photo by zeeweez at flickr How can you benefit when the Sun is in Taurus as it is for most of May? Taurus is ruled by Venus, which symbolises love, beauty, art and sensuality. Indulge yourself now; feast on yummy food, laugh heartily at a funny movie, spend time outdoors and experience the be

  Gemini (21 May-20 June) Happy Solar Return, Gemini. The end of May and most of June is your birthday month so here’s your chance to celebrate and stand out from the crowd. You’re backed by Mercury, planet of communication, in Gemini from 2nd-16th. Think on your feet, act fast and get yourse

JULY 2011 Baby Buddha Cancer (21 June-22 July) Happy Solar Return, Cancer! July opens with a bang as the final eclipse in a cycle that began mid-2008 falls on the 1st. Eclipses are a great excuse to sweep out the old and embrace the new so think of this as your own personal renaissance and put yours

Leo the lion August 2011   Leo (23 July-22 August) The Sun in Leo is joined by lovely Venus which is wonderful for entertainment and parties. If you’re an August-born Leo, celebrate your birthday in style. Venus, goddess of love, adds a warm glow to relationships and enhances popularity if you’

Virgo (23 August-22 September) It’s your birthday month and the perfect time to celebrate. Good times begin straightaway with a wonderful Sun-Jupiter connection on Saturday 3rd. This is brilliant for a party or something more. Jupiter is the planet of opportunity and currently in your travel and lea

OCTOBER 2011 Libra (23 September-23 October) Let’s start with the best news, the fact that your planet Venus, which rules love, beauty and wealth, is in Libra for the first week of the month. Do what you do best and indulge yourself, prioritise love and relationships and appreciate all that life an

Scorpio (24 October-21 November) It’s your birthday month and the perfect excuse to indulge yourself, put your needs first and do what you want. However, at times this month you may feel unsure what it is that you want. You may ponder the meaning of life, question where your life’s heading or simply

Sagittarius (22 November-21 December) The big news concerns your ruling planet Jupiter which turns direct on Christmas Day. Jupiter is the planet of good fortune and is currently halfway through its journey in the sign of Taurus, boosting your work and your cash flow. The few days before Christmas l

Capricorn (22 December-19 January) Even if it’s a slow start to 2012, this changes once fleet-footed Mercury, planet of communication, enters your sign on the 8th. Mercury doesn’t hang around this month and speeds through your sign in under three weeks, and by the 27th, he’s moved on. This is your c

Aquarius (20 January-18 February) It’s your birthday month so make time to celebrate and have some fun. Mercury, planet of communication, joins the Sun in Aquarius for the first two weeks and this is excellent for communication in general, but especially talking about yourself, boosting your profile

Pisces (19 February-20 March) You have two ruling planets, Jupiter and Neptune and this month, both these planets connect with Venus, planet of love, money and pleasure, on the 6th (Neptune) and on the 14th (Jupiter). This suggests harmony, an easy flow in life and enjoying simple pleasures. It feel

Aries (21 March-19 April) I am very excited about April’s stars for you, Aries, as there seems a lot going right and a surge of forward motion. This is because Mercury, planet of communication, turns direct in the heavens on the 4th (astrologer breathes sigh of relief) and re-enters Aries on the 16t

Mercury Direct Mercury, the communication planet, turns direct today after three weeks retrograde. Mercury went into retreat in Scorpio – deep, analytical, focused and turns direct in Libra – diplomatic, balanced, talkative. You may have experienced the usual communication iss

Mercury turns direct – February 21, 2021 (00:53) Hooray, hoorah, tra-la-la, the planet which rules communication, post, transport and trade, Mercury, turns direct this weekend. Expect new information to come to light, sort out any misunderstandings and, whatever’s gone wrong in your li

Mercury Retrograde – May 29 to June 22, 2021 You might already be experiencing this powerful Mercury retrograde phase. Mercury entered Gemini, one of its two signs of rulership on May 4th and moved into its shadow phase on May 15th. This week, Mercury switches direction and dives i

Mercury turns direct [16 Gemini 08] – June 22, 2021 (23:00 GMT+1) The planet which rules communication, post, transport and trade, Mercury, turns direct later today. Thank goodness for that! It’s been quite the shady, chaotic few weeks with Mercury in retreat alongside two ecl

Mercury Retrograde – September 27 to October 18 2021 Mercury turns retrograde [24 Libra 50] – September 27, 2021 (06:09 GMT+1) Mercury turns direct [10 Libra 08] – October 18, 2021 (16:17 GMT+1) The planet of communication Mercury is now retrograde, if you hadn

Mercury Turns Direct [10 Libra 08] October 18, 2021 (16:17 GMT+1) Trickster planet Mercury has been especially mischievous over the last three weeks. There was the day that Facebook & associated social media sites went down for around 6 hours leaving many people wondering whether it w

A heads up that we are heading closer to the next Mercury Retrograde phase which takes place from January 14 to February 4, 2022. This means that two of the inner planets, Mercury (communication) and Venus (love/money) will be on go slow.  If you’re feeling stuck or plans are

It’s not often that two of the inner planets are retrograde at the same time. This is what’s been happening in January 2022. The planet of love and money Venus has been retrograde from December 19, 2021 and the planet of communication Mercury has been retrograde from January 14,