About three times a year, Mercury appears to go backward in the sky. It is an optical illusion caused by different speeds - similar to sitting in a train while a faster train approaches and passes. You feel as though you are going backward. Mercury is the planet of communication - speaking, writing, listening. Symbolically, the retrograde motion is a time when it is good to listen to yourself by going within. Since the retrograde is in the sign of Libra, an air sign conce

The big news today, of course, is that we are getting ready for Mercury to go in apparent retrograde motion on Monday, September 27, at 25 degrees Libra. Libra is an air sign, and as an uncanny presage of that airy retrograde, we have a grand trine today, (Sunday) Things just seem to flow harmoniously between the Moon in Gemini (air), Saturn in Aquarius (air) and the Sun conjunct Mars in Libra (air). When I run the chart for high noon tomorrow in Washington, DC, the Sun/

Magic and mystery is here! The Moon is in Pisces today, conjunct dreamy, spiritual Pisces. At its highest, put aside the needs of the Sun, the ego, and listen to the voice of the cosmos. It is whispering to your heart now. Which will you pay attention to - the voice of logic, or the voice of your intuition. The best thing to do is to balance head and heart, knowing each has their place, and each has wisdom to offer you. The veil is thin today. Awareness of other worlds b

It is pretty sweet to have the energy of the new Moon in Virgo on the same day as a holiday! A chart for the new moon has a big trine, or harmonious aspect, between the Pluto inCapricorn, Uranus in Taurus and Sun, Moon and Mars Virgo. They speak a cohesive language, rooted in groundedness, that benefits us in a very useful way! New Moon energy in Virgo means we are growing, setting out on new projects that we hope will benefit us. With Mars conjunct the Sun and Moon, plans