Mercury Trine Jupiter...

starts early this morning and is exact at 8.49am, leaves tonight.  Mercury at 17 degrees and 15 minutes of Libra, Jupiter at 17 degrees and 15 minutes of Aquarius.

Mercury can represent how our mind is working, and the way we communicate and connect with the world around us.  Travelling through Libra right now suggests a balanced approach (or perhaps we need to achieve balance?), and the preference for not rocking the boat.  Mercury also represents young people, or people who are young at heart.

Jupiter represents expansion, opportunity, growth and in most cases... happiness and good news.  The connection between these two planets, especially through the easygoing trine aspect, suggests a lighter frame of mind and more optimistic outlook and possibly good news about the people and situations represents by Mercury and Jupiter in your birth chart.

Since Mercury is approaching Jupiter, it may even mean that a person represented by Mercury in your chart is the one coming to Jupiter.  For example, if you have Sagittarius Rising, then you automatically have Gemini on your Descendant: therefore Jupiter represents you, and Mercury another person - the Mercury person during this time may come to you with an offer or you could have a meeting scheduled for today that goes really well.

So, look to see where this transit is happening in your birth chart and also to which houses are ruled by Mercury (Gemini and Virgo), and Jupiter (Sagittarius and Pisces).

As usual, look to see

New Moon in Libra...

today in Kilmore at 4.33pm at 24 degrees and 59 minutes of Libra.

The period around a New Moon is usually an excellent time to make a fresh start, especially in the areas represented by the house that the New Moon falls in.  For example, if you have Libra on your 6th House cusp (like me), this is good time to launch a new exercise routine, diet or way of attending to your daily responsibilities and chores.  A new pet would be a nice way to use this energy as well.

This New Moon is involved with a square to the nodal axis, this adds a fated quality to developments around this time and also highlights the importance of the relationships in your life right now... especially family type ones.

As with any new start, it may take at least a few days to begin seeing the significance of what is happening now.

Sun Trine Retrograde Jupiter...

starts on October 9 (using a 1 degree orb), is exact on October 10 at 7.38pm, leaves on October 11. Sun at 17b degrees and 11 minutes of Libra, retrograde Jupiter at 17 degrees and 11 minutes of Aquarius.

"Walking on Sunshine... yeah yeah"... I can't remember who sings this song, but this planetary combination reminds me of it.

The Sun acts as a trigger or if you can imagine a beam of light in the darkness, like a focus. Jupiter is still technically retrograde and is standing very still at the moment, suggesting a concentrated dose of this lucky planet whilst he is sitting still! Jupiter is getting ready to move forwards again in a few days.

So, this beam of Sun (light) is hitting on a person or situation that is likely to be a potent sort of energy and/or opportunity... the trine is traditionally associated with the removal of barriers to the energies working together so this suggests that there should be movement of some sort or at least recognition of the "Jupiter" themes in your own chart.

As usual, look to which houses this transit is travelling through as well as which houses are ruled by the Sun (Leo) and Jupiter (Sagittiarus and Pisces) to get a feel for what type of situations and people may be represented.

Mercury Conjunct Saturn...

starts on October 7 (using a 1 degree orb), is exact on October 8 at 5.34pm, leaves on October 9. Mercury and Saturn at 27 degrees and 31 minutes of Virgo.

This is the third and final time Mercury will be connecting with Saturn, suggesting that we can all put a serious matter behind us and make a final, solid, fresh start in a relationship or project that we have been working hard at since Saturn moved into Virgo at the end of 2007.

Mercury is the planet of communication, information, and connection... with others and the world around us. Saturn is about responsibility, long-term situations and karma: the two planets conjunct suggest something or someone new coming into our lives of a serious, or long-term nature. Look to see where this conjunction is happening in your birth chart for an idea of what or who it may be... also look at which houses are ruled by Mercury (Gemini and Virgo) and Saturn (Capricorn and Aquarius).

Being the third time that this aspect is happening suggests that you may have attempted to make this fresh start several times, but something or someone was too unstable to finalise it.

The first time Mercury was conjunct Saturn in this series of conjunctions was on August 18 at 21 degrees and 12 minutes of Virgo. Unfortunately I can't find my post on this first conjunction!

Retrograde Mercury again was conjunct Saturn on September 22 at 25 degrees and 34 minutes of Virgo... my post on this conjuction is here. At least I was able to find that link!

Full Moon in Aries...

exact today in Kilmore at 5.10pm.

Full Moon's are generally an energetic time when emotions are heightened, in Aries I would expect this trend to be especially strong.

I think this one is also especially strong since it is within orb to activate the already powerful Pluto that has been travelling through the early degrees of Capricorn over the last year. This is likely to be quite an intense period of time, especially if you have planets or points in the early degrees of any of the cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra and/or Capricorn).

The Sun in this lunation is widely trining the Jupiter/Chiron/Neptune conjunction in Aquarius, which I think is very helpful in that there will be support from these people/energies as represented within your own birth chart.