Mercury in Sagittarius: Facts versus Beliefs; Venus in Capricorn: Love versus Pragmatism
Patterns in the zodiac for Dec 2016: Mercury is in Sagittarius for two months due to a retrograde period. Mercury forms Parivartana Yoga with Jupiter: Facts & Data influenced by Beliefs & Ideology. New Moon in Scorpio begins lunar month of Margasiras, known for Pleasures and Social activities. Venus enters Capricorn: planet of Love in the sign of Clear-eyed Pragmatism is not so good for Romance, but other significations of Venus benefit.
Venus + Saturn: Restricted Romance, or Commitment
Planetary Patterns & Predictions for end of October, 2016. Venus conjunct Saturn indicates Restrictions on Venus & Romance, and Benefits for Saturn significations. New Moon in Libra conjunct Mercury puts emphasis on Mercury significations and kicks off lunar month of Kartika. Mars leaves Sagittarius and enters Capricorn, setting up a new pattern in the zodiac for November.
Venus in Passionate Scorpio; a Wild Full Moon
New Planetary Patterns October 2016: Venus in Scorpio indicates Strong Passions for the coming weeks. But, Venus has to combine with Saturn, which holds back Venus. The Full Moon on Oct 15 will be conjunct Uranus, planet of Unexpected Events. Mars closes in on Pluto this week, indicating Extreme, potentially Destructive Events.
Mercury Teams Up with Jupiter in Virgo
New Planetary Pattern forms in the zodiac: Mercury enters Virgo. Mercury will team up with Jupiter, already transiting in Virgo. The planet of Information + the planet of Enlargement =Big Ideas and Big Data. The planet of Communication + the planet of Optimism =Happy Stories. Mercury will be in Virgo until Oct 21.
Mars and Venus Change Signs; Retrograde Mercury conjunct Rahu
Planets Positions & Predictions for Mid September 2016: Full Moon /Lunar Eclipse on Sept 16. Mars enters Sagittarius on Sept 17 is good for Mars. Venus enters Libra on Sept 18; Venus in its own sign is good for Venus. Retrograde Mercury conjunct Rahu and opposite Neptune is not good for Mercury significations. Also: EFX of new planetary positions on Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump.
Mercury Retrograde Begins; New Moon Foretells a Strange Month.
Planetary Patterns & Forecast for early September, 2016. Mercury begins a Retrograde Period on August 30, while conjunct Jupiter and Venus. Mercury retrograde continues until September 21. There is a New Moon on Sept 1 which is a Solar Eclipse. The New Moon will be directly aspected by Neptune, indicating a month of Fantasy & Confusion. This begins the month of Bhadrapada, a month with a bad reputation.
Neptune’s Influence: Idealism, or Delusion
Planetary Patterns & Predictions: July 31 -Aug 7, 2016: New Moon on August 2 begins Hindu Lunar month Shravana. Mercury opposed by Neptune this week pits planet of Rational Thinking against planet of Dreams & Delusion. Mercury is also conjunct Rahu: Obsession with Information, but also Obscures the Facts. Neptune is conjunct Ketu in Aquarius, a long-term combination that lasts through the November Election.
Three Benefics Join Up in Leo
Planets, Patterns, & Predictions for July 24 -July 31, 2016. Mercury & Venus change signs, entering Leo. Mercury & Venus will join up with Jupiter and Rahu in Leo. Rahu distorts the manifestation of the three benefic planets. Mars, Saturn, and Neptune also aspect Leo. Uranus begins its Retrograde Period this week.
Mars + Saturn in Scorpio, Redux
New Patterns in the Zodiac for July 2016: Mars returns to Scorpio on July 12. Mars is strong in its own sign, but has to contend with its enemy Saturn. The pattern is similar to March, April, May this year. Good for Determined Action, Focused Force, but simultaneously Frustration, Tension, Potential Violence, Ruthlessness.