I'm only offering insight into the hard aspects as they are more challenging to deal with. Saturn transits can be felt up to eight degrees before it becomes exact and it can be up to eight degrees afterwards for things to settle. Frequently, it'll be when the transit is almost exact that events manifest

In the birth chart, the natal Moon can help to describe our emotional body. The sign the Moon was in at birth is said to describe our basic emotional temperament; we then need to look at which house the Moon is placed, and that will give us the area of life we can be at our most emotional. Thirdly,

There are obviously many different types of relationships. Love is often high on the agenda, although, I think it can be beneficial if we see all types of relationships as one and the same. To have a successful relationship of any kind we need to have a good idea of who we are and what we need. Anyone can fall into the

Sun - Gives warmth and a sunny disposition. Moon - Creates a very pleasant nature if it is a harmonious aspect. Mercury - May like to talk about love or have a love of words and writing. Mars - The relationship between Venus and Mars is another indicator of how well we can integrate our masculine and feminine principals

1st - You are likely to be concerned about your physical appearance. The sign will modify how you want to be seen, but you are unlikely to be complacent about how you present yourself. You may also have an above-average need for compliments. It is said that Venus conjunct the ascendant makes for an attractive

Venus shows us how we prefer to relate to others; this planet also has a say in what we are attracted to in others. Venus shows what we like to give to others, and what we value. Venus is not all about the lighter prettier aspects, and if this part of us is provoked negatively, we can unleash some very destructive energies.

To the Sun - Mercury is never that far away from the Sun so doesn't get to form hard aspects. A conjunction under 5 degrees can make it very difficult to be mentally objective; the mind can't get far enough away from the self to see things from another's perspective. If the Sun is in Gemini and Mercury is in Cancer,

Whilst all signs have their positives and negatives, with the planet Mercury it is not so much the sign it is in, but the aspects to it that will dictate how we communicate. Mercury shows us how we think and what we like to think about. It can show our relationship with any siblings, and describe our early environment, especially

The house in the birth chart where the Sun sits is the area of life you can gain a sense of purpose. The all-important search-for-meaning can be partially shown by the placement of the Sun because the Sun represents the core self. If we keep the core self happy, we have a better chance of keeping the other

Moon - A positive aspect here will help the heart and soul connection; feelings should be easy to integrate. Negative aspects can cause conflict between emotion and doing what one wants to do or in becoming who one wants to be. Sometimes hard aspects between the Sun and the Moon can show

Most people know their Sun sign before they have any idea about astrology, but the irony is, once you start to go deeper into the craft, the further away you go from the solar self. Everything in our solar system revolves around the Sun. Astrologically the Sun represents the core of your being; it is also what

As the Sun travels through each zodiac sign, at some point during the month, a new Moon occurs in that sign; there are two main ways the energy can be used; i) It can be used generally, so if the new Moon is in Libra, the effort can be made to finalise all contracts/negotiations. Re-balancing our relationships

Aries - Emotional independence and emotional space. With this Moon sign, you can never give yourself away, but you can be conquered by the hero/ine. Emotional honesty in yourself and from others will make life easier. Don't be bullied into giving up the fight for the right to have feelings. Taurus - Material stability brings

1st - You show your feelings on your face and the clothes you wear. The first house is what we present to others which means you could find it harder than most to hide how you feel. 2nd - This is the house of personal resources, so you may have a natural tendency to keep money in the bank to feel secure.

When the Sun is aspecting the Moon by trine, conjunction or sextile, it can show someone who finds it easier to unite feelings with the sense of self. With the square, opposition, or quincunx, feelings can be difficult, and it could indicate a natural conflict between your emotional needs and your core self

There are many different stories surrounding the myth of Narcissus (37117), but all centre around his apparent vanity. A common version involving Echo (60) was that she was a nymph who had the job of keeping Hera distracted whilst Zeus was off doing his philandering with the other nymphs. Echo loved to

Askalaphus (4946) was discovered on the 21st of January 1988 by Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker, co-discoverer of the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Interestingly, she holds the record for the most comets found by an individual. Two characters in Greek myth share this name, and it seems this asteroid was named after the son of Ares. However, most astrologers who use the asteroids associate it more with the Askalaphus, who was in charge of the orchards down in the underworld.

Math can't be avoided if you're learning astrology, and whilst you don't need to be all that bright to get your head around the basics, you can’t pull the 'I read charts from intuition' card. Whether we like it or not, astrology is a system, and that system has its rules. It's also got its own language.

I first came across the idea of decanates in a book by Isabel Hickey. It's the method of splitting each sign into three sections of 10 degrees each and assigning each section a planet which then becomes a sub-ruler. This will modify or colour the sign involved. If the planet is in the first 10 degrees,

Seriously. How was this ever a popular nursery rhyme? One explanation could be its simplicity. It’s so easy to remember. I dunno. For those who like astrology, there's an asteroid named Humpty Dumpty, which possesses the number 17627. Mark Andrew Holmes says one meaning of Humpty in the natal chart is