Mercury and the Sun will meet in the same place in the sky in a conjunction at 19 degrees 25 minutes Taurus on May 9, 2016. This event is the Mercury Retrograde midpoint. It is the middle of Mercury retrograde in Taurus, indicating that half of the Mercury retrograde journey is complete and half remains….
Mercury in Capricorn
Mercury in Aquarius 2016 — Solitude Among Strangers
Here in my solitude, I have the feeling that I contain too much humanity. ~Ingmar Bergman, Images: My Life in Film After an extended traversal in Capricorn, Mercury has entered Aquarius. Due to the retrograde motion, and the presence of Pluto in Capricorn, Mercury’s travels there were especially heavy. If you are feeling the lightness…
Mercury Direct and Venus in Capricorn — Rising From the Underworld Changed and With a Plan
**This is from a note that recently went out to subscribers. If you would like to receive notes like this when I send them out via e-mail, sign up here. Mercury has gone direct as of 4:49 PM Eastern time, today, January 25th. How is this for Cosmic Timing: Mercury goes direct during a day long…
New Moon in Capricorn 2016: A Breastplate Forged in a Smithshop
The moment of this New Moon comes as a still point. Though Capricorn is a sign characterized by restraint, the hours in the leadup to the moment of the New Moon were tousled in a big push of energy. The Moon first joined underworld lord Pluto, then squared Uranus for a bit of…
Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn January 2016: Deep into the Core of the Earth
Mercury stations retrograde at 1 degrees Aquarius on January 5 at 8:06 AM Eastern time and will remain retrograde through January 25th. This first Mercury retrograde of the year takes us deep into the depths of the underworld of our own minds. We will see what is inside us reflected in our immediate environments over…
Mercury in Capricorn — Real Talk
Mercury entered Capricorn December 9th 2015 and will remain in the sign through January 1, 2016. Mercury will remain in Capricorn for just about 3 weeks — flying through the sign before stationing retrograde on January first. When the planets move fast, so do the earthly affairs with which they are associated. In the case…
Happy Birthday Angela Davis
Angela Davis is an activist, writer, and advocate for the oppressed. As a young woman she studied extensively in the United States and Europe, becoming a formidable scholar and prominent figure in the black liberation movement. Today she is Professor emerita at University of California, Santa Cruz. Let’s take a walk around her birth chart…