What a fabulous idea! I saw this recently in a blog by a friend of a friend who’d done just that, taken the summer off to “do less, be more”. It’s what I’m planning to do and even though I won’t be spending August on a tropical beach, it feels right to kick back a

Mercury, the planet of communication, is retrograde from today Monday 12th March until Wednesday 4th April. This relatively common occurence happens three times a year and gets a lot of bad press amongst astrologers; don’t travel, don’t sign anything, don’t make any major decisions

Last week I put my car into the garage for a service. I’ve had my car for just under five years and even though it’s an old convertible, it’s reliable and I love it. I had a hunch, however, that all was not well and sadly I was proved right. The advisory list was staggeringly long

Winged Mercury I am in the middle of a Saturn transit this summer and doing my best to go with it. If Saturn brings a setback or delay, I’m trying to accept it and see what lessons can be learned. If Saturn brings periods of sadness or solitude, I’m leaning in to those moments, to fully

I spoke with a client today who was feeling confused, unsure of her next steps or what to do and, my advice… maybe you need to enjoy not knowing, for a while at least. This mirrors what’s happening in the heavens because Mercury turns retrograde tonight (6th November) for a period of thr

On the day that that Mercury turns retrograde (June 26 2013  13:08 GMT), here’s a quick blog post on the planet of communication’s retrograde motion through the zodiac. The trickster planet gives the illusion of moving backwards through the heavens thrice-yearly and for approximately thr

Mercury retrograde is possibly the most well-known astrology term with songs written about it and even the most verdant non-astrologers knowing what it means. Three times a year the planet of communication, Mercury, gives the illusion of moving backwards in the heavens and chaos ensues for a three w

Mercury, the planet of communication, is retrograde from June 7th-July 1st 2014. I have been writing about this astrological phenomenon at Horoscope Friends. Here’s a snippet from the article: “Mercury Retrograde is known to astrologers as a time to expect communication chaos. This is b

Mercury, the planet of communication, has been retrograde, i.e. on go slow since June 7th 2014 but today, July 1st 2014, Mercury picks up speed and turns direct. This is especially good news as Mercury is currently in its sign of rulership, Gemini, so this is the equivalent of a run of green lights.

This weekend just gone there was a Mercury-Uranus opposition in the heavens on Saturday 13th September 2014, exact at 09:16 BST. It felt entirely appropriate that I was at the Astrological Association Conference listening to lectures by astrologers from different schools of thought. In traditional a

Mars Retrograde – June 26, 2018 (22:04 GMT+1) to August 27, 2018 (15:05 GMT+1) Action planet Mars is about to turn retrograde, i.e. switch direction in the zodiac. It seems timely that, in the northern hemisphere at least, this takes place for most of July and August, when the school holidays

Mars turns direct today, August 27th, 2018, and you don’t know how delighted I am to write those four words! Mars’ retrograde phases happen once every two years. Being Mars-ruled, I often find them difficult, challenging, frustrating, etc. Mars-ruled signs are Aries and Scorpio. In brie

Mars conjunct Uranus [29 Aries 11] – February 13 2019 (06:21 GMT) Mars is fiery and furious over the next couple of days. The red planet that rules anger and action is currently strong in Aries: the strident activist, the daring hero, the martial arts expert. This Mars knows what it wants an

We are entering a period of some furious, passionate astrology. Therefore, it’s the ideal time to recognise what you’re furious about. More importantly, channel it and do something productive with your passion and fury. You only need to glance at the news or social media to find

Things which have been hidden could be unleashed or revealed early this week with considerable force and intensity. Mercury Back To Direct Motion Firstly, communication planet, Mercury, turns direct after three weeks on go slow. This takes place tomorrow, November 20th (19:12 GMT). Mercur

Mars Aries square Saturn Capricorn – August 24, 2020 (19:19 GMT+1) Today, action planet Mars squares up to authority planet Saturn. This is a powerful square aspect as both planets are in their sign of rulership: Mars in Aries and Saturn in Capricorn. This clash makes me t

Mars Retrograde – September 9 to November 13, 2020 Action planet Mars has been in Aries, one of its signs of rulership, since the end of June 2020. This was always going to be an important transit of Mars as it stays in fiery, fierce Aries until early January 2021. A whole six mont

Mercury Aries On April 4th, Mercury enters Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, and one of the fire signs. Fire sign motivation, joy & spontaneity was missing from January 8th to March 20th. The inner planets are currently making up for this as they leap into Aries. This is a good tim

On September 15, 2021, Mars enters Libra, the star sign ruled by Venus. Five days ago, on September 10, 2021, Venus entered Scorpio, the star sign ruled by Mars. Traditionally, both planets are now in their sign of detriment, i.e. a star sign in which they’re not especially strong.

Action planet Mars turns direct on June 29th 2016 after 10 weeks retrograde. Mars is a difficult planet when it’s on go slow as this is a frustrated Mars. The planet which rules assertive behaviour, anger, passion, the libido and courage doesn’t like to be held back, tied down, repressed