AURUM ASTROLOGY Finding the Gold in Life

The Mars Pluto Uranus square continues to create friction and tension which can result in accident, standoffs and outright violence. Be careful with how you react to others and find positive and productive ways to let off steam. Mars trine to Juliter and Venus bodes well for the expresison of affection and desire. We are not shy in Gemini and the link to Mars encourages us to go for what we want. Venus and Jupiter got  snuggled up real close just a few days ago and we are still basking in the warm glow. This has done much to ease us through this tumultuous time. Venus is the planet of love and connection while  Jupiter of luck, expansion and joy. In Gemini they open us up to people  and encrouage us to talk..and talk...and talk. It a social and easy going vibe in the midst of a somewhat angst filled sky. Saturn has been squaring the Sun which gives us a tendency to be a bit hardon oursleves, though it can also add dicipline and focus...useful at a time when so much frivolity and  Ge

Today, Tuesday June 3rd, 2012,  the Moon is Full in Capricorn. This brings the energy of the June 16th New Moon to a peak. I wrote then  about the need to release old patterns of thought and let go of our old worn out stories to make way for a new vision and a new era     ( http://www.aurumastrology.blogspot.ca/2012/06/new-moon-in-gemini-again.html  )  The  Sun and Moon represent opposite polarities of Masculine and Feminine archetypes.   Capricorn and Cancer are also key opposites, representing the Father and Mother principle.They both demand we act in grown up ways and take responsibity for both ourselves and others in a healthy way. Understanding where the line gets drawn in this regard is part of the lesson of this Full Moon. The feminine intuitive Moon, representing our soul-full, intuitive self, is in the masculine arena of Capricorn, representing   duty, authority,  and the drive for success (ambition). Capricorn is  the sign representing the archetypal Father figure.