STAR WANDERINGS

  „Welcome magic and wonder Brilliance and grace Welcome joy, satisfaction Pleasure and strength Welcome essence, beauty, presence Time, spirit, form, and space Welcome excellence in every blessing Sacred and pray…“.            (I AM – Beautiful chorus, feat. India Arie )   On June 9, 2025, Jupiter is entering Cancer. We are turning a new, hopeful, chapter in the lunar part of our charts. I feel that the arrival of great benefic into the sign of its exaltation will be extra potent. We´re moving from Jupiter in Gemini, a masculine, mental sign of Mercury where Jupiter is in its detriment to Cancer, a feminine, fertile sign of the Moon where Jupiter is exalted.  Jupiter's journey through the intellectual sign of Gemini has delivered multiple resources at our disposal and a large amount of data to sort through. The right piece of information felt like our saving grace. This transit of Jupiter brought a kind of a scientif...

  On April 27, 2025, we are facing the third and final opposition of Mars and Pluto at 3° of Leo and Aquarius.  When Mars and Pluto are engaged in a harsh aspect of opposition, it is like a face-off where two power players are trying to gain control. Imagine two boxers before their showdown in the ring. They're stating their position by hurling insults and threatening each other.  ​ There is no room for pause. There is no room to catch a breath. You have to pay attention at all times otherwise your opponent takes advantage of the situation. Opposition is a push-pull relationship.  Opposition is about tension that can't be reconciled.  Opposition of Mars and Pluto brings urgency to our actions. When Mars and Pluto are involved in a tense aspect, it often feels like a survival mode – DO or DIE. Imagine unbearable pressure. It feels crushing like it's going to break you. At that moment, your instinct either kicks in and you’re going to fight for your life or you re...

  Virgo lunar eclipse wave has come through, forcing us to purge, purify, and get rid of impurities that settled in nooks and crevices of our bodies. Mercury, ruler of this eclipse, is now retracing his steps, following Venus in the martial sign of Aries.    I want to get back to Venus and look at her separately, apart from her dance lead, Mars that I wrote about last month. At that time, we were at the beginning of Venus's retrograde journey. Now we're really cooking. Venus is stripped naked. Like Inanna on her way to Ereshkigal, Venus lost of all her power and dignity. She's bruised and aching. During her time in Aries, she's been shedding and burning away what's no longer desired.    The healing crisis comes to my mind when I reflect on this Venus retrograde cycle across Aries and Pisces and the symbolism of these zodiac signs.  Aries, ruled by Mars, brings intensity, heat, and inflammation. In this context, we can see Venus retrograde in Aries symbolica...

  This was supposed to be Venus retrograde story but I couldn’t possibly leave out the leading man - Mars. Upcoming Venus retrograde is not a solo dance. This is a lover´s dance that has a history.   This is a story of eternal lovers who are going through a transformation. This is a story of masculine and feminine, of fire and water. This is a story of Mars and Venus. Though this archetypal story has no beginning and no end, here we´re going to refer to the period from October 2024 through May 2025. On October 8, 2024, Venus in Scorpio and Mars in Cancer, came together in trine aspect, in waters that are troubled for both lovers. They're both aching with emotion, that's how intensely they feel. It's almost like the external world has to tip-toe around them at times so as not to disrupt this rare moment of deep trust and vulnerability. Trine aspect they engage represents a connection that is freeflowing and supportive. It benefits both partners and brings new opportunities. ...

This month, lunar nodes shifted from Aries - Libra to Pisces - Virgo. After 18,5 years, we have a North Node in Pisces and a South Node in Virgo.    Imagine sitting in a bathtub, having your blissful spa time, candles burning, soft music playing, and water infused with precious essential oils that let you forget about the outside world. You´re just present in a moment, dreaming, indulging your senses.  But then comes the moment when you need to get back to reality, pull out the bath plug and let the water drain. Sitting in the bathtub now feels stressful. You hear the noise of water draining and you see the water level is going down. It feels like your energy is leaking like you´re gonna be sucked into that drain even though it doesn't make sense rationally.  As the water level drops, you start seeing icky stuff that your body left behind on the bottom of the tub. You better get out before the water runs out.    After this divine experience, you have no men...

“I can't go on, I'll go on.” I find this S. Beckett’s quote a perfectly fitting introduction for the ongoing Mars retrograde process. „I can’t but I will.“ We can sense heaviness in those words that is unbearable yet, there is determination, a choice not to give up, to keep going. Mars is always working within the sphere of discomfort where conflict and challenge are present. Mars won’t give us anything for free. We need to fight for it. We need to put a little bit of „blood, sweat, and tears“ into the process. Mars is a great ally when we find ourselves in difficult life circumstances where we need to show courage and perseverance. Mars is about what we desire in life. We need to show up over and over again and burn for what we want. Mars is about a choice. We need to sacrifice to achieve what we desire. Mars Retrograde periods are about comebacks, breakdowns, and reconstructions. During the Mars retrograde periods, we are put to the test.  Mars retrogrades are intense periods...

Leo and Scorpio. It feels like they couldn’t be more different. Whenever we think about things being in a difficult relationship, astrologically, these two are in square aspect, we assume that all they can do is just escalate the conflict and further worsen whatever issue they‘re both involved in. Is it the only way we can think about these two?   Leo and Scorpio are both solid signs expressing most intensely the nature of the season they represent. Whenever these two come together, we´re dealing with light and dark dynamics, we’re dealing with contrasting themes of what’s visible versus what’s hidden. They have no exaltation ruler which, in my opinion, grants them with further notion of sovereignty over the area they rule. They are places of concentrated power. They are about dominance and authenticity though their expression are quite different. They are both bestial signs represented by 4 footed animals – a Lion and a Scorpion. They are both deadly. But even the most lethal beas...