Gemini highlights the quick thinking, communication and sometimes tricky and changeable nature of this planet that gives its name to the word mercurial. While Mercury in Gemini embodies the trickster, Mercury in Virgo embodies the crafty trader. While Mercury in an Earth Sign is less flexible than when it is in Air, with the help of the Mutable nature of Virgo, Mercury is able to adapt, repurpose and cobble together whatever it needs to solve a practical issue.
During a retrograde, Mercury travels the same 15 degrees three times. The first shadow period happens almost 3 weeks before the planet stops or stations retrograde.
Solar eclipses are New Moons with extra punch. Like a New Moon, a solar eclipse often heralds a time of new beginnings as well as the endings that proceed them.
Practically speaking, the end of January is full of contradictions. We long for change so we’re speeding up our thoughts on innovative improvements. We also long for comfort and the push for more comes at the risk of losing our cool.
The 12th Day of Christmas, January 6th, is the Feast of the Three Magi, the most celebrated astrologers in Western culture. Traditionally it’s a time… Read More »Create Your Own House Blessing
In following a star to find the Baby Jesus, the three Kings became the most celebrated astrologers in Western culture. As the Magi who visit Christ’s first dwelling place they are said to lend their gifts to blessing homes. Here’s a traditional house blessing you can easily do yourself.
Sunday, Feb 27th is the day to make symbolic gestures. Your subconscious is watching to see what you do, not what you say. So move forward on an important goal. Reach out to those you miss seeing. Set aside time for your passion project. Now is when the actions you take will have bigger impact that ever, on you, others and the animus mundi or soul of the earth. The world is watching, whatever you do today will tell the truth about what you value.
Relationship issues are STILL dragging us down as Venus, the Goddess of Love, dances with Pluto, the Lord of the Underworld during her 40 days of retrograde.
The astrological theme of 2021 was creating new disciplines in response to a new way of living, or you could say, we spent the year… Read More »The Theme of 2021
The New Moon Eclipse on Dec 4th brings a final focus to issues surrounding how we talk, explore and learn. Once again Mercury joins the… Read More »Final Communication Upset Eclipse