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Aries, Mars and Pluto – what is the connection?

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With the Moon now in Aries, ruled by Mars (planet of aggression and assertiveness), and with Mars about to oppose Pluto, the Lord of the Divine Will, the next few days could bring a great deal of Mars-y energy to the forefront of our consciousness. Mars is all about expressing and asserting our Will; under its influence we may feel more impulsive and more easily irritated. When Mars is opposite Pluto in the sky, all of that energy of desire and need may […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2024-02-18T18:54:32-05:00June 4th, 2021|Planetary news this week|4 Comments

Mercury and Uranus turn retrograde in tandem

You might want to read about the concept of “higher octave planets” if you missed that post before reading this one. Uranus will turn retrograde early in the morning on the 14th EDT (late morning GMT) and Mercury will turn retrograde late in the evening EDT on the 15th (early morning on the 16th GMT). Planets of course don’t really change direction, but astrology is person-centered. We are the center of our own universe, and that is how we observe the planets astrologically. Sometimes the movement of the planets […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2012-07-13T14:05:28-04:00July 13th, 2012|Astrology, Mercury retrograde|10 Comments

Musings on “higher octave” planets

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Mercury and Uranus both turn retrograde next week so I thought it might be a good idea to begin with a discussion of the concept of “higher octave” planets since Uranus is known as the higher octave of Mercury, and that is important to understand when looking at their tandem retrogradation this month.

The personal planets, representing aspects of personality, are the planets that are visible in the sky. Saturn forms a natural boundary to the personal planets, which is in itself an interesting […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2019-12-06T07:54:10-05:00July 11th, 2012|Astrology|13 Comments

The astrological symbolism of Ceres

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The traditional astrological symbolism of Ceres has not really worked for me and I’m finding it not to be useful now that the importance of Ceres has been promoted with her reclassification as a “dwarf planet” along with Pluto. Some of the interpretations assigned to Ceres by astrologers are these:

Ceres in the horoscope shows the early nurturing we received and how we nurture others. It also directly rules food and clothing. I have seen two cases of professional designers who had Ceres […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2007-05-03T10:15:00-04:00May 3rd, 2007|Astrology|Comments Off