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19th December 2016 – 8th January 2017: Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn and Sagittarius

by Sarah Varcas 9 December 2016

      Our True Face By Sarah Varcas   Conjunct Pluto as it stations retrograde in Capricorn, this is an incisive Mercury with little patience for subjectivity, or sensitivity for that matter! We may be disappointed if we want life to go gently with our feelings as the year closes, for there are more […]

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January 2016 Astro-Energy Report

by Sarah Varcas 29 December 2015

    Preparing to Begin By Sarah Varcas   2016 may get off to a slow start. We may even be tempted to write off January before we’ve given it a chance! If so, don’t! Granted, it’s not the most upbeat and inspiring start to a new year, but the overall feel, this month, of […]

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23rd / 24th July 2015: Waxing Quarter Moon in Scorpio

by Sarah Varcas 20 July 2015

      A Reassuring Challenge By Sarah Varcas   The quarter moon occurs in the first degree of Scorpio at 4:05 a.m. GMT on 24th July. It’s a powerful one, enhancing the positive thrust of the Sun’s entry into Leo the previous day. The combination of fire (Sun in Leo) and water (Moon in Scorpio) […]

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April – October 2015: Black Moon Lilith in Virgo and Libra

by Sarah Varcas 8 April 2015

  Image: “To Free Herself” by Gary Rosenberg   Power in the Raw By Sarah Varcas   Black Moon Lilith is the point on the Moon’s orbit furthest from Earth. She moves forward and then backward spending two or three weeks in each direction, occupying two signs during a period of a few months and […]

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28th March – 9th June 2015: Asteroid Vesta in Pisces

by Sarah Varcas 25 March 2015

      Like Pebbles in a Pond By Sarah Varcas   As asteroid Vesta enters Pisces she asks where our true commitment lays, then waits patiently for an answer. It may not come immediately. With all the emphasis on living authentically brought to bear since the solar eclipse, we may also be wondering this […]

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26th/27th March 2015: Waxing Quarter Moon in Cancer

by Sarah Varcas 25 March 2015

  Image: “No Disguises” by Brian Varcas   Reverse Chameleon By Sarah Varcas   The Quarter Moon occurs in the 7th degree of Cancer at 7:44 GMT on 27th March. It brings wisdom on how to live this physical life in a spiritual way. Two realms which seem so different, yet we live in both, […]

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12th/13th February 2015: Waning Quarter Moon in Scorpio

by Sarah Varcas 11 February 2015

      The Fingerprint of Truth By Sarah Varcas   This Quarter Moon takes us into the world of feeling where we sacrifice reason in favour of a deeper ‘felt sense’ of life and its meaning. There is nothing to be understood at this point. We can let go our need to know, to […]

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21st/22nd January – 11th February 2015: Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius

by Sarah Varcas 19 January 2015

  Image: “Claiming the World” by Gary Rosenberg   What Lies Beneath? By Sarah Varcas   Mercury stations retrograde in the 18th degree of Aquarius at 3:48 pm GMT on 21st January, one day after the Aquarian New Moon. The Sabian Symbol for this degree speaks of unmasking to reveal true motive and intent. There […]

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24th December 2014: Pluto Opposing the Black Sun

by Sarah Varcas 23 December 2014

      Illuminated Darkness By Sarah Varcas   Pluto is currently approaching exact opposition to the Black Sun, culminating at the beginning of January. They have been engaged in just this cosmic dance all year and will continue to be throughout 2015. However, this current opposition is of particular significance, occurring a few weeks […]

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23rd December 2014: Saturn enters Sagittarius

by Sarah Varcas 17 December 2014

      Evolution or Entropy? By Sarah Varcas   Saturn will be in Sagittarius until June 2015 when it returns to Scorpio for its final brief visit. This point in the cycle of Saturn is a time to take stock of all we have learned in the previous two years. It is time to […]

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