Tag: transits

More Then You Can Handle?

The Sun conjuncts Jupiter tonight and into tomorrow at 16 degrees Aries.  This is a brief but powerful aspect, a flare of pure opportunity.  Ego and authority (Sun) meet possibility (Jupiter) in the sign of initiative (Aries).  Do you have … C…

Neptune in Pisces: Surrendering to a new vision

Neptune has a reputation as the planet of deception and illusion, where we peer through dense fog for the vaguest outline of our path. I think that’s true, but I think it’s only half the story. It’s also the planet that gives us faith that we can find our way, and the intuition to find our path even when our usual compass doesn’t seem to be working. Neptune ultimately leads us, I believe, toward clarity and purpose. But this gift requires that we first let go….

Mercury Retrograde in Aries, March 30th through April 23rd

Mercury in Aries retrograde dates Mercury Stationary “Stationary” refers to the period of time when a planet appears to stand still. Mercury Rx Zone, or Shadow When Mercury turns direct most people think that everything is back to normal. However, when Mercury turns direct it spends the following few weeks catching up to the degree […]

Jupiter/Saturn Opposition: Cosmic Taffy Pull

Bumping this up for next week’s Jupiter/Saturn opposition A neighbor in my rural hometown used to put us kids to work each year pulling taffy. Sounds like a delightful, Normal Rockwell-esque activity, but it was surprisingly hard work. An opposition between titans Jupiter (expansion) and Saturn (contraction) is not unlike a cosmic taffy pull, and […]

Uranus in Aries: Shock to the System

First, Egypt. Then, Christchurch, and Libya. Now, Japan. The shocks are coming fast and furious, and now that Uranus, the Great Awakener, has entered Aries (March 11, 2011 – May 2018), we can reasonably expect to see more of the same – especially as Ur…