AURUM ASTROLOGY Finding the Gold in Life

If you want to be notified about future posts, leave your email at the top right column. For shorter, daily updates,  you can visit and  'like' Aurum Astrology on Facebook. I am a little bit foggy  at the moment (in keeping with the Pisces theme) ,  so I apologize ahead of time if this turns out to be somewhat illegible ! As the Moon joins with the Sun today for the 'Conjunctio/Sacred Marriage'  in  Pisces  we have another chance to press the reset button. The last New Moon in Aquarius helped us detach and clear the emotional slate (ha) - and now, as we complete the lunar cycle under the Dark of the Moon, we are planting the seeds of the next cycle. This is a good time to break free from emotional entanglements and detach from the intense interchanges that are the hallmark of these crazy times. The  highest manifestation of this Pisces New Moon is Unity Consciousness, where are we feel a connection to everyone and everything. We are all in this together

The Full Moon in Leo is playful and childlike. Leo rules the heart.‘Couer’ means Heart... It takes courage to keep your heart open in these crazy times.  the mood of this Full Moon en’cour’ages heartfelt authenticity. The Sun opposite in Aquarius is about  finding your tribe - which requires you be yourself. Know you have something to offer and let your light shine. Aquarius helps us vision our way forward ~ and the Leo light helps us see the path. The more true we are to ourself~the more we attract, or are drawn to, those people who we resonate with on a soul level. Leo’s warmth and generosity helps us connect to others.... not in a superficial,  follow-the-crowd kind of way - but in a follow-your-bliss and all else will follow  kind of way. Leo’s do like to be the centre of attention. Some part of us ~ perhaps our innocent self ~ wants to be noticed - we want to feel appreciated and adored. Yes that can sound a little narcissistic ~ but when we are truly heart centred,  the lov

Happy Imbolc. Self Nurture is the rule of the day !   Some info from various sources: “Imbolc is celebrated from February 1 through sundown February 2nd based on a Celtic celebration that means  'Yews Milk' or "in the belly," which refers to the pregnancy of ewes at this time of year. It was also called Brigantia for the Celtic female deity of light, calling attention to the Sun’s being halfway on its advance from the Winter Solstice to the Spring Equinox, and later became known as St Brighid's day or Candlemas. The halfway-points between the Solstices and Equinoxes a re called ‘Cross Quarter Days’ ~ and celebrate the feminine archetype. (Imbolc (Candlemas) Beltane (May Day) Lughansa (Lamas) and Samaine /Summers end (Halloween).    Imbolc is a traditional time for initiations ~ something is awakening deep within the earth and within us all, as we head further into the new year. In the Northern Hemisphere we are still in the belly of