Astrology Salon

VENUS stations RETROGRADE October 3rd
PERSEPHONE descends into the UNDERWORLD
FIXED T-SQUARE (Mars opposite Pluto square Mercury/Venus)

When Venus, the planet of the divine Feminine, appears to station for its retrograde phase in the sign of Scorpio, it can bring up issues surrounding sexuality, women’s roles, and all the associated underlying wounds still embedded in the psyche of our society. Stay posted. Venus is retrograde from October 3rd thru November 14th, and will soon be banished from the heavens by the rays of the Sun. However, she remains undaunted. No matter what setbacks she might endure, whatever wounds are being revealed, the divine Feminine will rise again.

On Saturday (or Friday, depending on where you are in the world) Venus stations for her descent into the underworld. Stationing for her retrograde phase at 8º Scorpio 29’ she dives deep, greeting the shades of yesteryear, all that we had loved and lost, all that had touched our hearts and soul, our desires, our passions, our sorrows and joys.

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A PERFECT STORM ~ THE FULL HARVEST MOON

FULL HARVEST MOON IN ARIES conjunct NEPTUNE
A GRAND CROSS IN THE FIXED SIGNS

As Mars gradually positions itself for a direct opposition to Pluto, we may all be subjected to the exhaustion this transit can bring. Use the weather this week to seek healing, rehabilitation and strengthening to compensate. But most of all use the glorious Full Harvest Moon to connect with your innermost knowing and wisdom to guide you through the treacherous reefs and shoals that can await us when Mars opposes Pluto.

So what might we expect when the diluvian lord of the seas dives into the fiery realm of Aries, whilst Aries-ruler, Mars, is embroiling itself in a very fraught Fixed sign Grand Cross over the next few weeks. Like an astrological perfect storm, we are navigating some rough waters of our own this week. Bring life preservers, stretchers and maybe a few fire extinguishers along for the ride, this could get tense as we move further into the week.

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THE LIBRA EQUINOX 2026
MABON & The emerging Crone

Mabon, the Autumnal Equinox here in the Northern Hemisphere, is a time of gratitude. It is also when we celebrate the emerging Crone, the goddess of the winter months. The Crones were the elders who carried the wisdom of the ages on their shoulders, which had been gathered and honed through sheer experience.

In ancient times they served as the story tellers, the teachers, the healers and guides who lead the way. And for each of us, there is this recognition that we are entering this dark time of year in order to go within, and meet our own inner Crone. We do this to assimilate all that we have gained, all we have lost and learned, not only so that we can better plan for the year ahead, but to be able to connect with spirit, so that we may never lose sight of what really matters in the end.

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NEPTUNE SEXTILE PLUTO
MERCURY channels Neptune/Pluto with a KITE
VENUS OPPOSITE CHIRON SQUARE PLUTO
CHIRON returns to ARIES

Transcendence and a deep dive into the abyss compete this week. Both are important.

As we are being launched by the recent New Moon in Virgo, we begin to see, hear, feel, more of what the general themes are going to be about over the next several months. No matter how transcendent, or how deep we go. We are being led where we need to be.

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NEW MOON IN VIRGO
URANUS stations for its RETROGRADE phase
THOR's HAMMER
VENUS slowing for its own retrograde in October (it's also complicated!)

The upcoming New Moon is complicated in so many ways! But is truly an opportunity to move on with our healing journey.

The New Moon in Virgo on September 10th (or 11th depending on where you are in the world) is both complicated and incredibly motivating. Just look at all the activity on the day of the New Moon!

Use it to find your footing, follow through with pending changes, and get your life in order. There is much more than meets the eye with this Moon.

The image below of "Virgo" is from a fresco by Cosmé Tura in the Palazzo Schifanoia in Ferrara, Italy

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I think it’s so important to instill in children to have faith and to know there are great things out there. Greatness is out there, greatness you can tap into. But it has to start from in your heart. ~ Dolly Parton

AFTER THE ECLIPSES
JUPITER TRINE SATURN
MARS SQUARE SATURN

We open the week on the heels of the Lunar Eclipse which was attempting to illuminate our lives. Something that we can not ignore. And now that the dust is settling, we may even begin to see the patterns and the plans and the means that allows us to create a strategy. Our Big Vision for the Future is seeking purchase.

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A partial LUNAR ECLIPSE on August 28th
square unpredictable and erratic Uranus

At the end of next week, on August 28th (or 27th depending on where you are), we have a final Lunar Eclipse in Pisces. Because it is also square unpredictable and surprising Uranus, we can expect things to both speed up, and possibly change on a dime. Be flexible and don't jump to conclusions.

Considering this, we all might want to wait until after the eclipse, and the dust finally settles, before consolidating our plans. There's just no telling.

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BETWEEN THE ECLIPSES
Mars square Neptune
Venus opposite Saturn and slowing down

Betwixt and between the Eclipses we see windmills and/or giants. Perhaps both.

In the space between the eclipses we may become aware of a void. Things are in the process of transition, and it is all we can do to merely step through the veil between the past and the future. In this space can be found some murky waters. All the more reason to keep our wits about us, in order to see things as they actually are, not what we want and/or fear them to be.

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TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE AUGUST 12th

Welcome to Eclipse Season.. where magic dwells and the fates weave their tapestries. On August 12th we have a Total Solar Eclipse in the sign of Leo. Magical and Mystical, we are being shown what needs to be released in order to grow in ways that we might not have even thought possible.

On Wednesday, August 12th, we have a Total Solar Eclipse at 20º Leo 08. It will be seen in its totality in Greenland, Iceland, parts of Russia, northern Spain, and a bit of Portugal. For the rest of us where the Eclipse occurs during the daylight hours, it will be seen as a partial eclipse. Here on the East Coast of the United States, the Eclipse occurs at 1:46 pm (10:46 am Pacific Time; 6:46 pm in the UK).

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Saturn retrograde will trine the Sun
Mercury leaves the shadow of its retrograde
CHIRON stations RETROGRADE

The Chironic retrograde phase is a time of year in which we are asked to pay attention to our own healing journey. Memories surface, old wounds reopen, and we come face to face with what needs healing, forgiving, releasing and forgetting. The retrograde phase of Chiron compels us to look within, to the very root of what ails us, to the inception and cause. This is when we are most able to do a lot of this inner work.

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