Living with the Stars

  The cosmos is stirring up a storm - yes, a storm - as the planet associated with rebellion and innovation changes sign from Taurus to Gemini. Yesterday, 7th July, we bid goodbye to the presence of Uranus in grounded Taurus and witnessed its entry into the communicative Gemini, where it will reside for the next 7 years. Uranus orbits once around the Sun every 84 years, which roughly means that at around that age, you may witness a Uranus return to its natal position in your chart. But what does all this herald?  Uranus is what is called 'an outer planet', meaning that it is one of the planets which lies outside of Saturn's orbit. Until the late 1700s, there were only seven planets known to mankind. With the discovery of Uranus in 1781, astrologers began to attribute certain traits to the planet. It was a time of revolution, new ideas, freedom and individuality. Let's not forget the Declaration of Independence of 1776, and the French Revolution of 1789. Even our tiny is...

  The Sun has sailed into the zodiac sign of Scorpio.  At 06:51 on the morning of the 23rd October, Malta time, the Sun began its journey through the sign associated with death and renewal. Traditionally, Mars rules this sign, although Pluto has come to be associated with it, which is why both planets are considered when looking at Scorpio in a chart.  So how did Pluto come to be a co-ruler of Scorpio? Historically, Pluto was discovered in the 1930s though apparently an astronomer by the name of Percival Lowell detected its possible existence as far back as 1905. When in 1930, another astronomer confirmed its existence based on the work of Percival Lowell, it was given the name Pluto, suggested by the 11 year-old daughter who thought it might be a good idea to name it after the god of the underworld. Its name also pays homage to Percival Lowell, containing the first letters of his name. And there you have it.  Pluto was famously demoted as a planet in 2007, much ...