Mercury will be retrograde between November 17th and December 7th 2018. Thanks to the Internet, the magic of REAL astrology (as opposed to those Sun Sign horoscopes you still see everywhere) is spreading and the concept of Mercury retrograde has gone mainstream. This is exciting since even people who profess not to “believe in” astrology […]
The post Mercury retrograde and the “Shadow Period” appeared first on Astrology readings and writings by Lynn Hayes.
Jupiter left intense Scorpio for sunny Sagittarius on November 8, 2018, a planetary shift heralded around the world with the superlatives you would associate with a planet as big as Jupiter entering a sign as happy as Sagittarius. Astrological headlines declare “Outgoing, lucky and limitless”; “the upgrade your life needs”; “Getting to Yes”; “taking you […]
The post Jupiter in Sagittarius: Prepare for adventure! November 2018 – December 2019 appeared first on Astrology readings and writings by Lynn Hayes.
The New Moon in Scorpio on the 7th which coincides this year with astrological Samhain, the ancient cross-quarter holiday of power at 15 degrees Scorpio.Samhain is one of the “cross-quarter” holidays that fall between the Solstices and Equinoxes. Astrologically, the Solstices and Equinoxes mark the entry of the Sun into the cardinal signs of initiation: […]
The post Scorpio New Moon at astrological Samhain: A trip between the worlds appeared first on Astrology readings and writings by Lynn Hayes.
Over the past week, and throughout November, the planet Uranus and the lunar nodes will be locked in a square (90 degree) formation. The nodes of the Moon are points where the journey of the Moon through the sky crosses the path of the Sun, and these points are associated with the soul’s journey from […]
The post Uranus square the lunar nodes: Change is inevitable, progress is optional appeared first on Astrology readings and writings by Lynn Hayes.
In the early days after I started this blog in 2005 I found it interesting to profile people in the news. Primarily this was for my own interest in order to explore the motivations of people who do weird things, but also to illustrate in real life the value of astrological understanding. In attempting to […]
The post Musings on hate, violence and healing appeared first on Astrology readings and writings by Lynn Hayes.
http://gty.im/945792376 All politically-related posts on this blog seem to generate controversy. Please note that I attempt to be as impartial as possible and focus on the astrology of the situation, although at times my own personal bias may bleed through. Megyn Kelly is no stranger to controversy, but where controversy served her well during […]
The post The astrology of Megyn Kelly appeared first on Astrology readings and writings by Lynn Hayes.
Full Moon Art from Etsy. The October Full Moon is sometimes called the Hunter’s Moon – in the northern hemisphere this is the time when the deer are rutting and behave wildly, and humans are preparing for a long winter by stocking up on food. This Full Moon occurs at zero degrees Taurus – the […]
The post Taurus Full Moon Awakening, October 24 2018 appeared first on Astrology readings and writings by Lynn Hayes.
Steven Forrest has posted a lovely video discussing the travel of Uranus, Neptune and Saturn through Capricorn in the 1980s and 1990s and you can watch it here. Steven was my first teacher and I respect him greatly – his books The Inner Sky and The Changing Sky are required reading for beginners and really, for […]
The post The seeds of the Capricorn stellium are blooming now appeared first on Astrology readings and writings by Lynn Hayes.
Uranus is currently traveling through the sign of Taurus until 2026. Uranus represents a breaking free of old paradigms; disruption, radical change and revolutionary acts. Taurus is the sign of physical comfort, material security, sensual enjoyment. Read more about this cycle here. I came across this article recently and found it perfect to express some […]
The post Breaking free of the restrictions of comfort with Uranus in Taurus appeared first on Astrology readings and writings by Lynn Hayes.
Art by Catherine Roche. The New Moon is the fusion of the Sun and the Moon – the solar light combines with lunar illumination of the darkness for the beginning of a new lunar cycle. New Moons have long been known as times to begin something new: to plant new seeds, to create, to […]
The post The dark and light faces of Venus at the Libra New Moon appeared first on Astrology readings and writings by Lynn Hayes.