Venus and the Moon in Capricorn. Redondo Beach, CA. November 2021. On Tuesday, January 18, Venus became visible in the sky as morning star after a period of invisibility. If you are out sky-watching for Venus, know the exact date might change by a day or two on either side depending on atmospheric conditions &…
Retrogrades
Ode and Farewell to Mars in Aquarius
This year has been thematically focused on an intensely concentrated storyline. Mars has spent the bulk of the year in two signs, with most of that time — about 150 days — in Aquarius alone. One area of life has had an incredible amount of martial energy pumped into it for the past couple…
Navigating Mars Retrograde From the Heart
This post originally appeared on my instagram feed on June 19, 2018. Mars in Aquarius opposite Venus in Leo is a very prickly aspect that is most active through Friday, June 22. Right now, Mars is rogue as it gets set to station. I urge you all to avoid initiating conflict or giving in…
5 Stand-Out Astrological Events of March 2018
And a list of little notes about astro to watch at the end! Exodus of Planets to Aries For three weeks the environment has been saturated in the rays of slippery, watery Pisces. We’ve laughed, we’ve cried, and mostly we’ve cried. I’ve seen a lot of tears this Pisces season. We’ve definitely had access to…
Romping to Know What Romping Means – Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius
During this Mercury Retrograde the opportunity arises to reflect on the ways the mind wavers and falters and how words can fail and inflect various forms of violence. Mercury is romping backwards to understand what romping means. But the same stellar configuration that reflects this harmful potential also provides its remedy. Mercury is moving in…
On Venus’ Encounter with Saturn & Uranus
The image for this post is a screenshot of the album In The City by The Chromatics as the song I’m On Fire was playing. It is the most Venus-Uranus conjunction in Aries song to ever do it. Use your best judgement with acting on romantic / pleasure/ aesthetic impulses as Uranus can stoke that…
Spring’s New Moon Adorned with Elemental Fire Constant and Unyielding
New Moon in Aries March 27, 2017, 10:57 pm EST, 7 degrees 37 minutes Aries There are several New Moons a year which are arguably better than the others if not simply exceptionally good in their own right. These would be New Moons that take place in the signs where the Moon has essential dignity in…
New Moon in Capricorn 2016: Strategy in the Heart of the Trickster
New Moon in Capricorn, December 29 2016, 7 Capricorn 59, 1:53 AM EST Nothing real can be threatened. Beyonce spoke these words on her most recent album Lemonade. That idea is infused into the Capricorn New Moon. The New Moon takes place in the sign of Capricorn, conjunct Mercury retrograde just past the heart of…
Mercury Direct – Cool River Waters
After being retrograde since August 30th,, Mercury will station direct on Thursday September 22 at 14 degrees Virgo. Mercury will station in its exaltation degree in Virgo, and will be in a trine to Pluto. Notably, amplifying the direct station theme, Pluto stations direct within days of Mercury, on Monday September 26th at 14 degrees…
Drying off under a Cazimi Mercury Retrograde in Virgo
Today Mercury is in an interior conjunction with the Sun. Mercury is cazimi, a special condition where Mercury is described as having strength by virtue of being in the heart of the Sun. This is the middle of Mercury Retrograde, a halfway point that occurs in each cycle of this planet’s retrogrades. This particular midpoint is…