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 [...]
This week begins with the slow dark of the New Moon in Pisces, but from there a new cycle unfolds swiftly. Mars enters Aries on Monday night, quickening the meandering processes in play. From it’s Sunday perch, Mercury’s direct station lends a growing clarity to the week, which moves with greater direction and speed than [...]
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 [...]
Ship of Fools The following is an excerpt from my 2013 Astrological Almanac, a handy tome with daily, monthly and yearly astrological analysis, an ephemeris, a plethora of essays, and more. You can grab yourself a copy here. The old gods of the oceans, rivers and lakes stir. The water nymphs and apsaras awake to [...]
This potentially dramatic week sees the Moon wax her way toward a Full finale this Saturday. But first, Venus in Leo squares Mars in Scorpio on Wednesday, triggering relationship tensions throughout the middle of the week. This contentious configuration is offset a bit by Mercury in Libra’s even minded and pleasant trine to Jupiter in [...]
The notes of chaos and instability that have characterized the summer continue for the first part of the week, but subside as we trundle into the second half, which holds some unexpected inspirations. Things begin with the Moon traversing the rocky hinterlands of Capricorn, where she has a pow-wow with Pluto. Meanwhile, the Sun in [...]
The Moon waxes over another troubled week. Yet while the winds howl, clarity grows. On Tuesday the Moon lends her force to the T-square between Uranus, Pluto and Mars, giving new life to last week’s storm. Simultaneously, a retrograde Mercury aspects Uranus and Jupiter, emphasizing potent new perspectives, the little green shoots growing from the [...]
The season’s storms continue, and many get kicked up a notch. Some walk perilous paths, certain of their purpose, cloaks wrapped tightly around them. Others watch objects of comfort and desire burn, winds carrying away the ashes for a sky burial. Yet the sky will return what the gale has stolen. This week is host [...]
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.
