Anne Massey’s astrology blog

Little forward momentum Federal Election

Thursday, April 14th, 2011 | Canadian Politics, Current Planetary trends | No Comments

When the election was called, the planet of communication and negotiations was getting ready to change direction having reached 23° Aries. It occupied the highest point in the chart of the moment, on that Friday afternoon. Aries is the sign that deals the best with moving forward and of course, aggressive, non-conciliatory and heated debate. Since the end of March the motion has been backward and the next change is not until April 23.

I watched an agonizing two hours of the National Leaders’ debate in English (don’t speak French), which I quite frankly saw as a shouting match. Unfortunately with so many planets in Aries and only Saturn in co-operative Libra as an astrologer I should have expected exactly that. The debate portion of the event was lost and with it an opportunity to engage the audience, who after all are each spending $10 per Canadian on the Election Process. The planetary power during the campaign and on Election Day continues to be heavily weighted in Aries. Aries has some wonderful qualities, but on the negative front it ramrods its way onto the scene, throws caution to the wind and then deals with what it finds rather than plans to set an agenda. Aries is the scrapper, willing to engage in a fight without too much preparation. Expediency is important and in terms of advertising, it is like those commercials, which say that my product is better than the leading brand.

So if we take Mercury to be the election talk, he is pulling backward symbolically returning to what was. The Moon is the public opinion and the pulls away by May 2 not quite reaching the Sun, which naturally would be the leading contender. Might the public throw its support behind status quo but not quite within allowing Harper to form a majority?

During this campaign Mercury will have been travelling the same ‘landscape’ at length—forwards and backwards—will anything change? Mercury will be together with Venus, making a connection to Harper’s Mercury and Canada’s Neptune.  Was it all in vain? › Continue reading

Inspiration I need to find you

Thursday, March 10th, 2011 | Current Planetary trends, astrologer's diary | No Comments

Mercury moved into Aries yesterday and will be there until May 15, 2011. There is an elemental theme to the actions of Mercury, and for 2011 it is about rekindling our inspiration, Mercury spends half of the year in the element of Fire. Read my annual Mercury write up at www.astrologicallyspeaking.com/Mercury2011.htm  it has the horoscopes for each of the signs for each of the periods. When Mercury spends extra time in the fire signs, there is a backdrop of enthusiasm and well as the need to act fast, to rush. Aries is the spark that ignites quickly and goes out with equal speed. There are so many things that demand our attention or grab our interest, and it can be more difficult to stay focused on what we feel we need concentrate on. Leo is like the roaring bonfire or the controlled forest fire; the intent is to get us stoking the flame of passion within us. The third fire sign is akin to the eternal flame, nothing can distinguish it. This internal, eternal flame creates an ongoing quest to understand our reason for being on a non-verbal level. In order to get there, we may travel or study extensively, try out different religions and/or belief systems—and ultimately break free of outdated convictions. › Continue reading

Uranus changes residences

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 | Current Planetary trends, Financial Cycles, astrologer's diary | 6 Comments

“WHEN YOU DISCOVER YOUR MISSION, YOU WILL FEEL ITS DEMAND. IT WILL FILL YOU WITH ENTHUSIASM AND A BURNING DESIRE TO GET TO WORK ON IT.”—W. CLEMENT STONE

We live on a natural flight path; eagles, hawks, gulls, crows, swallows and sparrows fly above and I am able to catch glimpses of the more exotic ones once every few days. Today I saw a hawk, a young one testing out his wings. It is also the wind alley behind our north-facing back door. Anything that flies through the air is associated with the element of air. Air is about flights of fancy, ideas, logic, rationality, thinking, speaking, writing, and expressing our thoughts. That young hawk reminded me about the upcoming changes. The ones that begin this month are with us for seven years. This is therefore a process not a singular event.

Uranus or Ouranos, the sky god is changing residences. Over the past few months, and especially over the past month or so, most of us have felt very distracted—too many irons in the fire or being stretched too thin, faced with too many obligations, etc.—the words you choose tend to reveal your elemental make-up. There is a lot of de-cluttering that must be done when we get ready to move, and that is what the big move Uranus is about to make is creating for each one of us; an urgent need to clear up space, finish things and get ready for the next seven years. › Continue reading

Embracing Change

Monday, January 3rd, 2011 | Astrology for You, Current Planetary trends, Venus stories, astrologer's diary | 3 Comments

This year I am planning to pay more attention to the ever changing sky. To that end, I opted for an astronomy calendar. On a clear night I have a beautiful view directly due North. We live under a flight path, not just planes but birds, flocks of which often cover rooftops and the patches of grass that pass for backyards. Earth is at perihelion today, that means closest to the Sun for the year. Reality meets inspiration and/or divinity. Wonder if the Epiphany was assigned a day close to this annual event to coincide with our so ancient pagan practises of paying attention to the stars and natural phenomena. Epiphany takes place on the 6^th. I realize it is a religious Christian observance, however, I remember a tradition of not clearing the Xmas decorations until that date, which is also known as the 12^th day—thirteenth in Sweden. In Finland it is a statutory holiday that ends the seasonal celebrations. It’s been around since the second century of the current era. › Continue reading

The Power of Eclipses

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011 | Astrology for You, Current Planetary trends, astrologer's diary | 2 Comments

“Astrology is a language.  If you understand this language, the sky speaks to you.”  —Dane Rudhyar
It is a New Year, we might have made resolutions—ours to break or keep. I did not write annual horoscopes for the year. After penning those for the past 20 years I felt I needed something different. My resolution is to write a short piece about astrology and the sky each day; taking my cue from the Julia and Julie project… Astrology is so much more than the daily, monthly and yearly horoscopes. We each have a unique horoscope with planets, houses and the intricate web of connections between them. The Moon is waning in the sky, and we have a solar eclipse on Tuesday.  My Astronomy Calendar states that this partial eclipse requires special glasses if you gaze upon it in Europe. Astrologically speaking, the eclipse takes place at 13°Capricorn39’. That is the degree of the Sun for those born January 4. We are in the Eclipse season, we had one just prior to Xmas. People still worry about eclipses and what omens they carry. Typically we can count on Mother Nature to reveal her awesome power; the weather has been extreme around the globe—floods in Australia, severe snow storms on the East coast of North America, and devastating rains in California. Around Vancouver, Canada the weather is seasonal so at the moment we are the lucky ones. › Continue reading

Venus horoscopes 2010

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 | Current Planetary trends, Venus stories, astrologer's diary | No Comments

I just finished my column on Venus with horoscopes, it is at www.astrologicallyspeaking.com/Venus2010.htm. The previous post on my blog talks about the Venus in Scorpio cycle in more detail. I haven’t actually written a horoscope since my Jupiter Review this Spring. Enjoy.

Venus Story 2010

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 | Astrology for You, Current Planetary trends, Venus stories | No Comments

Venus moved into Scorpio September 8, and will move into the next Zodiacal sign of Sagittarius January 7, 2011. There is more to Venus’ travels this Season and next. Venus will return back to Libra November 7 for three weeks. Three weeks is the norm Venus visits a zodiacal sign. The delightful anomaly is when Venus spends extra time in a sign—since 1962 this particular cycle has been exclusively in Scorpio. This year, Venus returns to Libra by a little over two degrees, and in eight years by almost five degrees and naturally somewhat longer than three weeks.  Venus weaves her magic with the precision of a metronome.

Venus favours Libra and Scorpio for longer than usual. Venus moved into Scorpio September 8 and stays in this sign until November 7, and comes back for an encore beginning November 29 until January 7, 2011. We had even more of Venus in Scorpio back in 2002—Venus was in Scorpio exclusively September 7, 2002 to January 7, 2003. This year Scorpios need to share with Libra (and that will go on for another five decades or so, with the Libran share of Venus’ company growing). Venus was in Libra from August 6 to September 6, and she is coming back for an encore of another three weeks in November; refer to Venus’ travel schedule for details.   › Continue reading

Mini blog

Sunday, September 12th, 2010 | Astrology for You, Current Planetary trends, astrologer's diary | No Comments

We are launching mini-blogs at www.astrologyguild.com. I just lauched mine with a Mercury direct topic. I hope you will check it out and write comments. I hope that soon there will be more of the Guild members writing about topics of interest. Mercury will continue to be in Virgo until October 3—so this month is about getting organized and figuring out what it is you want to work on. It all started weeks ago; at the end of July. Mercury is powerful in it is favourite sign—Virgo—things need to be done properly, correctly and also need to be carefully analyzed. This year the Mercury theme overall has been to do the work whether that is with relationships, practical matters such as work or with your own quest for fulfillment. Next year and beginning at the tail end of 2010 the element of inspiration and enthusiasm takes over—Mercury will spend more than half the year in the element of fire. › Continue reading

Fire and Ice with Uranus in Aries

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 | Astrology for You, Current Planetary trends, astrologer's diary | 1 Comment

I am writing my Uranus in Aries Review, it is progressing quite well. It will be posted in fairly short order at www.astrologicallyspeaking.com/UranusAries2010-19.htm. The image I chose was the volcanic activity in Iceland, taking place at the glacier with the unpronounceable name: Eyjafjallajökull—you can find the pronunciation on Wikipedia, the website that has quickly replaced traditional reference books. I used to know people from Iceland—their language sounds like poetry, soft and melodic—I could have listened to them talk for hours without understanding a word. Ice is solid water. Uranus finishes its main journey through the water sign of Pisces by moving into the first, most volatile fire sign, Aries. What lies beneath the surface and what kind of power it might have… isn’t nature awesome. The Review period for Uranus in Pisces is from August 13, 2010 to March 11, 2011. We need to finish anything that was left on hold in terms of change, innovation and re-inventing an aspect of our lives. The last kick at the can for another 84 years, tends to be something we remember for quite a while—no going back to how things used to be. › Continue reading

New Moon in Taurus

Friday, May 14th, 2010 | Astrology for You, Current Planetary trends, astrologer's diary | No Comments

There was a new Moon last night, at 23°Taurus. A new lunar month was launched. It is the ideal time to seed something new for growth, staying power. For about 7 days each month, the Moon is invisible. The crescent will make its appearance May 17, when she is in her own sign of Cancer. May 21st half of the Moon’s surface will be illuminated and the Full Moon takes place May 27, at that time the Moon will be in future-oriented Sagittarius. So now is the time to seed something with future and long-range ideals in mind. While the Moon is waxing to Full, we are naturally growing something in our lives. Astrological lore recommends hair cuts for faster growth during the waxing Moon. If you want your hair cut to last longer cut it while the Moon is waning from Full to New. › Continue reading