Why I do this.

When I ask myself, what do I do that makes me truly happy? What are the actions that I conduct in my life that bring me immense joy? This is good spiritual practise because it allows you to understand one of the functions of your Ego. It is important to know how it operates; let’s try it. First I realise, what makes me unhappy, what brings me negative emotion, what feels incredibly sad and stifling. The realisation comes, well, I do not like feeling disconnected or isolated. I do not like watching time tick by without engaging with the world in anyway. In my deepest discontent, I can admit that my unhappiest of moments are when the day has ended and I conclude that I have not learnt anything new at all. That the day has passed me by without any discovery or wonder. Those days are the hardest.

When I first discovered Astrology, and began to get immersed in the co-relation of the Moon and the Ego, it made perfect sense this perception of how I come to this conclusion of polarity. I have a Yin Moon, in the sign of Pisces, a perception that looks within and beyond. In order to define what happiness is to me, I start by confronting what I experience as difficult, sad and frustrating (Moon in the First House). If you look at the position of the Moon, and all of what is making aspects to it, where it is located in the chart, you will know the qualities of how you perceive happiness, you will understand on a esoteric level, why you think what you think, and how in the end it is just one part of who you are. You are what you think, is the cry of the modern intellectual, but if you are telling yourself what you ought to be feeling, you disconnect from the authenticity of your emotional body, which is where the truth of happiness really lies.

I have held workshops where I very strongly believe and therefore teach, that the main source of happiness, that is the expansion of the heart to its full capacity of joyful feeling, comes by examining the Sun. Not as a signifier of what you think happiness is, or how you reflect on the meaning of such happiness in relation to your identity (Moon), It actually is the feeling itself. The one true constant word that is always in synergy with happiness is actually an action, a drive. Can you guess what it is? It is Creativity. When we engage with our outside world in the way we are destined to engage with it, our hearts expand and we fill ourselves with the sheer magic of it. Wether it is solving a complex equation or problem, discovering something for the first time, or teaching someone who has never read a word to read, all of these are founded on one principle: Creativity. Therefore the question becomes, what sort of life do I need to create? What is its expression? It’s colour, shape and sound? You can think abut it all you want, but you only realise it when you create it, a destiny that I assure you will express itself to you in one way or another. You will be driven to it, for the Universe also needs to create through you. If you chose to refer to your energetic map, i.e the birth chart found through Astrology, you will soon understand that this creative expression will be signified by the Sun and the sign and house it was in when you were born. Let me illustrate, I know a a woman who absolutely loves to communicate, she is highly articulate with a great sense of presence and humour. When she can’t work out a problem, she researches and then applies her knowledge or finds someone who does know (Scorpio). She is highly creative when she is able to diversify her creative will (Third House/Gemini), and she is a master delegator due to her perceptive way of being able to understand and support people to do what she envisions (Sun in Scorpio trine Moon in Pisces). This is but one way to understand that what I have mentioned, is an accurate reading of a very real evolutionary cycle that this Soul is in the process of completing. The details on why it has evolved to this present state is why Evolutionary Astrology is so important. It’s not about completion, there is always more to aspire to, for happiness is never a destination but rather an expansion, felt most strongly in the heart. This woman, feels immense joy when she is able to share the abundance she is able to manifest, to her friends, to her co-workers, to anyone that allows her to express herself through conversation, connection and understanding.

I also have the Sun in the third house, and to be able to find a vocation where I could speak and be heard, where I could teach and be taught, where I could have a grounded stage for my spirituality. All of this were but abstractions in my mind and heart prior to coming across Evolutionary Astrology . And so when I asked the world for an answer to who I am destined to be, to give me a definition that I could understand (Gemini/Third House), the cosmos revealed to me Evolutionary Astrology, where meditation, connection, teaching and learning become one. I knew then that within the great volumes of knowledge, within the countless of connections, within my deep contemplations of it all, I would be eternally joyful. And so I have been practising this modality for spiritual and relationship counselling, for personal development, for inner knowing, full time for three years. After a study of nearly 30 years of Western Astrology, which is more than half my lifetime.

So, why do I do this? Because it gives me the opportunity to share the abundance of the knowledge bank that I have kept up to date all these years, and continue to do so due to a relentless thirst to understand the world that I Yet Do Not Know. Because together, we can understand each other, for when I am teaching you, I am learning myself, and because I feel grounded and devoted to the sacredness of the reading, regardless of the doubts and hesitations I may feel in my own personal life. In essence Astrology is, the study of the human psyche, the Soul and its eternal journey to feel joy, to feel wonder, to be an active co-creator of All That There Is. To me, there is no happier place to be than to be with you, and sharing the cosmic threads that you don’t even know you follow, so that your Ego doesn’t overthink them, or doubt them. So that you can follow them in confidence, knowing you desired to have this human experience, with all of its challenges and liberations, so that your heart could expand, and that your creativity could shine forth. For your happiness is also my happiness, that is how I connect, that is how I can create immense joy.

Uranus in Taurus - An Update

I have always been a humanistic astrologer, that means that my main concern has been what the impact and the manifestation of energy (outer and inner) has on a person. Everything on earth and beyond is made of energy, even the very thoughts in your head are synapses that “fire” from one cell to the next. Energy. Pure and simple. But energy is not linear, because it has no beginning or end. It just has cycles, expansions and reflections. What was once unknown will one day be known. I feel that to be an essential truth of the cosmos. 


One of the main player in the current energetic field is Uranus, currently in Taurus (5 degrees). I explained in my previous Uranus post on how to look at this planet as it moves through one of your 12 houses, to see what needs to be liberated within your consciousness. But today I am going to talk about why it is so important to revisit this as a signifier off the current times. To put it simply, Uranus is here to shake things up by addressing the collective human consciousness via its long term memory, and subsequent trauma. It is important to accept that we as a race are used to the shakes, for Earth is not the easiest place to live. And to be human is to exist on “Hard Mode”, which can be better navigated once you realise that you have chosen this path, and testing and learning about your resilience is part of the process we are all learning. You are not alone. Historically and in more recent times, Uranus in Taurus followed the Great Depression (Beginning Phase in 1934) and brought on World War 2. In May 1942, Uranus slipped out Taurus, signalling the first full year of USA intervention. Uranus is not associated with War, let’s be clear about that. But WW2 was a direct result of trauma, and that is a reality we really must pay attention to. A trauma that was based on survival. There are a lot of resources online that describe the economic bondage of post WW1 Germany and Hitler’s own trauma around inadequacy, these facts are there to be reflected upon. So what is the current trauma around survival that is present in the human collective? We are at a time where our resources are being grossly mismanaged. Enter Uranus in Taurus on May 16 2018. A time where we as a whole have been dealing with climate change, over population, drug and mental health crises, socially accepted greed, all as a result of the capitalist ideal which is its biggest flaw. That next year has to be worth more than the last. That this year has to be going up no matter what the cost. I dare say Mother Earth is done footing the bill. Taurus represents our natural rhythms, so I can also say with great certainty, that we have been subscribing to a system that ignores them and sub-sequentially has taught us that we should not be listening much less following them. We need to focus on this, to connect to them. Uranus has momentarily liberated us so we have this opportunity. We had a conjunction at the beginning of 2020 in Capricorn, involving Pluto/Saturn/Jupiter. The catch phrase of the shadow in Capricorn? “The End Justifies the Means” and there is no greater cruelty than one which looks at humanity, like one looks at beads on an abacus. This is the true trauma that needs resolution, liberation. Everyone now thanks to the Internet has a voice, and can be not only educated but conscripted into an ideology. So one of the hurdles to overcome is the acceptance that these are very volatile times where the truth is one step from an emotional subjective backlash. You can say that Neptune in Pisces (2012 - 2025) is responsible for this, but that would be a gross over simplification, the point is that we can’t heal if we are subscribing to hysteria and engaging in the blame game. The truth cannot be found if it’s refusing to be seen.
 So what is the truth? COVID - 19 does not care who you are (Boris Johnson, Prince Charles), it doesn’t care how much money you have or how important you think you are. Because those things don’t matter. They are not essential to life. So what do you do kind reader? In this time of isolation, sit with your identity, feel its weight and value. Ask yourself; What do I really need in order to honour my survival? What is it that I truly value in my life? What is my unique contribution? How do I envision a greater equality, a stronger connection between me and my community? Because if you declare it, you will realise that you are indispensable here on earth. You matter, and so what you contribute to the world has to be essential, it is quality over quantity. You are irreplaceable. The wave you ride to navigate through life is your truth. Sit with it, embrace it and rediscover it during this opportune time. And manifest healing for all who are affected, and lend your strength to those who are fighting against the great injustices of our time. We all want there to be healing, we all want to have an open dialogue. To support and to be supported. That is the true humanitarian truth. May you also love, and care for yourself. By connecting to and nurturing your own unique light and heart. Blessings to you.

Venus: Relating from the Heart (Part 1)

Venus is a dualistic archetype, that is one that reflects inwardly and expresses outwardly. This means that you need to relate in an authentic and true way to yourself before you can engage with others, because how you relate to yourself is how you attract the way others relate to you. If we engage with ourselves in a negative way, that is we self judge, indulge in our paranoias or are basically self defeating, this has a huge impact on the way our energy is projected to other people. How we relate to ourselves is the beautiful energy generated between our mind and our heart, that projects outwardly when we begin to connect to others.

The inward relating to the self is governed by the reflective nature of Taurus. Yin energy, looking within. All of us have different needs in life in order to find contentment and satisfaction. Needs that fill our heart with a subjective emotion that resonates deeply and fills us with joy, and it is what we all gravitate towards, in order to find meaning we wish to fulfill that what we need in order to find peace and happiness. When these needs are met we feel them in the body, the light heartedness, the deep seated fulfillment that completely relaxes the body, or in whatever way it is expressed in you, as we are all unique living beings. Needs are separate from desires, and in this modern society have I never witnessed so much confusion between the two. Needs are governed by you, and are fully capable in being fulfilled by you. In fact most needs in life can only be fulfilled by you. We desire what we cannot readily have, a need does not have the luxury of wistfulness, it needs to be met in order for wellness to occur.

If we allow ourselves some time now to close our eyes and look within for the answer to this vital question.

Breath in, Breathe out

Turn your attention inwards

and with an open heart ask yourself

What do I need in order to feel content?

To feel happy

At peace?

Wait for the impressions to come, they may come as thoughts, feelings, visuals, whatever they may be. It will help you on your journey if you articulate them, have them defined.

Using Astrology we can look at the Venus archetype in the chart and simply state; Well it is indicative that as a Venus in Aries you need freedom to be yourself. And everything that you have stated in your piece of paper may be the complete opposite. Let’s suppose you said to be Loved. That implies a union, a sharing of a life together with another person. That means that there several pieces of this puzzle missing, and this is why cookbook astrology does not work. When Venus is relating inwardly who is she listening to? The answer for most human beings is our inner narrative, that is our Ego, which is represented by our Moon sign. If you felt within you a need to be Loved as a Venus in Aries, and a Moon in Pisces, is this not a relationship that unifies love to one’s own identity?

 Did this need not arise from a lack of self love? self acceptance?

I have said it before that it is a strong belief among EA astrologers that the ego cannot be ignored as a human incarnate, the Soul has needed to create this ego as a way of perceiving and emotionally integrating the reality of this human experience. We can push forward the Neptune/Pisces connection and talk about receiving and giving spiritual love, but that is another conversation. This is a discussion about how we inwardly relate to ourselves via our Venus/Moon signs and is indicative of the natural sextile that occurs between Taurus and Cancer.

To reiterate, the Moon is representative of the emotional body, which is governed by the inner narrative that is in our Mind/Ego/Persona. Sometimes this can get warped in childhood or in early development, how? Because our parents are fallible humans and may not have had the understanding of what our emotional needs were, perhaps they just concentrated on the physical, or projected their own needs onto us. This can record an inner narrative that is represented in the shadow side of the Moon sign. For example, I had a client in Hobart who had a very conflicting Capricorn/Cancer dynamic with her Moon. She was constantly worried that she would fail at life, her inner narrative would tell her that no matter what she did, it was never going to amount to anything, that she was never prepared enough, that she could never get it right. This is the exact narrative that was given to her by her mother, when all she needed as a child, having a Moon in Cancer, was to be nurtured, held, and loved and above all else, to be defined as someone who could receive love unconditionally because she was someone’s daughter. So if this is the inner narrative of the Moon, where does Venus fit into all of this? In the chart Venus is what listens and therefore responds to this inner narrative. This client had a tense Moon dynamic that was listened to by a Venus in Virgo. She not only criticised herself constantly, but she attracted partners that were also critical of her. And the more she felt criticised the more of a failure she felt, so it was this endless loop! I advised her that she was someone who needed to listen to her inner narrative in a more analytical way. Virgo energy is still earth energy, it needs to know the reality of the situation, through analysis one can pinpoint what is truly happening rather than the bias of internalisation. Analysis can bring to light the realise that this inner narrative doesn’t belong to her but rather to her mother. She had no evidence that all she did was fail at life, or that she was any less unlovable because things didn’t work out. In life one has to record over this inner narrative if we feel it no longer serves us. How does one evolve and relate to oneself better? By looking at the evolutionary pathway of Venus. All planets have a path, and it’s from going to one polarity to the next. The opposite of Virgo is Pisces. In order to act upon this narrative for healing, the client had to practice Pisces energy in how she related to herself, and what is that? Self forgiveness, compassion, acceptance and to engage with unconditional love, the love she had for herself and for her children. It’s alright if things didn’t work out the way she had envisioned, her body and mind survived the ordeal, and in fact was able to glean something from the experience, she has after all tried her best and that if she truly wanted to make something happen she had to understand that it takes time, perseverance and all of those Capricorn lessons that needed to be kindly taught, rather than berated.