Anne Massey’s astrology blog

Venus horoscopes

Monday, February 16th, 2009 | Astrology for You, Current Planetary trends, Venus stories | No Comments

Venus the planet of desire is in enthusiastic Aries for weeks on end—this time we are all looking for inspiration while we re-evaluate what our personal values are. I posted an article about Venus this spring both on my website and on my blog. I have written longer horoscopes from this perspective and these ones will apply all the way until June 2009. The Venus periods at 18-month intervals are about finding true value, both in our lives and on the global scene. Read the individual horoscopes at www.astrologicallyspeaking.com/Pisces2009.htm

Moon and Change

Thursday, February 12th, 2009 | Ask Anne, Astrology for You, Current Planetary trends | 2 Comments

We watch the Moon wax and wane in the course of the month. We are fascinated with eclipses and when we see a full Moon we do look at it with delight. In astrology, the Moon represents change. The Moon has many different cycles linked to it. When she changes sign, form, declination, etc. we experience change. She is also the final timer in astrology. The Moon changes sign once every 2.5 days, at one-month intervals the Moon is full, and two weeks later we have a new Moon. The Moon describes the ebb and flow of our lives as well as gives insights into who we are and why we react to things the way we do. You can find a listing for the year on my website www.astrologicallyspeaking.com. I talked about the Moon’s declination cycle in my post February 10 and in the Canadian Budget item late January 2009. A reader commented on the Moon’s declination cycle, and I thought I should elaborate how this relates to both our personal lives and to what is happening globally. › Continue reading

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Financial astrology: Recession, Depression

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 | Current Planetary trends, Financial Cycles | 7 Comments

Note that this analysis of the astrological cycles as they relate to the world of money should not be considered advice to invest or withdraw from the markets. I am not a stock broker, financial astrologer or an investment advisor. I am an astrologer who is just as worried about personal investments as the next person. I have chosen investments with astrology and it has served me well, however, always in conjunction with financial advice. But I do consider the stock market as gambling. The bottom line with the current planetary cycles, which I will be discussing in this post, is that we cannot expect recovery quickly, 2013 is the beginning of more stable times. Analysis needs to begin with the outer planets, the inner planets give us details, and longer cycles of the outer planets set the tone. The fact that the US has been in recession for a year, resonates with Pluto moving into Capricorn in January 2008—it then moved back into optimistic Sagittarius and temporary recovery ensued. At the beginning of December 2008, Pluto had been in restrictive, pragmatic Capricorn for five days, and reality set in—the acknowledgment of the recession hit the news.

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Finding True Value with Venus

Friday, February 6th, 2009 | Astrology for You, Current Planetary trends, Venus stories | 7 Comments

“He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.”  —   Persian Proverb

During our formative years—the first seven or eight years—our personal value system was set, it began simply by choosing what we like and what we do not like. Throughout life we make choices, but our core values were formed early. Our big issues in life are about our values versus the values of others. When we don’t understand how somebody can believe something or do something that we wouldn’t even contemplate, we tend to have problems. In relationships we tend to be drawn toward people, who share our value system, but then no two are alike and we must learn the art of compromise. Where we choose to spend our money, similarly, is based on what we value and is often a source of friction in a relationship. Once every 18 months (and there are lots of astrological cycles with that duration) we need to realign or reconnect with our core values; one of the most persuasive teachers in astrology is Venus—who repeats an almost identical lesson once every eight years.

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Huff and Puff Rhetoric

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 | Canadian Politics, Current Planetary trends, Mundane astrology | 3 Comments

Jack Layton has been stating he will vote against the budget. No qualifiers, no reading it over—I guess he got a taste of being in power within the coalition and with it reason and logic left the equation. Layton the leader of the NDP is one of 37 MPs from that political party in the parliament; that is 12 percent of the 308 MPs. Gilles Duceppe of Bloc Quebecois is echoing that statement. The bloc holds 49 seats in the Parliament and represents Quebec only. Will this choice hurt these politician and their parties? The vote will take place on Thursday, but that will be a mute point… however, our political scene will change—well have Taurus vs. Cancer. More about that in future posts. Writing these commentaries is so much fun. › Continue reading

Liberals Budget Vote

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 | Canadian Politics, Current Planetary trends, Mundane astrology | 2 Comments

16:07 PST

Ignatieff is scheduled to meet with his caucus at 18:00 on January 27, 2009 to decide how to vote on Wednesday at 11:00. Finally some times to look at. The budget was released to the public with the Moon void of course in Aquarius. This timing tells me that all the promises need to be honoured and that most of the content was known already. During the Caucus meeting the Moon continues to be void, which tells me this meeting is a formality the decision has already been made, it simply needs to be formalized. Leo is ascending in Ottawa at 18:00, which puts Ignatieff’s Taurus Sun-Mercury at the top in the event chart; the caucus will follow his lead. › Continue reading

Budget Canada January 2009

Sunday, January 25th, 2009 | Canadian Politics, Current Planetary trends, Mundane astrology | 7 Comments

Throne Speech and Budget finally arrive following the October 14, 2008 elections, the controversial Coalition threat and proroguing the Parliament. The budget will be tabled January 27, 2009. I don’t know the time of the budget announcement, but apparently it will be broadcast by CTV at 13:00 PST. I expect the session to open at 10:00 EST in Ottawa. Much of the timing appears rather irrelevant. But let’s note that the Parliament resumes following a Solar Eclipse, which in itself might indicate that this is not the time for grandstanding. True to form much of this information was made public days prior to the official budget. The tempest in the teacup and the coalition threat has faded out of the picture—the ‘threat’ has subsided. At 10:00 in Ottawa 12°Aries 14′ is Ascending, Canada’s Ascendant is 17°22′ of Aries. This sign ascends very fast at Northern latitudes. At 10:39 Taurus will be on the Ascendant. Cardinal signs such as Aries imply fast action. The ruler of Aries, Mars is exalted in Capricorn and in the 10th house separating from a recent conjunction to Mercury, this is an indication about how the details were already leaked before the budget was to be tabled. This little detail might also mean that some of the statements or promises will be retracted, probably within two weeks of the budget. › Continue reading

Aquarius Column

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 | Current Planetary trends | No Comments

The Sun moved into Aquarius January 19 and my monthly column is posted at www.astrologicallyspeaking.com and in a few days I will post more about 2009 in my blog. Tomorrow we will watch history unfold in the US, see my previous post about the Obama Era.

Winter Solstice

Saturday, December 20th, 2008 | Current Planetary trends | No Comments

I have been typing for days it seems to post Astrologically Speaking Capricorn 2008 Edition and my annual horoscopes for each of the signs. Winter officially begins (Summer in the southern hemisphere) December 21 at 4:04 PST. The auto industry, well the two big ones GM and Chrysler received their billions with strings attached. I love how they called it forced restructuring, how very Capricornian. At the moment the planets are motoring on like a freight train in a very tight configuration. We know that kind of energy is difficult to stall. The fact that the rescue package, Ford got its own refinancing, is good for three months, i.e. a season, is interesting from an astrological perspective. By the time we get to spring we will have the current planetary energy re-energized, plus Venus of money will be retrograde in Aries… it will be interesting to see what other terms will be forced upon the industry. I expect we will see unions doing battle this spring. I will return to this blog with mundane commentary early in 2009. Wishing you a Merry Xmas and a happy New Year.

Harper and Ignatieff, two peas in a pod

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 | Current Planetary trends, Mundane astrology | No Comments

I was creating a graphic in anticipation of the Liberals naming their leader, which to me astrologically speaking was a foregone conclusion, and decided to make a quick grocery shop run, and in the car I heard the news which stated that Harper has to put in a televised request to the new leader of the Liberal Party—Michael Ignatieff—to meet with him to discuss the upcoming budget. I just about burst out laughing, in light of what I had just been working on, but a picture is worth a thousand words. Here comes that picture. › Continue reading