pisces is a Total Eclipse of the Sun. It is exact at 18 degrees Pisces 56 minutes, on March 8, 2016 at 8:54 PM EDT Pisces is the sign of two fish eternally swimming in opposite directions. Binary reality is overcome in this sign. Dividing lines are softened here. Black…