Venus enters Virgo Sunday morning at 8:39 am, July 19, AEST, where it will reside until early morn on Aug 1st, when it retrogrades back into Leo where it will stay until until Oct 9, when it returns to Virgo. Here’s my take on how it may express in the sign Virgo. Venus takes on … Continue reading
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Astrologer, Teacher and Author, Varij is a former Tutor in Philosophy at Melbourne and La Trobe Universities, Actor and Musician.
Famous Leo Personalities
The big question for Leo, and indeed all of us, is Who am I? Here is a roll call of culturally influential Leo personalities and how they have answered that perennial question. Who am I? At my highest and best, I am a spiritual teacher dedicated to helping others to realize the Self as I … Continue reading
Mercury in Leo
The Sun enters Leo today at 1:30 pm, followed by Mercury at 10:14 pm this evening, the 23rd July. Here’s my take on how Mercury functions in Leo. The central interest of those with Mercury in Leo is first and foremost themselves and their own life journey, and secondly, their personal creations within which they … Continue reading
Pope Francis’ Encyclical ‘Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home
Pope Francis published his ground breaking encyclical ‘Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, on June 18, 2015. It reflects the wisdom, compassion and erudition abounding in his birth chart, and also the influence of transiting Chiron at 22 degrees in Pisces activating the mutable grand cross in his chart. Environmentalist Bill McKibben wrote … Continue reading
The Hermetica
“When we are born / The planetary gods who are at that time on duty as ministers of birth / Take charge of us / These particular powers, that change according to the rotation of the planets / Make their way in through the body / And mould the shape of our souls” – The … Continue reading
Mercury into Cancer July 9
Mercury moves into Cancer tomorrow, July 9, at 4:51 am, and speeds through the sign in two weeks! Here’s my take on how it may express when in that sign When rational, objective Mercury is placed in Cancer, a sign of subjective feeling strongly influenced by childhood memories and early family conditioning, thoughts and feelings … Continue reading
July Astrology
Keywords: Insecurity, uncertainty, volatility, catalytic change Regime Change, Rebellion and Revolution are in the air! From Monday July 6, the Sun in security conscious, ‘keep the home (land) safe’ Cancer opposes transformational Pluto in security conscious, ‘government knows best’ Capricorn, the patriarchal, authoritarian sign of political economy, and squares, (challenges) shake up / wake up … Continue reading
Astrology Update 25-6-2015
“We are born at a given moment in a given place, and like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season in which we are born.” – C.G. Jung It’s now Cancer Season, doubly so, because both the Sun and Mars, the god of war and passion, are … Continue reading
Jupiter trine Uranus: Reach for the Sky, June 22
Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system, aka Zeus, king of the gods sitting atop Mount Olympus, planet of higher mind and positive potential, is harmonizing with the shake up / wake up sky god planet Uranus, building to exactitude on June 22. Time to reach for the sky and create, originate, and innovate! … Continue reading
Transformational Astrology Group
Varij teaches at the Temple Byron in Byron Bay every Thursday night from 6:30pm – 9:30pm. This is an ongoing group, open to all. If you are seeking insight into a pressing life issue, or simply want to check in for a personal or collective astrological tune-up, then this group is for you. The group … Continue reading
