What is the Mercury Retrograde meaning in astrology? The traditional advice with Mercury retrograde is “Don’t travel, Don’t sign contracts. Don’t marry. Don’t touch electrics!” However, the whole Mercury retrograde cycle actually lasts eight weeks and happens three times, sometimes even four times in a year! That’s a long time to hide under the duvet … Read more
When Mercury blazes its way through the radiant sign of Leo, the voice becomes infused with theatrical gravitas and unmistakable presence. Thoughts are no longer whispered; they are broadcast from the mountaintop. This is not a Mercury position content to quietly analyse or sit in the background—it wants to declare, inspire, and most of all, … Read more
When Venus flutters through the sign of Gemini, love dons a feathered mask and flirts from behind a fan. This is not the Venus of soft candlelight and long-term commitment—no, this is the Venus of clever wordplay, subtle innuendo, and the art of the chase. Venus in Gemini doesn’t settle; it samples, explores, and lives … Read more
The New Moon July 2025 falls at 2º Leo Decan 2. Aspect: Opposite Pluto. Trine Saturn/Neptune. Sextile Uranus. Fixed Star: Talitha in the front paw of Ursa Major. Asteroid: None. Tarot Card: 5 Of Wands. Healing Crystal: Carnelian New Moon July astrology NEW MOONS tend to make us want to plant new seeds and start afresh. But we are essentially working blind, however, … Read more
The Full Moon 9 August 2025 is at 16º Aquarius Decan 2. Type: Sturgeon Moon. Aspect: Sextile Ceres. Fixed Star: Rotanev in the head of Delphinius the Dolphin. Asteroid: Pallas Athena. Tarot Card: 6 Of Swords. Healing Crystal: Chrysocolla. Full MOON august 2025 Contents Full Moon august 2025 Spiritual Meaning This is not an easy homecoming for the Moon. Peregrine in Aquarius and adrift … Read more
When Venus moves through Cancer, love becomes protective, nostalgic, and drenched in sentiment. This is the classic “homemaker” Venus, but don’t be fooled into thinking it’s all sugar and spice. Venus in Cancer can smother just as much as it can soothe. During this time, relationships often crave security and closeness, but there’s also a … Read more
Mars in Libra is famously said to be in its “detriment”, which in plain terms means the god of war is forced to wear a velvet glove. It’s the red-blooded barbarian squeezed into a tuxedo, expected to toast champagne while all it wants to do is flip the table. (Think Sean Connery’s James Bond). This … Read more
The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse September 7th is at 15º Pisces Decan 2. Type: Harvest Moon. Aspect: Trine Jupiter. Fixed Star: Achernar in Eridanus the River. Asteroid: Caliope. Tarot Card: 9 Of Cups. Healing Crystal: Dravite. The September 2025 Lunar Eclipse in Pisces Decan 2 radiates through one of the zodiac’s most spiritual and creative … Read more
June 2025 continues the powerful wave of planetary ingresses. After Neptune entered Aries in March, and Saturn followed in May, Jupiter is the next big player to shift signs – moving into the nurturing sign of Cancer on June 9th, 2025. One day before the ingress, Mercury and Jupiter meet in the very last degree … Read more
On June 9th, 2025, Jupiter leaves Gemini and enters Cancer. Jupiter will stay in Cancer for just over 1 year, until June 30th, 2026. Jupiter retrogrades on November 12th, 2025, at 25° Cancer, and goes direct on March 11th, 2026, at 15° Cancer, emphasizing this area of the sign. During its stay in the sign, … Read more