Welcome to Cosmic Vibes! THIS MONTH: Bring on intelligence, love & riches in Vedic Astrology Get Smart! Embrace Your Inner Mercury! After enduring the Mercury retrograde last month, October puts the smallest “official” planet in its most brilliant position and our...
Welcome to Cosmic Vibes! THIS MONTH: Big planetary shifts in Vedic Astrology Peace Out – September 18th! Mars leaves Saturn & Venus enters Libra September brings peace and harmony to the cosmos with the entry of Venus into its Vedic sign of Libra on the...
Jupiter in Virgo: It’s Good! August 2016 – September 2017 Jupiter enters a new sign every year and positively affects a new area of your life. On August 11th, Jupiter begins its yearly transit of the Vedic sign of Virgo and brings its benefits according to the...
Feeling the Love The month of July brings the energy of the Vedic sign of Cancer into our relationships, communication and spirituality. Venus enters Cancer on July 7, followed by Mercury on the 11th and finally joined by the Sun on the 16th. Cancer, a water sign and...
The Teacher in the Shadows: Jupiter Meets Rahu Jupiter moves into exact conjunction with the shadowy Vedic planet Rahu on June 20th almost exactly when Summer Solstice begins. Rahu and Jupiter have been hanging together already for a number of months, but this is the...
Perfect Timing How to Get the Best from Every Moment Astrology is the science of time. From the moment of your birth to all the major decisions you make, the time of any beginning contains the seed of its ultimate outcome. Have you ever been in the right place...
Fools, Lovers & the Fight for Enlightenment April 1st: Venus Exalted in Pisces April Fools’ Day brings gifts to all lovers as the planet of relationship, Venus, enters the extremely favorable Vedic sign of Pisces. With its heightened sense of empathy, sympathy,...
March 8th: Solar Eclipse The first eclipse solar eclipse of 2016 occurs March 8th in the Vedic sign of Aquarius. Solar eclipses usually bring into question our concept of identity. Who are we? What did we come to do? How do we need to change to spiritualize our...
Passionate Mars, Repressed Venus February brings interesting changes in relationships as Venus enters the Vedic sign of Capricorn on the 12th and Mars goes into Scorpio on the 20th. Venus in Capricorn can indicate a hesitancy to express intimate emotional...
Happy New Year from Cosmic Vibes! THIS MONTH: Saturn Makes his Move in Vedic Astrology Saturn Makes His Move! In the planetary league, Saturn is a major player and often the most important planet to observe as it moves through your birth chart. Wherever Saturn goes,...
Happy New Rahu! Our New Year begins with a major event that affects everyone. The karmic nodes, Rahu and Ketu, move into new signs at the end of January. This only happens approximately every year and a half, and their effects of this change will be felt over...
From Darkness to Light with Love ~ December Arrives Venus in Libra ~ Yay! After a month of difficult debilitation in the sign of Virgo, Venus spends almost all of December its own sign of Libra where it can express itself fully. Those who have prominent Venus...
Explosive Love – Rahu with Mars and Venus An interesting intensity occurs this month as Venus conjuncts with Rahu, a mysterious and intense shadow planet in Vedic astrology, in the sign of Virgo on November 8, and then Mars conjuncts Rahu a few days later on November...
Mind Over Mouth – Meditating with Mercury October could be a quiet month or quite a month, depending on where Mercury is in your birth chart. Retrograde Stops … On October 9th Mercury ends its retrograde. And honestly, except for perhaps one or two...
Falling Into Place This month brings us a later than usual Fall Equinox, one planetary retrograde ending and another beginning, plus a solar and a lunar eclipse. Buckle up the cosmic seat belts and grab your socks or sandals – changes are a’coming! The changing of the...
Why Are You So Brilliant? Mercury enters its exalted sign of Virgo on August 22. Gemini’s and Virgos will especially benefit as Mercury expresses its best and most powerful nature for a few weeks. Actually all of us will benefit from this passage of Mercury through...
VENUS RETROGRADES JULY 25th Venus goes retrograde for about six weeks until September 6 (there’s that 40 days and 40 nights thing again), and promises interesting times for relationships as well as creative endeavors. This is usually not a good time to start a love...
Timing is Everything Vedic astrologers are often called upon to select the best time or day for an important event to take place or action to occur, such as getting married, beginning a trip, starting a business, having surgery, or just having that big party. This...
MERCURY RETROGRADE MAY 19 – JUNE 11 It’s the magical time of the year when Mercury goes retrograde, or appears to be moving backwards in time and space for about three weeks, which can sometimes make us feel as if we ourselves are going backwards or repeating...
APRIL FLOWERS! An unusually nice month is shaping up astrologically after a somewhat dramatic start with the rather intimidatingly named “Blood Moon Eclipse” with the total lunar eclipse on April 4. Not to worry – blood will not necessarily be shed that night but the...
KETU AND YOU In Vedic astrology, Ketu is the place where eclipses occur. It is a “shadow planet,” and while not an actual planet, it has the ability to darken or hide the other planets. Ketu can represent our past, or past karma, and that which is hidden from us. It...
HAPPY VENUS, THANK YOU MERCURY February brings positive news with Mercury going direct by the 12th and allowing us to get on with our lives, thank you very much. For those who can’t wait to know, check out Mercury’s other retrograde periods for 2015 in my recent...
MERCURY GOES RETROGRADE On January 21, everyone’s favorite little mischief maker, Mercury, goes retrograde for its usual three weeks of possible mayhem, misdirection, and mistakes. This time Mercury is retrograding through the Vedic sign of Capricorn and that may...
Winter Solstice Arrives December 21st We celebrate the return of the Sun on Winter Solstice as the days lengthen and the darkness recedes. Winter Solstice portends the return of the light of the soul, the Sun, and we see our journey now moving from darkness to ever...
VENUS GETS HOT … NOT! On November 12th Venus leaves its sign of Libra and enters the Vedic sign of Scorpio. As you might imagine, Venus in Scorpio brings intensity to our relationships and the fires of passion burn bright. And while there is plenty of sexual...
Mercury Goes Retrograde October 4… and We Lose Half Our Brain “Mercury goes retrograde” is the Chicken Little chant of astrologers. Don’t sign contracts, don’t buy a phone, don’t move, don’t get married, don’t plan travel BECAUSE MERCURY IS RETROGRADE YOU FOOL!...
EVERYBODY (Almost) IS HAPPY! This month brings an unusual congregation of planets well-placed in their own or exalted signs. It’s like everybody, every planet, is happy in their own little homes, and it’s time to party, relax, elevate, or whatever else you like to do...
VENUS ENTERS CANCER – August 7th Venus enters the Vedic sign of Cancer on August 7th where it remains until the end of the month. For the previous 3-4 weeks, the planet of love, relationships, and the arts was hanging out in Gemini, making our mental connections and...
The major event for almost everyone is the movement of the karmic moon nodes, Rahu and Ketu, into new signs. This only happens approximately every year and a half and their effects are felt throughout those 18 months. Use your Moon Sign, Rising Sign, or Sun...
While there are many interesting astrological occurrences this month (including Summer Solstice – more on that later), the major event for almost everyone is the annual movement of Jupiter into a new sign. Use your Moon Sign, Rising Sign, or Sun Sign (from...
After our two eclipses in April, May will seem like a nice time to breathe more easily and enjoy the flowers. And since June promises several highly significant astrological changes, let’s all enjoy what May can bring, such as a welcome redirection of a Mars...
April is the month for both a Lunar Eclipse (15th) and a Solar Eclipse (29th). We’ll look at the Solar Eclipse and what it means in the mid-month newsletter in two weeks. Meanwhile, lets look at what happens on April 15th (other than your Tax Day!). LUNAR...
Spring Arrives March 20th The spring or vernal equinox occurs this month at 6:02 am CDST. When the Sun crosses over the Celestial Equator (the projection of Earth’s equator onto the Heavens) it is at the midpoint of this apparent movement that the spring equinox...
February 6th – Mercury Goes Retrograde At 3:43 pm Central US time, Mercury begins the first of its three retrograde periods for 2014. (The other two retrogrades are in June and October in case you just can’t wait to know.) The period lasts all the way to the end of...
January 6th – Venus Retrogrades into Sagittarius Since Winter Solstice, Venus (the primary planet which affects our relationships) has been retrograding, seemingly moving backward, through the sign of Capricorn. On January 6th, Venus retrogrades into the sign of...
December 21st – Venus Goes Retrograde On the day of Winter Solstice, Venus begins its retrogression in Capricorn. It remains in retrograde until the end of January. So what does this mean astrologically when Venus goes retrograde? Venus represents many things...
Solar Eclipse on November 3rd This is final eclipse of 2013, and the second solar eclipse of the year. This is a rare hybrid eclipse that goes from a total to a partial and back to a total eclipse. Over a 5000-year span, there are approximately 12,000 solar eclipses....
Mercury Goes Retrograde October 21st! Yow! Turn off your cell phone, tear up your contracts, and crawl into your closet – Mercury begins its tri-annual (3 times a year) retrogression this month. Actually, it may not be that bad. Mercury retrograde tends to cause a lot...
Venus Enters Libra September 6th After a month of difficult debilitation in the sign of Virgo, Venus enters its own sign of Libra and relationships now take a turn for the better. Art, beauty, harmony, diplomacy, and peace become a bigger part of our lives for...
Venus and Mars Are the News Our story this month is that both Venus and Mars enter signs that can create challenges in our lives for a few weeks. The good news is that we also have the support of Saturn and Jupiter to help us out. Venus Enters Virgo August 11th...
Saturn Goes Direct Our big story this month is on July 8th Saturn ends its period of retrogression that began February 18th. Hopefully over the last few months, you have learned to say “no, thanks” to situations which you could not realistically handle. Saturn is...
Moon Cycles (US Central Time) June 8, 10:56 am NEW MOON June 23, 6:32 am FULL MOON (Lunar Eclipse) THIS MONTH: Jupiter in Gemini! June begins with Jupiter in its new sign of Gemini! This marks the start of a one-year period for Jupiter as it leaves Taurus and...
The Return of the Eclipses! Right after the eclipse we had last month comes a pair in May! We’ll talk about the Lunar Eclipse on May 24th in our mid-month update two weeks from now. For today, let’s see what the Solar Eclipse on May 9th holds for all. The Solar...
Welcome to ARIES! April is Aries month with the Sun, Mars, Mercury, Venus and Ketu, the planet of past karma, all in the sign of the Ram. Planets in Aries create a strong desire for self-realization. The sense of self is first strengthened and then transcended...
March 14: SUN ENTERS PISCES The Sun enters the Vedic sign of Pisces, marking a time when the practices of Yoga Nidra and group meditations bring special benefits. The PISCES Sun Person If you were born between March 14 to April 14, you are a Pisces Sun according to...
