Author: Katie Sweetman
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Astro Daily: May 10, 2016
What is pleasure? Sensuality? Abundance? Today Venus in Taurus harmonizes with Jupiter in Virgo, an aspect that is said to denote good fortune and opportunity. If Taurus is seeds planted in the fertile earth, then Virgo is the skill and work needed to bring them to harvest.
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Astro Daily: May 9, 2016
Jupiter turns direct today! In case you didn’t know, we had five planets in retrograde motion. It’s not uncommon to have four retrograde planets at a time, but what made this period a little unusual is that both Mercury and Mars, two personal planets, were retrograde.
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New Moon in Taurus: Fertility
New moons are new beginnings. They open up a lunar month that will unfold according to the archetypes seeded in the new moon. And what’s Taurus about? Sweetness. Pleasure. Sensuality. Taurus takes it slow. It enjoys every flavor, smell, and bite.
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Astro Daily: May 4, 2016
Friday’s Taurus New Moon will open up a lunar month seeded with the energies of fertility, sweetness, abundance, harvest, power, and rebirth. There’s a potential over the coming four weeks for a powerful reset. All the retrograde planets hint that there are many components that are both out of our control and remnants of our…
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Astro Daily: May 3, 2016
Feeling emotional? The Moon’s been in sensitive Pisces since Sunday, a sign that touches on feeling and empathy as well as universality, spirituality, inspiration, and the cosmic ocean. But come this afternoon the Moon will arrive in Aries, a sign that couldn’t be more different than Pisces. Think action, spark, leadership, drive.
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Astro Daily: May 2, 2016
Happy Monday! Two things to keep on your radar this week. One, we’re five days away from the Taurus New Moon. This means that we’re in the end of the lunar cycle, a time that tends to be quieter and reflective as we prepare for the next lunar month — perfect for today’s meditative Pisces
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Astro Daily: April 29, 2016
Today Venus arrives in Taurus! After spending the last four weeks in Aries, a sign that’s not familiar territory, Venus will underscore themes of fertility, pleasure, bounty, earthiness, and the good life. In astrology we say that Venus is in dignity as Taurus is a sign that Venus rules. Not that Aries was a bad
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Astro Daily: April 28, 2016
While Mercury Retrograde is a time to reexamine our choices, the retrograde in Taurus will prompt us to look at what we value as well. What are we choosing? Is it in alignment with our values? Have we gotten away from our values?
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Astro Daily: April 27, 2016
You may have heard that come Thursday, five planets will be retrograde. As disconcerting as this may sound, it’s not uncommon for four planets to be in retrograde and the outer planets spend 4-5 months of the year moving backward. So it’s normal. I think what’s a little unusual about this one is that both…
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Astro Daily: April 26, 2016
It’s almost that time of year again — Mercury Retrograde. Don’t panic. Srsly. We go through this three times a year, sometimes four. Mercury Retrograde is a time when we have to take a step back, reflect on our karma around our communication, ideas, and movement. The tide can’t always push out; it has to…