The Moon moves through Virgo, Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius, and into the first eclipse of the current eclipse season. (Curious about eclipses? My eclipse fact sheet has all the details!) The week starts with Earth Day, which appropriately occurs with the Sun in the lush, fecund sign of Taurus. Th

The week ahead has a waning, or shrinking Moon, and the general tone is about pushing towards completion. The dominant lunar phase is third quarter, which occurs Wed/Thurs in the free spirited sign of Aquarius. Mid week is all about walking your talk, and making authentic if unconventional choices.

This week is watched over by a waning Moon, one which is focused on consolidation, completion and reorganising. The Moon moves through the signs of Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces, but her busiest period is Tues/Wed. I’ve detailed the super active Moon in Capricorn here. Phases The Moon moves

This week kicks off with a Balsamic Pisces Moon, which may be more about completion or day dreaming than starting afresh. I’ve just written up my work task list for Monday, which includes two separate ‘finish’ tasks! There’s a New Moon in Aries on Wednesday, which is the arg

The Moon is waxing – growing – through Gemini, Cancer, Leo and Virgo. This is a week of shifting focus, as Venus, Mars and the Sun change signs. You may feel the mental fog lifting, as Mercury settles into Aries after an extended spell in Pisces. Clarity returns and delayed decisions finalised. Mon

A New Moon and the entry of Mars into Aries brings fresh, confident energy encouraging new adventures and helping you create progress. Monday The Pisces Moon is not yet new, but does align with retrograde Mercury, suggesting it’s a day for reorganising schedules and details. It’s also

The upcoming Libra Full Moon is quite similar – in theme, tone, energy – to the Aries Full Moon of last September. For a quick recap of that Full Moon pop over here. It’ll help provide some insight into what expect this week too.

This is a busy week. It kicks off with a confidence boosting Mars/Jupiter sextile, flows into a mid week Full Moon with Uranus, and ends with major Mercury action this weekend. The Moon reaches her peak mid week, in the diplomatic sign of Libra. You can read more about the Full Moon here. This Full

Even the Pope got into the ‘do it your way’ spirit of the Sun/Venus/Uranus link on Thursday and Friday, by washing a woman’s feet for the first time in the Holy Thursday ritual. More details via the guardian website here. The Sun aligns with each outer planet just once a year. Th

So, this Venus/Sun Cazimi has been happening in my 2nd house (at 8 Aries). And, today I discovered something good about our mortgage, and sorted out a finicky thing on a credit card, all of which work to my financial advantage! Bonus, thanks cosmos. Granted these things didn’t fall out of th

This year an indulgent Sun/Venus/Jupiter link formed over the Easter long weekend. This ‘More, more, more’ energy may have made it hard to resist the abundance of sweet treats. In my week ahead post, I’d suggested channeling this energy into ‘quality over quantity‘. W

I was an invited guest on Empowering Astrology’s podcast recently. I chatted to the lovely Katie Sweetman about all kinds of predictive tools and tricks, including transits, progressions and the progressed Moon Phases. You can listen to the full interview online here The blog about the interv

Will Ben Affleck’s Argo win Best Picture at Oscars 2013? Ben is in a progressed Full Moon phase and thus in a time of heightened visibility. This is a peak period, where energy and exposure are at an all time high. In addition, his progressed Moon is currently on his Part of Fortune, which m

This week kicks off with the Virgo Full Moon. The Moon energises  the signs of Virgo, Libra and Scorpio, showing this to be a week in which productivity peaks, partnerships are clarified and new levels of honesty emerge. The Moon also moves through the full and disseminating phases, which suggests

Writing horoscopes requires a little research. As part of my preparation for writing annual stars, I typically create an astro wheel that covers all the planetary movements for the year ahead. The 2013 version is to the left. In addition, I write up all the main planet aspects on a couple of extra

I also wrote about this for astrology.com On February 18, Saturn — planet of success – goes retrograde in mysterious Scorpio through July. With serious Saturn moving backwards, this five-month period insists that we slow down, consolidate and refocus. In other words, take your time and do th

I’ve written a few lengthier posts for the blog in the past few days so I am going to keep this one brief. This week has a busy feel, with lots of fire and air action. Air fuels fire, so this week, ideas fuel action. The Sun is in Aquarius (air sign), and the Moon moves through a fire (Sagitt

Issue #141 of Wellbeing included a feature of mine called ‘Planets of Love’. It looks at aspects from five key planets to Venus, profiling different love styles. Here is a very brief snapshot of the feature, as given we’re in this month of love, it might be a topic of interest! Se

When Jupiter and Uranus combine, anything is possible. Jupiter brings an expansive, open energy which complements Uranus’ inventive tone. As a pair, they have, throughout history, been linked to creative and scientific breakthroughs. Conjunctions and oppositions between Jupiter and Uranus are

The Sun continues through the later part of Aquarius, but with the Moon just new, it’s a week for beginnings and a fresh start. The Moon energises the signs of Aquarius, Pisces, Aries and Taurus so these house areas in your chart are the life themes most active. There is a ‘push me/pull