This New Moon

Three celestial bodies in Capricorn, two in retrograde, plus some Mars, and a bit of numerology. Read up and be prepared!

Self Care is Really Important Right Now

We are having solar storms, we are in the prelude to Mercury Retrograde in Libra, and September is the most intense month of the year. Here are some tips and tricks for making it through with a modicum of grace.

Venus Retrograde

I talk about Mercury Retrograde all the time. To be fair, it’s a frequent occurrence, and it gets a lot of negative press. Other planets retrograde, too, though. We have been in the pre-shadow of Venus Retrograde for a few weeks. As we get closer to the event, its influence gets stronger (it starts Saturday)….

Wakey-wakey, lil Sun…

SpaceWeather informs me: NOAA forecasters have boosted the odds of an M-class flare today to 30%. The reasons are Sunspots AR2367 and AR2360, which are growing with unstable magnetic fields that harbor energy for M-class solar flares. At the moment, both active regions are crackling with low-level C-class flares. It may be just a matter of time before…

Invisible Meteor Showers

This came from SpaceWeather today: Earth is entering a stream of debris from an unknown comet, and this is causing one of the most intense meteor showers of the year.  Ironically, most sky watchers won’t notice because the shower peaks in broad daylight.  We only know it’s happening because a radar in Canada is picking…

Because there wasn’t enough going on

This just in from SpaceWeather: A moderate (G2-class) geomagnetic storm is underway on May 19th as Earth enters an unsettled stream of solar wind.  High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras, especially during the hours around local midnight. So we’ve got darker-than-dark new moon energy (more on that later), Mercury Retrograde in Gemini, and…