managing the mind

The Astrology of 2020: Part 1

by Sarah Varcas 6 January 2020

      Resistance, Choice Points and   Fresh Perspectives By Sarah Varcas   2020 is set to be a watershed year offering many opportunities for change and recalibration. On considering the charts for this year I feel excitement about what could be, whilst being mindful of the fact that what will be is largely […]

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On Using Astrology Well

by Sarah Varcas 6 January 2020

      Astrology: A Double-Edged Sword By Sarah Varcas   If you’ve been interested in astrology for a while, you’ll probably know that astrological knowledge can be a double-edged sword! For every occasion when it provides insight and understanding, greater patience with a lengthy developmental process or faith that all things do indeed change […]

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28th October – 20th November 2019: New moon in 5th degree of Scorpio followed by Mercury retrograde in Scorpio from 31st October

by Sarah Varcas 24 October 2019

      Healing Revelations By Sarah Varcas   The moon is new in the 5th degree of Scorpio at 3:40 a.m. UT on 28th October. This moon marks an opportunity to stop and take stock, turn within and ask some probing questions about what’s really going on in the places we most struggle in […]

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14th September 2019 04:34 UT: Full moon in 22nd degree of Pisces

by Sarah Varcas 10 September 2019

      The Dance of Courageous Surrender By Sarah Varcas   This full moon conjunct Neptune and Black Moon Lilith invites us into deep contemplation of who we are aside from the details of our lives. Because an unnerving dissolution of self may occur when we surrender those things that define us, it’s an […]

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30th August 2019: Super New Moon in Virgo at 10:38 a.m. UT

by Sarah Varcas 28 August 2019

      Beautiful Flaws By Sarah Varcas   This super new moon in the 7th degree of Virgo – conjunct Venus, Mars & Mercury – is a cleansing moon. Virgo is a deeply healing sign imbued with ancient knowledge often lost to us in favour of modern reductionist approaches to health. Whilst different models […]

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15th August 2019: Full Moon in 23rd degree of Aquarius

by Sarah Varcas 12 August 2019

      The Magic Is Us By Sarah Varcas    The moon is full at 12:30 pm UT on 15th August 2019   This Full Moon in Aquarius is poised to blow some old beliefs out of the water. With its ruler, Uranus, having turned retrograde on 11th August and now squaring Mercury, it […]

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21st June – 29th July 2019: Eclipse Season

by Sarah Varcas 20 July 2019

      Returning From Exile By Sarah Varcas Eris turns retrograde on 21st July 2019 until 11th January 2020. Read more about Eris and what her retrograde journey means for us here 21st June 2019 sees a number of astrological events occurring in quick succession, alerting us to a significant energetic shift. At 8:27 a.m. Neptune stations […]

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16th July 2019: Lunar Eclipse in 25th degree of Capricorn

by Sarah Varcas 9 July 2019

  ‘Buddha in Blue’ © S J Varcas   A Time of Reckoning By Sarah Varcas   This is a partial eclipse. The time of greatest eclipse occurs at 21:32 UT. Eris turns retrograde on 21st July 2019 until 11th January 2020. Read more about Eris and what her retrograde journey means for us here With […]

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2nd July 2019: Solar Eclipse in 11th degree of Cancer

by Sarah Varcas 28 June 2019

      Stronger and Wiser By Sarah Varcas   The eclipse is in the 11th degree of Cancer and reaches totality at 19:24:08 UT This solar eclipse in sensitive but nonetheless dynamic Cancer brings emotional healing in its wake. In response to a gnawing inner hunger it unleashes emotional and spiritual nourishment to those […]

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Saturn & Pluto Retrograde in Capricorn until September/October 2019

by Sarah Varcas 3 May 2019

      The Shadow Illuminated By Sarah Varcas   What happens in January 2020? You may already know we have a big moment coming up on 12th/13th January 2020 when a conjunction between Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn heralds the beginning of a new developmental cycle lasting in excess of thirty years. Whilst the […]

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