Aries:   The Sun in Libra continues to warm your relationships and partnerships until 23rd and Mercury joins in until 10th, helping you to express yourself here too.  Your worldly ambitions or the opinion of father figures may not coincide with your partners however, which may become apparent around 2nd – 3rd and 11th – 12th.  Pressing others to conform to expectations will not work, so take it as an opportunity to learn more about your own inner conflicts.

New Moon on 9th is in Libra too.  This marks the beginning of a new cycle in your relationships and partnerships.  Make resolutions that will help you to manifest what you hope to find in this area of your life in the month and year ahead.  This applies to professional partnerships as well as personal ones.

The other high-lighted area of your solar chart is your 8th House of joint funds, sharing and intimacy.  This includes taxes, debts and inheritances.  Venus is moving backwards from 5th onwards, calling for a review of one or more of these areas of life.  There may be surprises too about your own income at Full Moon on 24th.

Mercury helps with ideas and communications to do with all of this and ‘the money of others’ from 10th – 30th (apart from a brief run-in with Mars from 18th – 19th).  And when Mercury meets Jupiter around 28th – 29th, your mind will be at its most positive in relation to all of this.  Make a note of all the good ideas that come your way.

Your ruling planet Mars continues to forge ahead in your friends, groups and community zone all month, enabling you to put direction, energy and enthusiasm into group projects.  How would things ideally be for the greater good?  Picture it clearly.  Then make it happen!

Taurus:   Your ruling planet Venus starts the month softening your relationships and partnerships but it soon goes retrograde and from 5th onwards you will be reviewing relationships and perhaps events that took place during the first weekend of September.  Venus also squares Mars around 10th – 11th, when your personal tastes and attractions may not please authority figures or compliment your social status in some way.  Mars continues to motivate your ambitions though for the whole month.  You will also find you have the energy and enthusiasm to push your project or agenda forward.

The review that has been taking place since late-April in your travel, philosophy, culture and ethics zone, completes on 1st and you can start to move forwards once again with your conclusions.

New Moon on 9th falls in your work and health zone.  This is the perfect time to start a new health regime or a new daily routine.  The demands of modern life sometimes takes us far from a balanced existence and this is a good opportunity to attend to your well-being and put health higher up on the agenda.

Your eye remains on work, health and service to others until 23rd.  But then the main focus is relationships and partnerships.  The Sun opposes Uranus (which is in your sign) on 23rd, reminding you that partnerships can revolutionise your life.  Mercury and Jupiter meet in your relationships zone too around 28th – 29th.  This is great for communications and positive thinking.  Full Moon on 24th is also in Taurus and it lands on Uranus.  This wave of emotion is an awakening and will require much of you.  And yes, that means change…

Gemini:   The last five months you may have been reviewing your joint funds, including taxes, debts and inheritances.  On 1st, Pluto which has been taking you back on this journey, goes direct.  This marks the end of your review and you can now move ahead with your conclusions.  Intimacy and sharing come into this too.

But on a cheerier note, the Sun lights up your 5th House of romance, children and creativity until 23rd.  This should be enjoyable, apart from some tension around 2nd – 3rd and 11th – 12th.  New Moon on 9th also falls into this area of your chart.  This is a perfect time to start a new creative project.  Do you have one in mind?

Mars is also revving in your travel, deep studies, culture and ethics zone.  If you have plans here too, Mars adds an extra boost of energy that could prompt you to move ahead.

The main emphasis this month is work, health and service to others.  Four planets are jostling here, including your ruling planet Mercury from 10th.  This is a good month to put your work-life balance straight and attend to your physicality.  Are you getting enough and the right kind of exercise?  Is your daily routine helpful to you or does it need adjusting?  This could involve adding or removing things.  Venus goes retrograde from 5th which will also bring relationships with colleagues and daily companions under review. And self-indulgence is up for scrutiny too…

Full Moon on 24th shakes up your unconscious as it lands on Uranus.  Pay attention to your dreams and make time for creativity behind the scenes.  Then from 28th – 29th Mercury joins Jupiter, making your thinking super-positive.  Act on your decisions!

Cancer:   Mother and home continue to be a big focus up until 23rd as the Sun lights up and warms this area of your solar chart.  New Moon on 9th falls into this area of your chart too which marks the beginning of your Domestic New Year.  This is a good time to make resolutions and plans to create a nurturing supportive home for yourself (and perhaps others).  Put self-nurture plans in place and think about your personal development too.  What would stretch you and help you to grow in the month and year ahead?

There is also a strong focus on an even busier area in your chart this month – romance, children and creativity.  From 5th Venus goes retrograde here, taking you back to review recent dealings.  Mercury is on hand to help you think about this from 10th and friends may offer interesting insights.  The interests of partners may change the picture around then too.

Pluto planet of deep transformation has been retrograde in your 7th House of relationships and partnerships since late-April.  This has brought about a much-needed review in relationships and partnerships.  The good news is that Pluto goes direct once again on 1st which means you can start to put your conclusions into action this month.

Domestic matters may get in the way of this around 2nd – 3rd and 11th – 12th but the coast is then clear to the end of the month.  Creative ideas may help you along too on 22nd.

Full Moon on 24th lands on Uranus in your 11th House of friends, groups and community.  This could be electrifying.  Be open to what friends and groups have to offer you, and you them.  Whatever it is, it looks stimulating!

Leo:   Pluto which has been moving backwards since late-April in the work, health and service to others area of your solar chart, goes direct on 1st.  This is good news as you have had time to reflect on what changes you need to make in one or more of these areas of life.  And the coast is now clear for you to put all of your conclusions in place.

Communications are well-starred too as the month begins, apart from possible misunderstandings around 2nd – 3rd and 11th – 12th.  New Moon on 9th also falls in this area of your chart which is a good time to learn something new and try new forms of communication (including physical movement).

The main emphasis this month though is mother and home.  You may have already improved your home last month but perhaps bigger changes are now needed?  Mercury may help you to come up with some bright ideas from 10th and when it meets up with Jupiter around 28th – 29th your mind will be at its most positive and who knows what brainwaves may occur to you!  A bigger home or a home in a different country or run on wider principles are all possibilities.

Full Moon on 24th could bring differences between mother and father figures to light.  Or there could be a clash between home and career.  We spring into the world from the home.  What kind of home do you now need, to spring into the world in the way you want to?

Virgo:   Decisions that have been on hold since late-April can be made this month as Pluto helpfully goes direct on 1st.  This is regarding romance, children, creativity, speculation or sports or a mixture of these.  You will be pushing ahead on the work, health and service to others front too as Mars gives you a strong drive to make further headway.

Your ruling planet Mercury joins the Sun for the first ten days of the month, generating ideas about different sources of income or different takes on security and values.  New Moon falls here too on 9th which is a perfect time to make a budget or financial plans for the month and year ahead.  (But avoid transactions around 2nd – 3rd and 11th – 12th if you can).

Mercury then enters the busiest area of your solar chart this month: your communications zone.  Venus starts the month well here but goes retrograde from 5th, to review how you have been dealing with daily communications, physical movement and relations with neighbours or siblings.

Full Moon on 24th shakes things up in your travel, studies, religion, philosophy and ethics zone.  Cultural awakenings or legal situations could take you by surprise or you may be challenged to reassess your world view in some way.

The month ends on a high when your ruling planet Mercury joins Jupiter from 28th – 29th.  This indicates that your mind will be brimming over with positive ideas and possibilities.  Write them all down as they occur.  Thoughts like these are gold.  Be sure to capture them for future use!

Libra:  The Sun ball remains in your court this month until 23rd, radiating warmth, optimism and freer self-expression.  Mercury lends you mental energy too until 10th when it moves on to give some thought to your financial situation.

Finances are a major focus too, including income, possessions, security, values and self-esteem.  Your ruling planet Venus is trying to smooth things out but then goes retrograde from 5th to review one or more of these areas.

Mercury is scratching its head about all of this, especially around 18th – 19th but then the Sun brings light and optimism to the picture from 23rd.  Full Moon on 24th brings the unexpected, when a partner’s finances, ‘the money of others’ or intimacy takes you by suprise.

The month should end well as Mercury joins Jupiter from 28th – 29th and your mind will be at its most positive.  Make a note of all the ideas that spring to mind.  You will not be able to act on them all at once but capture them to use in the future!

Scorpio:   Your inner world is busy this month as the Sun illuminates hidden corners until 23rd and until 10th Mercury helps you to think afresh about whatever you discover about yourself.  New Moon on 9th also falls in this area of your chart and is a good time to add healing habits to your daily routine.

The most helpful approach is to try things that address your unconscious, such as meditation, hypnosis and affirmations.  Self-talk is important too.  But if none of these are really up your street, creativity behind the scenes can be helpful too.  Or have you thought of learning to heal others?  Helping with charities and reaching out to those less able than yourself can also be a good expression of this new wave.

Your ruling planet Pluto goes direct on 1st, completing a review of your communications.  This has been in place since late-April.  Whatever conclusions you have come to during this period, can now be put into action.  We make our own reality by the way we think.  With this in mind, make your reality a positive one.  The power of thought and the power of words are huge.  Work with them for your and everyone else’s benefit.

The month before your birthday you are often at low ebb as the Sun has been away from you for the longest time.  The good news is the Sun is bringing fresh energy and a sense of renewal to you from 23rd.  Your birthday whether this month or next is your personal new year and a more meaningful time to make resolutions for the year ahead than January 1st.  It is also the perfect time to explore your planets for the year ahead with a good astrologer.

Venus stays in your sign all month, adding to your charisma.  But it goes retrograde on 5th, taking you back to review how you were relating or what values you were operating under during the first weekend of September.  Something needs looking at again and you have until mid-December to work out what that is and put things straight.

Full Moon on 24th falls in your opposite sign and lands on Uranus.  This can bring surprises to your relationships and partnerships.  You or your partner may need more space or a new form of relating or freedom from the whole thing.

Mercury meets Jupiter in your sign shortly afterwards around 28th – 29th which is lucky as your mind will be at its most positive.  Make a note of all the ideas that come to mind.  They cannot all be acted on at once but be sure to capture them for future development!

Sagittarius:  Finances, values and security have been on your mind for almost half of the year as Pluto plunged you back into the underworld.  But your five-month financial review ends on 1st when Pluto goes direct.  You can now move ahead, having hopefully decided upon which path to take.

Your mental energy is also strong this month as Mars helps you to assert yourself.  You will have energy for short journeys, physical exercise and trading.  Your mind and tongue are sharp and ready for verbal combat if necessary.  And if neighbours or siblings have been bothering you, you will be able to deal with them effectively and assertively.  Others should beware as you will not tolerate nonsense or any attempts at manipulation.

New Moon on 9th is a good time to join or groups, your community or a  humanitarian campaign.  It can also indicate a new phase in friendship or friendships may grow from being in a group together.  Full Moon on 24th shakes things up in your work, health and service to others zone.  Be ready for surprises!

When Mercury meets your ruling planet Jupiter from 28th – 29th, your mind will be at its most positive.  This is good for programming your unconscious whether through hypnosis, meditation, affirmations, manifesting, healing or prayer.  Try whichever appeals to you.

Capricorn:   The month starts on a positive note as Pluto goes direct in your sign on 1st, after being retrograde for five months.  Your current underlying need for growth and transformation may have taken a wrong turn at New Year.  And this could have been connected to a possible misuse of power.

The planets are strongly behind your growth at present and you may become aware of your own personal power which is not a bad thing but it should be used for the greater good, not just self-interest.

Having had five months to mull this over, you can now start to put your conclusions into place.  You have until January 11th next year to get yourself fully on the right path.  Make sure you re-position.

The Sun in your 10th House continues to brighten your career and social status prospects until 23rd.  Mercury helps with communications here too from 4th – 10th.  Dealings with authority figures should go well, apart from a couple of hiccoughs around 2nd – 3rd and 11th – 12th.  New  Moon falls here too on 9th which marks the start of your Professional New Year.  Make resolutions and plans that will further your ambitions in the month and year ahead.  This could mark a new phase with (or for) father figures too.

The main emphasis this month though is friends, groups, community and humanitarian ideals.  Venus, planet of relating stays in this area of your chart all month but on 5th it goes retrograde, taking you back to review dealings you had in early September.  This too may have involved father-figures or people you know professionally.  While you are mulling this over, Mercury helps you to keep positive and communicating and the Sun brings warmth and optimism to your interactions from 23rd.

Full Moon on 24th lands on Uranus in your romance, children and creativity zone, bringing stimulation and surprises.  And 28^th – 29^th Mercury and Jupiter generate big ideas for group projects.  And friends offer pearls of wisdom!

Aquarius:   Pluto which has been unearthing buried information in your unconscious, goes direct on 1st.  Whatever realisations about your inner-self that you have come to since late-April, have created a big bolt of energy now working for you, not against you.  Mars is in your sign all month too, adding even more energy and determination for you to stride forwards with your deepened self-knowledge.

Travel, studies and legal matters are well-starred until 23rd (apart from two  short hiccoughs around 2nd – 3rd and 11th – 12th).  New Moon on 9th also falls into this area of your chart.  This is a good time to start or plan journeys, courses of study, cultural exploration and ethical matters.

The main focus this month though is in your 10th House of father, career and social status.  Four planets: Mercury, Venus. Jupiter and then the Sun are heightening communications, opportunities and self-expression.  Venus usually smooths the path wherever it is but from 5th it will be retrograde, calling you to review how you have been dealing with authority figures and what your ambitions now are.  From 28th – 29th your mind will be at its most positive however.  Make a note of all the possibilities that come to mind.

Full Moon on 24th lands on your ruling planet Uranus in your 4th House of mother, home, self-nurture and personal development.  The Full Moon occurs when the Moon is opposite the Sun, so this will deliver a jolt between your ambitions and personal development or career and home or father and mother figures.  Full Moon hitting Uranus is an awakening.  Be open to what it can show you!

Pisces:   Friends, groups, community, organisations and humanitarian ideals may have been much on your mind since late-April.  Pluto has been going retrograde in this area of your chart for over five months but on October 1st it goes direct and you can set about putting your conclusions into action.

Creativity behind the scenes is a rich area this month too.  Your energy and determination are strong to complete projects.  Your appetite for spiritual practices may also be strong and helpful habits can be put in place.  The demands of daily life may at times feel like an unwelcome intrusion but reconcile them as best you can.

Joint funds, sharing and intimacy are a focus early in the month and New Moon falls here on 9th.  This is a good time to sort out joint accounts, taxes, debts and inheritances (apart from 2nd – 3rd and 11th – 12th when power plays could get in the way).

Travel, study, cultural and ethical matters push themselves to the fore as the month progresses.  From 5th Venus goes retrograde here to review how you have been dealing with one or more of these areas.  Full Moon shakes up your everyday thinking and communications on 24th.  But Mercury and Jupiter meet up on 28th – 29th, making your mind at its most positive.  Keep hold of the positive world view that it presents!

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Aries:    The long review of Saturn’s transit through your father, career and social status zone ends on 6^th which means the brakes that have been in place since mid-April are off and you can start to apply your hard-earned conclusions.  Your ruling planet Mars is raring to go in this area of your solar chart too until 11^th, so push ahead with whatever needs to be done.

The Sun is in good aspect to Pluto which is in this area of your chart too from 10^th – 11^th.  Daily, creative hard work will help you to achieve your ambitions.  New Moon on 9^th falls in your work, health and service to others zone.  This is a good time to take a health audit.  Have a good look at your daily routine too and make sure healthy habits are in place!

From 9^th there is some conflict between your earnings and sense of security and ‘the money of others’ and sharing.  The way out of this tension is to focus your energies into friends, groups, community, organisations and humanitarian ideals.  The more you make headway here, the better you will feel.

Full Moon in the early hours of 25^th is in Aries.  You will doubtless feel the build-up on 24^th.  Old wounds may get triggered which reminds you to do something about them.  Surf that wave

Taurus:     Saturn which has been bringing about a review in your travel, deep study, ethics and philosophy zone since mid-April, goes direct on 6^th and you can start to put your plans into action.  Mars has been trying to push things ahead here since March (on and off) and finally can break through past old obstacles now that you are ready to make your decision.  The planetary coast is clear from 6^th – 11^th, so push ahead with your conclusions!

Your ruling planet Venus starts the month sweetly in your work, health and service to others zone, bringing pleasure through the rituals of daily life.  Then on 9^th Venus glides into your relationships and partnerships zone.  This should be a harmonious thing but Uranus in your sign will demand some changes within yourself to allow this harmony to happen.

From 11^th Mars leaps into your father, career and social status zone and you will have the energy and determination to push your ambitions forwards.  Any projects which have been on hold since late June, look viable once again.  Take steps to get them moving.  This too will require willingness on your part to change how you see yourself.  Stretch to meet this challenge!

New Moon on 9^th falls in your romance, children and creativity zone.  This is a good time to start new projects here too.  Ideas will be thick on the ground, especially around 6^th – 7^th when a flash of inspiration or a certain someone captures your imagination.

New things are ready to come your way but for these to come to fruition, things will have to change.  And that means you too…

Gemini:    Since mid-April, retrograde Saturn has had you in its grip regarding joint funds, taxes, debts and inheritances.  But on 6^th it goes direct and you can finally put your hard-earned conclusions into place.  Intimacy and sharing come into this too.  Mars is standing by to push a new way forwards until 11^th, so make the most of that period from 6^th – 11^th.

Your ruling planet Mercury will be on top form and full of creative ideas around 6^th – 7^th.  Ideas and plans about changes to the home or your nurturing responsibilities are active this month too, especially around New Moon on 9^th.  This is a good time to make plans for home improvement or even better, get things started.  Nurturing, including yourself and your personal development also come under this umbrella.

Venus changes sign on 9^th too and glides into your 6^th House of work, health and service to others.  This brings pleasure through relating to colleagues and daily companions and through the rituals of your daily routine.  The only caution is not to go to excess in what you eat or drink.

On 11^th Mars pours energy into your travel, deep studies, culture and ethics zone.  And Full Moon in the early hours of 25^th falls in your 11^th House of friends, groups, community and humanitarian ideals.  Chiron gets triggered by this too which heightens the possibility of healing old wounds in any of these areas.  Take yourself in hand and make this possible.

Cancer:    Saturn has been retrograde since mid-April, putting things on hold and forcing you to review your relationships and partnerships.  The good news is – you can start to put your conclusions in place from 6^th when Saturn goes direct.  Mars will help you to put this into action while it stays in this area of your chart until 11^th.  Aim to move things forward swiftly from 6^th until then.

Mars then leaps into your 8^th House of joint funds, intimacy and sharing.  Are there any financial matters involving others that need sorting out?  This can include taxes, loans, debts, inheritances, making a will and money that you share with others.  This may not be straight forwards as Venus and Uranus trigger off Mars from 9^th – 21^st.  But the discomfort of this will prompt you to take action.

New Moon on 9^th falls in your communications zone.  This is a good time to make plans for an exercise regime, sign up for classes of any kind and work on relations with neighbours and siblings.  It is also good for photographic projects.  And if you have ever thought of doing some writing, this is a perfect time to start!

Full Moon in the early hours of 25^th, falls in your father, career and social status zone.  It also touches Chiron, planet of wounding and healing, in this area of your solar chart.  Emotions will be raised in connection to one or more of these areas.  The possibility of healing old wounds is there too.  Help it to happen!

Leo:    Finances and security are uppermost in your mind until 23^rd.  New Moon on 9^th also falls into this area of your solar chart which is the perfect time to make a financial audit and draw up a budget for the year ahead.  New ideas for ways of generating income crop up too, especially around 10^th – 11^th.

Saturn retrograde has had you on hold since mid-April in your work, health and service to others zone.  But this changes on 6th when Saturn goes direct and you can move forwards once again with your newly-found conclusions.  This applies to your daily routine and how you create well-being for yourself too.  Mars provides the energy and determination to immediately push ahead with this.  Act quickly after 6^th and before 11^th when Mars then moves on.

Venus moves into your mother and home zone from 9^th and you will want to beautify your home and perhaps invite others to enjoy its pleasures with you.  Dealings with mother figures are harmonious too, although there may be conflicts between home and career or mother and father figures from 9^th – 15^th.  Your best bet if this does occur, is to apply your energies to your own relationships and partnerships, rather than getting tangled up in theirs…

Full Moon on 25^th falls in your travel, philosophy and culture zone.  It also triggers Chiron, revealing any wounds you have been carrying in any of these areas or in your overall outlook or world view.  Self-awareness is more than half the battle.  Attend to what you discover.

Virgo:    The Sun ball remains in your court this month until 23^rd, radiating warmth, optimism and freer self-expression.  Your ruling planet Mercury gives you mental energy too from 6^th – 22^nd and you will be on top form and full of creative ideas around 6^th – 7^th.

Saturn goes direct on 6^th too in your romance, children and creativity zone.  This allows matters that have been on hold since mid-April, to move forwards once again.

New Moon in your sign on 9^th marks the beginning of your personal New Year.  Make resolutions that will support and meet your emotional needs in the month and year ahead.

After helping your finances along for the first nine days of the month, Venus changes signs on 9^th and softens your style and smile.  Your communications whether spoken, written, capturing images or through movement, have the ability to please and captivate others.  You find pleasure too through your interactions.  Relationships also go well with siblings and neighbours (apart perhaps from possible unexpected exchanges around 9^th – 15^th).  Short journeys will be a pleasure too.

Full Moon in the early hours of 25^th falls on Chiron in your joint funds, sharing and intimacy zone.  This can prompt you to heal earlier wounds that may have arisen from sharing in some way.  Loans or debts can be negotiated, wills can be made or adjusted and sharing yourself on an intimate level can be improved or considered once again.

Libra:   You will be pleased to know that Saturn goes direct in your mother and home zone on 6^th after being retrograde since mid-April.  This has brought about a much-needed review of your nurturing and self-nurturing style and what you want from a home and how and where that should be.  Relations with mother figures may have been prominent too.  Mars is in this area of your chart too until 11^th so put your conclusions into action as soon after 6^th as you can.

Mars then leaps into your romance, children and creativity zone and gets involved in a dispute between your ruling planet Venus and Uranus.  This could involve money (and ‘the money of others’ which looks unpredictable), sharing or intimacy.  Creative solutions are your best choice!

The month before your birthday you are often at low ebb as the Sun has been away from you for the longest time.  The good news is the Sun is bringing fresh energy and a sense of renewal to you from 23^rd.  Your birthday whether this month or next is your personal new year and a more meaningful time to make resolutions for the year ahead than January 1^st.  It is also the perfect time to explore your planets for the year ahead with a good astrologer.

Full Moon in the early hours of 25^th is in your opposite sign of relationships and partnerships.  It also falls on Chiron which brings the themes of wounding and healing to the emotional mix.  Aim for the healing aspect: be that healing your relationship, your partner or yourself.

Scorpio:    The five-month review period that has been keeping things on hold in your communications zone, changes gear on 6^th and you can start to put your hard earned conclusions into action once again.

Mars is on hand to help you press ahead until 11^th.  You may also be able to clear any impasses that have occurred with siblings or neighbours.  Physical movement may become easier in some way too.

Your ruling planet Pluto gets the benefit of the Sun’s warming rays around 10^th -11^th which helps to generate positive thoughts.  Mercury too helps to keep your mind flexible around 15^th – 16^th.

From 11^th Mars jumps into your 4^th House of mother and home.  This is great for making your home a friendlier place and being proactive in self-nurture and personal development.  You know what you need for future growth.  Take steps to make this possible.

Venus glides into your sign on 9^th which is also New Moon.  This is a good time to join groups, your community and humanitarian organisations.  Venus too adds to your charms and charisma.  Enjoy the fruits of your agreeability!

Sagittarius:    The long review of your finances that has been in place since mid-April completes on 6^th.  Any hold-ups should resolve themselves, as should indecisiveness about how to proceed.  Mars is also on hand until 11^th to help you put your conclusions into action and press them forward.

Mars then moves once again into your communications zone and mental energy follows.  Your general feistiness may not always be appreciated at work or by daily companions, so keep a watch on any tendency to be sharp-tongued.  Apply your mental energy to projects, exercise and physical movement.

New Moon on 9^th falls in your father, career and social status zone.  This is a good time to put plans into place regarding your ambitions in any of these areas.

Venus changes sign on the same day and moves into your 12^th House encouraging you to be creative behind the scenes.  Your compassion for the pain and suffering of others is softened too.  And you find you relate well to invalids, outcasts and people on the edge of society.  This brings pleasure to you and them, as do altruistic donations to charities.  We are all in the pool together and whatever happens to one person happens to us all.

Full Moon in the early hours of 25^th, lands on Chiron in your romance, children and creativity zone.  This gives you emotional energy that can be used to help heal wounds or wounded ones in these areas of your life.  Being creative is therapeutic too – for all concerned.

Capricorn:    Your ruling planet Saturn goes direct on 6^th, after five months of being retrograde.  This has been an opportunity to review your identity or self-expression in some way.  And now that it is direct you can put your conclusions into action.  Mars in your sign until 11^th will be urging you forwards too so make as much headway as you can from 6^th – 11^th!

Mars then jumps into your 2^nd House of money, possessions, security and values.  You will want to make headway here too and will have energy to apply to new money-making projects.  Venus and Uranus are not entirely on board with this and may cause some waves but push ahead anyway!

Career prospects or dealings with authority figures look good both early and late in the month.  And New Moon on 9^th is a good time to plan or make a trip or to sign yourself up for classes in cultural subjects – be that languages, philosophy or different cultures.  Also from 9^th Venus offers pleasure from time spent with friends, groups and community.

Full Moon early on 25^th falls in your mother and home, nurturing, self-care and personal development zone.  It also lands on Chiron which opens up the possibility of healing old wounds in one or more of these areas.  Be open and ready to work with this opportunity!

Aquarius:    The three planets in your 12^th House of compassion for others, your inner workings and creativity behind the scenes, keep these areas of your life very active this month.  And even better, Saturn goes direct here on 6^th, completing a five-month review of how to best deal with yourself.  Mars stays around too until 11^th to push your newly-found conclusions ahead.

Mars then moves into your sign, making you a force to be reckoned with.  And with this extra determination and energy, you have a good chance of achieving whatever you set your mind to.

Meanwhile, Venus glides into your father, career and social status zone from 9^th.  This smoothes the path of your ambitions and inclines people in authority to lean your way.  If you need favours from them, do not be afraid to ask.  And if you hold influence yourself, use it to help others along.

Even so, unexpected events or changes to do with your home or mother figures may pull in the opposite direction to your ambitions.  Or you may need to make changes at home or of your home to accommodate career moves and any new personal plans.

New Moon is also on 9^th in your joint funds, sharing and intimacy zone.  This is a good point to sort out taxes, debts and loans and even make a will.  Mercury helps with communications and good ideas here too from 6^th – 22^nd, with flashes of inspiration around 6^th – 7^th.

Full Moon in the early hours of 25^th falls on Chiron in your communications zone.  This can help to bring healing to your mindset, communications and dealings with neighbours and siblings.  Physical movement could be helped in some way too.  Stay open to all of these possibilities.

Pisces:    Saturn goes direct on 6^th in your friends, groups and community zone, helping to resolve things that have been on hold since mid-April.  This has been a long review and hopefully you will now know how things should be handled.  Mars in this area of your chart is more than ready to push ahead with your conclusions from 6^th – 11^th.  Act quickly, before Mars springs off on other missions.

The Sun opposes your ruling planet Neptune around 6^th – 7^th and Mercury does the same from 13^th – 14^th.  These may take the form of challenges from partners or people you are in relationship with.  Relationships are always challenging but we grow through them and New Moon on 9^th marks the beginning of your Relating New Year.  Make resolutions that will help you to find or build what you hope to find in your relationships in the month and year ahead.

Mars changes signs on 11^th, energising your imagination (which is good for creative work behind the scenes).  It can also give you the energy and determination to work on unconscious patterns.  And as they are unconscious, doing this alone is not the way.  This is a courageous journey and if you are ready for it, find some good, professional help to support you on your voyage.

Full Moon in the early hours of 25^th lands on Chiron in your finance zone.  This activates opportunities to help heal your finances or sense of security.  We often wrongly link self-esteem to our income.  Make sure you are not doing this.  Your values are also up for grabs.  Make time to ponder these and give yourself a compassionate break from harsh self-judgement.

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Aries:     Along with everyone else, you will be carrying out big reviews on how you have been operating recently.  Your ruling planet Mars is part of this too, taking you back to review during the first half of the month, how you have been dealing with friends, groups, community and organisations.

Then on 13^th Mars moves back to review how you dealt with goal-setting, applying your will, assertiveness and the use of physical energy in general, just before mid-May.  This applies particularly to actions you did or did not take regarding career, social status and dealings with authority figures.  Mars then begins to go forwards on 27^th and you can start to put your conclusions into action!

Romance, children and creativity are under review too as the New Moon and solar eclipse on 11^th bring matters to your attention which can be felt for some months (both before and/or after the eclipse).  This eclipse represents the collapse of existing structures to make way for a new direction.  And its effects can be felt for some months, sometimes starting before the actual eclipse.  Mercury is retrograde too in this area of your chart until 19th which puts an emphasis on the need to be clear in your communications.

Overall health seems to be looking ok with Venus helping things along until 6th and then the Sun bringing warm energy from 23^rd.  The Sun forms a lovely dynamic with Saturn and Uranus from 24^th – 25^th which should help with career and income if you are ready to put the work in.

From 6^th Venus glides into your opposite sign of relationships and partnerships helping to create harmony and co-operation.  Joint funds, sharing and intimacy have the benefit of forward-moving Jupiter all month too so enjoy these aspects of life while learning more about the others.

Taurus:     Career matters and dealings with authority figures start the month on a go-slow or even in reverse as Mars heads backwards to review matters you either did or did not put into action last May.  The root of the problem lies in your philosophical outlook in some way.  Have you been too passively fatalistic?  Or has a lack of faith held you back from taking risks?  Have you imposed your beliefs on others in an unhelpful way or allowed others to do that to you?  Whether one of these or a different scenario, you can start to put matters right from 27^th when Mars goes direct once again.

Mercury is retrograde too in your mother and home zone until 19^th.  The New Moon and solar eclipse fall here too.  This particular eclipse carries the themes of a collapse of existing structures to make way for a new direction.  Its impact can be felt for some months, sometimes starting before the eclipse, sometimes after.  Other countries or more prestigious homes may feature as part of this.

Your ruling planet Venus glides into your chart sector of work, health and service to others from 6^th.  This brings pleasure through helping others and your daily rituals can be a source of pleasure too.  Relations with colleagues and daily companions go well.  And the only danger is over-indulgence.  Look for pleasure through attending to your health and daily needs rather than going over the top.

From 24^th – 25^th there is a Grand Trine, an equilateral triangle of planets in Earth signs.  This is fortunate for building a product from your creative ideas.  Jupiter, planet of growth, expansion and opportunity remains in the area of your solar chart that rules relationships and partnerships.  And this is one of the two planets that stay direct all month.  Make hay while the sun shines!

Gemini:     Your ruling planet Mercury starts the month retrograde in your communications zone until 19^th.  If you have any important communications to see to, wait until after then if you can.  New Moon and the solar eclipse on 11^th fall into this area of your solar chart too.  This eclipse carries the themes of the collapse of existing structures to make way for a new direction.  This could include old ways of thinking too.

Mars is also retrograde in your 9^th House of travel, religion and philosophy.  It has been so since late June and retreats even further from 13^th to the root of the problem – your 8^th House of joint funds, intimacy and sharing.  Steps taken this May will need looking at again.  From 27^th Mars starts to go direct and you can make the adjustments needed.

Venus glides into your 5th House of romance, children and creativity from 6^th, bringing harmony and co-operation.  Your creative instincts will be strong and pleasurable (apart from a spot of confusion around 21^st – 22^nd).  Jupiter is direct all month too in your work, health and service to others zone.  Enhance your daily routine!

Cancer:     We are all facing obstacles this month which are also opportunities for growth.  Yours start in the joint funds, intimacy and sharing zone where Mars is taking you back to review the root of the problem which lies in relationships and partnerships.

Just before mid-May a course of action you took (or did not take) has to be looked at again and this time actioned in a more appropriate way.  You may not realise until after 27^th what this should be but be sure to then put your conclusions into action.

Mercury starts the month retrograde too in your income, security and values zone.  This may involve back-tracking on financial decisions, money going temporarily missing or misunderstandings.  Try not to sign anything important until after 19^th when Mercury goes direct.

The New Moon and eclipse on 11^th also fall in this area of your solar chart.  This can bring a big change in where and how you find a sense of security in life.  The more flexible you can be in your response, the better.

Jupiter continues direct in your romance, children and creativity zone all month.  And from 6^th Venus glides through your mother and home zone.  This is good for beautifying your home, enjoying its pleasures and sharing them with others.  If you are in the mood for entertaining, your guests will be well taken care of!

Leo:     The Sun ball remains in your court this month until 23^rd, radiating warmth, optimism and freer self-expression.  New Moon on 11^th is also in your sign which marks the beginning of your Personal New Year and interestingly there is a solar eclipse at the same time.  New Moon in your sign is usually the best time to make plans and resolutions for what you hope to build in your emotional life in the month and year ahead.  And the eclipse adds further depth to this.

Every eclipse belongs to an eclipse family that reoccurs approximately every 18 years.  The one on August 11^th belongs to a family which carries the theme of an existing structure collapsing to make way for a new direction.  These may be significant themes in your month and year ahead.

Mercury starts the month retrograde in your sign too.  Up until 19^th be extra clear in your communications or you may be misunderstood.  Double-check you have got your facts straight and have fully understood others before jumping to conclusions too.

Mars has been retrograde in your opposite sign since late June.  This has made it difficult to make headway in relationships and partnerships as a necessary review is taking place.  From 13^th Mars moves even further back towards the root of the problem which is in your 6^th House of work, health, service to others and daily routine.  Something you did or did not do around mid-May needs revising and once Mercury goes direct on 27^th you can start to put your daily life straight.  You should also know by then, what exactly that means…

Virgo:     The month before our birthday we are often at low ebb as the Sun has been away from us for the longest time.  The good news is the Sun is bringing fresh energy and a sense of renewal to you from 23^rd.  Your birthday whether this month or next is your personal new year and a more meaningful time to make resolutions for the year ahead than January 1st.  It is also the perfect time to explore your planets for the year ahead with a good astrologer.

Mars remains retrograde in your work, health and service to others zone.  It has been going in reverse since late June, so it may have been hard to make headway in one or more of these areas.  From 13^th it moves even further back into your romance, children and creativity zone.  Actions taken or not taken around mid-May are at the root of your recent impasse.  But when Mars goes direct on 27^th you can start to move forwards, correcting your earlier stance as you go.

Your ruling planet Mercury starts the month retrograde too in your 12^th House of the unconscious, compassion for others, spirituality and healing.  It goes direct again on 19^th but the New Moon and solar eclipse fall here too on 11^th and can have an impact for some months.  This can start before the eclipse or after and the theme involved this time is the collapse of existing structures to make way for a new direction.  Pay attention to any self-defeating patterns or negative self-talk that has undermined you.  It may be time to let go of these things.

Venus is sweetening your finances from 6^th (although beware of the demands of others around 21^st – 22^nd).  The Sun in your sign forms a positive aspect with Saturn and Uranus from 24^th – 25^th too which is good for getting things done.  Jupiter also spends the month direct in your mother and home zone.  The themes of ‘a bigger home’ either in size, location, philosophy or emotional dynamics remains a rich area to explore…

Libra:     The month starts well as from 6^th your ruling planet Venus glides into your sign and stays there until the end of the month and beyond.  This makes you darling of the zodiac and adds to your charms.  Getting co-operation from others should be easy, except perhaps from children and mother-figures, as these areas of life are still under review.

Mars which has been retrograde in your romance, children and creativity zone since late June, continues to reverse and in fact goes even further back from 13^th, into your mother and home zone.  Actions taken (or not taken) around the middle of May, need reviewing.  Once Mars goes direct on 27^th you have a second chance to proceed in matters to do with mother figures or home, in a more forthright way.

Mercury starts the month retrograde too in the friends, groups and community area of your solar chart.  Double-check that you have been clear in your communications, to avoid misunderstandings.  Mercury goes direct on 19^th so things should be more straight forwards from then onwards.

The second solar eclipse of this eclipse season is on 11^th and is also in your friends, groups, community and humanitarian ideals zone.  This eclipse carries the themes of the collapse of present structures to make way for a new direction.  The effects of this can be felt for months, sometimes before or after the eclipse.

Jupiter keeps going direct all month in your finance zone, indicating opportunities for growth in your personal income or in how you achieve a sense of security: and this may not be materially.  Faith in life can do the job just as well and is a rich area to explore.

Scorpio:     This is a challenging month for us all but Scorpios are resourceful and better equipped than most to ride the waves, however bumpy they may be.  The bumps for you come in two main places – your 4^th House and 10^th House.

Mars has been moving retrograde through your 4^th House of mother, home and nurturing since late June.  This indicates a review was needed and is taking place in how well you have been applying your energies in these areas.

On 13^th Mars goes even further back to the root of the problem: communications and your way of thinking.  The period this is rooted in, is just before mid-May when you may have been ‘applying’ your thoughts or words in an unhelpful way.  This has been making home life, self-nurturing, personal development or dealings with mother figures unfulfilling in some way.  On 27^th however, Mars turns direct and you can begin to put right whatever went wrong, be this actions, words or negative thinking.

Mercury planet of thought and communication also starts the month retrograde and remains so until 19^th, in your father, career and social status zone.  Try to avoid signing any contracts until after this date if you can.

New Moon and the solar eclipse also fall in this area of your chart.  Eclipses can have impact over a number of months, sometimes before and sometimes after the actual eclipse.  This one belongs to an eclipse family that is to do with the collapse of existing structures to make way for a new direction.

Jupiter planet of growth, expansion and opportunity remains direct in your sign all month.  This happily puts the wind in your sails to stay buoyant amidst all the challenges!

Sagittarius:     Communications may continue to be tricky during the first half of the month as Mars remains retrograde.  It has been moving backwards in your communications zone since late June, indicating the need for a review of some kind in your way of thinking, speaking or moving.  Dealings with neighbours and siblings comes into this too.

On 13^th Mars goes even further back into your 2^nd House of money, security and values.  This suggests that the root of your communication problem lies here somewhere.  And actions you took or did not take around mid-May could be the cause of recent frustrations.  Once Mars goes direct on 27^th you can start to apply your conclusions and proceed in a more helpful way.

Mercury planet of communication is also retrograde at the start of the month.  This can cause hiccoughs in travel plans or misunderstandings with people from different countries, cultures or belief systems.  Mercury goes direct on 19^th but the New Moon and solar eclipse are also in this area of your chart on 11^th which can have an impact over some months.  This particular eclipse belongs to a series that covers the collapse of existing structures to make way for a new direction.  This can include studies, travel, beliefs, ethics and dealings with in-laws, publishers and the legal system.

Your ruling planet Jupiter remains on course and moving forwards all month.  It is helping to bring unconscious matters to light and is helpful in compassionate acts and creativity behind the scenes.  Be open to messages that your dreams or creative work are trying to tell you!

Capricorn:     Making headway feels harder than usual this month as six planets are moving retrograde and from 13^th, three of them are in your sign!  Mars starts the month retrograde in your money, security and values zone and then retreats back to the source of the problem… you!

Just before mid-May decisions you took around your identity and actions you did or did not take around self-expression, need to be re-visited as this has had an unhelpful effect on your income, sense of security or values.  From 27^th onwards you can start to put things right, if you have done your inner homework.

Mercury starts the month retrograde too in your joint funds, intimacy and sharing zone.  Try not to sign joint agreements until after 19^th when the chance of misunderstandings lessens.  The New Moon and solar eclipse also fall in this area of your solar chart on 11^th which carries an impact for some months.  This can sometimes be felt before the eclipse, after or both!

This eclipse belongs to an eclipse family that is to do with the collapse of existing structures to make way for a new direction.  Be aware of self-imposed limitations and try to free yourself of them.

Aquarius:     Mars starts the month retrograde in your sign this month, continuing the review that started late June about how you have (or not) been asserting yourself, especially around mid-May.  On 13^th Mars reverses even further into your 12^th House to get to where the root of the problem lies: your unconscious, time spent alone and undermining self-talk.  Once Mars goes direct on 27^th you can start to put your best foot forward in correcting whatever went wrong earlier on.

Mercury starts the month retrograde too in your relationships and partnerships zone.  Be extra clear in your communications and make sure you have fully-understood others to avoid misunderstandings until 19^th when Mercury goes direct.

On 11^th the New Moon and solar eclipse is also in your opposite sign of relationships and partnerships and marks a possible collapse of existing structures, to make way for a new direction.  This can unfold over a number of months sometimes before or after the actual eclipse.

Venus glides into your exploration zone from 6^th.  This brings pleasure through travel, different cultures and people who hold different beliefs to your own.  This is also good for dealings with in-laws, publishers and the legal system.

Your ruling planet Uranus goes retrograde on 7^th, taking you back to review any compromises you may have made to do with mother and home, self-nurture and personal development.  Earlier ways of thinking or compromised communications are at the root of this and you have until early January to get to the bottom of the reasons this review is needed.

Meanwhile Jupiter continues to steer forwards in your father, career and social status zone all month.  Keep an eye open for new opportunities.  At least the path is clear here!

Pisces:     Jupiter is in good aspect to your ruling planet Neptune all month which creates the sort of intuitive current you thrive on.  You would do well to swim in these waters as there are many challenges for us all to tackle out on dry land.

Mars continues to be retrograde in your unconscious.  It has been here since late June and you may have stumbled upon some unconscious anger that has been lurking undetected from long ago.  On 13^th Mars moves even further back into your friends, groups and community zone.  Your recent turmoil may hark back to events around mid-May.  From 27^th Mars goes direct and you have a second chance to resolve matters and move forwards.

Mercury starts the month retrograde too in your work, health and service to others zone which can cause misunderstandings with colleagues or daily companions or trigger health irritations.  It goes direct once again on 19^th but New Moon and the solar eclipse on 11^th fall in this area of your solar chart too.  This eclipse belongs to an eclipse family that carries the theme of the collapse of existing structures to make way for a new direction.  Be open to changes in your daily routine, be pro-active in fact and be alert to new opportunities in work and well-being.

The Sun enters your relationships and partnerships zone from 23^rd and Venus softens your joint funds, intimacy and sharing zone from 6^th.  This can be helpful regarding ‘the money of others’ including tax rebates, loans and inheritances.  Jupiter is keeping your travel, studies, culture and ethics zone buoyant all month.  Whether you choose to go physical or meta-physical – explore!

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Aries:    The Sun continues to warm and activate your mother and home zone until 22nd. But most of the action this month is in your 5th House of romance, children and creativity. Venus promises good times until 10th and Mercury keeps things lively until 26th when it goes retrograde. Clinch any deals before then.

New Moon on 13th is also in this area of your solar chart which is a good time to make plans towards what you hope to find in your emotional and domestic life in the month and year ahead. Pluto is opposite this, so career demands may run contrary to your emotional needs. Or there could be a clash between mother and father figures or you may need a better base to spring into the world from.

Venus moves into your work, health and service to others zone from 10th. This helps relations run smoothly with colleagues and daily companions, apart from some possible confusion around 23rd – 24th. The rituals of daily life can be pleasurable too.

Jupiter goes direct on 10th in your joint funds, intimacy and sharing zone. This marks the end of a review period that has been brought about by opportunities that you either didn’t take or took wihout questioning around mid-December last year. Jupiter is the planet of growth and expansion and hopefully now you will know how future expansion should go ahead. And you have until early-October to make a better job of it this time.

The ongoing review in your father, career and status zone continues. And your ruling planet Mars spends the whole month retrograde. This is in your friends, groups, community and humanitarian ideals zone, so a review is taking place here too.

Full Moon on 27th is also a lunar eclipse and also falls on Mars. So Moon and Mars oppose the Sun, setting up tension between personal creativity and group collective aims. Whether a person of interest should be a love interest or a friend is also a possible dilemma in this line up, as could be the conflicting demands of family or friends. These tensions burst out in your 2nd House which shakes up your finances, values or sense of security. Acknowledge the discomfort and learn more about yourself.

Taurus:    Communications continue to go well for the first three weeks of the month as the Sun encourages you to express yourself. Short journeys, trading and dealings with neighbours and siblings should go well too (apart from a spot of tension around 11th – 12th).

Your ruling planet Venus makes time at home and relations with mother figures pleasurable until 10th. Communications could get heated around 4th – 5th but then continue well until 26th when Mercury goes retrograde.

Meanwhile, Jupiter which has been retrograde in your relationships and partnerships zone since March, goes direct on 10th, opening the way for growth and expansion. This could mean new opportunities, growth within an existing relationship or freedom from whoever may be laying claim to you at present. Venus moves into your 5th House of romance, children and creativity on the same day, offering pleasures here too, so things are looking up! Resist any impulse to rescue people around 23rd – 24th though, when all may not be as it seems.

Mars remains retrograde in your father, career and social status zone all month, continuing the review of how you have been applying yourself in these areas and what action might be needed once this period is over, to make headway.

Full Moon on 27th falls on Mars too and triggers off Uranus which is still newly in your sign. The impetus for change will be strong as an eclipse is involved too. And the main change needed could be your whole identity and the version of yourself that you settled on, until now… Time to look at yourself afresh. This is a call for an awakening which may be uncomfortable, unwanted and unexpected. But that is the price of awakening and excitement!

Gemini:     You’re active on the money-making front this month and a new strand of income could come into view with the New Moon on 13th. This is a good time to make a budget and plans for your financial year ahead. Keep an eye out though for financial demands coming from others (possibly taxes, debts, inheritances or partners). Sharing can be growthful, so give it some thought but the decisions should be yours, not other people’s.

Communications are well-starred for most of the month, especially before 10th when Venus creates pleasure through daily interactions and dealings with neighbours and siblings. Short journeys can be fun too. Your ruling plant Mercury keeps you busy here all month. And you can probably talk anyone into anything. This is good for trading too until Mercury goes retrograde on 26th.

On 10th Venus moves into your mother and home zone and you may feel like beautifying your home or inviting others round to share in its pleasures. Relations with mother-figures is pleasurable too.

Jupiter also goes direct on 10th in your 6th House of work, health and service to others. This completes a four-month review of how well you have been tending to your physical well-being. Jupiter is planet of growth, expansion and opportunity, so we are looking for growth here (and not in your girth…). What could you add to your daily routine that would enhance your well-being? Or perhaps, what could you remove? Jupiter here could also mean a new job or the opportunity to learn about different cultures and philosophies through daily companions, perhaps colleagues or even pets.

Full Moon and the lunar eclipse on 27th falls in your travel, philosophy, publishing and legal zone. Things have been put on hold or have been going backwards since late June and you have until late August to work out what needs to be done differently. In-laws could be a bit of a nightmare too… This is not a time to push ahead but it is a time to take stock.

Uranus gets triggered by this tension which has just move into your 12th House of inner-workings. Dreams and even visions could bring you nuggets of new awareness about the present and past which can helpfully (albeit disruptively) inform your future. If you practice any form of creativity, Uranus will mark a new era of originality and excitement in your work behind the scenes. Dealings with vulnerable people and institutions (prisons, hospitals etc) could be awakening too and your spiritual views could change.

Cancer:    The Sun ball remains in your court this month until 22nd, radiating warmth, optimism and freer self-expression. New Moon on 13th is also in your sign which marks he beginning of your Personal New Year. Make plans and resolutions for what you hope to find in your emotional life in the month and year ahead. Pluto is opposite this New Moon which indicates partners will play a huge, transformational role in this and may undergo their own transformations which strongly impact you.

Your finances are looking fine as the month starts out, specially up until 10th. There may be lots of movement and activity too as Mercury steps up communications until 26th when it goes retrograde. (Sign anything important before then). From 10th communications in general go well, as do trading and relations with neighbours and siblings. Short journeys can be a source of pleasure too.

Jupiter goes direct on 10th in your 5th House of romance, children and creativity. This completes a long review, assessing how you dealt with opportunities that were around mid-December last year. Hopefully you now know how best to proceed as the path is open once again until early-October.

Chiron and Saturn are square this month which can bring up old wounds around your experience of your father and how that has impacted your relationships, including the type of partners you choose. Be alert to patterns of relating that you notice in yourself. Self-awareness is the first step to turning things around to a more helpful pattern.

Full Moon on 27th is also an eclipse and also falls on Mars which is still retrograde in your joint funds, sharing and intimacy zone. This clash between what is yours and the demands of others, bursts out in your friends, groups, community and humanitarian ideals zone. Awakening experiences can turn up here. Be ready for them!

Leo:    Venus continues to add to your charms until 10th and then moves on to help with money matters for the rest of the month. You will be feeling communicative too until 26th when Mercury goes retrograde in your sign. Get important negotiations out of the way before then.

Your energy levels may have been low recently but that is about to change. The month before your birthday you are often at low ebb as your ruling planet the Sun has been away from you for the longest time. The good news is the Sun is bringing fresh energy and a sense of renewal to you from 22nd. Your birthday whether this month or next is your personal new year and a more meaningful time to make resolutions for the year ahead than January 1st. It is also the perfect time to explore your planets for the year ahead with a good astrologer.

Jupiter planet of growth, expansion and opportunities goes direct on 10th in your mother and home zone. Things have been under review and moving backwards since early March or even last December but from 10th onwards there is forward movement and the opportunities for growth are strong. This could involve a larger home or one in another country or culture, expansion in the emotional dynamics of your home or an improvement in your relationships with mother figures or new vistas for them. Things are looking better, whichever way it manifests. Self-nurture comes into this too.

Your internal processes are active during the first three weeks of the month, as is work behind the scenes. You want to express your soul and superficial exchanges just will not do. The demands of daily tasks and attending to your health may also feel like unwelcome intrusions into your creative flow.

Relationships and partnerships are still under review and will continue to be so until late August. Full Moon and the lunar eclipse on 27th land heavily in this area of your solar chart and have implications for your father, career and social status in some way too, (something or all of whichever have just started to undergo revolutionary change…).

Virgo:    The Sun is encouraging you to make space for pleasant times with friends, groups or your community until 22nd but even better than this, Venus glides into your sign on 10th and stays there until early-August. This adds to your charms and makes you desirable and popular too!

New Moon on 13th opposes Pluto. This marks a new phase with friends or groups, including community and organisations. This would be fine, except your personal need for self-expression is powerfully strong right now and you may not want to appease group opinion. Or there could be conflicting demands between family and friends.

Your 12th House of compassion, unconscious, healing and spirituality is also busy this month. Your soul might be trying to talk to you which could take the form of dreams, unexplainable experiences and highly-tuned antennae. Listen carefully.

Your mind and thought patterns may not have been your best friend over the past four months, as Jupiter has been going retrograde in your 3rd House of communications. This can easily blow things out of proportion, either in your own mind or in your dealings with others. Equally this may have been a period of reviewing such tendencies. Whichever it has been, Jupiter is now heading forwards which is good for positive thinking. (And Virgos are always the better for that).

Mars continues retrograde in your 6th House of work, health and service to others all month. How you assert yourself at work and in your daily life is under review. And whether or not you are in the right job may be a question mark too.

Your daily routine could also do with some scrutiny. Are you using and directing your energies in a helpful way? (This includes being helpful to yourself). Or have you been dissipating energy fruitlessly? Would a digital holiday (abandoning all electronic gadgets) enhance your well-being at this time?

Full Moon on 27th falls directly on this point in your solar chart. There is also an eclipse which lengthens its impact. This can sometimes be felt during the months leading up to the eclipse or in the months after. Some of the tensions from this, burst out in your 9th House of travel, religion, philosophy, deep studies and world view. Your viewpoint and what you hold as true, is at the start of a seven-year revolution. And you might become very aware of it, this month.

Libra:    Career and relations with authority or father figures go well until 22nd as the Sun keeps interactions warm and expressive. New Moon on 13th also falls in this area of your solar chart. This marks the beginning of your Professional New Year. Make plans for what you hope to find in the month and year ahead.

Pluto gets triggered at the same time high means deep events relating to mother figures, self-nurture or the home will have a transformational impact on what you achieve in the world. So make sure your base (physical and emotional) is right for you to spring into the world from.

Your 11th House of friends, groups, community and humanitarian ideals is busy too with your ruling planet Venus smoothing thngs along until 10th. Mercury aids communications here until 26th when it goes retrograde.

From 10th onwards, Venus is in your 12th House of compassion, spirituality and creativity behind the scenes. Tranquil, reflective time alone can be a pleasure. Try to schedule this in.

From 10th Jupiter goes direct in your finance zone, allowing you to finally move ahead with plans for expansion that have been under review for most of this year. This also relates to values and security needs.

We usually seek security through material things but Jupiter may want to expand your thinking around this. Where does the feeling of ‘enough’ come from? This is a time to explore and find new answers. And if you are open to going even deeper, where in your past did the feeling of ‘not enough’ come from? You have until early October to make a good start on this.

Full Moon on 27th falls on Mars in your romance, children and creativity zone and squares Uranus in your 8th House of joint funds, sharing and intimacy. You may feel shaken up by this, as an eclipse is involved too. Be alert for the awakening quality of events that take place. They are for you not against you.

Scorpio:    Jupiter planet of growth, expansion and opportunity goes direct in your sign on 10th after a four-month review of how you have been responding to opportunities for growth. This may have involved your sense of identity, self-expression and outlets for that expression. From 10th onwards you can apply your conclusions and continue to do so up until early-October. Jupiter only visits your sign every 12 years, so be sure to grasp this offer of growth.

Travel, deep studies and cultural exploration go well during the first three weeks of the month, although a Sun – Pluto opposition around 11th – 12th and New Moon on 13th may pull you in different directions.

The main emphasis this month though is in your 10th House of father, career and social status. Venus is smoothing things along until 10th, inclining people in authority to help you along. The Sun comes to encourage your self-expression here too from 22nd and Mercury helps communications all month up until 26th when it goes retrograde.

Your home situation and dealings with mother figures continues to be taxing. A review is going on here too. How have you been asserting yourself at home? And could it be too much or not enough? This is brought to a head around Full Moon on 27th which is also an eclipse that falls right on retrograde Mars in this part of your solar chart.

Uranus gets triggered by this too which highlights the need for change in relationships and partnerships. If your partnerships are not nurturing you, why are you in them? Or what needs to change? Perhaps on the other hand, you do feel nurtured by them. But does your partner? Honesty and self-honesty are the only way forward.

Sagittarius:    ‘The money of others’ looks promising during the first three weeks of this month, although your own financial priorities or security needs may clash with this around 11th – 13th.

Your ruling plant Jupiter goes direct on 10th after being retrograde since last March. Optimism (if it was temporarily hard to find) should return and you may feel this in your sense of compassion, creatively behind the scenes or even spiritually. If you have been going through writer’s block (or any other creative equivalent) the brakes should now be off.

Travel and dealings with people from different countries, cultures or belief systems is stimulating all month. Venus offers pleasure through these pursuits until 10th and Mercury keeps communications open until 26th when it goes retrograde. Try to arrange trips for before then. Publishing, legal matters and dealings with in-laws could feature too.

On 10th Venus glides into your 10th House of father, career and social status. This helps you to find co-operation from others in professional matters. People in positions of authority will be inclined to help you too, so do not be afraid to ask.

Mars remains retrograde all month in your 3rd House of communications. Watch your tongue! Sagittarian honesty can be too much for some, especially if it comes with a sharp edge. Why not channel discontent and observations into your creative work rather than directing it at individuals?

Full Moon on 27th is also an eclipse and hits this very spot in your solar chart. This sets off a chain reaction that finds an outlet in your 6th House of work, health and service to others. Make sure you get plenty of exercise so that this energy does not just rev round your nervous system.

Ideals about mother and home (on a personal or collective scale) continue and late July you may find yourself on a rescue mission. This could be towards a person you feel protective towards or even Mother Nature.

Capricorn:    Relationships and partnerships are warm and expressive as the Sun keeps things buoyant through to 22nd. Joint funds, sharing and intimacy go well too, especially up until 10th when Venus creates a sense of ease and well-being. Mercury is keeping communications open here too until 26th when it goes retrograde. Settle important matters before then.

New Moon on 13th also falls in your relationships and partnerships zone, marking the start of your Relational New Year. This is a time to make plans for what you hope to find in your partnerships in the month and year ahead. The only possible difficulty here is that Pluto (still in your sign) is opposite all of this, meaning that the only spanner in the works may be you… The massive transformation that you are undergoing these years will automatically impact your partners and partnerships and you will need people who can undsrstand and roll with your deep internal changes.

Venus is in your 9th House of travel, study, philosophy and culture from 10th which makes it a good time to travel or enjoy exploring different cultures and people with different viewpoints to your own. Publishing and legal matters could go well too.

Jupiter has been carrying out a review of your approach towards friends and groups or community and humanitarian matters. And also from 10th you can start to apply your new conclusions as the door opens for forward movement.

Your personal finances and income are still undergoing a review as Mars continues to head backwards in this area of your solar chart. This may not help your sense of security but take it as an opportunity to review your values as you may have been expressing inappropriate actions in your finances. Full Moon on 27th triggers this too and further stimulates the beginning of the new seven-year revolution that has just started in the romance, children and creativity area of your solar chart. There is an eclipse here too, so this will have some impact for months to come.

Aquarius:    Relationships and partnerships start the month well as Venus adds a warm glow and harmonious vibe. The Sun arrives too on 22nd encouraging self-expression and Mercury keeps communications open all month until 26th.

Jupiter which has been retrograde in your father, career and social status zone since early March, goes direct on 10th meaning the way is now clear to pursue professional opportunities. Which direction to take may be not that clear though as Mars is still retrograde in your sign which leaves you wondering just where you should apply yourself.

The Full Moon and eclipse on 27th is in Aquarius and lands right on Mars in your sign which will have quite an impact. The tension of this bursts out in your 4th House of mother and home too, into the next few months. Your ruling planet Uranus has recently moved into this area of your life which will be shaking things up for the next seven years.

At the end of the month the pressing question may be: is your home or the emotional dynamics in it, supportive to you? And what changes might you need to take re self-nurture and personal development? There could be sudden changes happening to mother-figures too.

Any of the above could be a source of emotional disruption but the important thing is to focus on what feelings are brought up for you, rather than the events themselves. Buried childhood memories can come to the surface which is rich material to work with to help turn around any unhelpful emotional patterns. Take support from a counsellor or therapist if you are ready to embark upon this journey. You will not regret it.

Pisces:    Romance, children and creativity look warm and cheerful during the first three weeks of the month. The weekend of 7th – 8th looks dreamy too!
Partnerships also take on a warm glow from 10th when Venus glides in, creating harmony. (Apart from a brief hiccough around 23rd – 24th when Venus opposes Neptune but this soon passes).

New Moon on 13th also marks the start of a new phase for you in romance, children and creativity. Pluto opposes though from your friends, groups and community zone and you may have to choose between personal and collective goals.

Work, health and well-being are a big deal this month . Up until 26th, Mercury helps communications with colleagues or daily companions. Mindfulness and physical exercise can go well too.

Jupiter which has been retrograde for four months in your travel, studies and ethics zone, goes direct on 10th, allowing you to move forwards once again.
Mars is still retrograde in your 12th House of the unconscious, healing and spirituality. And Full Moon on 27th falls on this, high-lighting any unconscious anger or self-sabotage that has been going on. This could burst out in impulsive words too…

The best way to heal unresolved pain is with the support of a counsellor or therapist. And now could be a good time to begin your inner explorations as this planetary combination could up-root previously buried memories that you could be ready to now work on.

Creativity is another helpful path to channel emotions into. Add this string to your bow!

To find out what this means for you as an individual, get in touch and we can explore your birth chart together by phone – nuguma@nuguma.com or 07929 261231 (++ 44 7929 261231 if calling from outside UK).

Aries:     The month kicks off with a burst of mental energy as your ruling planet Mars teams up with Mercury on 1^st – 2^nd.   This is good for putting ideas into action which is one of your favourite activities.  Communications in general go well too during the first three weeks of the month as Mercury and the Sun keep things moving.  This is good for physical movement too, including moving your body and short journeys. 

New Moon on 13^th also falls in this area of your solar chart which is a good time to make plans for trips, trading, short courses, writing, learning languages and interactions with siblings and neighbours.

Meanwhile Venus is casting a warm glow over your mother and home zone until 13^th and then moves on to highlight romance, creativity and anything to do with children.  There may be an uncomfortable jolt around 14^th – 15^th when Venus squares Uranus, challenging your sense of security in some way.  Mars also opposes Venus around 21^st – 22^nd when the demands of friendship and romance are at odds.  Do you want to move someone from one category to the other?  Or does someone want to do that to you?

Things are likely to get even less clear when Mars goes retrograde from 26^th and you may need to rethink earlier assumptions.  Full Moon on 28^th (with the build-up on 27^th) falls in your 10^th House of father, career and social status.  It lands on Saturn too which adds weight to the swell.  Are you balancing demands of the world and your emotional needs?  Take a good look at that axis.

Taurus:     We spoke last month about Uranus bursting into your sign and its dynamic effect and this is going to be your first full month of just that.  Uncomfortable as this may be, it is time to cast any fixed ideas to the wind and to look at yourself afresh.  This includes self-talk “I’m not the sort of person who would….”  Previously not but now who knows?  It is time to be experimental too in how you dress and present yourself to the world.  When you have time, go into a shop and try on things you would never have dreamt of wearing.  You do not need to buy anything, just open your mind to new possibilities.

Your ruling planet Venus is smoothing communications during the first half of the month apart from a short burst between 3^rd – 6^th when power surges (yours or others’) could cause some waves.  Your response to this does not need to be pleasing others at any cost or others pleasing you (ditto 24^th – 25^th).  Aim for equality during both periods. 

New Moon on 13^th (19.44 GMT) falls in the finance area of your solar chart.  This is the perfect time to set yourself a new budget or to rearrange work commitments to fit around your values or need for creativity.

From 13^th onwards you will be wanting to beautify your home but your ambitions, career demands or father figures may have other plans for you around 19^th – 21^st.  Mars is pushing forwards in your father, career and social status zone all month and you will have energy to go with it but on 28^th it goes retrograde and you will need to review your actions and responses to events or opportunities that you made around mid-May.  Missed opportunities may come again between late –August to mid-October.  Do your inner-homework so you will be ready to grasp them next time.

Gemini:     The Sun ball remains in your court until 21^st, providing warmth and energy and the joy of self-expression.  You should have lots of mental energy on 1^st and 2^nd too when Mercury and Mars happily team up.  Ideas may also be running through your head about finances and new forms of income, as your ruling planet Mercury skips through your 2^nd House of money, possessions, security and values.  Venus adds a rosy glow to your financial outlook too until 13^th.

New Moon on 13^th (at 19.44 GMT) is in Gemini which marks the beginning of your Personal New Year too.  Make resolutions that will lead towards what you hope to find in your emotional life in the month and year ahead.

Also on 13^th Venus glides into your 3^rd House of communications.  This runs into a tense dynamic with Uranus briefly on 13^th – 15^th which may jolt your inner workings.  This can be helpful in bringing buried memories to light or raising your awareness in some way. 

Venus then moves on adding charm to your silver tongue.  It also offers pleasure through mental and physical agility, correspondence, short journeys and dealings with siblings and neighbours.

There may be a danger of pleasing others at your own expense around 24^th – 25^th.   And from 26^th your long-distance travel, legal or study plans may need reviewing, as Mars goes retrograde.  Mercury, planet of communication ends the month in your 3^rd House of communication and immediately lines up with Uranus and Chiron.  This is a lot of mental energy that could rev up your nervous system.  To avoid this unhelpful outcome, apply this energy to projects and get lots of exercise!      

Cancer:    The month before our birthday we are often at lowest ebb as the Sun has been away from us for the longest time.  This year the Sun returns to your sign on 21^st bringing energy and a sense of renewal.  Your birthday is your true New Year, not January 1^st.  It is also the perfect time to explore your planets for the year ahead with a good astrologer.

Venus is still moving through your sign until 13^th, heightening your charms.  Mercury joins in too from 12^th, helping you to think on your feet.  Your way with words will be on good form too.  From 13^th onwards Venus helps things along in your finance zone.  The only fly in the ointment may be the financial situations and demands of others…

Jupiter keeps reversing through your romance, children and creativity zone and will continue to do so until July.  This is a period of review to look at how you have dealt with these matters in the past and how you want to deal with them in the future. 

Holiday plans or dream journeys may have to be put on hold from 18^th.  Joint finances and ‘the money of others’ may grind to a halt too from 26^th.  Partnerships continue to need lots of attention and could be particularly demanding around 6^th, 16^th, 23^rd and 27^th as your personal planets run up against Saturn and Pluto.  Full Moon on 28^th (at 04.54 GMT) is poignant too, as will be the day leading up to it.

Your mission throughout all passing turmoil at present is to keep a sense of security through creativity or a value system that gives a sense of security.  These are the important things to hold on to.

Leo:     Friends, groups and community are a bright and breezy area for you until 21^st and you will have lots to say to keep everyone amused and vice versa.  New Moon falls here too on 13^th which is a good time to think about joining a group or starting one of your own.  You will be pushing forwards in relationships and partnerships too up until 26^th when Mars goes retrograde to review decisions and actions taken mid-May.

The month also starts with three planets in your 12^th House of the unconscious, compassion and creativity behind the scenes.  Your creative juices are flowing and your communication skills and creative outcomes will reach others and can have a healing effect.  Be sure to keep self-talk positive so that you can benefit from this too.

From 13^th Venus is in your sign, heightening your charms and making you darling of the zodiac for a month.  The first few days of this (13^th – 15^th) may not go as expected when Uranus gets triggered.  And 24^th – 25^th decisions have to be made about how far you are prepared to go in pleasing others.  (This includes family too).

Joint finances and ‘the money of others’ may seem illusive after 18^th when Neptune goes retrograde.  And Full Moon on 28^th touches Saturn in your 6^th House of work, health, service to others and daily routine.  Saturn concerns structures and responsibilities, so take this time to look at how you have been arranging your daily routine and rituals.  A health review can be helpful too.  Are you being your own best friend in this respect? 

Virgo:     Your father, career and social status zone is looking lively up until 21^st and Mars makes a good aspect to Mercury there on 1^st – 2^nd when you find it easy to put your ideas into action.  In fact Mars is in your 6^th House of work, health and service to others all month.  This is a good time to attend to your daily routine and add or remove habits to enhance your well-being.  Do this before 26^th though as Mars goes retrograde from then until late August.

Venus brings harmony and pleasure to your dealings with friends, groups and community until 13^th apart from a brief hiccup when it opposes Pluto from 4^th – 6^th.   Be on the lookout for power games then, so as to avoid them.  Your ruling planet Mercury takes over as Venus moves on and from 21^st the Sun brings warmth to this area of your solar chart too.  Make time to express yourself with others.

Neptune in your 7^th House of relationships and partnerships goes retrograde on 18^th, taking you back to review decisions or stances taken regarding relationships last February.  Have you been too idealistic or too self-sacrificing?  You have until late November to mull this over and put it right.

New Moon on 13^th falls in your father, career and social status zone.  This is the start of your Professional New Year.  Make plans and resolutions that will help you to achieve your ambitions in the month and year ahead!     

Libra:     Travel, study and legal matters are a highlight during the first three weeks of the month.  The world of ideas and philosophy can be a source of pleasure too.  New Moon on 13^th is also in this area of your solar chart which makes it a good time to make plans to explore the physical or meta-physical world in the month and year ahead.

Finances continue to look uncertain as Jupiter keeps heading backwards.  It will continue to do so until July.  There is little you can do about this, other than review your previous stand on security and on how it can be achieved.  Most people pursue this by trying to gather together money and possessions but a more lasting sense of security can be achieved through creativity or through a belief or value system that gives a sense of security.  This is another area to explore.

Your ruling planet Venus is gliding through your 10^th House of father, career and social status until 13^th.  This would normally be helpful in career terms, especially in getting people in authority on your side but Plutonian power dynamics are opposing this until 8^th.

From 13^th Venus moves into your friends, groups and community zone.  Make time to enjoy these.  Full Moon on 28^th lands on Saturn in your mother and home zone.  This highlights current restrictions and responsibilities.  Seek comfort and support from friends.  

Scorpio:     You may feel like you are swimming against the tide as Jupiter continues to go retrograde in your sign.  This is not to discourage you, it is an opportunity to take time for inner-reflection on how you have previously dealt with yourself (and as a result, others) and how you would rather do things in the future.  This is the last full lap of this long swim, so give it the time and thought that it needs.

Joint funds, taxes, debts and inheritances are looking lively during the first three weeks of the month.  Discussions about these, intimacy and sharing can be fruitful too.  Meanwhile Venus is offering pleasure through travel, deep studies and exploring the world, different cultures and philosophies.  This may not be apparent in your communications or thought processes around 3^rd – 6^th though.  Keep your cool, however compelling your thought patterns may be and get plenty of exercise to dilute them.

Mars in your mother and home zone makes you very active on the home front and you will have the energy and determination to push projects forward.  Mars goes retrograde on 26^th though which may slow things down or draw them to a halt, so make as much headway as you can before then.

 From 13^th Venus glides into your 10^th House of father, career and social status.  This usually brings support from people in authority.  If you need any favours, go ahead and ask (apart from 19^th – 21^st and after 26^th).  Although your focus is more on the home front at present, take this opportunity to get people in the world behind you.

Sagittarius:     Relationships and partnerships are looking lively this month up until 21^st as Mercury and the Sun help to keep things warm and communications open.  Joint funds ‘the money of others’ (including taxes, debts and inheritances) are looking healthy too during the first half of the month (apart from a possible clash of interests around 3^rd – 6^th).

Travel, study or legal plans should run more easily from 13^th onwards as Venus helps things along.  There may be some disruption though from unexpected health or work demands around 13^th – 15^th, a challenge from opposing egos from 19^th – 21^st and some discomfort when Venus squares your ruling planet Jupiter from 24^th – 25^th.

Ideals around mother and home need a second look from 18^th when Neptune goes retrograde.  Have you been giving enough attention to your personal development and self-nurture?  Opportunities that presented themselves last February may not have been taken up or you may have been unrealistic about their possibilities.  You have until late November to reflect and work through this.

Mars adds to your verbal and mental bite this month.  Mental energy is one aspect of this.  Hasty words are another.  If you have correspondence or important communications to see to, attend to these early in the month.

Full Moon on 28^Th (at 04.54 GMT so the build-up is on 27^th) falls in your 2^nd House of money, possessions, security and values.  It lands on Saturn too which will require deeper thought about one or more of these issues.  Be honest with yourself.

Capricorn:     Work, health, service to others and your daily routine are top of the list as the month begins.  New ways of looking at things and new forms of exercise are helpful.  You might be prepared to financially invest in a new way to enhance your well-being around 1^st – 2^nd too.

Relationships and partnerships are also active this month.  You may run into power surges (yes, possibly yours) as Venus opposes Pluto from 3^rd – 6^th.  If harmony is hard to find, ask yourself how much you may have been contributing to that.  Venus then tries to smooth everyone’s feathers until 13^th.  It then moves on to help joint funds and ‘the money of others’ look more promising.  But here too, self-interest and your need to assert your financial needs could be cause for friction, especially around 19^th – 21^st. 

You will be hot on the tail of your own income and finances all month as Mars forges onwards.  But when Mars goes retrograde on 26^th you may need to review your approach and the responses to current financial situations that you have made since mid-May.  Could you have been overly assertive?  Or not assertive enough?  Only you (and probably your partner) will know.  Give it some thought.

Full Moon on 28^th is in your sign and falls on Saturn your ruling planet.  This is a call to work towards a balance in meeting both your practical and emotional needs.  And this need not be at the expense of others…

Aquarius:     Romance, children and creativity look lively during the first three weeks of this month.  And with Mars in your sign you will have the energy and determination to pursue desirable outcomes.  This may run into some difficulties around 19^th – 21^st though.  So pursue your ambitions earlier in the month.  On 26^th Mars goes retrograde, taking you back to review decisions made or actions taken around mid-May when you might not have been serving your own best interests. 

This is the first full month of having your ruling planet Uranus in your 4^th House of mother and home, personal development and self-care.  And there may be a slight clash between mother and home v. relationships and partnerships when Venus squares up to this around 13^th – 15^th.

Your finances seem to be in line with your career sector but also remain unfathomable in some way, especially from 18^th when Neptune goes retrograde.  But work, health and service to others goes smoothly for most of the month, apart perhaps from a telling Full Moon on 28^th (at 04.54 GMT so the build-up will be on 27^th).    

On 13^th Venus glides into your 7^th House of relationships and partnerships, smoothing the path for harmony and relatedness.  The only fly in the ointment seems to be coming from you.  Uranus may resist a change of social status around 13^th – 15^th (i.e. what do you really want?).  And Mars in your sign opposes Venus from 19^th – 21^st (i.e. what do you really, really want?).  It looks like it may be time to answer that question… 

Pisces:    Things are lively on the home front as the month begins, especially on 1^st – 2^nd when Mars adds energy and determination to do some work behind the scenes.  Things are looking good too in your 5^th House of romance, children and creativity.  And Venus smoothes things along here until 13^th, followed by Mercury and then the Sun on 21^st.

New Moon on 13^th falls in your mother and home zone.  This marks the beginning of your Domestic New Year.  Make plans and resolutions for what you hope to find and build in your home in the month and year ahead.  This includes practical projects and emotional conditions.  Personal development and self-nurture also come into this.   Make sure they are on your to-do list too.

Your ruling planet Neptune goes retrograde on 18^th and remains that way until late November.  This is an opportunity to review steps taken or not taken around late February this year.

Venus glides into your 6^th House of work, health and service to others from 13^th.  It runs into some obstacles from 13^th – 15^th when you may surprise yourself and others with unexpected movements or words.  Venus opposes Mars too from 19^th – 21^st when your unconscious may get in the way of your well-being.  Apart from these two periods, take pleasure in your daily routines and rituals.  And keep in mind that exercise and pets can be life-enhancing too.

To find out what all of this means for you as an individual and for birth chart consultations by phone, wherever in the world you are, please get in touch – nuguma@nuguma.com – 07929 261231 or ++44 7929 261231 if calling from outside UK.

Aries:    Communications will be your forte up until 19th with Mercury in your sign speeding up your thought processes and Venus in your 3rd House of communications, providing the charm to make your plans acceptable to others.

6th – 15th May finds your ruling planet Mars squaring Uranus in your sign. This is not a compromising position and you may find yourself swimming upstream against the odds but your determination is nothing short of miraculous, so who knows what you might be able to achieve.

For the past eight years Uranus, planet of change, disruption and revolution has been freeing your identity and sense of self. But on 15th it leaves your sign for Taurus. This means your 2nd House (of money, possessions, security, values, income and self-esteem) is going to get shaken up. And you are going to have this process going on for seven years.

You may start to value money for the freedom it provides, rather than anything else. Your values may also change in line with the new uncompromised version of yourself that you have had chance to discover over the past eight years. You may also stop equating your true value with your income. New Moon on 15th coincides with this shift and is a good time to draw up a budget or financial plan for the year ahead.

From 21st – 24th the Sun encourages you to forge ahead with career plans. Meanwhile Chiron – planet of wounding and healing is settling into Aries for its nine-year stay. This will provide you with the opportunity for healing any wounds you have around your identity. How well your father did or did not back this up, may be an area to work on too. This has all been rumbling under the surface for some years but now it will come into full view. Welcome it and be ready for personal growth.

From 16th your energies lean towards friends, groups and community matters. Collective projects grab your imagination and you may find yourself feeling more political than usual. Friends, groups and community can also be a source of energy for you. If you have been thinking of joining something, now would be a great time! Go with it!

Taurus:    The Sun ball remains in your court this month until 21st radiating warmth, optimism and freer self-expression. But however smoothly life may have been going recently, that is all about to change. Uranus planet of change, disruption and revolution is about to move into your sign on 15th for a seven-year stay! Whatever version of yourself that you have so far settled on, it will no longer do!

We all make compromises in our attempts to adapt to the world and others but Uranus will not settle for that and you are about to be challenged over the next seven years to come up with the pure, uncompromised version of who you truly now are. This may not be comfortable but it will be exciting. So unfasten your seat belt! Inner and outer change will need some space. Your appearance may undergo big changes too as an expression of inner-freedom!

As chance would have it, New Moon in your sign is also on 15th. This marks the beginning of your emotional New Year too and is a good time to think about what you would like to find in your emotional life and what steps could be taken to bring that about.

Your ruling planet Venus helps to make your finances look rosier until 19th. Then it moves into your 3rd House of communcations, adding charm and ease to your words, both written and spoken. Trading and relations with neighbours and siblings should go well too.

Mars is keeping things active in your travel, deep studies and legal zone. You will have energy to pursue cultural interests and ethical challenges too. Principles are just hot air unless you apply them…

From 16th Mars is revving up your father, career and social status zone. If you have ambitions, now is the time to start doing something about them. Go for it!

Gemini:    Energy levels may have been low recently but that is about to change. The month before our birthday we are often at low ebb as the Sun has been away from us for the longest time. The good news is the Sun is bringing fresh energy and a sense of renewal to you from 21st!

Your birthday whether this month or next is your personal new year and a more meaningful time to make resolutions for the year ahead than January 1st. Many Happy Solar Returns! It is also the perfect time to explore your planets for the year ahead with a good astrologer.

The month starts well too as Venus is in Gemini until 19th which heightens your charms and enables you to talk people into doing things that they probably should not do… Then from 19th it is in your finance zone making everything look rosier there.

Meanwhile Mars is trying to sort out joint finances, including taxes, debts and inheritances. Sharing in general takes on a more active form, including the sharing of yourself on an intimate level. Then from 16th Mars jumps into your travel, deep studies, philosophy and legal zone, giving you energy to attend to one or more of these.

Career, work and health are looking good, just as long as you do not over-indulge!

Cancer:    For the past eight years Uranus, planet of change, disruption and revolution has been shaking up your father, career and social status zone but on 15th it completes its stay and moves on to your friends, groups, community and humanitarian needs zone. This will bring unusual and stimulating friends into your life. If you join or start any groups or community projects, this will have an exhilarating effect too. And you might be an agent of revolution in these arenas or in an organisation or you may become more political.

Relationships and partnerships continue to be an intense hot potato with Mars wanting to push things ahead until 16th. The outcomes of such insistence may be unexpected, so be prepared for that.

From 16th Mars will be tackling joint funds. This is a good time to start sorting out debts, inheritances, taxes and financial interests you hold with others. Sharing in a broader sense comes into this too, including on an intimate level.

From 19th Venus glides into your sign where it will stay until mid-June. It is your turn to be darling of the zodiac. Enjoy the responses to your charms!

Leo:    Your ruling planet the Sun opposes Jupiter from 8th – 9th when your ambitions or dealings with father figures and situations to do with mother or home are in conflict. In general career matters look good though with the Sun warming your path in the world until 21st.

A major change is about to take place as Uranus moves into your father, career and social status zone on 15th. This is the start of a seven-year revolution that will change your standing in the world, hopefully by finding the pure uncompromised expression of your talents and potential. This may be as surprising to you as it is to others, as Uranus always challenges the status quo.

Work, health and daily routine are intense as Mars adds its energies to the mix. If you want to bring about changes in any of these areas, you have the energy and will-power to do so up until 16th, although the outcomes may not be quite what you expected…

Mars then moves into your relationships and partnerships zone bringing heat and determination. If there is a certain someone you would like to be in a relationship with, this could provide the impetus to go after them or perhaps you will find someone hot-footedly pursuing you. For existing partnerships, the heat could be passion or conflict or both! From 21st – 24th the Sun and Mars are in tune with each other so passions might have the upper hand then!

Virgo:    Joint funds, taxes, debts and inheritances have all been on an unsettling roll for the past eight years as Uranus has worked its way through your 8th House. This has also had an impact on how you view sharing in general and on an intimate level. Many things may have come into full view during this process which although perhaps challenging, has made it easier to work with and through these issues.

Uranus’s next port of call is in your 9th House of travel, religion, deep studies, philosophy, publishing, different cultures, law and ethics. Whatever the status quo is now on one or more of these topics, big changes are on the way, starting on 15th.   The New Moon is also in this part of your solar chart, also on 15th. Your outlook and world view is about to be revolutionised. Be open to a more freeing stance.

Jupiter and Neptune are in good aspect all month which helps communications and partnerships to work well together. Your father, career and social status zone is well-balanced too as Venus smoothly gains the co-operation of others up until 19th, so ask for assistance from the people who can help you,especially those of high status. They want you to do well.

The Sun warms your path here from 21st while Venus moves into your friends, groups and community zone, bringing you good times andapleasure. Be sure to make time for these too!

Libra:    Communications with partners go well at the start of this month as Mercury helps to keep channels open until 13th. Two days later on 15th, Uranus helps too by moving out of your partnerships zone after an eight year stay which may have brought disruption, shocks and uncertainty.

Uranus is now about to shake up your joint funds, taxes, debts, inheritances and intimacy zone for the next seven years. Your finances will be impacted by others – (whether for better or worse, remains to be seen). You might also welcome more personal space in terms of intimacy or feel more experimental.

Your ruling planet Venus is smoothing travel, studies and dealings with different cultures up until 19th. It then moves into your 10th House of father, career and social status. People in authority will help you if you ask them and your ambitions will feel more reachable.

Meanwhile your currently intense 4th House of mother and home, also has Mars adding action and energy until 16th. If you have domestic projects or personal development projects that need to be started or pushed forward, get going. With Uranus in aspect, the outcomes may not be what you expected but that is not a reason to hold back.

Scorpio:    Relationships and partnerships may feel restrictive around 8th – 9th when the Sun opposes Jupiter, planet of growth, expansion in your sign. Keep calm, this will pass and partnerships have a lot to offer this month as the Sun and then Mercury keep channels open.

The big news this month is that Uranus, planet of change, disruption and revolution (which as been shaking up your work, health, service to others and daily routine for the last eight years), jumps into your relationships and partnerships zone on 15th for a seven-year stay. New Moon falls here on 15th too so this is a double fresh start!

Jupiter and Neptune are in tune all month which helps you to apply your ideals in romance, dealings with children and creative projects. Joint funds look healthy too until 19th when Venus moves on to offer pleasure through travel, deep studies, philosophy and cultural pursuits.

Mars starts to move away from your ruling planet Pluto but remains in your 3rd House of communication until 16th. It is also square Uranus from 6th – 15th when any show of verbal, mental or written forcefulness may back-fire and upset your sense of well-being. The gentler your message, the better its chances of being heard.

Sagittarius:    Finances and security continue to compulsively grab your attention and you will be active in attending to them up to 16th but even so, the outcomes may not be what you expected as Uranus throws its famous spanner into the works. Make sure that your work, health and well-being do not suffer as a result. It is only money after all!

Stress levels are likely to drop though about love affairs, children and creative projects as Uranus completes its eight-year whilrlwind stay in your 5th House on 15th! But as one troublesome door closes, another opens and this time it is to do with your work, health, service to others and daily routine. Uranus’s next mission is to shake things up here to hopefully free you into a wider view of well-being. Being pro-active can take the bite out of Uranus transits which only want the best for us anyway but not in respect to the status quo…

If you have had any thoughts of volunteering or helping your fellow humans in any way, this is a good time to start. Trying new eating patterns or new forms of daily exercise can have a revolutionising effect too, as can the impact of pets.

Your ruling planet Jupiter is in good aspect to Neptune all month which makes for soothing and perhaps spiritual growth relating to mother and home. This can be the building you live in, the dynamics within it or your country, Mother Nature or the planet as our home. Ecological ideals may become more active too. Seek out others who share your vision.

Relationships and partnerships go well up until 19th and then intimacy gets easier too. Mars heads into your 3rd House however from 16th which may make you more assertive on the communications front. By all means put your ideas into action but try to modify the verbals unless it is for the collective good!

Capricorn:    Your drive and energy are second to none as Mars pushes forwards full steam ahead in your sign until 16th. With Pluto and Saturn already there for the long term, there is little you cannot have an impact on during the first half of this month. Be warned however that Uranus is square Mars and so ruthless actions are likely to backfire. The greater good has the upper hand, so apply your energies in that direction for the best outcomes.

From 16th Mars turns its energies to your finances with an iron-fist determination to sort them out. It is time to pull your head out of the sand. This could also be a good time to start generating extra income. And you may already or soon have thoughts about how that might come about.

There are two other gear changes at around the same time, as the New Moon coincides with Uranus leaving your 4th House of mother and home after an eight-year disruptive stay. The next new area of your life to be shaken up by this planet of change, disruption and revolution is your 5th House of love affairs, children and creativity. If a creative hobby or project has been on your mind, this is a perfect time to make a start.

Your health or daily well-being will probably be on a high this month with Venus offering pleasure in daily routines and rituals until 19th, closely followed by the Sun. Venus then moves into your relationships and partnerships zone, smoothing things along in a harmonious way for the rest of the month – enjoy!

Aquarius:    Your ruling planet Uranus has been revolutionising your means of communication for the past eight years. But on 15th it is moving into your 4th House of mother and home, so prepare for change! This will be a seven-year process that might find you or a mother figure moving home or undergoing some big domestic changes. Your style in how you nurture others may change too, including self-nurture.

Personal development also comes under the 4th House’s domain and Uranus’s presence can open up previously locked away memories that can shed light on emotional patterns set up in childhood. It can also move them around to a more helpful position. Taking support from a counsellor or therapist can be especially helpful during this time.

New Moon also on 15th is also in your 4th House of mother and home so this is also a good time to make plans for how your home and self-nurture patterns can better meet your needs in the month and year ahead.

On 16th Mars leaps into your sign, filling you with optimism, energy and determination. Anything you turn your hand to looks possible, so get moving. Jupiter in your professional zone and Neptune in your finance quarter are working well together all month too. Make hay while the Sun shines!

Pisces:    Jupiter is in good aspect to your ruling planet Neptune all month which is good for travel, deep studies, philosophical and spiritual matters and a generally compassionate world view. Venus is helping to create harmony at home too and you may be occupied beautifying your home or creating harmony with those already in it or by entertaining others. This continues until 19th when Venus turns its soft focus to romance, children and creativty.

The major game player this month though is Uranus which moves out of your 2nd House of money, possessions, security and values where it has been shaking things up unpredictably for eight years… to your 3rd House of communications. It will stay here for the next seven years, revolutionising how, what and who you communicate with, your ideas, trading patterns and dealings with neighbours and siblings.

You can help this along by being experimental in trying different forms of physical movement, trying new forms of self-expression – music, art, film are just a few and welcoming new ideas, views and concepts into your world. One school of thought believes that we open up neural pathways through crawling as infants and likewise new forms of movements can expand our mental possibilities as adults. Explore this!

Mars remains until 16th being pro-active with friends, groups and community. As Pluto is close by, make sure this does not take the form of stirring things up just for the sake of it. Friends too may help you to get more active and increase your enthusiasm for group and community projects.

From 16th Mars moves into your unconscious, stirring things up there. Welcome information that comes up from your hidden depths and act on it. It has been internalised for long enough. Your intuition will be strong too and creativity behind the scenes is another area to plough your energies into. Be open to inspiration!

To find out what this means for you as an individual, get in touch and we can explore your birth chart together by phone – nuguma@nuguma.com or 07929 261231 (++ 44 7929 261231 if calling from outside UK).

Aries:     The Sun ball remains in your court this month until 20^th, radiating warmth, optimism and freer self-expression.  And mid-month (16^th – 18^th) it joins Uranus in your sign which frees you up even further.  You will attract the unexpected.  Be experimental.  New Moon in Aries is also on 16^th.  This marks the start of your personal New Year and with everything else going on (including Mercury going direct in your sign on 15^th), this looks like a pivotal point of the year.

Venus smoothes your finances along until 24^th and the Sun warms up prospects there from 20^th onwards.  Venus tunes into Saturn around 6^th– 7^th which adds a practical tone but aspects to both Jupiter and Pluto around 16^th – 17^th might tempt you to go to extremes… 

Your ruling planet Mars is still busily pushing ahead in your father, career and social status zone.  Saturn slows it down around 1^st – 2^nd but it is full steam ahead after that and dramatically so when Mars reaches Pluto from 21^st – 28^th.  You will is indomitable at this time which makes it even more important that your goals are high-minded and aimed at improving things for everyone (not just yourself).  If you run into others who have lower principles, lead by example!

Chiron planet of wounding and healing also moves into Aries this month on 18^th where it will stay for the next nine years.  This is an opportunity to look at your identity anew and work through any areas in which you feel you have been wounded in some way.  This will take scrupulous self-honesty.  Give it all you have got!

Taurus:     Energy levels may have been low recently but that is about to change.  The month before our birthday we are often at low ebb as the Sun has been away from us for the longest time.  The good news is the Sun is bringing fresh energy and a sense of renewal to you from 20th!

Your birthday whether this month or next is your personal new year and a more meaningful time to make resolutions for the year ahead, than January 1st.  It is also the perfect time to explore your planets for the year ahead with a good astrologer.

Plans to make your world bigger start the month slowly but you may not notice this, as your ruling planet Venus is in your sign until 24^th.  This gives a high feel-good factor, increases your magnetism and helps you to effortlessly charm others.

Venus does have some tricky dynamics to deal with though, especially around 6^th – 7^th and mid-month when it trines Pluto and opposes Jupiter around 16^th – 17^th.  Mid-month is also very active behind the scenes and you may have surprising experiences connected to compassion, spirituality or creativity.  Your dreams might point to helpful information too. 

Chiron moves into this area of your chart for nine years from 18^th.  This is an opportunity for healing.  This could be through self-talk, spiritual practices and meditation.  Creativity can be a good route to reach and explore your unconscious.  Therapy is another.

The month ends dramatically as Mars and Pluto join forces in your travel, studies and cultural zone.  Be ready to stand up for your principles.  And on 30^th Full Moon falls in your opposite sign, ending the month in a tsunami of emotion…

Gemini:     Joint funds, taxes, debts, inheritances and sharing all preoccupy your mind at the start of the month.  They then take on mammoth proportions around 21^st – 28^th when Mars and Pluto push forwards as one irresistible force.  This could also take the form of grand passion with a life and death intensity…

 Your ruling planet Mercury goes direct on 15^th in the friends, groups and community area of your solar chart, after three weeks in retrograde.  This has been to review decisions taken or words spoken around March 9^th.  By early May this will all be resolved.

New Moon falls in this area of your chart on 16^th too, along with a Sun-Uranus conjunction which is a triple chance to bring about change.  Make resolutions for the year ahead if you are not able to put everything into action immediately.

On 24^th Venus glides into your sign making you darling of the zodiac for a month.  Your charms will be heightened and difficult for others to resist.  Tempting as it is to flirt (and we know how good you are at that), keep your eye on the opportunity for deep transformation.      

Cancer:     The month begins with a go-slow or stand-off in partnerships when Mars runs into Saturn on 1^st – 2^nd but the pace accelerates as the month progresses, leading to high intensity from 21^st – 28^th when Mars joins forces with Pluto.  This is dramatic and transformational.  Power plays are not out of the question either.  You will know what you want.  And however badly others may be behaving, make sure you are ethical in your own actions.

Your father, career and social status zone is busy this month too.  The Sun is keeping things warm here until 20^th.  Mercury goes direct here on 15^th too, helping to clear up misunderstandings or faulty thinking that may have led to bad decisions.  New Moon on 16^th also falls here, marking the start of your professional New Year.  The Sun and Uranus add a revolutionary note to this.  Make changes that will help your status and ambitions in the year ahead.

Chiron planet of wounding and healing moves into your 10h House too on 18^th and will stay for nine years.  This is an opportunity to work through wounds you may have felt from father and authority figures or disappointments in your career or social status.  If you are a father or authority figure yourself, perhaps this is an area you would like to heal in some way?  Or perhaps you could help others to heal their wounds by being a positive and supportive presence.

Make time for friends, groups and community this month as both Venus and the Sun are offering nice times.  A bit of pleasure and enjoyment would not go amiss with all this intensity going on!   

Leo:     Venus is helping you professionally this month as it glides through your 10^th House of father, career and social status.  Relations improve with all of the above and people in authority smile down on you.  If you need favours, do not be afraid to ask, preferably after 15^th (when Mercury goes direct again) and before 24^th when Venus moves on to bring pleasure with friends, groups and your community.

Work, health and service to others is a dramatic area this month.  Mars and Saturn meet around 1^st – 2^nd which focuses you on what needs to be done to enhance your well-being.  You may not be able to act on these realisations though until later in the month when Mars and Pluto join forces around 21^st – 28^th.  Massive, life-changing surges of energy are available to you then, to bring transformation to your daily life in some way.

The other active area of the month is your 9^th House of travel, deep studies, religion, philosophy and the truth.  (Publishing and legal matters can come into this too).  Things you held as true, may be up for question after Mercury goes direct on 15^th and your ruling planet the Sun meets Uranus, planet of change and revolution around 16^th – 18^th.  Your opinion on serious matters may change, allowing you to take on a more positive outlook.

On 18^th Chiron planet of wounding and healing moves into this area of your solar chart too, for a 9-year stay.  This provides an opportunity to heal areas that have had an unhelpful impact on your world view.  Be open to this healing process.   

Virgo:     Romance, children and creativity start the month on a serious note.  Your hands may be tied as you review matters in one or more of these areas.  Later in the month though, decisive, almost surgical action can take place when Mars and Pluto apply with double force around 21^st – 28^th.  This is an intense burst of energy that can have transformational effects.  Passions may be heightened and creative acts leap from deep within.

Travel, philosophy, deep studies and principles go well as Venus eases your path until 24^th.  This is also helpful for legal and publishing matters and anything to do with different cultures and ‘the truth’ however you view it.

Joint funds, taxes, debts and inheritances start to improve after Mercury goes direct on 15^th.  New Moon is on 16^th along with a Sun-Uranus conjunction on the same day, which all offer a new beginning in some way.  Intimacy and sharing in the broadest sense are also subject to a new phase.  Start as you mean to go on.

Chiron (which some consider to be the true ruling planet of Virgo), carries the themes of wounding and healing.  It too moves into your 8^th House on 18^th.  And it is going to stay here for nine years.  This opens a period of opportunity to heal any outstanding wounds in joint funds, taxes, debts, inheritances, intimacy and sharing.  Face whatever needs to be faced, so you can take full benefit of this chance to grow.   

Libra:     Communications with partners may have been tricky recently but this should improve when Mercury goes direct in your opposite sign on 15^th.  And by early May, this will all be water under the bridge.  There are still some surprises in store however when the Sun joins Uranus in your relationships and partnerships zone around 16^th – 18^th.  Sudden attractions (new or old) could take you by surprise and you may feel more experimental than usual.  Breathe in this fresh air. 

New Moon on 16^th falls in your partnership zone too which is a good point to make resolutions that will help to create what you hope to find in partnerships in the month and year ahead.

Your personal finances are still under review but joint funds are looking more promising as your ruling planet Venus smoothes the way, apart from a spot of intensity around 16^th – 17^th, when being reasonable may not be uppermost in your mind…

Intense situations may crop up connected to mother and home around 21^st – 28^th.  And power plays may be apparent.  Keep your side of things clear and fair and do not fall in with anyone trying to manipulate.

From 18^th Chiron which is to do with wounding and healing falls in your 7^th House of relationships and partnerships and it will stay here for nine years.  This is an opportunity to work through whatever wounds you, your partner or your partnerships have endured.  Take it!     

Scorpio:     Communications slow down at the start of the month when Mars meets Saturn in your 3^rd House.  Your mind will be serious.  Dealings with neighbours and siblings take a lot of energy and short journeys may get delayed.  These frustrations are pointing at the need to sort your thinking out.  Observe your thought patterns and see if they serve you well.

This theme continues in different ways all month.  From 16^th – 17^th Venus helps your ruling planet Pluto to relate to others better.  And from 21^st – 28^th Mars and Pluto join forces and deep insights and power issues could come up.  Your main job will be thinking calmly and fairly about them.  It can be helpful getting professional support to explore whatever arises with a counsellor or therapist.  Welcome this new perspective.

Lots of things are happening this month too around work, health and service to others.  On 15^th Mercury goes direct here, helping to resolve misunderstandings or faulty thinking.  New Moon occurs on the same day which is an opportunity to make resolutions that will enhance your well-being and that of others in the month and year ahead.  The likelihood of a shake-up or awakening is made even stronger by the Sun-Uranus conjunction from 16^th – 18^th.  Be open to new ideas and changes to your daily routine.

Venus smoothes and eases the way in relationships and partnerships until 24^th.  And Full Moon on 30^th raises emotions as it falls in your sign.  This could be a dramatic month.  Welcome the insights on offer.    

Sagittarius:     Security and finances start the month on a sober note and you may need to reconnect with your deeper values to manage your own responses and those of others.  Things ease from 3^rd onwards but intensify later in the month when Mars reaches Pluto around 21^st – 28^th, which could throw up power surges and survival instincts in some way.  This is a learning process.  Avoid ruthlessness and observe and learn more about yourself and others.

Meanwhile, romance, children and creativity demand your attention.  Mercury goes direct here on 15^th, helping to clear up recent misunderstandings.  New Moon occurs the following day, as does a meeting of the Sun and Uranus.  These are three opportunities to embark on a new path or approach. 

Chiron, planet of wounding and healing also joins the cocktail from 18^th.  And it is going to stay in this part of your solar chart for nine years.  This is a long-term opportunity on offer to heal old wounds connected to love affairs, children, speculation and creativity.  If you are not sure where to begin, start with creativity.  This should open the door.

Capricorn:     Anyone crossing your path may regret it this month as Mars revs you up to full strength.  The start of the month may be more subdued but by 21^st you will be running at full force as Mars, and Pluto in your sign mow all opposition down.  Avoid any temptation to get ruthless though as that would defeat the higher purpose of the transformative energies available to you now.

Mid-month the emphasis is on your mother and home zone.  Mercury goes direct on 15^th, clearing up misunderstandings.  New Moon on 16^th marks a fresh start too, with a few extra surprises thrown in.  Redesigning your home looks exciting.  Be open to trying something new.  This need not involve going out on a limb financially.  Moving furniture around can create a new space to move in and space is what you will want with Uranus around.

Personal development is another area to be experimental with.  Trying something you have always wanted to do or suddenly want to do will be enlivening and take you closer to your true needs.

On 18^th Chiron planet of wounding and healing, moves into your mother and home zone for a 9-year stay.  This is an opportunity to look at and work with emotional patters that were set into motion in childhood and how that has impacted your life and your own style of nurturing others, including yourself!

This may involve exploring painful areas and it would be helpful to get a counsellor or therapist on board to work alongside and support you during this process.  Pluto moving through your sign supports such a transformation.  And this is what is on offer – transformation.  Take courage and dive in! 

Aquarius:     Your unconscious is working over-time this month, starting with a serious review around 1^st – 2^nd.  This covers work behind the scenes, compassion for others, spirituality and creativity.  Realisations about your psychological patterns (and possibly self-defeating behaviours) could become apparent.  And when Mars meets Pluto in this area of your solar chart around 21^st – 28^th, deep emotions may surface that can lead to transformation.

Jupiter remains retrograde in your father, career and social status all month but Venus is gracing your 4^th House of mother and home until 24^th.  Relations with mother-figures go well and you may want to beautify the home or extend its pleasures to others.  Personal development is well-starred too.

Communications are key this month too.  Mercury planet of communication goes direct on 15^th in your 3^rd House of communication which is followed the next day by New Moon and the Sun meeting Uranus.  This is a triple best foot forward time.  Make the most of it.  Chiron planet of wounding and healing moves into this area of your solar chart too from 18^th and will remain there for the next nine years.  This is a long healing process available to you, should you choose to take it.  The areas up for healing are: communications, mindset, physical movement, trading and relationships with neighbours and siblings.

Uranus has almost completed its 7-year journey through these areas of your life and next month takes its revolutionary effect to a new area of your solar chart.  You are more attuned to change, disruption and revolution than most, as Uranus is your ruling planet.  Take some time to reflect and celebrate your progress and successes over the last seven years, in uncompromised forms of communication.       

Pisces:     Dealings with friends, groups, community and organisations start the month gravely as Mars runs into Saturn.  You may feel weighed down in some way until things lighten up from 3^rd onwards.  Later in the month however, issues re-appear on a grand scale as Mars meets Pluto (the two most forceful planets) in these areas of life.  Power plays may get triggered and it is imperative that you act in a high-minded way, regardless of the conduct of those around you…

Venus moving through your communications zone helps to soften the effects of Mercury retrograde.  Dealings with siblings and neighbours should get easier too.  Physical movement and short journeys can be a source of pleasure and trading could go well from 18^th – 24^th. 

Finances and security are also key themes this month.  Mercury goes direct here on 15^th, helping to resolve misunderstandings or losses.  New Moon occurs on 16^th which is a good point to draw up a new budget or financial plans for the month and year ahead.  Sun and Uranus also blow the winds of change around 16^th – 18^th so this should be an interesting few days.

Chiron completes its long residence in your sign this month.  For the past eight years it has been offering opportunities for healing wounds around your identity and perhaps how it was not backed up when young.  Hopefully it now leaves you with heightened self-awareness and a stronger sense of self.  From 18^th it begins its 9-year stay in your 2^nd House of money, possessions, security, values and self-esteem.  Be open to all the opportunities that come along to heal old wounds in these areas too!

To find out what this means for you as an individual, get in touch and we can explore your birth chart together by phone  – nuguma@nuguma.com  or 07929 261231 (++ 44 7929 261231 if calling from outside UK). 

Aries:     Energy levels may have been low recently but that is about to change.  The month before our birthday we are often at low ebb as the Sun has been away from us for the longest time.  The good news is that both Mercury and Venus move into Aries from 6^th adding to your charms and the Sun brings fresh energy and a sense of renewal to you from 20th!

Your birthday whether this month or next is your personal new year.  It is also a more meaningful time to make resolutions for the year ahead than January 1st.  And the perfect time to explore your planets for the year ahead with a good astrologer.

Your ruling planet Mars also changes sign this month on 17^th when it joins Pluto and Saturn in your 10^th House of father, career and social status.  This adds determined ambition to the weighty dynamics already operating in these arenas.  Towards the end of the month Mars catches up with Saturn which could either muffle your push ahead or remove self-imposed obstacles.  Whichever it is, you will need your self-awareness to be working at its maximum.

On 23^rd Mercury goes retrograde in your sign which is a time to reflect on communications and your current ideas.  It goes direct again mid-April but if you can avoid launching projects during this period, it could save you time in the long run.

Full Moon in your opposite sign on 31^st involves this retrograde Mercury and the Mars-Saturn square.  Notice the emotions brought up for you and take comfort and refuge at home.

Taurus:     Your unconscious is working busily this month as Mercury and your ruling planet Venus look for a compassionate, creative or spiritual outlet from 6^th.  The Sun joins them from 20^th adding warmth and energy but Mercury goes retrograde on 23^rd which indicates more thought needs to be applied to how you have been expressing yourself in these areas.

Your style of relating or being creative gets challenged on 13^th and 23^rd but Venus finds an uncompromised original position from 28^th–29^th when you will be open to unexpected attractions and will attract others too. 

From 9^th Jupiter goes retrograde in your opposite sign of relationships and partnerships.  Any recent headway you have made in either of these areas needs to be reviewed.  There may have been expansion but has there also been growth?  Or would true growth mean freedom from such ties?  Only you know the answer and an answer will be needed by mid-July.

Mars leaves your intimacy and joint funds zone from 17^th and starts applying its energies to your 9^th House of travel, studies, legal matters and philosophy.  Saturn has been sitting heavily here since late December and Pluto has been transforming things since 2008.  The determination of Mars will want to push things forward but resistance from Saturn looms large from 28^th.  These delays can help you to examine how you have been asserting yourself, setting your goals and moving forward.  Or Mars could blast obstacles (possibly self-created ones) out of your path.  It may be uncomfortable either way but growth often is!

Gemini:     Friends, community and groups are prominent this month as your ruling planet Mercury moves into your 11^th House, along with charming Venus.  You will enjoy spending time with your peers and will be able to charm them even more than usual.  The Sun lights up this zone too from 20^th and you may also lend your support to humanitarian movements.

Mercury goes retrograde however from 23^rd and you may have to back-peddle or stop and review your recent movements and communications.  Jupiter goes retrograde too on 9^th in your work, health and service to others zone. 

Your health may demand your attention if you have been over-indulging recently.  Dealings with co-workers or daily companions may need a review too.  And although you may have added activities to your daily routine, which ones offer real growth?  Might you have over-committed yourself in some way?  You have until mid-July to give all of this more thought.

Mars changes signs on 17^th and moves into your joint funds, intimacy and sharing zone.  Weighty Saturn and Pluto are already in residence here bringing difficult issues to your attention.  Mars will want to take action and tackle some of the areas you are already aware of, especially from 28^th when it steps on Saturn’s toes.  New self-awareness could be one of the prizes from this uncomfortable encounter.  Welcome it.

New Moon on 17^th falls in your father, career and social status zone.  This is a good time to make a plan that will help you with ambitions in any of these areas.  Chiron is also close by which adds the opportunity of healing old wounds at the same time.  Make this possible too!

Cancer:     Your present philosophical mindset starts to shift this month as Mercury and Venus change signs on 6^th and move into your 10^th House of father, career and social status.  If you need favours from anyone in authority, they will most likely feel inclined to help you, if you ask before 23^rd.  The Sun illuminates your ambitions too from 20^th.  And you have three days to make headway before Mercury goes retrograde on 23^rd.

Reviewing your ideas and particularly recent communications can in these domains can be a helpful focus during this time, until Mercury goes direct again in mid-April

Mars moves into your relationships and partnerships zone from 17^th, joining Saturn and Pluto which have been weighing things down here for some time.  Mars provides energy and determination to tackle issues that need addressing but it runs into Saturn from 28^th.  This could result in frustrations as your momentum is slowed down, possibly to a halt (which will require an internal review of some kind).  The other possibility is that this could help to blast unhelpful obstacles out of the way.  And these could be your own fears or self-imposed limitations.  Be open to this possibility!

Your ruling planet the Moon is busy this month with a Full Moon in your communications, siblings and neighbours zone on 2^nd and a further Full Moon (a Blue Moon) on 31^st .  This falls in your mother and home zone, catching the current partnerships dynamics too.  Notice what you notice and bear in mind that all things pass. 

Leo:     Planets are gradually gathering in your 9^th House of travel, deep study, religion and philosophy and legal matters from 6^th onwards.  Mercury and Venus are the first to arrive, helping communications and relations with people from different cultures or belief systems (apart from spots of tension on 11^th and 13^th).  Then your ruling planet the Sun brings light and energy to these areas from 20^th. 

The last part of the month is more complicated than its beginning as from 23^rd Mercury goes retrograde, calling you to look again at how you have been communicating and your position on ‘the truth’.  You have until mid-April to fathom this out.  Give it the time it deserves.

From 9^th Jupiter goes retrograde in your mother and home zone.  The opportunities for growth, expansion and freedom that have been active in these arenas since October may now start to look compromised.  The question is, have you incorporated personal growth into your relations with mother figures and home or just gone for expansion?  Self-nurture is really important too. 

Mars changes signs on 17^th and leaps into your work, health and service to others zone.  Two heavy-weights – Saturn and Pluto are already operating here and Mars will want to stir things up for sure.  From 28^th it approaches Saturn and symbolically this is ‘force’ confronting ‘resistance’ which creates tension at the best of times.  Look after your health and work on any unhealthy blockages or self-defeating habits or behaviours.  Relations with co-workers and daily companions may be challenging but this is only a reflection of your inner conflicts.  Work on these and on what needs to feature in your daily life for your own well-being.     

Virgo:     Your ruling planet Mercury is busy this month as it moves into your 8^th House of joint funds, intimacy and sharing.  This enables difficult conversations to take place and the presence of Venus close by also helps to smooth ruffled feathers.  You could benefit from ‘the money of others’ during this period too.  The Sun adds generosity from 20^th but Mercury goes retrograde from 23^rd when you may have to reconsider recent decisions.

Jupiter goes retrograde on 9^th in your communications, siblings and neighbours zone.  This indicates a review in how you have been looking at expansion.  Has your approach also included growth?  You have until mid-July to give this more thought, before continuing to move forward.

New Moon on 17^th falls in your relationships and partnerships zone.  This is a good time to make resolutions towards a fulfilling year ahead.  Chiron adds the possibility of healing old wounds within this new cycle.  Factor in this possibility as you make your plans.

On 17^th also, Mars jumps into your 5^th House of romance, children and creativity.  Saturn and Pluto have been making their heavy presence felt here for some time.  The arrival of Mars will stir things up and from 28^th any self-imposed restrictions or limitations will come to light and you could overcome them.  This is not a comfortable process but it can be a freeing one.  Aim for that freedom!     

Libra:     The focus gradually moves this month from work, health and service to others to relationships and partnerships.  On 6^th Mercury and your ruling planet Venus glide into your opposite sign and others cannot fail to notice your charms: and you theirs.  The Sun also joins these two from 20^th and your energy and appetite for partnerships will be strong. 

From 23^rd Mercury goes retrograde in your partnerships zone which could bring about temporary misunderstandings.  This is a time to reflect on your communications and your thinking behind them.  If you have business partners, try to avoid signing anything if possible until after mid-April.  Even so, there may be surprises around 28^th–29^th when unpredictable Uranus gets triggered. 

Mars joins Saturn and Pluto in your 4^th House of mother and home from 17^th.  This should give you determination to work on the tricky dynamics already operating there.  Towards the end of the month Mars catches up to Saturn which could either grind progress to a halt or blast through self-imposed fears and obstacles.  The more honest you can be with yourself, the better the outcome.

The second Full Moon of the month (which makes it a Blue Moon) falls in your sign on 31^st (at 12.36 GMT).  This will raise emotions and highlight communications and the weighty situation at home or with mother figures.  Again self-awareness will help to weather the day.  Be open to your inner workings.    

Scorpio:     Jupiter planet of growth, expansion and opportunity has been expansively gliding through your sign since October.  But from 9^th it goes retrograde for four months.  This requires a review into whether you have been making the most of the opportunities on offer.  And if so, whether or not they have been a source of true growth or just expansion.  There is a difference which you are being called upon to think about during this period and of course, we are looking for true growth.  Have you been settling for less?

Work, health and service to others becomes increasingly important as the month progresses too.  Mercury and Venus involve themselves in your communications and relations with co-workers or daily companions from 6^th and the Sun adds extra energy from 20^th.  On 23^rd however Mercury goes retrograde which provides further food for thought about how you represent yourself on a daily level.  This includes tone and manner as well as the content of your communications. 

Meanwhile, on 17^th Mars moves into your 3^rd House of communications, trading, short journeys, neighbours and siblings.  These areas are already challenged by Saturn and your ruling planet Pluto, bringing about a serious review and a possible change in world view.  What you hold as true and what you become ready to communicate may need fresh circles to move in. 

While you may be aware of this already, you may not have yet taken steps to do anything about it.  Mars will want to.  From 28^th you may have to face self-defeating beliefs that have been blocking your way.  Uncomfortable as this is, it is an opportunity to look at your path objectively.  Do your inner homework – with scrupulous self-honesty of course.    

Sagittarius:     Mars stays in your sign firing you up with energy until 17^th when it changes its focus to your finances.  You may look at new ways of generating some extra income or adding to your security in some way.  This could even involve creativity as your 5^th House of romance, children and creativity is active this month too.

Your ruling planet Jupiter goes retrograde from 9^th in your 12^th House of compassion, spirituality, unconscious and creativity behind the scenes.  This will require you to carry out a review in whether or not you have been pursuing growth in one or more of these areas. 

New Moon on 17^th falls in your mother and home and personal development zone.  This is a good time to make resolutions for the year ahead around these matters.  Chiron is close by too which adds the opportunity of healing old wounds in some way.  Be open to that possibility as your make your plans.

Towards the end of the month Mars catches up with Saturn from 28^th.  This is the planet of force confronting the planet of resistance and the arena they are battling in is your 2^nd House of money, possessions, security and values.  The discomfort this generates could raise awareness of any outstanding issues you have going on here.  Mars could blast through any blockages you have here or alternatively could grind to a halt.  Either way give it your full attention.  This is an opportunity to break through self-limiting beliefs and behaviours.  Take it!      

Capricorn:     This month your focus gradually changes to mother, home and personal development.  As Mercury and Venus lead the way from 6^th, you will want to beautify and brings changes to your home and the Sun’s arrival from 20^th will bring the energy to make a start.  It may be a short start however as Mercury goes retrograde from 23^rd and a rethink may be required in some way.

Meanwhile Mars leaps into your sign on 17^th bringing energy and determination to you personally.  Mars is exalted in Capricorn (it really loves to be in your sign and works super-well there) so if you want to push ahead with projects, you have the energy store to do so.  But do so quickly before Mercury goes retrograde on 23^rd and before Mars catches up with Saturn from 28^th.

Pluto and Saturn have been testing you and bringing about deep inner change for some time.  The arrival of Mars to the mix could force anything you have been avoiding or brushing under the carpet, into full view.  This could include aspects of self-sabotage.  When Mars catches up with Saturn from 28^th you will probably not be able to proceed as wanted.  So stop and take stock and make time for an internal review.  Only then will you realize how best to proceed, once the brakes are off around mid-April.

Full Moon on 31^st is a Blue Moon and also brings up current conflicting demands between your home life, mothering needs and personal development versus the demands of father, career and social status.  Give these plenty of thought too.        

Aquarius:     As your focus on finances quietens down, communications become your new area of activity this month, beginning on 6^th when Mercury and Venus move into your 3^rd House. 

When Mercury, planet of communication moves into your 3^rd House of communications, you should be on a roll.  Your mind and tongue will be bright and quick and Venus close by adds charm to what you have to say (or express in other ways).  Physical agility should be easier too (apart from around 11^th), as should trading, short journeys and dealings with neighbours and siblings.. 

The Sun adds its warmth and energy from 20^th but Mercury goes retrograde soon afterwards on 23^rd bringing about a review in your thought processes.  Your unconscious receives a jolt too from 17^th when Mars joins Saturn and Pluto in your already busy 12^th House.  This is your compassionate spiritual arena which fires creativity behind the scenes. 

Mars will want to get active here but it approaches Saturn from 28^th which may cause discomfort.  Progress may become difficult or may draw to a halt or an unconscious obstacle may come to your awareness which gives the chance of overcoming it.  We will all be experiencing this (in different areas of life for each sign).  You have a better chance than most though as Venus joins your ruling planet Uranus at the same time.  This adds originality, creative flair and charm to your repertoire which can only help to make a leap over these difficulties (and also get other people on your side).

Pisces:     The Sun ball remains in your court this month until 20^th radiating warmth, optimism and freer self-expression.  Its glow then moves to your finance zone which has been previously warmed by Mercury and Venus from 6^th.  Venus usually helps to smooth finances along so all should proceed positively until 23^rd when Mercury goes retrograde.  This will require a review in your thinking around security and values.  You have until mid-April to think this through.

New Moon on 17^th falls in your sign and marks the beginning of your personal New Year.  This is a good time to make resolutions towards what you hope to find in your emotional life in the year ahead.  Chiron adds its energies to this too, offering the possibility of healing old wounds.  Leave room in your plans for this too.

Mars changes signs also on 17^th and moves into your 11^th House of friends, groups, community and humanitarian ideals.  The two heavy-weights Saturn and Pluto have been weighing things down here for some time.  The arrival of Mars will make everything more volatile.  Old self-limiting beliefs or behaviours may become apparent and changes in friendships and groups you belong to could bring up many feelings and spur you on to find new circles to move in.. 

Jupiter also goes retrograde this month from 9^th.  This is in your travel, studies, philosophy and legal zone.  There may have been expansion in these areas but which contain real growth?  And what is your current position on ‘the truth’?

Your Solar Return (or birthday) whether last month or this also marks a new cycle for you.  This is also an ideal time to explore your planets for the year ahead, with a good astrologer.  There are many opportunities for growth this month.  Embrace them all!       

To find out what this means for you as an individual, get in touch and we can explore your birth chart together by phone  – nuguma@nuguma.com  or 07929 261231 (++ 44 7929 261231 if calling from outside UK).

Aries:      Your ruling planet Mars is running on all four cylinders (or possibly five) for the first week of 2018 when it joins Jupiter in your 8^th House of transformation and joint funds.  Passionate agendas and intimacy urges could forge ahead and joint funds or ‘the money of others’ adds an allure of promise.  You may be open to risk-taking more than usual too.  Power dynamics dominate from 7^th – 9^th.  Stay ethical, even if others do not.

Your father, career and social status zone has Venus smoothing your way forward until 18^th and the Sun illuminating your ambitions until 20^th.  Mercury helps with communications in hierarchies from 11^th – 30^th helping you to find the right words to sway those above and those below you to follow your ideas and accept your lead.  Saturn is freshly in this area of your chart too for the next two years and this is the first full month when you can start to make your plans.  It may take two years to materialize them.  There is no mystery here.  The secret to success is hard work.

New Moon on 17^th marks the beginning of your Professional New Year.  Make your resolutions then for your professional year ahead.  Two Full Moons this month raise emotions: on 2^nd around mother and home and on 31^st around romance, children and creativity.

This month also brings a change of direction for Uranus which goes direct in your sign on 2^nd after five months in retrograde and you can once again go for that pure and uncompromised version of yourself that has been hatching over the past seven years.  And only the totally uncompromised version will do.

Taurus:      Relationships and partnerships are on a rolling wave during the first week of the month as determined, passionate Mars joins upbeat, boisterous Jupiter in your opposite sign…  Communications could get emotional on 1^st during the build-up to Full Moon.  (The actual Full Moon is on 2^nd at 02.25 GMT).  Uranus goes direct on 2^nd too getting inner obstacles (that have been holding you up since early August) out of your way.

Your travel, studies, philosophy publishing and legal zone are very active this month with a compelling attraction or power play around 7^th – 9^th…  Uranus provides surprises too around 12^th – 13^th.  Your ruling planet Venus is helping things along here in general until 18^th and New Moon on 17^th marks a fresh start in these areas of your life.

From 18^th Venus changes its focus to sweetening up authority figures who will smile upon your ambitions.  And your ambitions look rosy.  Ask for favours if you need some.

The build-up to the second Full Moon of the month is on 25^th – 26^th and the focus of your emotions will be mother and home.  Mars changes signs on 26^th too and you will end the month pushing ahead with joint finances and possibly a passionate agenda…

Gemini:      Mars and Jupiter burst out in a determined manner during the first week of the year in your 6^th House of work, health, daily routine and service to others.  Freedom and operating on a wider scale will feel important.  Perhaps a daring, new hobby or exciting work would fit the bill or a new pet or including a spiritual practice into your daily routine?

Your ruling planet Mercury is rushing around all month, trying to express itself in relationships and partnerships until 11^th.  Uranus goes direct on 2^nd, completing a five-month review on how you have been compromising with friends, groups, community or humanitarian ideals.  Around 6^th Mercury tunes into this new outlook and your ideas or words may surprise you.

From 11^th Mercury moves towards the main gathering of planets this month in your 8^th House of transformation – which covers birth, sex, death, joint funds (taxes, debts and inheritances) and sharing, including yourself on an intimate level.  Tensions may build or even erupt around 7^th – 9^th when compelling attractions burst out or power plays get acted out.  Try to be as self-aware as possible.  New Moon on 17^th falls in this area of your solar chart too.  Make resolutions to help transformation along in the month and year ahead.

From 26^th Mars leaps into your relationships and partnerships zone and you will have energy to pursue your goals.  And you will not take ‘no’ as an answer…

Cancer:      A big, boisterous surge of energy is pushing its way through your romance, children and creativity zone from 1^st – 7^th and playing safe may not look like an attractive option…  Uranus goes direct on 2^nd too in your father, career and social status zone, ending a five-month review of where compromise has been going wrong.  Whether this has been too much compromise or not enough, only you can know.  Full Moon in Cancer is early on the same day (so the build-up is on 1^st) and emotions will be kicking off in the upsurge too – should be interesting…

Relationships and partnerships continue to hold centre stage this month, especially around 7^th – 9^th when the Sun, Venus and Pluto bring up irresistible fascinations or power dynamics raise their head (or even both).  Resist emotional melt-downs and observe the role you take in power dynamics in your relationships.  Is it a fair one?  Or perhaps partners are taking too much for themselves.  Voicing your observations is a healthy use of power and Uranus may bring flashes of information or add an electrical quality to your words.

The second Full Moon of the month falls in your finance, security and values zone is on 31^st.  On the same day Mercury joins the Sun and Venus which have been illuminating and smoothing your path in joint finances, intimacy and sharing.  Reconciling personal income with joint funds (including taxes, debts and inheritances) or a partner’s financial situation is one of the equations for the end of the month.  You may even benefit from ‘the money of others’ from 18^th onwards.

You will be thinking about your work, health, daily routine and service to others until 11^th.  But thoughts may not be put into action until Mars leaps in from 26^th.  With so many emotions swimming around this month, keeping a balanced mind is key.  And exercise gives a fresh perspective to everything.  Now how to stretch those legs and think clearly?

Leo:      Your 4^th House of mother and home starts the year with a big burst of energy as determined Mars and freedom-loving Jupiter join forces.  This is from 1^st – 7^th and could be about the pursuit of a bigger home or one in a different country or a home built around a philosophy that makes your emotional base bigger in some way or mother figures seeking more freedom. 

But the biggest congregation of planets this month is in your 6^th House of work, health, daily routine and service to others.  Pluto and Saturn two planetary heavy-weights are now resident in this area of your solar chart and your thoughts around one or more of these areas of life will be serious around 12^th – 13^th.

From 7^th – 9^th the Sun, Venus and Pluto make for some intense dynamics also in your work and health zone.  And New Moon falls in this part of your solar chart on 17^th which is a perfect time to make resolutions for a healthier year ahead – adding or removing daily habits – to enhance your well-being in the coming month and year ahead.

From 18^th Venus sweetens up your relationships and partnerships zone and your ruling planet the Sun adds warmth and light from 20^th.  Now what might that mean?  Mars ups the energy in your romance, children and creativity from 26^th too.  And Full Moon in Leo on 31^st sees you ending the month with wonderful flair.  You know we all depend on you for that!

Virgo:      Ideas and words will be bursting out of you from 1^st – 7^th as Mars and Jupiter give you daring, courage and the mental energy to think and talk big.  Uranus goes direct too on 2^nd ending a five-month review on how far you have been compromising re joint funds, taxes, debts and inheritances, sharing and intimacy.  Your ruling planet Mercury tunes into this too around 6^th and flashes of insight might give you further impetus to put your money where your mouth is.

The main focus this month though is your 5^th House of romance, children and creativity.  A deep and slow process is taking place here which may become very apparent around 7^th – 9^th (or at least your internal dynamics that feed into it).  Observe patterns that show up at this time, especially the power balance in how you relate in these areas of life.  New Moon falls here on 17^th.  Make resolutions for a fulfilling month and year ahead.

Your ruling planet Mercury is busy thinking about mother, home, self-nurture and personal development until 11^th.  Later in the month on 26^th Mars jumps into your 4^th House to take up these ideas and push them forward.  DIY or self-improvement projects will appeal and you will have the energy and determination to get things moving.  

From 18^th Venus will be in your 6^th House of work, health, daily routine and service to others.  Relationships with colleagues and daily companions should go well and your daily rituals are pleasurable.  The Sun helps to warm up your well-being too from 20^th.  Meanwhile, have you considered the health-enhancing benefits of having a pet?

Libra:      Mars and Jupiter start the month pushing for grand action on the finance front from 1^st – 7^th and risk-taking may look more appealing than usual.  Uranus goes direct in your partnerships zone on 2^nd.  It has been retrograde since early August, urging you to review to what extent you or partners have been compromising.  Uranus is heading in a straight line forwards now until early May to finish off any adjustments that still have to be made.

Your ruling planet Venus is smoothing the way and looking for harmony around mother and home and you will be looking at ways of sharing the pleasures of your home by beautifying it or entertaining others there.  Power dynamics may get in the way of harmony around 7^th – 9^th though.  Be aware of your own role in these and try not to repeat self-defeating patterns.  Uranus provides surprises too around 12^th – 13^th.

New Moon on 17^th marks the start of your Domestic New Year.  Make resolutions towards a happy home in the month and year ahead!  Partners may challenge your thinking about this around 27^th – 28^th.  Appreciate different points of view without being cowed.

On 18^th Venus glides into your 5^th House of romance, children and creativity, followed by the Sun on 20^th.  Make time to enjoy these pleasures! 

Scorpio:      Mars and Jupiter join forces in Scorpio during the first week of 2018 which is a massive, energetic and optimistic wave.  Push forward with expansive projects.  Massive action is possible and your world can become a bigger, more trusting place!  Uranus goes direct on 2^nd too which means more forward movement in your work, health, daily routine and service to others.

Your 3^rd House of communications, trading, neighbours and siblings is also highlighted this month, especially around 7^th – 9^th when your ruling planet Pluto conjuncts the Sun and Venus.  Compelling attractions could occur or some other form of power dynamics.  You need to be alert and observe any power patterns of relating which show up around this time.  They may be your habitual patterns.  Take this opportunity to make them conscious rather than be run by them.  Observe your thoughts and watch your words on 24^th too.

Venus glides into your 4th House of mother and home from 18^th.  This creates an urge to beautify your home and perhaps invite others to also enjoy it by entertaining.  The Sun follows on 20^th and you will want space to express yourself creatively at home too.

You will be active on the money-making front from 26^th when Mars leaps into action in your finance, security and values zone.  Full Moon falls in your 10^th House of father, career and social status on the same day which raises ‘grand’ emotions.  Watch these!

Sagittarius:      Many things are going on behind the scenes during the first week of the month as your ruling planet Jupiter joins Mars.  This may result in unexpected behavior which will probably be as unexpected to you as everyone else.  Uranus goes direct on 2^nd too in your romance, children and creativity zone, completing a five-month review of whether you have been compromising too much or not enough in these areas.  With the answer to this hopefully now clear, you can proceed with a new approach.

The main focus of the month though is your 2^nd House of money, possessions, security, self-esteem and values.  Two heavy-weight planets are pressing you to look deeply into your values and any compulsiveness that may be operating in your financial life or need for security.  These may become very clear around 7^th – 9^th when you should be alert to your patterns of behavior in these respects.  New Moon on 17^th falls here too which is the perfect time to make a new budget or resolutions that better reflect your present values.

Venus may be of some superficial help to your finances until 18^th.  Its focus then moves into communications, helping you towards agreeability and thereby easing relations with neighbours, siblings and anyone you trade with.     

Mercury lends you mental energy until 11^th, then it too becomes preoccupied with your finances…  This may look serious around 12^th – 13^th and bewildering around 27^th – 28^th.  On 26^th Mars leaps into your sign, adding extra energy and determination.  Call on Venus to make your communications more tactful, so you can smoothly achieve your goals.

Capricorn:      Venus in your sign until 18^th continues to make you irresistible to others which is quite handy as you have many agendas on the boil…  The Sun ball remains in your court this month until 20^th radiating warmth, optimism and freer self-expression.  New Moon on 17^th also marks the beginning of your Personal New Year.  Make resolutions towards what you hope to find in your emotional life in the month and year ahead.

Your ruling planet Saturn is freshly in your own sign, adding ballast and authority to your actions.  An unpredictable meeting of the Sun, Venus and Pluto also in Capricorn around 7^th – 9^th also brings up power dynamics.  Stay ethical if you want to keep your head above water!

Mars and Jupiter are expanding your circle of friends or community during the first week of the year.  Your optimism about these or organisations or humanitarian ideals will be super-persuasive and you can take action on a big scale which you should aim at helping others too.

Finances start to look up from 18^th when Venus softens your financial view.  The Sun adds energy and optimism here too from 20^th.  The second Full Moon of the month may raise emotions around how joint funds or others impact your finances.  Be philosophical if you can.

Aquarius:      Your ambitions and dealings with authority figures start the year in a big burst of energy.  Mars and Jupiter are pushing for expansion from 1^st – 7^th and freedom or a wider world, look appealing – even enough to take risks…  Your ruling planet Uranus goes direct on the 2^nd too after five months in reverse.  This has been an opportunity to review to what extent you have been compromising on the father, career and social status front.  With your review now complete, it is time to apply your discoveries.  Your thinking or words will reflect this on 6^th too.

A bundle of planets are at the same time making their way behind the scenes through your inner workings.  This will be particularly apparent around 7^th – 9^th when you should be sure not to repeat self-defeating patterns…  Notice what you notice at this time.  Important realisations may come to light.

The month before our birthday we are often at low ebb as the Sun has been away from us for the longest time.  The good news is the Sun is bringing fresh energy and a sense of renewal to you when it moves into Aquarius from 20^th.

Your birthday whether this month or next is your personal new year and a more meaningful time to make resolutions for the year ahead than January 1st.  It is also the perfect time to explore your planets for the year ahead with a good astrologer.  On 18^th Venus glides into your sign too, making you charmer of the zodiac for the rest of the month and into Feb.  Now that could come in handy…

Pisces:      Your restlessness will be strong at the beginning of the month when Mars and Jupiter press you to explore and make your world wider, either through travel, deep study, the internet or cultural and philosophical expansion.  You may also be feeling litigious or want to press forward with a publishing project.   

On 2^nd Uranus goes direct in your finance zone after five months in reverse.  This has provided a review around your finances and position on security and self-esteem (which should not be confused with earned income) and to what degree you have compromised in how you generate an income.  You will be thinking about career options too or ambitions of some kind until 11^th and when Mars jumps in to push things forward from 26^th, it will be all engines go!

The main focus this month though is your 11^th House of friends, groups, community and humanitarian ideals.  Two deep processes are slowly unfolding here and you may get a burst of insight into them around 7^th – 9^th when compulsive patterns or power plays could emerge.  Amidst your reactions, try to observe how you and others behave and keep hold of this for further reflection.  New Moon on 17^th falls in these areas of life.  And this is a good time to make resolutions around friendships and groups you might want to join or form in the year ahead.

From 18^th Venus glides into your 12^th House of your inner and spiritual world, compassion to others and creativity behind the scenes.  The Sun joins in too from 20^th and any or all of these arenas can be a source of harmony and pleasure.  Breathe deep.

To find out what this means for you as an individual, get in touch and we can explore your birth chart together by phone  – nuguma@nuguma.com  or 07929 261231 (++ 44 7929 261231 if calling from outside UK). 

Aries:     On 1st your ruling planet Mars opposes Uranus in your sign which is like a flash of lightning.  What this reveals or you suddenly realise may shock you.  It is to do with you and relationships or partnerships.  With this startlingly in mind, you have until 9th to push your agenda forward.  And compromise will not be on your mind!

Mars then moves into your joint funds, intimacy and sharing zone.  You may hotly pursue anyone owing you money or vice versa…   Or you may encounter anger about lack of intimacy or sharing.  This could be yours but if it is someone else’s… try to listen!

Saturn moves out of your 9th House on 20th, ending three years of delays, responsibilities or restrictions in travel, deep study, ethics, philosophy, publishing or legal matters.  Your new area of seriousness is your 10th House of father, career and social status.  When Saturn reaches this zenith of your chart, you find yourself reaping whatever you have sown over the last seven, fourteen or 28 years.

This could be very sobering if you have neglected responsibilities.  However if you have worked hard over the years, this period over the next two years could be the culmination of your achievements and authority may be bestowed upon you.  This will not be in the form of a lucky break but in recognition of your hard work, worthiness and effort.

Venus joins the Sun and Saturn from 25th when father figures or those in authority smile down on you.  And if you happen to be one yourself, give credit where it is due.

Taurus:     Efforts around work, health and daily routine continue until 9^th, then Mars joins Jupiter in your relationships and partnerships zone, making for a buoyant roller-coaster sort of energy.  If you have objectives in mind you can push them forward in an exhilarating way!

Joint funds, intimacy and sharing continue to occupy you this month too.  Venus helps with relating until 25^th but Mercury retrograde between 3^rd and 23^rd can give a misleading reading of situations regarding intimacy and sharing and confusion about joint funds (including taxes, debts and inheritances).

At the same time, Saturn which has been weighing things down in this area of your chart for three years, moves out on 20^th.  This will lighten things up and your self-knowledge should now be better if you have carried out the internal review required.

Saturn’s new area of lessons is going to be in your 9^th House of travel, deep study, the internet, religion, philosophy, different cultures, ethics, publishing and legal matters.  This could take the form of restrictions or responsibilities in some way.  Or you may become an authority in one of these domains.

Pluto has been stirring things up here since 2008 and now Saturn is adding structure to that transformation.  As a Taurean you know how to make creative ideas a reality.  So your focus now, for the next two years, are these arenas.

Your ruling planet Venus squares Neptune on 9^th and 10^th when unrealistic expectations or self-sabotage cause discomfort.  On 25^th Venus conjuncts Saturn and ‘the work’ of loving someone presents itself or a creative product can come into being.  

Gemini:     Full Moon in your sign on 3rd gives an emotional start to the month.  Your ruling planet Mercury goes retrograde on the same day, so you may lose your footing and find yourself in a river of emotion.  Geminis generally avoid such environments but being out of your element can bring growth and new experiences, if you have the courage to over-ride your fears and trust the current.

Your ruling planet Mercury goes direct on 23rd and you will start to feel more like yourself again. 

Venus keeps relationships and partnerships pleasurable up to 25th.  Saturn is in there too finishing off three-year’s worth of lessons learnt.  So there is both a sense of relief and seriousness too.  Solid new structures may even be forming.  And New Moon on 18th is the time to make resolutions towards what you hope to find and give in partnerships in the month and year ahead.   

Saturn’s new port of call is your 8th House.  This is the House of transformation.  It covers birth, sex and death, joint funds, intimacy and sharing.  Joint funds covers taxes, debts, inheritances and financial dealings with others.  Many lessons lie ahead.  Be open and honest with yourself and others.  

Cancer:    Events connected to mother and home may take you by surprise at the beginning of the month and your energy to push ahead with things remains until 9th.  Then Mars jumps into your romance, children and creativity zone which is already buoyant and afloat with Jupiter its new resident.  This is a feel-good, push-forward wave that attracts positive things and attracts others.  Enjoy it!

Work and health carry more concerns however.  Venus smoothes things along until 25th but Mercury is retrograde from 3rd – 23rd causing hiccoughs and misunderstandings with colleagues or daily companions or passing health annoyances.  The good news however is that Saturn which has been weighing things down in this area of your chart for three years, moves out on 20th.  So things will then start to feel much lighter than they have done for a long time!

New Moon on 18th also falls in this area of your chart and marks the beginning of your Work and Health New Year.  Make resolutions that will increase your daily well-being in the month and year ahead. 

Saturn’s new area of focus is your 7th House of relationships and partnerships (which covers both business and intimate partners).  Pluto has been shaking things up here for nine years and now Saturn brings its scrutiny to bear.  Things may not be so easy to handle with Saturn around which will prompt you to carry out a deep internal review of: how you have been dealing with partners or partnerships in the past and how you want to deal with them in the future.  This will not be easy (perhaps with regards to realisations about yourself) but give it your full attention.

Leo:     A dilemma between romance and friendship or group achievement versus personal creativity crops up with Full Moon on 3rd.  Mercury planet of thought and communication goes retrograde the same day until 23rd.  So you may not be able to go by what others say.  Your own words may not do that good a job either.  Creative expression has a better chance but even there you may not be at your best…

Meanwhile the focus is on your 5th House of love affairs, children and creativity.  Saturn has been weighing you down in these areas for three years, calling for a deep internal review in one or more of these areas.  But the good news is, Saturn completes its long, hard lessons here on 20th which frees you up to apply your hard-earned conclusions.

Your ruling planet the Sun continues to warm things up here until 21st.  Venus is in this area of your chart too until 25th, giving creative flow, softening your feelings and attracting others.  New Moon on 18th also falls here, marking the beginning of your Romantic and/or Creative New Year.  Make resolutions for a creative month and year ahead.

Late in the month three planets move into your work and health zone – Venus on 25th, the Sun on 21st and most importantly of all – Saturn on 20th.  Work, health and service to others are your new areas of life under review.  How you tend yourself on a physical level, daily routine and well-being in general are included too.  Pets might crop up in a serious way too.

All three planets coincide on 25th which may give a flavour of things to come.  Be ready to meet them.

Virgo:     Career and home crash against each other at Full Moon on 3rd and your ruling planet Mercury goes retrograde on the same day.  This is in your mother and home zone so double-check up until 23^rd that everyone is under the same understanding.

Mars moves into your 3rd House of communications, short journeys, trading and dealings with siblings and neighbours from 9th.  This adds heat and determination to your actions and interactions and provides the energy to see things through.  You may find yourself being verbally sharper too, perhaps with good reason.

The main focus this month though is your 4th House of mother and home, self-nurture and personal development.  Saturn has been weighing you down here for the past three years, bringing about a much-needed review of how you have been dealing with one or more of these areas of life.  On 20th Saturn completes its call for scrutiny in these arenas and you will be free and able to apply your conclusions.  New Moon is in this area of your chart too on 18th.  Make resolutions towards a happy home in the month and year ahead.

As one challenge closes, another opens and your new areas for learning and growth are romance, children and creativity.  Be ready to embark on this new adventure.  Who knows what could materialise!

Libra:     If partners expect you to be a push-over at the beginning of the month, they have a surprise in store, especially on 1st!  And you continue to be assertive up until 9th when Mars leaves your sign and turns its energies to your finances.

Jupiter has already been improving things here since October and now Mars adds determination to the opportunities around.  Another income stream could be pushed forward, especially around 24th – 28th.

Communications, trading and dealings with neighbours and siblings are a particular area of interest this month with mixed events and mixed emotions running with them.  Your ruling planet Venus is helping to smooth things along until 25th but Mercury goes retrograde from 3rd – 23rd when changing decisions, mislaid items or misunderstandings cause confusion.

The good news is that Saturn which has been weighing down this area of your chart for three years, moves on 20th into your mother and home zone where it will stay for two years.  This is in addition to Pluto with has been transforming this area of your life since 2008.

Saturn’s presence will present you with many things, perhaps extra responsibilities or realisations about the early home and how you were nurtured and how that impacts your own style of nurture and self-nurture.  Do not avoid whatever shows up in terms of external or internal events.  This is for you not against you but you must do your inner homework!

Scorpio:     Since October you have been riding the upbeat Jupiterian wave but from 9th Mars leaps into your sign and joins it, adding extra dynamism, energy and determination to forge head with your creative self-expression and expansive projects – including yourself!

Finances are a big focus this month too.  Venus usually helps to improve them and that may be the case but it is hard to get a clear view.  Mercury creates misunderstandings or things get mislaid and you may have to do or re-do things more than once in the current mix-ups between 3rd and 23rd. 

Saturn moves out of this area of your solar chart on 20th after three years of slow progress (so slow it may not have been apparent at all).  The internal review this called you to make has been about money, possessions, income, security, self-esteem and values.  If you carried out you inner homework, you should now have a better sense of your values and your worth.

Saturn now joins your ruling planet Pluto in your 3rd House of communications, short journeys, teaching, trading, physical movement and dealings with neighbours and siblings.  Pluto’s transformational residence in this area of your solar chart since 2008 will have already made you aware of the power of words, the power of thought and the power of the mind.  Saturn now requires you to work on how you apply all three.

It will not be easy but nothing worthwhile ever is.  Self-honesty is the starting point and a carefully worded extension of that in being honest with others.  You have the resilience to do this.  Take courage and do it.  And if you have been over-stating your case in the past and over-using power in your dealings with others, Saturn will require you to do some painful listening.  Do it!

Sagittarius:     The Sun ball remains in your court this month until 21st, radiating warmth, optimism and freer self-expression.  Mercury is in your sign too but goes retrograde from 3rd which can skew communications.    Double-check everyone is on the same page during this period.  Mental and physical agility may be trickier to come by too.  Full Moon on the same day creates an emotional high tide in partnerships (business and/or intimate).

Although you risk being misunderstood, Venus also stays in your sign until 25th, making you charmer of the zodiac this month.  It then moves into your 2nd House to help smooth finances along.  And finances may need that help…

New Moon on 18th is also in your sign, marking the start of your Personal New Year.  Make resolutions that will help to generate what you hope to find in your emotional life in the month and year ahead.  Many Happy Lunar Returns!

The big news however is that Saturn which has been weighing you down for the past three years, moves out of your sign on 20th.  This will come as a relief and you will feel lighter as a result.  You will also then be able to apply the conclusions of your long internal review about identity, self-expression and how and where that should be applied.

Your new area of learning is your 2nd House of money, possessions, security, values and self-esteem.  Be ready for possible frustrations and more importantly, the opportunities for growth within them!

Capricorn:     Energy levels may have been low recently but that is about to change.  The month before our birthday we are often at low ebb as the Sun has been away from us for the longest time.  The good news is the Sun is bringing fresh energy and a sense of renewal to you from 20th!

Your birthday whether this month or next is your personal new year and a more meaningful time to make resolutions for the year ahead than January 1st.  Many Happy Solar Returns!  It is also the perfect time to explore your planets for the year ahead with a good astrologer.

Another big shift this month is that your ruling planet Saturn moves into your sign on 20th.  This only happens every 28 years or so and it marks a kind of homecoming.  Saturn will also be demanding a review over the next two years of how you have been dealing with identity and self-expression and the current outlets for that expression and how you would prefer to deal with these things in the future.

Pluto has already been stirring power issues up for you since 2008 which can be transformational if you look it straight in the face.  Saturn’s arrival will require even more self-honesty.  Be willing to go there.

Aquarius:     Mars opposes your ruling planet Uranus on 1st which starts the month off on a jolt.  Compromises will not look attractive but your mind will be serious and focused as Mercury approaches Saturn.  Any decisions you feel you have made, may turn around though as Mercury goes retrograde from 3rd until 23rd.

Mars moves into your father, career and social status zone from 9th.  This will sharpen your ambitions and give you the drive and energy to pursue them.  More of this to follow next month when Mars joins forces with big-boy Jupiter!

You will be glad to know that Saturn completes its demanding journey through your 11th House of friends, groups, community and humanitarian ideals on 20th.  You will then be free to apply your conclusions in these arenas. 

Your next area of intensive learning is going to be in your 12th House of compassion, the pain and suffering of others and the institutions where they can be found (prisons, hospitals and refuges), creativity behind the scenes, spirituality, the internet and the collective unconscious.  Saturn can bring restrictions, responsibilities or …authority…  If you have been working conscientiously in these areas, be ready to step up.

Pisces:     Opposite pulls between your finances and the requests or financial demands of others start the month.  Things kick off between your private and public life too from 3rd.  Communications to do with father, career and authority figures may not go smoothly either from 3rd – 23rd when Mercury is retrograde.

Mars adds determination to travel, study or legal plans from 9th.  This is followed by Venus squaring your ruling planet Neptune from 10th – 11th which may not be encouraging but this soon passes.

The big focus this month is your father, career and social status zone.  The Sun is lighting things up until 21st and Venus helps to smooth things along but with Mercury retrograde, avoid signing anything important if you can, until after 23rd.  Watch your own words too or they may come back to haunt you.

The main news though is that Saturn removes its heavy three-year presence here on 20th.  Whatever you have hopefully learned during this period can now be applied.  And your new area of learning is your 11th House of friends, groups, community and humanitarian ideals.  You have two years of learning ahead.  Welcome this deepening of your understanding.

To find out what this means for you as an individual, get in touch and we can explore your chart together by phone – nuguma@nuguma.com or 07929 261231 (++44 7929 261231 if calling from outside UK).