Friday 21st July 2017 Today, Friday, has some excellent energy for thinking outside of the proverbial parameters with a Sun/Uranus square!! Uranus is in an "awakener" planet has been triggering the (current) sun rise sign of Cancer from his high zenith point of Aries, which means that many of us are getting woken sooner than we wanted to be!!
Mars just arrived, strutting in like a peacock in Leo.. everyone wants to dazzle, people spark off of each other to show their feathers! It's a great time to be creative or sports or to make babies!
Sun arrives in Leo on Saturday afternoon at 16:15hrs BST. Babies born from then are lions and lionesses, born to shine! New Moon is on Sunday, the first of two in Leo, the second being a solar eclipse, so there'll be a lot happening around leaders and I suspect Royal news too, given the intensity of all this Leo focus. Eclipses mark the end of one era, beginning of another. and they used to be interpreted only to the affairs of leaders and monarchs. So the eclispe is on August 21st and it'll mark a significant development around at least one very high ranking global figure, not necessarily on the date, perhaps in the coming weeks ahead of the eclipse, or just after.. but it is a key time of shifts and changes for us all.
So here comes this first new Moon in Leo is this Sunday at 10:46hrs and Mars is alongside for a few hours,. and the sky looks narky to me. It looks like a lot of posturing, preening and impatience. GO EASY!! " Be humble, as you may be wrong" I read somewhere recently.
Traditionally between now and Monday it's Moon dark, as the Moon shrinks to her thinnest, is good for quietly preparing for those new chapters rather than leaping in there, so I'd sit and meditate and set those intentions into wishes and prayers and heed the intuition that guides you from your core to what's best, once the Sun reaches Leo tomorrow from 16:15 .This Saturday night's energies in particular are wonderful for that, but there's a brewing energy that's going to tempt some to be a bit hasty. I'm sure you are well aware that normally it's the full Moon that is supposed to be when we all get wacky, but this Sunday when the Moon actually becomes new has some crazy energies around it. Uranus unsettles with a giddy, sensitive aspect, then Moon is in Leo and new at 10:46am, and Mars wants to be heard, he wants action. he sees the road he wants to travel on and wants to leap onto it without checking what's coming. Moon is DARK ..this means it's easy to leap too soon, to overreact or to grab at something that might be better scrutinised first. Like a beautiful rose. Be careful on the roads, be willing to listen and learn and try to think a beat or two ahead, to think of the long game!
Tuesday 18th July 2017 Mars and Uranus are very much in the picture today..go carefully in high octane situations.. think of the long term outcome that you're seeking. Mars and Uranus are linked with bumps and with explosions of anger and impatience causing accidents, and with mechanical issues. They can also bring fast progress to certain situations, so long as there's a clear well thought out plan and the preparation is right. Then it's seize the moment time. Don't get angry, live well, says the cosmos, although there's a sneaky wee Mars/Neptune connection tonight too which can bring ulterior motives and glossed up facts so look beneath the surface, for example if you are looking at buying something or if someone is feeding you ammunition they'd like you to fire. Reading the road ahead might prove to be wise advice
Thursday 6th July 2017 There is such an intensity in the air just now, and I am sure everyone feels it. like what's simmering under or buried away is bursting to the surface. Sunday 9th has the Sun and Mars in Cancer, (the protector and defender, the sign of the family and of the home and of the past).. in opposition to that big Capricorn ( governments, authorities and structure, security, property, establishments) Moon and Pluto, and it's an energy that can be used to turn things right around in the best of ways, a time to turn the tide on what's over and done with.
But it can also churn us up, and it can show what's defunct, what's not going to last another season, needs repaired or renewed. Pluto can stir our most primitive feelings of ancient pain and jealousy and fear of being "replaced" ourselves.
He can take us down to touch the bottom of the sore place, heal it, fix it, mend it and rebirth us stronger than we were before. The truth is that Pluto experiences whatever they are, whether they are about revamping and rebuilding the home, a business, or even getting some part of ourselves mended, leave us changed forever. We can't go back to where we used to be.
So often when Pluto is stirring things in our own charts, we see things that can't be unseen, that change our view of the world. Like soldiers going to war then coming home, changed, quite different. Or someone going to volunteer for the Red Cross in a famine zone. People who become very wealthy or powerful, too, people who get a new lease of life through a massive experience, such as an organ transplant, and people who get the chance to take their ambitions to the top, people who get to see life in an entirely different perspective. Pluto experiences are deep. They can also enrich us. We can see the world in a way that strips away old silly doubts and fears that used to matter and no longer do.We become deeper as human beings, seeing more, feeling more, and often more empathetic too.
Not everyone reading this will relate to the power of Pluto to utterly transform and turn your life around, but those who do might well sigh in recognition. There's a turning point this week for many, and it is about letting go of what you can now see, maybe after several years of struggling to keep or get something back on track that actually, no longer fits where you are now, which in itself can prove liberating, allowing you to start heading for the real rebirthing that comes from a Pluto transit.
So often people go through unfathomably tough times that seem to have no rhyme nor reason, and truth be told, they are never going to be understood, and would never have been sought, but every tough time eventually eases and the space of what's gone might be filled by something that gives purpose and passion and maybe makes a difference to the world along the way, too. Pluto can bring wealth in his own way, too.
Pluto is far from sweet, so when I see him making a lot of big hits as he has been doing, particularly affecting those born with planets (and chart points) in Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn, it makes me want to say.. I know you are going through some big stuff just now, and I hear you. I also know that you'll come out the other side of these changes, reborn.
Wednesday 28th June 2017. Virgo Moon today = good for tackling the details and tending the task list. Mercury aligns with Mars at 20:50hrs this evening UK time, so many of us are feeling the urgency to get our limbs moving! This is a sharp connection too so watch for sharp things..have respect for them. Words can be sharper or maybe more motivational, too. With Mercury orbiting towards an opposition with deep and secretive Pluto by Friday, it may be that some things aren't being asked/ said that need to be, but picking the right time is important, because fiery Mars is in the picture, opposing Pluto exactly on Sunday lunchtime, and he's easily ruffled.He's also easily stirred to defend, protect and repair.
Tuesday 27th June 2017 Mercury is square to Jupiter today.. be careful what you promise..and scrutinise the details, and on the other hand, you may get more than you bargained for in a good way. Plus if you can help another with a kindness or make each other giggle, it'll be the best therapy..
New Moon tomorrow 24th June 2017..and it's pretty passionate..if you get up on your high horse about anyone or anything that you see in need of protection, needs defending, over the next few days, you won't be talked down
Sun finds Cancer this Wednesday morning 21st June 2017 at 05:24hrs marking the Solstice.. midsummer, and the lightest of nights..Babies born from then are cute wee Crabs..born to nurture and to protect and to keep us safe. Cancerians love their grub, and a good hearty home cooked dinner doesn't go amiss as a rule. They can have all their defences up and seem quite cool even a bit nippy at times or hypersensitive to perceived criticism, but there's such a warm heart under that shell, that you could well be glad you decided to persevere. Family matters a lot to Cancer, whether it's the big extended unit or their own wee one. Feelings are hard to discharge, and they forgive but never forget. It's hard to get close, truly close to a Cancerian, but those who do are rewarded with a warmth, caring and loyalty second to none.
19th June 2017 Moon's just passed her conjunction with agitation and upsetting planet Uranus and she's heading for a "keep communicating" aspect with the Sun, followed by two weary but compassionate links with Neptune ..and planet Venus makes a sweet aspect tomorrow morning with Neptune, too, so reaching out to be loving and kind, being creative, thoughtful and loyally steadfast, those qualities will shine..
12th June 2017 Some things are taking time to happen this week. Saturn is opposing the Sun. Doors may seem closed or options blocked or just not yet being made clear. All in good time, says Saturn, the timelord of the solar system... or maybe it's more a case of all in Saturn's time. Today, Monday, is good for quietly taking care of business, no fancy manoevures. Tomorrow brings answers for many, even good news for some, although "stick to the plan, stick to the rulebook" Saturn is still dominating till Thursday's by.
9th June 2017 Moon will be full by 14:10hrs, in Sagittarius, with Jupiter turning direct at 15:02.. this is an important, truly significant date for many, but some hoping for progress and change will be kept waiting 10-12 days for breakthroughs, followed by a highly charged action phase that'll possibly surprise those who currently feel as though things are muted or diluted.
6th June 2017 Moon is in Scorpio today and Venus is newly arrived in Taurus..this is a strong feminine energy, showing many women of the world building their strength to nurture, protect and bring harmony. It's not that guys don't have or show these qualities, far from it, as we are all a mix of masculine and feminine energies, but today just looks like one of these days when women are prominent ..That Scorpio Moon can bring out the best in human nature, unity of feeling and the strength to move mountains, and yes, as said before, the Scorpio Moon highlights the extremes in the world too, and Moon will align with both Jupiter and Neptune, so there's a lot of reflection today, but also quiet resolutions being made about making the most of what we share, what we do have right now.
1st June 2017 June begins a powerful all change chapter for many, with a theme of "balance being redressed".
25th May 2017 Pluto is very much in evidence over this Moondark phase..new Moon in Gemini tonight, so a day to be really aware of the undercurrents, and to be mindful of what you step into..Venus squares Pluto which brings situations where people can change their lives forever, especially in relationships..which can be for good or not so good. Go gently. Think about what you say and how you say it, and if you know you might stir something up by initiating a certain connection, whether it's a danger that you might tie yourself in to a commitment you don't really want, which could be financial as easily as emotional, please think ahead. Let your thoughts go to a point where the consequences of your actions now will be felt.. think about how those consequences may impact. The only real power worth anything at all...is love.
Wednesday 10th May 2017 Full Moon tonight at 22:42hrs, in Scorpio..intense emotional highs and lows for some. There's jittery, unsettling stuff in the air, especially over last night as Mercury aligned with Uranus, making this a thoroughly exciting or else a really tense time. Scorpio full Moon reminds us that time is precious, reflecting the whole circle of birth, life, death and of course rebirth.Could be a day when you're inclined to arrange to do something that reflects this.. "we're here, we're alive now, let's do that thing we always said we would". Try to make allowances for the swell of emotion, and try also to be the best you you can be today..regardless of whether or not there's "something in it" for you. Scorpio goes the extra mile, in every sense, so make that extra mile one you will feel proud about :-)
Tuesday 9th May 2017 Can you feel the beginning, the birth of a new mindset, pattern, way of doing things? Mercury makes his final in a lengthy series of recent conjunctions with the planet of revolution and innovation and of the higher mind, Uranus, who's in Aries for a few years yet.. and with a full Moon tomorrow in Scorpio, this is about gestation, it's about fertilisation, and about death of the old patterns, conception and growth of something fresh and new.
The full Moon swells emotions to their height, and we see the best and the worst of human nature at such a time, when Scorpio is prominent, with dramas, maybe even some shockers making news..surprise announcements.
Uranus is in Aries, sign of the leader, and as Uranus is unconventional.. look at what we are seeing..we are being shaken right out of our entrenched expectations. It's a time of opposites..and yet this full Moon is saying, okay, let's turn this extreme tide and start working with what we have here.
Mars is in Gemini, unsettling and agitating communications, too, and come Thursday, is in an undermining, flat tyre, low energy link with Neptune..so look out for rogues making news, and perhaps for news of a prominent male personality exiting the role he's been in.
Friday takes Mars into an alignment with Jupiter, on a Sagittarius Moon day, which could bring a lot of fiery politicking, and also a big push forwards after that energy dip. Have a good week all!
Friday 5th May 2017 Looks like a good weekend ahead for many with Moon in a good mood with Jupiter in sociable Libra ( watch for wee cranky mechanical things though)... enjoy, whatever your plans are! :-)
Friday 28th April 2017 Hey Venus! Great to see you back in Aries after all that messin' about with relationships..although stargazers know that as you aligned with Chiron and squared Saturn, you were trying to get some real and honest into ancient angst that needed an airing.
Now you're in trailblazing Aries, it feels like you're ready to get some straight talking done.
Mercury is still retrograde, until Wednesday teatime, so there's more to be said, but this time the target won't be missed, no fudging, no trying to do that Venus in Pisces thing of making excuses for bad behaviour, muttering ah well maybe they had a difficult day/life.
Now, lady Venus, you are going to feel that Aries fire and express yourself in a way that leaves no room for misunderstandings, no room for doubt. Mercury is beside Uranus in Aries too. This is a shake it up, revolutionary chapter. Know what the intended outcome is, and get well prepared to handle any fires that you start. Female leaders are going to be centre stage..
26th April 2017 New Moon in Taurus today , at 13:16hrs.. time to look at what comforts, sustains and finances you, and to have a new look at ideas to enhance life in those ways. Taurus time is when buds are blossoming, when we are seeing hope in the Springtime scenery around us, here in the northern hemisphere, and when we are infused with fresh urges to "plant" fresh seeds of our own.
Right now Venus is still in dreamy, soulful and escapist Pisces, and she is the "ruler" of this new Moon, very much about tending any wounds that need to be healed before we move on into those fresh new chapters. If there is unfinished business, don't doubt your ability to sort that out. Raise your game. Be your very best YOU.
Mercury is currently deep into his retrograde phase, so things will be said about matters of the past, people will reconnect, and some will seem strangely silent, because they're off having a think, and some will change their minds about what they thought a month or so back.
Revelations and realisations are in the air over this week. People could suddenly present new information that alters the picture, people may be contrary, controversial, but the big thing to do under this " make life feel comfortable, settled" new Moon is to be mindful that we are all human. Do as you would be done to. Let kindness and compassion flow through your soul and allow healing to happen where that is needed, because through healing comes liberation. If you enjoy my posts, do feel free to share the link to my website, and remember you an also follow me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LynneEwartScottishAstrologer/
Friday 21st April 2017 Hello from me..Recording in depth look at the Month of May for my horoscope lines, today, and liking a lot of the aspects despite the madness of the world right now. Today marks the completion of the Venus/Saturn square. Relating blocks have been in evidence for the last few weeks in particular. It's happening across the signs of Pisces and Sagittarius. Pisceans are getting stronger about what they will tolerate, standing up for justice and fairness, being reminded that being kind can also require tough love, while" barriers up" (due to Saturn in their sign just now), Sagittarians are being tugged to honour their roots, reminded that building for the future will benefit from strong foundations, and also being "taught" to respect their often hidden softer sides.
Relationships that irritate and grate and annoy under this aspect which is in everyone's horoscope, are very likely significant bonds from which we are intended to learn and grow and become more deeply at peace with ourselves.
Financially this aspect marks the turning of a tighter, restricted tide and benefits from shopping around and from not discounting the idea of recycled treasures, either way, buying or selling.
Mars enters Gemini ( travelling across there until 5th June) this Friday morning at 11:32hrs UK time, under an Aquarian Moon. Spreading wings and taking on a more expansive, lighter view of life feels more possible. Mars in Gemini does herald a time of potentially fiery communications mind you, and under the Aquarian Moon, that's definitely a precursor of the inevitable political sparks.
Geminis will be feeling the burn, wanting to press on with projects and could be starting new jobs. Many will be asserting themselves, rather noticeably. Watch for well known Geminis making (more than usual) news. (The USA President is one.)
And Mars pulsing across Gemini brings educational busy-ness. People are restless and wanting
to be out and about more..and to speak up and express views. This transit happens every two years or so, and was last seen over mid May to late June 2015. Mars will be in an opposition with Saturn over this time, which simply put equals leadership challenges. The motor trade is also getting stirred up.
The weekend ahead has the dreamer's Pisces Moon. Sunday is the better day to plan the fun stuff. Saturday has possible weather wobbles and there's a restless air, mixed with foggy dreamy duvet and a movie urges.. So go gently if you are able to on Saturday and plan on doing something nice on Sunday at some point, if you can.:-)
FRIDAY 14TH APRIL 2017
Well, I can imagine a fair number of people were robbed of sleep through the night by Uranus, the AWAKEN-ER.. he is aligned today with the Sun. This marks moments of rebellion and of sudden lightning fast situations where life can change in a blink..it's been that way all week really, as the aspect has been applying. Moon Has just arrived in Sagittarius this morning at 11:27am.. encouraging folk to spread their wings and fly, but possibly not on that shocker of an airline..who's been making news. I mentioned earlier this week that Uranus rules technology and aviation and humanitarian issues. It's been quite a week.
If you've been feeling a mixture of adrenaline racing jangly stuff and real weariness, that's hardly surprising as Venus and Saturn are in a jarring link at the same time as all this Uranus energy is flying about. It's a bit like being woken up to run a sprint when you're still barely conscious. Venus is making this aspect with Saturn to remind us to appreciate who really matters in terms of relationships, and to be compassionate with those who just don't get the meaning of compassion and caring. That's a heck of a big ask isn't it? Sometimes we just have to lead by example.
Venus is in the most incredibly alignment this weekend. She is motionless in the sky, about to turn forward, and she is alongside Chiron in Pisces. This is all about healing and compassion, and it's also very much deeper than that.
Some will feel this aspect very intensely. Let me elaborate.
Inside every one of us is a tender spot. The spot that got scarred many years ago by what feels like a hard to understand, unfair or very painful situation. "Why did that have to happen to me?" we might wonder.. because it's so often something that just utterly sucks and happened when we felt powerless, defenceless and small. It's linked to experiences of childhood which have in quite a deep way, defined how we react and respond in certain emotionally testing situations. We become that defenceless child and need the "sookie blanket".
Some reading this won't get it.. but many will. lots of us refuse to look very deeply at ourselves and hit the same old brick walls and wonder why that has to keep happening. But this weekend's aspect is very much about something happening, a realisation, an experience, an encounter that has a powerfully healing effect. For some, this phase of your life is very much a further defining one, the one when you get clear of ancient sorrow or pain, very likely by something scratching an old wound, followed by certain realisations that aid true healing.
If this feels too deep for you right now, scroll on by, you aren't in that place where you need to hear it. but the conjunction of Venus with Chiron at a time of Uranian awakenings could mark a milestone that turns out to be quite quietly amazing. :-)
Friday 31st March 2017
There's this big alignment involving the Sun and Jupiter and Pluto and Uranus building over the next week or so, making everything feel like a bigger deal, more intense, more urgent, and for many this will be a landmark chapter, with retrograde Venus and stationary about to be retrograde Saturn, added to slow, about to be retrograde Mercury, suggesting many of us are feeling that we are taking steps back..which will mean many things for many people. Worth a think about that one.
You may be getting something back on track in your life at last. You may be thinking about moving back to a familiar location. You may go back to a fomer occupation. Globally there's an awareness of what seems like the opposite of progress towards unity..steps back. There is a resonance with the sort of leadership that leaves no room for doubt. Which can smack of dictatorships. At every level..not just politically. Many are unsettled and seeking what looks like a safe rock to climb onto.. But Aries time, right now, says be more proactive, analyse and think about what's in front of us, suggests the cosmos, to not just assume the rhetoric will lead to the destination we each have in mind. Too much mob mentality and aggression in the world just now, (Thanks Uranus in Aries for reminding us of the 1930's!) brings imbalance and division.
There's fractious rays this week, upheavals which for some ring in a bright new chapter, long needed, revivals and reconnections, and for some there's upheavals as domestic changes get underway.
There is also a physical energy at work here that is about cyclones and earthquakes and routes being diverted across the world. It may well be the best of times in the midst of the worst of times for some people, but this spring time energy is alight with a message of hope that with the right attitude to one another, we can build perhaps different but good new bridges of understanding.
Remember too that with a slow Mercury, about to retrograde next Sunday 9th April, some arrangements will meet with other considerations and could be rearranged between now and mid May. Till next time!
Happy new Moon day! Moon is new in Aries, stirring us to be pioneers and trailblazers and to go out there and get things moving, make things happen.
Venus, planet of relating and of fine things and finance is retrograde, aligning with switch things around planet Uranus, having passed at the weekend through the heart of the Sun in what's termed a cazimi conjunction = very, very close, and this is about relationships. Things about turning and balance redressed.
First and foremost, I see this fresh lunar energy around us as hopeful with work required to address the unsettles core of some alliances, clear it our and find a fairer, more balanced route for the future.
Jupiter is aligning with Pluto in a challenge aspect this week and it may be time to revitalise a business tie, or to transform a relationship. Jupiter in mythology was the rescuer of Pluto.. so it may be that what looked hopeless, dead in the water, or dying, was instead laying dormant, awaiting the right moment to be reborn, to rise and prosper. As this is a square aspect (90 degrees) it'll be career, property, security, the foundations of family life that are prominent. It's a time of turmoil and transformation. Truth is that on the road to big changes there's often a bit of a mess.
With Mercury so busy over the next month or so, there will be so much coming to light that's all about redressing a certain balance, and straightening things out, and as Uranus is powerfully connected to this process, controversy is never too far away and some conversations are loaded with static electricity.. where people feel they don't dare do there, yet inevitably must to neutralise that charge in the air. Here's an idea if you have a tricky topic to chat about under this phase. A "blow the cobwebs away" walk and talk is better than face offs. That way, two are walking in the same direction, looking to reach the same destination.
The Aries new Moon wants us to waste no time on what isn't important, but to enjoy all the good that's out there, and to make the most of what IS possible, and if there's something to fix, heal, transform, that new Moon gives us the courage to go do that, too
Sunday 26th March 2017
Communications planet Mercury is in headstrong Aries aligning with revolutionary, lightning change bringer, Uranus.
This aspect can bring controversial words, reversed decisions along with brainwaves and wonderful innovations. The desire to do things differently, to break an endless chain of same old same old...to be free of anything pressured, anything that's taking too much headroom for comfort.
It's easy to get into one of those differences where each person knows they are right. Easy to broadcast without listening. I decided to do this post because this aspect is not going away for a while. It'll get tossed up again on 28th April, then finally on 10th May which is the date of a full Moon in Scorpio. At which point things become pretty final, so it's an idea to make sure the finale is a good one, the best outcome possible. For example, taking a bright new trailblazing plan through its paces, fine tuning it and bringing it to fruition.
There's also a rather potent Venusian phase which is shifting and turning relationships around, showing a different aspect of folk, or of a situation you thought was a certain way, but are being shown what's underneath or what's at the core. Some will rediscover each other, under the retrograde of Venus. Some may fear that all is lost, then find a new understanding is possible. But with that overall Mercury aspect, the key is in a two way flow of communicating, and as Uranus is involved.. it's a good idea to try to think yourself into another's shoes, not necessarily to be best buddies, but to at least take it to a higher more objective level.
That's where there are troublesome issues of course. Which is often why people read these posts, to gain some insight, understanding that there may be an energy at work that's reflecting what's unsettling us. Its often a relief to know the astrology. It won't cure but it might calm. So whether you're having a bright day with a difference or there's something "burstin your heid", the cosmos is taking us into Spring with a shift in awareness and encouraging us to look at fresh ideas.
Friday 24th March 2017
Aquarius finds today's Moon, so quirky folk do well as does the spirit of friendship and kindness. Aquarius likes a bit of space to be at its best..don't crowd em in and you'll get the best of them. They can't be doing with all the mundane stuff..(like pondering the latest celebrity gossip for example), they're more interested in the mysteries of the universe, in the importance of not using all those plastic bags and packaging, more interested in preserving the planet, looking after the bees, reminding us that a man's a man for all that.. to quote our idealistic, observational Aquarian national Bard, Robert Burns.. so today, focus on what really matters, to get the best of your day, give the day your best.
Mercury is in a tricky aspect, which means many secret/ private discussions are happening, very likely with a view to building bridges we as yet know nothing about. Jupiter is travelling this year in Libra, sign of the bridge, and as my fellow astrologers know, is strongly triggered at the moment, by Pluto, subversive and dark planet of upheavals, of that sharp cycle of life and death, and also the planet that probes to get the the very core of a matter.
Jupiter's square to Pluto is a reminder of the importance of healthy, nurturing relationships, and of spending time those who matter. Jupiter and Pluto represent the powers that be, Pluto is in the sign of government, Jupiter in the sign of alliances, and in their current jarring angle, Jupiter and Pluto remind us of the need to use our own power wisely, and to perhaps to pay attention to the connections we make in our individual lives, too.
Friday 17th March 2017 Saturn slows us down today.. or adds extra weight.. go gently. Take the wise route.. Not a day to try to "jump the lights"..
Wednesday 15th March 2017..Finding it hard to get going? Moon is void of course and in the Via Combusta..this is called the fiery road.. watch for cases of "too little too late" and try not to get too wound up about what you cannot yet do much about. There's a slowing down phase afoot. Cosmic traffic jam..sometimes we are stuck.. so we can have more time to figure things out.Be kind to yourself and to others today, and try to stay patient. If you don't know how to do something, step away.. do some research, don't rush at it. If it's worth doing, it's worth getting right. :-)
Monday 13th March 2017 This week has a building square (challenge) aspect from the Sun to Saturn, exact on Friday. Walk, don't run and have faith that even small steps take us where we need to be. Prioritise and try to stay with that list/ plan. Today has good energy, and the week isn't a bad one, indeed a lot of quietly constructive, helpful input is around, but as the Moon starts waning/shrinking..we may be draining the batteries if we place too heavy a weight of expectation, maybe of fast results, on ourselves. Careful sifting and sorting of priorities lightens the pressure. Saturn favours not running at brick walls..the wall often wins there. Also fighting to change the status quo ..that isn't as effective as steadily, quietly working away on a step by step strategy, maybe climbing into the other party's shoes. Once you understand where the obstructive "other" is coming from, you'll be far better equipped to find the route to that hoped for transformation. It takes time to bring about solid, lasting change for the better, but it's not impossible. It's not what you do..it's how you do it this week. Have a good one all :-)
Thursday 9th March 2017.. Pluto is in the spotlight this Thursday so renewals, repairs and rebirthing is a theme, along with the resurfacing of people and projects that seemed to have been ouit of your orbit of late. Mars will be leaving Aries for Taurus, arriving at 00:34hrs GMT this Friday morning in the UK. You might have a sense of urgency around what needs to be done and dusted, fixed, renewed, but you also may be feeling the need for some leisure, pleasure and recreation.
Thursday 2nd March 2017 The solar eclipse may have left some of you feeling a bit drained or depleted, but it's also opening some amazing doors of opportunity and marking some significant life shifts, too. This particular eclipse is one of a "family" of eclipses that traditionally bring good things. Breakthrough energies are around us, as Jupiter and Uranus are in the second ( usually very meaningful) or three oppositions over nine months at the moment, (this one is exact this Friday 3rd March at 01:15am (GMT) in the UK) to bring surprise twists and turns and unexpected offers and options that possibly bring stress around alliances and. yes, in some relationships too, but stress is also eustress and can be wild excitement! Do try to time manage as best as you can, think ahead where possible, giving yourself a beat or two before you respond to what's popping up now, and don't doubt that you are allowed/entitled to do well.
This aspect is one that releases us.. maybe brings us justification for doing something we feel we want or need to but weren't so sure about how best to move things along. Suddenly an event occurs that answers that conundrum. Suddenly we are set free of what was "stuck". The circumstance under which this happens are different for us all, but the theme is similar. Jupiter is known as the greater benefit planet, and Uranus is the revolutionary, lightning changer of circumstances. So for many, what changes now, whether obviously a blessing or not, might have some unexpected benefit.
Jupiter in Libra opposing Uranus in Aries can be crazy, hectic and yes, mad over the top situations can emerge, especiially right now with manic Mars in the mix, so watch your step, look before you leap and stay alert to what's going on around you, but this one also brings helpful people who encourage the uniqueness of others, and suprising decency when least expected too.
Jupiter brings benefits through team work, while Uranus shines as a hero if allowed to do things his way. So watch for some unlikely heros! :- )
Friday 24th February 2017 : There's a solar eclipse in Pisces on Sunday 26th February at 14:58hrs GMT. It's a new Moon, too, so it's about new beginnings, coming after the light is switched off on what's in front of us. we get to think about what to put in place of what's closing, ending, then the light is switched back on and the cosmos is suddenly hyper..the world is a wee bit mad this coming week. There's such a drive to get to where we want to be, like a grand prix without the rulebook. Be aware of this energy, and be as wise as you can be. Technology, travel and that ongoing global indignation will all be revved up, to bring an eventful, highly charged week. Use the energy to get things done if you can..and keep sending out positive and harmonious vibes, if you can. Some will be raging over injustices, some will be competing and triumphing, some will be heroes.. what do you plan to be this week? Wild or wonderful? Both? Till next time :-)
Monday 20th February 2017 Sagittarius is where the Moon is today and has been since Saturday evening, so who's in the mood to book a holiday or looking at new forms of transport? Saturn, lord of Reality is keeping many a foot on the ground mind you! There's an itch for many to see beyond the immediate picture and to have something exciting to look forward to. Because the Sun is newly in Pisces, since Saturday at 11:31am..Pisceans, Cancerians and Scorpios are more in their element now..although that upcoming eclipse is stirring us to do something new with our lives, to live life more fully, one way or another. Don't be surprised if you feel a wee bit like escpaist, slightly elusive, not wanting to commit to too much just yet, until you see which way the land lies with one key situation for example.. the key situation being whatever this upcoming eclipse is underlining as a major theme in your own life right now. It's common, too to feel like withdrawing and being reflective because Pisces energies bring this. Holiday or exploring urges are a part of the same theme, too. Eclipses sweep away an element of the past, but rather than fear this, it's more a case of being ready to take the next fresh step, maybe one that's as natural as breathing. Eclipses happen. The last one that occurred in the same part of the sky as Sunday 26th February's was 27th February 1998. Are you still here..reading this? Eclipses may for some mark bigger milestones, but they mirror rather than cause.. and this is a new Moon, remember, so it's our opportunity to set out new plans and find the best route to making things happen..to make the very best of our own gift of life. This week's energies are good for that, and for decluttering, transforming, for making big efforts to make a difference. If you are steamed up about anything, Wednesday is a day to tread wisely to get the best outcome. To do the right thing..and as Capricorn Michelle Obama famously said.."when they go low you go high". Some will be heroes, pulling out the stops to be the best they can be this week. Some will repair, renew and transform. Some will face tricky challenges, hold heads high and emerge on top.. what will you be doing? Follow me on facebook and interact there if you'd like to :https://www.facebook.com/LynneEwartScottishAstrologer/
There's a lunar eclipse coming into the early hours of Saturday 11th February, at 00:38hrs GMT, and it's in Leo, beside the fixed star Regulus, the king maker, as well as aligning with Jupiter, so I'd expect to be hearing a lot about leaders and kings and the royals in general as I've mentioned before for this year's eclipses. It's a full moon and this is the time when arrangements get tied up, often very successfully under such a Moon. It is the Snow Moon, so yes, in the northern hemisphere this could well mark the turning of the weather pattern and cold cold air.. along with an increased longing for sunshine in the northern hemisphere and cooler climes in the southern as this lunation reminds us of extremes.
Time to tidy up the loose ends, time to remind yourself of why we are all here.. to enjoy the gift that is life. Love, live, smile, give, share.. it's a time for dramas playing out too, for those in the public eye being more so. And it's also a significant time for children of the world. For resolutions and moves made to add protection wherever possible.
The full Moon brings partying, and in Leo, much theatre..makes everything larger than life as it connects with Jupiter too. Corners are turned, milestons reached. and matters made official over this next week could be all important to many of us. Getting organised for the new beginnning ahead is smart. Thanks for stopping by!
31st January 2017 As February opens, we have a vibrant Aquarian new Moon's energy helping us to push forward with our schemes and dreams and goals for this year, so set your best foot forward and don't wait for this moment or that.. do your level best to make things happen now. Start making your changes. One step at a time is just fine.
Aquarius is the sign of friendship, of humanitarianism and of team power. It's a sign ruled by magnetic and disruptive Uranus, who's in a communications area of the current Aquarian chart, and of course, we're in a chapter of history where many voices have to be heard..
Unconventional and often shocking Uranus is already in Aries, and this is the cosmic ray that's bringing political madness. Uranus was in Aries when Hitler and Mussolini were elevated to high power. Aquarius energy stirs us all to think about where our actions are leading us. And reminds us that we must begin the process of sought after changes with the way we live our individual lives, not reaching to someone or something as a prop to be "the answer". the answer is within each and every one of us. The stirring of the collective unconscious is what brings forth the shockers from an electorate, and I'm referring not just to one, but to several unsettled countries at the moment.
Projecting mass hopes onto a magnetically charged individual who's spinning yarn has happened at various times throughout history and is of course utterly unrealistic, but it's what's been happening.
Dissatisfied characters who think that big guy with all the money has the answers that'll make life wonderful. He doesn't. He knows how to make his life wonderful. His actions may well shock folk into becoming increasingly proactive on the quest for their individual success and survival though. That could be the prize.
Warrior and assertive action planet Mars has arrived in Aries, the sign of the courageous, bold pioneer, the leader. Moon gets there tonight for a couple of days and then deal-maker planet of love and cash, Venus, who has been shining like a diamond in the skies of late, will reach Aries for an unusually lengthy visit. Between now and June much will be happening behind the scenes as unusual gateways and portals of opportunity present themselves, not just internationally, but personally. My advice is to look for the opportunity to fill any space that is created by unsettled events, and you might even come out of this better than you expected, but it will be very much about what you take the initiative with, not about sitting waiting for life to alter, which it always does, but if you are steering, you can steer around the bumps in the road that bit more successfully.
That bundle of Aries energy is like a bunch of macho rams sparring..with lady Venus in the middle, very possibly working a few of their strings.. "never underestimate the power of the female when the going gets tough"..
Friday 13th January 2017
Updates will be resumed in a couple of weeks' time, but your weekly scoeps will be on the site as ever! I'm very much looking forward to getting the website refreshed this year, at last, too!!
Powered up full Moon in Cancer today, Thursday 12th January at 11:43hrs GMT folks...we all need cosy and comfy but there's tension n pressure and a feeling that the cradle is rocking..not always in the sweetest of ways. Some will feel all unsettled, some could be all excited. Cancer is the sign of USA incidentally, so this is being reflected in current events, that sense of agitation. If your roots are strong they'll stay strong..even if there's a storm, solid roots will only grow stronger in response, but if a relationship is fragile and just not right, yes it will crack under this lunar intensity. By Saturday many will be happier, and some will be celebrating what's been achieved, sorted out.
Friday 6th January 2017.. Sun and Pluto are aligning and there may be replacements and renewals or repairs prominent for many of us.. Rekindled connections are also possible, and business deals may very soon be sorted out after a muddled phase of delays and rearranged dates. Mercury goes forward in the sign of Sagittarius from Sunday, and what's been holding things up seems to lift and lighten up. This is a week that will see many pieces of a jigsaw coming together, and there may be many a quiet arrangement made that proves to be long term benefical. Wednesday is a standout day for something being reprieved, turned around..an impossible task achieved, just in time for the Cancerian full Moon on Thursday, which serves to remind many of the importance of roots, of family and of home. There are also connections to what was going to happen or arranged as December began.
Have a good week all!
Friday 30th December 2016 Look after yourself this year end, all, as Mars and Neptune are a wee bit slippery. This can bring seasonal ills and chills or weather that gets in the way. I think this new year will begin on a strong humanitarian note, with an outpouring of collective compassion. Mercury is retrograde, so be prepared for plans altering and for times when you're best to just double check details, provenances, authentiticy, and dates and diaries, facts and figures. Best to to take that wee bit of extra time to be on the safe side. Soon a certain cloud will lift .. and while that time of closure and endings is easing, it's not done with us. News around the weekend reminds us of that Mercury pauses next weekend, with one parting shot in his role of newsbringer, as he repeats a theme that he began 2016 with, then moves on.
Wishing you the very best for 2017..which I think will be a special year of new beginnings and of many surprisingly positive twists and turns. Take care all X
Sending you Solstice Blessings, festive fun, good health hopes, love and best wishes, and hoping you will come back soon when I update next week..it's a really busy time just now, and I'm down to less than a day to fit so much of the personal stuff in before the man in the red suit promises to appear!! I hope to update the whole website in 2017 and to add some new features.. and thankyou for all your calls to my lines..the 2017 forecasts should be online now, and the usual weekly and Month ahead ones will be there, even though I've written about the fortnight around us..in my effort to try so hard to do it all, after six very mad but successful months on home renovations and the new office is just my dream..so looking foward to working my socks off in here now the dust (literally!!) is settling. Sending very warmest wishes as always,
Your stargazer,Lynne x
Friday 16th December 2016 Next cosmic update will be soooon.. cos this stargazer has been incredibly busy.. and thankful too...meantime hope you have a really good weekend!
Monday 12th December 2016 Swelling full Moon rays are intense over the next 36 hours, as Saturn and Uranus are in the picture, which makes for stress over what just isn't working or happening, and frustrations over what we feel we ought to be able to do but perhaps can't see the way through to. Saturn and Uranus are intriguing in that they also represent the generational shifts. Father stepping aside in a business for the Son to step up is one analogy. Those two planets are the tussle between tradition and innovation, too, and their effect can be see in in global politics right now.
Asteroid/planet Chiron is in the mix too, so any raw spots of deeper rooted personal insecurity are being chafed, and it's best to stay quietly productive, and to spend time if possible, with the loyal, loving and forever kind folk in your life, those who are there for you, or else immerse yourself in something that you find personally soothing. You will be more readily stirred by kindness and also by sharpness, so be aware of what scars might be being scraped or soothed, too. You might learn something helpful.
Remember too that everyone has their own rocks to sort out, their own fears and insecurities. Wouldn't it be great if we just took time to detach our own feelings and look at the bigger, wider picture. Uranus today can help us do that. Give yourself lots of space, and talk with the folk who get you.
Full Moon happens just over the edge into Wednesday, six minutes after midnight(UK time) tomorrow night (Tuesday) in Gemini the sign of communication. and this can bring completion and conclusion. What do you need to talk about? What needs to be signed and sealed? Gemini rules over the written and spoken word, primary education, neighbours, siblings and community issues. Also daily routines. Much of what's unsettling us just now could be soothed by a different mindset.
New, clever, brainwave ideas will present themselves, but for some, it'll be February before bigger shifts and changes might actually be ready to go ahead. If you happen to be one of the many who will be feeling this lunar tide, breathe.Just breathe. You will get there.
Friday 9th December 2017.,. I've been a wee bit slow with the updates here as I've been incredibly, incredibly immersed in some hectic times here. Yes, my own chart does show this, (with lots of planetary activity over my Moon and Midheaven for the astrology buffs here)... and it'll all be easing shortly.
There's a larger than life feel to everything as I write, with Jupiter aligning with the Sagittarius Sun, so news is all going to be that bit bigger and more dramatic. There's also a Sun conjunction wioth Saturn tomorrow, Saturday ( Saturn's Day).. so some things will be completed, over and done with, no budging, no going back. Some plans will be firmed, finalised. Saturn only allows progress that suits his theme of security, safety and sensibility, so some plans may halt. Some will be terribly aware of the whole thing of the passage of Time, again Saturn's domain.
Older relatives, parent figures, authority figures and of course the letter of the law will be prominent. Saturn says small is beuatiful, while Jupiter having just aspected the OTT Sagittarius Sun could have been recommending extravagant, expansive gestures. Efficient and classy is more Saturn's preference. So if you are shopping you may find yourself drawing back from the grand outlay and favouring the traditional, more meaningful one. Sunday will very likely have a lighter feel, with many folk realising who and what actually matters. My advice is to make and take and consult lists if you're shopping this weekend.
Moon swells full on Wednesday in Gemini, the newsy sign, also linked to London and to USA and yes, it's Donald Trump's sign too, and Boris Johnson's.. so they could be making a bit more news then.
Thursday has a mix of stress aspects and kindlyones. Stress may be relieved by doing something kind. Be with those who "get" you and the day turns sweeter. Friendship is highlighted for us all as Venus and Mars sail over Aquarius, favouring humanitarianism and team work and the United Nations could be prominent. Sometimes what's happening out there sharpens our appreciation of all that's fine in here.
By next Saturday 17th, many plans and arrangements are settled... which helps folk to feel grounded.
Monday 21st November 2016 .Moon's in Virgo..best to get the head down and press on, one foot in front of the other, although this morning has side issues around that might bring some stress, connected to "expectations". As the afternoon unfolds we should find our wings are working a bit better, but stay safe and go easy on our roads here today..as Neptune is a slippery wee devil, and that Neptune factor that often brings rain, snow and slippery foggy conditions is remaining quite prominent.Tonight at 21:22GMT brings the Sagittarius Sun, which hypes us up into a more expansive, and yes more extravagant few weeks! Jupiter aligns with Neptune tonight, which stirs the collective emotion, along with kindness and escapist urges. Travel bookings could be up!
November 17th 2016
Tis Thursday..Thor's Day.. Jupiter's day.. a day often imbued with a sense of hopefulness, because soon it'll be Friday and a lot of people like Fridays.. (Venus ruled Friday). Moon's in sensitive Cancer, arousing protectiveness in us, both for ourselves and for others, but actually it's easier to express when it's for others. Comforts, escapes and going slightly off track from the grand plan could be the themes.
Nostalgia and emotions connected to events of the past will flow more readily over these next few days, because Neptune is headlining, aligning with Mercury, with Venus and with the Moon, pausing stationary in the sky, turning forwards on Sunday to clear some clouds that might have been obscuring a few simple truths.Opticians could be busier, under this Neptunian phase, and for some, there will be an urge to make it feel like Christmas past, where life maybe seemed simpler, safe cosy, protected.
Charities could do well, as we're more easily moved. People want to book up for panto, shows, theatre..wanting to be part of something bigger than our own immediate feelings and circumstances. Such is Neptune.. on a mundane note (yes I always have to throw a spanner in there to keep it balanced) forgetfulness and oversights and seeing things as we wish them to be rather than how they are is also the business of Neptune, so if you are shopping, check what's actually being purchased for sure, and if you are being sold an idea that seems to good to be true.. maybe it's an idea to scrape beneath the surface. Moon and Mars make a few ego driven drama sparks on Saturday afternoon, but then everything settles down rather nicely as Venus soothes and sweetens the evening, aligning with Neptune.
Neptune's prominence brings wet, snowy and slippery weather, so go easy, won't you. If you can cosy up you might enjoy a trip down memory lane, looking at old photos, movies and memorabilia.
I'll love you and leave you now, and head back to my prognostications for 2017. Sending warm wishes X
November 11th 2016.. what a week this has been out there in the world. Planet Pluto has been digging everything up and exposing all the stuff we get fearful about, and yet with the additional presence of innovative, revolutionary Uranus, this is still forming a strange, toxic/anxious brew out there in the collective. This is a chapter of history when some are making choices based on the feeling that it's time for a change without stopping to truly consider what exact change might be best and how exactly to go about bringing that into being..yet sometimes it takes a trip down a cul de sac to realise we need a better map.
This week we have sign shifts of Venus and of Mercury. Venus is coming through Capricorn, which to me is about women in business, about matriachal women leading the world. Regardless of what you see out there right now, there is a bigger, strengthening female power in the world, akin to Mother nature taking back her crown.
Mercury is embarking on an annual journey across Sagittarius, the broadcaster, the teacher and pupil, the politician and the actor. Oh there will be a great deal to talk about now! Gossip mags will have a field day over the next two months, as Mercury won't fully leave Sagittarius until 12th January. He will move on into Capricorn through December and then slide back into Sagittarius and what's more he will repeat that same process at the end of 2017, covering the same area of the sky, turning forward at the same point. This feels like a very unusual time. I wouldn't assume that everything that seems to be happenign or that we're afraid of happening actually will. The words "reserve judgement" seem relevant...and perhaps soothing. I hope so.
So it's a full Moon week, with Taurus in the headlamps and of course a super Moon at that, this Monday. Taurus is about steadying things down, and a full Moon really underlines the desire or need for that. Full Moon also brings completion, brings matters to a peak and turns the tides, shifting the weather pattern, and heightening our urge to belong, to feel that we are connected and secure and safe. Being with those who make us feel settled and cosy can do us good. Take time to appreciate the little things, and the bigger things might feel a little less sharp. Just a though
Tuesday evening around 5pm UK time is good for getting things agreed, actioned. Friday's Mercury Neptune aspect might inspire creativity with the truth or fog people's memories, or create some slippery moments, so tread wisely and check facts, too. Till next time, thankyou for stopping by!
November 4th 2016 Last week I wrote about techno issues, and right after I wrote, a major cable serving the fibre broadband of around 300 thousand residents was severed in our area. Thankfully repaired pretty fast, but also reminding me that when technology plays up in any way, backing everything up (which I had done) is definitely a good idea !!.
This week sees the planet of revivals and restoration and revamping, Pluto, in an opportune aspect with the Scorpio Sun. Scorpio is ruled by Pluto so that's made more intense. This is about second chances for some, and as Saturn and Pluto also interlink on Thursday, right after Mars the energiser crosses into Aquarius the humanitarian and the innovator, things may be taken apart to be rebuilt at this time, and that can be applied to a great many situations in our personal and impersonal lives.
The Moon's first quarter this Monday 7th is in Aquarius, reminding us to rise above the petty and the overly subjective and to take a real wide overview of anything in our lives that we could do with sorting out, digging deep for the truth of a situation, perhaps, and finding the way to rationalise and to handle the deeper stuff that troubles us but has us feeling powerless to alter. We can perhaps alter our take on it, moderate how much power we assign to that situation, how much power we are handing over to others to keep doing whatever it is that's troublesome to us. Sometimes we keep on steppng into the fire and wondering why it burns. Pluto has that kind of vibe..of magnetic pull into the cauldron, but it also has a way of repeating and repeating the same themes until we "get" that we need to let go of the matches. Moving on can be so hard, because some get addicted to the pattern, and keep expecting a better outcome from the same actions. Have a think about how that might impact you or maybe someone around you just now.
Pluto's message is strip it right down, take it right back to the source, get to the root of it all, then you can begin afresh. Pluto is very like the force that drives the leaves from the trees and seems to kill off the plants, only to give them a whole new lease of life next Spring.
Just a few thoughts.. thanks for stopping by! Have a good week all!
October 29th 2016 Mars and Uranus are jarring and sparring just now. Have you had issues with technology? Machinery playing up? Have you been seeing crazy drivers on the roads? Are you a bit short fused yourself? Go gently as it's also Moondark, the day before a new Moon and jarring actions can upset the delicate balance in much the same way as when someone lets go of their end of something that's being fixed, glued tightly together to do a permanent "fix" That's intended to make you think, on many levels by the way.. Tomorrow at 17:38hrs the Moon becomes new in regenerative Scorpio. Time to freshen things up. It's a magical new Moon in many ways as we're heading into a week where the good of the past can resurface, and we can shed old pain and upset along the way too. Scorpio is the death of the old year, and yes, if you are closing the door on certain ties that can feel very much like everything's dying. But just as the leaves of autumn fly away in the winds, making the trees look dead, it's important to remember that those same trees will very likely be in glorious full bloom next spring. Time to simplify life a little? Time to acknowledge what's only weighting you down or cluttering your life up? Time to revamp your place? Time to look at best ways of making partnership resources work? Halloween is about the end of the old year, beginning of another. Rest where you can, and also quietly press on with what will help you to be in a good position for your own "new start" while this Moon is dark, and let your imagination flow around ideas for the time when all is alive again in the Spring.
Thursday 13th October 2016 Moon's in Pisces.. Lovely for dreams n for making plans for an escape.. But there's major agitation around as we move towards Sunday's (0523am) full Moon in Aries alongside Uranus. I'm going to tell you more about this, on the coming week's (phone line) horoscopes for everyone. But meantime I want to leave you with this thought. There are baddies and there are "better the devil you know" scenarios around as this tension loaded full Moon builds..more so from tomorrow but the energy is already with us. Who in your life is the "Trump" character enraging you or stirring you to rebel for the sake of "something different" ( which we saw with the Brexit vote) ..and who is your "Clinton" character..the apparent voice of reason.. This isn't asking you to make political comment...its to remind you that we are every one of us in the midst of a massive shift of consciousness.. And at an individual level..we must step away from the fire to analyse it properly.. Some are stepping right into it..some are lighting the fires. Think about what's really going on..Uranus is so powerful just now. Planet of uprisings and rebellions, also of innovation and breakthroughs and shake ups and wake up calls. You can't force change on anyone, but you can be the change yourself.
Uranus is also linked with detachment as well as with despots. Step back and think about what's really happening and make your own wisest, best moves..whether that's staying put or breaking away..do what's truly best and right for your soul's harmony.
Friday 7th October 2016 The power loaded transformative aspect between the Sun and Pluto this Friday can signal upheavals afoot, which for some is all about relo
