Running on Empty?

I have Mars in Scorpio, in the 8th house. At 3 Scorpio, not only is Mars in the sign he rules (ie very strong), in the house naturally associated with Scorpio (this is good too) in traditional terms (for reasons to do with words like “triplicity”, “terms” and “face”) he is extra comfortable. In fact the placement of my Mars would be almost perfect if … Continue reading Running on Empty?

Retrogrades and Recalibration

Today’s a busy day astrologically- a New Moon, an Eclipse and, in case you haven’t already been impacted by delayed flights, lost baggage, traffic snarls and missed meetings, Mercury turns retrograde. The usual Mercury retrograde rules apply, but in Sagittarius, add a couple of extra: Pay extra attention to travel and travel related issues Ideas may be over-inflated, over-exaggerated and over-elaborated Questions of faith and … Continue reading Retrogrades and Recalibration

It’s a Metamorphosis

When we were in NZ the other week, my friend showed us this really cool website that demonstrated the earthquakes in Christchurch as they were happening. It showed in timelapse the quakes in real-ish time. Quakes are, of course, a very Pluto phenomenon- ultimate destruction from deep below the surface of the Earth. Power at its’ absolute uncontrollable ultimate level. In astrological terms, Pluto is … Continue reading It’s a Metamorphosis