The New Moon in soulful Pisces on 13 March 2021 falls at 23°03′ of the sign, and is close to relationship planet Venus, and idealistic Neptune, both also transiting Pisces. In Los Angeles, the New Moon occurs at 2:21 am, New York at 5:21 am, in London at 10:21 am, and in Sydney at 9:21 pm (see chart below). New Moons are a time when the Sun and the Moon come together (making a conjunction), and are a time to set a new intention, planting a seed and goal for the new, 28 day, emotional cycle ahead. With this lunation, having the modern planetary ruler of Neptune at 20°43′ and an exalted Venus at ..read more

Inauguration Day 2021 inducting Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States occurs at 12:00pm on January 20th, 2021, in Washington DC. (Please see chart below). This chart is fraught with tension, potential upheaval and confusion, even delusion, as transiting Mars conjuncts Uranus at 6° of Taurus, with the Moon in Aries nearby. Pluto conjuncts the Midheaven, and Neptune at 18° Pisces squares the Gemini / Sagittarius Nodal Axis. The Moon in Aries at the ‘critical’, ‘anaretic’ or 29th degree speaks of violence, anger, aggression and assertion – from secret or hidden enemies, being in th ..read more

The New Moon is a new personal cycle, a time of new opportunities and beginnings, with a Solar Eclipse – especially a Total Solar Eclipse – being an intensified New Moon. New Moons are a time when the Sun and the Moon come together (making a conjunction), and a time to set a new intention, planting a seed and goal for the new emotional cycle ahead. Eclipses (either New or Full Moon) are like ‘wildcards’ and can bring up anything emotionally repressed to be dealt with and released. This New Moon in Sagittarius falls on either 14/15 December 2020 and is the last New Moon for 2020. It falls at 23 ..read more

A planet found at the final degree of a sign (ie from 29°-30°) it is said to be in the ‘anaretic’ or ‘fated’ degree. This is a crisis point where the planetary energy is wrapping up in a sign (unless the planet is Retrograde). The 29th degree is also said to be a powerful and ‘critical’ degree as it represents the last opportunity for the sign to express that energy. The energy has a heightened emphasis, being on the cusp, and the ‘last gasp’ of that planet’s expression before transitioning into the next sign. The extremes of that sign are also likely to become more apparent. The 29th degree i ..read more

Eclipse season! This is the second of two this year (The first one being in June/ July), with December beginning on the back of a Full Moon and Partial Lunar Eclipse at 8°38′ Gemini on 30 November 2020. Eclipses are intensified New or Full Moons, where feelings and emotions run high, and issues lying dormant in the subconscious illuminate the area(s) of life where the eclipse falls. Lunar Eclipses and Full Moons bring things to fruition, and are a time of revelation, completion and endings. Set your intention to release and to purge what which is not serving you. However, this is a North Node ..read more

Narcissism is a Cluster B personality disorder according to the DSM-5. The criteria is as follows: Criteria for NPD According to the DSM-5, in order to diagnose NPD, the following criteria must be met: A. Significant impairments in personality functioning manifest by: 1. Impairments in self functioning (a or b): a. Identity: Excessive reference to others for self-definition and self-esteem regulation; exaggerated self-appraisal may be inflated or deflated, or vacillate between extremes; emotional regulation mirrors fluctuations in self-esteem. b. Self-direction: Goal-setting is based on gainin ..read more

The Mars-ruled New Moon in Scorpio on either 14/15 November 2020 falls at 23°17′ of the sign. In Los Angeles, it occurs on 14 November at 9:07 pm, New York on 15 November at 0:07 am, in London on 15 November at 5:07 am, and in Sydney on 15 November at 4:07 pm (see chart below). New Moons are a time when the Sun and the Moon come together (making a conjunction), and a time to set a new intention, planting a seed and goal for the new emotional cycle ahead. The New Moon makes an opportune sextile to Jupiter, Pluto and Saturn in Capricorn, asking us to dig deep, to find new optimism, growth and ex ..read more

It is eclipse season again and this full moon Penumbral lunar eclipse (see chart below) falls at 08° 37′ of Gemini on 30 November 2020 marking the beginning of the second and final eclipse season for 2020. The Sun is directly opposite the Moon at 08° 37′ of Sagittarius. It is exact at 8:43 pm in Sydney, Australia. Please adjust for your timezone. The eclipse will be visible from Australia, Europe, Asia, and North and South America.  The full moon is a culmination, completion and closure phase, with an eclipse being an intensified Full Moon. Have a look at what house axis (below) the Full ..read more

As Christmas looms for another year, some of us might be dreading the annual ritual of spending time with the narcissists in the family, out of feelings of obligation, guilt, fear or ‘keeping the peace.’ For narcissists it is prime attention-seeking, drama-queen, bullying and bragging time, where they can sit at the head of the table satisfied that their false self and mask is on display in full regalia and relatives are ripe for the picking.  Narcissists have enablers. These are the people who serve the narcissist. They may be the other parent, a step-parent, a sibling, or other close fa ..read more

“It’s coming like the tidal flood, Beneath the lunar sway, Imperial, mysterious, In amorous array, Democracy is coming to the USA…”    Leonard Cohen, Democracy.  The US election on 3 November 2020 is set for a surprising turn of events. Mercury stations direct on election day Not since the George W. Bush v Al Gore election on 7 November 2000 has Mercury stationed direct on election day. In that case, a Florida recount dispute needed to be settled. This was decided by the Supreme Court, took 36 days and turned out to be quite divisive since Bush won by only 537 votes out of aroun ..read more