Delay in Posting...

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to make a quick apology for the delay in posting... day care lady has been on holiday this week and will be next week as well: plus my little 2yo Ruby has been sick.

Thanks for your patience!

Rose :)

Venus Square Mars...

starts on November 18, is exact on November 19 at 7.22pm in Kilmore, leaves on November 20.  Venus at 14 degrees and 12 minutes of Scorpio, Mars at 14 degrees and 12 minutes of Leo.

Venus in Scorpio is an intensely emotional position for the light-hearted Venus, the planet associated with our ability to relate to those around us suggesting that we are all a little more complicated in our dealings with others than usual.  By looking to see which house Venus is travelling through and rules (Taurus and Libra), you can get an idea of what, or who is likely to be more compex than usual as well.

Mars is going to be travelling through Leo for an extraordinarily long time so suggests that whatever or whoever is represented by Mars will be here to stay for some time (especially being in a fixed sign).

The square between the two suggests a sense of tension as the people and situations represented by the two energies seem to be digging their heels in!  The realisation that this process is happening is one step towards resolution... 

Saturn Square Pluto...

starts on November 2 using a 1 degree orb, is exact on November 16 in Kilmore at 2.20am, leaves on December 7.  Saturn at 1 degree and 42 minutes of Libra, Pluto at 1 degree and 42 minutes of Capricorn.

As I mentioned in my post about the entry of Saturn into Libra here, this first major aspect that Saturn makes reminds me a bit of a 'baptism of fire'!

This aspect also energises the relatively recent entry of Pluto into Capricorn.  The square suggests tension and a turning point being reached through being in a situation that finally makes us do something about a long standing (outer planets) situation that desperately needs to change.  Depending on your own birth chart the way you experience this square will vary.

Both planets can represent what we fear, but also the potential for change... Saturn on a structural level, Pluto at a deeper, emotional level.

This combination then gives us the chance now to make profound changes in our lives that will free us from our fears, through acknowledging them and then reaching a major cross-road and turning point in our new understand and freedom in our lives.

By looking at where this transit is happening in your birth chart you can get a better idea of how to utilise the energy constructively.  Also look to see which houses are ruled by Saturn (Capricorn and Aquarius), and Pluto (Scorpio).

New Moon in Scorpio...

today in Kilmore at 6.14am at 24 degrees and 34 minutes of Scorpio.

A New Moon generally brings the opportunity for a fresh start in whichever house it falls in and incorporating the themes of its' sign and the aspect patterns within it.

This New Moon looks quite dynamic with Mars widely squaring it, as well as the Jupiter/Chiron/Neptune conjunct squaring it.  The trine from Uranus is helpful.

So, what this translates to in everyday life is that where the New Moon falls in your birth chart by house is where you have the chance to make a fresh start... the squares are what people and situations are likely to challenge or energise you, and the trines are likely to be helpful people and/or skills.

Mercury enters Sagittarius...

today in Kilmore at 11.28am.

Mercury, the planet of communication and connection moving from the intensely emotional Scorpio into Sagittarius, a much more open and straightforward sign, is likely to make communication clearer and much more to the point: Sagittarius is known for this quality!

By looking at where Mercury is travelling through in your chart and which houses are ruled by it (Gemini and Virgo), you can get an idea of what and who is likely to become much easier to deal with and understand.

Sun Square Neptune...

starts on November 15, is exact on November 16 at 10.11am in Kilmore, leaves on November 17.  Sun at 23 degrees and 43 minutes of Scorpio, Neptune at 23 degrees and 43 minutes of Aquarius.

The Sun tends to highlight what is going on in the sky... just like it illuminates it when it rises, it also illuminates the energies working in our lives.

Neptune is associated with artistic and psychic themes, as well as spirituality and lack of ego.  It is also associated with lack of boundaries and is known for coinciding with periods of time when situations become 'foggy'!

The connection of these two planets through the stressful square aspect brings to mind a beam of light hitting fog... try as we might, by focussing too much it looks as though we are all likely to make this less clear!

This may be a time to try a different approach to the themes and people represented by this aspect according to where it is falling in your birth chart.

Sun Trine Retrograde Uranus...

enters on November 14 (using a 1 degree orb); is exact on November 15 at 12.41pm in Kilmore, leaves on November 16.  Sun at 22 degrees and 49 minutes of Scorpio, retrograde Uranus at 22 degrees and 49 minutes of Pisces.

As always, the Sun puts a focus on whatever it touches... like torchlight in the dark aiming at something in particular we want to look at more closely.  It is travelling through Scorpio at the moment, giving that beam of light more of an emotional and even more concentrated focus!

Uranus is a bit of a wildcard so it's always difficult to pick exactly how it will be experienced except to know that it will be unexpected!

The trine aspect between these two planets suggests progress and the energies between them flowly smoothly... so I would think that there is likely to be a pleasant surprise or twist of fate in the relationships and areas of life represented by these planets symbolically.

As usual, look to see where this aspect is happening and which houses are ruled by the Sun (Leo) and Uranus (Aquarius) to get a feel for where to look out for a nice surprise or two!