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Starcodes, December 14, 2018

December 14, 2018 0

The mood is sensitive, potentially sentimental, even maudlin as the weekend begins and the Pisces Moon conjuncts Neptune and Mars. We may feel washed away on the tide of holiday lights at one moment and overwhelmed by rising seas and complicated humanitarian crisis in another. And both realities are true. Let the feelings flow, but don’t be washed away by them. Saturday afternoon brings fresh momentum as the Moon enters brash and independent Aries. Enough with the hypersensitivity for the moment as some brave and pugnacious note returns to carry us forward. Some experience or aroma can trigger memories, we can appreciate gifts from the past with a fresh perspective around Sunday’s Venus-Saturn sextile. Holiday traditions, old friends, antiques, something familiar soothes us. But this aspect can also trigger a desire for our beloveds to be just as they always were, and not as they are now. People are in… Read More

Starcodes December 7, 2018 Heather Roan Robbins

December 7, 2018 0

(all times MDT) The stars send us mixed signals this week. A New Moon in restless Sagittarius wants us to speak up and hurry up on Friday, but we still need patience.  Mercury has just turned direct after three weeks retrograde so we may need to straighten out misunderstandings and correct snafus before we barrel ahead.  Our ability to concentrate can shift and we may still get easily distracted, so we need to maintain situational awareness to not speed up and drive straight into a wall. Mercury still appears to be moving slowly from our perspective here on earth, and we’ll be just fine if we move steadily but slowly also. Underneath that cheerful, open New Moon in Sagittarius vibe, Mercury and Venus are both now in brooding and private Scorpio and can sharpen our thinking, keep us both wary and set in our opinions. But pure stubbornness won’t help… Read More

November 29, 2018 0

Starcodes  November 30, 2018 Heather Roan Robbins The Sun appears to act as a volume control on all other astrological events; as it grows active with spots and flares, the volume turns up on earth’s history. When it grows quiet, it’s harder to get political change leveraged, though it is often a time of cultural richness. The Sun cycle is unpredictable, which is frustrating for astrologers, but it usually has a cycle of roughly 11 years from solar minimum, very quiet with few sunspots as it has been recently, through an excited phase, and back to a solar minimum. At solar maximum, the peak of the cycle, solar storms correlate throughout history with times of political restlessness and revolution, cultural and climate change. We search for new answers. The last solar maximum was predicted to hit in 2010-11 and be one of the strongest on record, and we all felt… Read More

Starcodes Nov 23, 2018  (all times are MST +7:00)

November 23, 2018 0

A house full of relatives, verbal Mercury retrograde in frank and restless Sagittarius, attention wandering from too much food, black Friday sales, and a stationary Neptune; what could go wrong? Let’s keep our sense of humor nearby, keep our schedules stripped-down and make the most out of accidentally outrageous comments and surprise truths this week as that retrograde Mercury conjuncts expansive Jupiter and approaches a square to Mars.  And let the people who want to be quiet, be quiet, and don’t poke them. Minor Transportation accidents and accidental revelations occur more when we’re flustered or harried, so if we feel that distraction coming on, let’s slow down and breathe deep, pay attention rather than racing ahead. We’re more likely to enjoy this transit if we keep the snafus minor by staying centered and keeping our eyes open. It can be easy for one person to be strangely frank and tactlessly,… Read More

Starcodes  Nov 16 2018  Heather Roan Robbins

November 16, 2018 0

This week could limp in and laugh out. Let’s keep our expectations low and our compassion wide open Friday and Saturday. We may feel like were spinning our wheels as the weekend begins as Venus and Mercury both appear to hold still from our perspective here on earth. Venus, retrograde since October 6, turns direct, while Mercury turns retrograde now through December 7, all under a sensitive perceptive, but easily overwhelmed Pisces Moon. Anything can happen, so let’s cut each other a lot of slack. As Venus turns direct she closes one emotional or creative chapter and makes room for a new one. After months of dealing with people and emotional issues from the past, we can start looking to the future. We just may not get there very fast Mercury retrograde bugs us to finish up what we’ve already started or tend an urgent side agenda before we launch… Read More

Starcodes  Nov 9, 2018  Heather Roan Robbins

November 9, 2018 0

(all times MST) Look for burst of honesty this Friday as the Moon conjuncts talkative Mercury in outspoken Sagittarius. A helpful and warmhearted trine between Venus and Mars in talkative air signs helps us speak up with one another, open lines of communication, and make plans for the future. Just watch for a tendency to get complacent in those opinions. Like a hopeful election results, good news and good plans need to be cultivated in the future. But we don’t have to just talk about it, over the weekend a wonderfully competent Capricorn Moon encourages us to follow through and do the work. Sunday and Monday feel the call back to work, both the desire and the competence to pick up our work where we left off a few weeks ago as the Sun sextiles Pluto. Some people may wrestle with the grim mood, most of us can feel satisfaction… Read More

Starcodes November 2, 2018 Heather Roan Robbins

November 1, 2018 0

This is it, election week. The stars suggest that one chapter ends and a new one begins, but they don’t say in what direction.  The world has grown grimmer over the last few years as we work towards a pivotal nexus in 2020 when the two planets we associate with power and control, Saturn and Pluto, conjunct in competent, control-oriented Capricorn. The politics of the United States stay in metamorphosis through 2023 as Pluto returns to its position when our country was born. These are revolutionary aspects, but there are many ways to do a revolution. This growing Saturn-Pluto conjunction really questions how we use power, how we hold boundaries, and how we govern. The last time Saturn and Pluto conjunct was in friendly Libra, in 1982, at the beginning of the Reagan era, when many thought control looked good. Saturn and Pluto last opposed one another in 2001, right… Read More

Starcodes October 26, 2018 Heather Roan Robbins

October 26, 2018 0

(all times MDT) It won’t be just Halloween skeletons that come out to dance this week. As the weekend begins, Mercury, the Sun, Venus, and Jupiter are all in stubborn Scorpio, the sign of the private investigator which encourages introspection on one side, and suspicious investigation on the other. Perfect for ferreting out bombers and uncovering hidden skeletons. Verbal Mercury then enters outspoken Sagittarius on Tuesday, which can liberate our mind, relieve some of the mental heaviness and bring hidden material out onto the table for discussion. Mercury in Sagittarius encourages people to say it like it is, and can help us step out of a particularly stubborn month and open minds just in time for the election. But today we begin a new astrological cycle as the Sun conjuncts Venus in Scorpio before the weekend begins and seeds a new cycle of emotions, collaboration, and creative process. From the… Read More

Starcodes October 19, 2018 Heather Roan Robbins

October 19, 2018 1

“No one expects the Spanish Inquisition” is a line from an old Monty Python skit, and one that we probably all wish was funnier these days. This week, while the mood is generally sane and serious, if easily hot under the collar, a few tricky Uranus aspects can throw us a wildcard. Next Wednesday we have a full Moon in earthy Taurus conjunct with changemaker Uranus, which can wake us up with surprise, shock, or inspiration. So be ready to catch the fly ball and keep an eye on the headlines. But first, the stars give us an opportunity to rest and renew this weekend. The tough transits of this fall have certainly stirred the political pot and left many people drained, but this weekend the we get to spend some time with intuitive, dreamlike Neptune and refill the wells. Mercury trines Neptune as the Moon conjuncts Neptune under a… Read More

Starcodes October 12, 2018 Heather Roan Robbins

October 12, 2018 0

Our challenge is clearly laid out, now it’s time for us to do something about. Recent astrological transits have stirred the coals for many people and clarified what is the next challenge. These planetary positions poked old arguments, brought old friends and exes to mind and inbox, made us walk back over political territory we thought had already been covered, and made clear where minefields, planted long before, still affect our daily life. Venus, now uncomfortably in Scorpio, squared litigious Mars, turned retrograde and squared Mars again. She stays retrograde for another month, so these portals from the past aren’t going away anytime soon. Whether we’re reacting to the recent revisiting of politics of the 1950s or resisting a twist of fate as a family member leaves or chapter closes, or have just recently encountered a body of work we need to tackle, we know what we’re up against. We… Read More

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