The next round of Mercury retrograde begins on Thursday 28th April and lasts until Sunday 22nd May. Mercury is the trickster planet, the messenger and rules all forms of communication. Approximately three times a year for three weeks at a time, Mercury retreats through the zodiac and this often coincides with communication chaos, technical glitches, misunderstandings… Read more
Archives for April 2016
My Mercury Is In Retrograde
Trickster of the zodiac, planet which rules all forms of communication and transport, Mercury the messenger. Yes, it’s that time of year again when Mercury turns retrograde for three weeks. Mercury is on go slow from April 28th to May 22nd in the earth sign Taurus. A slower pace of life is advised if life… Read more
R.I.P. Prince: When Doves Cry
… and another legend passes. Yesterday on Thursday 21st April the sad news emerged that the singer songwriter Prince had died, age 57. A prolific and talented musician and innovative artist, this diminutive 5′ 2″ superstar will no longer grace us with his presence. Only yesterday I wrote an article about this week’s astrology climaxing… Read more
Full Moon Scorpio: Into The Black
This month’s Full Moon takes place in the sign of Scorpio and is exact on Friday 22nd April, 2016, at 6:24 am [GMT +1]. For some, this might already have been a week when Scorpio-themed events dominated because on Sunday 17th April and Monday 18th April, first Mars and then Pluto turned retrograde, i.e. switched… Read more
Victoria Wood R.I.P. Comedy Genius
The news of Victoria Wood’s untimely death, age 62, on April 20th 2016 came as a shock. Only the people closest to her knew she had been diagnosed with cancer six months ago and her death was as private as many aspects of her personal life. Victoria gave you the impression that behind closed doors… Read more
Mars Retrograde: Running In The Wrong Direction
Retrodiction is a useful tool in astrology. It’s the opposite of prediction, i.e. instead of predicting the future you look back to the past and notice what happened when important planetary events took place. This is one of the ways that astrologers bring your chart to life. So looking back two years to the period… Read more
Mercury Trine Jupiter: Think Big
Jupiter is the biggest and best planet in astrology and over the next few months, Jupiter in Virgo will be triggering the personal planets as they move through the earth sign Taurus. Good news for Taurus and Virgo in particular but beneficial for all of us. Today, Thursday 14th April, it’s the turn of communication… Read more
Venus Trine Mars: Love Is In The Air
There’s a fiery encounter going on in the heavens right now. The planet of love, Venus, is connecting with the planet of lust & libido, Mars and they are both in red hot fire signs. Love planet Venus is in go-for-it Aries and Mars is in hedonistic Sagittarius. It’s a glorious coupling, the feminine and… Read more
Venus Aries: Girl Power
Venus, the feminine planet, is in the macho sign of Aries from today, April 5th until April 30th 2016 . Venus moves relatively swiftly round the heavens being one of the faster-moving planetary bodies and she returns to each sign of the zodiac approximately once every year. This is similar to the Sun’s transit round… Read more
