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The Conflicted Nodes

Many Astrologers use ‘The Nodes of Moon’ or Rahu and Ketu in their delineations of a chart. They’re important because they mark where the path of the moon and the path of the sun intersect and therefor the places of the eclipses. This linking of the luminaries gives them significance in astrology but astrologers are polarised on their meaning

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Longlines and Lanyards

Mars is preparing to square Sun; his Identity Challenge Phase and then his Maturity Phase, during which he will station retrograde and move from Leo back into Cancer, where he is an emotional warrior / hooligan. Pluto is involved so watch out and tune into Saturn, his recent opposition to Sun and the implications for our histories and personal stories.

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Brewing your Blessings

On Sunday a car-sized asteroid fell to St. Francis with a supersonic boom, while currently Asteroid Goddess, Pallas Athene, is opposing Uranus, as both square Mercury to make a T-square, which is a problem-solving tool in astrology. The confrontation of chaos/change-agent Uranus opposite Pallas Athene’s skills and strategy in serpent-rider, Ophiuchus’ territory, is happening in fixed signs. Long-held fixations are exposed as Venus and Mars seek each other amidst the games of Earth’s sky-water dragons.

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Mooned Out

The fullest Aquarian Moon has out-complexified our lives and calls for more detail to widen our inner view. Constellating asteroids Juno and Ceres, the anti-mother Black Moon Lillith, Venus as personal and cosmic boss and the lunar nodes speak soul in a voice far more nuanced than just Moon and Venus.

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Is Astrology Currently Retrograde?

Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Ceres are the minor planets in astrology. Some astronomers consider Ceres and Pluto as ‘dwarf’ planets, as they are so small. While some other astronomers state that Pluto is not even a planet at all. There are some criteria that astronomers have set up to recognize and regulate what should be called a planet. In Western modern astrology, these minor planets have a significant impact in chart readings.

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The Distant Planets

Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Ceres are the minor planets in astrology. Some astronomers consider Ceres and Pluto as ‘dwarf’ planets, as they are so small. While some other astronomers state that Pluto is not even a planet at all. There are some criteria that astronomers have set up to recognize and regulate what should be called a planet. In Western modern astrology, these minor planets have a significant impact in chart readings.

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Snakebite Sky

From the wettest winter Cape, we are now seeing a snakebite in the morning sky-skin, as Mars meets Jupiter precisely today @17h07 14AUG24 @16GEM40’. To explore Kairos time (Time’s Quality) and Saturn/Cronos’ real time, astrology as both science and art is a key. For tools you may need, to map the enormity of this moment in your life please read more.

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