While Mars is in Leo, he seeks the spotlight and wants to hear the sound of applause. He also tends to take everything personally and is quick to lash out in righteous indignation against anyone who disagrees, criticizes or opposes him. That’s why while Mars is in Leo, he can be an impatient bully who when challenged is at best combative and at worst a tyrant.
Representing the God of War, Mars is one macho planet. However, according to certain astrological theories, whenever he’s in the feminine, sensual and self-indulgent sign of Taurus, he’s reduced to a weakened state reminiscent of Samson after he was betrayed by Delilah. Frankly, I don’t buy it. True, Mars does lose some of his drive…
Emotionally waterlogged from being immersed in sea of tranquility while in Pisces, Mars knew that if he remained he would be condemned to spend the rest of his life as a sensitive man. Unwilling to accept such a fate, with sword in hand he bid a brusque farewell to the Fish and marched straight into Aries where he received…
While Neptune was retrograde, you were being guided to distinguish between genuine vision and self-deception. Now, as it moves forward and the fog that once protected you burns off, your discernment will be put to the test. If you allowed your soul to lead the way, you’ll come to experience Neptune in its highest form as…
I’m not going to mince words. The energy of the upcoming lunar eclipse at 24°20′ Pisces on September 16th suggests that something is going to end with a bang. The question is will it sound like a champagne cork or an explosion? At the heart of this eclipse is an inflammatory mutable T-square that has…
The day before Uranus, the planet of equality, liberation and social progress paused to station retrograde, Hillary Clinton made history by breaking the nation’s highest glass ceiling when she accepted her party’s nomination for President. Although other women previously ran for President, she’s the first one to run as the nominee of a major party. (Geraldine Ferraro was…
As the planetary ruler of Virgo, Mercury feels at home in the Maiden’s immaculate 6th house of self-improvement. During this time, Mercury will express his earthy, practical side which means that his intellectual curiosity will be more focused and his nature will be more reliable.
Breaking news: President Erdoğan urges the public to take to the streets as the military makes an attempt to seize control of the Turkish government. Welcome to the continuing aftermath of the Uranus-Pluto squares. Here’s the astrology behind the coup: Transiting Uranus (anarchy, revolution, chaos) is opposing (confronting) Mercury and Saturn in the nation’s chart. Mercury is…
The first half of the year is behind us, and with six months still to go, 2016 has already proved to be quite a year. There were more than a few shock waves as Donald Trump emerged as the presumptive Republican nominee, Bernie Sanders scored a number of upsets against Hillary Clinton and, last but…
In a move that shocked the globe, as well as the stock markets, Great Britain voted 52-48 to leave the European Union (EU). From an astrological point of view, it’s not that shocking when you consider the series of Uranus and Pluto squares that occurred between June 2012 and March 2015. As the Great Awakener, Uranus enlightens and liberates whatever it…