This post is an invitation. It’s an invitation to you, dear creative, wildly talented being, to share your gifts with a new community. This week, I talked to one client about a book almost completed and heard from another client whose photography website has just launched. All these celebrati

July represents a fresh start. In some ways, the momentum and potential of 2014 has been in a holding pattern until now, and it’s from this month that energy shifts, the pace picks up and life starts to unfold. The first half of 2014 had an unusual succession of personal planet retrogrades. O

In the spirit of fresh starts I thought I’d try something new this month. Here is my take on the top 7 astrology events in July.* These are ranked according to my thoughts on astro significance, rather than date order. **update July 22: I’ve added a new post on the Sun in Leo, which inc

The past few days I have had a jam packed social calendar. It looked a little like this: Monday – dinner + drinks with friends Tuesday – lunch with one friend, dinner with a different group of girls Wednesday – rest day! Thursday – coffee/snack with a friend Friday – r

While on one of my many trawls through the library, I discovered the beautiful prose poem ‘His Day is Done‘ written by Maya Angelou on the occasion of Nelson Mandela’s death. It’s a heartfelt expression of the gifts of his life. After his passing, much was written about the

While this is generally good advice for us all, it’s especially appropriate for those with the Sun in aspect to Uranus. If that’s you, may you find it increasingly easy to embrace the wild side and reveal an alternative way of being for the rest of us. (Someone with the Sun square Uranu

(From my blog at astrology.com) The Moon is the fastest-moving planet. Its changing sign and phase provide clues to the cosmic mood. If you can tune in to the Moon, you can easily align your actions with celestial possibilities. Here’s an extract from your Moon planning guide for June. June 22-23,

As I reflected on how to best describe this week’s dominant aspect, the following words of Aussie poet Banjo Patterson came to mind: ‘There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around That the colt from old Regret had got away….’ Even if you don’t know

Do you have a (relatively) simple astro question, either about your chart, or astrology in general, you’d like to ask? I am currently canvassing for questions for an online blog I run. I can’t promise to answer every question (those that have a general interest piece in addition to bein

Communication planet Mercury is about to end his current retrograde. I’ve really noticed this energy in a few personal experiences today, so I thought I’d share in case you can relate! Remember, Mercury is about messages and so most of my experiences are about appointments and paperwork

The Moon is the fastest-moving planet. Its changing sign and phase provide clues to the cosmic mood. If you can tune in to the Moon, you can easily align your actions with celestial possibilities. Here’s your Moon planning guide for July! From my regular post over at astrology.com July 4-6, Libra F

I’m putting the final touches on my presentation for Saturday’s workshop on the Moon Phases, which will be run through Kepler college. If you’d like to join us but haven’t yet signed up, you can do so via this link here. I look forward to connecting with you then! http://www

At the chiropractor this morning, my normally aloof chiropractor started sharing about his weekend, and how he and his wife had been discussing the aches and pains associated with getting older. This struck as a bit of an odd conversation, but I went with it. It was only after I got home that I rea

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Adding extra intensity to the first weekend in February 2019 is the square between independent Mars in Aries and power planet Pluto in Capricorn. This square is active Friday, February 1 – Saturday, February 2, and will create an intense, determined energy. It might also highlight frustration

Not to oversell it, but Jupiter (like my lush garden!) is looking mighty fine right now. Jupiter is the ruler of the Sagittarius Full Moon, and is currently enjoying time in Cancer, the sign of his exaltation. Within each sign there are sub sections that are connected to one of the five original pl

You may have noticed that as part of my recent website revamp, I changed the name/url a bit. I dropped my surname. Why you might ask? Well, for a few reasons. Partly because Surtees is an uncommon name that can be hard to spell. (Though I am very proud of my family, and my family name!) Partly beca

There’s a lot of chopping and changing planet wise this week, which can bring a shift, progress or invite reflection. I’ve touched on some the week’s key astro energies here – happy planning! First off, the Moon. The Moon is waning, and moving through the disseminating and t

On days like these, when the cosmos sings and planets truly do align, I can’t help but take a moment to give thanks. Right now, I am: – in awe of my lush, abundant garden. It’s greener than it’s been in the four years we’ve lived here. Shrubs are dense, flowers are lus

From my post at astrology.com: The Moon is the fastest-moving planet. Its changing sign and phase provide clues to the cosmic mood. If you can tune in to the Moon, you can easily align your actions with celestial possibilities. Here’s your Moon planning guide for the end of May. May 21-22, Pisces T