mars in virgo

Comments Nov 13, 2011 | Forecasts

Weekly Forecast November 14: Mars Trine Jupiter

Despite the lingering yawns and sleepiness, this is a great week for getting work done. Indeed, you might give yourself a Friday deadline for accomplishing everything on your to-do list in preparation for next week’s unpredictability. Mars is in diligent Virgo, where he’ll stay until next July. That’s right, we’ll have Mars in Virgo for more »

Comments Jul 11, 2010 | Forecasts

Weekly Forecast July 12: In the Wake of the Solar Eclipse

We begin this week in the wake of Sunday’s solar eclipse in Cancer, and that’s really the biggest news — that, and the steady march toward the peak of the cardinal T-square, just a couple of weeks away now. Eclipses often signal rapid change, and these sometimes are evident within three days on either side more »

3 comments Jun 6, 2010 | Forecasts

Weekly Forecast June 7: Mars in Virgo, Jupiter Conjunct Uranus

Mars finally gets the [expletive deleted] out of Leo this week. That alone would indicate a major shift, but as those television commercials for knives always say, “Wait, there’s more!” So much more. Knives, incidentally, fall within the domain of Mars, who also rules the blood, muscles, and physical energy, along with testosterone and the more »

Comments Aug 13, 2008 | About astrology, Forecasts, General Musing

Full Moon Lunar Eclipse, August 16, 2008

The lunar eclipse at the Full Moon this Saturday is the second of the pair of eclipses this month, with the Sun at 24°21′ Leo and the Moon at 24° 21′ Aquarius. During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the Sun and Moon, and the Earth’s shadow falling on the Moon causes the more »

1 comment Jul 15, 2008 | About astrology, Forecasts, General Musing

Full Moon in Capricorn, July 18, 2008

This Friday’s Full Moon flows naturally from the New Moon in Cancer on July 2, perhaps because Ceres is still widely conjunct the Sun, bringing her deep understanding of cycles in nature with her. Mercury conjoins Ceres, and both are opposite Jupiter in Capricorn, adding to the feeling of balance. We tend to forget that opposite signs are more »

Comments Jun 30, 2008 | About astrology, Forecasts

Weekly Forecast June 30: New Moon in Cancer, Mars enters Virgo

Nurturing and healing are this week’s themes, with Mars entering health-conscious Virgo on Tuesday and the New Moon in Cancer on Wednesday (Thursday for those of you in the Eastern Hemisphere). This is a good week for staying home and working around the house. Organizing and cleaning are favored. Internal housecleaning is a good idea, more »

3 comments Jun 29, 2008 | About astrology, Forecasts, General Musing

New Moon in Cancer, July 2-3

The New Moon on July 2 (July 3 in the Eastern Hemisphere) falls at 11° Cancer and represents a major sea change from the New Moon in Aries right after the spring equinox. Even though the New Moon in Aries was a fiery one, Mars, ruler of Aries, was still in Cancer, bringing a balance more »