It’s all about the instincts today, and they may manifest in two forms: as a sense of ‘knowing’ without knowing …
Can You Tell The Level Of Someone’s Maturity From Their Chart?
A reader asks: How can you tell the level of someone’s maturity from their chart? I don’t think you can tell the level of a person’s maturity by looking at their chart. Further, I don’t think the level of a … Read More…
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Learning Astrology: What Is A Natal Chart?
On the day you were born, the planets were in the sky. A natal chart is a map of those planets. The chart provides a freakishly useful key to your life. What can be gleaned from a natal chart is … Read More…
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May 9th, 2019: Shadow Behind the Fire

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Waxing Sextile between the Cancer Moon and Taurus Sun (18 deg)
Venus in Aries square Pluto Rx in Capricorn (23 deg)
Venus in Aries trine Jupiter Rx in Sagittarius (23 deg)
Waxing Sextile
Here is an opportunity to advance the May 4th New Moon beginnings. With a bit of effort, you can nurture a seed or solid beginning so it grows into something comforting, nourishing and emotionally satisfying. No matter what happened during the New Moon, it’s time to move forward using your needs as fuel. Sounds easy enough – what do you really need? But you have to act on this because no one will deliver it to you. Family, childhood or mother may be involved.
Venus
Venus/Pluto is the crisis of want versus power. The compulsive attraction or obsessive drive to get what you want NOW (no matter the cost) has more behind it. On the surface, it looks like pure Aries competition, passion or impulse. But it’s not pure- there are deeper motivations, an urge to maintain power and fear of losing that power.
This is the corner you turn as you confront the shadow behind the desire. You may be dealing with manipulation or you may be trying to “convince” someone to give you what you want/love. Pushing forward, especially when the other party is reluctant, is a red flag.
Jupiter’s trine to Venus can greatly amplify the Pluto-driven compulsion. While there may be a hot opportunity to earn/create/achieve, proceed very carefully – again, check those background motivations. On the other hand, Jupiter can help you get past the square to Pluto if you hook into the bigger perspective – elevate yourself above the fear of loss and look at the undiscovered country that lies ahead. Is there something new to learn or explore? Jupiter/Venus is hopeful and individual freedom is honoured.
Jupiter and Pluto are Rx (retrograde), so you’ve been here before.
May 9th, 2019: Shadow Behind the Fire

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Waxing Sextile between the Cancer Moon and Taurus Sun (18 deg)
Venus in Aries square Pluto Rx in Capricorn (23 deg)
Venus in Aries trine Jupiter Rx in Sagittarius (23 deg)
Waxing Sextile
Here is an opportunity to advance the May 4th New Moon beginnings. With a bit of effort, you can nurture a seed or solid beginning so it grows into something comforting, nourishing and emotionally satisfying. No matter what happened during the New Moon, it’s time to move forward using your needs as fuel. Sounds easy enough – what do you really need? But you have to act on this because no one will deliver it to you. Family, childhood or mother may be involved.
Venus
Venus/Pluto is the crisis of want versus power. The compulsive attraction or obsessive drive to get what you want NOW (no matter the cost) has more behind it. On the surface, it looks like pure Aries competition, passion or impulse. But it’s not pure- there are deeper motivations, an urge to maintain power and fear of losing that power.
This is the corner you turn as you confront the shadow behind the desire. You may be dealing with manipulation or you may be trying to “convince” someone to give you what you want/love. Pushing forward, especially when the other party is reluctant, is a red flag.
Jupiter’s trine to Venus can greatly amplify the Pluto-driven compulsion. While there may be a hot opportunity to earn/create/achieve, proceed very carefully – again, check those background motivations. On the other hand, Jupiter can help you get past the square to Pluto if you hook into the bigger perspective – elevate yourself above the fear of loss and look at the undiscovered country that lies ahead. Is there something new to learn or explore? Jupiter/Venus is hopeful and individual freedom is honoured.
Jupiter and Pluto are Rx (retrograde), so you’ve been here before.
Sagittarius – Happy-Go-Lucky Love!
Oh, Sagittarius. Freedom, exploration, wild horses! New horizons and sunny skies! Sagittarius is much-loved sign. Except for when it comes to relationships. “They can’t be tamed!” people say. “They can’t commit, they always leave, they can say they love you … Read More…
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Patreon Post: Grand Water Trine for May
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A new Patreon post (for $1 Patrons) is up -yet another Grand Trine for May. What is …
Patreon Post: Grand Water Trine for May
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A new Patreon post (for $1 Patrons) is up -yet another Grand Trine for May. What is …
9 May 2019 Surprising Beauty
We encounter surprising beauty today, in the form of spontaneous, original, even genius thoughts and inventive plans, in surprising abundance …
May 8th, 2019: Mercury in Taurus Conjunct Uranus

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Mercury in Taurus conjunct Uranus (3 deg)
Surprising information puts Uranus’ transit of Taurus into focus. An update to a habitual form of security, income or values is put into words, and this may connect back to April 22nd, when the Taurus Sun conjoined Uranus (and first illuminated this issue).
At that time, something grabbed your attention. Now you’re talking about it, hearing about it, or being faced with the cold, clear revelation. Uranus/Mercury is as logical as it gets – information is completely detached from sentiment or tradition. What you need to know now comes out, ready or not.
You may speak up about what’s valuable to you – what you will not compromise on. “Uncompromising” is an important theme with this aspect. You may learn about a new source of something essential. Maybe you discover the true value of something. Whatever comes out will be the absolute truth.
And the value of that is incalculable.
Uranus is the higher octave of Mercury. Transpersonal Uranus takes Mercury’s personal ideas and plugs them into the collective (or to something major that’s outside your control) – big transformations, universal upgrades, revolutions and inspiration are “translated” into a language that relates to your personal situation, via Mercury.



