Silverwheel Astrology

January 2012 Horoscopes

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Happy 2012 :))

Aries
21st March – 20th April
At some point this month you are going to feel like you’ve come full circle on a particular issue you’ve been looking for answers to. The good news is you aren’t chasing your tail on this, the very awareness you are back where you started actually means the solution is soon to appear. It’s likely to coincide somehow with the new moon on the23rd, but before that, grin and bear some work challenges on the 4th, 12th and 19th; and midmonth allow love to go with the flow, when friendship might turn into romance, or romance might turn into friendship.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
Let the momentum slowly build, no need to push the pace for January. Up to midmonth you might be pondering new perspectives on purchases and finance; or perhaps literally experiencing new vistas as travel is in there too, especially around the 12th. Around the 14th friendship feels satisfying, as does any group participation or teamwork. From the 21st its all about career and longterm ambition; new moon on 23rd inspires you to expansion, but don’t stretch the leaps of faith too much or you’ll feel like you’re making promises you don’t believe you can keep; it’s a slow build up remember.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
Your ruler Mercury is at odds with feisty Mars on the 1st, which means squabbles or sharp words might make you feel you’ve got 2012 off on the wrong foot, but fear not, it’s not the end of the story as a new peace you can trust is developing from strong desire to clear up old disagreements. See what happens around the 21st regarding this. But before that, enjoy a freedom orientated full moon on the 9th, and some spellbinding intensity in love and romance from the 13th. Confidence is shaky from the 19th so work at a perspective that works for you.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
You are bound to ruffle a few feathers early January, as your focus, and therefore your direction, is set on getting the best out of 2012 no matter what. Others will have other ideas about what’s best at times, simply because they are used to you being a certain way, or used to them having their own way. But a full moon in your own sign on the 9th amplifies your unwillingness to compromise on your quest for the best, emotionally. About time too. Midmonth, romance sweeps you off your feet, and from the 21st you stop trying to control the uncontrollable.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
You have some unexpected changes to your routine first half of this month, some of which are down to your own bright ideas, some come seemingly out the blue. From midmonth there’s a true romantic atmosphere; not too soft and slushy though, as communication is solid, supportive and productive. There are some secrets too, but not everything has to be up for discussion just now (perhaps from 23rd under an enlightening new moon). From the 19th don’t undermine yourself with shaky self-belief; mostly because others can take advantage and get bossy unless you stand firm with faith in yourself.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
It’s going to take some focus to respond rather than react, and sometimes retreat is the fastest way forward as January gets underway; one situation in particular seems to have gathered a momentum, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel on that one, possibly coming into view around the 21st. A full moon on the 11th brings surprises and delights linked to friendships old and new, and let love rule from the 14th, when Venus begins a journey through your relationship zone, and don’t argue for your limitations from the 19th, especially when it comes to finances.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
It’s so easy to get the wrong end of the stick with others as January begins, as certain people seem to be saying one thing and doing another. It might seem that once started there’s no stopping it, but misunderstandings can cease from around the 21st, when a burst of clarity brings forth order from any chaos. Use the full moon on the 10th to evaluate your real emotions about current long-term plans (especially when it comes to career direction), and midmonth is seriously special for romance, when it’s great for new love or renewal of love.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
Grievances that come to light as January gets underway can niggle on, simply because it all seems to strike right in your self-esteem, but it’s much easier to rise above it all as the month goes on, especially around the 21st when a real solution presents itself that doesn’t want to mess with your pride. New, sometimes revolutionary, views and perspectives are coming with a mind-opening, eye-opening full moon on the 9th, which makes you ready to speak your truth on the 13th. Love and romance looks up from the 14th; especially on the 14th itself.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
Sag has a reputation for blunt speaking, which can be one of your most endearing qualities when you’re feeling in tune with yourself and the world, but as January opens, you’re a bit at odds with everything, including yourself, so it’s easy to put your foot right in it, especially at work. Damage limitation might be the best way forward till the 21st, when things seem to right themselves, but a new moon on the 23rd also links to communication, challenging you to keep the faith and your perspective. Success means speak only when you feel ready, not when others need you to.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Mercury into your sign from the 8th means everything seems to revolve around communication all month. For example, during a relationship focused full moon on the 9th, it all links to home and family matters, as well as finding freedom from the ghosts of memories past, and around the 13th you’re a super sleuth when it comes to information gathering, but cool-headed and coy when it comes to revealing your own secrets. Oh, and on the 27th words only fail you whenever you fear the word failure; so don’t.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
Old communication issues around friendships or groups come back to haunt at the beginning of January, but there’s resolution and solution around the 21st. Full moon on the 9th is full of divine dream inspiration for you, so let intuitive messages reveal themselves. Midmonth you are loved up and feeling like you’re in heaven with the door shut, especially on the 13th. The sun energises your sign from the 21st with your annual new moon on the 23rd which is great for setting goals and seeding intentions, especially related to home and family, as Jupiter is encouraging expansion there.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
Relationships looking at a long range view (especially work relationships) are challenging to say the least as January gets going, but this clears around the 21st thanks to your team spirit and dedication to the bigger picture. Romance has a fate-filled feel to it from midmonth, in the nicest of ways, especially around the 13th. When Venus moves into your sign from the 14th there’s development and expansion through communication; at that time you have the magic touch when it comes to getting a positive message across, so use it on the 19th when limitation planet Saturn seems out to curb your party mood.

December Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
There’s potential for big transformation around work and career this month; planetary movement right from the start of December symbolises deep dynamics that push emotional buttons you forgot you had. It’s all good though (especially around the 5th) because it’s that strong emotional focus that motivates you to clear your path forward. Around the lunar eclipse on the 10th there’s sudden movement forward from you, in a way that might surprise you, and the new moon on the 24th points to change that’s a bumpy kind of ride, but with shock absorbers that are working well for you.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
This is a month to feel positive change of direction happening in many areas, especially with regard to any self-development work you’ve been looking for results from over recent months. It’s because Jupiter ends a long retrograde (moving backwards) cycle in your sign on the 24th, coinciding with a new moon (new phase) in your beliefs/perspective angle. In other words, there’s a change in your outlook that is going to make you aware of new opportunities. Till the 24th, enjoy some loved up vibes around the 5th and communication you can trust from the 14th.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
There’s some deep and passionate vibes happening for Gemini during December; right from the first week there’s a lot of energy and emotion around significant relationships, especially of the romantic kind, that makes even a lover’s tiff somehow less irritating and more interesting. There’s a full moon eclipse in your sign on the 10th, which can help sort out some full on feelings, and your ruler Mercury moves forward from the 14th, moving relationships forward in a big way. It’s the new moon on the 24th that feels most profound though: a transformation regarding trust and intimacy is on its way.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
Relationships get deep and meaningful this month, with a sense of mystery that feels compelling, emotionally challenging and rewarding in the same measure. It most likely makes some sense around the 5th, so hang onto that understanding for when things feel more confounding later. Career or long term ambitions are set to shift suddenly in a forward feeling direction around the 10th, and in an intensely transforming way around the 24th. Also, a noticeable improvement to endless day to day schedule changes or hold-ups happens from the 14th which can ease frustration no end.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
It’s your day to day routine that is transforming this month. Profound change is what you’ve been reaching for some time, and here it is. This has links to work and career, especially from the 24th when opportunity planet Jupiter moves forward for the first time in months, but also there’s a health and fitness focus, as you hold the stamina and determination for longterm transformation in this area of your life right now. Love moves forward from the 10th perhaps from a sudden change of perspective, and love looks up from the 21st when Venus begins a journey through your relationship chart.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
There’s only so much information-gathering or talking it out that can be done before a decision has to be made, which is why circling round subjects feels repetitive and argumentative at times this month. Fact based, logic-loving Virgo sometimes gets bamboozled by emotionally based decisions, yet this is precisely what is required (especially around the 10th during a career/ambition related lunar eclipse), so allowing yourself to be led by the heart rather than the head is what it’s all about for creative projects, love and romance, and fun and entertainment for December. And it’s much easier to go with this flow from the 14th.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
Restlessness in relationships over recent months suddenly makes sense from midmonth; there’s a feeling of liberation and freedom from the past somehow, as well as a change of direction regarding communication, which makes you feel things are moving forward in positive ways. However holiday time brings holiday family dynamics; deep breaths are needed around the 19th and 24th, as there’s certainly a rare intensity to it all but it’s worth seeing through as there’s also a profound sense of confidence and trust emerging from it all which helps draw a line under the old year and look forward to the new.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
It’s the kind of month that Scorpio was built for: events with the kind of emotional depth to test your limits and challenge your faith, which move you forward positively into new territory that you enjoy the benefit of now rather than endure the wait for later results. For example, communication gets deep, personal and revealing, but endlessly rewarding all month, especially 24th, while money matters are moving from 14th, and relationships end months of backtracking or backing off and dive through open doors and new opportunities by the final week of December.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
There’s a feeling of going round in circles regarding a work conflict or challenge this month, however there is a resolution despite the déjà vu feeling about it all. There’s a transformation in store linked to finance or property matters, most significantly around new moon time on the 24th, but all month there’s a recurring theme of letting go of attempts to control the uncontrollable. It’s all deep and meaningful underneath as its reflecting change within yourself about getting comfortable with unknown or unknowable aspects of a situation, it’s kind of making peace with your own desire to trust things always work out ok.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Wow, there’s an intensity about you this month, a cool charisma that oozes mystery to others, yet nothing is a mystery to you for long right now as your penetrating gaze doesn’t miss a trick. Not surprisingly this bodes extremely well for matters of the heart, spicing up romance no end, but it’s also about discovering new aspects of yourself and your ability to hold your own in unknown or unexpected territory. There’s a powerful new moon in your sign on the 24th which speaks of all this; there’s highs and lows, but trust yourself and nothing’s beyond you.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
A full moon eclipse on the 10th amplifies your awareness of the new creative focus you are developing. Also on 10th, your ruler Uranus changes direction, which parallels a significant turning point in you, a feeling of release or liberation that propels you forward suddenly. It’s likely to link to communication somehow, especially as there’s much going on there regarding your relationship to group dynamics; other’s opinions, no matter how shouty they get just don’t faze you. A bit of heckling seems to egg you on, in fact. Around the 24th, knowledge is power, so it’s time to get to know yourself more.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
There are highs and lows regarding friendships this month, they can be difficult, demanding or draining in their dynamics, yet you wouldn’t swap them for the world. The conflict makes you closer really, which is the message of the new moon on the 24th, along with a message about feeling more appreciative about your own resources and resourcefulness. Money matters feel more freed up from the 10th, and there’s a turning point or change of direction regarding career and long term plans from the 14th. Finally there’s a feel good factor to communication from 24th that opens doors of opportunity.

November horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
A lovely extended aspect between Venus and Mercury for the first half of November (especially around the 3rd) means anything related to travel or education turns into a truly beautiful adventure; again around 25th when new moon eclipse indicates new adventures to come, maybe with echoes of the past. Ruler Mars moves into problem-solving mode from the 11th, and gets at ‘to do’ lists with gusto. There’s also strong focus on cash and career, including around the 18th, a rare line-up of planets moving practical and productive energy between these areas of your life. It’s a particularly positive time, so make the most of it.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
There’s a theme of trust, and being more trusting this month, and the key is resisting holding on to what you fear to lose; it’s a repeating theme through events in various ways and it seems to link strongly to communication. Around the 18th there’s a beautiful line-up of planets, including Jupiter in your sign, encouraging you to be more of yourself more of the time, and opportunities abound to do so. From the 25th you might be backtracking on an issue that requires your trust; wanting to take your time and gather more info seems appropriate for now.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
Big month for relationships; it includes all relationships, partnerships, contracts and agreements, but there’s an extra smile for romance, as Venus and your ruler Mercury join forces for an extended period up to midmonth. On the 23rd Mercury moves retrograde (appears to move backward), which means you’re taking the scenic rather than the shortest route to solve issues. There’s also an adventurous new moon eclipse in this area of your chart on the 25th indicating significant new beginnings in the process of growing and unfolding now that have long-term impact for the future.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
Up to midmonth, problems are melting like lemon drops as Venus and Mercury bring some strong and sweet solutions to issues, especially around the 3rd when sudden ideas and impulses to make career moves pay off big time. Around 18th there’s an easy flow of energy around friendship, romance and communication which leads to expansion, opportunity and transformation. Mercury retrograde from the 23rd suggests that coming from a different perspective or angle on a stuck situation might loosen up the energy, and a faith-filled new moon eclipse on the 25th helps you stay positive toward tricky work relationships end of month.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
A challenging aspect between Mars and Neptune involves your sign on the 6th, and suggests it’s easy to feel undermined or ignored in certain relationships right now. Before you imagine your actions or efforts come to nowt, examine your tendency to imagine the worst, as Neptune amplifies both dreams and nightmares. In other words, appearances can be particularly deceptive right now, and seem to match how you feel about things regardless of facts. Rise to the wildly positive vibes around the 18th, which have a special focus on your career and long-term ambition. It’s seriously positive, especially for expansion plans.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Your comfort zone gets a few prods and pushes this month as there’s plenty of good opportunities to expand horizons into the unfamiliar and unknown. Motivated Mars moves into your sign from the 6th, which helps hold the courage of your convictions (especially approx 18th and 24th), and once Mercury begins its retrograde phase from the 23rd there’s a strong focus on home, family, or those that feel like family, with a feeling of reconnection, reunion or possible relocation. There’s a sweet harmony in love up to midmonth, especially with communication, and an unpredictable but fun vibe around 27th.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
Up to midmonth is an exceptional time for communication, with your ruler Venus moving in close harmony with Mercury for an extended period. Mercury retrogrades on the 23rd (appears to move backwards) which might change your perspective or the direction of yours or another’s thoughts and words, but it won’t undo anything you have achieved earlier in the month. Around the 18th there’s a rare line-up of planets encouraging a deep sense of trust and faith in situations even with all the unknown factors you’re dealing with right now. It’s not misplaced trust either.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
Finances and resources are a focus up to midmonth; a lovely extended meeting between Venus and Mercury in this area of your chart means communication goes well and gives you reason to keep the faith. Mercury retrogrades (appears to move backwards) from the 23rd, but don’t be fooled into thinking things really are in reverse, and the new moon eclipse here on the 25th is for feeling more faith about what’s to come. Meanwhile there’s a really fabulous aspect around the 18th that expands, deepens and moves all relationships in the right direction, and especially in romance.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
Wow, what a month for Sag. Positive vibes abound, beginning with a lengthy meeting between Venus and Mercury in your sign till the 10th, which means sweet harmony in your communication (very creative and unusually entertaining too, around the 3rd). Cash and career get a helping hand from the universe around the 18th, then Sun moves into your sign on the 23rd, putting you in the spotlight. Mercury retrogrades in your sign same day, helping you reconnect with aspects of yourself you thought lost or left behind, and a new moon eclipse on the 25th, also in your sign, sets strong intentions for self-belief.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Venus and Mercury bring sweet dreams till the 10th (and maybe some inspired solutions around the 3rd). Cash flow takes some imagination around the 6th, and a friendship filled full moon on the 10th feels fun. There’s more enjoyment from midmonth when real opportunities come into view for expansion, transformation and regeneration. Nothing pie in the sky here; ideas are solid and grounded and built to last. Overall for November, whenever you trust the process rather than fear the unknown, the reward is refreshment and renewal.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
There’s a fabulous vibe around groups and gatherings this month, so there’s more friendship and fun to be had, as well as it being a great time for networking and making good connections; and reconnecting too, as Mercury retrogrades from the 23rd, bringing you back in tune with faces and places from the past, in a new way. In a general sense, November requires you to rely on intuition and gut instinct maybe more than usual, but the benefits and opportunities that come from this are worth the struggle to stop second-guessing yourself.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
This is a totally brilliant month for career and/or long term plans and ambitions: you’ve charismatic communication that might bring sudden and unexpected financial benefits or opportunities for moving forward in new ways, and you’ve the courage of your convictions that makes you bolder and more assertive with others. Mercury retrograde from the 23rd might put you in touch with ideas or opportunities from the past you thought lost, and an eclipse on the 25th supports your desire for it all to feel like a fabulous adventure

October Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
The month opens with a leap of faith for you. It’s easy to overstretch at this time though, so look before you leap. The full moon on the 12th is in your sign, which means relationships are at the forefront of your mind more than ever, and it’s all about balancing priorities. The sun moves into your angle of trust and sharing from the 23rd and a new moon here on the 26th sheds light on how much you are willing to share of yourself with others. It’s all about trust versus control of the unknown; emotionally and financially.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
Try not to overreact to family dramas during first week of Oct, as someone is out to press your buttons. Don’t bite, instead work off your frustrations through projects related to home; it’s much more productive and easier to organise and fix. Meanwhile there’s a dreamy and starry-eyed influence around work and career, which means rose tinted glasses are to your advantage this month, especially around the 7th, 12th, and 21st. There’s also a romantic new moon in your relationship zone on the 26th which hints at a big and beautiful future ahead.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
With your ruler Mercury meeting limiting Saturn on the 6th there could be a bit of creative block going on during first week of Oct, but don’t try too hard to overcome it, go with the flow to get back in your flow, don’t pay too much attention to what others have to say about it all, and by midmonth you are back on track, more than before. There’s a psychic new moon on the 26th, so follow your hunches; in fact most of this month has that kind of edge for you, be bold about what you sense: if it feels good, it must be true for you.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
Pleasure seeker Venus starts a journey through your house of fun and entertainment from the 9th, so follow your bliss and go where your heart wants to take you. This might be a challenge around the 12th, during a full on full moon in your house of career and reputation, when the pace of working life quickens and responsibilities at home still call your attention, but the mood still moves you toward enjoyment and fulfilment. Romance is imaginative and deep this month, especially around the 26th when the new moon gives you all kinds of new ideas.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
Don’t over egg the pudding when it comes to profile raising in work and career early in the month; it’s not about less being more when it comes to presentation, it’s just easy to come on too strong with mighty Mars on a mission to get you noticed. Around full moon time on the 12th there’s the dilemma of whether to tell all or keep quiet regarding a certain situation; it’s all about feeling the burden of responsibility lies with you on what to do, but really, there’s no right or wrong way to play it. Look forward to end of the month as it’s great for career expansion and satisfying schedule changes.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
There’s a sense of limitation around finances during the first week, which puts you in a responsible mood for the month, especially around full moon time on the 12th. You are on a roll with work at that time too, so make the most of what you find or find out then. Communication is interesting all month; new moon on the 26th brings new contacts and conversation but misunderstandings are easy to reach at times, especially 31st. Meanwhile, romance is intent on broadening your horizons all month.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
At times this month you might feel extra pressure on your shoulders, extra weight of responsibility, especially when it comes to communication: what to say and when best to say it, seems to be filled with extra significance. A relationship-themed full moon on the 12th gets you all defensive and digging your heels in and there’s a choice to keep your distance or keep moving closer, and this theme is echoed in money matters too, especially in final week. Basically it’s a case of who you want to invest in and how much.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
It’s a busy old month for Scorpio; lots happening involving your sign, including Venus arriving on the 9th, followed by Mercury on the 13th, the sun on the 23rd and a fabulous new moon on the 26th. It all bodes well for relationships, with partners wanting to push ahead with contracts or commitments, the question is are you ready too? There’s also a flurry of activity around work and career plans; you are in thick of sorting out where you stand and where your next steps might take you, so use the new moon energy for setting some new intentions.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
Up to midmonth, a friendship or group contact might feel strained. There’s a burden to stay upbeat or on top of weighty issues for the sake of keeping the peace, however you’re right to feel it’s not your responsibility to do so. The full moon on the 12th seems to bring it all to a head and sorts your priorities, but wait for the new moon on the 26th for bright solutions, for this and other matters, as inspiration hits when you don’t look too hard for it. This includes money matters, as there’s a welcome opportunity coming end of the month.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
There’s a pressure you might feel building up, regarding long-term plans and ambitions, felt keenly in the first week, and especially around the full moon on the 12th. There’s something about this kind of pressure that you thrive on though, so enjoy the creative conflict generated as it’s likely to be highly productive in the long run as it’s getting you focused and clear, which makes some difficult choices easier to make. The mood lightens around new moon time on the 26th: friendships, groups and gatherings are the focus, so fresh faces and new experiences are heading your way.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
Up to midmonth, events are holding your attention toward beliefs or opinions that have held you back, or that you’re now using to hold yourself back, and a feisty full moon on the 12th suggests that you don’t argue for those limitations anymore. Keep going the way you are going with career moves though, as there’s plenty to feel comfy and positive about, even at end of month when certain professional relationships get prickly. You are a natural at the art of respectful emotional detachment, so you can use your skill to great effect there.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
There’s a reluctance to jump in at the deep end this month, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. So don’t. It’s a step by step thing, as it is with money matters too; finances are at the forefront of your mind, especially around the 12th, but you’re firmly in sensible mode, so this fair and square attitude helps deal effectively with your own concerns. There’s an emphasis on travel or education too; whatever it takes to broaden horizons is where you are headed.

Horoscopes for September

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
Your ruler Mars moves into the most creative angle of your chart from the 19th; it’s all about what makes your heart sing, so follow your bliss and the entertainment value of that. Interesting month relationship-wise; there’s a cosy comfort zone feel around the 10th, but 17th speaks of sudden moves and unpredictability; both extremes seem to feed events around new moon time on the 27th, which is very much about you and your partner balancing new priorities. It’s also big for work at that time too; perhaps a bit of an overhaul going on somehow somewhere.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
Lovely vibe for big change and transformation up to midmonth; it feels natural, easy to accommodate, and very much wanted, despite indicating some doors closing it’s easy to trust that what you need will be there when you need it. It’s lovely for love around the 10th, and from the 17th there’s not much time lag between problem and solution, which makes problems much sweeter to bear, and new moon on the 27th focuses your interest suddenly towards health and fitness; make the most of that moment, as your attention can also wander when it comes to that subject.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
Around the 8th there’s potential for confusion or uncertainty in communication or connections; this might echo events from early August, or perhaps a resurfacing issue is a chance to tie loose ends or find certainty over vagueness. Love dynamics are at their most passionate at the end of the month but before that, go with the flow and no trying to force circumstances your way. New moon on 27th is inspirational for you; perhaps a group, gathering or friendship is your catalyst for creative outpouring.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
Go for communication (especially in romance) around the 10th as you hold a perfect blend in attitude, pushy yet harmony-seeking. Full moon on 9th brings feelings of fulfilment from a learning curve; the joy really is in how you view the journey, which is good to remember around the 17th. Finance/career opportunities can surface suddenly around the 23rd, and new moon in your comfort zone on the 27th is a catalyst for lightning fast changes linked to home and family, as well as more work related freedom and independence.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
There’s a temporary blind spot in love around the 8th. Love-struck Leo’s might not feel the full picture then, but also this could be a residue of events from early August (hard to feel heard and easy to feel absence). It’s temporary. Mars into Leo from 19th means motivation is high and momentum easy to maintain. You want to keep moving and active, and your view of what’s possible is positive and attainable (anything’s possible around the 23rd). New moon on 27th ushers a new phase around routines and schedules; change is calling you, quite intensely at times.

Virgo
Up to around the 10th might feel like groundhog day, recalling events approx early August. Mercury is back in your sign from that time, around the 9th, so there’s a feeling of completion at last regarding certain situations left undone or undefined for far too long. Full moon on 12th deepens emotions and meaningful connection within all relationships, especially romance; and a beautiful aspect between Mercury in your sign to lucky planet Jupiter around the 14th opens your mind (and therefore the door of opportunity) towards your heart’s desire/s.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
Quite quiet up to midmonth, but things get going (and when they do, they really do) once Venus, then Sun, moves into your sign on 15th and 23rd. Events around 17th put you in touch with some intense emotions – it’s a chance to let go of feelings about past relationships that are not relevant for who you are now, and 26th is a full on kind of time, in a fulfilling kind of way and it’s when Mercury joins Sun and Venus in your sign. New moon in Libra on 27th means new emotional phase; it’s great for goal setting and getting things into perspective.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
Fabulous first week. Your ruler Pluto links up lovely with expansion planet Jupiter. It’s superb for relationships, and for big relationship talks. No more moving in circles, things actually spiral with development when these two planets are working together. Work problems are highlighted around the 17th, but don’t struggle for solution as it’s due toward end of month with a psychic new moon on the 27th, which stimulates your 6th sense. Trust that you just know what to say and when to say it at this time.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
Your ruler Jupiter links up to transformation planet Pluto on the 2nd, which indicates an excellent period of expansion and development in store this month, particularly around the subject of finances. It’s a kind of clear the clutter urge in general that hits you, and as ever with Pluto, the challenge is to let go of the urge to control the uncontrollable, and trust the process despite feeling slightly in the dark. New moon on the 27th indicates a new phase for friendship, and strain or tension in relationships around the 29th is temporary, while the urge for commitment is longterm.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
You are going through a bit of a transformation with yourself at times this month, maybe literally with a make-over or style change, but also through your impact on situations; creatively, romantically, it’s all feeling powerful and profound and you’re the one who makes it happen. Career or long-term plans dominate your focus from the 15th, especially around 17th/18th when you feel particularly absorbed by what’s unfolding, and around 27th when the direction of events seem wildly unpredictable for a time. The 29th is a time for commitment to direction, and you are comfortable with the terms and conditions.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
Relationships are a bit up in the air for a while this month, and it’s you who feels a bit foggy with details or oblivious about what others are trying to convey. It’s a temporary blind spot that changes from the 19th, and especially on the 23rd, when passionate Mars sharpens your focus, powers up your intentions and quickens the pace of events around relationships, and also travel and education. Some changes that come your way feel out of your hands, but try to reach for trust that what you need when you need it is part of what comes too.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
Friendships, groups and gatherings are a focus of growth, change and development all month, and sometimes it’s plain sailing, sometimes a rollercoaster, but the underlying vibe is positive progress, even with a rather challenging new moon on the 27th. Romance feels fun and contented around the 10th, and deepens in intimacy after midmonth. Finances, especially joint or shared interests have an unconventional approach around the 17th and a strong feeling of responsibility around the 29th but mixing friendship and financial interests can activate power struggles, especially around new moon time.

August Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
You are protective of priorities regarding home and family, especially around the 9th, as it’s your priorities that feel prodded or pushed, either by a work situation or by certain long-range plans or ambitions. It’s easy to feel backed into a corner at that time, which can result in some uncharacteristic behaviour - all down to your unwillingness to compromise on the freedom your current desires tempt you towards. But a fabulous new moon on the 29th in the problem-solving area of your chart indicates solutions are ready to show; it’s just a matter of time before things click into place.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
It’s all about keeping things perspective, firstly regarding matters at home or regarding family and close emotional attachments, as it’s easy to overstretch or overdo things, especially during the first week. The same goes for career matters, as Neptune’s return into this area of your chart can play on your imagination and make you feel invisible or overlooked, or that you just aren’t seeing what’s important. There’s a turning point though from the 30th with Jupiter retrograde, when you become the change you want to see.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
It’s Mercury retrograde time again from the 2nd; always a review period for Gemini, and a time for looking at situations in different ways. But with Mercury clashing with foggy Neptune there’s a blind spot in your perspective which means you aren’t getting the full picture just yet on key situations, so don’t be too quick to come to firm and final conclusions about anything until you’re confident with clarity; this is likely to be from the 27th, especially around the 29th when sharp and solid new moon energy finds and fills the gaps.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
Communication can get confusing from the first week with Mercury retrograde (appearing to move backwards) while clashing with nebulous Neptune. It’s too easy to take things the wrong way, or spiral in an unwanted direction, so cut yourself and others some slack while things sort themselves out. This is most challenging for relationships around the 9th when what’s been bottled up easily pours forth, and the 24th when you feel limits are stifling, but final week in general holds a turning point and evolution of situations, as a result of those learning curves. There’s a positive to any negative this month.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
First week isn’t best for risks and gambles, unless you’re feeling confident and grounded about what you can imagine happening. It’s also not easy to feel clear about relationships now Neptune’s back in that area of your chart, especially around 8th and 21st, but still, the full moon on the 13th might help you sort through this, especially with lovely Venus sparkling in your sign, putting a twinkle in your eye. Your reward for looking before you leap starts with a turning point from the 27th, and the new moon on the 29th is validating a new sense of security.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Mercury retrogrades (appears to move backwards) in your sign from the 2nd, which means a change of direction, or review of an issue, for what feels like very personal reasons. But with foggy Neptune clouding things at the same time, it’s hard to get the facts straight, or to make sense of available info, especially relating to relationships somehow. Give it time and enjoy the journey till the turning point around the 26th. The 9th is volatile but sexy, 23rd is enlightening, and the 29th is amazing: a scintillating new moon in your sign lines you up for special times, now and for the future.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
It’s a fun in the sun kind of first week that is sort of the calm before the storm around the 9th, when macho Mars clashes with power-struggle planet Pluto. Sounds ominous but handled with care this kind of confrontation-loving energy can clear the way ahead, as Mars rolls up sleeves to dive into areas deemed too messy to get involved with. This vibe can rumble on through the month in key situations (just don’t get judgemental about whose right and wrong), but oh, romance makes it all worth it around 25th and 29th: a new phase in relationships is ahead.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
It’s a ‘trust the process’ kind of month - it’s not time to lose faith and it’s not time to force things into place - especially around the 9th when your planetary rulers, Mars and Pluto, have a volcanic meeting that stirs up all sorts of emotions in response to tricky relationship dynamics. Communication is off on a tangent at work from the 8th, and limitations in general frustrate you around the 24th. But there’s a startlingly brilliant new moon on the 29th which transforms friendships, groups and gatherings, as well as positively influencing all relationships: this new moon means new opportunities for you.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
What with Mercury retrograde from the 2nd, there’s likely to be backtracking, retreating and reviewing in relationships. It’s a temporary thing (till the 27th), and positive in the sense that misunderstandings or mistakes increase desire for improvement (absence makes heart fonder, etc). There’s an amazing new moon for your career/finances on the 29th when things start clicking into gear all over the place. Your ruler Jupiter retrogrades from the 30th, so there’s a change of perspective coming, and another review period; especially regarding approach to health and fitness.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Don’t curse delays or reschedules with travel plans; rearrangements might work better and you always get there in the end anyway. Long distance reconnections or reunions are on the cards too; as well as a new twist in journey of education or learning experience, which is especially satisfying around full moon time on the 13th. Relationships are going places too, but maybe into messy dynamics around the 9th, so transform resentment and grudges with understanding. There’s a truly beautiful new moon for you on the 29th; this excellent planet alignment symbolises new and satisfying feelings of alignment between you and your plans.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
From the 8th, imaginative Neptune returns to your sign till next Feb. The downside of Neptune is it turns you into a space cadet at times, from all that adventuring down inter-dimensional pathways of your mind (especially around the full moon in your sign on the 13th); there’s also absent mindedness, and emotional overwhelment. The latter works both ways: there’s the kind that melts you into tears over a long lost love on a rainy Sunday, or there’s the kind that melts you into tears over the genius of a top tune belting out through sunny day vibes. Choose wisely. Choose easily.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
Your ruler Neptune retreats from your sign on the 5th till early next year. Go with the flow of any wispy, misty, or ‘missing out’ kind of vibes (especially around the 9th), as you readjust to having to pick up Neptune’s signal subconsciously again for a while; which means it’s all dream diaries and gut instinct again till next Feb. It’s challenging, as there’s confusion to make sense of in relationships from the 2nd with Mercury retrograde till the 27th; but there’s a shining star of a new moon on the 29th in your relationship house: Love looks lucky, that’s for sure.

July Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
A new moon eclipse on the 1st helps you realise where you’ve been holding yourself in a discomfort zone when it comes to certain relationships. Keep lines of communication open on this around the 6th as solutions are in the airwaves. Midmonth asks for balance between career and home life (so much going on for you career wise it’s easy to neglect other areas); then a lovely blue moon on the 30th indicates new, fun and entertaining times suddenly in store; for friendship and in love. You’re the catalyst for it all, so take all the credit.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
July is a rollercoaster ride of emotional extremes in romance: week one is candlelit, soft focus and sentimental; week two brings out the communication control freak in you, when knowledge is power and you seek what is withheld. Midmonth, a Saturn square makes you stand-offish with self-doubt; but wait till around the 30th when an attention-attracting new moon boosts self-worth and self-esteem in a big way for love and romance, and also helps you appreciate you. It’s also around then you become aware you’ve more friends than you might have realised.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
A difficult eclipse on the 1st brings awareness of over-commitments to projects and plans that should be fun but aren’t feeling that way right now. It’s in the realisation you might be overdoing the responsible attitude that you start to let others take up the slack and get contributing creatively in their own way too. In this way, the difficult eclipse becomes a blessing in disguise, helping to focus you more keenly into speaking up and speaking out for yourself when needed. However, remember facts are foggy around a work situation at the end of July, so silence is golden till the full picture becomes clear.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
Big month for you, Cancer: a new moon eclipse on the 1st in your sign, and a blue moon on the 30th. Both indicate significant personal change and direction-shaping events. The eclipse on the 1st raises relationship issues, especially with family. It’s not unusual to feel a lack of support when you need it most, under this planetary pattern, but the positive side is a more potent experience of your own inner strength and stability, especially midmonth. End of the month is about the kind of work and money opportunities that do only seem to happen once in a blue moon.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
Events this month seem to build on each other, like a preparation for what happens around the end of July; for example, great communication that might put you in touch with ideas that come in useful later; there’s also career focus from the 7th that boosts confidence and opens doors, but it’s from around the 23rd, when the sun moves into your sign, that things seem to really start taking shape, also during the new moon on the 30th. Neptune indicates temporary lack of focus at that time, especially regarding finances, but don’t let that distract you from what matters most to you.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
It’s tempting to burn some bridges this month, when money or property issues overshadow friendship; it’s because in general there’s a strong urge to cut losses and cut loose, in reaction to feelings of restriction that are hugely magnified by the eclipse energy on the 1st. It’s the right instinct, but is the bridge-burning necessary? Only you know for sure. As your intuitive and gut feelings are in great shape right now, you don’t get far with just facts and logic alone, so make sure any decisions are yours and no one else’s, made with heart, not just the head.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
Don’t let pressure get to you, especially during the first week, as there’s a responsibility-laden eclipse on the 1st which makes you more aware of feelings of duty, and particularly a fear of disapproval from others if you fail to meet certain obligations. Just knowing this can relieve pressure though, as it’s up to you how much their disapproval really matters. Apart from this there’s good vibes around friendship, and also groups and gatherings, where anything or anyone that is a bit different or unconventional is like a breath of fresh air for you. Romance flows in this vibe too, especially around the 30th.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
If you’ve been waiting for news on the career front, there’s potential good news indicated around the 5th. There’s romantic developments around the 7th that feel great; it’s a deeper more stable vibe for attached Scorps, while those looking for love might meet a great opportunity at that time (don’t be afraid to be the one to strike up a conversation). Work is again well-starred from the 23rd when the sun, then Venus, moves into this angle of your chart. The new moon on the 30th symbolises some sparkling new beginnings work-wise. There’s also the indication that you’re mixing business with pleasure too.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
Finances feel on a much firmer footing first half of the month; it’s a blend of expansion and transformation thanks to Jupiter/Pluto, as it indicates endless faith in what’s ahead, even though you’re in the dark about the details. It’s a sure way to attract promises that do deliver. It’s an excellent month for travel, especially last minute plans. Romance and travel mix well, particularly around the 30th (new moon); if there’s no literal travel you are going to feel you’re on a journey somehow, either in love or in learning; as education or training feels like food for thought that satisfies.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
The new moon eclipse on the 1st falls in your relationship zone. It indicates new paths, new attitudes and perhaps a dynamic distraction from weighty work pressures. This eclipse energises your resolve to stand your ground when it comes to sharing responsibility; you are wanting a more fair and equal distribution of duties, and as long as you stand firm in your knowing that this is possible somehow, the burden of awareness of imbalance won’t sit heavily only on your shoulders. Balance is a recurring theme for you this month, with the message to play as hard as you work.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
There’s the kind of communication that suits you down to the ground this month: enlightening, original, unique, with plenty of unexpected twists and turns; a very satisfying flow encouraging you to look at even difficult current circumstances in a whole new light. The full moon on the 15th emphasises this; go with your flow and watch how things move in your favour when you don’t try too hard to make it all work out, or to make others understand your position. Practice this plenty by the new moon on the 30th, and you’ll gain the brilliant benefits this energy has on offer.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
The eclipse on the 1st amplifies any creative blocks you have right now. This is a good thing, as it draws attention to why this is happening; it’s all just a case of not fully trusting your own ability, which temporarily pushed you away from your own agenda. Around the 4th there’s a taste of how easy the inspiration flows, but midmonth you allow others opinions to affect proceedings; the lesson is their approval isn’t important. From the 23rd you are back in the flow, ready to welcome a solution-orientated and self-esteem boosting new moon on the 30th.

June Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
There’s a solar eclipse on the 1st influencing communications. It symbolises big energy injected into this area, with a special link to relationships; so if you’ve been seeking communication that feels more structured, better defined, and more of what you want, events that arise this month might assist in taking you right there. On the 4th, opportunity planet Jupiter moves to influence your finances for the next year, and so bodes very well for income and possessions etc. Relationships reach a turning point around 13th – what’s not been moving since January can get underway at last.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
Big news for Taurus this month is that Jupiter, planet of opportunity and expansion, moves into your sign for first time in 12 years. So think back and remember what happened then, or just look forward to doors opening more easily for the next year. There’s two eclipses affecting your money and resources on the 1st and 15th; in general terms, eclipses set an emotional tone, sometimes for some months to come, as a result of the events happening around them, so adopt a Jupiter attitude for best results: a positive stance ensures positive outcome, no matter how events appear.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
Important month for Gemini; two eclipses in your sign plus Mercury, Mars and Venus. It’s a mover and a shaker of a month but take the rough with the smooth and the high with the low, as most of the planetary mood swings are very temporary. What’s more long-term are the eclipses: first one on the 1st, a solar eclipse, which indicates significant new beginnings with far-reaching emotional effects. The lunar eclipse on the 15th is about situations coming to a head emotionally. It’s a direction-shaping time, best noticed with hindsight, so go with the flow for now (even with the end of month intensity)

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
It’s eclipse season; always a powerful time for the lunar ruled Cancerian. The solar eclipse on the 1st works unconsciously and intuitively, guiding you to relevant information and communication - odd dreams and synchronicity have significance this month. On the 15th, the lunar eclipse brings feelings to a head regarding daily routine and day to day structure, as well as approaches to health and wellbeing. Also, big turning point in partnerships around 13th; and for you personally from 22nd when the sun moves into your sign. Rollercoaster ride through the final week, especially linked to work, but at least things are moving forward.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
Eclipses tend to be shapers of emotional direction for months to come, and there’s two this month; first on the 1st influencing friendships, groups and gatherings, and next on the 15th on a theme of fun, entertainment and creativity. There’s good news from Jupiter, planet of opportunity and expansion, which moves into your career and longterm ambition chart from the 4th, for about a year. It symbolises this area of your life feeling more open and abundant, and positive vibes abound. The final week of June isn’t the easiest, as there’s plenty to push against, so try not to make the irrelevant relevant.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
The eclipses on the 1st and 15th are influencing career and ambition, and home and family matters. There’s a kind of balance to be reached, but not necessarily overnight as eclipses are about longterm direction. Lots of planets in your career chart this month keep you focused and busy, while Neptune retrograde from the 3rd in your relationship chart might correspond with a feeling of reaching a turning point in key relationships especially romance. Jupiter, planet of plenty, is moving into your beliefs and perspectives angle for a year from the 4th, so it’s broadening of horizons and mind-expanding experience you are after.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
There’s a solar eclipse on the 1st with a theme of beliefs and perspectives. It symbolises long-term changes in your views and where you stand on issues (sometimes quite literally as this is also the angle of travel). Saturn, retrograde in your sign since January, is finally moving forward from the 13th, so no more wading through the treacle of responsibility and getting nowhere fast. The lunar eclipse on the 15th brings things to a head regarding communication, information, and getting your message across, and from the 4th, Jupiter makes unknown territory more appealing; for a whole year.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
On the 4th, Jupiter, planet of expansion and opportunity, moves into the relationship angle of your chart, for the next year. It ties relationships, property and income together too, a theme echoed by two eclipses this month: on the 1st regarding personal finances and resources, and on the 15th about shared resources. Eclipses are catalysts for emotional direction for sometimes months to come, and these are likely to bring talks and communication that points you a certain way. Final week can be intense but in a clear the clutter sort of way. Nothing Scorpio can’t handle.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
Your ruling planet Jupiter is shifting signs on the 4th, moving to bring expansion and opportunity around daily routine and schedule. While this tends to bring more to your schedule, Jupiter has a way of working it so that it doesn’t feel like a heavier weight to carry; Jupiter’s buoyant nature and love of adventure thrives on more, and so will you. There’s also two significant eclipses this month; the first on the 1st takes place in your relationship zone, the second on the 15th is in your sign, so events feel personal and direction-shaping; loose ends are being tied as its time to begin a new chapter.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Career, income, and long-term plans are all highlighted in a big way by the solar eclipse on the 1st. Your ruling planet Saturn is working in nice harmony with this eclipse, so any changes it brings over coming weeks, even months, are likely to feel like the next obvious step. Saturn ends it’s retrograde phase (appearing to move backwards) on the 13th, this is a welcome turning point as what hasn’t moved or progressed since January is about to. There’s a particularly romantic summer solstice atmosphere for you around the 22nd, so don’t let an intense, sometimes heavy feeling final week take the shine off that.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
There’s an emphasis on creativity with a solar eclipse on the 1st in this area of your chart. It’s all about what you want to put your heart into, and the signs are you’ll be nicely supported in this, as long as your heart’s truly in it. The lunar eclipse on the 15th echoes this theme by opening you up to the fun, friendship and contact network that will support it. Also, from the 4th, expansive Jupiter begins a journey through the home and family angle of your chart for the next year, widening the family circle and extending the comfort zone.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
There are two eclipses on the 1st and 15th, injecting big energy into home and family situations, and career and long-term ambition. Eclipse energy can trigger events that bring turning points or new chapters, especially emotionally, and as your ruler Neptune retrogrades (appears to move backwards) from the 3rd in your sign, it might feel like a very personal turning point. Retrogrades also indicate a review period coming up, and perhaps a reconnection to the past in some way. From the 4th, opportunity planet Jupiter is expanding communication and information; there’s more to say and more to hear, all of a sudden.

May Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
There’s a new moon (new emotional phase) on the 3rd in the finances and resources section of your chart. New moons are like blank slates for new habits and intentions, so it’s all about positive expectation, for now and future circumstances. Your ruler Mars is building momentum on this from the 11th, and that day in particular is the sort of day that feels like luck is on your side. Approximately around the 20th is highlighted for all career matters, and love looks up from midmonth, especially around the 23rd, when a heart to heart reveals an ego-boosting heart of gold.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
Plenty of planets are in your sign this month, symbolising plenty of attention and energy focused your way. The new moon on the 3rd happens in your sign, which points to a new self-image, new mindset, and new resolve. Motivated Mars, love goddess Venus, and Mercury the magician are all on the your wavelength too, so not only are you a bit of a love magnet (especially around the 23rd), but you feel switched on and clear minded about your direction in many areas, and not averse to the idea that there’s magic in the air meant just for you.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
The weeks before the sun moves into your sign is always an introspective time, a kind of gathering and processing of thoughts and emotions, but that doesn’t mean it’s a quiet time, because midmonth, and around the 11th in particular, groups and gatherings are highlighted with a celebratory feel in the air, and some opportunities and doors opening that you won’t want to miss. The sun moves into your sign on the 21st this year, linking temporarily to foggy Neptune, so don’t be too quick to judge a situation; wait till the 25th, a fabulous time for clarity and for making an impact.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
Friendships, groups and gatherings are a focus around the 3rd, on a theme of new energies and new beginnings. Around midmonth this is again highlighted, through expanding horizons, either through travel or through the input of different opinions and perspectives. What happens around the 20th in this will feel emotionally deep, but very supportive. Romance is a focus too at this time; and again feelings run deep but with a welcome stability. Meanwhile there could some lucky breaks regarding career plans and longterm ambitions around the 11th; it’s a time to experience positive news and the kindness of strangers.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
Don’t miss out on the fabulous energy surrounding career and longterm ambitions this month; it’s a time to project positive thoughts and trust that what you put out will be reflected through situations and circumstances (especially around the 3rd and 11th). Dynamic Mars in this area of your chart from the 11th is about feeling like you’re on a mission, and your motivation levels soar, while Mercury and Venus brings information, communication and plenty of people to harmonise with your vision; what happens around the 20th deepens the impact of all this.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
From where you stand there’s a new feeling of stability emerging, and a determination to feel more anchored and secure. One of the ways you’ll be reaching for that this month is through travel; might sound like a paradox, but it’s when you are on the move, broadening your mind with new experiences that you can easily tap into the most secure sense of yourself right now. Stand your ground and hold your nerve when it comes to those who want you to see things their way so you do things their way; it’s your perspective, so use it or lose it.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
Recently you might have felt you didn’t have access to what you wanted to know, in a way that relieved insecurities and worries, but a grounding new moon on the 3rd in the trust angle of your chart acts like a light at the end of the tunnel on this, and your trust that when you ask it is given, builds momentum to reach a revelation around the 20th. Love feels lucky and fulfilling around midmonth, but especially around the 11th, when a bit of boldness and single-mindedness pays off. Don’t be put off by extra chaos in daily routine; it’s temporary.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
Big emphasis on all relationships this month; beginning with a new moon on the 3rd which defines intentions for new and firmer foundations. It’s the solid ground you are reaching for, and though there’s shifting sands in some ways (particularly in the final week), your determined efforts for stable footing will build into something you can rely on. The full moon in your sign on the 17th opens you to feelings and emotions that you’ve been hiding, just in time for a really fabulous vibe for relationships around the 20th, particularly for romance, which speaks of a valuable connection or reconnection at that time.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
Use the new moon on the 3rd to pause and ponder your current position, because feeling through where you stand in certain circumstances prepares you to move forward, symbolised by action planet Mars stepping boldly into the problem solving area of your chart from the 11th. You are ready to roll your sleeves up and dive in to what needs sorting, and while relationships and romance might bamboozle you from the 21st, the confusion just makes you more determined to find some clarity; best found as a by-product of the fun and good times to be had around the 25th.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
This month gives you the push you need to get going with projects you’ve procrastinated about for too long. Anything creative has your juices flowing, and rather than feeling a bit unsure or uncertain about it all, as has been happening of late, there’s a comforting feeling of knowing where you stand at last (especially by the 20th). So don’t let others mixed messages or vague stance undermine you around that time; and do enjoy the home and family vibe that is strong all month; especially the good news that arrives around the 11th.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
Don’t put up with a painful point of view for the sake of being logical; remember that you are the innovator when it comes to new pathways of thought, and it’s not always easy to keep up to speed with all that when old pesky beliefs get so settled in they have a sort of weird security to them. The question is always whether it’s a point of view you would like to count on, as reality has to be based on at least a place of serious like. The acceptable view just might not have the va va voom you are seeking; so it’s time to get inventive.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
You are in the mood to speak your mind this month, but it’s a slow burner, a gradual build; not a spur of the moment outburst, and this slow, steady, consideration for where you stand means others feel the courage of your conviction tangibly, especially from the 11th. Also around the 11th watch for windows of opportunity that open with little effort on your part, related to income and resources. From the 21st, it’s easy to feel drained by home or family situations, but it’s just a bit of pushing against the prevailing tide; something that you never indulge in for long.

Uranus in Aries Horoscopes

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I wrote this for Michele Knight's astrology site, it's a look at how Uranus in Aries might affect your sign... Neptune in Pisces to follow shortly...

From March 12th 2011, Uranus, the planet of freedom and individuality, moves into Aries, the sign of action and activity, for the next 7 years. Uranus had a brief visit into Aries last year, between May and August of 2010, but from March it’s there to stay. It means big, big change for Aries of course, but we are all affected somehow by this amazing energy. Here’s what it might mean for you.

ARIES
Your impulsive call to action at the drop of a hat is about to become turbo charged; Uranus in your sign indicates an irresistible rollercoaster ride of self-discovery by acting with single-minded abandon toward your desired outcome. Aries is often accused of being selfish, but Uranus is about to rebrand the concept to self-focused; it’s about recognizing, understanding, and serving your own authentic and unique nature, and the natural byproduct of all that is the ability to serve others in the process. Enjoy and celebrate your self-focused energy and others will too!

TAURUS
Uranus, also known as the Awakener, is going to be influencing unconscious processes such as your sleep patterns and your dreams. It can mean sleep disturbance until you get used to the energy, but really it’s about you becoming more conscious of your intuition and your sixth sense. Keep a note pad by the bed for interesting info delivered through dreams, you might be surprised at the good ideas you can come up with suddenly at 3am. Uranus style wake-up calls might take some getting used to at first, but you can gain great insight and the freedom to switch off from full on problem solving – just take a power nap instead.

GEMINI
There are new friendships coming your way under Uranus in Aries influence; these are the sort of friendships that take you to new places that instantly feel like home. Learn how the Law of Attraction works by birds of a feather flocking together, via following your gut instinct to certain groups and gatherings that turn out to be synchronistic in their working; orchestrated perfectly to deliver what you wanted to know, learn and experience. Some friends come and go, briefly, suddenly; others stick around, but all bring new sense of freedom into your life that you’ve been restless for, for some time.

CANCER
Its career and status that Uranus is helping you find a new freedom within; you can’t settle for less than a good reflection of who you feel you really are as an individual. Symptoms of a Uranus style shake up on the work front include a nagging boredom, a rebellious streak, and ideas and impulses that strike like lightning about new directions and desires. Uranus brings new choices, new alternatives, some of them untried and untested; don’t dismiss anything just because it might be risky or because others disapprove, as you have a good gut instinct for the kind of challenge you are looking for.

LEO
Uranus is influencing your beleifs and perspectives; your point of view is suddenly something you crave the panoramic version of: open minded and unfettered…and most definitely uncensored. Gone are the days where you would hold your tongue for the sake of keeping the peace; it’s because you are becoming a live and let live activist, beginning with yourself and what you stand for. It’s all about the broadening of your horizons, mentally, philosophically, and also physically; so travel is becoming a Uranian experience too; it’s a learning curve, and when the student is ready, Uranus the teacher appears.

VIRGO
For Virgo, the Uranus energy is all about trust versus control. It’s about finding the freedom in surrender. It’s a tricky one, because when it comes to trusting to the unknown or uncontrollable, you are a fighter by nature, and you often mistake surrender of control for a feeling of defeat, but this is what Uranus is about to turn on its head and revolutionise in your approach; firstly by making you restless for change, and then by striking whenever the iron is hot and providing plenty of reasons to sing a chorus of Que Sera Sera. It’s not the uncontrollable factors you are trusting to, it’s about trusting yourself despite the uncontrollable factors.

LIBRA
Uranus is about to encourage a radical shake-up when it comes to your relationships, partnerships, contracts and agreements. It’s not necessarily a shake-up for a break-up, but your priority right now is focusing on your priorities in relationship, and those connections that don’t balance up are going to fall by the wayside. Anything that doesn’t make you feel free to be the partner you were born to be is going to inspire an increasing sense of detachment from you. Some relationships thrive under this influence of course; those that can keep up to speed with the new you will flourish and grow in unexpected ways.

SCORPIO
Uranus energy is unique, individualistic energy, which is geared towards the new or alternative route, and for Scorpio this energy will be affecting your day to day routine – your diary planner and your To Do lists. It means you will probably kick against others schedule’s more than usual, and you’ll be more unpredictable with appointment keeping, but boy, will you get stuff done. Uranus isn’t about linear time; it’s more about that feeling of time speeding up that we’ve all noticed, and Uranus is about to get you nicely up to that kind of warp speed. It’s also affecting your attitude to health and wellbeing, so prepare to be enticed and excited by new-fangled and alternative approaches.

SAGITTARIUS
The pace is hotting up in all matters of the heart; this is romance, creativity, fun, entertainment – anything that makes your heart sing, and the day feel a bit brighter and lighter, is about to feel a power surge; a charge of energy that makes it impossible to do anything else but follow your impulse to bliss. Your art is ahead of its time, your romance is two steps ahead of any game you play, and you are drawn to weird new technology for the fun of it. Your inspiration comes in unpredictable flashes, like lightning, but you are the one to earth this creative energy, however you choose, just for the joy of it.

CAPRICORN
Uranus, planet of radical shake-ups and fiercely independent natures, is about to settle into your comfort zone, unsettling any too comfy, too old, and too tired habits and behaviours. If you’ve felt in a bit of a rut emotionally, or that emotional ties to certain situations could do with a bit of un-loosening, Uranus is at your service. You are more ready than ever to climb out of old ruts of the past and find some new grooves, more suited to the person you are now. Home and family matters are also under the influence of this Uranian energy; you might find yourself restless and needing more space at times, as you value your independence more than ever and you support that in others too.

AQUARIUS
This Uranus shift is big for Aquarius because Uranus is your ruling planet. You are more familiar with the wavelength of its energy than other signs, so you’re used to feeling forward for the future experience rather than looking for comfort in the what has been. But still you’ll feel a change in tempo and temperature, as well as in focus regarding certain areas of life. Uranus is going to be heavily influencing your communications for the next 7 years, and so there’s nothing backward in coming forward when it comes to getting the message across; along with an extra X-factor in your expression from now on. Prepare for plenty of coincidence and synchronicity regarding communication too; Uranus loves weirdness like that.

PISCES
Uranus leaves your sign from the 12th March, and won’t be back for another 84 years. Since around 2003, it’s been relentless in pulling your focus toward the future and away from the past, as well as causing disruption or disconnection in any situation that wasn’t supporting your true colours. It has been a bit of a full on, once in a lifetime ride, and looking back it has served you well; you are more in tune with yourself than ever, more at one with the unique person you are now. Uranus is moving on to influence your finances, property and income… you are about to feel a new sense of freedom by the building of empires, or by cutting loose and flying free of material concerns. Maybe a bit of both; there’s no right and wrong path in this.

April Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
Busiest of months for Aries for a long long time, so much going on, so many planets active in your sign… Mercury retrograde till the 22nd means don’t get hung up on delays or dissolving deadlines; it’s all temporary (just watch what happens around the 30th). Mars in your sign from the 2nd means your motivation is at an all-time high; Venus from the 21st makes you a love magnet. And this is all despite feeling like you are driving with the brakes on in relationships, thanks to Jupiter/Saturn clash. Keep the faith, within current limitations and watch the limitations dissolve.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
There’s a lot of emphasis on going with the flow of situations right now, but this doesn’t mean sitting back and watching the action happen around you; rather it feels like you can’t help but answer the strong call to jump into action and get moving. Meanwhile planet Neptune is starting a journey through your house of friends, groups and gatherings, so till the summer you might find your taste and style changing within group dynamics; where before, cynical or shouty people were like water off a ducks back, from now it’s all about a softer more comfy vibe.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
Lots of action in situations involving friends, groups, and gatherings this month. Also your hopes and dreams for the future and how your chosen crowd relates/supports them. Your ruler mercury is retrograde (appearing to move backwards) here for much of the month, so while misunderstandings or backtrackings might be an issue, so are reconnections and reunions. The vibe in general is new opportunities, so even if it’s the past revisited, there’ll be a new chapter. Neptune moves into your career zone till the summer, which means go with the flow, and use intuition. Luckily, you’re fine with following the prevailing wind.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
A tricky new moon on the 4th highlights mixed feelings regarding opportunities that are being restricted somewhat, especially concerning career; but there are also open doors to step through this month, particularly around the 6th and the 30th, and step through them you will, as well as pushing open a few yourself, as you are highly motivated to initiate action and get the ball rolling on. 11th and 27th is challenging for relationships… power struggles can be an issue, but romance might benefit from the intrigue and seduction if you can stay positive. Dreamy Neptune offers new perspectives – get beside water and reflect.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
Your house of travel is packed full of planets raring to go, but this is no ordinary holiday rest and respite that is calling you, its action and adventure you are seeking, some kind of quest that stimulates and grabs you, body mind and soul. Communication hits obstacles and blocks at times this month, but before you blame others entirely, consider the idea that there’s something you feel you can’t say or shouldn’t say, and others are simply mirroring your own self-judgment; deep dynamics indeed (especially around full moon time on the 18th) but rewarding and relieving to release.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Big news this month is Neptune moving into the relationship angle of your chart till the summer. It’s eventually staying longterm (14years) but this is a temporary visit, a taster of years to come. Neptune is the planet that rules your relationships, so it’s good news as it’s happily in its element hanging out here. There’s more compassion, more intuition, more magic, and romance to be had than ever before, though at the messy end of the stick there’s some sacrificial lamb/martyr dynamics to tidy before the relationship waters run totally clear and pure, but there’s plenty of time to sort that.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
It’s all happening in the relationship department… 6 planets on the move in this area of your chart indicates big focus and therefore lots of your energy pouring towards this area of life. There are themes of sorting priorities and boundaries in all relationships, also love matches with high stakes, and overall, a new acceptance of your own competitive spirit and desire for success. See how it all fits during the new moon in libra around the 18th. Added to this, till the summer, non-physical Neptune is helping you find solutions, which most likely means out of thin air.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
You’re a busy bee when it comes to problem-solving this month; loads of planets line up in this area of your chart, which also links to your attitude to health and wellbeing, so enjoy an increased motivation and inspiration to seek solutions and move towards whatever feels better for yourself. Your ruler Pluto retrogrades from the 9th, which could coincide with a turning point in this; especially related to feeling a pressure to speak up or speak out. Neptune is starting a whole new journey influencing your creativity; so art and music, especially your own, is going to move you like never before.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
If you are annoyed or disappointed by friends letting you down when you seem to need them most, you can find solace in your own creative spirit as well as your talent to naturally gravitate to where you really need to be most, so trust your impulse for action, especially around the 6th and the 30th. Imagination planet Neptune moves into your comfort zone till the summer, influencing close emotional ties, home and family, and past memories; so it’s a season of nebulous mists as well mellow fruitful vibes, with ghosts from the past alongside dreams of the future.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Loads of planets are filling your home and comfort zone with dynamic, fast moving energy, so there’s likely to be plenty happening, and plenty of coming and going; including family gatherings, celebrations and important reunions; as well as plans and projects underway for expansion or new design. Don’t let limits grind you down or overwhelm you, just pick your way steadily through the pieces of opportunity as they show up. Dreamy Neptune influences communication till the summer; downside is brain fog at times, but upside is incredibly inspirational and imaginative communication – to give and receive.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
What a month for communication and conversation; it’s all happening at once, sometimes literally. It’s all about moving forward through contacts and connections, yet with mercury retrograde directly affecting your communication, it seems that some of this moving forward includes a bit of stepping back too, especially in time, as there’s some reconnecting with past being done. You hit some barriers of belief this month, either with yourself or with others, but don’t waste time justifying or defending in order to open people’s minds as it just closes down your own.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
From the 4th, driven by the power of a new moon (new emotional phase) in your house of self-worth, your ruling planet Neptune is starting a journey through your sign. It’s a temporary visit, till the summer, but eventually will be staying put for 14years. It’s a once in a lifetime thing as Neptune moves ever so slowly, so it’s something to look forward to and make the most of the life changes it encourages. For example, there’s a frenetic, buzzing and busy energy around your finances this month, yet Neptune helps you chillax and zen out no matter what.

March 2011 Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
Uranus, planet of independence, individuality and electric atmospheres, is moving into your sign from the 13th, to stay till 2018. It’s a planet famous for unpredictable, out of the blue style of expression – it works like lightning - which fits well with the preferred Aries schedule of instant manifestation, and is also known as the awakener, because of its wake up and smell the coffee approach to life; so it’s a pretty compatible energy with the Aries nature. Things get instantly interesting around the 21st, when the sun moves into your sign and joins the new vibe; it’s about freedom without compromise.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
There’s a lot of focus around group activities and gatherings, whether social or work orientated, it’s all about your place within the crowd, and the sense of purpose you feel for being there. New moon on the 4th is emphasising this, most likely ushering in a feeling of new phases or stages in group endeavours and friendships. Meanwhile, Uranus (the awakener), moves into the sleep and dreams section of your chart; yes, it might mean insomnia till you adjust to the energy (especially around the 21st), but it’s really all about becoming more conscious of yourself at deeper levels.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
There’s a new moon in your house of career and ambition on the 4th, which symbolises the new feelings you have about long-term future direction. There’s a lot of planet activity in this area of your chart right now, and it does reflect a busy time, but all in the characteristic go with the flow, que sera attitude that you approach career climbing with. However, as far as friendships, groups, and teamwork goes, you are taking much more of an assertive stance than of late, especially when unconventional Uranus moves to this angle from the 13th (till 2018!). It’s a liberating feeling.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
First half of the month has a strong emphasis on travel and new horizons, and even if the travel is about duty and obligation, there’s still going to be a sense of escapism for you, as it’s on the move, no matter what the destination, that you feel most yourself right now. There’s likely to be some exciting work developments this month, as planets are beginning to collect in this area of your chart in a significant way, including Uranus, who until 2018 is set to shake things up here. There’s no getting stuck in a rut, that’s for sure.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
The new moon on the 4th happens in the section of your chart that deals with trust. It means you are incubating new feelings towards situations that have the element of the unknown or unknowable about them, and it’s about letting go of the need to know, as that’s actually what frees up what you need to know to come to you; the universe is just funny that way. Also this month, Uranus moves into the beliefs and perspectives area of your chart till 2018. Uranus moves and shakes anything old and out-dated, and you might feel the power of that around the 21st.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
There’s a whole lot of focus on relationships for much of the month; there’s quite a line-up of planets in this area of your chart, including a soft and sensual new moon around the 4th. The message of the month is that you are seeking beyond the superficial; you want depth not shallow emotional waters. This is liberating around the 9th, and from the 13th it’s direct and up front. The full moon in your sign on the 19th attempts to end stalemates and move stuck emotions, but there’s something you are digging your heels in about, so let it go.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
For the next 7 years Uranus, the planet of freedom, is moving through the relationship area of your chart. It means your priority is developing relationships that are more in line with your authentic individual nature, and detaching and cutting ties if necessary, from limiting or conditional experiences. This is a process and it’s going to lead to some exploring and balancing of priorities; particularly at the end of the month during the clash between Saturn (limits) and Jupiter (opportunities). Meanwhile, love feels fulfilling around the 10th and 14th, and electric around the 21st.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
Especially the first half of the month, the emphasis is on fun and entertainment and the new moon in this area of your chart on the 4th symbolises new experiences and new fulfilment in store. This also includes new forms of creative expression too, so it’s time to follow your heart on anything you enjoy. Also, Uranus, the planet that rules anything unconventional and alternative, is moving into your health and wellbeing chart for the next 7 years, which brings a new sense of freedom and choice in your approach to wellbeing. What happens around the 21st gives you a peek at the possibilities.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
From the 13th, Uranus, planet of invention and individuality, is beginning a 7 year journey through the part of your chart associated with creative expression. Uranus energy tends to shake up the old ways and prefers the roads less travelled; it’s always a breath of fresh air, but it can be hard work at times because of the sudden and unexpected way it manifests through situations; so basically, it’s time to expect the unexpected as far as following your heart goes. This is good around the 27th, when you are faced with some familiar feeling limitations.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Big emphasis on communication; beginning with a go with the flow new moon on the 4th, inspiring deep and emotional conversation during March that can hold its purpose rather than getting lost in its own intensity, so it’s transforming and productive. Uranus, planet of sudden breaks, begins a journey through the comfort zone part of your chart for the next 7 years. It can mean unexpected adventures that stretch your comfort zone are to be expected, as well as restlessness and boredom during quiet times; the final week of March might give you a taste of things to come in this respect.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
It’s an exciting month for Aquarius; your ruler, the infinitely innovative Uranus, is changing signs, and for the next 7 years will be influencing the communication part of your chart. This is also the part of the chart that connects dots, moves from A to B, and makes sure everything adds up; so there’s likely to be an extra dimension or two, maybe bridged by the odd time-portal and wormhole, if Uranus is the dominating presence. As an attractive opener, events around the 21st look interesting for relationships, when communication is unexpectedly enlightening and electric.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
There’s a strong Pisces flavour to the planets for much of the month, which means the world feels more on your wavelength and you’re in your element whatever the circumstance. A beautiful new moon in your sign on the 4th works as an incubator for your dreams and visions, so work with your imagination as it’s working with you. Uranus leaves your sign from the 13th (it’s been there since about 2003!), so think back to big changes since then; Uranus is now influencing money and property matters, and there’s a bold and radical approach at times (for example around the 21st).

February 2011 Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
It’s all about your participation with the group for much of Feb; it’s revolving around friendships, teamwork, and the feeling of your place within all that. There’s interesting gatherings; some spring from duty and obligation, but all are about like-minds and kindred souls. There’s a new vibe coming in that takes you to new places, and later in the month that takes you to new places within yourself, and you don’t mind the alone time that a bit of reflection and introspection requires as a result. Added to this is work-orientated challenge: the 10th and 25th might feel emotionally intense, but always productive.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
There’s likely to be welcome developments on the career front, symbolised by a new moon bringing in new energy to that area of your life from the 3rd. It’s easy to overdo it on the 5th; then around the 10th events press buttons and bring up deep feelings to process. Around the 18th, it’s hard to believe dreams can still materialise, especially when your efforts to organise them keep hitting walls, but stand your ground as help is at hand from the 19th. Opportunities come from nowhere in the final week and because of that, you take your time trusting them.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
Let your good ideas be a bit illogical if they need to be; ideas that are ahead of their time always seem this way, so don’t try too hard to ground them in the reality of what you know to be true today, just give yourself the freedom to hold them in mind. By the 14th there might be rewards for doing this, though the energy of the full moon on the 18th makes it easy to lose sight of that. From the 19th career plans are on the go and in full flow; finally, around the 25th a friend needs your faith.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
You are seeking out unconventional paths in your quest for freedom, and the new moon on the 3rd indicates this has positive results for you. Even though there might be ups and downs as the month unfolds, the new moon energy symbolises there’s a core stability at the heart of where you are with yourself right now, which carries you through situations over the coming weeks in a satisfying way. Relationships are intense and intimate around the 10th, future focused around the 14th, and full of self-doubt around the 21st. Work relationships are hard to keep in perspective around the 25th, but keep trying.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
Lots happening in your world of relationships for much of the month; especially during the first week, when there’s indications new beginnings and fresh starts with momentum that lasts, rather than just good intentions that fizzle quicker than a new year resolution. It might feel it’s going that way around the full moon in your sign on the 18th; around that time there’s a slippery atmosphere that’s difficult to pin down, not helped by communication blocks, but keep the faith as planets are then helping you to see into the unknown and to trust your instincts, so there’s no getting off track.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
There’s plenty of scope to do what you do best this month: you are the problem-solver and the solution seeker, and up to around the 19th this is what situations call from you; it’s all very satisfying to the soul during the first week, especially around the new moon on the 3rd as the energy is constructive and ideas are easy to act upon. Around the 18th there’s a financial focus, with a pressure to see the positive. The emphasis shifts to relationship issues after the 19th; you are not a particularly confrontational person, and some situations seem to keep reminding you of that.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
The emphasis is on fun and good times up to midmonth; it seems that much of February is for entertainment purposes only. Valentine’s day has a special feel as far as communication goes; it’s all very clear and straightforward. Around the 18th your ruler Venus has a difficult meeting with limit-bound Saturn, which means it’s difficult (but not impossible) to see past obstacles, so use the go with the flow energy that comes through after the 19th to keep you moving in areas that you can move, until other situations catch up. Keep the faith, and your perspective in check around the 25th.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
There’s lots of energy focused on situations involving home and family ties; basically, it’s your comfort zone you’re working on to find more freedom to enjoy. Freedom is a state of mind of course, which is the message of the new moon on the 3rd; and your motivation and impulse to action arises from the clarity you receive early Feb. From the 19th you’re making more time to enjoy yourself and matters of the heart are at the forefront. A powerful Jupiter/Pluto link around the 25th indicates that just because you have an intense view, it’s not the only right one.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
You are finding your freedom regarding communication this month, especially during a supportive new moon on the 3rd, which is encouraging for a new message you feel you are wanting to get across. Valentine’s day is about friendship that might become more, and again, communication is the key. Don’t let limits grind you down around the 18th, and allow yourself more comfort zone time after the 18th. The final week feels intense at times; you are shedding skins to reveal a new you, but there’s a temporary discomfort in letting the old you go.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
First week of Feb is fabulous for progress in long-term plans, especially career plans, as well as a really good vibe for finances, where things can move forward nicely, and current limits also hold a firm foundation for the future. Don’t push for it (especially around the 5th), stay with the available moves. Love planet Venus meets seductive Pluto in your sign on the 10th, which might make for a memorable Valentine’s day, but Venus challenges Saturn around the 18th, which puts temporary pressure on relationships. Your comfort zone feels invaded around 25th; but it’s you getting in your own way.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
Fabulous month Aquarius! Too much to mention here, but thumbnail sketch is: do enjoy the new moon in your sign on the 3rd; it’s spectacular for clarity, momentum and good timing; not just that day, but for days ahead. The 14th is a love fest, Aquarian style, and around the 19th, a Mars/Mercury/Neptune line-up indicates at best a wild telepathic sensitivity to your environment and beyond; at worst a sense of confusion that wrecks motivation. It’s all to do with what you see reality as being capable of, and that’s a subjective thing, despite what people would have you believe.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
There’s a number of key planets in go with the flow mode, but this suits you just fine as it’s your default setting anyway; so while some situations seem to be out of your hands, if you find your comfort with that, things work your way somehow. It’s most intense around the 18th at full moon, as there’s so much happening it’s easier to notice the pattern you are in, but as the sun moves into your sign from the 19th, along with Mars and Mercury soon after, you’re going to be feeling as if you are back in the driving seat, and others know this too.

January 2011 Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
There’s a new moon eclipse on the 4th focusing on career and ambition, adding to the momentum you’ve already got going on this recently. New moons indicate a new feeling or impulse brewing, and eclipses help to ground and make sense of this new emotional direction. There seems to be a theme revolving around relationships within this, where there’s the feeling of having to overcome brick walls and limits, in the reservations of others. Jupiter moving into your sign this month helps with this, as does the change in how you view all this that comes with Saturn retrograde after the 25th.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
The new moon eclipse on the 4th is about travel and education for you; it’s mind-expanding experiences you are after really, so anything that takes you there is going to catch your eye this month (and beyond as eclipses usually have far-reaching effects). Your ruler Venus is in the mood for the adventure of the unknown from the 7th, and the experience hungry Jupiter is in go with the flow mode for the foreseeable from the 23rd, so it’s likely there’s no stone left unturned in your quest for some meaningful moments capturing and contemplating your views of the bigger picture and your place within it.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
It’s a busy month for Gemini; there are answers to questions and solutions to problems, usually arriving when you least expect them and when you aren’t hitting the issue head on. For example, beware of clashing perspectives around the 11th; let others have their view and you’ll find your position becomes more stable. There’s info coming to light around the 18th that transforms a situation (maybe links back to December), and harmony seeking Venus moves into your relationship zone from the 7th. Also, opportunity planet Jupiter influences social life from the 23rd, and don’t let communication blocks get you down around the 25th.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
Both the new moon on the 4th and the full moon on the 19th are significant for you this month. The new moon eclipse in your house of relationships indicates a new emotional direction coming into view over the coming weeks or months in this area of your life (especially around the 25th). The full moon is in your sign on the 19th, and it’s about emotional fulfilment - or the feeling of lack of it - and it can help move your emotions forward in situations that have felt stuck. Oh, and opportunity planet Jupiter moves into your career and status zone from the 23rd.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
On the 4th, there’s a new moon eclipse influencing your approach to health and wellbeing. This is the time of New Year resolutions and this eclipse is suggesting you have the longterm view and commitment to see your preferences through for the long haul. It’s a great month for developing a workable plan of action, as you’re prepared to take things step by step, but allow for changes to plans from the 25th, as a review may be required. Also, both Mars and the sun move into your relationship zone (16th and 20th), focusing your attention in the kind of way that makes things happen.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Fun and amusement is something you take very seriously at the moment, with so many planets focusing energy in this area of your chart right now, including a new moon eclipse on the 4th, which makes entertainment a sort of New Year’s resolution. Linked to this somehow is a focus on finances, especially around the 25th, when Saturn retrograde indicates a necessary turning point or change in your attitude on this. Relationships can be suddenly stormy around the 11th when it’s too easy to get the wrong end of the stick; and deep around the 18th, when you or others feel secretive or silent.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
It’s a significant month for Libra: Jupiter, planet of positivity, optimism and opportunity moves into your relationship zone for the foreseeable from the 23rd. Jupiter brings expansion and opens doors, as well as providing a refreshing sense of meaning and purpose to what it touches, so both new and existing connections are going to benefit hugely from this influence. Just what you need when a new moon eclipse on the 4th challenges your comfort zone and close emotional attachments. Saturn retrogrades in your sign from the 25th, which might have you changing your approach to a lot of situations; even retreating from some (for now).

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
There’s a new moon eclipse influencing all communication on the 4th. Eclipses tend to have longterm effects, so events around that time are likely to prove significant in the long run, or be far reaching somehow; which might be interesting, as at the same time, love planet Venus is in your sign putting a romantic twist on certain situations and a financial focus on others. Jupiter moves into the health and wellbeing angle of your chart from the 23rd; firstly it increases energy levels hugely, but also it increases your positive outlook and expectation – if it feels good, it is good, is the Jupiter motto.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
2011 kicks off with a new moon eclipse in your house of finances on the 4th. Eclipses are associated with significant events that trigger longterm changes; here it’s about a different approach to current limitation or obstacles, as there’s a strong Saturn link (especially around the 25th). There’s unpredictable energy around the 11th, which presses your buttons big style, and the challenge is to keep reaching for the positive perspective of others, even when it’s hard to see. But good news comes from loved-up Venus entering your sign from the 7th, and your ruler Jupiter starting a mega fun-filled adventure from the 23rd.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
There’s a new moon eclipse in your sign on the 4th. This is big news for Cap, as it means whatever happens around that time is going to help set your direction for the new year ahead. It’s likely that you are looking longterm at that time, and thinking about career or ambitions, and of ways to overcome setbacks or obstacles; and this is what the eclipse highlights or magnifies in you, especially emotionally. Your ruler Saturn goes retrograde (appears to move backwards) on the 25th, and it doesn’t mean a wrong turn, more like time out to review current approach to plans.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
There’s a lot that feels out of your hands for much of the month, and the challenge is to go with the flow without feeling at the mercy of uncontrollable factors. Not easy with a powerful new moon eclipse on the 4th, and an intense meeting between Mercury/Pluto on the 18th. But from the 16th, Mars moves into your sign, followed by the sun from the 20th. This is going to brighten your view considerably, and added to that, Jupiter starts its long journey through your communication zone from the 23rd, so it’s likely there’s good news to give and receive on the way.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
Magnetic Venus moves into your career and ambition zone from the 7th, helping to smooth your path forward and attract the right people your way. This helps counteract some challenging energies in situations and guides you to the path of least resistance, especially related to groups or gatherings, or any situation that currently feels like an unknown quantity or that has hidden depths. Lucky planet Jupiter moves into your house of finances from the 23rd, which is always a healthy, helpful influence to have around as Jupiter brings endless opportunity for increase (although that means in spending too).

December Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
Your feisty ruling planet Mars moves into your career and status zone on the 8th, so you’re looking longterm and feeling driven to reach toward plans. What happens around the 14th connected to this can be intense; Mars meets transformational Pluto, so it could be a change of direction, it could be some kind of turning point, but it’s going to feel significant. Romance is deepening nicely around that time too. Then there’s a stormy full moon eclipse on the 21st; the mood is unpredictable and high energy, but unshaken you are keeping your focus firmly on those future plans.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
There’s a perspective shift regarding income and resources this month; you’re changing your view big time through a series of events that works like a truth quest. See it like any relationship that you learn and evolve as a result of your interaction with. All your relationships are important this month too, as your ruler Venus is moving through this area of your chart. New moon on the 5th is nice for new love, and attached Taureans notice partners are also going through their own process; give them a break if they’re showing signs of the stress of it, especially midmonth.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
There’s a lovely new moon (new feeling) influencing relationships on the 5th, then Mercury, your ruler, retrogrades from the 10th (appears to move backwards). No it’s not about things going downhill, it’s about reconnecting with the past or reviewing the present in some way. This merges well with the intense flavour of events this month, which have a theme of change and surrendering to the change: the 14th around friendship, the 21st around love, and the 26th around communication. Mercury ends its retro phase on the 31st, which is the perfect way to begin a New Year: freshly looking forward in a new direction.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
Wow, it’s all about relationships in such a big way for Cancer this month. So much happening, so much to trust yourself about and surrender worry about. Every relationship is a reflection of your relationship with yourself, so that is where you are going to have to keep coming back to in order to make sense of certain situations, or to get the most out of what’s happening. Most busy and intense midmonth, and most emotionally impacting around the 21st, under a full moon eclipse, along with plenty of inspiration for end of year positive reflection.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
An adventurous new moon on the 5th spices up matters of the heart, and on the 6th your relationship ruler ends a retrograde phase ongoing since July. It means a turning point for any situation that has felt stuck in the past, or which has reached a sticking point. As the month goes on moving forward and looking forward is what it’s all about. There’s a line-up of planets influencing health and wellbeing, so there’s no room for soldiering on or for tolerating stress and ignoring pressure; the planets want you in tip top condition for 2011 so be good to yourself.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Early December has an unpredictable, edgy feel at times when Mars/Uranus presses all your comfort zone buttons, but from the 6th there’s some kind of turning point in relationship issues and you are getting a feel for freedom and independence within all connections. Your ruler Mercury retrogrades from the 10th (appears to move backwards) till the 31st, amidst a heavy line-up of planets; it can mean mixed messages, especially midmonth; and complex dynamics in communications. There’s fun to be had too though, but always with Pluto’s characteristic intensity.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
The new moon on the 5th brings a new emotional dimension to all communications, and there’s a growing emphasis on finances and resources and the way they link to your domestic bliss at the moment. It’s a stable and structured time till around the 10th, then a heavy line-up of planets in the comfort zone angle of your chart tests your emotional mettle towards change. It’s a fabulous planet presence for literal restructuring of your home, but more so metaphorically there’s something of the phoenix rising within you to greet your new year.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
There’s a sparkly new moon for Scorpio on the 5th, as magnetic Venus is still in your sign and linking up creatively and happily to your ruling planet Pluto. Expect scintillating conversation and the upper hand in all relationship scenarios. Even midmonth onward, when the rest of the zodiac buckles under the strain of some formidable planet aspects, you seem to be in your element with what’s on offer and continually find yourself rising to the challenge of any occasion. It can’t hurt to watch finances closely though; Mercury’s in trickster mode, so careful it’s not your soul you’re signing away.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
New moon in your sign on the 5th means a new you in so many ways. There’s also a feeling of the tide turning in some way, especially at home, where there’s been a certain current you’ve had to ride since July. Relationships need careful handling for much of the month, especially those with financial attachments. Love might be calling for a change of direction or approach, and new love might have links to the past in some way. There’s a powerful and intense flavour to much of December’s events, but that has positive connotations indeed for a spice hungry sign like Sadge.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
So much planet activity in your sign means lots happening this month, and because transformational Pluto is at the heart of it, your experiences might feel profound and probably intense at times. It’s possible you’re the catalyst for others transformation and change too, especially midmonth when there’s a particular hotspot of planets that speak of changing patterns, changing perspective and trusting the unknown territory all that brings. Pluto means light at the end of the tunnel, but you have to look for it, and the sun moving into your sign from the 21st is a good solid symbol of exactly that.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
Since early July your ruler, the unconventional Uranus has been retrograde (appearing to move backwards). Rather than regression, it tends to mean introspection, alternative approaches, or certain situations put on hold for a later date. From the 6th, Uranus moves forward again; slowly, but the turning point is there, and as the month goes on you might be seeing signs of this and maybe the time begins to feel right for movement or a change of mind on a subject or project. There’s a lot that feels out of your hands this month, but that doesn’t mean circumstances aren’t on your side.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
There’s a supportive new moon on the 5th, in the career and status section of your chart. It indicates a new feeling or a new sense of purpose about aims and ambitions, which answers and settles recent restlessness. You might not know all the details yet, but the feeling is in you that things are moving forward and it’s enough to see you through December’s choppy planetary waters. Keep the faith that alternatives and options are now on their way, as it’s easy to buy into others lack of vision, they don’t mean harm, they just don’t have your insight.

November Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
Love planet Venus returns to your relationship zone from the 8th, in mood for a reunion or reconnection; it’s also a time when peace and harmony can be restored, especially if it’s been noticeably lacking of late. There’s a turning point for you from the 18th somehow, where relationships seem easier to move forward, which is helpful during the final week during a particularly challenging planet pattern that symbolises flashes and clashes of conflict, in communication especially. On the positive side, it can certainly clear the air.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
This is a month of tying up loose ends on complaints and grievances that have bugged you for some time now. Don’t worry if at first it seems to get worse than before, because for some reason it always gets worse before it gets better, and it means you can see more clearly what you’re dealing with as it’s brought to the forefront more vividly. It’s all been about reaching a new balance; integrating and accepting rather than denying and pushing away. There’s a turning point from the 18th, when things feel fairer, more equal, in your perception.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
There’s a nice new moon on the 6th related to work, as well as long-term plans, and is also great for impressing those who matter. Not that you are that bothered about their approval, which is probably why it’s so easy to gain it, but it’s nice all the same. Around the 18th there’s important links to partnerships, as your relationship ruler Jupiter is moving forward in a new way; no more holding back, or things feeling held up. Keep the faith during the final week (especially at work), as there’s no holding back on communication, whatever the mood, and it’s all rather sudden.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
Your creativity is calling you big time this month, and this has potential income attached. The trick is flowing your energy towards where it is your heart really lies as there’s no room for duty or obligation where creativity is concerned. Matters of the heart have a magic in other ways too, as romance is in the air, especially around mid-month. Do your best to detach from drama as the month goes on; there’s a disruptive vibe brewing in certain situations that you feel drawn to sort out, but perhaps you’re best viewing fireworks from a distance?

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
Home, family, comfort zone, nostalgia, it’s all stirring you emotionally for much of November, especially around new moon time on the 6th, when you come to realise it’s about transforming the past, not throwing it away or destroying it. There’s buried treasure to come to light around this; maybe through communication that gives you a new perspective and turning point from the 18th. You’re having fun this month but also in the mood for quiet time, however certain situations will challenge you every step of the way on that one, especially during the final week.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
You’ve been looking to heal or transform certain situations with your words and it’s easy when powered by the intention-filled new moon on the 6th. There’s some unfinished business to wrap up regarding finances when Venus slips back into this zone of your chart from the 8th, but it’s all for a positive purpose, which might begin to show itself when Venus changes direction on the 18th, as things move forward from then. This is true of relationships too, although with a highly unpredictable, and at times volatile, edge during the final week. It’s still all about moving forward though.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
Your ruler Venus returns to your sign from the 9th, bringing the return of unfinished business, especially from September time. Then Venus hits a turning point around the 18th, and so do you: no more looking to the past, no more feeling that things are passing you by, no more feeling you can’t get yourself going in the right direction. Instead, there’s faith in the future once again; situations seem to sort themselves out and you can actually see your path forward. Now is the time to receive the benefit of your hard work from weeks gone by.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
The annual new moon in Scorpio is on the 6th. It’s always a good time for a bit of self-reflection and to get clear on current intentions as new moons always symbolise what is incubating emotionally, and it feels more significant when in your sign. Think of it as a New Year for the emotions, and use negative feelings as fertilizer for a positive new perspective. Venus helps with this by leaving your sign till the end of the month, encouraging you to see both sides of an argument or problem. It helps clear a long-standing nagging sense of injustice, to see where they’re coming from.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
Bit of a turning point happening for Sag this month: not only is your ruler Jupiter ending its retrograde phase (where it appeared to go backwards) from the 18th, but the sun moves into your sign, from the 22nd. It’s from the first week that you might start to sense a shift in situations coming, perhaps with communication breaking something loose in a stalemate and ending that stuck feeling, or maybe new light is shed on some issues (especially relating to home). Whatever way it works, Jupiter’s turnaround matches your own feeling of being able to move forward, and look forward, once again.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
It’s busy and social first week of the month, and friends are glad of your support and problem-solving skills. Work-wise you are the power behind the scenes midmonth, while at home your opinion matters. There’s also the potential for opportunities to re-emerge at work that you thought had passed you by; or it’s a case of finding a new direction lighting up before your eyes (especially from the 18th). Final week of November is ripe for drama and arguments: fiery Mars clashes with unpredictable Uranus at that time, so nothing gets bottled up for later.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
First week especially is so work and career orientated; it’s all about direction and planning, with a new moon in this area of your chart on the 6th that symbolises new feelings emerging about where you go from here. No worries if you don’t have the bigger picture at that time, it’s because Neptune is clouding issues as well as your creative mind (only temporarily, till the 18th). There’s a lucky feel for finances too, but again, don’t let Neptune fog your instinct. Mars makes friendships fiery and unpredictable end of the month, but also fast-moving to new and better places.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
It’s clear you mean business this month; it’s because you’ve got a sense of the bigger picture at work in your life, which automatically gives you a sense of where your priorities lie. You’re in the mood for action on aims and ambitions; more so when Jupiter changes direction in your sign from the 18th, as this symbolises an important change of direction in you; looking ahead, not to the past, and looking forward to the future. Final week can stir things up though, as the mood is unruly and you’re in the mood to let loose a bit.

Venus Retrograde In Scorpio 2010

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This week, during the new moon in the Venus ruled sign of Libra, Venus was coming to a grinding halt in the skies, ready to change direction on the 8th October and move back on itself, reversing its forward motion. It wasn't really of course, it just looks that way to us because of orbits and things - it makes a sort of optical illusion from where we stand. It will continue this way till November 18th, when it appears to stop and turnaround again, to resume it's forward motion.

Optical illusion or not, it's significant in astrology, and what with last weeks Mars/Venus conjunction, and with that Venus ruled new moon (new moon = new emotional phase), it makes for a particularly amplified Venus vibe right now, which turns up the volume, and no doubt the heat (Scorpio is an emotionally intense sign at the best of times), on all Venus ruled matters... relationships - especially relationships with women - also money, property, self worth and self esteem; those issues are all making their presence felt more keenly through circumstances right now.

There's also a particular emphasis on any unfinished business... this is Scorpio territory anyway, but also because retrogrades are noted for things cropping up again - places and faces from the past re-emerge into consciousness for whatever reason, and Venus retro in particular is into reconnections of relationships. And thanks to the Scorpio flavour, re-emergence is a key theme; what was hidden comes to light, and what was lost is found.

This retrograde cycle also links back to 8 years ago, which was the last time Venus retrograded at this spot. Think back to 2002 and you might see echoes or reminders from then working through current events. Not necessarily literally, it's usually emotionally; how you felt back then as result of significant situations connects in some way to where you stand now; you can trace your emotional evolution from back then to now.

So what did last weeks events throw up emotionally for you, as there's a clue there in how this cycle might be playing out at deep levels. Scorpio is always deep, and is also about the process of moving within unknown or unknowable territory, and also about getting comfortable with the uncontrollable (pretty much everything outside yourself), and this is why so much of that sign revolves around trust and learning to trust your own instincts, intuition and your emotional resources. When you are left not knowing what is round the corner, or left feeling in the dark, it's all you've got to go on.

Venus deals with what you value and appreciate, in yourself and therefore in relation to others and the physical world itself. The Scorpio process is an emotionally focused one, that requires the willingness to let go of what you have known to be true about yourself in the past, in favour of deciding what might be more true now, given who you feel you are now. It's a healing, renewing, transforming process, while the retrograde phase is a period of review... always a review of the self, no matter how much it seems to be about others, they are just the excuse to feel the way you do... whether positively or negatively, situations and relationships with others call attention to your relationship with yourself; as what you say about them, how you see them, how you view them, reflects how you are really feeling about you. So Venus retrograde says if you don't like what you see it's time to re-view it - look again by looking at yourself differently in a situation - re-value your place within it... you're worth it :)

Mars and Venus Conjunct in Scorpio: We Come One

2010-10-02T12:04:00.006+01:00

There's a fabulous conjunction of Mars and Venus in Scorpio tomorrow (conjunction = where they meet at the same degree). With Scorpio involved it's yin and yang meeting for deep level transformation and it means wherever Scorpio is in your chart there's soul level healing and aligning going on, so for soulmates everywhere, here's the perfect vibe of it all thru Faithless at this year's Glastonbury festival... turn it up loud, it's the only way to heal :D

October Horoscopes

2010-10-02T00:43:00.002+01:00

Aries
21st March – 20th April
There’s a strong focus on all your relationships this month, as well as any agreements and contracts with others. A Venus/Mars meeting during the first week spells passion and intensity in romance, while other relationships have a easy bond, based on a shared sense of appreciation for the other’s position. From the 7th, after a new moon focused on joining forces through joint intentions, Venus retrogrades (appears to move backwards). This is a strong indication of returning to unfinished business over the coming weeks, so remember to deal with it as who you are now, not who you were then.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
First week of the month has a special feel for love: it’s sassy and sensual, with a touch of mystery; it’s all that you appreciate with a bit more added. From the 7th your ruler Venus retrogrades (appears to move backwards). This doesn’t mean you’re going the wrong way, just seeing things from a different perspective than of late; it indicates an important turning point, especially in relationships, where you are seeking to review and relate to the past in a new way. You are not bound to repeat the past, though you might worry you are heading that way at times.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
Your ruler Mercury meets limitation planet Saturn during the first week of October, during a new moon that evokes a new feeling about creative projects and matters close to your heart. It about coming to the awareness that frustrating barriers and closed doors you encounter on the outside are only reflecting conclusions you came to about yourself in the past, and that this is all ripe for review right now. Venus retrogrades from the 7th, which indicates this review process in action; it’s a process of trusting there’s more to you than used to meet your eye.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
You’re most aware of changes you’d like to make related to home and family matters from new moon time around the 7th; trust the vision you have, which might feel idealistic but which is the perfect blueprint to aim for. Partners are matching your mood on this too. The planets are slowly collecting in your house of fun and entertainment as the month goes on, which means you need to find plenty of ways to let your heart sing and your creativity flow. Venus retrogrades here on the 7th which means nostalgia and old haunts are involved in doing so.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
Staying in is the new going out during the first week of October, when a deep and intimate Mars/Venus aspect happens in the comfort of your own home. If you’re single, love is not too far from your own doorstep, and might even be a blast from the past once Venus Retrogrades down memory lane from the 7th. There’s also a strong emphasis on communication for much of the month, and there’s even a kind of telepathy going on with you and a certain someone on the 17th, so remember that around the 22nd as their actions might bamboozle you.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Venus Retrogrades this month, which tends to bring up unfinished business around relationships. There’s also a new moon in your house of finance and resources on the 7th, ushering in a new kind of feeling related to this area of your life. And because it’s all about worth and value, it’s also about self worth; about how deserving you feel to step up to a new level of receiving and of accepting more of your own resourcefulness; there’s only you can decide this (even though it might look like others have a say) so find your balance with yourself, not with others.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
During the first week of Oct, your ruler Venus mingles with action planet Mars in your house of finance and resources; it indicates your priorities are in order and that you feel more comfortable with your future at this point. Because the sun is in your sign till the 23rd, there’s a new moon in your sign on the 7th; this is about setting new intentions, and feeling a new sense of where you want to go from here. It coincides with the start of Venus retrograde, which means for the time being that direction is revisiting the past in all sorts of ways.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
There’s much that feels out of your direct control this month, but this doesn’t mean unco-operative forces are bound to mess up your plans, as it’s when you let go of the idea that you need to control things to make them happen, that they happen. Venus begins a retrograde cycle in your sign from the 7th, which indicates a change in direction or approach is called for over the coming weeks, especially when dealing with partners and loved ones who are going through their own change in direction. It’s a time of transformation for everyone, it seems.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
Mars, planet of action and motivation, moves into your sign from the 28th, which symbolises a refreshed desire to get moving with goals. Before that though, there’s plenty going on behind the scenes in preparation for this; much of which you just have to trust and go with the flow of. Not a bad thing to do this, especially around the 20th, when Mars is in fabulous aspect to your ruler Jupiter; it symbolises a helping hand when you need it, especially regarding matters at home, which have been taking on a life of their own in recent months.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
While your main focus is either work and career, or long-term plans and ambitions for much of the month, especially around the 7th when a new moon opens doors and windows of opportunity, there’s still time for an interesting distraction romantically, symbolised by a fabulous conjunction of Mars and Venus during the first week. There’s a big link between romance and friendships within this, as well as reunions or reconnections with old friends as the month goes on thanks to the Venus Retrograde cycle getting underway. Also, communication is brilliant and productive around the 20th, in so many ways.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
There’s a wealth of new ideas and inspiration available to you, as a result of a new perspective you are coming to, symbolised by a fresh feeling new moon on the 7th.
Don’t settle for creative blocks, just stop believing in them; they aren’t what you are really about, even when Venus Retrograde takes you to old territory, it’s not getting stuck in the past, it’s to shed your own light in a new way. Even when you imagine you are running out of steam, or about to get fooled again (around the 22nd), it’s still just about the power of your imagination.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
There’s a mix of vibes at times this month, especially during the first week when relationships can be at times distant and frustrating but then also new and refreshingly up close and personal. Yin and Yang are fabulous when entwined but they are polar opposites, so in your connections with others only focus on how well the different pieces and perspectives fit, rather than noticing how different the pieces and perspectives are. This is easiest around an action-packed full moon on the 23rd; when the flow is really moving you in all the right directions.

September Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
You are getting a new perspective on problems and obstacles during the first half of the month, emphasised once Mercury (planet of logic and the next logical step) changes direction from the 12th. From this point it might feel easier to see the road ahead appearing. Your ruler Mars switches signs from the 15th, symbolising a switch in mood for you; it’s all about letting go of your worry about uncontrollable factors and feeling motivated to trust the momentum of what’s going on right now. Stop looking for spanners in the works, in other words.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
There’s a juggling act going on up to midmonth, due to changes which might not seem big in themselves, but mount up in all the details that need pulling together. Doing so increases confidence in your own ability, and this serves you well once feisty Mars starts influencing your relationship zone from the 15th and especially around the full moon on the 23rd, when you need to rely on your own instincts about a situation. Others might have powerful opinions on the subject, but it doesn’t mean they are right; go with your own intuition.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
Your ruler Mercury ends its retrograde cycle from the 12th which means you are done looking back and ready to look forward, this time with the benefit of recent experience. There’s a fabulous energy around work and career plans now, and in fact all long-term plans; especially those you thought fell by the wayside in recent months, you just might find opportunities pop up unexpectedly to wake what you thought was put to rest. Romance is deep and intense during the final week, with enough suggestion of mystery to raise your Gemini curiosity.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
Everything’s a bit up in the air as September gets going, so if you can make peace with the (temporary) feeling of not knowing exactly how it’s all going to turn out, it stops your mind from wild goose chasing for answers. Focus instead on what makes sense right now, which is finding an outlet for all your creative juices that are in full flow from midmonth. There’s a full on kind of full moon around the 23rd; it’s all about reaching a balance, for example, existing emotional attachments versus unexpected responsibilities. The underlying link is that you care about both.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
There’s a turnaround in store regarding money matters as Mercury changes direction from the 12th. Before that time the pace might be frustratingly slow on sorting out certain situations, so bide your time and don’t try to hammer into place what is reluctant to move. Jupiter/Uranus are together in the area of your chart that deals with the unknown, and especially around the 18th it’s as if you discover the light switch you’ve been feeling around in the dark for. There’s also interesting communication around full moon time on the 23rd, bringing sudden bursts of clarity.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Lovely new moon in your sign on the 8th; it’s an annual event that is the zodiac equivalent of your new year, so it’s a great time for new resolutions and intentions. From the 12th your ruler Mercury ends its retrograde cycle (appearing to move backwards) which is a powerful symbol of a turning point for you. It represents a change in perspective where you feel able to move forward and look more to the future. Jupiter/Uranus in your relationship zone can bring unexpected surprises, especially around the 18th. Nice ones though; no nasty shocks.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
There’s still some reconnections with the past emerging until Mercury ends its retrograde cycle midmonth, and that’s also the time you’re called to see beyond any feeling of limitation or restriction, as there’s always a way through and Mercury’s change of direction helps you to see that. Around the 23rd there’s a fabulous full moon in your relationship zone. It coincides almost exactly with the sun starting its annual journey through your sign, and is a powerful symbol of you bringing yourself into more balance and alignment, partly about relationships with others, but mostly in your relationship to yourself.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
Venus, goddess of love, moves into your sign from the 9th; followed by Mars, god of passion and action, from the 15th. Together they make you a formidable presence: seeing the world through eyes of Venus feels not only a pleasure for you but also a pleasure for others who are the focus of your appreciative gaze, so prepare to be in demand. Mars is all about action; you are in the mood to get moving, so follow the call of your passion. A balancing full moon on the 23rd helps you let go of what’s not your problem to solve.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
There might be a feeling of restriction or limitation up to midmonth regarding important plans; it’s because you are much more aware of how you are being perceived by others, who seem to have the power to help or hinder your motion forward. It’s when Mercury reaches the end of its retrograde cycle on the 12th that you change your thinking and begin to realise how little others approval or disapproval really matters. Then a fabulous alignment of Jupiter/Uranus around the 18th lifts your spirits and works to free up stuck situations (sometimes quite suddenly).

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Mercury’s retrograde cycle ends midmonth, which for you means you’re about to reach an important turning point in your thinking; you’ve been on a bit of a learning curve from recent events and Mercury’s cycle indicates you’re processing the details of what you’ve learnt and gaining the wisdom of your experience. All this helps you stand your ground on what you now believe is important to you; especially around the full moon on the 23rd, which seems to bring to the forefront those events that demand you display the courage of your conviction.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
There’s a knack to allowing your creative ideas to flow this month; firstly don’t try too hard: any struggle and striving is counterproductive, so distracting yourself with feel good experiences will be more beneficial than nose to the grindstone attitude. Next, don’t worry about insomnia; you have big energy flowing now which just doesn’t require as much sleep. A little daydreaming goes a long way, as does the odd power nap, which also lets the universe drop in the inspiration while you aren’t looking. Finally, let go of worrying about what you can’t control; loosening the grip here also loosens old stuck energy blocks.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
There’s a partnership new moon on the 8th. New moons usher in new emotional vibes, so if you’ve been looking for new beginnings, fresh starts or emotional developments, the energy is supportive of your intentions. The end of Mercury’s retrograde cycle on the 12th also points to relationships, indicating a change of perspective and a feeling of moving forward once more, while Jupiter/Uranus in your sign means you’re moving with lightning speed at times. This planetary aspect also suggests lucky breaks and sudden good fortune, so expect miracles when you least expect them.

August Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
Events have had a unique flavour recently and there’s more unexpected twists and turns to come, especially regarding relationships, where the paradox is you feel compelled to break your own rules in order to stay true to yourself. The benefit of this from the 10th (new moon time) is the surge in creativity; this is when to throw yourself into new projects, interests or whatever it is you feel compelled to pour your heart into. It’s also new romance, or renewed romance, thanks to a fabulous meeting of love planet Venus and action planet Mars; it’s love action like never before.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
Home is where your heart is right now, along with the motivation and inspiration for big projects, so it’s the kind of month where a head count of DIY superstore customers would reveal a heavier than usual Taurean presence. You are in the mood to manifest grand designs, especially around the 10th, and by that time you have found your flow when it comes to dealing with niggly obstacles, of which there’s a few, no question, but it kicks your solution seeking skills into high gear. Don’t fear the obstacles this month; they bring out the genius in you.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
Gemini is the sign that rules communication in all forms; it’s where you shine, and the new moon on the 10th is spotlighting this. If situations have been excruciatingly slow, frustratingly unpredictable, or both simultaneously, they’re now attracting your communication cure. There might be a trip down memory lane after the 20th, thanks to Mercury retrograde, but big news is Mars and Venus are close together, which can make everyday feel like Valentine’s Day as long as you keep your scepticism in check. Your doubts hamper Cupid’s progress, so get out of the little guy’s way and let Love rule.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
The planets are shaping to symbolise a tension arising from feeling pulled in directions. There’s a lot of energy around this, hence the tension is something you can’t ignore. There’s no point choosing sides and making a fight out of it, so what to do? well from the new moon around the 10th you are encouraged to focus in another area of your life, around the idea of money, value, and ownership, and it’s this new focus that indirectly begins to relieve tension caused by the conflict in other areas. Then there’s much more harmony as the month continues, especially at home.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
The sun is in your sign till the 23rd, which strengthens your current vision for the future, boosts your pulling power in attracting what you want, and turns your attention (and everyone else’s attention) towards yourself. The only downside to this is if you’re feeling negative, situations can quickly spiral into drama, and then you’re still the centre of the action but not altogether in a good way. By the end of the month the focus shifts slightly to sorting finances, and while doing so, check everything three times so you don’t trip over Mercury Retrograde.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Big emphasis on money matters this month: income, ownership, shared finances etc. And because the planets are grouped in opposition to each other in this area of your chart, it symbolises a clash of perspectives playing out in your financial life. But even though it seems the opposition is coming at you from the outside, it’s actually the symbol of an internal struggle; so make peace with yourself first to fully free you up from the outside fight. Mercury is retrograde (moving backwards) in your sign from the 20th; so you might turn to the past for your next move.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
Love planet Venus and passion planet Mars entwine in your sign this month, which is just about the best indicator for lots of love and romance you can get, so take advantage of the cosmic cupid vibe as this kind of planet pattern doesn’t come along every day. Admittedly, it’s a challenging start to August for all kinds of relationships, as Venus hits Saturn, planet of limits and boundaries, while a Mars/Jupiter mix can too easily set sparks flying; but on the whole it’s an atmosphere of amore all the way.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
Up to midmonth it might feel difficult to communicate what you are really wanting to communicate because of what else is going on. There’s a lot of jostling energies at the moment: conflicts between what your priority is and wanting to fair with others, and also wanting to sort out problems yourself while having to allow others equal input too. But there are new paths emerging from this, especially involving long-term plans, and work related too. Elsewhere, romance gets so interesting as the month goes on thanks to a Mars/Venus blending; this all has a soulmate and destiny kind of feel to it.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
No matter what happens this month, stay focused on the idea that there’s a way through about to be shown you. Mars and Venus are interlocking in the hopes and dreams angle of your chart and it signifies unconditional support around your most cherished wishes. It’s like you find the yin to your yang and you get to feel the sense of balance of that regarding your future plans. But because your ruler Jupiter is locked into opposition with Saturn (conditional support) your hopes might seem far-fetched and inaccessible given current climate. Just don’t be drawn in to doubts and see what transpires.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
As August gets going it first seems a bit of a jumble of all sorts of things happening at once, as there’s pushing and pulling between different expectations and demands on your time, but as the month goes on there’s an easing up of these conflicts and a new kind of harmony comes into play instead. While you feel you have to keep certain aspects of yourself held back or on hold because of circumstances right now, there’s still the feeling of progress, and especially so as a result of a change in how you see things at this point.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
Around the 10th there’s a new moon in the partnership angle of your chart, symbolising how your close relationships and commitments with others are a kind of channel or focus for your energies into at the moment, in a way that works to relieve your tension (and your partner’s tension) about stuck or conflicting energy elsewhere in your/their life. In other words there’s a lot going on that isn’t easy to solve overnight; these are long running situations that produce a low level background hum of tension, so isn’t it nice to be able to distract yourself with a bit of harmony.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
Uranus returns to your sign this month, to make sure all that you’ve learnt since 2003 has sunk in. Uranus is the planet that symbolises your awareness of your uniqueness and individuality (think snowflakes and fingerprints) that only you can set free. Because it’s a busy time of conflicting perspectives and clashing agendas, Uranus is again encouraging you to remember how free you really are in yourself, and to not compromise on that idea. It’s all a state of mind according to Uranus, no matter what the circumstances would invite you to believe.

July Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
The new moon eclipse on the 11th is about new beginnings connected to home and family. These new beginnings unfold from the past, so maybe a new perspective on old memories, or perhaps literally reconnecting with the past in a new way. It’s also reaching for solutions and finding them, as your ruler Mars is busy all month in the problem-solving angle of your chart. From the 22nd structure-loving Saturn is influencing your relationships; Saturn loves to build and loves to commit, so you’re irritated with wishy-washy or half-baked plans, and into a search for something more solid.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
July’s new moon eclipse (11th) falls in the communication angle of your chart, bringing to the forefront the importance of connections and getting the message across. There’s an emphasis on emotional ties and links to the past with this eclipse, so there might be reconnections through communication or talks that take you down memory lane. Words bring you comfort and you can offer the same to others, as your understanding and empathy is amplified. Good times are indicated by your ruler Venus’s journey through the joy-seeking angle of your chart, pointing out plenty to put your heart into.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
The new moon eclipse on the 11th is a theme setter for months to come; this eclipse takes place in the values and resources angle of your chart, so it’s all about making the most of what you’ve got, as well as finding ways to open the doors to more. Money and possessions are the most obvious focus of attention of course, but it’s also about becoming more aware of your own God/dess given talents and attributes that can’t be taken away, only discovered and shared. It’s all about appreciation, which is the real currency of the universe, and so there’s no time now for modesty or a socially acceptable self-critical eye.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
A fabulously powerful new moon eclipse is happening in your sign on the 11th, which means this is the time to go with the flow of new directions and new paths that are appearing, as it’s all about a new you emerging over the coming months. The plans might not be ready to manifest overnight but there’s plenty to discuss in the meantime, and you’re feeling in the mood to get details straight and sorted with others. Crack on with this kind of communication up until the end of the month, as that’s when you’re most pushy for answers.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
The eclipse on the 11th indicates that a go with the flow mindset is key to navigating events in the months to come, as what’s going on around you now requires you to not try so hard at making things happen, and instead relaxing and allowing things to happen. It’s like trying to make yourself fall asleep; the more you focus the worse it gets, especially when you remind yourself why it’s vital you need the sleep. So best not try to force or demand events into place, especially at the end of the month regarding communication.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
There are three key planets in your sign this month: Venus, the love planet, seeking harmony and balance in relationships (especially your relationship with yourself); Mars, moving and motivating you to action; and Saturn reminding you that only you can be the authority of you. Plenty of plotlines can be stirred up from those planet themes, so it looks to be a busy July. Saturn leaves your sign on the 22nd, relieving pressure and tension in one respect, however the month ends with a firm focus on finances, so the pressure’s now on to feel sorted there.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
The new moon eclipse on the 11th is focusing on your longterm plans and ambitions, and events are drawing your attention here over and over again this month, and possibly for some time to come. Saturn, planet of structure, responsibility and limits is re-entering your sign from the 22nd, which helps with the need for long range focus but also encourages a more serious and weighty outlook on life; it’s all to easy to argue for your limitations when Saturn is around, so it’s important to remember that nothing has to be taken so seriously as Saturn would have you believe.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
It’s been quite a journey over recent months, and the new moon eclipse on the 11th is about the change in perspective you’ve got from all that experience, and how you are standing in a different place with yourself, coming from a different viewpoint. The eclipse energy is helping you gather your thoughts and feelings about your direction and future intentions from here, and from the 23rd, when the sun moves through the long-term aims and ambitions angle of your chart, you’e in the mood to start moving forward with your ideas.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
Powered by the vibe of a new moon eclipse on the 11th that ushers in an urge for deep change, there’s a theme of renewal and rebirth going on all month, as your ruling planet Jupiter links to phoenix-rising planet Pluto. It means that if you’ve been thinking all that’s left is a few ashes of what once was, you’re wrong! That’s only half the story, there’s new life to come from the old and you’re about to rise from the challenge of those ashes. But there’s no hurry; take your time, and go the scenic route (especially around the 23rd).

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
There’s a new moon eclipse on the 11th hitting the relationships angle of your chart. It’s going to be encouraging change in relationships, mostly arising from changes in your perspective of where you stand and where you want to stand; it’s really a shift in priorities that events this month help you get clear about. Then your ruling planet Saturn moves forward in the long-term aims and ambitions section of your chart from the 22nd, also helping you get clear, despite the feeling of being pulled in different directions which seems a key feature of current situations.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
There’s a new moon eclipse on the 11th, focusing on problems and solutions. It means there’ll be an emphasis on both but it’s easy to forget there’s a solution showing itself somewhere when the problem seems unmoving, so this is the time to let go and stop pushing against what doesn’t want to move. It’s the letting go that gets you moving in a different way, and eventually the problem does too. Some of what’s happening this month might be unfinished business from way back; it’s not here to haunt you, you just know what to do with it now.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
This month’s eclipse on the 11th falls in the most creative angle of your chart, so it’s about how and what you want to put your heart into, whether it’s projects, past-times or romantic pursuits, it’s all about the passion; so make this eclipse work for you by following your bliss, not your obligations or expectations. And especially the expectations of others, which might be a challenge seeing as there’s also a heavy emphasis on significant relationships this month, but keep the faith to clear the way for win/win scenarios.

June Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
Ideally, it would be great to practice counting to ten within this month’s highly charged atmosphere but there’s not always time, and your patience is as thin as the highest mountain air (especially around the 12th). The positive side of this is situations move fast to solution, and your brainwaves really are very brainy. End of the month there’s an emotionally power-packed eclipse that brings priorities into razor sharp focus. Eclipses are long-term influences so situations taking place around them have significance somehow for months to come.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
The underlying vibe at the moment is that anything is possible, which is definitely positive and exciting, but sometimes the unpredictable nature of that idea is something Taurus could do without, as you do like to anchor yourself in something more solid than unlimited possibilities (something to bear in mind when feeling irritated with that butterfly you can’t pin down). So it’s a month for getting used to the sense of freedom this unpredictability brings, especially during quite a communication heavy (but emotionally productive) full moon eclipse on the 26th.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
The world’s on your wavelength up to the 21st, so now’s the time to get your message across. A lovely new moon on the 12th in your sign is the moon to either make a wish upon, or set some new goals (same thing really, just the latter sounds more practical earthy). Around 14th watch for some wildly interesting developments in matters of the heart, then focus moves towards finance. End of the month might feel a bit full on at times, but includes a full moon eclipse around the 26th that works fast as lightning on stuck situations.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
First half of the month is about self-reflection and taking time-out to ponder priorities. Work intuitively with this as your dreams and hunches can give you the info and answers you’re looking for (especially around the 12th). Then the sun is in your sign from the 21st, and you’re ready to face the world renewed. Good job, because situations are about to take your time and energy big style, as change is in the air in all sorts of ways, amplified by the full moon eclipse on the 26th; eclipses are about long-term change, so yes, it’s all happening for you right now.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
Venus is in your sign this month, which always blings up your aura and makes you a bit more of a force to be reckoned with. It also helps you get your message across, and you have got rather a big message to get across at the moment, as you’re on a fast track learning curve of experience that is shaping your perspective of life, love, and the universe in a truly unique way. You’ve learnt more about yourself recently than you have in years, and this is set to continue, symbolised by the powerful full moon eclipse around the 26th.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Action planet Mars moves into your sign on the 7th, which symbolises plenty of motivation and momentum for prioritising and dealing with details, and also for finding reserves of energy to draw on, especially when Mars aspects the hidden power of Pluto midmonth (strong on the 17th). Around the 20th there’s a lot of sorting out going on in relationships, especially ones that include career or long-term plans, and then around 26th there’s a full moon eclipse that acts as a catalyst for meaningful emotional experience and fills situations with future significance.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
Relationships have got ‘interesting’ over the past few weeks; not so much ups and downs as on/off switches. And lightbulb moments. And electric atmospheres full of shocks, goosebumps and static. It’s a lot to take in, and this month there’s more; especially in the final week around the 26th, when the full moon eclipse plugs in and amplifies the energy tenfold. This eclipse is about bringing a balance back between issues such as career versus family, past versus future, and comfort zones versus ambition; and relationships/partnerships play a major part as catalysts for action within those issues.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
There’s been a lot of keeping the faith required lately, because while there’s lots of positive change about, it hasn’t been coming in the way you quite expected, or in a way you could have predicted. So it has been more difficult to lean on or rely on it coming, especially when what you don’t want doesn’t change. This is going to be a major theme of coming months, as the eclipse on the 26th sets a long-term tone for events; so the main thing remember is anything is possible right now; especially the good stuff.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
The new moon in your relationship chart (around the 12th) symbolises new beginnings and a new attitude, not only in personal relationships but also work and finance related too. Remember that others need a chance to catch up with your new attitude, so soften your frustration if they don’t get you straight away. There’s a full moon eclipse at the end of the month (26th) that is big news for Sag; what happens around that time has long-term significance somehow. You are capable of anything right now, so keep your focus off what you don’t want and on what you want.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
There’s a big old planetary aspect sitting right on top of your comfort zone all month, which can feel a bit disconcerting at times, like there’s nowhere to hide, but at the same time it’s strangely refreshing to have the drawbridge down and the door wide open to the unexpected. This ties in with a deep and meaningful full moon eclipse in your sign on the 26th, which is important because events around eclipse time are often filled with longterm significance (last eclipse like this was at New Year), and can set you in a direction that shapes the months to come.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
Communication is creative and productive first half of the month, it feels like you can really get to the heart of the matter (especially around 12th); but really, communication is big for you in all sorts of ways now that your ruler Uranus has moved into the angle of your chart linked to all this. News and information will keep on coming, moving you in unexpected directions and away from predictable old paths, so keep that in mind towards and during a rather tense full moon eclipse on the 26th, when it’s easier to feel off track than realising you’re on a new path.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
During the first week of June you don’t mind rocking the boat a bit and feel more like stirring up situations rather than avoiding confrontation. What’s nice abut this is the planets are also supporting your natural urge to diffuse and dissolve conflict, so it’s less likely to escalate into something unwanted if you do step up and take your stand. Finances are interesting at the mo because of the atmosphere of unpredictability; things are just as likely to move positively as negatively, so you may as well stay optimistic (especially through the emotionally full-on full moon around the 26th)

May Horoscopes

2010-05-16T17:03:00.002+01:00

Honest, it was Mercury retrograde! that was the reason I had to be reminded I hadn't posted horoscopes at beginning of month! And my rabbit in headlights countenance due to bamboozling outer planet transits didn't help either. Sorry, using astrology as an excuse is no excuse for an astrologer :)

Aries
21st March – 20th April
There are big changes coming up for Aries, symbolised by barrier-breaking Uranus starting a journey through your sign from the 28th. It’s a long-term journey, lasting years, and it’s all about your uncompromising search for more freedom and less limitation. There have been rumblings in the background pointing to change for quite some time, but it has been in the background. Soon it’s coming to the forefront, but till then it’s about preparation; loose ends are tying, things are coming together and pieces are starting to fit (especially regarding events from late last year).

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
The sun’s in your sign till the 21st, so make the most of being under the cosmic spotlight as the world is tuned to your wavelength and ready to co-operate with your wishes. There’s a new moon in your sign on the 14th, which is great for new beginnings and for seeding creative ideas for the future. Also at this time, Mercury (planet of mind-power and communication) changes direction, symbolising an significant change of perspective in you, and points to a turnaround in any situation where you’ve encountered delays or setbacks in recent weeks (especially involving communication) .

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
Your ruler Mercury has been retrograde (appearing to move backwards) for a while now, symbolising how you’ve been experiencing the need for a different perspective or a different approach to certain situations. From the 12th Mercury turns to move forward again, and yes, this coincides with a turnaround in situations, especially in those that you felt were going nowhere fast or that seemed stuck in the past. This month also brings to light some info that helps you trust your direction from here too. Oh, and the Love Goddess Venus is in your sign too, which means you’re a total love magnet.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
You’re ready to get going and make some dreams come true this month; resistance is futile as there’s no going back on this, but there’s probably a few limitations you need to work with just now, which might slow things down somewhat but don’t let it stop you (especially around the 9th). Uranus, planet of freedom, is heading for the long-term aims and ambitions angle of your chart, and Uranus brings change, usually in unexpected and sudden ways but the change always matches and supports your intentions for the future in some way, so it’s now time to make your intentions clear to yourself.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
The sun is spotlighting the aims and ambitions section of your chart, which means light being shed on your current direction, as well as attracting what you need to further your next step. The new moon here on the 14th is about sowing seeds for the future, and also around that time there’s a turning point in finances, and communication, that makes you feel you are moving forward again. By the end of the month action planet Mars clashes with dreamy Neptune, so it’s an illusion that you’ve run out of steam, the mind fog is temporary, but your creative vision is something to rely on.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Saturn is in your sign causing delays again, slowing down your plans to rise phoenix-like from the embers of recent months events. It’s your perfectionist attention to detail you see, prodding the phoenix in you to check and recheck all the doors are locked and the iron’s unplugged before you can fly free. But fly you will, especially once your ruler Mercury starts moving forward midmonth, symbolising a turnaround in your approach, as well as a new outlook toward certain situations.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
Your ruler Venus energises the beliefs and perspectives angle of your chart till the 20th, symbolising an urge for different viewpoints and for information that gives new meaning to existing situations. And there’s no shortage of viewpoints being offered, especially midmonth, when a lot seems to happen all at once around you, much of it feeling out of the blue. When Venus shifts focus to your long-term ambitions after the 20th, it’s easy to get locked into a power struggle over any opposition to your plans but it’s not worth the hassle. Let go of the struggle and keep your focus on the future.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
There’s a focus on relationships for much of the month, with a new moon around the 14th energising this angle of your chart while Mercury changes direction, which symbolises a turnaround in your thinking about partnerships, contracts and commitments with others. Recent weeks have had you thinking differently you see, due to circumstances that encouraged you to go over old ground, or forced a review of your position, but now you’re moving forward and looking forward again (good to remember during final week when communication looks deep and intense).

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
You are so not in the mood to have your sense of freedom messed with this month, and yet you’re encountering denials, delays or disapproval, especially with regard to long-term plans or career aims. But your ruling planet Jupiter is slowly heading to join the boundary-breaking Uranus, which doesn’t happen often, and indicates bright ideas and alternative paths and solutions arising when you least expect them. It’s a time for going against the grain, the crowd and the herd, which others might not like but might respect you for. Eventually.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
There’s still a big emphasis on pushing boundaries this month; its really about breaking with the past, or those rules you set yourself in the dim and distant past that may not be serving you as well today because you’re a different person now playing a different game. There’s an element of unpredictability to events because of this, but out of the unexpected can come some nice surprises, especially as this month’s new moon (new emotional direction) points to creativity, romance, fun and entertainment.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
Uranus, your sassy, trend-setting ruling planet, is about to leave the money and value angle of your chart, where it’s been hanging out since 2003. Uranus is about freedom, independence, super-intelligent solutions, and alternative routes, and since 2003 issues around money, property, income, and even self worth (it’s everything you value and how you value it), has been throwing up circumstances that fired the desire in you for more freedom, independence, etc. So now your more of all that, Uranus’s work is done. Except for what happens this month, which is more of all that.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
There’s an emphasis on communication for much of the month; things have been a bit backward in moving forward in recent weeks, but the turnaround is in sight on this. There’s also a lovely communication-orientated new moon on the 14th for you, which can symbolise new beginnings and new phases in situations as a result of talks or new contacts and connections coming your way. Events around the 9th can be unusual and unexpected (in a good way when it comes to matters of the heart); and because change is in the air, May is a great month for breaking your own rules.

April Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
The sun is in your sign till the 20th, so don’t look outside yourself for the light at the end of the tunnel because you are that light on situations; especially during the first week when planets link up your finance, creativity and long-term ambition. Then there’s the new moon in your sign on the 14th. Around that time positive thoughts of the future can work magic for the months ahead; think of it like planting seeds: you don’t see much of anything going on for a while, but deep down it’s all happening.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
Your ruler Venus is in your sign this month; always a good indication that it’s going to be easier to feel more in tune with yourself, and more at one with yourself whatever is going on around you. Even more so when the sun begins its annual journey through your sign from the 20th. This also helps get the most out of Mercury moving backwards in your sign from the 17th. These retrograde phases get bad press but they’re great for seeing things a different way; especially the past and what that means for where you go from here.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
There’s a change in direction for you, symbolised by the change in direction your ruler Mercury makes from the 17th. Before that, things might feel they’ve lost a bit of momentum and no matter what you do you can’t get back up to speed like you were. Fear not, this is temporary, and simply the process of slowing down for the direction change; otherwise you’d be on two wheels with a cartoon screech of brakes. Really, it’s all about seeing things from a different perspective, and the full moon on the 28th amplifies this in a way you can’t ignore.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
The new moon (new phase) on the 14th falls in the longterm aims and ambitions angle of your chart, symbolising a fresh perspective developing about your future plans. Also, a planet alignment in force for most of last year becomes active again this month, and it’s about speaking your truth. Think back to key moments last year and see how this was a major theme. It’s a restless, unsettled kind of vibe, that just can’t abide feeling limited by circumstance but which also understands the value of step by step progress, and it’s the tension of those opposites that makes it creative.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
Saturn (limits and barriers) moves back for a final run into the finance and value angle of your chart. It’s been a restrictive influence since 2007, but also in some respects the pressure of restriction has got your creativity flowing and has been productive, as you had to find ways to work around and within some frustrating limits. This month, unconventional and barrier-breaking Uranus is challenging Saturn’s limits, so like last year expect sudden breakthroughs and tension-relieving events (good around the 28th, when a stubborn full moon has got you in no mood for making the first move).

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Saturn is moving back into your sign for a few months; it’s the planet symbolising responsibility and therefore the pressure of leadership, which in Virgo land translates as extra guilt and worry about doing the right thing. It’s difficult to know what the right thing is sometimes though, or in other words, who to do the right thing by. As Saturn is in your sign it indicates it’s you that you have the responsibility to regarding this, and everything else then falls into place. As the weeks go by, events throw up more and more barriers to breakthrough and realise this.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
The limitations and frustrations you’ve experienced recently are lessening now that Saturn has retreated temporarily from your sign, and instead there’s the echoes of themes from key points of last year where conflicts of interest and loyalties seemed to see-saw your focus between differing sides and perspectives; in a way that made a fair solution all round seem impossible to reach. As it’s always about balance and harmony with Libra, this no-solution feeling hit hard; however, the coming months are about to change this, and answers come into view.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
There’s still lots of focus on problem-solving, or solution-finding (latter is better, as it focuses on where you want to go rather than what you want to leave behind), and you’re enjoying the change in momentum over recent weeks, from delay and setback to a gradual getting up to speed with current aims and ambitions. The new moon around the 14th emphasises this, as events affirm the forward feeling movement; then it’s all about relationships after the 20th, which might be the only sticking point but therefore means the chance to put those solution-finding skills into action

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
There’s an inspiring new moon (new phase) in the most creative angle of your chart around the 14th. The strongly motivating influence of this new moon can offset any negative feeling found from the re-emergence of certain issues from last year; remember the limits versus freedom conflict? Step-by-step versus highly-charged quantum leaps? The conditional versus the unconditional? It’s all there again but this time you’ve the benefit of previous experience: knowing there’s always a way through the head-scratching paradox of how to blend opposing factors (especially during the final week).

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Your ruler Saturn is having a change of mood this month, symbolising the re-emergence of an urge to micro-manage every last detail. Saturn is right at the top of your chart, showing your strong desire to keep on top of longterm plans and ambitions, but your best efforts to achieve this in your favoured step-by-step responsible manner can feel thwarted by circumstance right now (especially through communication) . The answer is to welcome the unpredictability if you can, as your ingenuity and intuitive response will get a good workout. Gives you a break from detail chasing too.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
Your two ruling planets, Saturn and Uranus stand opposed to each other again this month. This was a big theme of 2009; symbolising a clash of interests within you that projected out onto various situations, regarding trusting the process and accepting what you can’t control, especially around finance and property. Saturn energy is about limits and boundaries while Uranus defies terms and conditions in pursuit of freedom of expression, so however it plays out, whoever seems in opposition to you, it’s still a mirror of a fight you’re having within yourself. Make peace with yourself first and the mirror will reflect it.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
Law-abiding Saturn moves back into the relationship angle of your chart this month, for another confrontation with law-breaking Uranus. It means the re-emergence of a conflict that came up quite a bit last year, involving your freedom and the limits you keep hitting with others in pursuit of that freedom. Uranus is unconventional and unconditional while Saturn demands that all ‘keep off the grass’ signs are adhered to. But as ever in astrology-land, the paradox in energy produces a satisfying solution; as long as both sides are acknowledged and valued for what they are seeking to achieve.

March Horoscopes

2010-02-28T22:27:00.002Z

My horoscopes for this month are up, have a read at this site :)

February Horoscopes

2010-02-10T14:56:00.002Z

ooops, bit late with the link, but Feb horoscopes are here :)

Solfeggio Harmonics

2010-01-13T22:04:00.007Z

I think this is probably a Neptune in Aquarius thing: music for healing rediscovered for a new age; I hadn't heard of Solfeggio Harmonics till just recently, but according to this website:

the original sound frequencies were used in Ancient Gregorian Chants, such as the great hymn to St. John the Baptist, along with others that church authorities say were lost centuries ago. The chants and their special tones were believed to impart tremendous spiritual blessings when sung in harmony during religious masses. These powerful frequencies were rediscovered by Dr. Joseph Puleo as described in the book Healing Codes for the Biological Apocalypse by Dr. Leonard Horowitz.
The Six Solfeggio Frequencies include:

UT – 396 Hz – Liberating Guilt and Fear
RE – 417 Hz – Undoing Situations and Facilitating Change
MI – 528 Hz – Transformation and Miracles (DNA Repair)
FA – 639 Hz – Connecting/Relationships
SOL – 741 Hz – Awakening Intuition
LA – 852 Hz – Returning to Spiritual Order

For example, the third note, frequency 528, relates to the note MI on the scale and derives from the phrase "MI-ra gestorum" in Latin meaning "miracle." Stunningly, this is the exact frequency used by genetic biochemists to repair broken DNA – the genetic blueprint upon which life is based.

I don't understand all that to be honest, but it's an interesting read; anything that stresses the importance of energy and vibration and wavelengths is ok with me (and it's oh so Aquarius, I feel, that squiggly symbol of Aquarius and the idea of wavelengths). There's lots of examples on YouTube of this music, which is uber relaxing and has the most fabulous images to go with it, and I can recommend the Source Vibrations album as pretty much the best music I've heard to use in healing sessions. There's definately something about this stuff that goes beyond it being just sweet and soothing. Here's an example of the relationships one, the 639Hz, have some of this to heal your frazzled nerves:

Solar Eclipse In Capricorn Jan 15th 2010

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Eclipses are BIG signposts in astrology; big neon flashing signposts that shout ‘this is the way forward!’ Eclipses tend to happen two at a time, within a couple of weeks of each other (during New Years Eve we had a lunar eclipse in Capricorn, and now we’ve got the solar eclipse two weeks later to make the matching pair), and eclipses also happen twice a year, within about six months of each other. On top of that, they cycle through different signs of the zodiac over a period of about 19 years.

Each sign that the eclipses fall in can indicate the way forward through current life challenges because each sign has a particular way of approaching life; each sign has its own way of going about things and responding to problems and challenges, so whatever sign you are, and whatever it is you are personally going through (and eclipses do tend to stir up quite a bit of stuff that can stay relevant for months to come sometimes), these January eclipses are indicating a call for a Capricorn-esque response.

So what’s the underlying essence of the rumblings and stirrings that current situations have been bringing to your attention over the past few weeks? Eclipses are about moon cycles, and the moon rules emotions and feelings; so it’s about the emotions (usually negative at first) that situations are putting you in touch with - Powerlessness? Frustration? Overwhelment? For example, As I write this, the UK (whose sun-sign is Capricorn), is under an unusually heavy blanket of snow and ice. Collectively we’re all feeling the frosty pinch of popular Capricorn emotional metaphors: we’re all feeling a bit snowed under; a bit under the weather, a bit overwhelmed, a bit powerless against outside forces. We’re feeling a bit put in our place by the authority of the elements. It’s all very Capricorn, and it’s all very magnified, in that way that eclipses have about them.

But like I said earlier, just as eclipses stir up the kind of stuff very much associated with the sign they fall in, they also how they point to the way through it all: this is the flashing neon signpost that answers the question ‘how do I get through this eclipse stuff’ with ‘do it the Capricorn way’. Which means in its most positive sense Capricorn is a sign aware of current limits while not feeling defeated about future ambitions. It’s a sign that can look long-term, plays the long game by taking things step by step, and knows that day by day those steps mount up to something solid in structure.

Capricorn is very much aware of time, and like Old Father Time (a key symbol of the Capricorn season), is aware of its own mortality and therefore the temporary nature of all situations. Surrendering to the authority of time and trusting that all things happen in good time, turns out to be a potent stress reliever too; so basically, rather than being buffeted by overwhelming thoughts of the impassable, impossible limits of today, the Capricorn eclipse emotional rescue remedy is to quietly keep in mind that just like the heaviest of winter snow, in the grand scheme of things, ‘this too shall pass’.

January Horoscopes

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Happy 2010 :)

Aries
21st March – 20th April
It’s quite a trip for Aries at the mo, what with your ruler Mars on a return to the past in matters of the heart, and a gathering of planets piling on pressure in the aims and ambitions section of your chart, as well as a rather significant solar eclipse there on the 15th. It means that plans, especially career plans, are right at the forefront of your agenda and current events are reflecting that too. Because the nature of a solar eclipse is to frame a new emotional landscape for the coming months, whatever is happening this month is going to drive events and shape your attitude to them, for some time to come.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
There’s a solar eclipse on the 15th, in the beliefs and perspectives angle of your chart, which means events are making you consider and evaluate your views on life, love and the universe more strongly. As there’s been other planets active at this angle too for a while, it’s likely that this has held importance one way or the other for some time now, and possibly a process of reviewing outdated beliefs (about yourself especially) has already got underway, but as the new year gets going there’s no better time to start believing in yourself in a whole new way.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
Your ruler Mercury is moving forward again, symbolising a positive turning point or turnaround for you in current situations and this is happening during an important solar eclipse around the 15th. Eclipses are like scene setters; they focus and amplify energy to point to themes that will weave through events for months to come. This one falls in the area of your chart linked to trust, and it’s really only about trusting yourself even when it seems others are part of the equation. In other words, trust that it can’t hurt to let go of what you can’t control.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
There’s a solar eclipse on the 15th; eclipses are always important in astro symbolism but especially so for Cancer, as your ruling planet is the moon and you have a special affinity with the wax and wane of those lunar cycles. This eclipse has extra significance too as it’s happening in your house of relationships, indicating turning points, turnarounds, beginnings, endings, and all sorts of meaningful events unfolding regarding relationships, partnerships, contracts and commitments, and what is meaningful during January seems to stay that way for months to come.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
2010 kicks off with a significant solar eclipse in the problem-solving angle of your chart on the 15th. Problems might seem to be amplified around that point, but it also means that solutions are there too. Eclipses are energy amplifiers, which is why things seem bigger and louder, but the process for solution-seeking is the same for both mountains and molehills, which is to keep focused on where you want to go rather than the issue itself; and to help catch your attention there’s some fabulous full moon energy on the 30th, when desire planet Mars meets love goddess Venus right in your relationship chart.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Eclipses set up dominant themes for the coming months and there’s a solar eclipse on the 15th that takes place in the matters of the heart angle of your chart. Which means there’s important events on the way circling around romance, creativity, fun, or whatever else it is that makes your heart soar. Eclipses can indicate big turning points in direction, and as your ruling planet Mercury is going through a change of direction at the same time, looking forward instead of looking back, it can mean 2010 gets off to a significant start.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
Saturn, planet of authority and rules, has been in your sign for a few months now, which means you’ve had time to get used to being the boss, or better said, a law unto yourself. Saturn turns retrograde (appears to move backwards) midmonth, which always means a turnaround in your approach to situations, as well as gaining different perspectives. There’s also the idea of reconstructing or reviewing your past, especially around solar eclipse time on the 15th, when the sun and moon meet in the angle ruling memories and feelings. Being comfy with yourself has never felt so important.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
A solar eclipse on the 15th is happening in the communication angle of your chart. Eclipses are sort of culmination points of energy, where events unfold that can have long lasting effects, sometimes ending up as being profound developments in direction when viewed with hindsight. Your ruler Pluto meets communication planet Mercury here too, indicating a turnaround in situations where information or getting the message across is your priority; meanwhile co-ruler Mars is moving your focus back to basics in the long-term plans section of your chart, and what better time of the year to do so?

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
Your ruling planet, Jupiter, is switching signs this month. For the past year there’s been an emphasis on your communication and getting the message across in situations, then from the 18th the focus moves to comfort zones, so till 2011 it’s about stretching and expanding them. Emotional attachments, home and hearth, it’s all going to figure highly in the unfolding of events. There’s also a big solar eclipse on the 15th, in the finance and property angle of your chart. Things happen around solar eclipses that have long lasting emotional effects (though sometimes the benefits are only seen with hindsight).

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Big start to the year for Cap, with an important solar eclipse in your sign on the 15th, as well as your ruler Saturn going retrograde (appearing to move backward) around the same time, until May. Saturn does this every year, and it symbolises a sort of restructuring process going on wherever Saturn is in your chart, at the moment this is your house of longterm plans and ambitions. Meanwhile the solar eclipse sets the tone of future events: whatever is going around that time (say a week either way of the 15th) can reverberate through situations somehow for months, even years to come.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
The solar eclipse on the 15th is important because whatever happens around an eclipse seems to stay significant for ages. For you the eclipse is working its energy in a kind of unconscious way, so keep a dream diary handy at night, and go with the flow of daydreaming and see where you keep ending up. The sun moves into your sign from the 20th, which again is a perspective enhancer, as is the full moon on the 30th, falling in the relationship zone of your chart; Venus is meeting Mars there, so opposites are attracting all over the place.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
Jupiter, planet of abundance and upliftment, starts a yearlong journey through your sign from the 18th. Pisces has a strong affinity with Jupiter so the vibes are good and easy from the start; doors that were closed in situations start to open, including those doors of perception, so expect changes in the way you’ve been seeing things to start happening, for the better. Just before that, on the 15th, there’s a solar eclipse in the hopes and dreams angle of your chart. This is the best time ever to sort some New Year resolutions and start living them.

Kidnapped By Neptune...

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...yep, that's where I've been most of the year :)

December Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
Back in mid-October your ruler Mars started the first phase of a 7 month retrograde cycle, which means events from around that time initiated a process within you of reviewing or reconsidering your current direction. The second phase of all this gets underway from the 19th; up to and around that point situations seem to slow down, but don’t worry about things grinding to a halt, even though it looks to be heading that way. Things pick up in a different way after that; through different options, different intentions, and different approaches. It’s all part of the process.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
Don’t let sleepless nights have you fooled as December gets underway, things start to turn around, especially midmonth when your ruler Venus has a power meeting with passionate Mars. Venus bumps into Pluto during the final week and the impact can feel like a much needed makeover. Then there’s a blue moon eclipse on the 31st, in the beliefs section of your chart. It means your views on life, love and the universe are also about to take on a whole new look, and yes, that blue moon does mean in a way you don’t see very often.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
And here we go again; it’s Mercury retrograde for the fourth time this year. Usually it’s three times, and as there’s also a blue moon in your sign on New Years Eve which is an eclipse, it’s safe to symbolise the Gemini theme for December events as ‘not your everyday happenings’. To sum up: Mercury retro is a change of mind on existing situations, from a change in view or perspective, usually with an eye on the past, or on any spanners in the works, while the blue moon eclipse shapes the emotional landscape; sometimes for months to come.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
What happens as December gets underway is giving you confidence to speak up and speak out, not just for yourself but for others too. Midmonth you are really in your stride about this, taking the lead and showing yourself who’s boss. Then when Mercury retrogrades (moves backwards) from the 26th, you suddenly get shy of the spotlight. But it’s not about pushing yourself back there; it’s more about understanding why you’d want to start second guessing yourself. The full moon on the 31st is a blue moon and eclipse; perfect for attracting some support on bringing self-doubt to a close.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
Mars starts a retrograde phase (appearing to move backwards) while in your sign this month. Mars symbolises action, so there’s a change of approach or a change of pace in store, and usually this initially means a slow down or turnaround in certain situations. It’s all been bubbling for a while though really (since mid-October), so events from that time might relate to a turning point that’s being felt on or around the 19th. You’ve been aiming for more clarity since Oct, to get clear about your own intentions, and Mars is calling you to reach powerfully for this during December.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Your ruler Mercury is retrograde again this month, which means your heading for a significant change of mind or perspective about current situations. It’s a process lasting into January, but for now, as Mercury slows down for its first turning point on the 26th, some situations slow down too. It might seem that obstacles and delays are thwarting your efforts, but they are just making you search for new solutions, and this different approach is what it’s all about really.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
There’s an emphasis on communication first half of the month, culminating with a new moon in this area of your chart on the 16th, indicating a new feeling or intention around the idea of getting your message across and about what you receive from others. Meanwhile there are planets collecting in your comfort zone, symbolising a focus of your energy on home and all emotional ties. There’s an intensity to these situations which is making you dig deep within yourself, and there you find the treasure and therefore the gift of the situation (especially around the 31st).

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
Mars, one of your ruling planets, is starting a retrograde phase (appearing to move backwards) from the 19th. It’s happening in the long-term aims and ambitions section of your chart; and it covers career, status, and all your big expectations. It doesn’t mean everything’s really going backward (though things tend to slow down or take different directions around that retro date), it means you’re heading for a different view that will eventually take you forward in a whole new way. It really got going out of events mid-October, and it lasts till next May, with a big turning point or turnaround during March.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
The sun’s in your sign which means it’s your time of year, when the world is more on your wavelength and you feel people ‘get’ you instead of suspecting they’re just out to get you. The new moon in your sign on the 16th indicates a new emotional phase born of restlessness; you’ve got itchy feet for a more authentic experience of yourself, and the journey is now underway. Your ruler Jupiter meets dreamy Neptune all month, but especially strong around the 21st, which means unless you believe in it, you aren’t going to see it; it’s never the other way round.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Communication is all about trust during the first week of the month; though it’s not necessarily about trusting what others are saying, it’s trusting your own instincts to hear what they are saying, as well as the message you are wanting to get across to them. This theme of trust is echoed from the 21st, and especially the 31st, during an eclipse in the relationship angle of your chart, but it’s now about trusting yourself into the unknown, to feel your way through situations that would have previously had you so guarded there would have been no room for manoeuvre.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
Back in June you might have experienced a ‘nearly but not quite’ moment, thanks to the nearly but not quite alignment between Jupiter (abundance) and Neptune (your wildest dreams). These two planets are now on track to meet this month, just around Solstice time on the 21st, when the sun moves into the most mystical angle of your chart. Thing with Neptune is, you have to believe your wishes are real things, otherwise Jupiter can’t deliver and you’re left disillusioned about what might have been. This is not the month to ponder in a sensible fashion about reality and its obvious limits.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
The second week of December brings some welcome relief from the pressures of the first week; harmony begins to prevail because burdens don’t feel so heavy when there’s someone who doesn’t mind sharing the load a bit. There’s an important meeting between your two ruling planets this month too; it’s exact around Solstice time on the 21st, but this has been building for a while now, and if there was ever a time for believing in your wildest dreams then this is it. Suspend disbelief for the Solstice and beyond, and let the fairies of the universe work some mid-winter magic.

November Horoscopes

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Here's the horoscopes for November:

Aries
21st March – 20th April
Saturn has now moved into the relationship angle of your chart, for a two year stay. Saturn is the planet of expectations, of those we place on ourselves and others, so this is what relationship issues are going to revolve around for the foreseeable. This is the time when you find out if those expectations serve you: if set your sights too low for your self-belief to cope with, you’ll recognise the flat feeling of un-fulfilment; set them too high and you’ll keep being disappointed. The key to this is adjusting self-belief, which Saturn always supports, to match what you want. Not easy at times, but that’s Saturn for you.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
November opens with a rather stubborn and inflexible full moon in your sign on the 2nd. It’s all to do with relationships, and included is your relationship ruler Mars, pointing you to issues relating to comfort zones and staying within them. Any resulting tensions ease by midmonth though, when your ruler Venus links up with Mars, again on a theme of relationships, this time full of very strong intentions for harmony. Meanwhile Saturn starts a two-year journey through the solution-seeking angle of your chart; and as Saturn likes to takes it’s time doing anything, there’s no quick fixes.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
There’s a significant journey starting for Gemini, now that Saturn has started its two year trip through the angle of your chart that deals with matters of the heart. It’s the most creative and expressive part of your chart, and thrives on giving and receiving appreciation. Saturn takes life a bit too seriously at times, and is too often self-deprecating, so the challenge is to find your positive inner Saturn and get expressing rather than denying all you have to give and receive.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
There’s a big transforming influence this month, symbolised by Pluto linking to Saturn, planet of structure and boundaries, which has just started a long-term stay in the emotional ties and comfort zones angle of your chart. Pluto, from your relationship angle, is the transforming influence on this, meaning situations arising from partnerships are facilitating deep change within you. Your view of the past is also affected, so memories are being brought up for review and the new moon around the 16th has this theme, bringing feelings of relief whenever necessary change is allowed to take place.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
Mars is still in your sign, making you all feisty and fiery and a force to be reckoned with, and midmonth there’s a new moon (new emotional phase) in your house of domestic bliss and comfort zones, that incubates plans for your future. The message is to trust that what you don’t know won’t harm those plans really; no matter how foggy or cloudy others get with you around that time, as the universe always has its mysterious ways of getting the info you need to your door, without the need to have to rely on the unreliable.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Saturn has now left the building, as far as Virgo is concerned, after two years in your sign. Think back to autumn 2007 and what’s been going on since then and you’ll have an idea how Saturn has been making you aware of self-limiting beliefs and calling you patiently towards entertaining higher expectations of yourself. And now Saturn moves into the finance and assets section of your chart, and is about to spend a lot of time prodding you in that area of your life too, beginning with a link to creativity and matters of the heart (especially around the 16th).

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
Saturn is now in your sign for the next couple of years (and it only happens every 28 years). Saturn gets bad press as the planet that brings limitation and restriction, but of course it’s not as simple as that, as there’s two sides to every planet energy: on the positive side, Saturn encourages the kind of strong self-acceptance that normally only comes with age and maturity, helping to structure and support dreams and aspirations into reality. The negative side is about giving yourself and others a hard time through self-doubt, stress or pressure, so learning to go easy on yourself is lesson one.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
Your ruler Pluto, planet of trusting the unknown, is linking to Saturn, planet of future expectations, all month. It’s an interesting mix of energies, especially as Saturn has just entered the ‘go with the flow’ angle of your chart, where surrender takes you where you want to go faster than fighting against the current. There’s a fabulous new moon (new phase) in your sign on the 16th and events around this time somehow show you how well things can go when you trust the process. As this is a long-term influence, things unfold gradually, but this is part of it too; trusting the timing.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
The sun moves into your sign on the 22nd, and when the sun is in your sign its sort of like your personal New Year, so the weeks before that tend to be more reflective and introspective, as you gather your energies ready for that sun coming up. Not that it’s a particularly quiet time this month; there’s plenty happening, symbolised by your ruler Jupiter in amongst all the planetary action, energising your house of communication. Midmonth and final week are busiest for this, and there’s also Saturn starting a two-year trip through your house of hopes and dreams. More on that next month.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Your ruler Saturn has just started a two year journey through the angle of your chart connected to long-term plans and aspirations. And this month it links up strongly to Pluto, planet of deep transformation. Put that together and it spells big change in store. Change lets loose butterflies of anticipation, as the element of the unknown causes friction with past expectations, but this seems to be something you are so strongly reaching for that the certainty breeds security. It’s still done the Capricorn way; slow and sure, step by step; but there’s no stepping back from this one.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
Saturn has just changed signs, which means for the next two years the planet also known as Lord of Time is influencing the angle of your chart that deals with your perspective and beliefs on life, love and the universe. With a time lord in this spot, the universe really is your oyster; the only thing it comes down to is what you believe to be within the realms of possibility, as not even a time lord can defy your own expectations. Interesting dates this month: around 16th for a deep sweet new moon, and around 26th, when everything’s happening at once.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
There’s a sparkling new moon for you on the 16th, which symbolises the seeds of a whole new emotional phase getting underway. It’s a sparkly one because of the light it can shed on situations; it’s illuminating, lightbulb moments all the way, in a twinkly fairy light sort of way. Meanwhile Saturn, planet of permission and denial, begins a two year journey through the trust angle of your chart. It means situations start popping up requiring your willingness to let go of trying to control the uncontrollable, and trusting that what you can’t see isn’t out to get you.

October Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
First half of the month, especially the first week during the full moon in your sign on the 4th, there’s the likelihood of clearing the clutter on certain situations that have felt frustratingly slow or out of control in their backtracking or backlog. Full moons tend to break stalemates, and this one has the energy signature of communication moving things forward at last. After that, planets collect in your house of relationships, pulling your attention to that area of your life, and there’s a new moon here on the 18th, symbolising a new feeling of balance and bonding emerging over the coming weeks.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
Under a priority-sorting full moon during the first week of October, the sun in the problem-solving area of your chart is lighting up solutions to long-standing issues, which during the second week can come unexpectedly, suddenly and in unusual forms. There’s a strong link to Saturn (limits and boundaries) at this time too, which can feel constructive or undermining, depending on your current confidence levels at declaring yourself in charge of this process, and then after the 22nd, the sun moves into your house of relationships; and where the sun goes, your attention can’t resist following.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
It’s all happening in the house that rules matters of the heart this month, which covers anything currently making your heart sing, or that you hope will in the future, or who you hope will. Whatever you put your heart into is where your most creative energy soars, so inspiration is high for the whole of October, and pretty unlimited actually, around the final week. Also, your ruler Mercury finishes its retrograde cycle midmonth, which sort of ties up some loose ends from August somehow.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
The full moon on the 4th takes place between the long-term aims angle of your chart, and the comfort zone angle; symbolising a conflict of interest between past and future, or the pull of the new place versus the familiarity of the old. More planets collect in this comfort zone angle as the month goes on, indicating what your priorities are in current situations, and then there’s a cosy, fuzzy, rather romantic new moon here on the 18th bringing soft and soothing perspectives to help inspire where you go and how you go from here.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
There’s a turnaround regarding issues around finance and resources as the month gets going; whatever has felt delayed or held back might be shaking loose around now. There’s a fabulous link-up between the sun and Jupiter in the first half of October, affecting communication and relationships (Jupiter is expansive and uplifting, while the sun is creative energy), and then more planets gather in the communication angle of your chart to keep the momentum going. Action planet Mars moves into your sign midmonth; Mars moves you to fulfilment of desires, it’s kind of like a calling you can’t ignore.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
As October begins, you’re seeing things in a different way, symbolised by your ruling planet Mercury’s change of direction. It has been a journey of twists and turns since mid-August, and the final chapter of this particular Mercury story ends midmonth, with a feeling of moving forward into new territory with a whole new perspective gained from what you gathered along your way through recent events. Simultaneously, your relationship planet Jupiter also begins moving forward after months of retreading old ground, and the turnaround reveals solutions that weren’t in view before.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
The sun is your sign till the 23rd, powering up your creative energies, and allowing you see a world on your wavelength, and around the second week, your ruler Venus is busy experiencing the unexpected, setting boundaries and clearing some emotional clutter. The annual new moon in your sign on the 18th symbolises a sort of turning point emotionally with new feelings on old situations, and new ways of looking at yourself, all destined to carry and call you forward in different, more satisfying ways over the coming months. Finally, there’s a fabulous Venus/Jupiter meeting at end of Oct. Always expansive, lucky and lovely.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
The sun is preparing to move into your sign on the 23rd so it’s the end of your zodiac year and the beginning of a new one. The Scorp New Year is just like any other, with the tendency for self-reflection and evaluation of past experience, so make time for some quiet contemplation to match your introspective attitude. This doesn’t mean its all gone quiet though, not with Mars reaching the top of your chart from midmonth, activating your desire to get things moving in long-term plans; in fact it’s all a bit busy there by the end of the month.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st DecemberThere should be the sensation of a gathering of momentum in the forward motion of situations as the weeks go by, with your ruling planet Jupiter ending its retrograde cycle (where it appeared to move backwards). At the same time, your relationship ruler Mercury also steps into new territory, with the same forward reaching approach. Jupiter’s turnaround often symbolises some kind of literal turning point in situations, and in this case communication is the key to it all.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Planets are gathering in the area of your chart symbolising status, ambition and long-term planning, which is a comfy for Capricorn to focus on, as the themes are familiar, being associated with your sign, so the steady stream of related events throughout October might feel welcome and satisfying, especially a new moon here on the 18th symbolising the strong emotional pull toward future plans. Meanwhile your ruler Saturn is soon to begin a very long-term, very change-orientated meeting with transformation planet Pluto in your sign. You might feel the rumblings midmonth, in connection with events linked to plans and ambitions, etc.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
There’s a sense of things moving forward as October begins, after all the trust that’s been required in situations since August, from a feeling of being in the dark about what was happening; but with Mercury symbolising your change of mind and change of perspective about things, you’re now in the right position to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Mars moves into the relationship angle of your chart around midmonth, indicating feisty, action-orientated energy. You have strong feelings about what you want at the moment, and Mars wants to move you in that direction.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
Mercury ends its retrograde cycle (appearing to move backwards) as October begins, and this often coincides with a release of tension or stress in situations as they start to move forward again. The benefit that comes with a retrograde cycle is the wisdom gained from the experience; the information and conclusions you reach from having to move within situations in a different way (there’s a difference in the way you now see things than when it all started in August, yes?). This all sets you up to trust yourself more, and this is the underlying theme for October.

Mercury Retrograde 2009

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Mercury's moving backwards (not really it just looks that way) and I've written all about it for Michele Knight's astrology site. You can have a read here

September Horoscopes

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Aries
21st March – 20th April
There’s an important line-up of planets all month in the problem-solving angle of your chart. Its part of a long-term repeating cycle going on at the moment, most noticeable in your day to day running of things and how you get the tangles, knots and spanners out of your works. The way to get the best out of this planet energy is to be open to sudden solutions. Watch them flash in, through dreams, daydreams or from someone you least expected. It comes when you aren’t pushing for the answer you see; the universe seems to go for nonchalance and no pressure.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
While the sun moves through the matters of the heart angle of your chart, magnetising your attention to romance, creativity and all that you seek to put your heart and soul into, planets also here are symbolising the pushing of boundaries and breaking of limits. To do so those limits have to be challenged first of course, and so rather than blame others for this behaviour, remind yourself amidst any conflict during September that the higher purpose or deeper intent you have at the moment is to break your own mould, and those others are just kindly helping you out.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
Lots happening with planets in the comfort zone angle of your chart, and in the long-term aims angle. It’s about where you feel comfortable right now, versus where your future plans want to take you. The full moon on the 4th highlights this emotionally, and then Saturn/Uranus brings the story of last autumn and early spring back to the forefront. For Gemini in particular this has a specific theme of trust and belief. Or trusting what you want to believe and vice versa. Then all themes blend together during the new moon on the 18th to bring new focus and definition.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
Mars moves into your sign as September gets underway, so its action stations as far as long-term goals and plans go. And it all revolves around the importance of communication and information, and of the beliefs and perspectives carried by it. It’s a re-emerging theme from last autumn and early spring, and with you being so lunar-ruled, put the 4th and the 18th in your diary to mark the full and new moon, as it’s around that time the feeling of being at odds with the re-emerging theme is greatest. It’s not a bad thing though, it’s productive, especially around the 18th.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
The sun is moving through the resources section of your chart, which tends to bring finances to the forefront, as well as anything that money can buy. It’s really about security and worth, which are more to do with thoughts and feelings about yourself and others, rather than cash; ironically, says metaphysics, it’s what money can’t buy that attracts it to your door. This theme is strong for September, along with a rather metaphysical interlude midmonth, in which it’s possible to make a miracle or two happen right out of thin air.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Oooh, busy month for Virgo! It’s the re-emergence of the Saturn/Uranus opposition (limitation versus liberation), so if you look at what’s been going on since last autumn within the context of this theme, you’ll get a feel for where your focus of attention is likely to be pulled this month. Thing is, all this is amplified greatly by the full moon around the 4th and the new moon around the 18th as they spotlight your sign; so first half of September is about clarifying how you feel, while after midmonth and especially around 18th it’s deciding what you want as a result.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
It’s ever such a creative time, especially midmonth, but sometimes it might feel like you’re walking into the wind with it all when Mercury changes direction during the first week, and old problems you thought you’d floated free from start to re-emerge. You might think the struggle is saying don’t bother, but actually the message is don’t bother with the struggle. Mercury is there to help you find a different view on all this, while the old problems are only back for new solutions. New moon on the 18th doesn’t half help show you it’s when you stop searching that you find them.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
The sun is moving through the hopes and dreams angle of your chart all September, and during its time here is part of an important line up of planets that first showed themselves last autumn and again early spring. Cast your mind back and see if you remember feeling like limitations got in the way of creative endeavours; or whether sudden happenings clashed with your need for time to develop your dream plan. So yes, it’s back again, but always different as you’re wise with experience to know that what comes out of all that is often better than you first dreamed it.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
The sun hits the top of your chart this month, in the angle of long-term plans and commitment, and the story for September is about the continuing conflict or contrast (first seen last autumn and again early spring), of the best way to go about what you are reaching for without compromising your current comfort zone, which is all about feeling free to go with your flow. Full moon on the 4th brings this to a head, while new moon on the 18th points to a new commitment; hopefully one that remains unrestrictive on that flow of yours.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Remember last autumn and early spring? All that astro talk about your ruler Saturn (limits and boundaries) clashing with Uranus (unconditional freedom). Well its back for another hit during September, hitting the same parts of your chart; so for example its free speech versus traditional beliefs, or it might be information that sets you free versus restricting views on things. So many ways it can play out all month, but will be most recognisable loosely around 4th and 18th; especially 18th as the new moon indicates a powerful new chapter ahead for you.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
So the big news for September is that your two ruling planets, Saturn and Uranus are going head to head again all month, which means the re-surfacing of themes from early spring and last autumn, along the lines of security, resources, trust and how others in your life tie in with all that. Control freak or live and let live? Aquarius would always choose the latter without question, but it’s funny what behaviour you come out with when you believe external conditions justify it. Best not believe everything you think then.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
The focus is on contracts, agreements, and balance in relationships this month as the Saturn/Uranus opposition is active again, hitting right on this angle of your chart; so think back to last autumn and early spring this year for clues to what was being inspired within you through events. It’s Uranus (freedom without compromise) versus Saturn (limits and boundaries); and the full moon in your sign around the 4th will amplify your emotional take on this, then a very powerful new moon on the 18th in the relationship angle of your chart indicates a whole new phase for this area of your life.

New Moon Eclipse In Cancer

2009-07-21T16:28:00.000+01:00

... happening during the early hours of the 22nd July, UK time, about 3.30am. Eclipses seem to set future events in motion, by amplifying the emotional significance of events happening around the time of the eclipse, which future events then seem to unfold out of quite naturally; all within the symbolism of the sign involved. They set a certain tone or a theme for months, sometimes years to come, through the emotional response that events at the time of eclipse seem to invite, or sometimes demand.

This eclipse is in the sign of Cancer, so is uber-emotional anyway, being the sign of emotional attachments, emotional responses and comfort zones. It's all about the invisible emotional cords that pull us to places and people and things, so expect nostalgia and reminiscing, comfy chairs, comfy cardigans, and all that goes with joy of what's soothingly familar, but also what is holiday hell when families get together to squabble amongst fine food and suppressed emotional clutter.

I think this eclipse could highlight need versus neediness, or emotional fulfilment versus lack of it. Then it's the emotional response to it all which is going to count...pangs of indefinable, free-floating, restless discontent might seem to beg for icecream or therapy sessions, but I do think its more symptomatic of feeling the effects of being unplugged from yourself. And no amount of anything that you reach for outside yourself for is going to cut it.

So I think it's a theme of emotional disconnection/reconnection highlighted at the moment, which continues in various forms through situations over the coming months, and while it might seem like others are important in this emotional equation, it's really about being plugged in or not to yourself, and the icky vibes that come with falling out of love with yourself. There's just not enough ice cream in the world to soothe that break-up...

New Moon In Cancer 22nd June...

2009-06-21T21:38:00.002+01:00

... and it's powered by Pluto, standing right opposite in the zodiac, in the sign of Capricorn. I've been having super-charged Pluto transits lately, which always makes me go all quiet on this blog for some reason (Scorpio ruling 3rd house of communication perhaps?), and yet now look! - a Pluto powered new moon has brought me out of hiding! :)

Reason being I saw this luverly photo and quote, posted on a forum I visit (thanks Ocean!), and it just oozed what I feel about this new moon vibe. Whenever I am feeling frazzled and fragmented by life, I find that in a good contemplate over a picture of some fabulous symmetry in nature (especially circles), the image of natural wholeness soothes and heals my furrowed brow no matter how heavily it's been on overheat from hamster-wheeling through a problem; and there is something somehow so solution-orientated and nourishing for the soul about this pic and quote that feeds the intense need for completion and fulfilment being activated by this extra-emotionally driven Cancer Moon. So here's self respect in a new light, under the dark moon phase:

"You would all be all right with who you are if you had been making your decisions based upon how they feel to you all along. But it is because you have been trying to evaluate yourself through the eyes of others...You are so hard on yourselves when you are someplace different than where you want to be. And that is what this message is all about. You must soothe yourself into emotional comfort before your desires can become manifest. You cannot hold yourself in disrespect of self and get what you want."

Abraham-Hicks, Ashville 10/23/05

June Horoscopes

2009-06-02T12:27:00.002+01:00

Aries
21st March – 20th April
This month your ruler mars, planet of desire in action, moves into the angle of your chart connected to finance, property and worth. Alongside Mars is Venus, planet of worth and values. These two energies work perfectly together, especially at this angle; so whatever happens this month honour your inner Mars and Venus by valuing your desires, especially around the 22nd during a powerful summer solstice inspired new moon (new emotional phase). There’s a feeling of security born from it all that makes it easier to deal with transformation planet Pluto’s overpowering urge to shed skins during this time.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
If there was ever a time that love is in the air it’s this month. Your ruler Venus is side by side desire planet Mars all month, in your sign, and making a fabulous alignment with commitment planet Saturn, around the time of the new moon (new emotional phase) on the 22nd. This new moon is all about endings as much as it is beginnings though, so a letting go, or releasing process is also going on in some aspect of your life, with a view to making space and time for future transformation.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
You had a big change of perspective last month, and now it’s time to live this change through events this month; especially through the tension-building full moon around the 7th, across the relationship axis of your chart, amplifying issues of permission versus denial in situations. Though you’re the only one that can deny yourself anything, it often seems like others are responsible; it’s the mirror thing you see: they reflect your belief ‘it’s not possible’. But with a recent change in perspective, your beliefs aren’t so clear cut anymore, and therein lies your freedom to find the yes in what you want.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
There’s a powerful new moon (new emotional phase) in your sign on the 22nd. It’s powerful because it’s summer solstice time (seasonal shift of energy), and because planet Pluto figures highly. Pluto is about situations that force the issue of trust versus control. Do you let go of control of circumstances, trusting that the bigger picture has your interests at heart? Or clutch tightly at a situation to make it happen your way, from the fear it couldn’t possibly otherwise? First one takes faith initially but is longterm stressbuster. Second one? Not a pretty sight but we’ve all been there.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
There’s so much happening there’s not enough space to mention all here, but key points are: last month there was a turning point in long-term aims and ambitions, especially in the realm of career. As June gets underway the new perspective you gained back then starts to affect the way you deal with events now, and with Mars adding persistence to plans, and Venus sweetening relationships, this whole aspect of your life can take on new meaning now. Also, there’s a rare intensity to events around the 22nd, which can incubate change at deep levels over the weeks ahead. Trust it to allow it.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
There’s a pressure-filled start to the month because as ever with Virgo there’s a strong desire to sort things out perfectly, but the full moon on the 7th involves planet Saturn and its restrictive energy. The key with Saturn-fuelled events is to know that unwanted limitations are a mirror for where you need to give permission to yourself to experience what’s wanted; which it’s clear you manage by the 22nd, because there’s a fabulous line-up of Saturn/Mars/Venus around then that sets a tone for weeks to come because it’s new moon time (new emotional phase). Intense times, but productive.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
There’s a rare and important alignment between Venus and Mars all month, which are close together in the trust angle of your chart, and trust is what it’s all about at the moment. Love goddess Venus is your ruler, so when a meeting with desire planet Mars happens like this, it means romance rules with a passion. And at its height, around the 22nd, there’s a new moon that activates a new phase in key areas of your life. Home versus career; public life and private life; it’s all linked in a powerful way now thanks to transformation planet Pluto’s urge for renewal and regeneration.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
As June begins, your co-ruler mars and love/money planet Venus join forces in the relationship angle of your chart. It makes for an unparalleled time for partnership and contracts, especially around the 22nd when the season-shifting Summer Solstice and new moon aligns with your other ruling planet, Pluto. New moons indicate new phases, and Pluto is the planet that on a good day lets go and trusts the universe to work things out unsupervised, while on a bad day exerts a vice-like grip on proceedings through narrowed and suspicious eyes. You just have to decide it’s going to be a good day, that’s all.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
Sagittarius is known for the ability to find the positive in circumstances, so if things get bumpy during first week of June thanks to a full moon (emotional amplifier) in your sign, with a theme of limited or restricted circumstances, you could try ‘this too shall pass’ as your power perspective, because in this case it really is true. There’s a lot to be positive about according to the skies, even when your ruler Jupiter turns retrograde (appears to move backwards) midmonth. It’s more about a turning point than a reverse course, so don’t fear a turning of the tide.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Second half of June looks so interesting for Capricorn. Not to say first half isn’t, as there’s a fabulous alignment of Mars and Venus all month, but it really gets intense at new moon time, around the 22nd. Mars (acting on desire) meets Venus (valuing relationships) in the matters of the heart angle of your chart, so it’s all very cosy and romantic, but it’s also about creativity and alignment with any of your heart’s desires. This new moon vibe is potentially challenging, with Pluto (fear of unknown) strong in the story; but the scales are always poised to tip to positive.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
The Jupiter/Neptune partnership (= expansion/non-physical) that has been going in your sign for some weeks now, symbolises a particular energy running through events, and reflects your attitude right now. It’s all a kind of spiritual journey at the moment; all about your awareness of what lies within and beyond the physical world. There’s a turning point coming in this midmonth, though it’s not the end of the story; far from it, as Neptune touches everything with an eternal, boundless feeling. And on top of that, new moon time from around the 22nd speaks of rebirth and renewal; deeply, intensely and emotionally so.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
Both your ruling planets, Jupiter and Neptune are sitting close together all month. This symbolises a union within yourself that’s going on at the moment; an understanding, or a meeting of not quite opposites but of different intentions or desires that are working together right now. Jupiter turns retrograde (appears to move backwards) midmonth, and this always symbolises a change in perspective or viewpoint unfolding on all this. Also, communication is so well-starred during June; especially after midmonth, especially around 22nd. And that’s even with the radically intense energy around the new moon at that time.

Mercury Retrograde

2009-05-08T12:37:00.003+01:00

So Mercury, planet of pathways and communication is retrograde now (appearing to move backwards), and it's a time traditionally associated with glitches and breakdowns and all sorts of palaver. I tried to get online to write about how there has to be a different way to view this, as I do believe the universe is built on positive power, not on energy intent on putting spanners in the works, but I couldn't because my internet connection went down :D

But I will not have it that Mercury retro is just about having to redo, resend, rewrite, reboot, rewire, reconnect, etc etc... there has to be more to it than that, and it has to have a basis in positive energy. So how about thinking of Mercury retro as a time for re-alignment of thought to a more positive perspective? Mercury is the planet of thoughts, and it's thought power that is the creative power behind everything, and the world out-pictures our thoughts and reflects the power of our own mind (mind over matter and all that).

So if you've been having less than kind thoughts about your clunky old computer, or that email you need to write, or you've been thinking you could do with a break, or a change of mind about something; now's the time that you'll reap the reward of your thinking with a nice literal metaphor from the Mercury ruled items around you; for good or ill unless you keep to positive thoughts about how clunky old computers just keep running and running and never let you down...

Mercury retrogrades May 7th, 2009 at 2 Gemini
Mercury turns direct May 30th, 2009 at 22 Taurus

May Horoscopes

2009-05-01T14:20:00.002+01:00

It's May already. So your horoscopes for this month are posted here

Susan Boyle - Saturn In Virgo? Venus In Aries?

2009-04-14T00:21:00.004+01:00

If you haven't seen Susan Boyle's appearance on 'Britain's Got Talent' have a watch right now before reading further: here

Wish I had her chart details as there's something strongly emphasising the healing energy of Pluto in Virgo in her ability to draw all the unkind, cynical, disillusionment right out of us all like squeezing a big spot, leaving us wide open to renewed faith that life really IS a series of sassy sublime moments that are difficult to predict or prepare for, and it's this unpredictability that's actually a source of joy and refreshment rather than something to be guarded about.

The whole thing embodies current planet placements too - Saturn in Virgo in the self contained, mature woman who stands self-approving in the face of massive criticism; rising to the challenge Venus in Aries style: uncompromising and thankfully self-ish enough to maintain self-acceptance rather than be diminished by the sneery suspicion that others are projecting her way. There's also something Neptune in Aquarius/Uranus in Pisces here too, as collectively I think we've been waiting to be won over like this for an awful long time. It answers a deep need for people who can take us beyond the emptiness of conditional approval to unconditional appreciation, which can only happen when what is deemed real, important or necessary about gaining others approval is put to the test. It feels so good to watch Susan win the nation over in such an intense way because it feels so good to watch preconceptions fall away and appreciate another unconditionally. It's satisfying and fulfilling because we're wired that way.

Alan Shearer, Newcastle United, And Venus Retrograde

2009-04-06T19:10:00.005+01:00

So my Newcastle-United-loving mother thought it was an April fool joke when she heard last Wednesday morning that Alan Shearer was to step in to save the day, to become manager of Newcastle United (story here). I had been saying for a while ‘you mark my words, something is happening with Newcastle, their chart is doing stuff’; I knew that Venus had turned retrograde right on Newcastle’s Jupiter, but I couldn't picture what a retrograde Venus/Jupiter alignment would look like for a club who seemed on such a downward spiral to certain doom. But it turns out the picture looks something like when Dr Who turns up right at the last minute when the daleks are yelling ‘exterminate’and the music turns all bouncy and relieving.

To recap, this is part of a story that began last September when manager Kevin Keegan left after bitter rows with bosses (reminder here). Club owner Mike Ashley upset everyone by refusing to restructure the management hierarchy, and let Kevin go instead. It was all very similar to that bit in Young Victoria when Queen Victoria wouldn’t change her ladies-in-waiting despite public pressure, and the public just went crazy, rattling at the palace gates and all sorts. Mike Ashley, just like Queen Victoria, didn’t dare show his face at the palace gates for a long time, meanwhile hiring a temporary manager, Joe Kinnear. Joe is a Capricorn, and he arrived at Newcastle just as Pluto, ruler of complete and utter transformation, arrived in the sign of Capricorn; and Saturn, ruler of Capricorn (associated with bosses and management and hierarchy and structures) began its alignment with Uranus, planet of the unexpected (especially unexpected anti-social, anti-media out-of-the-blue outbursts like this one from Mr K).

Then, right when Saturn was having its second alignment with Uranus, Joe Kinnear was taken to hospital on the 7th February, and had to have major heart surgery. Turned out he’s going to be fine, but it left Newcastle without a manager again. Unexpected and very Saturn/Uranus, but it also happened during the beginning of the ‘shadow period’ of Venus retrograde.

A retrograde phase is when a planet appears from our perspective on earth to be moving backwards. It’s not really, it just appears to be from where we are standing. And so it looks like it is taking backward steps through the degrees of the sign it has just been moving forward through. In this case:

Feb 3rd 2009 - Venus reached 29 degrees of Pisces (beginning of 'shadow phase')
March 6th - Venus travels to 15 degrees of Aries and turns retrograde (appeared to turn around and move back on itself)
April 17th - Venus returns to 29 degrees of Pisces (that is how you get the shadow phase degree - its the degree that Venus moves back to before stopping to turn 'direct' again)
May 21st 2009 - Venus retreads path to 15 degrees of Aries, crossing that March 6th turnaround point, finishing the full cycle by May 21st.

The thing with astrology is you look for similarities or meeting points, between the progress of an event and the progress of the planets in the skies. That's what I am looking for all the time as an astrologer: alignment between planet degrees, chart patterns, and events. That Joe Kinnear was taken out of the picture as the shadow phase of Venus gets underway, implies to me that the whole of the retrograde cycle is going to be important somehow in the chart of Newcastle United. But how? Well firstly you look for ways Venus is important in Newcastle’s chart, and you can also look for how the retrograde cycle hits the planets in the chart.

First thing I noticed was that Venus was going to slow down to a stop and then make its turnaround early March, right on Newcastle’s Jupiter. Click the chart to the left to enlarge it, and find the red symbol, what looks like a red number 4, at the 5 o’clock point on the chart. That is Jupiter at 15 degrees of Aries. So on March 6th Venus is due to stop and turn around right on that point. And astrologically it does symbolise a turning point, or turnaround in affairs. Jupiter is the planet of expansion, upliftment and (traditionally) ‘good fortune’… with a retrograde happening over it, it might be fair to say the symbolism could be a reversal of fortune, and as Newcastle has been right in the mire as far as luck goes, the interpretation becomes ‘a reversal of bad fortune’ (Not that I actually believe in bad luck; I am just talking about how any astrologer reaches for images and metaphors that describe the story of what they see going on – it’s ‘like’ a story of bad luck reversed, rather than literally saying bad luck exists. Alan Shearer isn’t really Dr who and Mike Ashley isn’t actually Queen Victoria, etc etc, it just describes the story).

So anyway, Jupiter is one point, and the other is Newcastle’s north node, which is in Taurus, the sign ruled by Venus (it's the little green arch symbol to the right of Jupiter in Newcastle's chart). The north node point is one of my favourite points of a chart because interesting things ALWAYS happen around it, and especially around the planet that rules the sign the north node is located in. The north node is associated with the moon and longterm cycles in the progress of events (especially 19 year ones, and if anyone knows what was happening to Newcastle 19 years ago, let me know), It’s known traditionally as the ‘destiny’ point in a chart – and the ruling planet of that point can show how that destiny is shaping up, or in other words, how desires and intentions set in motion are moving forward to fulfilment. In terms of Newcastle’s chart, this means the movement of Venus mirrors their progress toward fulfilment of the clubs intention or ‘destiny’ that was held at the moment of its creation or birth back in 1892.

When Joe Kinnear took ill, Venus was at 4 degrees of Aries, in alignment with Pluto (radical transformation), and his Capricorn sun. This 4 Aries point is the degree that Venus was due to return to on April 1st as a result of its retrograde motion, and it was April 1st that the announcement was made that Alan Shearer was to become temporary manager till the end of the season. Looking at the chart of that day as it lines up with Newcastle's (click to enlarge chart on left...symbols in pink are the placing of planets in the skies on April 1st 2009; black symbols are where the planets were the day Newcastle United was created), you can see the big red square in the centre of the circle that is formed by the cross alignment of Newcastle's north and south nodes of the moon, merging with the current placing of the north and south nodes. In astro language, that means big stuff is going on. Nice stuff.

I looked at Alan Shearer's chart last September when Kevin Keegan left, and the stand out point at that time was his career indicator (MC) is where his Venus and Uranus are placed, in the sign of Libra, which Venus also rules. I had kind of expected him to step in suddenly last year (Uranus = unexpected or sudden, and Libra is the balancer of what is out of balance), but it didn't happen. Yet this astro picture of April 1st seems more fitting, as his 6 Libra Venus is opposing the 4 Aries Venus (approx the 11 o'clock and 5 o'clock points on the chart on the left, pink symbols are April 1st skies); as well as lining up nicely with the nodes of the moon at 7 o'clock point, while Pluto sits right next to his Capricorn moon at around the 8 o'clock point, in turn lining up with his Virgo/Pisces nodal axis (the arch symbols at top and bottom of chart).

Astrology always reveals that things happen at just the right time, though it's always with hindsight that the bigger picture reveals itself fully. And so Newcastle United have got another saviour right in the nick of time, and I hope it all works out for them. Though whether or not Alan Shearer will stay after the Venus retrograde period ends in May I don't know; I hope so, as his chart works so glitteringly well with Newcastle's, but for now anyway my mother is a very happy woman and that's what's most important really :)

April Horoscopes

2009-04-02T19:45:00.000+01:00

oooh how lovely, Spring is here and so are your April horoscopes, posted at this site

Strange Sun/Uranus Synchronicity Story

2009-03-16T09:27:00.003Z

Last week, when Sun/Uranus in Pisces was happening, My Pisces dad had a computer glitch. For no apparent reason the wireless connection to the internet wasn't happening (Uranus is associated with a lot of things there, technology, the internet, connection/disconnection; while Sun is associated with dad's and in the sign of Pisces it's my dad :) )

So we struggled on for a bit trying to work out what had happened, but I am not the best at computer problems, and my dad is a new silver surfer (as of the Saturn/Uranus opposition last year... how Saturn/Uranus is that?), so he phoned Andy the computer man. Andy was busy but gave quick instructions about a few things to try, including turning the modem off and then back on again. He said 'try those things and give me a ring back'

All things on the list failed except the modem restart (Venus retrograde = re-starting for re-alignment?). All was suddenly well again. My dad phoned Andy and said 'everything's fine Andy, it's fixed'. The voice on the other end of the line said 'well I am pleased that everythings fixed but this isn't Andy, I think you have the wrong number'.

My dad apologised and explained he had been having computer problems. The voice said 'You don't mean you were ringing Andy the computer man? He has JUST left my house, he's been here fixing MY computer'...

What's all that about?! Not that I am complaining, as I love random weirdness like that, but what's all that about?! Very Uranus in Pisces, yes?

Full Moon In Virgo

2009-03-10T14:04:00.002Z

This years full moon in Virgo (11th March @ 2.40am GMT) happens right on that Saturn/Uranus opposition that's been hanging around since last November. While the alignment of Saturn/Uranus isn't exact at the moment, this moon sort of fills in the gaps of the degrees and pulls it together again, focusing and amplifying the energy through full moon-esque events.

I was pondering with furrowed brow what a Virgo full moon-esque event might look like, then got distracted by a sudden need to bleach the bathroom grouting with a toothbrush. Which is so utterly Virgo it's not funny (especially the furrowed brow ponder while doing so). Then I decided I must ask my four-planets-including-Saturn-in-Virgo friend about painting my living room (he'd pointed out all my patchy paintwork and offered to finish the job properly, and now all I can see is my patchy paintwork), but was interupted by my Virgo relative who phoned all wired and excited to say she was going to see a psychic to attempt to contact her deceased father, and she felt it was going to be 'electrifying' (Sun/Uranus in Pisces). So though I couldn't see for looking, the energy is there and flowing, and I do get the sense there might be a rather a lot of over-stimulated, jangled nerves about, especially with Virgo and Pisces.

Also, for me and a lot of Pluto in Virgo generation this Saturn/Uranus opposition is hitting Pluto in the chart. Pluto is about trust versus control in situations, so you can add that into the mix of moon energies if applicable, as well as a thought I had the other day about the Virgo eclipse of mid-September 2007. I remember it because it happened around my Pluto in Virgo degree... but I just have a feeling that because this full moon is so close to that spot, with Saturn right on that eclipse degree, it's going to be echoing events from around that time somehow, or breaking a stalemate feeling, or moving things on, or amplifying that eclipse theme in a Saturn sort of way... oh the possibilities are endless; so if you notice this in your experience at the moment, do share with a comment. Anyhoo, back to me grouting :)

Venus retrograde 2009

2009-03-09T11:21:00.005Z

So we are in the midst of Venus retrograde (retro = appears to move backwards). Even though Venus just turned retro over the weekend, the full cycle began early Feb and will end late May. Here's why:

Feb 3 - Venus reached 29 degrees of Pisces (beginning of 'shadow phase')
March 6 - Venus travelled to 15 degrees of Aries and turned retrograde (appeared to turn around and move back on itself)
April 17 - Venus returns to 29 degrees of Pisces (that is how you get the shadow phase degree - its the degree that Venus moves back to before stopping to turn 'direct' again)
May 21 - Venus retreads path to 15 degrees of Aries, crossing that March 6th turnaround point, finishing the full cycle.

So what's all that about? Well, rule of thumb that works well for any planet retrograde is to stick to words that begin with 're'.... so it's a period of reconnecting, reviewing, returning, relocating, retracing, retreading, etc etc, and as Venus is the planet of relationship and relativity, the Venus scope of influence is being amplified in all sorts of ways.

What was happening late Jan early Feb would have helped set the tone for your personal retro phase (the essence continues to echo through events) but while the exact dates are never that important, the general theme within a general timeframe are; as well as remembering that astrology is about cycles within cycles, so the bigger picture of Venus's eight year movement is relevant here too.

Last time Venus was retro in the sign of Aries was eight years ago you see, so is there anything similar back then to now? Maybe it won't come to light till after this retro time has been lived, but it will be there somewhere. Aries is a bold energy -'fierce' as they keep saying on America's Next Top Model - it's a straightforward as-the-crow-flies energy that's all about following or flowing with what you want from you, rather than being focused on what others don't want from you. Being in touch with, or being sensitive and responsive to your own desires is something that gets those with a strong Aries influence the label of 'selfish', but of course you only ever get called selfish by those who want you to do it their way instead!

So who was labelling you selfish eight years ago? or who were you fuming with for being so selfish? Ring any bells to now? The retrograde phase indicates there can be significant turning points in your perspective on relationships, while Venus in Aries indicates self-ish relationships are the order of the day... and hopefully so, as it's only by following your own inner direction that the world makes any sense.

March Horoscopes

2009-03-02T10:06:00.002Z

My monthly horoscopes for March are posted here :)

February Horoscopes

2009-02-03T11:07:00.001Z

It's February! Have a read of my horoscopes for the month here

Aquarius Eclipse

2009-01-26T10:27:00.002Z

The sun and moon are together in the sign of Aquarius today, making a new moon (new phase), and this one's an eclipse. For me eclipses are pointers to significant times with effects that ripple out, like a stone thrown into water; so what is happening in your life around an eclipse time is the point of focus for energy for months, sometimes years to come. But don't get too hung up on the heaviness that implies, especially if you feel things have gone a bit pear-shaped at the mo, because it's more about it being a point of inspiration for the future. It's the inspiration that current events are giving you, rather than the events themselves that is the key.

And there's a lot of inspiration symbolised in the current planet pattern line-up. Jupiter is right next to the sun and moon, and Jupiter represents the urge for expansion and broadening horizons. It's an uplifting kind of vibe, which inspires a kind of panoramic technicolour outlook of what is possible for the future. Mars (action) and Mercury (communication) are together in the structure-loving sign of Capricorn, linking to the upcoming re-alignment of the two ruling planets of Aquarius: Saturn and Uranus. I really like the vibe of this eclipse, there's a freshness of energy to connect with and as Aquarius is an air sign, this breath of fresh air is most welcome; if you've been seeking new ideas or looking for a new approach, then this is your eclipse.

January Horoscopes

2008-12-29T15:33:00.002Z

Wow, 2009 eh! Have a Happy New Year with the January Horoscopes...

Aries
21st March – 20th April
Fabulous start to the year; three important planets are at the top of your chart, showing big focus on long-term goals and commitments. The sun here symbolises creativity and pulling power for plans, while Pluto is about shedding skins; letting go to make room for new experience, and Mars, the planet that rules your sign, is about priorities. Top priority is plans that are slow to ripen; unusual for the Ram who likes everything done yesterday, but that’s what happens with this Mars mood. And of course, January can feel a bumpy ride at times, but be honest, you’d be bored otherwise.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
Expansion orientated Jupiter arrives in the long-term goals section of your chart for the next year, breathing new life into tired old plans, and midmonth it might feel there’s some kind of resolution to tension left over from late last year. It’s not down to the planets themselves of course; it’s all down to your changing perspective and ideas that are being strongly mirrored through current planet patterns. Especially so around the 26th, when circumstances around the new moon eclipse (new long-term cycle) is about revealing your most freedom-seeking side in all its unconditional and uncompromising nature.

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
To get the new year off with an interesting twist, your ruler Mercury begins a retrograde cycle (appearing to move backwards), during the full moon around the 11th. Full moons symbolise strong energy building and releasing, and the pressure can be tangible. This one takes place across the trust/security axis of your chart, and might feel like loose ends being tied up on tense events last midmonth. Mercury’s change of direction is about a change in thinking, a review or reassessment, during which a significant new moon eclipse (new long-term phase), gets under way from the 26th.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
Two important events this month: first a full moon in your sign on the 11th works like an emotional amplifier; meaning that if a situation feels good, it’s going to feel even better, but any situation you’ve ignored your feelings or gut instinct is going to feel off balance. Secondly, there’s a new moon eclipse on the 26th. Eclipses set the tone for the next 6 months or more, and this one takes place in the trust angle of your chart. So trust issues, the unknown, intimacy, un/guardedness, etc etc, are going to be key themes.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
Expansion-seeking planet Jupiter is now in the relationship angle of your chart for the next year. Jupiter energy really is the bringer of jollity, apparently due to its eternal ability to see the bright side of any scenario, but really it’s because Jupiter knows how to plug into the bigger picture, which always results in an abundance of expansive opportunities (and soothingly wise sayings) when needed. Expect all partnerships to take on the flavour of this Jupiter energy from January, especially around the 26th when a fabulous new moon eclipse sets a vibe for the months to come.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
Your ruler, mind planet Mercury, is retrograde from the 11th (appearing to move backwards), which represents a turning point or change in direction. It’s really a change in perspective that inspires any action, as looking at things that bit differently moves you differently too. My fave part of January for Virgo is the new moon eclipse on the 26th. Eclipses set the scene for months to come, and this one is solution-orientated and has opportunity planet Jupiter in the picture while Mars meets Mercury, strengthening the courage of your conviction regarding long-standing either/or dilemma’s.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
Since transformation planet Pluto moved into the angle of your chart ruling comfort zones and emotional attachments, you’ve been busy clearing clutter that blocks the new emotional space your more than ready to move into. There’s plenty of time with that as it’s a step by step process, but this month there’s other planets involved, including your relationship indicator, which shows how what’s happening at the moment depends on partnership and joint forces. A new moon eclipse in the most creative zone of your chart on the 26th highlights this under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
Both your ruling planets, Mars and Pluto start the year in the communication angle of your chart, reflecting the importance that contact and connections have for you now. Pluto transforms what it touches, while Mars fires and motivates, so there’s a lot of power in your message at the moment, and as Pluto is also the planet of trust, it’s also about how far confidence in your own words can take you. The eclipse on the 26th marks the start of a new path somehow. Again, it’s a powerful time for communication, so choose words that reflect the new path not the old.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
Your ruler Jupiter (planet of positive perspectives and opportunity-orientated approaches) is moving into the angle of your chart that deals with communication. It’s a move that lasts the year, and will reflect a change in emphasis or mood in you, from resource building or security seeking, to dialogue making or contact creating. You’ll get the idea of this shift in vibe during the days of the new moon eclipse around the 26th, as events around that time show a recognisable theme, which thread a pattern through months to come.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
The sun is in your sign till the 20th, along with feisty Mars. Solar energy is creative and illuminating, while Mars energy is about motivation and inspiration. And remember that transformation planet Pluto is still at a significant spot in your chart, so put it all together and you have real potential for any New Year’s resolutions to have lasting effect. The new moon eclipse (new long-term phase) is on the 26th, and events around that time seem designed to be seeds for what unfolds in future months; what matters now just keeps on mattering.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
Fabulous! Jupiter, planet of opportunity, broadmindedness, wise old sayings and bad Christmas cracker jokes, is moving into your sign for a year-long stay. Last time was 12 years ago, so think back then for memories of effortless expansion (traditionally it’s around the waistline when Jupiter visits your own sign), or any urges to broaden horizons, or undertake seeker/quest style journeys. On the 26th there’s a new moon eclipse (new long-term phase) in your sign with Jupiter right at the centre. The vibe around that time is important; it’s going to be inspiring your focus for months to come.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
Jupiter is important for you, being one of the planets that rules your sign, and this month it starts a journey through the most psychic angle of your chart. When you aren’t in sceptic mode you’re one of the most psychic signs of the zodiac, so the ESP experience won’t feel that weird, especially as Jupiter works much like a guardian angel in this context. It’s all about that sense of knowing there’s a bigger picture to tap into, and you don’t need to know how it works to get the benefit. Events around the eclipse on the 26th will support you on this.

New Moon In Capricorn And Byron Katie

2008-12-27T12:12:00.002Z

It's AGES since I wrote anything here, so a Capricorn new moon with Saturn in Virgo is just the ticket to feel guilty about not keeping up to speed with something :)

There's 6 planets in Capricorn at the moment: Sun and moon together (making the new moon), Jupiter, Mercury, Pluto of course, and Mars which has just moved into this sign, right next to Pluto. That's a lot of planet energy focusing in a Capricorn way. Capricorn loves taking responsibility and being the boss, because its the boss who makes the rules, and as there's nothing better for Cap than following the rules, the only way to make sure you're going to like telling yourself what you 'should' be doing, is to be the one who makes the rules. Capricorn is also the sign associated with time, age, and the awareness of mortality, so it's no surprise that Old Father Time is connected to this month, as the old year passes away and a new year starts, and I feel it's the time we feel stress and pressure the most too (stress and pressure aka 'resistance' in current spiritual thinking)... the holiday season does that to people it seems... but it's all that responsibility, all that following rules and traditions; and especially with Capricorn ruler Saturn in the sign of Virgo the perfectionist at the moment, it brings out the 'get it right or it means you are wrong' kind of thinking. And mix this with a fiery Mars and intense Pluto coming together things can easily feel heavy and traumatic right now.

So as there's this new moon (new beginning) happening today through the qualities of Capricorn, and as Mercury, planet of thoughts and communication, is also in this sign, and as Mars is the planet of action and motiviation while Pluto is the planet of transformation, this seems like a good time for Byron Katie's approach to alleviating stress and pressure, to lessen that load of the Capricorn burden a bit... her method is called 'The Work', which is a hugely Capricorn name in itself, and it's a four step approach. You take a thought that is bothering you, upsetting you, obsessing you, weighing you down, or that you feel you have no option about, and you ask:

-is it really true, yes or no?
-can I know this with absolute certainty?
-how do I react when I believe this thought?
-who would I be without this thought?
...then turn the thought around (eg, he never listens to me becomes I never listen to me, etc). The process is outlined in detail at her website here

if you think this sounds simplistic, have a look at her in action using the process with a woman who has a 'he shouldn't lie' thought. Fabulous!!

December Horoscopes

2008-12-01T10:51:00.002Z

My horoscopes for December are out. Have a look and see what's going on for your sign here

Barack Obama Is President :)

2008-11-05T09:27:00.003Z

Politics rarely gets a mention on this blog as I can't bear it, but have to mention how happy I am to see America elect its first black president. That is the kind of news it feels good to read about. On the day that Saturn (leadership) opposed Uranus (revolution) we get a real, live, freeing, manifestation of positive change. I feel all enthused and refreshed about future possibilities and about where we are all heading collectively.

Saturn opposite Uranus: Jonathan Ross And Russell Brand

2008-11-04T23:36:00.005Z

The opposition between Saturn (limits and laws) and Uranus (breaking boundaries) is exact today, but it's been building for sometime now, and will be active for a good while yet. To understand the energy of this planetary aspect there's a great Saturn opposite Uranus story at the moment, in the Jonathan Ross/Russell Brand fiasco that has been running for weeks. It has a number of Saturn/Uranus style perspectives within it, as well as being a lovely bright spotlight that shines right at the heart of the Great British Public's warped sense of moral high ground.

Thumbnail sketch of story is that Ross and Brand made some joke phone calls to an actor about his granddaughter. It was immature stuff, sort of offensive, but nothing a heartfelt, head hung, ashamed schoolboy type apology shouldn't have put to rights (to the grandfather NOT the granddaughter!!!). Catch up with the story here and note the bizarre way it snowballs weeks later into something the whole country is supposed to end up tutting and shaking their heads at, including the Prime Minister for gawds sake.

Lest we forget, the girl at the centre of it all, who became the embodiment of moral outrage on behalf of all 'right-minded' citizens everywhere whose sense of public decency felt affronted, is a 'burlesque' dancer (which I thought was a stripper who was a bit snobby about the word stripper). Her troupe is named 'Satanic Sluts Extreme', and Extreme Slut Georgina, 23, unfortunately seems like one of those women for whom sex HAS to be linked to the devil, the darkness, and kissing other girls (only when men are looking though) in order to allow herself to feel sexually attractive. Each to their own of course, it's just I don't think in reality her grandad would have been ever so shocked and surprised to find that brouhaha of this news-story nature vortexes around her; it's just part of the process isn't it, if you think sex is a power trip, and female sexuality akin to a black pvc studded handbag packed to the zips with whips, chains and Anne Rice novels, which only has value when swirled nosily and heavily around in everyone's faces, then you are kind of leaving yourself open to be heckled by the Russell Brands of this world.

I know it seems I don't have a good word to say about this girl, it's just that linking sex to the devil and the darkside makes me all bored and fidgety (I'm not religious so satan has no meaning beyond comic books; like Batman or similar), but mostly am really, REALLY peed off that it's ended with Russell Brand not working for the BBC anymore. I now feel personally affected, outraged and offended by her hypocritical 'you must accept me unconditionally but I won't accept you unconditionally' perspective. I really like Russell Brand you see. He makes me laugh and so is very important to my life. Jonathan Ross also makes me laugh, and so is also important to my life. How some daft posh lass chooses to live and express herself via flimsy and unimaginative sexual imagery is utterly irrelevant to my life and it should have stayed that way: it should have been an inconsequential, private family argument where granddaughter felt a bit silly about her lifestyle choices once it was paraded in front of her beloved grandfather, but then ended up taking a rather defiant, admirable and responsible stance by soothing media frenzy with a 'sorry grandad I love you so much, but this appears to be the kind of anti-social, wacky, edgy, behaviour I inspire in others, being the corseted creature of the night I am'.

Anywho... it's a great story to see the energy of Saturn in Virgo opposite Uranus in Pisces at work though, in all sorts of ways...

here's some Saturn words to get the feel of the energy:
the past, conditional love, expectations, authority, tradition, limits, restriction, repression, rules, regulations, boundaries, laws, controls, society, status quo, shortage mindset, approval/disapproval, hierarchy, boss, grandad.

and Uranus:
the future, the maverick, rulebreaker, unconditional self, unconventional, uncontrollable, uncontainable, break-up, shocking, disruption, upheaval, unattached, independent, revolutionary, eccentric, alternative, urge for freedom, lawless, rebel, anti-social, unexpected, experimental, Self-respect,

So by mixing and matching the keywords of each planet:
- it's clear Georgina seems to have a foot in both planetary camps, as she's not too sure whether to be astonished at the antics of Brand/Ross, thereby courting approval (and cash) of gutter tabloid press, as well as prime ministers and grandads (all so very Saturn) or to go with the disruptive flow that her brand (sorry) of sexual rebellion stirred up in others (uber-Uranian).

- There's the BBC which is very Saturn, representing a long-standing tradition of middle of the road opinion and Saturday night family entertaiment, opposing rebel Uranian Jonathan Ross.

- But there's also Jonathan Ross as Saturn, BBC entertainment figurehead who 'should have known better' because of the size of his paypacket and blessed association with such an instution. Russell Brand is 'a bit more Channel 4' as some Daily Mail readers might say, which I would say means he's not easily controlled by the shame/blame tactics used in social order maintenance (Brand has been quietly getting away with offensive prank calls for some time now, it was only picked up by media because Jonathan Ross was involved and people have been looking for an excuse to find him guilty of not doing his job properly, which is very Saturn in Virgo).

- Finally there's the persepective of public opinion that was laughably slow on the uptake, but which eventually got round (as Noel Gallagher pointed out) to jumping on the complaining bandwagon. Saturn rules the herd instinct of collective consciousness, which is led by an appointed voice of authority, in this case the media, who claim to be expert on the nature of right and wrong in society and who get the sheep herded by implying that if you aren't agreeing with them you are part of 'what's wrong with society these days'.

I imagine there'll be a good few more stories of this nature before Saturn/Uranus is over, and people will be invited to make 'them and us' style choices, reflecting the polarising nature of the opposition aspect in astrology. The Virgo/Pisces axis speaks of guilt/redemption, the victim, the sacrifice, the critic and the dreamer. Jonathan Ross has long been seen as guilty of being overpaid, so now the sacrifice of three months unpaid suspension might ease a lot of people's troubled minds on that issue. Georgina wanted to be both femme fatal and poor victim which is where the Virgo/Pisces style contradictory fatal flaw showed up in her story. Hopefully there'll be some redefining of tired old victim scripts once Uranus really starts breaking Saturn boundaries.

And hopefully there'll be new things from Russell Brand as I could do with a laugh to get me through it all. Georgina has just announced that she is calling for Brand to be reinstated (story here), u-turning on her previous statement at being 'thrilled' that 'justice had been done'. She adds in her latest interview "all these modelling offers have come through which is quite interesting. I thought about doing modelling a few years ago but was told I was a bit too chunky for that, but now all of a sudden I'm not, so that's great".

November Horoscopes

2008-11-02T06:46:00.002Z

My horoscopes for the fabulous month of November are posted here.

Update On 14th October UFO No Show

2008-10-16T11:26:00.002+01:00

Blossom Goodchild is the lady that was convinced UFO's were going to show themselves on the 14th October (reminder here), and if you ever wanted to know how to recognise someone going through a major Pluto transit, and probably Neptune too... heck, may as well throw Uranus in there given the subject matter; this video update she made after the no show UFO says it all.

When I first read about this story last week I laughed and thought she was a nut, but after seeing her YouTube vids, reading her blog etc, she just seemed a nice lady, and the story for me wasn't about the UFO's but became about the human side of it. The hate mail she got was shocking, mostly from religious nuts, but she still kept to her belief that these aliens were going to come and show us all the meaning of life.

But they never showed up and now she is left with her crumbled belief system, and trust shattered. See how it's Pluto in Sadge: the promise betrayed, etc. So you have to be pretty hard hearted to not feel compassion for her in this video, though judging by the comments section that goes with it seems there's a few hard hearts out there with nothing better to do with their day.

Thing with Pluto is that it's the symbol of the Phoenix rising from the ashes, so she'll come through this, and be better for the experience, all reborn and renewed. I prefer her message now she's stopped saying we need people from other planets to show us what high vibrations are all about, "so they didn't come, so lets do it without them... " couldn't agree more, Blossom; we didn't need the buggers in the first place. Write a book about that instead.

Run For Your Lives! UFO's Are Heading For 14th October Full Moon!

2008-10-08T10:11:00.002+01:00

Apparently there's going to be a UFO visible for 3 days on the 14th October. How nice, on the day of the full moon in Aries. But there was nothing in the crop circles about this, was there? Who got the memo??

find out more here

October Horoscopes

2008-10-01T14:47:00.002+01:00

It's October! And your horoscope for the month is posted here

It's Not The End Of The World Then...

2008-09-10T12:08:00.001+01:00

So that thing is switched on then, the collider thing in Switzerland. I was getting worried that all past efforts to save the world by only half-filling my kettle were in vain, especially after waking from an awful dream where I was standing with my mother at my parents house, watching this swirling vortex of energy rise from beneath the ground outside, which then turned into a huge mushroom shaped cloud. Green glowing gooey light started radiating off things, and I was saying to my mother 'that's radiation you know, I saw it on The Simpsons; they must have switched that particle thing on' (astrology buffs won't be surprised to learn that Pluto is transiting my 4th house at the mo).

But this is Pluto for you, it's all about the unknown, the uncontrollable, the invisible and what lies beneath the surface; and it's about how we react to the unknown and what we can't control etc, based on mindset and expectations. But Pluto is in Sagittarius and Sagittarius is all about keeping faith that there's always more to come, that it's safe to go Star Trek style where no-one has gone before, and how it's never the end of the world really. I hear they aren't smashing particles into each other until October, so till then I hope they are planning on saving the world by switching it off instead of leaving it on standby...

September Horoscopes

2008-09-04T18:55:00.002+01:00

Aries
21st March – 20th April
There’s a strong focus on the relationship angle of your chart, in particular on how you’re not the only one who has priorities and preferences. It’s all about balance, which can be frustrating at times for the single minded Ram, but there’s such joy to be had when you find your flow of the sharing mode, especially around the 11th when your ruler Mars meets fair-minded Venus. Again frustratingly, when the planets are in this mood you end up wildly intolerant of anything that reeks of injustice, yet at the same time understanding how you catch more flies with honey.

Taurus
21st April – 21st May
There’s all sorts of planet action happening in the solution-seeking angle of your chart, which means don’t be surprised if there’s a flurry of hitches and glitches this month, but don’t doubt for a second you can’t sort them to your satisfaction. It’s because the planet vibe is fairness and justice, and in this area of your chart you aren’t willing to push aside any opportunity to bring more of that into your life. In amongst this your ruler Venus meets its planet match, Mars (strong around the 11th), which is astro-speak for a great love match and passion-fuelled relationships

Gemini
22nd May – 21st June
There’s a load of planets having a love-in in the matters of the heart angle of your chart all month, especially around the 11th when passionate Mars and love goddess Venus blend blissful vibes with your ruler, communication planet Mercury. A cosy sensation of bigger picture harmony and alignment is emphasised on the 21st and then there’s a new moon (new intention) of balance for all matters of the heart on the 29th. Mercury is retrograde from the 24th, which is always about going over old ground; but how nice to revisit all that ground you’ve been covering recently.

Cancer
22nd June – 22nd July
The sun is energising the communication angle of your chart and during the first week meets authority planet Saturn. It can obviously mean important talks are afoot, but it also means a chance to shine through your words by accepting you are the boss of your own message. Midmonth the full moon falls in this angle too, stirring up a restless and unpredictable side in you that encourages sudden shifts in points of view, both in yourself and others. However, all month there’s planets congregating in the comfort zone angle of your chart; a stabilising influence that softens harsh edges too.

Leo
23rd July – 23rd August
Since 1995, transformation planet Pluto’s journey has symbolised the complete overhaul of trusting where your heart lies. Though you are at the tail end of this story there’s still a couple of chapters left, one of which is the change of direction that Pluto is taking around the 9th. It recalls events last mid-December somehow, and involves a slow turnaround in your perspective that moves you forward more powerfully than you thought possible in recent months. Don’t underestimate the experience of recent months though; it was all part of the Pluto process.

Virgo
24th August – 22nd September
The sun is in your sign now, indicating it’s your turn in the zodiac spotlight and time for an annual boost of creative solar power. September begins at the end of a new moon in your sign, symbolising the fresh intentions now incubating for future fruition. Since last September serious Saturn has been drawing attention to limits and obligations, but all this month uplifting planet Jupiter is a softening influence on Saturn, pointing out a healthy side to pushing boundaries. It’s fab for an unsettled, freedom-seeking full moon on the 15th, which is not taking kindly to feeling fenced in.

Libra
23rd September – 23rd October
It’s all happening in your sign this month: your ruler Venus, your relationship ruler Mars and communication planet Mercury are close in your sign for much of the month, especially around the 11th, which symbolises how things are revolving around themes of balance, harmony, communication and bridge-building. As it’s right on the Libra wavelength, worry not if imbalance is the order of the day initially, it just means a situation is calling for what you do best in order to benefit from your sense of fairness and an objectivity much needed during a rather brusque full moon around the 15th.

Scorpio
24th October – 22nd November
Your ruler Pluto has been retrograde (appearing to move backwards) since mid-June and is about to resume forward motion on the 9th. It symbolises something similar going on in your current situation, particularly the feeling of things turning around or moving forward again (with a possible link to events around mid-December; maybe literally or maybe echoing themes of the time). Summer 2008 was the summer of reviewing what you intend to leave in the past and what to carry into your future, and the priority to pack is that hard won faith in yourself.

Sagittarius
23rd November – 21st December
Constructive planet Saturn helps your ruler Jupiter perfect the art of good timing this month while Jupiter ends its retrograde phase (appearing to move backwards) after the 7th. Like you, it has been going over old ground since early May, possibly with events around mid-February as the catalyst. But right now it’s all about changes in direction, and the desire to move forward; a feeling intensified by a turnaround in transformation planet Pluto at the same time. Pluto is back in the place it was at last mid-December, so think back to see how things have come full circle.

Capricorn
22nd December – 20th January
Your ruler Saturn is lined up in lovely aspect to uplifting planet Jupiter in your sign this month. Jupiter gives bags of confidence while Saturn understands the power of limits, so the harmony of the two means it’s easy to find yourself in the right place at the right time for the right reasons. It’s something to remember during an unpredictable full moon around the 15th, taking place in the communication angle of your chart, as you might have difficulty accepting how your uncharacteristic against the grain conversation fits your characteristic ‘time and a place for everything’ mentality.

Aquarius
21st January – 18th February
September has a big focus on faith and belief, with a number of planets energising this area of your chart all month. A recent crisis of confidence might have got you weighing up what’s what when it comes to what feels unfair; but second week of the month, especially around the 15th, when the strong full moon energy emotionally shifts and clears your mind, you’re in a better place to remember how soothing you find the idea that situations naturally seek their own balance, and how injustice is always a call for the perspective of the fair-minded.

Pisces
19th February – 20th March
The sun is moving through the relationship angle of your chart for much of the month, and meets limitation planet Saturn during the first week. Normally this clouds any vibrant sunny vibe, but faith-filled Jupiter is also involved, which spells a confident, creative and constructive ambience, perfect for a tense and unsettled full moon in your sign on the 15th. Full moons bring things to a head and this has been building for a while: it’s a conflict of no compromise on space and freedom issues, and how not to make freedom another word for alone.

New Moon In Virgo 30th August

2008-08-30T19:39:00.001+01:00

It's happening around 9pm UK time - the moon in Virgo meets the sun in Virgo at 8 degrees. New moon's indicate new phases of experience coming into being, and with Virgo involved it means bringing definition to intentions for the future. Defining and diagnosing the intention brings more clarity, makes things more specific, and brings desires into sharper focus.

Virgo is the problem-solver when focused on the solution, but can't move beyond critic when focused solely on the problem, so assume a solution is out there, even when it seems far-fetched to do so (which draws in the polarity sign of Pisces the dreamer, symbolising the fulfilment Virgo is reaching for between now and the upcoming full moon in Pisces). Saturn sitting so close by this new moon might make it seem more sensible or inevitable to face a less than ideal reality, but thankfully uplifting Jupiter is in on this too, feeding Saturn some faith in it's own process; a process that in Virgo emphasises how reality is always a work in progress where it's safe to assume there's room for improvement on any less than ideal scenario.

Saturn In Virgo Story

2008-08-23T10:30:00.001+01:00

I love this. Two men have been banned from national parks after 'vandalising' a sign by correcting the grammar.

Jeff Michael Deck of Somerville, and Benjamin Douglas Herson, of Virginia Beach, Va., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Flagstaff after damaging a rare, hand-painted sign in Grand Canyon National Park... Authorities said Deck and Herson, both 28, toured the United States from March to May, wiping out errors on government and private signs.

...An affidavit by National Park Service agent Christopher A. Smith said investigators learned of the vandalism from an Internet site operated by Deck on behalf of the Typo Eradication Advancement League, or TEAL. According to the Internet posting, TEAL members agreed to stamp out as many typos as they could find in public signage and other venues.
Rest of story here

How Saturn in Virgo is all that? Saturn is authority, tradition, and the law, and Virgo is about getting stuff right, especially the little things that mean a lot; like mending signposts of their broken grammar. And they are both 28, which means they are going through their Saturn Return, which means they must have Saturn in Virgo in their charts too. So it's the established law ("it's been like that for years, leave it alone!") against their law ("no one should be forced to endure grammatical errors in this day and age"). So whose right? That's the trouble with laws isn't it, it depends what angle you're coming from. Vandalism? or the result of sticking in at school?.

Leo Full Moon Eclipse On 16th

2008-08-14T11:08:00.006+01:00

It's time for the second of two eclipses in Leo. We had the new moon eclipse on the 1st, and now the cycle moves into the full moon phase on the 16th.

The Sun in the creative sign of Leo is standing opposite Moon and Neptune in Aquarius. Moon/Neptune is ultra sensitive and responsive - all psychic and open to the flow, so as Aquarius is the sign of freedom and the future, there's bound to be a bit of telepathy or deja-vu going around - expect along the lines of knowing whose calling before they get the idea themselves, and other similar spicy synchronistic cosmic patternings.

The trick to getting the most out of astro oppositions is to find a way to meld the two signs somehow - mind meld them in this case perhaps, like the cool-handed spaceman off Star Trek. So because Leo loves sparkle and Aquarius is all futuristic, perhaps we'll all be wearing silver jumpsuits by Sunday, finally living out the 1960's dream of space age living. But seriously, now would be a great moment to finish off that time machine you've been inventing in your basement as Leo/Aquarius really fits with lightbulb moments and sheer flashes of genius. Or perhaps we're going to hear more on the uber-Neptunian invisibility cloak, news of which has recently appeared (no pun intended) since the last eclipse.

As Leo works from the heart and Aquarius from the head, choose thoughts that put a smile on your face, which will be especially useful to handle the tense Mars/Pluto aspect that's also a strong signature of this eclipse chart. And then there's all the Virgo vibe in there too; Saturn, Mercury and Venus all close together, in happy aspect to Jupiter in Capricorn, which again spells out time machine to me... I tell you, I wish someone would hurry up and invent one, as I swear my first destination would be 2012, so I could come back with proof (and a silver jumpsuit) to reassure folk that THERE'S NO BLOOMIN' END OF THE WORLD JUST BECAUSE THE MAYAN CALENDER IS ENDING THEN.

Mars Meeting Makemake

2008-08-04T17:46:00.007+01:00

UPDATED!

Makemake (pronounced maki-maki or mah-kay mah-kay) is the newly named dwarf planet 2005 FY9, discovered back in March 2005 and officially christened last month

Don't know that much about the astrology of asteroids or the new planets, as I tend to not see the wood for the trees when there's too much info in a chart, but was inspired recently to start looking, and especially at Makemake after JB left me a comment about it, and about it being at 23 Virgo at the mo. Uranus of course has been hanging around the opposition point in Pisces for a while now, and now Mars is heading for the 23 Virgo spot on the 8th.

So there's a good opportunity for some research into the meaning of this new planet by watching to see if you can spot some of the symbolism in your own experience at the moment... don't forget it's nickname was 'easterbunny' until the offical one came along, which to me packs it full of the pagan fertility vibe - eggs, hares, rabbits, etc - and the man who named Makemake chose it because his wife was pregnant. So if you notice any Mad Mars March Hares appearing or you have ideas about how the Makemake myth might relate to astrology, do share with a comment.

- Fabulous Makemake aspectarian is here (this whole site is fabulous, btw)
- Read about the easter bunny here
- And the symbolism of rabbits and hares here
- More on the planet Makemake here
- and on the new planets and Plutoids here

****I can add an update here, thanks to the ever sharp Scorpio perception of Kathryn at Collaborate with Fate, who pointed out to me that MakeMake was the creator god and chief god of the bird cult at Easter Island. On the day that MakeMake aligned with Mars/Uranus, the Olympics started in China, in the Birds Nest stadium, and the opening ceremony had hundreds of people in the formation of a flying bird...

...and certainly the Mars/Uranus opposition reflected the unrest and protest that accompanied the opening of the games.

...and there's more EXCELLENT in depth MakeMake research info from Tracy at Serennu here

August Horoscopes

2008-08-01T23:54:00.002+01:00

My horoscopes for this month are up. Have a look at yours here

New Moon Eclipse In Leo On 1st August

2008-07-30T16:30:00.002+01:00

It's one of my fave times in the astro year, new moon in Leo, and this one's an eclipse, which makes it a doorway for events that have long-lasting significance. I know eclipses used to be considered harbingers of doom, but there's always a positive side to tap into instead, this being a universe built on the principle that light and shade are an essential part of all things. So what are the positive elements that make up this eclipse?

Well first off there's the actual new moon in Leo, the sign of 'energy follows attention', with it's shining heart and twinkle in the eye (romance, or paparazzi flashes, it's all Leo). New moon's are all about new phases, like a freshly dug garden all paused and waiting to grow, and it's the desires born of current circumstances that seed the garden; so eclipses tend to birth very strong desire for future fulfilment out of what's happening now.

Mercury (communication/information) stands right near the eclipse point, and Venus (value/worth/relationship) is in Leo too, right opposite Neptune (imagination/path of least resistance) in Aquarius. All these keywords are being expressed through the Leo vibe that runs through your life, so look how important those keywords become during eclipse time in relation to, for example, matters of the heart and art, what or who turns you on to life and presses all your favourite buttons, what or who you find entertaining, fun, fabulous, warm, starry-eyed and blingy; and of course don't forget this side of yourself and how and where it's expressing.

Meanwhile there's a punchy opposition forming between Mars (desire and the call to action) and Uranus (like lightning and a catalyst for change), on the Virgo/Pisces axis, setting those keywords up as opposing circumstances within an 'order versus chaos' theme, or a 'like clockwork' versus 'go with the flow' scenario. Mars/Uranus can be a tad unpredictable, because it can be about sudden or unexpected action, but there's a way to sense what's coming by feeling the crackling tension in the air, or the caged butterflies in the belly, where freedom-seeking action becomes the relieving anti-dote.

If I had to pick one word to define the Leo wavelength I would pick 'appreciation', just because there is so much that is sunny, special, uplifting, warm and important about that word, and even with the snarly Liam Gallagher-esque two fingered salute of Mars/Uranus, or the yearny (sometimes whiney) lament of Venus/Neptune, it's going to be the fulfilment of the eclipse-seeded desire for giving/receiving appreciation that will really move and shake the heart of a situation for months to come.

More For Full Moon In Capricorn - The Emotional Scale

2008-07-17T11:50:00.006+01:00

As mentioned yesterday, full moon energy heightens emotional awareness, making what feels negative feel more negative (and what’s positive more positive too of course). While feeling the feeling is always fabulous, feeling stuck in a negative feeling is not; so as Capricorn full moon has a lot to do with emotional responsibility and taking things step by step, here’s the Abraham-Hicks method of shifting emotionally to a better place, using their emotional scale…

According to Abraham, negative emotion is down to perception of loss of freedom, while positive is perception of freedom. Emotions also indicate the relationship between desire and belief (when you want something what is your belief around that desire being fulfilled?). It’s when desire and belief are in harmony (I want it and I believe its possible because… ) that Law of Attraction kicks in and the universe sets about responding to our alignment with matching sets of circumstances. The universe can’t deliver beyond our expectations, as it’s just responding to the relationship between what we want and what we are expecting to receive in relation to what we want.

It’s all very Capricorn, even though the Law of Attraction part might sound a bit too ‘something for nothing’ for Cappy. Contrary to some thinking though, there’s a lot of effort to manifesting and positive thinking, but it’s emotional effort; it’s more of an inner process than an external action process, and it takes Capricorn style practice and discipline to keep on thinking the thoughts that change the feelings. Apparently we have an 'emotional set point' on each subject, which doesn't change unless we change it, as it gets set with expectation based on past experience.

Anyway, this is a process I use all the time to change the way I feel about circumstances without asking circumstances to change for me (there’s the freedom you see). And it really does seem to be the case that once you aren’t relying on outside circumstances to change that’s when they do… (but if you do the process with the intention to change the outside circumstances then they don’t of course!).

So if the full moon has raised emotions that you want to feel better about right now and don’t know how, here’s the Abraham emotional scale. In the short term you’ll feel the relief of having the power to change your feelings, and in the long term circumstances start to shift and shape according to your improved feelings. It’s all very Cancer/Capricorn axis stuff…

The Abraham-Hicks Emotional Scale:

• Joy/Knowledge/Empowerment/Freedom/Love/Appreciation
• Passion
• Enthusiasm/Eagerness/Happiness
• Positive Expectation/Belief
• Optimism
• Hopefulness
• Contentment
• Boredom
• Pessimism
• Frustration/Irritation/Impatience
• Overwhelmed
• Disappointment
• Doubt
• Worry
• Blame
• Discouragement
• Anger
• Revenge
• Hatred/Rage
• Jealousy
• Insecurity/Guilt/Unworthiness
• Fear/Grief/Depression/Despair/Powerlessness

The idea is that you don't have access to thoughts and feelings that are very far away from where you are on the scale, so you can't just 'cheer up mate', if you are right on the bottom. Also, you don't have to do each one in turn, just find on the scale your feeling (or the nearest match), and aim for thoughts that feel a little better... for example which feels better: fear or anger? You can jump from angry thoughts to frustrated thoughts to hopeful thoughts and then into belief quite quickly and easily once you get used to it, but just take it slowly at first or you'll ping back like an elastic band if you try to jump too far too soon.

But anger is the unavoidable route out of depression or fear. Not nice for some to hear as we're often taught that we're supposed to feel guilty for feeling less than loving towards someone, but the guilt puts you back down the scale you see, so anger it is... And this isn't about letting rip at someone, it's not about taking action remember, it's about FEELING it. No one else need know the relief you feel as you IMAGINE punching your boss on the nose.

If you are feeling doubtful or discouraged, then anger or revenge is heading the wrong way. But when you are on your knees with depression, angry thoughts carry you from the very pit of despair. The idea is to look for thoughts that give you a sense of relief when you think them. You aren't problem-solving, you are looking for a feeling of relief that is all. Feeling the relief means you've actually released a bit of resistance to the subject and it's when the inner resistance clears that the outside circumstances clear (not overnight remember, this is Saturn reality here, but it doesn't take forever).

If you like the idea of all this, and want to read more about it, I highly recommend these books by Abraham Hicks
The Astonishing Power of Emotions: Let Your Feelings Be Your Guide

Ask and It Is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires

Their website is here

Friday Full Moon In Capricorn

2008-07-16T18:36:00.002+01:00

Full moon energy often feels like an uneasiness, a restlessness or a building tension because it heightens emotional awareness, and with Capricorn being the sign of the builder, of stress and tension, weighty issues, and of planning ahead (from the influence of ruling planet Saturn), don't be surprised if that feeling is around strongly in advance.

Full moons are noted for bringing events to a head, for breaking stalemates, or marking changes in direction, because this heightened awareness makes it nigh on impossible to ignore feelings. It's much more difficult to stuff down emotions and tolerate unwanted or unsatisfying circumstances during peak moments in the lunar cycle, which is why I believe the emergency services are busier at these times trying to deal with those on emotional overload (see what the police had to say about it last year here).

Capricorn is linked to the public sector and today marked the beginning of 'the biggest strike in years' in the UK, of disgruntled council workers, teachers, librarians, and driving examiners to name but a few (link). Jupiter (events on a grand scale) in Capricorn is an influence here (opposing Mercury); as well as Saturn in Virgo which is still in aspect to Mars in the full moon chart. Saturn = strike, Mars = action. And Virgo? well, who is responsible for collecting my rubbish now please? It had to be my day for putting me bins out didn't it...

Part two is here

July Horoscopes

2008-07-01T20:09:00.001+01:00

It's July! So have a look at what's in store for your sign here

Something For The Full Moon...

2008-06-17T21:11:00.003+01:00

...Sun in Gemini opposes Moon in Sagittarius on 18th June at around 6.30pm UK time, which means it's a full moon in Sagittarius. And it's a full on kind of energy carried by this one because among other things Pluto stands next to the moon, symbolising emotional depth and intensity on a trust/control/letting go theme (as ever where Pluto is concerned). So if the planetary stand-off plus Pluto vibes are starting to hit hard, here's Cilla Black to cheer you up with a special message for Gemini, sexed up with some smouldering Yin meets Yang Bollywood dancing...

For Entertainment Purposes Only...

2008-06-11T00:31:00.001+01:00

Lynn Hayes has posted about new consumer laws affecting astrologers, which came into effect this Monday here in the UK. Apparently Brit astrologers will have to put a disclaimer that says ‘for entertainment purposes only’ all over the place if they want to practice astrology with any serious intent. Lynn’s post with link to news article is here; (be warned that news article has obligatory ‘fortune teller should've seen it coming’ opener. Jokey journalism humour for entertainment purposes only, no doubt).

I had no idea this was going on, but hey, it's not too bad - it’s better than being burned at the stake like in the old days (and those public events were often for entertainment purposes only too), so in a weird way it shows how far we’ve come since then. I am a member of the Tarot Association of the British Isles (TABI) and already have to put the disclaimer at the end of the readings I do for them; I think it was done to protect us readers from lawsuits by those money hungry blame seekers that have been feeding on any opportunity in recent years.

Britain is certainly groaning under the weight of all its daft laws at the moment (remember Health and Safety going mad at a Christmas fete a couple of years ago, demanding a halt to proceedings until a risk assessment could be carried out on the mince pies, and warning signs erected to protect the public?), so what we really need are some more blanket-ban style laws that no-one really understands the small print of. From an astrology perspective it all points to Saturn, planet of law enforcement, social conditioning and conforming, which in the UK chart is placed in Leo, the sign associated with entertainment. This is also a fifth house issue, which is the astrological house associated with all forms of entertainment. But you know, the fifth house and Leo has that connection because it's all about where you find your joy, your heaven; where your heart finds its home, and where your art finds its creative expression. So the good news is it has just become law to perceive astrology as a creative path to the pursuit of happiness :-)

June Horoscopes

2008-06-03T12:33:00.000+01:00

My horoscopes for all signs, for the gorgeous month of June are up to view at this site.

Mercury Retrograde And New Moon In Gemini

2008-06-02T15:19:00.005+01:00

Was planning to write a very defiant blog along the lines of ‘Pah! Mercury Retrograde, you trickster planet you! Your legendary reputation for causing communication-based confusion is simply out of date folklore I refuse to perpetuate any longer’. But I was too busy trying to make sense of my sudden inexplicable and annoying phone problem that cropped up as Mercury started its retrograde journey last week. The problem sorted itself equally as suddenly, without explanation or apology, which after initial euphoria subsided became strangely frustrating, only to be replaced by another equally new and unexplained problem with my phone bill.

There’s a new moon in Gemini on the way on 3rd June at 20.20pm UK time; and because Mercury rules the sign of Gemini, it’s a new moon ruled by Mercury Retrograde. Does that mean everything's going pear-shaped for the foreseeable, as astrology sometimes likes to make out? Pah! Not a bit of it. I think it's more about drawing attention to a much needed change of direction in situations, which in this case is recognisable in the 'new beginning' feeling that is carried in with the new moon energy (new moon = new phase). And as Gemini is the sign associated most with communication or getting the message across (as well as coincidences, syncronicity, and other twin based or like for like happenings and patternings), it's all going to be unfolding out of the Gemini principle, or revolving around matters with the Gemini themes at heart.

My personal opinion on the obstacles and delays that Mercury Retro gets blamed for is that until you get going in the same direction as the energy in situations is now taking, then you're going to feel at odds with it. It's still all about going with the flow though, just that the flow (seems) to be going a different way to how it has been. So how to know when you've lined up with the Mercury Retrograde flow? well you start making peace with the obstacles and delays, stop pushing against what seems to be in your way, and then like magic it all starts to get easier; misunderstandings get cleared up, and the solutions, the inspiration, the green lights and the clear roads start showing up. All through the eyes of that different perspective that Mercury Retrograde provides. The perspective that incorporates re-connecting, re-working, re-opening, re-sending, re-turning... you get the picture, just pick a word with 're' at the beginning.

Mercury is retrograde from May 26 at 21º Gemini, and then turns direct on June 19th June 19 at 19º Gemini. And there's some GREAT info here on Mercury retro and retrograde planets.

Second Scorpio Full Moon Tonight

2008-05-19T16:00:00.004+01:00

...well, in the early hours of the 20th actually, at about 3.10am, UK time. Scorpio has the reputation for being the sign of sex, drugs and rock and roll, though I think there would have to be some Sagittarius and Pisces aspects mixed in there for true hedonism. Scorpio has that reputation though because it's about extremes. It's always all or nothing with this energy, and this is what has been in the air, floating through situations since 20th April when the last full moon in Scorps took place. I think there's also a theme of unfinished business going around, as well as what is hidden or buried coming to light. And also it's about whatever or whoever it is that is really getting under your skin, for good or ill.

The healing capability of Scorpio energy in situations lies in the ability to trust in the unknown or to trust the process. Scorpio deals with the dark, literally sometimes, but mostly metaphorically, feeling into what is unknown and finding the faith to instinctively to move forward despite not knowing what is ahead. Having a peek at the Scorpio full moon (if cloud allows) can a powerful way to plug back into this instinct, even in a world that likes to leave the lights on at night.

Horoscopes For May

2008-05-01T11:07:00.002+01:00

My horoscopes for the marvellous month of May are available to view. Have a click here :-)

Sun In Taurus, Full Moon In Scorpio, Mars And Jupiter Opposition

2008-04-20T17:50:00.006+01:00

Oh it's all happening at the mo. More than can fit comfortably in the title, because it's also the first of two full moons in Scorpio; first one today (20th April) just as the sun is moving into the sign of Taurus, and second one is 20th May, just as the sun is leaving Taurus.

Full moon in Scorpio happens every year around this time, but it's not standard astro procedure to have two moons in any sign, never mind Scorps (full moon happens when sun stands opposite moon, so to find which sign the full moon is in for any month, check what sign the sun is in, and the moon will standing 180 degrees away at some time in it's monthly cycle)...so really, the 20th May moon is a kind of zodiacal blue moon, which means the folklore metaphor applies: it's a time for things happening that don't happen very often, or at all, and these blue moon type events are building or unfolding from this current lunar energy right now and over the coming weeks.

The two full moons gives situations a strong Scorpio/Taurus theme for the next month, so for example there would be a polarity pendulum swing, or a 'to be or not to be' thing going on with:

SCORPIO/TAURUS =
letting go/holding on
going through a point of no return/unwilling to shift on an issue
what is hidden and concealed/what is touchy-feelingly obvious
hidden treasure/available income
trust/control
trust/value
unknown/known
your stuff/my stuff
endings/everything stays the same

Added to this mix is Mars, co-ruling planet of Scorpio, about to stand opposite Jupiter, in the signs of Cancer (emotions) and Capricorn (boundaries). It's another polarity to blend:

MARS OPPOSITE JUPITER
passion/expansion
action/increase
intentions/upliftment
desire/faith, hope and optimism

Mars is also in dynamic alignment with Venus, ruler of Taurus:
VENUS/MARS=
value/desire
worth/passion
balance/action
yin/yang

You can also mix and match the keywords for Mars/Jupiter/Venus together too...

and if THAT wasn't enough, how about throwing in the fabulous grand trine aspect between Sun, Saturn and Pluto that is part of the full moon pattern...

SUN/SATURN/PLUTO =
being self/authority/trust
shining out/allowing or disallowing/trust,
creativity/limits/unknown
heart of the matter/timing/conceal or reveal

And if THAT wasn't enough, the new moon (new phase) in Taurus on 5th May takes place at 15 degrees, which indicates it's the astrological Beltane (May Day), one of the important calendar dates in the Wheel of the Year, when energy is in full flow through the shifting of the seasons.

But lots to play with over the coming weeks means there's plenty to enjoy...

Aries New Moon And The Power Of Desire

2008-04-05T09:09:00.001+01:00

The annual Aries new moon takes place around 5am UK time on 6th April. The energy of Aries is all about being in touch with desire, with what is wanted, and a new moon is always a blank canvas of potential, just waiting for someone with a bit of imagination to dive in and make the most of it.

The certainty of knowing clearly what you want can be ever so reassuring; unless you are certain you know what you want but are only focusing on what you don't want instead ('what if blah blah happened?', 'only blah blah can happen, given the circumstances', etc etc). That kind of imaginative thinking can squelch the life out of your favourite future daydream scenario, and it's why pure Aries energy has this innate and unapologetic self-centredness to it, allowing it to focus exclusively on what is most wanted at any time, even to the point of disregarding what others most want it to want (to cries of 'you're so selfish!').

So this is the time to feel into what you want. Not what you expect will happen, not what you worry might happen, not what others want you to make happen; it's all about feeling the irresistible and life-affirming call of your personal desire. But remember there's a big difference between 'I am most wanting to feel a sense of self worth/lovableness/appreciation, etc in this situation' and 'I want him/her/it to act differently'. Needing someone else to do something to fulfil your desire is so un-Aries (Keep it self-centred remember!)

Here's a great quote from Abraham-Hicks for some Aries new moon inspiration:

"When you know what you don't want you send out your rocket of desire of what you do want, and now you stand in a fresh new place; you want in a fresh way that you have never wanted before. And that's what life is. In that fresh wanting, you summon another dose of Energy. If you can begin to savor the mere fact that you have desire right now, and you would stop trying so hard to have that desire be fulfilled and manifested in some physical format, then you would have it".

Horoscopes For April

2008-04-01T11:43:00.002+01:00

A beautiful brand new month begins today so have a look at what is happening for your sign here with my horoscopes for April

Equinox, Full Moon And Pluto

2008-03-19T22:27:00.006Z

This year the Sun begins it's journey through the sign of Aries on 20th March at about 5.40am GMT. It's really the beginning of a new astrological year at this point (it's why all rams will tell you they must come first in everything), so this is significant energy - a turning of the tide in a big way. And this year it's happening under the build up to a full moon, which is also big energy; also indicating a turning tide, and therefore for all of us caught up in this cosmic current there's a feeling of moving or shifting in direction or perspective in situations. It's the sense of knowing that you aren't where you were recently on important matters, and in keeping with all this particular equinox energy it's 'in a big way'.

Especially so with Pluto, planet of rebirth in close aspect to the sun in Aries. The Pluto conflict is always trust versus control; the dilemma being how to trust and go with the flow of a situation that is largely an unknown quantity, when every instinct wants to reach out and shape it into something familiar and known (better the bugger you know, and all that).

But unless you feel you're in the dark about where you're headed, you just aren't in there with Pluto. It's when you feel you must be raving mad for having brought yourself to this point, on the brink of God knows what, yet knowing there's no going back - that is when Pluto is present and breathing down your neck. No going back but no earthly way of knowing what the future holds if you take a step forward. At some point you just have to let go and surrender to the experience (ever seen the Dog Whisperer? he calls it submission). And that is when the rebirth or transformation can get going, because there's a brand new you waiting like a light at the end of the tunnel, but until you let go of where you now stand there's just no way of catching up with yourself.

We've all been reached that point more than a few times, with varying degrees of intensity, yet each time always feels like the first (or is that just because I have Pluto in Virgo??), but perhaps no more so than now as the sun moves into Aries we might again end up brand new out of the darkness, blinking and blinded by the freshly risen sun.

New Astrology, Tarot, Etc, Blog

2008-03-16T10:48:00.003Z

Here's a brand new blog to bookmark: Celestial Spot Astrology Angels and Tarot, from a fellow UK based astrologer, tarot reader and thoroughly nice person! Ok I'm biased but I do highly recommend a visit :-)

Blogger's Meme

2008-03-11T10:12:00.002Z

Dharmaruci has tagged me for this meme:

1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.

And weirdly my book only had 123 pages, and only had four sentences on the final page :-) So here's the final paragraph instead. It's 'Wisdom of the Stars', written in 1943 by Joan Hodgson, who founded the White Eagle School of Astrology. It's a classic book on esoteric astrology. Very 1943 language, but there's also so much great stuff in here that really helps in feeling the wavelength of the 12 zodiac signs and the planets that rule them.

From the epilogue:

"you know my dears, I do not think it matters very much who is a great soul and who is a young soul. I do not think it matters at all. Do not worship who you think is great, but endeavour to love all, both great and small, young and old. Love them all...all are the same in God's sight'

I'm tagging Celestia, Twilight, Tumblewords, Mystic, Madeline

Good To Be Back

2008-03-06T13:18:00.002Z

OMG, I have an internet connection at last, after a whole month of disconnection drama (the stern letter is on its way to BT). It's so fabulous being back online I don't know what to do first; write a blog, read a blog, go shopping, see what Martin Lewis has to tell me, or just keep staring admiringly at the little icon that says 'signal strength: excellent'.

March Horoscopes

2008-03-02T11:57:00.004Z

You can view my horoscopes for all signs for the marvellous month of March here.

Shadow Phases And Earthquakes

2008-03-02T11:57:00.001Z

I am STILL not internet connected after house move! I have a phone at last though, which is something, as my mobile reception is only found next to the spider at the very top right hand corner of my porch. But not being attached to the internet has got me really out of sorts, like the cord has been cut on my Higher Self or something. I just didn’t realise how many Google searches I do in a day, seeking solutions from those in the same boat as me who Googled the same question in 2002 or whenever. Bless the people who knew the answer and wrote back to us seekers! Bless those ones who asked in the first place and waited 4 months for the reply, just so I can swoop in and grab the answer years later, in a couple of seconds.

It’s all very Aquarius, very collective consciousness, for strangers to be helping strangers in this friendly Water Bearer kind of way; which makes it quite frustrating and disconcerting that my chart ruler, communication planet Mercury, is still travelling through Aquarius and I am still so unplugged from the collective. I suppose it shows me there is something to the shadow phase theory (which I was never totally sure about to be honest), stating that a planet’s retrograde phase isn’t over till it reaches the original degree it stopped at before it began moving backwards. For this Mercury in Aquarius retro phase the degree in question is 24 Aquarius, which is the place Mercury stopped and appeared to move backwards from on 29th Jan. Mercury finally returns to this spot on 10th March… so if I’m not internet connected by then I’ll eat my hat.

Eating my hat seems a quirkily Aquarius sort of thing to attempt, though it is more of a Pluto type threat bet, being the planet of ‘it’s this way, or else…’ type extremism; so maybe the upcoming (early March) Mars/Pluto opposition is hotting up nicely if I’m dishing out ultimatum’s like that to myself. This Mars/Pluto opposition is the third of three meetings between these two because of Mars’ retrograde phase, which sent it on a back and forward journey, opposite the zodiac from where Pluto has been sitting. First meeting was last mid-September, second was New Year and finally this one; so there’s going to be a linking thread to events back then during this final meeting to watch for.

And speaking of shadow phases, Mars is still in one. Even though it resumed forward motion in January after appearing to move backwards since mid-November, it doesn’t reach the mid-November degree it held of 12 degrees Cancer till early April, so there’s still a Mars themed journey going on there, and still time for unfinished business that birthed mid-November to be all tied up neatly by then.

Pluto has changed signs in the time it has taken to meet up with Mars three times, into Capricorn, which is the birth sign of the United Kingdom, and sign of stress and tension (thanks to having planet of pressure, Saturn as ruler), so how interesting that a big stress-busting earthquake hit England this week. Or was it just my Pluto-sensitive Scorpio sister and I that found it to be a tension reliever? You know, working much like a thunderstorm, or rainstorm in shifting the atmosphere of things?

But maybe it was just because I was relieved to find that it was an earthquake shaking the bed and rattling the coat hangers, having just moved house, to find myself all alone in the wee hours after watching Most Haunted (why did I watch it on my own??), wide awake and wide-eyed, peering into the shadows, only to have the heavy metal bed frame I was lying on start to shake like a horror movie. I tell you, at the time it made perfect sense to assume poltergeist activity before earthquake, especially as the rising degree of the earthquake chart was hitting my spooky Neptune in Scorpio.

Hopefully I’ll be back with internet connection before the 10th?

I Moved House With Mercury Retrograde!

2008-02-17T16:10:00.002Z

I moved house with Mercury Retrograde! Thought I would mention that again as I have been having to do everything exactly twice thanks to Mercury Retro. Not once, not three times. Exactly twice. So I'm now in the habit of repeating myself.

And oh could I ramble on about the phone company losing my order and not getting connected for 9 days, or the electricity transfer nightmare, or the fact I am still not internet connected and having to use my friend's computer to do this, but she just told me her Mercury Retro tale of how she had heavy computer technical problems last week at work, involving many fruitless calls to technical support and much frustration and tearing out of hair; and then her mouse wouldn't work. She was moving it all over but the little arrow wouldn't appear on screen whatever she did. Then she looked down at the mouse and realised it was her banana. Ha! not so fruitless after all then...

Hopefully I'll be back soon with my internet connection xxx

I'm Moving House...

2008-02-05T21:16:00.000Z

... so will be offline until I get sorted. Not too long I hope - even though Mercury is retrograde ;-)

There's a big old solar eclipse in the skies on the 7th (03.45 gmt), in the sign of Aquarius, which is bound to be gorgeous for new starts, new phases, and new beginnings, all on an Aquarian theme. Solar eclipse energy is always powerful stuff, and in Aquarius has a tinge of insomnia about it. We'll all be wired and wide awake for the next few days no doubt, but fear not, it means there's plenty of time to day dream in the darkness; a kind of traditional Aquarian method for birthing the best of future plans.

Pluto In Capricorn Today

2008-01-26T13:53:00.000Z

So here it is, Pluto’s now in Capricorn. Only thing different today than yesterday for me is that my kettle stopped working overnight. The little light switches on but kettle no longer heats up (the loss of fire element from Sagittarius perhaps?!), so it was back to basics with a pan of water on the stove to make tea. Which led me, while jumping from one foot to the other in frustration, to contemplate the time it takes to do stuff, and how time is the boss; then remembered Capricorn is associated with bosses, time, and learning to take things nice and slowly. As Pluto is moving through my 4th house, ruling home and domestic matters, it makes for a relevant metaphor I suppose, along with all the packing boxes I am surrounded in, ready to move house.

Although I don’t read news very often anymore I had a quick scan today, looking for Pluto related stories, and saw this one about the last deep coal mine in Wales closing yesterday (Pluto of course is connected to anything underground, especially mines and their resources).

The pit closed in 1994 and staff pooled their redundancy money to buy it, reopening it in January 1995; the month that Pluto first went into Sagittarius. But now it has had to close again, at the very end of Pluto’s journey through that sign as the mine has run out of coal.
Pluto is the planet of endings, and the heavy, mixed emotions that come with the feeling of letting go of the past and turning with trust to walk into an unknown future, and the biggest challenge of Pluto is often in remembering that ‘unknown future’ doesn’t mean ‘no future'. One of the staff who had worked there all his life, along with his ancestors before him said poignantly ‘I don’t know what I’m going to do on Monday’.
(Full story is here)

Love And Liberation Full Moon Gives Pluto A Warm Welcome

2008-01-21T20:10:00.000Z

The sun moves into the free-spirited, future-orientated sign of Aquarius today (21st), followed swiftly by a rather fabulous full moon tomorrow in the opposite sign of open-hearted Leo. It means the big move of Pluto into Capricorn taking place later this week happens via this strong and rather stylish Leo/Aquarius lunar phase, which couldn't be better in my book, as Aquarius looks to feel liberated by what's to come, while Leo will celebrate the opening of an envelope if it means an opportunity to give the gift of Leo Love.

There's probably plenty of negatives, as all this intense energy for change can express in a variety of ways of course, but if there's one thing I learnt from Pluto's journey through Sagittarius, it's that perspective is power. "Two men look out from the same bars: one sees the mud and one sees the stars", said Frederick Langbridge, and I love how Pluto in Sagittarius got me so starry-eyed. I started this Pluto cycle back in '95 all cynical and disillusioned, yet I'm ending it feeling utterly empowered just for deciding to keep choosing the bright side of the road. I also love how being Ms Pollyanna Positive pisses so many people off as well; for example try smiling warmly at a sceptic in full flow. It has the same effect on realists as well...

Kathryn's Video

2008-01-12T23:40:00.000Z

Fellow astrologer Kathryn Cassidy has some funky new software and she's making great informative astrology videos. Like this one that gives the lowdown on Britney Spears chart - if you've ever wondered what an astrologer sees in a chart wheel have a look and see how it's done...

There's more at Kathryn's YouTube site here