Mercury will station retrograde, then go backward (from our earth-based perspective) on Sunday, May 30. It will continue to go backward until June 23. Planetary retrograde motion is particularly strong on the days it stations (stops), before choosing a direction. So Sunday and June 23 will be Mercury Retrograde Deluxe Edition. Mercury goes retrograde about 3 times each year, so it isn't really rare. Even people who are completely dis-interested in astrology generally, are

In the immortal words of Jerry Lee Lewis "There is a whole lot of shaking going on!" Let's look at what is happening in the sky right now, and try to make sense of it. At the end of the day, all these transits describe multiple stories of what is going on - on a personal and a mundane level. If we leave a piece out,, we lose part of the story. So here is where we are and where we are going in the near future: 4/2- Transiting Pluto went retrograde and stays in backward mot

Today, Jupiter will enter the sign of Pisces, the sign of the Fishes, and will remain there until July. It then heads back to Aquarian territory, but will return to Pisces for most of 2022. If you frequent MysticValley, many of you have a significant placement in Pisces. Jupiter in Pisces put an importance on direct connection with spirituality and principles. That is the high use of Pisces. Dreams and visions and intuition are Piscean, too. Jupiter in Pisces may lead yo

Ever since Jupiter and Saturn moved in tandem into a new cycle in Aquarius, life has changed. Today, the Moon is nestled in between Saturn at 13 degrees Aquarius and Jupiter at 28 Aquarius. Aquarius is a sign of big, bold ideas, ones that are often outside the traditional norm. Aquarius is also a highly democratic sign. The Moon of the United States Sibley chart is in Aquarius. Though the execution was not perfect, the United States revolt, for the first time, stated tha