Ancient Astrology for Modern Sacred Living
Hilary Spiteri On the 21st of June 2022 at 09:13 UTC, Sun entered Cancer, the temple of the Moon, marking a turning point in the Sun’s journey across the Zodiac, commonly known as Summer Solstice in the Northern hemisphere. The Sun has reached its highest point in the sky. The ascent has reached its culmination, and after … Read more
On the 21st of May 2022, Sun entered Gemini, the daytime house of Mercury. Passing from a Venus-ruled house to a Mercury-ruled one is always a shift well felt, especially from fixed earth Taurus to mutable air Gemini. It is like passing from tranquil walking enjoying the scenery to fervently texting and phoning friends and … Read more
On the 11th of May 2022, at 11:22 UTC, Jupiter entered Aries, the diurnal temple of Mars. That is quite a shift from the Jupiter in Pisces we had for these last months. Jupiter will remain in Aries till the 28th of October 2022, when at 05:09 UTC, Jupiter dives back into Pisces. And comes … Read more
On the 20th of April 2022 at 02: 24 UTC, Sun entered the house of Taurus, the nighttime temple of Venus. We now settle into a more amicable and sustainable pace. This gives time for life to catch its breath and flourish luxuriously through the inwards going, fixed Venus-ruled Earth energy of Taurus. Yes, it … Read more
On the 20th of March 2022, at 15:33 UTC, Sun entered the house of Aries, the daytime temple of Mars. The 0 degree Aries is a pivotal change in Earth’s seasons. This is a special moment in the Solar year because it marks a shift from a dark dominated period to a light dominated period … Read more
On the 18th of February 2022, at 16:42, UTC Sun has entered the house of Pisces, the nighttime temple of Jupiter. After two rounds of Saturn ruled months, Capricorn and Aquarius, we transition to a Jupiter ruled period, Pisces. We enter again a mutable phase of the year where the dynamics between light and dark … Read more
I am frequently asked the following question: What are the Lunar Nodes? There are different schools of thought about this matter. In this post, I discuss my current views on the Lunar Nodes. What you read in this post is what passes through my mind when I analyse the Lunar Nodes in the charts: natal, … Read more
On the 20th of January 2022 at 02:39, UTC Sun entered the house of Aquarius, the daytime temple of Saturn. The Sun changes houses, and for the only time in the year, it remains under the same host. Saturn rules both Capricorn and Aquarius. For the Northern Hemisphere, this is the coldest of the seasons. … Read more
On the 14th of January 2022, at 11:41 UTC, we have the first Mercury retrograde for the year. Mercury stands still to start moving backwards at 10 degrees of Aquarius and retrogrades all the way back to 24 Capricorn, where it stations still to move forward on the 4th of February 2022. Mercury square Uranus … Read more
On the 2nd of January 2022, we have our first Dark Moon of the year at 12 degrees of Capricorn. The first of 2022 with Jupiter just back to his nighttime house of Pisces. Moon also closes the eclipse season that had started with the Dark Moon in Scorpio on the 4th of November 2021. … Read more