AURUM ASTROLOGY Finding the Gold in Life

Both the Sun and Mercury  in  Gemini right now ( Mercury’s home sign) activate the  tendency to live in our heads. Mercury rules the mind - communication - mental processes. It also rules Gemini - sign of the twins.  Being mercurial means you like variety and can see different sides to things - with a desire to experience a little bit of everything. Under this influence we can spread ourselves too thin by getting caught up in socializing, information, endless details and mental activity.  Venus in Taurus, on the other hand,  wants us to embody - ourself!  Venus is the planet of love, art, beauty. It rules both Taurus and Libra. In Libra is is airy, abstract, idealized love, visual art, music, poetry.  In Taurus, where it is right now, Venus is sexy, sultry, and grounded in physical passions and creature comforts. Good food, good wine, good sex - all are physical comforts that nonetheless feed the soul.  Last weeks Full Moon in Scorpio added an injunction to find yo

Relationships (or lack thereof) are the vehicle for radical metamorphosis: At this time of year - as the sap is rising- so too our passionate drives. Venus in Aries is impatient for love - it wants what it wants. Yet those primal instincts are being thwarted and blocked now by invisible forces. If you are feeling frustrated  - be careful not to resent or resist - or believe me - this will persist! Stay centred and grounded - learn to hold the tension- it can transform and transport you to new levels.  We are being tempered now in alchemical fires of  deep karmic significance - burning off the dross from the past - to make way for a golden new dawn!  “For even as love crowns you - so shall s/he crucify you. Even as s/he is for your growth - so is s/he for your pruning.”     (Kahlil Gibran The Prophet) Venus in Aries square Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn on south node of the Moon. Mars opposite Jupiter. 

Hurray Hurray- the 4th of May! (May the fourth be with you ) Outdoor frolicking starts today! Light a fire - clear the cobwebs away, Jump over it, through it, around it. Play! Dance, sing, and celebrate spring! Fill your heart with gratitude for everything! Today is the Beltane New Moon in Taurus. Beltane is celebrated between 1 - 5th of May in lazy, lusty, lovely Taurus ! Fires are lit to invoke the Sun -  warming the earth so seeds may be   planted. Maypoles symbolize the phallic aspect of fertility, while garlanded maidens  blessed the fields with  feminine fecundity. Singing and dancing and jumping over fires were all part of ensuring a good crop to feed the people as we celebrate and bless our mother earth. “ The fire in the hearth was the central focal point for all activities in the cottage. The fire at all other times of the year was never allowed to go out, but all household fires were ceremoni