Living with the Stars

As the sun sets on the western horizon this evening, the Full Moon rises in the East, reaching culmination at around 10:30pm. This is a Full Moon in the earth sign of Capricorn.  Full Moons are rather like a pause button, a time for reflection. What started as a New Moon on the 25th June (in Cancer) now asks us to take stock of our thoughts and actions since that time. What plans did you want to implement concerning hearth and home (Cancer)? Those plans may have been 'OTT' given that Jupiter, the planet which encourages expansion, was one degree away. Now that we have a Full Moon in the more practical sign of Capricorn, ask yourself the same question through a more practical lens. How much of your plans were you able to implement? Because the Moon reflects the light of the Sun at the full moon, it throws light on what was inspired at the new moon. Let's have a look at what the sky story is. Patterns in the sky. The chart here shows a triangle formation which pulls in all th...

  So, as yesterday's Ghar iD-Dud was replete with couples carrying roses and other red paraphernalia, two heavenly bodies were creating some heat in the sky.  Yep, Mars and Venus were having a 'thing', though Venus, our goddess of love, moves faster than Mars, and so she'll leave him in the lurch and toddle off. They may have been visible as a single light sinking into the western horizon at sunset yesterday. Both planets are in the zodiac sign of Capricorn (though in the sky the constellation of Sagittarius would have been visible as a backdrop - the reason for this will be in another post. Astrology can be sidereal or tropical, in short) and Capricorn is not a sign known for love; it is an earth sign and also a cardinal sign. Moreover, Mars is in exaltation in Capricorn (powerful), Venus in the sign of Capricorn has no special power, but there was a nice trine (120 degree aspect/relationship) to Uranus, so there was a general overtone of 'let's do the unusual ...