A New Year Review of Mercury’s current Retrograde in Capricorn. Mercury rules communications, commerce, data, information and travel. He was known as Hermes in Greek mythology, a trickster god who was the patron of merchants and thieves. He was the only god who could do down into Hades (Pluto’s) underworld domain and return unscathed. Who … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2016
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Astro-Update 31-12-2016
Astro- Update 31-12-2016 Each end a beginning / Each beginning an end” 2016 ends and 2017 begins with Jupiter, planet of expansion, belief, and higher understanding re-activating the separating but still potent 90 degree square alignment of the planets Uranus (revolt, rebellion, revolution) and Pluto (money, power, transformation). And right here in Byron Bay all … Continue reading
Astro-Update Xmas Day 2016
There are some wonderful planetary alignments today that could make for a truly happy Xmas, though with the Moon in Scorpio all day and night, there is an underlying potential for ancient hurts to surface and stir up uncontrollable intense emotions. Late afternoon, when the Moon squares Venus is the witching hour to be alert … Continue reading
Sagittarius as the Sign of the Traveller
Last day of Sagittarius for another year. Here’s a playful riff on Sagittarius as the sign of the traveller. It is excerpted from my book Signs of the Zodiac: Clothing of the Self Sagittarians love to travel, whether mentally into the higher reaches of the mind or physically around the planet in search of their … Continue reading
Mars enters Pisces
Mars, the god of war and passion, sex and aggression, drive and initiative enters Pisces today, Monday Dec 19 AEDT, where it will reside until Jan 28 2017. Here’s my take on how it may express when in that sign. Pisces colours the actions of Mars with sensitivity and feeling, so this is more a … Continue reading
Mercury Retrograde Ahead!
Mercury Retrograde Ahead! Time to put our inbuilt bullshit detectors on high alert, as this retrograde begins as Mercury conjuncts manipulative, hidden persuader Pluto in the sign of government, Capricorn. The Zeitgeist themes of truth and lies, information and dis-information, propaganda masquerading as news, and really the whole issue of who and what can we … Continue reading
Mercury enters Capricorn on Dec 3 2016
Mercury entered Capricorn at 7:17 am, Saturday Dec 3, AEDT, where it will reside until February 7 when it enters Aquarius. During this long stay in Capricorn it will turn retrograde on Dec 19, and spend 8 days in late Sagittarius from the 5th to the 13th of January, where it will turn direct on … Continue reading
Sagittarius Time and Osho as an archetypical Sun Sign Sagittarian
With 4 planets currently in Sagittarius, and with the Moon and Mercury having just passed over the Galactic Centre, [Wednesday Dec 1, early afternoon, AEDT] the time is propitious to post my take on the Indian spiritual master Osho as an archetypical Sagittarian. It is excerpted from the Sagittarius chapter of my book Signs of … Continue reading
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