This week the Moon waxes while planets pile into Aries. The Sun goes first, crossing the equinoctial boundary late Tuesday night. Venus, not long behind, follows Sol into Aries on Thursday the 21st. Meanwhile Mars, who crossed into Aries last week, spends this one on his way toward an explosive conjunction with Uranus, which he [...]
The Moon waxes towards full this week, raising the tide waters of wyrding higher still. Monday dawns shortly after the Sun’s entry into Pisces and the same morning rays illuminate Saturn’s retrograde station in Scorpio. Immediately thereafter, the Sun moves into a hallucinatory conjunction with Neptune, which it completes on Wednesday. Finally, Friday bears witness [...]
A new lunar cycle begins with a serious week. Mercury and Mars in Pisces spend the week in trines with Saturn in Scorpio, lending much of it an industrious tone. The emphasis on Saturn is doubled by the slow planet’s upcoming retrograde station next Monday. Yet Mars’ midweek conjunction to Chiron makes it difficult to [...]
The Moon wanes over a transitional week. Things begin with Mars’ undersea conjunction to Neptune in Pisces. The pair is joined early in the week by Mercury, who enters Pisces on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Venus in Aquarius makes some very pleasant aspects to Uranus and Jupiter before grinding into a square with Saturn over the [...]
The Moon wanes away from fullness this week, which begins on a contradictory note. An onerous Sun-Saturn square hangs over the first couple days- yet those very days are also brightened by Jupiter’s direct station. Good news and heavy deadlines occupy the same space. These dueling currents evaporate as we push toward the weekend. Friday [...]
A waxing Moon looks down over an interesting week. The Sun and Mercury in Aquarius make stimulating aspects to Uranus in Aries and Jupiter in Gemini in quick succession. A bright, sharp mental current cuts through the first several days of the week, though additional factors complicate the weekend. A dramatic Full Moon in Leo [...]
Saturn rules structure, boundaries and patience. Saturn brings us obstacles and limitations both internal and external, forcing us to confront what must be done and thereby teaching the lessons of patience and discipline. Although the planet reveals obstacles, its energy is also key to building solid foundations. Saturn is traditionally referred to as the “greater [...]
The bodies most often categorized as planets in modern astrology are the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Planets? The clever reader will note that the Sun and Moon are by no means planets, and that Pluto has been recently demoted. “Planets” in astrology refers to the original meaning of [...]
The week begins with a flurry of planetary activity. Retrograde since election day, Mercury stations direct on Monday, righting communications. The same day, however, Venus makes an emotionally challenging conjunction to Saturn in Scorpio. Tuesday also sees a pair of exact aspects, as Mars conjoins potent Pluto in Capricorn under the reddened light of a [...]
The week begins with the first solar eclipse in Scorpio, opening a tunnel we’ll travel for weeks to come. The following day a retrograde Mercury retreats into Scorpio, bringing thoughts and communications back toward the dirty heart of the present. Not long after, small Chiron stations direct, squeezing a tear into the waters of [...]
Austin Coppock is a writer and astrologer based in the San Francisco Bay area. He has published yearly Almanacs for 2011, 2012 and 2013 and is the current president of the Association for Young Astrologers.
