STAR WANDERINGS

  In Pisces, Mercury sings its wistful song of spring, aching with anticipation. The other day, I´ve heard the birds sing for the first time and it seemed out of place as the temperatures are definitely on the winter side yet. I always feel like the birds are confused somehow at this time of year but obviously, they are a lot better aligned with the natural cycles than I am.    The expected rationality of Mercury is diffused in Pisces. There is no room for cold argumentation. Rather it is about feeling your way through, articulating something that cannot be grasped, described, or measured. You “know” deep inside and that is all that matters. The sign of Pisces - Jupiter feminine, fertile domicile, Venus exaltation, the energy that is conducive for life, growth, and prosperity. Thinking about this time of the year, the abundance of animal babies came to my mind. The light increases and the temperature rises. The warmer days and regular rainfall mean that grass grows well a...

Venus has just completed her four months long journey through the sign of Capricorn. There was lots of slowness, heaviness, and depth involved. It was not a straightforward journey. She was making stops along the way - pausing, retracing, and reevaluating her steps, before changing her course once again and moving slowly ahead. Her lover, all-powerful Mars, joined her happily on her forward journey for a close embrace and then danced their way together through one more plunge into the underworld before finally exiting for Saturn’s airy home of Aquarius. In Capricorn, Venus finds herself in the earthy home of Saturn and the exaltation of Mars. Saturn, the principle of necessity, responsibility for one’s actions, personal integrity, grounded  and careful efforts, hard work, and perseverance that allows us to proceed despite all the setbacks and limitations. Mars represents the impulse towards action, energy and passion to pursue one’s goals, courage to charge ahead, to fight aga...