Ancient Astrology for Modern Sacred Living
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 29th of December 2021 at 04:09 UTC, Jupiter comes back to his nighttime house of Pisces. This is the second time he is attempting to come back home. The first time was between the 14th of May 2021, but then Jupiter went retrograde and exited Pisces on the 28th of July 2021. Now … Read more
On the 21st of December 2021, at 15:59 UTC, the Sun enters the house of Capricorn, the nighttime temple of Saturn. The Sun crossing in Capricorn signals the advent of the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Solstice coming from the Latin sōlstitium, literally: the (apparent) standing still of the Sun, from sōl Sun + … Read more