Saturday, April 1, 2017 Mercury in Taurus Moon in Gemini Miss T has most unkindly, and not entirely unfairly, compared my singing to cat wails, or Kali (Adventure Spaniel) howling. As I said – unkind. I happen to think that…
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Mercury Into Taurus And Mercury Retrograde
Mercury enters Taurus on March 31st. Information is grounded in the real world and concrete proof is the theme. Ideas must translate into something you can see and touch.
Taurus is concerned with self-sufficiency, values and resources. Straightforward concepts work best, because this sign is about the basics. What are the absolute essentials? How much money do you need to survive? Elaborate plans and good intentions won’t help. Mercury in Taurus manifests with simple, practical steps that bring results.
You may notice that the flow of information slows, due to Taurus’ Fixed nature. Ideas will become entrenched, or in some cases, shut down. Compromise and options will not be supported. This is a yes/no transit, but the answers won’t come quickly. Patience is necessary, as well as your certainty about where you stand and what you must have. If you don’t know these things, this transit can help you figure it out.
When Mercury stations Rx on April 9th, things will slow down even more. This is a ponderous pace for fast-moving Mercury: ideas, responses and results may grind to a complete stop. The reason (as with any Mercury Rx) will be to correct or review. Go back because you missed something. Have that discussion one more time. In Taurus, you’ll be drilling down into the absolute value of something. How much is ____ worth? Is ____ the real deal? You won’t be able to rush things, so you might as well use the pause to throughly turn the facts over in your mind.
Mercury Rx will revisit Aries on April 20th, which will be back-to-the-drawing-board time. Before you can extract something real from the information that’s in front of you, you’ll have to take another look at the initial spark. Mercury Rx will conjoin the Taurus Sun a few hours before it backs into Aries, so this should be a moment of clarity about what you need to revise. Once Mercury direct reenters Taurus, you can be certain that any surviving concepts will be keepers.
Here are the aspects Mercury in Taurus, and Mercury Rx, will make.
- Apr 3rd: trine the Virgo North Node (2 deg)
- Apr 9th: stations Rx (4 deg)
- Apr 18th: trine the Virgo North Node (1 deg)
- Apr 20th: conjunct the Sun (0 deg)
- Apr 20th: reenters Aries
- Apr 24th: trine Saturn Rx in Sagittarius (27 deg)
- Apr 24th: square Vesta in Cancer (27 deg)
- Apr 28th: conjunct Uranus (25 deg)
- May 3rd: stations direct (24 deg)
- May 10th: conjunct Uranus (25 deg)
- May 11th: trine Saturn Rx in Sagittarius (26 deg)
- May 14th: trine the Leo North Node (28 deg)
- May 16th: reenters Taurus
- May 22nd: square Vesta in Leo (6 deg)
- May 26th: inconjunct Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius (11 deg)
- May 27th: inconjunct Jupiter Rx in Libra (13 deg)
- May 28th: sextile Neptune in Pisces (14 deg)
- May 30th: trine Juno Rx in Capricorn (17 deg)
- May 31st: trine Pluto Rx in Capricorn (19 deg)
- Jun 4th: inconjunct Saturn Rx in Sagittarius (25 deg)
- Jun 5th: square the North Node in Leo/South Node in Aquarius (27 deg)
- Jun 5th: sextile Chiron in Pisces (28 deg)
- Jun 6th: Gemini ingress
March 29th, 2017: Steady Progress
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Mars in Taurus – Going The Distance
The first thing we need to know about Mars in Taurus is that Mars is in his detriment here – he’s operating from a sign where he doesn’t feel at all comfortable. You see, Taurus is a Venus-ruled sign and…
Mars’ Transit of Taurus: Deliberate Efforts
Mars enters Taurus on March 9th. Action decreases, but has greater impact. Deliberate efforts and patience are the manifestors here – actions will have tangible results. This is a building transit, and you need to dig deeply into what you already have. Taurus is always about existing resources. How can you make the most of what you have? What are you trying to grow?
This is also about the basics. No convoluted plans or jet-propelled ascents. Keep it simple, slow and steady.
Mars in Taurus will be in mutual reception with Venus Rx in Aries . There’s an energetic exchange happening between the planets of action and attraction. What do you want, and how do you get it? Mars can help you navigate Venus Rx, by grounding you with an instinctive understanding of who contributes to your stability, and what has maximum value. If you really want something, Mars in Taurus asks you to prove it with sustainable actions. Only do what you can keep doing for the long haul.
With Mars in a Fixed Earth sign, and Venus moving in reverse, matters involving money, relationships, self-esteem and anger will slow right down. If you’re pushing for quick results, forget it. There’s more to evaluate in the Taurus and Aries sections of your chart. Aries is the sign of independence, and Taurus is about self-reliance. As you review or intensify your personal fire, you can build up your inner resources.
And this about you, not them. Forget about how you can attract Mr. X or make Mrs. Y happy. This is about what you want for yourself. Consider what turns you on, what makes you feel beautiful, what helps you thrive. Try to view external connections through this lens. These are the first two signs of the zodiac – you’re laying the foundation and trying this persona/lifestyle/job on for size.
Here are the aspects Mars in Taurus will make:
- March 14th: trine the North Node (3 deg Virgo)
- March 14th: inconjunct Black Moon Lilith (3 deg Sagittarius)
- March 27th: sextile Neptune (12 deg Pisces)
- March 29th: trine Juno (14 deg Capricorn)
- April 4th: inconjunct Jupiter Rx (18 deg Libra)
- April 6th: trine Pluto (19 deg Capricorn)
- April 10th: conjunct Ceres (22 deg)
- April 13th: sextile Vesta (24 deg Cancer)
- April 16th: sextile Chiron/Venus (26 deg Pisces)
- April 17th: inconjunct Saturn Rx (27 deg Sagittarius)
- April 21st: Gemini ingress
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February 23rd, 2017: A Moment of Calm
Constantin Hansen – Statens Museum for Kunst and kulturarv.dk, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org
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