September begins with the Sun in Virgo, shrouding the northern hemisphere with a harvest glow. The Virgin Sun’s rays fall across the results of a difficult quarter, the scorched fruit of summer piled high. Yet a phoenix maybe glimpsed in the fading light. There is much to consider and do. The Messenger’s Magistery Mercury entered [...]
After a harrowing pair of weeks, this one sees golden light creep through the storm clouds, though it does not disperse them. We have entered a phase of this August’s process which can be likened to a centrifuge- the storms spinning off the inessential in order to clarify our view of the heart of affairs. [...]
An action packed and not particularly pleasant week. Mercury stations retrograde on Tuesday night, introducing us formally to the 3 1/2 weeks of twisted words and confused ears. Hours later, bold Mars enters passive aggressive Cancer. On Thursday Neptune retrogrades back into Aquarius, dehydrating a dream or two. The week combines all the joy [...]
(originally published Sept. 3rd, 2007) Venus in Leo is bright, radiant, authoritative, wrathful, loving and sovereign. A brief backwards glance into the pantheons of the past reveals a pair of goddesses whose resonance rides easy on the currents of Venus in Leo- the Egyptian Goddesses Sekhmet and Bast. Healer, Protector, Destroyer Sekmet and Bast are [...]
The action falls this week as the Lunar cycle winds to a close with Saturday’s New Moon in Leo. Amidst the monthly wrap up, the planetary actors change places in anticipation of August’s drama. Venus enters Leo on Thursday, scattering the heart’s bright rays wide. Later the same day, Mercury enters Virgo, trembling with [...]
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.
