October starts out with some drama as Mars, fresh into the fiery sign of Leo at the first degree, makes a square aspect to Mercury and Venus in the early degrees of Scorpio and also an opposition to Pluto at 3 degrees of Aquarius, all hard or difficult aspects.

The Mars/Pluto opposition is exact on October 3rd but still within the 5 degree orb through October 13th. This can bring in some aggressive behavior, anger, snark, or just a belligerent attitude. If you feel any of that coming on, do something physical but not risky or dangerous.

Mars needs an outlet, a way to burn that excess energy off so do something positive instead of negative with it. Clean out your closet, junk pile or shed, as you have free will to use that energy in a productive manner.

Those people with planets in the early degrees of the fixed signs (Aquarius, Taurus, Leo and Scorpio) will feel this tension more directly, but it’s out there circulating for everyone in some way. Mercury and Venus are together in the sign of Scorpio now and Venus begins her 40-day retrograde phase on October 3rd, the same day Mars opposes Pluto and both of them square this Venus in Scorpio…grrrr. For women, it might be hard to get your needs met at this time, but don’t succumb to vengeful or passive-aggressive means to get attention. There’s a seductive vibe to this as well, so go with that as that can be fun!

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Welcome to the month of the Autumnal equinox (September 22) and hopefully cooler temperatures and calmer astrological times since the eclipses of August are over….Wishful thinking on my part as September begins with Mars making a square to Saturn, yikes! Here’s what’s up for the astrology of the month of September.

Mercury moves from 13 degrees of Virgo into Libra on September 10th and then into Scorpio on September 30th. Mercury functions very well for the month as Mercury rules Virgo, is friends with Venus, the ruler of Libra, and in a sextile relationship with Mars in Cancer for the first week of the month.

Venus is currently in her own sign of Libra until September 10th and then moves into the sign of Scorpio where she makes a square to Pluto at 3 degrees of Aquarius from September 10th through the end of the month when she reaches 8 degrees of Scorpio. This hard aspect can bring some trouble with love, close relationships, harmony and money issues. Venus will go into retrograde motion in early October for about 41 days, so this is the first of 3 exact square aspects of Venus to Pluto. However, for the entire month of October, Venus is essentially in a square aspect to Pluto. Consequently, the financial markets will be particularly volatile next month.

Mars, at 13 degrees of Cancer, moves to 0 degrees of Leo by the end of the month and becomes much more effective in that masculine fire sign. Mars is now making a square aspect to Saturn retrograde in Aries for the first 6 days of the month, creating some tensions regarding the military in the world. Mars is weaker than normal in the sign of Cancer and doesn’t act with as much assertive power in this sign, which is more concerned with nurturing and taking care of others.

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Well, we made it through a very hot and tense July and are now entering August, the month with two eclipses and the Sun with Jupiter in Leo.

The first eclipse happens on August 12th and is a new Moon Solar eclipse at 20 degrees of Leo. The second eclipse occurs on August 27th and is a full Moon Lunar eclipse at 4 degrees of Pisces.

If you have any planets around the 20 degree of the fixed signs or the 4th degree of the mutable signs, one of these eclipses could affect you. It has to be within 1.5 degrees on either side of the 20th or 4th degrees for a person to really feel the changes eclipses bring and it often takes 6-9 months for the change to manifest.

There are no new planetary stations or direction changes this month, the planets just move forward in their respective sign placements in the cases of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus or in apparent retrograde motion in the cases of Saturn, Neptune and Pluto.

Mercury clears the shadow period from his latest retrograde cycle on August 7. He moves from 19 degrees of Cancer to 11 degrees of Virgo throughout the month. He transits through the sign of Leo from August 9th through August 25th. Mercury moves within 5 degrees of a conjunction with Jupiter while in Leo. Jupiter will be at 9 degrees of Leo from the eclipse on August 12th through August 17th and Mercury transits from 4 degrees of Leo to 14 degrees of Leo, moving right over Jupiter’s position exactly on August 14th. This will be a time of huge revelations in the US.

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July begins with Mercury retrograde in late Cancer, Mars conjunct Uranus in early Gemini and Jupiter in early Leo opposing Pluto retrograde in early Aquarius. That’s a lot of energy foretelling major changes in those signs.

Mercury will be retrograde in Cancer through July 23, moving from 26 degrees back to 19 degrees within those dates. You know the dictum with Mercury retrograde, don’t sign or don’t buy big-ticket items during a retrograde period. And be aware that you may miss critical bits of information at this time.

The Mars / Uranus conjunction at 3° of Gemini is a little trickier as this combo is explosive and often associated with electrical issues, fires, accidents, earthquakes, volcanos and unexpected events that can be deadly. It is a hot, dry energy, which is currently the condition of many parts of the western US right now anyway. More forest fires are likely during this weekend and the following week. I would avoid being around fireworks during any July 4th activities with this energy in place.

I tend to think of Mars and Uranus together as accident-prone, but the energy can definitely be put to good use as it is happening in playful and fun Gemini so do something social, meet with friends in a spontaneous way or go dancing! Dancing is a great way to use the energy, even if you are dancing alone. So, shake your booty this weekend! It can also be lucky as it makes a sextile to Jupiter and a trine to Pluto.

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The month begins with all the planets, with the exception of Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, transiting in the signs between Aries and Cancer. So, we have the intensity of them grouped in 4 of the zodiac signs and all the elements of fire, earth, air and water are represented. No excuse not to get something started with that lineup.

Mercury moves into the sign of Cancer on June 1st and transits to 26 degrees of Cancer before he goes into his retrograde motion phase on the 29th. The little dude gets back to 16 degrees of Cancer when he goes direct on July 23rd. Anyone with planets or angles in the latter part of Cancer will have something to review, re-do or re-evaluate.

Venus, still blazing beautifully in the western sky after sunset, moves from 15 degrees of Cancer to 19 degrees of Leo throughout the month. She enters Leo on June 13th so that fire sign gets her charming but demanding, “look at me” energy.

Mars is traveling through the sign of Taurus almost all month and goes into Gemini on June 29th. The following week is a time to use caution as Mars will be in a conjunction aspect with Uranus and those two together can be accident-prone, erratic or maddeningly contentious and argumentative when in Gemini.

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We begin the merry month of May with a full Moon in Scorpio and just Mars and Pluto making aspects to the other planets that day. That just feels odd to me, though not all the aspects are negative. It just seems a bit intense as both Mars and Pluto are associated with the sign of Scorpio. The next day the Moon makes a trine to Jupiter and things feel easier, more harmonious and stable.

So, we move ahead with Mercury at 26 degrees of Aries conjunct Chiron at 27 degrees, a short skirmish with the wounded healer and then he moves into the sign of Taurus on May 3rd- May 17th which seems relatively stable. He moves into Gemini on May 17th and encounters wild card planet, Uranus, which can be inventive and unusual. But the little dude thrives in Gemini, so it could be a genius moment. Mercury finishes the month at 28 degrees of Gemini.

Venus is in Gemini now and moves from 8 degrees to the end of Gemini on May 19th and then glides into Cancer, where she is very comfortable and protective of others. She ends the month at 14 degrees of Cancer and will be moving closer to Jupiter’s position in the first week of June.

Mars, in its home sign of Aries, is at 16 degrees of Aries and finishes that sign on May 19th. Then he enters Taurus, a sign he is not all that comfortable in because Taurus is relatively placid and Mars likes a lot of action. Mars ends the month at 9 degrees of Taurus.

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The month begins with a lovely full Moon in Libra at 12 degrees, 21’.  But with the opposition from the Sun and Saturn in Aries, it could be a tense one as the exalted Sun in Aries wants quick action and Saturn, not his best in Aries, wants a slower, well- planned scenario.  This makes for a difficult beginning to the month, or just a disappointing one.

Mercury continues to move forward in Pisces but it will take until April 8 before he clears the degree he retrograded on at the end of February.  Misunderstandings are still possible with Mercury in  Pisces as it is not its best placement.  Venus just moved into her sign of Taurus, where she feels at home, comfortable and appreciated.  She enters Gemini on April 24th after a little dustup conjunction with Uranus between the 20th and 24th. This blend of energies has the potential for upheaval and financial reversals.  It can also be hard on relationships as it tends to have a separating effect on them.  Uranus follows her into Gemini on the 26th where he will transit for just about 7 years.  And you thought Gemini’s were nuts before this, just you wait and see!

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March begins with a waxing Moon in Leo, approaching the full Moon total eclipse degree of 12 degrees 54’ of Virgo on March 3rd. It should be visible through most of the country with a reddish color, hence the name “blood moon” moniker in the early hours on Tuesday, depending on your time zone.

The Sun, Mercury retrograde and Venus are also in Pisces at this time with Mars about to join them on March 2, 2026. That lineup will make for a bit of a confusing time as the Sun and hot, dry Mars don’t function well in the cold, passive, water sign and neither does Mercury, who is in its retrograde period until March 20th.

Venus, however, loves to be in her exaltation sign, where she will remain until March 5, after which she enters the sign of Aries, an active, masculine, fire sign. So, most of the above-mentioned planets are not particularly well placed this month. This may contribute to the strange vibes or misguided energies in the first couple of weeks.

Jupiter goes direct on March 11 at 15 degrees 14’ of Cancer, his exaltation sign, which should help clarify matters and administer justice as it will be in a trine relationship with the Pisces planets. Saturn, who is still conjunct Neptune in the early degrees of Aries, moves away from Neptune by the end of the month to 5 degrees, 29’ of Aries. Venus pairs up with this duo between March 6th and the 10th as she then moves beyond their influence. The arts can make a valuable contribution to the world at that time.

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February begins with a full Moon on the first, the Snow Moon as it is called.

It is also the pagan fire festival of Imbolc, celebrating the middle of the winter season, 7th which is also known as St. Brigid’s day, who is the patroness saint of Ireland.

This full Moon has a bit of a malefic quality, as the part of the sky it occurs in is associated with rather destructive behaviors which I covered yesterday in my email about the full Moon.

It is a great time to attack your own bad habits and make the necessary changes internally to move into a better space to embrace change.  It’s in the fire sign of Leo so make a list of what you want to be rid of and burn it as a ritual on the night of the full Moon.  I do not recommend charging crystals during this particular full Moon, however, as why risk inviting bad juju into your stones?

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Welcome to the New Year of 2026, a 1 year in numerology which indicates a new beginning! Astrology supports that cycle as 3 outer planets and Saturn will all be in new fire and air signs.

Change is happening, folks, so get ready for a bit of a whirlwind come March and April when Neptune, Saturn, Venus are in Aries in March and then Mercury and Mars take spin in Aries in April.

Uranus re-enters Gemini at the end of April as another harbinger of a shake up of big proportions. Uranus in Gemini forms a nice air trine relationship with Pluto in Aquarius, accelerating the change.

Fire and Air are the elements most prevalent for 2026 and we all know what air can do to fire, it feeds the flames for change and new beginnings!

Yes, Jupiter is retrograde in the water sign of Cancer, where he is exalted but I see this as a more protective influence in the midst of change. Cancer is about security related to home, family, values, contentment and emotional bonding. Jupiter expands what it touches so you will see many people resisting or being fearful about the changes happening all around them. If you need to slow down to take your time and assimilate what is happening and how it relates to you, definitely do so. Take the steps you need to protect your assets and your loved ones.

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We begin the last month of 2025 with both Mercury and Saturn in direct motion (yay!) and Neptune’s retrograde period soon to end on December 10th. He is basically stuck on the 29th degree of Pisces for the rest of the year and for the first 3 weeks of the new year, 2026.

We have a very powerful full Moon on December 19 at 28 degrees of Sagittarius, the 3rd full moon in a row to happen at the 28th degree and three more to follow in 2026. I’ve never seen six consecutive months of lunation at the same degree before! To me it reinforces the theme of closure happening with the outer planets and Saturn, all going into new signs next month.

Although Pluto has been in Aquarius for about a year now, he is only recently finishing his transit of the 1st degree of Aquarius with his theme of closure and ultimate transformation. He moves to the 2nd degree the day after the new Moon at 13 degrees of Gemini on December 4th. It should be interesting as it unfolds.

Both Saturn and Neptune are very powerful all month because of their slow movement forward. Mercury’s power is still very strong through December 11th before it slips into the sign of Sagittarius, where the little dude is considered in detriment as Sag is opposite Gemini, a sign Mercury rules. Secrets will still be uncovered during this time and Saturn will demand some kind of correction for any wrong actions basically since April when he first transited the 25th degree of Pisces earlier in the year.

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We have some interesting planetary direction changes this month beginning with everyone’s favorite, a Mercury retrograde on November 9 through November 29 at 6 degrees, 52’ of Sagittarius and going back to 20 degrees, 45’ of Scorpio.

It’s actually a relatively short one, only 20 days as they are usually about 23 days on average. It means the little dude is traveling quite close to the earth’s position during this time. I suspect that lies told during the last 10 days of October will be revealed with receipts when the retrograde is over.

Next comes Jupiter, the expansive gas bag of the zodiac, and he will go retrograde on November 11 at 25 degrees, 9’ of Cancer and retro back to 24 degrees 33’ by month’s end. So, essentially, he is hovering around the 24/25 degree mark of Cancer all month.

This can be fortunate for the people who have planets in the sign of Cancer or the other water signs, Pisces and Scorpio around those degrees. You just have to be aware that a big weight gain is on the way if you don’t monitor your intake during the holidays. You will feel very self-indulgent all month and into the first half of December.

Then, Saturn ends his retrograde period on November 28 at 25 degrees 9’ of Pisces. Momentum will pick up in December and you will feel more motivated about creating a new future for yourself. 2026 is a new beginning when Saturn enters Aries along with Neptune.

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