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Tune in to the wisdom of the universe and discover what is happening in the skies right now. Astrology can help ups make the most of the upcoming opportunities and anticipate challenges. It’s a tool for living more fully and more consciously in on planet Earth.
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Venus enters Capricorn at 18h26 BST on 11th November 2024 Capricorn is a serious placement for Venus. In this sign, she works hard and is quietly ambitious, valuing tradition and ‘standing on your own two feet’. She’s focussed on her duties and responsibilities to both family and society and expects ‘just reward’ for her efforts. …
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New Moon in Scorpio
astrologer · astrology · Astrology forecast · beginners astrology · Halloween · learn astrology · lunation · Mars · Mercury · New Moon · Persephone · Planets · Pluto · Samhain · Scorpio · Sun · TaurusNew Moon at 9 degrees 35’ Scorpio at 12h47 GMT on 1st November 2024 This intense, Scorpio New Moon takes place on All Souls’ Day – Samhain in the Celtic tradition. A day when bonfires were traditionally lit to stave off the encroaching darkness and ancient burial mounds were opened giving access to other worlds. …
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Sun enters Scorpio
astrologer · astrology · Astrology forecast · beginners astrology · learn astrology · Mars · Planets · Pluto · Scorpio · SunSun enters Scorpio at 23h15 BST on 22nd October 2024 As the Sun moves through the last, powerful degree of relational Libra to intense, powerful Scorpio, it encounters Pluto, Lord of the Underworld. This challenging aspect between these two planets suggests a confrontation between our individual power and direction and the demands of society, work…
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29th August 1993 – 16th October 2024 A note on the sad death of Liam Payne who passed yesterday in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A man who brought joy to millions with the band One Direction, but who was probably no stranger to the darkness with Pluto close to his Scorpio Ascendant, at odds with his…
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Venus enters Sagittarius
astrologer · astrology · Astrology forecast · Jupiter · learn astrology · Planets · Sagittarius · VenusVenus enters Sagittarius at 20h28 BST, 17th October 2024 Venus perfects her positive aspect with Pluto and moves into Sagittarius. With this change of sign our values and relationship focus are reignited in the sign of Mutable Fire; changeable, adaptable and so much less intense. In Sagittarius, Venus is concerned with themes of freedom, independence, meaning,…
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Full Moon in Aries
Aries · astrologer · astrology · Astrology forecast · beginners astrology · Capricorn · Full Moon · learn astrology · Planets · Relationships · Sagittarius · VenusFull Moon at 24 degrees 25’ Aries at 12h26 BST on 17th October 2024 This Supermoon in the active and go getting sign of Aries is opposed and confronted by the Sun in judicial and relational Libra. We might have hoped for a calmer Full Moon but this feels like it’s still carrying the energy…
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Pluto turns direct
Aquarius · astrologer · astrology · Astrology forecast · beginners astrology · Capricorn · learn astrology · Planets · Pluto · SaturnPluto turns direct at 29 degrees 38’ Capricorn on 12th October 2024 at 01h31 BST Tonight, the Lord of the Underworld is preparing to turn and inch back back through the last 22’ of Capricorn for the final time for around 240 years. Capricorn is the very fabric of society. It is about the way…
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Jupiter turns retrograde
astrologer · astrology · Astrology forecast · beginners astrology · Gemini · Jupiter · learn astrology · Pisces · Planets · Retrograde · SagittariusJupiter stations retrograde at 21deg 20’Gemini, at 08h04 BST on 9th October 2024 Always so bright in the heavens, Jupiter will now appear to track back across the sky from our viewpoint on earth until it stations direct on 4th February 2025. Jupiter is our planet of wisdom, faith, belief, long journeys, higher learning and…
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New Moon in Libra
astrologer · astrology · Astrology forecast · beginners astrology · Cancer · Eclipse · family · Kittens · learn astrology · Libra · Mars · New Moon · Nodes · Planets · RelationshipsAnnular Solar Eclipse – endings and new beginnings New Moon on 2nd October 2024 at 10 deg 03’ Libra: Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses are often moments when life feels speeded up. Things pile in, one on top of the other, for us to somehow juggle and deal with. The Lunar Eclipse on 18th September was…
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Sun enters Libra
Aries · astrologer · astrology · Astrology forecast · beginners astrology · Eclipse · Equinox · learn astrology · Libra · Myth · Nature · Neptune · Persephone · Planets · Pluto · Solstice · Uranus · VenusAutumn Equinox Sun enters Libra at 13.43 BST on 22nd September: Autumn Equinox Equinox literally means equal night when day and night are the same length the world over This is one of the four Cardinal points of the year, setting us up for the coming three months until the Winter Solstice. This year it…
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Lunar Eclipse in Pisces
astrologer · astrology · Astrology forecast · beginners astrology · Eclipse · learn astrology · lunation · Neptune · Pisces · VirgoFull Moon and partial Lunar Eclipse at 25deg 40’ Pisces on 18th September at 03.43 BST Eclipses happen on New and Full Moons (lunations) around every six months. And they always come in pairs. They occur when the lunations are close to the Nodes where the path of the Sun and Moon cross. Nodes are…
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Mercury returns to Virgo at 07.50 BST on 9th September 2024Mercury is home again. 😃 Time to read, write, plan, organise, hone our skills, think about our health routines and pay attention to the details of our daily lives. Beware, in Virgo, Mercury can get bogged down in the detail and miss the big picture.…
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Mars enters Cancer at 20h47 BST on 4th September 2024 Traditionally, Mars isn’t super happy in Cancer. The frothy waves tend to put a dampener on its fiery nature. However, it’s useful to remember that Mars co-rules Scorpio in addition to Aries so it’s not entirely lost in the element of Water. Cancer is a…
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New Moon in Virgo
astrologer · astrology · Astrology forecast · beginners astrology · Leo · lunation · Mercury · Nature · New Moon · Planets · VirgoNew Moon at 11 deg 04’ Virgo at 02h55 BST, 3rd September 2024 This Virgo New Moon asks us to consider our health and well-being, our self-care and to focus on the rituals and management of daily lives. It may have been a busy weekend with Uranus and Pluto on the move. Fresh Virgo energy…
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Venus enters Libra on 29th August 2024 at 14h23 BST Venus is at home in Libra and able to make herself effective. This move shifts our focus to issues of peace, justice and relationship, all of which are greatly needed. In Libra, Venus is civilised and seeks balance and compromise in all things. She is…
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