How lovely that Venus (love) is in a positive aspect with the planet of spontaneity, Uranus, as people are getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States. The Venus/Uranus aspect is exact on Wednesday 26th November at 19:22 EST (New York) and on Thanksgiving, Thursday 27th November, the Moon in the humanitarian sign of… Read more
Archives for November 2014
Mercury Conjunct Saturn: Reality Check
The last of three Saturn conjunctions this month is currently underway as Mercury in Scorpio meets up with Saturn in Scorpio overnight [exact: Wednesday 26th November 02:37 GMT]. Mercury rules communication and the mind and Saturn is the get real planet. Put the two together and today’s stars have a serious overtone which is emphasised by… Read more
New Moon Sagittarius: Create, Enjoy, Discover
This weekend’s New Moon in Sagittarius is extra special as it falls at 0 Sagittarius, the very beginning of the sign. The Sun enters Sagittarius at 9:38 GMT on Saturday 22nd November and a few hours later the Moon enters Sagittarius at 12:19 GMT and hey presto, a New Moon phase begins. Sagittarius is the… Read more
Sun Conjunct Saturn: Conserving Energy
Saturn makes the second of its three conjunctions in November tomorrow, Tuesday 18th November [08:50 GMT] and this time it’s a conjunction with the Sun in the sign of Scorpio. In traditional astrology, Saturn is the enemy of the lights, the Sun and Moon. Saturn’s signs of rulership are Capricorn and Uranus whereas the Moon… Read more
Strictly Come Dancing Astrology Special
I love love love Strictly Come Dancing and over the last 10 years it has become a firm favourite in our household. Tonight’s show is extra special as it’s filmed from the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool. This excites me so much because Blackpool is my home town. When I was a teenager, our Saturday nights… Read more
Benedict Cumberbatch: All The World’s A Stage
Have you seen the Benedict Cumberbatch advert yet for the BBC promoting their autumn drama? I have added it to the bottom of this article but it first appeared on television at the end of October and I happened upon it last week. At first, I didn’t realise Benedict was quoting in entirety one of… Read more
Vanessa-Mae: Super Scorpio
When you’re an astrologer, you always have to check out what star sign a celeb is when their story in the news piques your curiosity. It’s obligatory, you have to do it. The story that grabbed my attention today concerned the violinist and Olympic skier, Vanessa-mae, who has just been banned from ski-ing for four… Read more
Mars Conjunct Pluto: Ambition For Good Or Evil
It’s hard to think of tonight’s Mars/Pluto conjunction without immediately thinking of the saying ‘do or die’. Mars rules action and through its mythological associations, Pluto links us to death and the Underworld. Scorpio is the sign that unites the two; Mars being Scorpio’s traditional ruler and Pluto Scorpio’s modern ruler. Any way you look… Read more
Mercury Scorpio: Be Your Own Detective
Communication planet Mercury re-enters the water sign of Scorpio today, Saturday 8th November ( exact 23:09) where it remains for the next 20 days. Mercury in Scorpio is the detective, the seeker of secrets, delving deep to uncover what’s hidden and to find the truth. What’s interesting about Mercury’s move into Scorpio this weekend is… Read more
Full Moon Taurus: A Safe Harbour
The Full Moon is building in the sky this week and on Thursday November 6th at 10:23 pm GMT it reaches its peak. The Moon is powerful during the Full Moon phase as it’s in the sign of Taurus [14 Taurus 26] where it’s exalted. This means its energy is powerful, strong and my favourite… Read more
