July 2018 - Lions and Eclipses and Retrogrades ...oh my!

July 2018 - Lions and Eclipses and Retrogrades ...oh my!

With two of this summer’s electrifying eclipses arriving and expansive Jupiter ending a four-month retrograde, it’s all systems go.  Or is it?  We still have five planets in retrograde motion throughout the month which brings up unfinished business to finally finish. Messenger Mercury and dominant Mars have just begun their retrograde orbits along with organized Saturn, dreamy Neptune and transformative Pluto. It won’t be easy, but we have to try to maintain our equilibrium.  My advice is to focus on what you can do and not on what you can’t.  Plans and goals are not going to come to fruition or really get started until September when the planets return to direct orbit.  Do your research and put in place whatever is necessary, so you are ready when the energy is released.  I expect after keeping things at a simmer all summer, when we finally do get a chance to get going, things will happen quickly.

Summer 2018 - A Slow Burn...

Summer 2018 - A Slow Burn...

There are a few truths I have learned by studying astrology the last 25 years.  First, everything has a pattern and secondly history repeats itself. It’s that repetition I am addressing today.  This summer is going to present a very challenging time, as we will have 6 planets in retrograde motion from June through August.  Astrologists call this a retrograde storm. Usually only 3 planets (at the most) retrograde at the same time, but because of the alignment of the outer planets we will experience either no retrograde planets or 5 or 6 at a time.

Uranus in Taurus - The Bull in the China Shop

Uranus in Taurus - The Bull in the China Shop

For the last 7 years, Uranus the planet of change and innovation has been in active, aggressive Aries.  We had overhauls to banking and commerce.  The way we communicate with each other has changed with the ever increasing use of Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram.  There have been dramatic upsets in politics, such as our most recent presidential election and the Brexit vote in the UK.  Now we are on the precipice of a new era as Uranus moves into Taurus on May 15th.  On this same day the New Moon moves into Taurus as well, making this the most fertile time of the year to initiate new beginnings in the material world.