AURUM ASTROLOGY Finding the Gold in Life

Happy Solstice

From Aurum Astrology Facebook Page: Its often a bit heavy as we approach the solstice. The days are getting shorter and shorter and our brains are screaming for sunlight (in the northern hemisphere at least) In the midst of holiday madness we need to pause and take a moment ... just as at the Solstice on DEc 21st, the Sun will pause for four days, before moving onward and upward. Right now the Sun is  squaring the Nodes of the Moon. These represent our Collective Destiny Point, and a square to the nodes shows what is blocking us from moving into our true destiny. The nodes, in Virgo and Pisces, show a path of healing and purification required to move into our truest selves. Our illusions and delusions need to be let go of if we are to step into who re really are. The Sun in Sagittarius, crossing the Galactic core (centre of our galaxy) right now, adds to this deep stirring; a deep longing to 'KNOW WHO WE ARE! Sagittarius is our right brained, intuitive knowing, ...

That was the latest post from the Aurum Astrology Facebook page. There is a link on the side bar (right)  if you want to see daily posts. Facebook sometimes limits who gets posts in their newsfeed (unless you pay them of course) but you can visit the page anytime to see daily updates about the current astrology. I post on this blog around New and Full Moons and sometimes in between if I have the time. Yesterday was a New Moon in Sagittarius . The seed energy of Moon conjunct Sun is still active, so  if you want to set an intention or make a wish you can ride on the New Moon energy for another day or so.  This is the part of us that wants to expand into our bigger self. We want the big picture. Hold that vision and let it be so. On the surface, there's a festive feel to this New Moon, although in the background  battle lines are being drawn.    Mars and Pluto Uranus are still  in tension: This is radical, explosive and pote...

Full Moons bring to fruition the energy activated by the previous New Moon. The New Moon in Scorpio was all about death, and transformation (or release) and there has certainly been a fair bit of that going around! Now the Sun is in sunny Sagittarius things should be getting a bit lighter, but unfortunately they don't seem to be (yet). The Gemini Full Moon, exact tomorrow (Wed)  at 5:44 pm EST (22:44 UTC)   will bring a focus on communication and the expression of personal beliefs and ideas. Because it aligns with a Saturn-Neptune square that is becoming exact the very next day (Thurs), that expression is going to be full of challenges. Sun in Sagittarius is the truth teller. Moon in Gemini also wants to communicate. The conversation will be rather serious (Saturn) Misunderstandings are rife with Neptune in the mix. This is therefore not the best time to get caught up in ideological discussions, although it is also probably when we are most l...

Venus Opposite Uranus right now (planet of freedom and rebellion) sparks our need for personal space. Full Moon in Gemini on Wednesday encourages us to 'talk about it' ...  then challenges us to 'walk our talk'. Full blog post coming later today. Watch this space!

Whether you live in the northern or southern hemisphere, things are shifting and changing at a rapid  pace right now. In the North, where I live, we are heading into the dark days of winter, with the sharp chill that comes at this time of year. On the surface at least, nature seems to be in a state of decline. This fits well with the sign of Scorpio, who rules sex, death and transformation. We have passed the half way marker between  equinox and solstice ( Samaine, Celtic New Year),  our Halloween masks are back in their boxes, the Day of the Dead is done and we await the inevitable blanket of cold, wind, rain (or snow) that will chase the small creatures underground.  Some of us want to go down there too.  Yet despite this sense of an approaching end, underneath everything life is stirring and moving and morphing; as planets are moving into new signs  exciting new possibilities are afoot.   It’s a New Moon, a time for ...

We have recently passed through a period of high stress which included confrontations and challenges and a sense of    banging our heads against a wall. Ouch. Now it's time to 'get er done' as we head toward a luscious Full Moon in Taurus this coming Tues, Oct 27 , at 3 am UT, 8 AM Eastern standard.   The Pluto Uranus square, though waning, has continued to stir up powerful tensions; the Sun and Mercury moving through Libra   reactivated the 'shake up -wake up' message, and some are still feeling the sting. That, combined with Saturn’s recent square to the feel good planets (Venus, Jupiter)  created a rather tense few weeks. With the North Node/Collective Destiny point hovering at a critical degree in Libra,   interpersonal relationships have been the proving ground as we discovered just how tangled up we still are in our old patterns. Saturn in Sagittarius is there to challenge  core beliefs;  and many are  discovering how...