Month’s Overview: September Astrolink Despite the obstacles or work that lie ahead, September opens with a fairly smooth running week. Sept 1 to 27, Mercury in Libra seeks cooperation, peace, and justice. Sept 5 to 29, Venus in Virgo feels her way onto a healthier track. Along with the sun in Virgo, the trio set a productive backdrop. Even so, uncertainty can continue. Over the first three weeks of September, it’s a matter of figuring it out one step at a time. There are knots, conversations, paperwork, and tests to get through. While we work on the bits and pieces,…
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August Overview: August gets a big push right out the starting gate thanks to Mars in Scorpio square Jupiter on Aug 1. Mercury conjunct Jupiter and square Mars on Aug 2 can play up drama or impetuousness, but Mars is also in a soft-around-the-edges aspect (trine) with Neptune which perfects on Aug 7. This alignment helps to diffuse what might otherwise have a sharper edge. Watch for something to stir it up regarding relationships, getting needs met, money matters, safety, security, etc. on Aug 5 & 6 as Venus first squares the transiting nodes and then Eris. This aspect trigger…
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Happy Canada Day! Happy 4th of July! July’s Overview: Mercury retrograde ends, Mars exits Libra, Jupiter enters Leo Anti-spam laws come into effect on July 1, Canada’s birthday. Mercury retrograde also ends on this day, which marks this moment as a transitional time for Canadian politics, trade, and business. In what many consider as a slight of hand move, Stephen Harper scheduled several federal bi-elections just the day before the national holiday. Even though the expectation is for a low voter turnout, early reports suggest the Liberals are gaining ground. In other news, the CBC, a crown corporation and the…
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June Overview: Mars ended an 11 week retrograde cycle on May 19. Ceres ends her 13 week retrograde cycle on June 1. Outside of a dip into Scorpio (Feb 4 to Mar 21) Both have been travelling through the sign of Libra, Mars since last December, Ceres since last November. (Ceres in Scorpio: Feb 4 to Mar 21) It has been a critical time for matters to do with all Libra themes – diplomacy, justice, equality, politics at the national and personal levels, social rights, trends, etc. No doubt you have been working your way through a significant relationship issue,…
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May Overview: Last month was a kick ‘em out of their seats month, thanks to Uranus/Pluto, the peak of the cardinal cross configuration and two eclipses. We aren’t done yet folks. In fact, May will prove to be another major set-it-in-motion month. May 2, Mercury’s opposition to Saturn takes it as far as it is meant to go. It’s time to confront the wall, to challenge authority’s rules or our own status quo, to take an official step forward, to face what you’ve been resisting, to put your money where you mouth is. Across the Taurus/Scorpio axis, Mercury/Saturn can also…
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The map above is from my book “Insights into Evolutionary Astrology” published by Lewellyn Worldwide (and available on Amazon.) The coloured areas represent the word’s planetary activation hotspots. At a ready glance, you’ll see Russia, the Ukraine, the area where they are looking for Malaysian Flight 370, the political capitals of Canada & USA (Ottawa & Washington), Pretoria where the Oscar Pistorius trial continues,  etc. etc. These areas have already been under the influence of Pluto’s transit in Capricorn (since 2008, the wall street collapse and Obama’s presidential win) and Uranus’ transit through Aries (a brief swing through occurred at…
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AstroLink March 2014 March is both front-loaded and end-loaded. It is the precursor month to the action high-peak of the year. Change is afoot. April and May can prove to be radically life-altering for many of us. Be ready for anything goes, make each moment count, stay courageous, and when faced with dilemma, aim for a liberating new choice. January delivered Venus retrograde, February delivered Mercury retrograde, and March opens with Mars and Saturn starting retrograde cycles: Mars in Libra begins retrograde on March 1, and Saturn in Scorpio begins retrograde on March 2. Since December, Mars in Libra has…
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