Author: Lynn Hayes

7.28.21 – Jupiter back in Aquarius, and a burst of energy Mars at 29 degrees

artist unknown I wrote about Jupiter retrograding back into Aquarius a few days ago and you can catch up here if you missed it. When Jupiter is retrograde (as we observe its motion from Earth) we tend to look backwards at lost opportunities, or else we are forced to retrace our steps in […]

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7.27.21 – Think Happy when Mercury enters Leo today

art by Thaneeya McArdle The Moon completes its passage through Pisces today, enhancing intuition and opening the doors of metaphysical perception and creativity.  This will be especially strong around 5 pm EDT when the Pisces Moon aligns with dreamy Neptune.  Mercury is finishing its journey through Cancer today and will make the shift […]

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7.26.21 – Higher intelligence is at work today, and Jupiter back in Aquarius this week

art by Kim Dreyer Some of you may remember that Jupiter and Saturn conjoined in Aquarius back in December, marking a shift from the compression of last year’s Saturn/Pluto conjunction in Capricorn to a new energy of breakthroughs and resistance to control.  That energy shift led to the square of Saturn to Uranus […]

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Sunday inspiration: The meaning of Catastrophe

Can you help identify this deck? A portion of this article was originally published in 2013.  I dug it out of the archives because we are living through a plethora of catastrophes: a pandemic, the overthrow of many governments around the world, volcanoes, cyclones, fires… but there is inspiration to be found in […]

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Weekend update: Mercury trine Neptune and opposing Pluto for maximum creative power

art by James Christensen Mercury is the planet of the mind – it governs all kinds of information and messaging as well as the way we think and communicate on an individual level.  Mercury also governs travels of short distances and the very idea of busy-ness. Mercury is the focal point of the […]

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7.23.21 – The meaning of the first of two Aquarius Full Moons

artist unknown The Full Moon in Aquarius at 10:36 pm EDT on July 23, 2021 is the first of two Aquarius Full Moons in 2021 – the second one will occur on August 23rd.  Today’s Full Moon is at 1 degree Aquarius – the instigation and inception of the new sign, with the […]

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7.22.21 – A choice with Venus opposite Jupiter, and the Sun enters Leo

artist unknown Venus and Jupiter are both very beneficial planets, so even the stressful aspects are not too bad.  Today Venus, newly in Virgo, is opposite Jupiter which is at zero degrees Pisces as it retrogrades back into Aquarius.  Venus moving ahead, Jupiter covering old territory.  There is a sense here of an […]

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7.21.20 – A busy Moon, and Venus enters Virgo

art by Silvia Duran The planets are beginning to quiet down, and as the more powerful forces wind down for now the subtler energies of the Moon can come into focus.  The Moon is in Sagittarius now, whispering a tale of adventure and optimism, hinting that better times are ahead.  We can certainly […]

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7.20.21 – Shaking out the cobwebs with Mercury in Cancer sextile Uranus

art by Catherine McElroy Mercury, planet of the mind, is in Cancer right now where our thinking tends to be more emotional and sensitive.  Cancer is an acquisitive sign – it likes to gather and collect things of sentimental value, including thoughts and assumptions about the people around us.  The unlayering process of […]

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