AURUM ASTROLOGY Finding the Gold in Life

​ We just had a powerful solar eclipse in the sign of Leo. Leo is the sign of the personal sovereignty and represents the Self.  Yesterday the conscious ego self (Sun) was eclipsed by the unconscious feeling self (Moon) activating dormant emotions. A solar eclipse is also a New Moon. (Sun/Moon join together), which  is a seed time that contains the  energy of new beginnings.  The Moon represents  what Eckert Tolle calls the ‘Pain Body’. We all have one. The more conscious we are and the more we have healed our emotional past, the less power the pain body has on our lives . Full Moons and eclipses can activate these  unconscious emotional wounds that often remain dormant ninety percent of the time. When the pain body is activated, it’s easy to fall into a victim,/persecutor/rescuer dynamic; personal integrity is critical now as we sort through whatever has been stirred up.  “The pain does not need to be fought. It needs to be seen.  And in the pres...

​ On August 12, 2026, the Moon will pass directly in front of the Sun, creating one of nature’s most breathtaking sights: a total solar eclipse.  In astrology an eclipse marks a majour shift where something is taken away to make room for new energy to  come in. This happens every year and progresses through the  signs ~  showing our collective evolution through the zodiac wheel.  This eclipse at 20 degrees Leo is about personal sovereignty that is rooted in emotional intelligence (Moon) rather than ego identification (Sun) and opens the way for a new period of  creativity, joy, and confidence by encouraging us to tap into  what excites us.  The nodes of the Moon (meeting point of the Earth, Moon and Suns orbits)  represent our evolutionary direction from past (south node) to future (north node). Eclipses open a portal that ushers in powerful new beginnings in the signs involved. These points of fate have just recently slipped into Aquarius (N...

On July 14th the New Moon in Cancer offered us an emotional reset. Family issues were in the forefront as many of us sought closer connection with family and others close to us. Cancer is a water sign associated with emotional sensitivity, intuition, and nurturing. When the Moon joined the Sun on the 14th it brought a desire for deeper connection. And as always, there were some challenges that are still in play today. When the Moon (emotions) Sun (vitality) and Mercury (communication) got together in the emotional sign of Cancer ~ a square to Saturn may have potentially shut us down, making it difficult to express our feelings and needs to others. Now a week later, some of those tensions are still in play: with the Moon in Libra sitting opposite Saturn on the other side of the sky in Aries, stirring up those same issues around feeling worthy of love. Families are often the source of our wounding, and also our healing: Can’t live with em~ can’t live without em!! Su...

The Summer Solstice came and went. Three days of the Sun at its highest point in the sky and now the descent has begun as the circles and cycles of life continue.   The Summer Solstice  activated the rare Saturn (matter) Neptune (spirit) conjunct that occurred on the Aries Point/World Point just befoe the Spring equinox...and these strange bedfellows continue to wrench and warp reality in new ways. I might come back to that another time as its highly significant. Meanwhile, on Monday, June 29, we had a Full Moon in Capricorn,and the same day  Mercury turned retrograde in the sign of Cancer, plus a whole lot of other signifcant aspects as well. Mars just entered Gemini three days ago, Chiron has shifted into Taurus  and  Jupiter has just began a one year journey through the sign of Leo. That is a LOT of shifting energy all at once, and even more to come!  Are we having fun yet?!!  The  Full Moon in Capricorn  may have stirred up som...

 Sunday's New Moon energy is still ripppling out. Apparently for 72 hours we can still harnessing the energetic reset (so there is still in time to set intentions). In this nergy of reset and renew, choices are being made, intentions being se, words being exchanged and new ideas are being born.   Gemini is the sign of the mind, the details, the variety of life and activates a need for changes and spontaneity. Gemini shows how we learn and what we learn. Don't just regurgitate the things you hear ~ be wise and question everything. You know you want to!   This Gemini New Moon brings in new information to help us rewrite the stories we tell ourselves. A New Moon is a reset point ~ and with Saturn’s influence in the background , it offers a chance to reflect and rethink those stories. Which ones to keep for posterity, and which ones to jettison?  What is the next chapter?     Uranus in Gemini opens the door for expanded awareness as it awakens the higher mind...

  The Moon is Full tomorrow in the sign of Sagittarius: the wanderer,  the seeker/speaker of truth,  the archer who shoots high and far. Sagittarius is a positive sign that encourages us to expand our awareness, the eternal  optimist who also has a great sense of humour . Time to play a little(or a lot).     This Moon is linking to Uranus the awakener (squared): squares push us to act/react. As the Moon's light shines on us all, it may bring out new information and breakthroughs ~ as well as nervous system reactions. We may be shocked, surprised, or suddenly aware of something that changes our trajectory or our belief systems. We can gain a new expanded perspective as we we awakened to new information and/or new ways of seeing. Surpises and syncroncities abound!    There are some beautiful flowing energies at this time (Venus/Jupiter) and some very challenging aspects (Mars/Pluto, Saturn/Venus) ~ all are suggesting that it is time to step...