AURUM ASTROLOGY Finding the Gold in Life

The overall astrology this weekend is again pretty profound, with a continued emphasis on the Grand Cross (four planets all at right angles to each other) I spoke about last week. The Moon now in Aries, opposing Venus in Libra, increases the polarity and tension in relationships, continuing the discussion around commitment and   freedom and how to find the balance (Venus in Libra). All this powerful transformative energy wants us to really deal with our shit and do it right now. Venus and Juno   (see last post re Juno) are being challenged by tense angles to some heavy hitting outer planets, meaning how we connect and commit to each other is going through a radical shift. The Sun is now in Virgo, which brings a focus on details, organization and anything related to your health. This is an excellent time to start a new health regime and pay attention to messages from your body. If we succumb to Virgo’s perfectionism the current planetary tensions will get the better of

Next Wednesday, August 21st, is a Full Moon in the sign of Aquarius. Full Moons are peak energy. This is the second Full Moon in the same sign (once in a Blue Moon)…so we have a double emphasis on Aquarius as well as on a Juno/Mercury opposition. Aquarius is a bit of an odd duck. Eccentric, independent, yet group oriented. There is a strong need to fit in with the crowd… and an equal urge not to. This is the sign of the collective and the group … of humanity in fact… and it is also the sign of the supreme individualist.    In this new Age of Aquarius we are called to to know who we are in the midst of the crowd; to step out of separation and discover our shared humanity.  This meeting of self and other emerges out of a meeting of 'self with self'.   Symbolizing of a new type of relationship, Juno in Aquarius encourages us to experience freedom within commitment. Being somewhat traditional, Juno here is both a free thinker and also    worries wh

 Note: see tabs at top for additional information and subjects including the new 'Personal Peeks' Today the Sun shines bright in Leo with a positive link to Uranus in Aries. There is so much potential here for a new vision of self (Leo)  to immerge. Uranus brings energetic lightning strikes, so be prepared for sudden insights into who you are and why you ARE special. (as is everyone on this planet) Also this weekend, the Moon in Libra sets up a Grand Cross again including Uranus Pluto squaring Moon and opposing both Jupiter and Mars. So what does that mean exactly? It means that on one hand there is incredible tension and a high possibility of stand-offs, disagreements and confrontations,  leading to fights  or even violence,  and at the same  the tension can lead to sudden insights and a deeper grasp of whatever (or whoever)  it is you are grappling with. Everything right now seems to be stirring the pot. Mercury (thinking, communicating) square Saturn right mak

The Moon is in its last sliver before it goes dark...then  a few days (Tues) we will have a New Moon.Enjoy the short pause as we let go of the past months energy and prepare for the new cycle.  This month the New Moon is in Leo, sign of personal sovereignty, of self. Leo represents the heart.  It is where we shine! At a New Moon, Sun and Moon combine their energies, though we cannot see the Moon because she is behind the Sun (or in front for an eclipse). This pairing is called the ‘conjunctio’ or ‘sacred conjunction’. It combines yin and yang energies (Moon and Sun) to create a new seed energy. The intention we set at this time can then blossom over the coming month. This sacred marriage archetype activates the birth of a new emotional process (Moon cycle) filtered through the energy of the sign involved. This energy culminates in at the next Full moon , which then wanes until,,,another New moon, Round and round  the circle goes.  The Full Moon in Aquarius two