“Just as Darwin discovered the law of development or organic nature, so Marx discovered the law of development of human history: the simple fact, hitherto concealed by an overgrowth of ideology, that mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing, before it can pursue politics, science, art, religion, etc.” ~Frederick Engels’…
Taurus
When Venus in Taurus meets Jupiter, Mercury, and Pluto
While Venus is in Taurus she broadcasts through her rays her dominion over the senses. Associated with life’s pleasures, in Taurus it’s the ornamented surroundings and the soft fabrics on the skin and earthy sensuality where Venus finds her expression. In fixed sign Taurus this placement indicates preservation in the mode of Venus, and it is here we find…
Mercury Retrograde in Taurus Midpoint: Mysteries of the Mind
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….
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…
Mercury sextile Chiron: The Mind and Its Discontents
The desire for a strong faith is not the proof of a strong faith, rather the opposite. If one has it one may permit oneself the beautiful luxury of skepticism: one is secure enough, fixed enough for it. ~Friedrich Nietzsche Mercury will remain in a tight partile sextile to Chiron until Monday May…
Full Moon in Scorpio 2016 – The Creative Forces of Willpower and Desire
Get your free audio guides to Saturn, Mars and Mercury Retrogrades Full Moon in Scorpio at 2 degrees 31 minutes Taurus-Scorpio at 1:24 AM EDT April 22, 2016. The Scorpio Full Moon occurs along the Taurus-Scorpio axis. The qualities of this axis are fitting for the overall message of the sky now. Many retrogrades coloring the heavens make…
Mercury in Taurus: Sensuous Cerebral Pace is the Trick
Mercury is neutral planet that takes on the qualities of whatever it touches. While Mercury is in Taurus, it will make a set of two trines to both Jupiter and Pluto, because it is preparing for its retrograde cycle. As Mercury creates its harmonious alignments with these planets, the effects will be observed in or…
Considering Mars’ Soft-Romp through Taurus 2015
Mars has been in his sign of rulership for the past month or so. Beyond Aries is the softer slower terrain of Taurus, and now our hero Mars enters those pastoral fields on March 31 for a stay until May 11.