AURUM ASTROLOGY Finding the Gold in Life

It’s nice to be back here on my blog after two weeks hiatus. I have been way off any semblance of a regular posting schedule for several months now. Health issues are sidetracking me to some degree (no astro pun intended!!) Saturn squaring my Sun may be to blame in part (Saturn slows things down, can trigger health issues, create restrictions etc. Sun = self, and also squares Mercury very close by... which rules self-expression. Sigh!) I will try my best to be more consistent though cannot promise anything more than my most sincere effort. I mentioned earlier that Mars turning direct can bring up information previously hidden (or any planet turning direct after a retrograde period) Mars in Virgo moving direct has unearthed some very crucial information re my own health issues which in the long run will mean I can finally move out of a cycle of low energy that has hung about me for years and years. In the meantime it’s going slowly and some of my projects are ta

Mars is finally changing direction and things will start to speed up. Sort of… Don’t worry the fuse is definitely lit … I can already feel the shift in energy. Yet there are still obstacles in the way. While Mars faces forward, Pluto turns back to retrace its steps for a while. This changing of the guard, so to speak, as the two warriors switch directions, one forward, one backward, creates a powerful build up of tension that may feel aggressive, pushy or highly impatient. After feeling held back for months, there’s some edginess in the air. The Sun opposite Saturn for the next few days adds to the sense of tension and pressure. We may have to move cautiously for a while yet, as Mars retraces it’s steps back through Virgo. Melancholy by Sue Raven (c)  As mentioned in other posts, retrograde planets have us looking inward or take us back over things as we review whatever the house or sign covers. Mars is the planet of action and Virgo rules health work, and

A friend of mine and I got into an extended and rather funny discussion about the idea of ‘free will’ today over on my Aurum Astrology page on Facebook (see sidebar) She was saying we are sort of  pre-programmed… like a video game… and the only choice we have is to enjoy… or not. I was arguing for personal choice. In reality we are both saying the same thing from different viewpoints. I think she was saying that this is all an illusion anyway, as it is all a play we are in and we are merely acting out our parts (my interpretation of her words) I was saying yes, but we chose to be here (my belief) and we can choose how we act out those parts…etc etc. Astrology shows what options/parts we have chosen  (our tendencies) and even then I still think we have a lot of leeway. Astrology often triggers this kind of discussion.  I don’t believe in predictions per se, and feel strongly that we always have choice. Yet I find myself writing a weekly blog about what’s going on. I

Did you see the Moon last night?  A beauty!! So innocent and lovely in appearance,  yet so powerful. (...an iron fist in a velvet glove?) Full and bright at 17 degrees  Libra, close to Saturn in Libra and opposite Sun mid Aries,  plus Squared Pluto 9 deg. Capricorn and where I live, Square Asc. in Cancer. Yikes!! Another Grand Cross formation... or, depending where you live,  at the least a T-Square. This Full Moon is a culmination of the powerful forces triggered by the Sun conjunct Uranus at the last New Moon. ( scroll down to see New Moon article a few posts back) This Easter weekend things are feeling  highly dynamic and pretty pressurized, via the extreme tension between these heavy hitters,  and increased by the Moon also having just passed over Uranus (the Awakener) If you haven't felt the shift - from dormant and held back, to sparking forward,  you should now!! The fuse has been lit and is starting to burn! We also have a Grand Cross: four square  (= tense)

I have certainly been having a retrograde experience writing this blog lately! My schedule is all wacky and I apologize for the randomness of when I post. Whether its due to Mars going backward in my 10 th house of career, or because it is in Virgo, which rules health, a two month cycle of constant flu’s and colds has knocked me way out of anything like a normal routine. It’s definitely been two steps forward, one step back! Oh well, Mercury in Pisces right now says go with the flow, so when in Rome…. The good news is: Mercury stations direct this Wed. April 4 th . That means it stops its backward motion and begins to retrace its path through the last degrees of Pisces and back into Aries… (just in time to square Pluto and set the stage for the exact Pluto Uranus Square!! )  I was going to say… ‘and things can get back to normal’ , but there is no longer any 'normal' to get back to!! Everything is accelerating and the best we can do is stay present and e