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Cardinal what?

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As there are a lot of planets sitting in Cardinal signs at the moment... a lot of them in Libra, plus we keep hearing about the Cardinal Grand Cross that was been hanging around for ages...  I  thought I should help clarify the term Cardinal a little bit. The Astrology wheel is divided up into 12 sections...and in this circle  you can see a cross made up of four points. On the left is called the Ascendant or Rising Sign and is based on the time of day you were born. This is the Cusp of the 1st house and is about you coming into the world. It is your entry point. The next point of the cross is on the bottom of the chart and is called the Nadir or IC.  It is the cusp of the 4th house and represents your Root. Your home. Mother. Inner self. The next point of the cross is on the right and is the cusp of the 7th house of relationships. Its about who you attract, partnerships etc. Then the top point of the cross is the MC or Midheaven. It is the cusp of the 10th house... which

Paradox and Healing New Moon in Libra

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On this New Moon in Libra,  the Sun and Moon cozy up together under the scales of love and social justice, while  Venus and Saturn are also conjunct a bit further along in the same sign – In fact, right now, when you add Mercury, five planets are concentrated in this area of the zodiac that rules harmony, balance and relating. How harmonious it will be remains to be seen... as the Sun and Moon get closely caught up in the intense Uranus/Pluto square that is getting stronger every day.  The potent and potentially traumatic energy of the Uranus Pluto square has recently triggered revolutionary and violent upheavals all over the world, reminiscent of the last time these two planets were last so strongly impacting each other in the 60's . With the Sun/Moon conjunction also close to Mercury... communication will be crucial to how things balance out. Watch out for hair trigger reactions.  It may feel like something has to give. Because the pressure focuses on relationships and partn

Autum Equinox

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The Autumnal Equinox is this Friday September 23 rd … marking the half-way point between the Summer and Winter solstices.  We are at the end of summer and autumn is about to begin.  How did it all go by so fast?  At the Equinox, day and night are (generally) equal… it shifts a bit either way, depending on how far you are from the equator (equi - equal  nox - night). It is a time of letting go... and finding balance. Recently we moved from the expansive playful energy of Leo into the more serious and focused sign of Virgo. Virgo’s ruler, Mercury, went  from Retrograde to direct. I don't know about you but it took me a while to shake off the dreamy influence of Neptune, which was opposite Mercury for a while, adding to the retrograde feel.    By now though, most of us are starting to focus forward… with a lot of help from the stellium (large group) of planets in Virgo, renewing critical function and attention to detail for the return to jobs, school, college etc. Mars (acti

Weekend of Love

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Or not. I know some Astrologers get really hung up on making accurate predictions. Yet if you are living in the moment how can you say what will happen tomorrow? It’s enough to be here today is it not? An Astrological forecast is a description of the weather. It is not a script nor is it an indictment; I am not going to tell you the future.     It just helps to know the terrain before you go out into the fray…  Do I need to take my umbrella? A weapon? A map? … which costume shall I wear upon the stage? The weekend weather report: Venus has moved into its own sign of Libra. The planet of love has come home…only to immediately step into the chaos of the ongoing T-square between Pluto, Uranus, and Saturn. All bets are off when it comes to love right now. It could be intense, compulsive, addictive, (Pluto),  it could disappoint and discourage you (Saturn) or it may surprise or upset you or leave you as fast as it arrives (Uranus), Then again…it could transform you (Pluto) invigorat

Moving toward the Full Moon in Pisces (Monday)

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As we head toward the Full Moon on Monday the Grand Trine of planets  in Earth signs continues to ground and stabilize us through the weekend.  Did you think I was gonna say Grand Cross? Whew! Not this time.  Saturn is moving out of range and there is nothing at the moment in the sign of Cancer. Well…except for Mars… but it has moved away from this tense aspect that has been dominating our skies for quite some time.  With Mars  no longer opposite Pluto ... thank goodness … the riots have stopped…for now. The Uranus/Pluto square will create more rebellion, revolution and upheaval to be sure … but at least for now the combustion of an added god of war has been removed. Now Mars is square Saturn. That’s a bit like driving with the brakes on. If you feel you are spinning your wheels…take your time, go slow … find a step-by-step approach. Going slow isn’t that bad ... why not we relish the mellow, stable and positive flow of earth energy? We know it won’t last but hey … at least it’s t

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And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden....

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We’ve moved from playful Leo to thoughtful, practical Virgo. The new Moon in Virgo was a few days ago…we're now in a new monthly cycle. I had a remarkable experience that day. I was feeling a bit depressed at having to end my lovely visit on the beautiful west coast of Canada where my son and his family lives. And I have been very worried about him, as he has been struggling with a serious illness now for a few years. He is getting better in general, but suffered a big set back recently that was/is hard to witness. So I was feeling a bit down. Landing at the airport in my hometown, I remembered it was the New Moon, so I asked myself what did I truly wish for… what intention did I want to put out there? (besides seeing him well of course)  I heard a quiet inner voice say  ‘I just want to be happy’ …  (knowing full well that my true happiness lies within me). I got a taxi home and the driver was a very eloquent East Indian man and we started chatting about life and health and h