Tag: Leo
The Closing Concerto
Our hypothetical summer evening with the Cosmic Philharmonic comes to a close. We witnessed how the virtuosi tuned their instruments as Uranus, Neptune and Pluto tightened their Minor Grand Trine while exerting personal influence on us through Mercury and Venus. Sun and Moon had what we called a pseudo-feral new moon in Gemini that encouraged…
The Opening Bagatelle
Time stood still. The tuning ritual had ended, almost abruptly, and the conductor was about to enter the concert hall. The program will begin with a bagatelle, a short, light and usually whimsical piece. Probably the most famous bagatelle is Beethoven’s No. 25 in A minor, titled “Für Elise” (“For Elise”), composed around 1810 but…
An Immense Opportunity
In the preview of 2025, we mentioned August 9 as a key date, when Mars will be the leader of a important Kite configuration with the transpersonal planets while having the full moon in Aquarius. I spoke of Mars in Libra as the “war diplomat” opposing Saturn and Neptune saying the configuration “could easily bring…
A Month To Reflect
The 20th century economist Joseph Schumpeter wrote extensively on capitalism and entrepreneurship, popularizing the notion of “creative destruction” as the key to innovation. In many ways, we currently live in one of those creatively-destructive times when the death of the old gives way to the new. At the full moon in Capricorn, Saturn was stationary…
Amid Crises and Confusions
Before talking about the astrology of the waxing phases, which culminate with the full moon in Leo on February 12, let’s look at some background energies that are fueling the destruction of the old and the sprouting of the new, for the new paradigms are lead by Pluto which, being in Aquarius, is leading us…
Time for Truth
After a relatively quiet period at the start of the lunar month, things get progressively more complicated as we approach the full moon that will occur on Monday, August 19 at 11:26 a.m. in California, 12:26 p.m. in Mexico City, or 8:26 p.m. in Central Europe. In the enclosed chart, you can see Sun at…