Tomorrow is Samhain here in the northern hemisphere, in the heart of Scorpio season. The astrology of Samhain is the astrology of Scorpio energy. This symbolism is extra strong right now with Mercury and Mars there too.  The sign of fixed water takes us into the shadowy realms of our emotions. We can tune in to a deep well of feeling and into the profound cycles of life, death and rebirth. This is a time of darkness – personal, natural,... Read more

Autumn is fast approaching and in just a few days we will reach the Equinox, on September 23rd. The sun rises and sets at the midpoint between it’s most northern and southern positions and day and night are of equal length. The astrology of the Autumn Equinox is based on the Sun’s ingress into Libra. The 7th sign of the zodiac is the fulcrum of the annual cycle. Starting from the sun’s move into Aries at Spring Equinox, the first... Read more

Astrology is a practice that speaks of time and the inherent symbolism in each moment. Magic is a way of empowering ourselves to create change. By bringing the two together with practices of astrological magic, each moment comes alive with possibilities. Tuning into the astrological moment is a way of moving beyond ourselves, of connecting with a cosmic moment. It reminds us that whilst we are mighty, we are also small. We are part of a creative becoming that is... Read more

Lammas, or Lughnasadh, the festival of the first harvest, falls around the midway point of the Sun’s journey through Leo. The sign of fixed fire, this is often the season of highest summer although right now we have rain and wind here in the UK. The first stirrings of autumn that we often feel around this time have perhaps been with us for a while this year. Whilst elsewhere, the sun blazes brighter and hotter than usual. “Usual” is fast... Read more

A few days ago Venus slowed and turned retrograde in Leo. Her apparent movement backward lasts for 40 days or so, until the beginning of September. If Venus in Leo is our inner queen, now we are called to find that sovereignty within us. It’s easy to default to finding our Venus outside of ourselves, in our relationships, and in what others reflect back to us. But Venus in Leo is self-willed, self-focused, and learning to value herself. Venus in... Read more

As I type, the Moon’s Nodes are hovering exactly on the cusp of Scorpio and Taurus and in just a few hours will move back into Libra and Aries. All of the planets have Nodes, which simply means the point where the orbit of the heavenly body intersects with the ecliptic. The ecliptic is the apparent path of the Sun through the heavens from our geocentric viewpoint, that is, from where we stand on Earth. I kind of love that... Read more

Venus and Mars are both striding and strutting through fiery Leo right now. Mars is there for another 10 days or so but Venus will be there a lot longer. Including her retrograde period which starts on July 23rd, she’ll be in Leo for several months. It’s always interesting when these traditionally male and female planets come close together. Actually, I’m not fond of that particular binary so let’s talk about active and relational instead. In Leo, both are expressing... Read more

Solstice is almost upon us, with the Sun moving into Cancer at 14:57 UT on June 21st. Here in the northern hemisphere, it’s Summer Solstice, the peak of the light and the longest day. Whichever hemisphere we are in, we are halfway through the solar cycle. In the southern hemisphere, the longest night marks the darkest point of the year and now the days will begin to lengthen. And here in the north, even as we celebrate the peak of... Read more