AURUM ASTROLOGY Finding the Gold in Life

Today's New Moon in Taurus is all about planting seeds of intention in fertile soil.The fire and initiative  of Aries has warmed the earth for planting - now we get to make a fresh start.    Taurus - an earth sign - can help to feel more solid, grounded and connected to our senses that link us to each other, to what we value - to Mother Earth  - and -  most importantly -  to our own self worth.  It's time to focus on what we want to see grow and flourish in our lives.   For some, this New Moon brings a  feeling of personal redemption and healing - after a dark night of the soul moment (or a few of them ) resulting from Venus recent meetup with Chiron (see last few posts)  The  planet of love, and ruler of this New Moon, is now in the last degrees of Pisces - and after a long downward journey into some dark places, she is reemerging into the light, and bringing us with her. If you have been suffering through weeks of gut wrenching emotions - (Venus/Chiron/Saturn in Pisces) - hop

Today's Moon in Sagittarius is light and breezy compared to the last few weeks. Sagittarius is the freedom seeing adventurer of the zodiac. I hope you are enjoying some kind of inner or outer fun this weekend. On Sunday as the Moon hits Saturn things will focus our attention the Venus/Chiron moment occurring this week. With Moon Saturn on the Galactic core tomorrow, the biggest call to adventure will be about finding our way home - to our self - and thus to each other  - and Venus -  goddess of love - wants to show us the way. I am sure you all know by now about  ancient origins of Easter: Ēostre or Ostara : Goddess of Spring associated with eggs and hares and symbols of fertility. Ostara , Eástre seems therefore to have been the divinity of the radiant dawn, of upspringing light, a spectacle that brings joy and blessing, whose meaning could be easily adapted by the resurrection-day of the Christian's God. Bonfires were lighted at Easter and according to p

Yesterday 's powerful Full Moon in Libra is still rippling out into the stratosphere, bringing a sense of urgency and expansion to an  already loaded atmosphere. Despite a strong pressure to act/react, we are being pushed back in on ourselves by several retrograde planets. They're saying that before we can change the world, we have to change ourselves (hmm where have we heard that before?).  It's  time for an Inner Revolution.  Libra's ruling planet (Venus) has traveled back into peace loving Pisces, where it now joins Chiron the wounded healer. The message is that Love really IS the answer.  I thought I'd use some recently made SoulCollage® tarot cards ( part of Stephanie Anderson Ladd's online FB course " SoulCollage® Tarot Journey') to illustrate the energies involved. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did making them. A picture is worth a thousand words. We begin with wild, radical, freedom seeking warrior energy (Sun Uranus Eris in

Full Moon today in Libra, ruled by Venus, planet of love, peace and harmony. More later ....

Mercury Retrograde Today in Taurus (Earth) Listen to your mother.

If you want to be notified of new posts please click on link at top right of web-page. Daily (and much shorter) posts can be viewed  on the Aurum Astrology Facebook page (link lower right) . Venus (love,relating) is still retrograde and about to slip back into cosmic, dreamy Pisces.  Searching for love in all the wrong places?  or -  discovering that the love you've been seeking - was already inside of you. Once in Pisces, Venus will meet up again with Chiron, the wounded Healer. Chiron was a centaur in Greek mythology who was famous as a mentor/teacher for the Greek heroes like Hercules, Achilles etc. and  known for his knowledge and skill with medicine, as well as his intelligence and peaceful nature (compared to the other, generally wild centaurs). Chiron  was accidentally wounded and spent his life seeking a cure for the poison that was killing him. In the end, in an act of sacrifice, and to escape his endless suffering, Chiron exchanged his immortality for th