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Astrological news this week: Time to regroup and reassess under peak retrograde

Astrological update for the week of September 12-19, 2022

Peak retrograde. With Mercury having just turned retrograde last week, there are currently seven planets in apparent retrograde motion. Repeating my comments from last week: When there is a preponderance of retrograde energy it can feel like we’re spinning our wheels, especially if those planets are triggering something in our chart. Mercury retrograde issues tend to be specifically about communication, but we also have Jupiter retrograde (examining missed opportunities), Saturn retrograde (revisiting our obligations), […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2024-02-18T10:54:10-05:00September 12th, 2022|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Planetary news this week: August 9, 2021. A chance to regroup and rebalance

by Lynn Hayes. There are no major planetary alignments this week, and the big square aspect between Saturn and Uranus that has dominated much of the year so far is mostly dormant now. Saturn and Uranus will be between 7-8 degrees from exactitude between now and October before moving together for their next confrontation towards the end of December. That is not to say that the stress between control (Saturn) and liberation (Uranus) is over, but the intensity has been ratcheted down a notch so real change can take place.

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By Lynn Hayes|2021-08-10T07:28:48-04:00August 9th, 2021|Planetary news this week|2 Comments

The meaning of Mercury in Cancer: May 28-August 4, 2020

art by Ellen Uytewaal

Mercury, the planet of messages and information, is typically in a sign for less than a month, but because of the upcoming retrograde it will remain in Cancer until August 4th. Any retrograde Mercury period is important since a retrograde planet applies greater emphasis and tends to dominate the astrological influences. This year, however, when Mercury turns retrograde on June 18th it will just one of five planets in retrograde (followed by Neptune a few days later for a total of six). You […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2020-05-29T08:17:11-04:00May 29th, 2020|Planetary cycles|3 Comments