Lorna Bevan – On September 3rd Venus turns direct in Leo after 7 weeks in the wilderness. She has backtracked from 28° – 12° Leo and between now and October 10 will re-activate these degrees for the 3rd time wherever they are in your chart. Since July 23rd when the Goddess disappeared into the wilderness, you have been faced with aspects of yourself that you normally keep well hidden. Now it’s time to start looking at what you’ve learned from pattern spotting self-sabotaging habits of intimacy, money and self-worth.

At the same time Jupiter stations retrograde until December 31st joining an unusual confluence of no fewer than 7 retrograde planets – Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Chiron, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. 3 of the most recent retrogrades – Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus – are in Earth signs Virgo and Taurus. Continue reading →