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…
Mars in Sagittarius
Mars square the Nodal Axis – Threading Ego on a Golden Spool
As soon as the heart moves toward something, there is no distance. ~Geoffrey Cornelius Mars in Sagittarius squares Virgo North Node and Pisces South Node in a conjunction with Neptune retrograde August 29, 2016. The key and hinge of this moment in astrology are the concepts of passion, temper, fieriness, sex, power, courage, and action…
Mars conjunct Saturn in Sagittarius 2016 – Judiciously Wielding the Sword of Truth
Mars conjunct Saturn at 9 degrees 53 minutes Sagittarius August 24, 2016 at 7:26 am EDT. Mars and Saturn conjoin at 9 degrees 53 minutes Sagittarius on August 24. This astrological event is the culmination of both the Saturn and the Mars retrograde cycles of 2016. This planetary meeting reflects an inner and outer environment…
Mars Retrogrades back into Scorpio – Death of Philosophy
Mars coming back to Scorpio can represent the piercing gaze of dominance and the calm that comes through the undeniable inner confidence in the possession of strength. This is an outward form of strength and dominance that can come from an inner weakness. Yet this can also be the outer form of more deeply embedded…
Full Moon in Sagittarius 2016 : Immolation, Purification, Ferocity, Desire
“Most people guard and keep; they suppose that it is they themselves and what they identify with themselves that they are guarding and keeping, whereas what they are actually guarding and keeping is their system of reality and what they assume themselves to be. One can give nothing whatever without giving oneself—that is to…
New Moon in Taurus 2016: Rhythms of the Earth
The New Moon on May 6 is at 16 degrees 41 minutes of Taurus at 3:29 PM EDT. The first earth sign of the zodiac is primal place of embodiment in flesh. This annual New Moon in Taurus comes at a time when harmony between the desire for speed emanating from Mars retrograde and Saturn…
Mars in Sagittarius 2016 – Centaur’s Romp
There is nothing wrong with standing back and thinking. To paraphrase several sages: ‘Nobody can think and hit someone at the same time’ ~Susan Sontag, Regarding The Pain of Others Mars is in Sagittarius: March 5 – May 27 Mars stations Retrograde at 8 degrees Sagittarius: April 17 Mars opposite Sun: May 21, 1 degree…
Mars Retrograde 2016
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ~Winston Churchill Mars takes about two years to travel around the zodiacal band while Earth takes one year to travel the same distance around the Sun. When Earth is directly beside Mars in orbit,…