AURUM ASTROLOGY Finding the Gold in Life

 I don't have to tell you that these are crazy and unsettling  times, right now due to Uranus (the awakener) zapping us rather frequently with highly charged electrified energy field. This symbol of revolution and enlightenment  can trigger emotional instability, erratic behaviour or frequent mood swings. It can also set off sudden events/exchanges that shake us up to wake us up ~ resulting in profound shifts/aha moments/ emotional awakenings; they don't call it the higher mind for nothing. Nonetheless, its effects can be rather unsettling and traumatic, so we will need to keep our feet on the ground ~ even as we welcome new possibilities.  Collage image by Raven Art   Today's Mystical New Moon at 9 degrees Pisces brings those in spades, as our imagination and visionary capacity are put on steroids by a right angle (square) to Jupiter in Gemini ~ magnifying the effects on the Sun/Moon conjunction and  bringing us into the field of dreams.  Pisces is...

Today's New Moon in the quirky sign of Aquarius is going to feel extra-quirky ~ due to a link to Uranus - the master quirker! Uranus ~ the modern ruler of Aquarius ~ brings a high voltage charge to this New Moon energy. Uranus is the Awakener who connects us to the higher mind. It shakes us up to wake us up. New Moons are reset points. Out with the old, in with the new! Expect sudden changes, unexpected events, accelerated learning. Time for something completely different. A New Moon is when the Moon (emotions, intuition) joins the Sun (vitality, sovereignty) in a sacred marriage (conjunctio) of Yin and Yang. This sacred joining creates a seed time ~ where something new is created. The intentions we set at a New Moon have a lot of power and will ripple out for the coming month. Just as the Moon is invisible at this time, your intentions are like seeds placed in the dark ground, invisible to the eye, yet carrying great potential as they sprout and grow. Plant your seeds of inten...

We just had a Gemini Full Moon on Sunday Dec 15th (yesterday). I'm a bit late with this as I was busy expressing my Venus in Gemini's need to play and socialize. Fun! Things in general are exciting, enlivening, playful as well as frustrating, and destabilizing. What we focus on grows!  The Moon has moved on now into the emotional sign of Cancer, and will soon join Mars who is moving backward through Leo.  More play? Definitely more drama! Many of the other aspects will be in play (pun intended) for a while.  Gemini is  'ruled' by Mercury - the Trickster/Magician. Mercurious. The winged messenger. The rational mind, how we think and communicate. Also can be linked to madness... remember the Mad Hatter? Back on the day they used Mercury in hat felting and  hatters did often go mad (funny that they still put Mercury in our mouths via amalgam fillings. Silly humans)  A Full Moon in the sign of the monkey mind can be a catalyst for insanity,  or for our p...

  Super Full Moon today(closer to earth) in the sign of the bull. Taurus likes its creature comforts, while Scorpio (Sun)opposite is more riske' and focused on both sex and survival. Not that Taurus doesn't like sensual delights ~ it loves them!  Yet while Scorpio often steps across the line into murky waters ~ Taurus likes to stay safe and secure and surrounded by the familiar. Which brings us to money~ Taurus rules the financial markets as well ~ and although Taurus is risk averse, with Uranus the awakener aligned exactly with this Full Moon ~ all bets are off (maybe literally). Financial markets may surprise us today~ for good or ill. Many will be more reactive and impulsive with their money~ fools rush in where angels fear to tread!  Uranus also rules the higher mind and our intuition, so tune in to get a sense of which way to go. Question everything. Venus (ruler of Taurus) is being blurred by Neptune (buyer beware) so don't forget to read the fine print. A...