Author: Katie Sweetman
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Astro Daily: January 14, 2016
Back when I wrote about Saturday’s game changing new moon, I proposed that January 13–14 may be time frame when we’re really getting an idea for this lunar month is about. Keep in mind that new moons seed the reality that we experience over the following 28 days (aka the lunar month). That said, what
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Astro Daily: January 13, 2016
We talked a little bit yesterday about the trend bucking, eccentric energies of Venus + Uranus. Venus has been in Sagittarius over the past couple of weeks, infusing our experiences of beauty and value with Sagittarian themes of freedom, faith, and the exotic. Uranus is a spark of individuality? But what happens when Venus comes
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Astro Daily: January 12, 2016
Between the Moon in wonderfully weird Aquarius and Venus’s line up with Uranus today, I’ve been thinking about non conformity, from trailblazers to artistic geniuses, especially in the light of David Bowie’s death. (For students interested in David Bowie’s natal astrology, he had Aquarius rising with a Saturn/Pluto/Moon stellium in Leo, the sign of the
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Astro Daily: January 11, 2016
Happy Monday! We had a powerful Capricorn New Moon that lined up with Pluto and Uranus, setting us up for a lunar month full of twists and turns. Capricorn is the sign of commitment, responsibility, and achievement. Pluto makes us look into our shadow, it helps us rebirth. Uranus is freedom and the spark to
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New Moon in Capricorn: Game Changer
Happy Capricorn New Moon! This is the time of the lunar calendar when we start fresh in all things Capricorn. Think worldly ambition, success, achievement, career, and mastery. Ruled by Saturn, Capricorn sets a high bar and it’s no wonder that we use this time of year to set goals, resolutions, and plans for the future. The
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Astro Daily: January 8, 2016
The Capricorn Moon is shining a light on today’s Venus/Saturn conjunction. If you are a Taurus or a Libra or have a prominent Venus in your chart, you’re feeling this as a weight. Saturn is the planet of authority and under his influence we need to step up, take responsibility, and get things in order.
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Astro Daily: January 7, 2016
Does something feel different? Do you feel stirred to make a change? Break free from the old? Set off in a new direction? The Sun and Uranus just finished making a square, an aspect that’s all about motivation. And we couldn’t have had more of an invigorating push to start the new year. Mind you
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Astro Daily: January 6, 2016
Are you feeling overwhelmed? We’re in the middle of two intense astrological alignments — Sun conjunct Pluto and a square Uranus — that will put the cosmic squeeze on us today and tomorrow. If the language of aspects is a bit new or advanced for you, let me put it this way. Four times a
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Astro Daily: January 5, 2016
My oh my, there’s a lot of stuff going on in the sky today. And it’s all pretty big deal. First, let’s get Mercury Retrograde out of the way. Yes, the planet of communication, travel, thinking, ideas, and movement turns retrograde today and will trace a path from 1 Aquarius back to 14 Capricorn, going
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Astro Daily: January 4, 2016
Happy 2016! Happy January! Want to get a look into this month’s astrology? Check out my monthly horoscopes. We’re heading into Mercury retrograde tomorrow plus a potent new moon on January 9 (incidentally the same day as Empowering Astrology’s sixth birthday). Speaking of the Moon, we’re rounding out the lunar cycle this week. Right now