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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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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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Mercury turns direct at 21 deg 24’ Leo on 28th August 2024 at 22h14 BST Our planet of thought and communication pauses in Leo and turns direct. Communications should now begin to improve and we may start to get answers to emails and letters that we thought were lost in the ether. Mercury in Leo…
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Sun enters Virgo @15h55 BST on 22nd August 2024 The Sun is beginning to set on summer and the pace changes. Leo is a Fixed sign. It moves steadily with focus on the bigger picture. Virgo is busy, bustling, managerial, paying attention to all the details, adapting to new situations and making sure things get…
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Full Moon in Aquarius
Aquarius · astrologer · astrology · Astrology forecast · Full Moon · learn astrology · Leo · Planets · Retrograde · Sun · UranusFull Moon in Aquarius at 27deg 15’ Aquarius at 19h26 BST A Full Moon in Aquarius signifies the oppposition between ideals and independence (Aquarius) and self-expression (Sun in Leo). A challenging aspect to Uranus in Taurus adds issues of radical change to our material security. Security must be smashed for freedom and change to occur.…
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Jupiter square Saturn
Aquarius · astrologer · astrology · Astrology forecast · beginners astrology · Gemini · Jupiter · learn astrology · Mercury · Pisces · Relationships · Saturn · VirgoJupiter/Saturn square across Gemini/Pisces at 17deg 27’ at 22h47 BST on 19th August 2024 This week is building to two important astrological events, both happening on 19th August; the Full Moon in Aquarius (more on that in a separate post) and the challenging square between Jupiter and Saturn. The square aspect had its seed moment…
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Mercury turns retrograde
astrologer · astrology · Astrology forecast · beginners astrology · Gemini · learn astrology · Mercury · Planets · Retrograde · VirgoMercury turns retrograde at 4 deg 6’ Virgo on 5th August 2024 at 05.56 BST Our planet of thought and communication turns retrograde three to four times year. This time it’s in the Mutable, Earth sign of Virgo, a sign which it rules, along with Gemini. Those of us with these two signs prominent in…
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Venus enters Virgo
astrologer · astrology · Astrology forecast · beginners astrology · learn astrology · Mercury · Planets · Venus · VirgoVenus enters Virgo at 03.23 BST on 5th August 2024 🌟 💃 Venus, who has been working on herself and her own creative projects in Leo, now moves into Virgo where she is thinking more about how to be useful to others. In Virgo, she has work to do. Organisation and adaptability are required. 💫 For Venus, our…
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