Of Retrogrades and Gratitude

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Rosehips in ice; photo by Amanda Painter.

Mercury is stationing retrograde in Pisces on Sunday (early Monday in some time zones), which puts us in its ‘storm’ phase now. Amanda Painter considers several factors in the chart for Mercury’s station, including Mars entering Capricorn, and closes her 10-year chapter in the book of Planet Waves.

Friends, Benefits, and the Leo Full Moon

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We’re heading toward a Full Moon on Feb. 9, and Mercury stations retrograde one week later (on Feb. 16). Amanda Painter notes that would be more than enough provocative energy on its own, but there are additional elements of the sky that will be sparking up the weekend, including Venus in Aries.

Ceres in Aquarius, and a Vesta Quarter Moon

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Dewi Sri, the Balinese goddess of rice and fertility. Photo by Amanda Painter.

On Friday, Ceres becomes the next planet to leave the Capricorn stellium. It enters Aquarius, immediately bumping into the unexpected that’s offered by Uranus in Taurus. You may be surprised by the groups you find most nourishing. This weekend’s first quarter Moon conjunct Vesta asks additional questions.

Not Your Typical Aquarius New Moon

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Tomorrow is the Aquarius New Moon. Aquarius is a curious sign, at its best when blending the structuring abilities of Saturn with the liberating impulses of Uranus. Amanda Painter explores how a Venus-Mars-Neptune configuration is stirring that up.

Harnessing Those Bright Ideas

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Fire Engine Abstract #4. Photo by Amanda Painter.

After the eclipses and Saturn-Pluto, are you facing a brave (or scary, or shiny, or intimidating) new world? Amanda Painter considers how Mercury’s ingress into Aquarius, and its square to Uranus in Taurus, could offer an inventive new way to approach the changes you’re making.

Onward into 2020

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By Amanda Painter I don’t know about you, but I’ve found this to be an especially contemplative transition to a new year. I guess that’s true each time we end a decade, as we assess just how much has changed in those ten years. Yet, in moving from 2019 to 2020, I’m aware of just […]