The human being does not find the difficulties of the beginning easy except if you recognize the panorama of the end, and especially if you taste of that a sweetness of the reaping, and you get some of what you wish. ~Shaykh Ibn al-Arabi The Sun in Aries squares Mars in Capricorn at 3 and…
Dignity
Not all Mars Transits are Made the Same
Mars is a planet that demands a lot of attention. In traditional astrology, it’s one of the two malefic planets. The term malefic is used to suggest that this planet can bring about undesirable experiences. However, a lot depends on specifics. For example, take the concept of sect. In natal astrology, sect takes into consideration…
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…
Exploring Reception in the current Mercury in Libra square Mars in Capricorn planetary alignment
Exploring Reception and Non-Reception in the current Mercury in Libra square Mars in Capricorn alignment. After Mercury moves on beyond its conjunction to Jupiter it will be applying a square to Mars in Capricorn. This perfects at 11 degrees of both Libra and Capricorn in the evening of October 13th Eastern time. There is an…
Mercury, Jupiter and Mars – A Dignified Warrior and her Swordfish
While Mercury is in Libra, the mind is clear and objective. This mind is capable of assessments that are free from the biases of desire or preference, allowing for appraisals that consider all the multiple facets of a situation, without exclusion. The decisions that are a consequence of this method of thinking are fully informed. The…
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…
Full Moon in Capricorn 2016 – Orderly Chaos of Divine Mind
Full Moon in Capricorn 6:57 pm EDT July 19, 2016 The decan, a triple division of 10 degrees of each sign of the zodiac, in which this lunar cycle culminates speaks of exercising foresight to shape material reality to meet a defined intention. This process involves discarding illusion and acknowledging material reality as it…
New Moon in Cancer 2016 – The Wealth of a Country
Keep up to date with the astrology in our skies. Sign up for the Atlas Astrology Newsletter. New Moon in Cancer 12 degrees 54 minutes Cancer 7:01 AM EDT, July 4th, 2016. Cancer evokes the contemplation of the intricate webs we are all a part of; all the many and multiple ways we depend on each…
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 Libra 2015
Next to the sea in the autumn, your laughter must raise its foamy cascade, and in the spring, love, I want your laughter like the flower I was waiting for, the blue flower, the rose of my echoing country. ~Pablo Neruda, Your Laughter Sign up for the Newsletter — Book a Reading Venus enters Libra…