General Astrology

Jupiter into Virgo – Change of Fortune

Jupiter, planet of good fortune, wealth and abundance changes signs once a year. It goes into Virgo on August 11th 2015 and will stay there until September 9th 2016.

If you have Sun, Moon, Ascendant or any planets in Virgo, Jupiter will offer you new opportunities for growth, expansion and change. Even if you don’t have any planets in Virgo, look for the house or houses that Virgo occupies in your chart and this will show you the life area that will be affected by Jupiter’s transit into Virgo.

Jupiter magnifies whatever it touches. When it changes sign, it favours all the industries and businesses associated with that sign.

For those of you in any of the fields below, or if you are thinking of creating a business in any of these areas, this would be a great time to get started.

Health, healing – especially natural medicines
Food, nutrition
Energy medicine and the power of the mind
Environmental issues, projects, healing of our Earth
Sharing economy – sharing cars, houses, assets in general
Charity and volunteer work
Quantum nanotechnology
Animals and their healing qualities
Breakthroughs in medicines and healing in general
Machines which measure different aspects of our health
Growth of non-invasive medical techniques
Education, teaching and learning
Writing, publishing, communications

For more information, check out the video: 

Happy Healthy Jupiter into Virgo!

Cancer New Moon, July 15th / 16th 2015

On July 16th, we have a New Moon in Cancer at 23 degrees 14 minutes.  
With four planets in Cancer, including Mercury and Mars opposite Pluto, this is likely to be a very explosive time. 

Cancer is all about security, safety, home, country. We are seeing increasing tensions worldwide as peoples’ security is being threatened. 

In Greece, banks are still closed despite promises that they would reopen this week. Capital controls are in place with no one allowed to take out more than 60 Euros a day. Many ATM machines have no cash at all. Pensioners are fighting to get a pittance to live on. Tempers are fraying and tensions are building.
In China, stock markets have fallen over 30% in less than 3 weeks. Regulators have enforced a ban on selling stocks for the next 6 months in a desperate attempt to control the markets. 
Sneakily and stealthily, governments are bringing in laws allowing banks to steal our hard-earned cash.

 

As Pluto retrogrades towards 13 degrees of Capricorn, which is a critical degree, it’s likely that we will see an escalation of draconian regulations and more restrictions on our freedoms.
The opposition of Mars conjunct Mercury with Pluto can spark violent words and actions.
I just opened up my Greek bank account and was given the following message: 
The following transactions are not available: 
– instant cash 
– remittances abroad 
– stock exchange transactions in Athens or internationally
The message is clear. The bank owns your money, not you. If they get into trouble, they can do whatever they want with your funds.
My landlord in Greece has told me to stop paying him any rent in advance because he doesn’t know if or when he can actually get the money. I was trying to help him by paying a couple of months rent early, but because of the current financial chaos in Greece I may not have been helping him at all.
Very few people realise that if the banks get into trouble – as they have done in Greece – they can just shut down with no notice, they can hold onto your money and in the most serious cases, they can confiscate it!!!
When a politician promises that something will not happen, the likelihood is that it will. Mr Tsipras has promised the Greek people that their bank deposits are safe. But are they?
President Obama has said that events in Greece will not cause a global economic crisis. He said that it is primarily of concern to Europe. But is it?
With the T square being triggered at the time of this New Moon and Uranus at the apex, chances are that this could be a wake-up call for many.

Here are a few things you may want to consider doing:
– get the bulk of your money out of the bank
– get some extra water, canned and dried foods
– stock up with any medications
– get some extra flashlights, batteries, candles
– if you have some spare cash buy some silver and gold

This is a brief outline, but if you have a more complex financial situation or you’d like to know how to navigate these times according to your own chart, you might benefit from a Financial Reading.

Keep in mind that when the world changes, there are also huge opportunities and vast amounts of money to be made for those that are ahead of the curve.

The great aspect that is at play during this New Moon is its trine with Saturn. This is the perfect time to examine your finances and to come up with a creative plan of action.
It is also a great time to find your ‘tribe.’ More and more of us are connecting through the internet with people who feel like our family, sometimes even more than our own blood relatives.
It is a time to help one another. Last week a 29 year old Londoner started a crowdfunding campaign to pay off Greece’s debt and within days he had raised over 2 million Euros. Sadly, it was nowhere near enough, but if we can work together and come up with Aquarian out of the box ideas, we can create miracles. 

Here’s my idea for today. Greece is the most beautiful country: great food, warm people, fabulous weather….and right now the Greeks need all the support they can get.
To encourage more tourists to visit this year, they are having a special sale on flights to the islands. I called them today and secured a flight to Crete for two people return from Athens airport for just 72 Euros! Even if I don’t end up going, this is a way to contribute to their economy.

Let’s work together! The internet gives us a unique opportunity to be a force for good in our world.

‘If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.’
Mother Teresa 

 

Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra

On April 4th, we have a very powerful Lunar Eclipse in Libra. At 14 degrees, it is triggering the square between Uranus and Pluto which is going to bring restlessness and profound change.

Any course of action you set now will be in effect until the next eclipse season starting in September. I expect to see some huge events happening in the world during August, September and October.

 

Eclipses come in pairs. We had the Total Solar Eclipse on March 20th in Pisces, and now we have the Total Lunar Eclipse on April 4th in Libra.

These eclipses have brought an intense mix of energies.  Uranus rules aviation, and on March 24th we had the tragic ‘accident’ in the Alps that killed everyone on board. With Pluto square to Uranus, this suggests secrets and suppression of information. Doesn’t it seem surprising that according to the French prosecution that: ‘All of the body parts from the 150 victims, who died in the Germanwings flight in the French Alps, have been now been identified?’  

We’re going to see more and more suppression of information. Start questioning everything you see, hear or read. We’ll have to look below the surface to find out the real facts. 

The Pluto Uranus square is activating the forces of good and evil. More polarity will show up around the world and within your own lives.  

For example, my Twitter account was hacked and hundreds of disgusting hard pornography was being tweeted and retweeted by people I didn’t know.
A big thank you to many of my followers who let me know and who gave me helpful tips to stop this dark energy. After changing my password numerous times, blocking and reporting the harrassment to Twitter, it finally stopped.

I’ve also had people stealing my videos on YouTube. Posting them on their own channel as though they had created them.     

This is a great time to let go of an old habit. You might want to give up smoking, alcohol, sugar, collecting stuff that you never use…

Once you have let go of something, you leave space in your life for something new to appear. When you have weeded your garden, you’ve got some lovely fresh soil to plant new seeds. That is what this time is all about.  

 

Where does it fall in your chart?

For me, it’s in my 4th house of home and security. I have moved country, I lost a whole lot of stuff and I arrived in the UK in just the clothes I was standing up in. It’s been quite an adventure starting all over again. 

Maybe it’s falling in your 1st house. This is a time to let go of the old you and to create a ‘new you.’ 

Maybe it’s happening in your 5th house. If you’ve been procrastinating about starting that new business, this is the perfect time to get going.

These eclipses give you a wonderful opportunity to think about where in your life you can release some baggage and bring in something brand new that excites you.   

On April 8th, lucky Jupiter goes direct bringing in new opportunities and possibilities. Projects that have been stuck can begin to move forward more easily.

These eclipses signal BIG CHANGES. As there are no eclipses in Fixed signs until February 2017, this means that we have to get used to things changing constantly, probably more than we would like them to. It’s a feeling like you have all your house in order before you go away on a short vacation and when you come back someone has moved all the furniture and you don’t know where anything is!

I don’t know about you, but I like to establish a good team of people around me. Having just moved to the UK, I found a lovely hairdresser who washed my hair so thoroughly and did a great job with the colour, and I was about to schedule another appointment with her, when she told me she was moving to another part of the UK.
I found a great dental hygienist and when I asked for an appointment in 6 months time, she told me she was 4 months pregnant and would be leaving just before then!
Nothing is stable!! These are just small examples, but I am seeing this need for change, for learning how to be flexible and how to enjoy the changes.

Love is in the air with the Libra energy of this Lunar eclipse. In my practice, I am seeing more and more relationship charts that show great compatibility. Recently I told a Capricorn client that she would be very suited to another Capricorn. ‘Oh no,’ she said, ‘all the Capricorn men I’ve met are soooo boring.’ …Three weeks later she met a Capricorn man with a lot of Scorpio planets who she says:  ‘is not in the least bit boring!!’

Here’s the video:

 

 

Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra April 2015
Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra April 2015

Wishing you a very Happy, Loving, Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra,

Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces March 20th 2015

On March 20th, the New Moon Total Solar Eclipse at 29 degrees Pisces marks the end of an era and the beginning of a new one. Endings at this time are usually permanent with no going back.

Allow the old to pass away so that you can start fresh, because just 13 hours later, the Sun goes into Aries and the Spring Equinox begins.

 

Pisces rules compassion and caring for others: putting yourself into another person’s shoes.  

 

Another burning learning from the break-up of the relationship has shown me that it is important not to depend on one person for most of your love, attention and care. I trusted this person with my heart and soul and I because I put so much effort and focus into the relationship, I had not cultivated any other really deep relationships over the years.

In retrospect, this is a fatal error. At the time of the separation, I felt I had no one else I could talk to.  

In the end, I am extremely grateful for an organisation that by its very name is Piscean: the Samaritans.

One night, on the very darkest of days, I spoke to the most wonderful man, Stuart, who simply listened and who helped me to find peace. 

 

His love, his compassion and his caring came through loud and clear and from that night onward began the start of my healing process.  

 

ANOTHER BURNING LEARNING from the relationship break up: know when it’s time to let go. Know when something is past its sell-by date. Don’t let something fester until it becomes so huge that you have to cut someone dead.  

And now, as I try to close up all the entanglements I still have with this person: financial, business, personal…….I know it’s important to let it go. Not to hold on. Not to try to have a different result. To know that we each need to be free.   

 

ANOTHER GREAT PERSPECTIVE shared by one of you: the 3D relationship is over, but the soul connection is always there. That is so very soothing. As well as a nice hot relaxing bath!  

 

Pisces is all about surrender. When I think of Pisces, I think of BEING. Not doing, but being.   

 

During this Total Eclipse in Pisces, allow yourself to be, to relax, to kick back and to accept your life exactly as it is. And know that just a few hours later, you can start taking action.

 

With the Lunar Eclipse on April 4th, the course of action you set now will be in effect until the next eclipse season in September. I expect to see some profound changes in the world during August, September and October.

 

Where does it fall in your chart?  

For me, it’s in my 10th house of career. I am starting out on a new direction which is to be more public, bringing astrology out in a very personal way to you. Some of you have already asked me for specific dates because you plan to fly into London from different parts of the world. For those of you who are unable to travel, I’ll be offering webinars so that you too can tune in from overseas. 

 

Thank you to so many of you for your outpouring of love and concern. Many of you shared your own stories and experiences, I’ve been offered healing sessions, massages, you’ve sent healing thoughts, energies, prayers, inspirational stories and quotes, music, and even a few jokes which definitely cheered me up.  

 

 

Within a few days I started to feel much better and I am sure that all your ehugs and positive energies made a huge difference.   

 

March Astrology

On March 16th, we have the final 7th exact square between Uranus and Pluto. Many of you will be breathing a huge sigh of relief now that this difficult aspect is beginning to recede. Don’t drop your guard completely as it will still be in effect for up to another three years, but its impact is  waning.

What have you learned? Uranus wants you to wake up and to claim your individuality. No one in this world is like you. Your astrology chart shows your unique fingerprint, your gifts, talents, challenges and opportunities. Wherever this Pluto Uranus square falls in your chart, shows the life areas where you need to break out, be willing to change and to reinvent yourself.

     

For me, as a Cardinal Sign, it’s been hitting my relationships, I’ve moved country four times, and I’ve had a few health wobbles thrown into the mix.

The biggest shock came just a few weeks ago when a 20 year old deep relationship came to a sudden end.  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Did someone ever finish with you by email or by text?

After cringing about hearing it happen to so many other people, that’s exactly what happened to me.  

 

Someone with whom I had a 20 year relationship, without warning, sent me an email ending our connection.

 

After spending a week reeling in shock, I decided to sit down and analyze what happened to see if there were any gems of wisdom I could glean from it.

 

This is a relationship that I had put my heart and my soul into. This is someone for whom I would have laid my life down. This is someone that I had always held in the highest esteem and I wanted only the best for. I never anticipated that there could be anything at all we couldn’t discuss and get through. How wrong I was.  

 

Looking back on the relationship, I’m trying to see whether there are any lessons can be learned from this painful experience. Two come to mind immediately:

 

This is a person who, over the years, I had seen cut other relationships dead. Even their very best friend of many decades was cut dead. So I had seen this behaviour, but I chose to ignore it and to trust (in my ignorance and illusion), that it would never happen to me. We even had the discussion several times and I was assured that we would always stay loving and connected this lifetime. 

 
I also made the egregious mistake of mixing business and personal. If you have a business relationship with someone, generally, it is best to keep it that way and not

to introduce a personal element into the relationship. The minute you do that, you make yourself vulnerable to different expectations that may be used against you in the future. It takes longer to heal because although the personal side of the relationship may be over, you may still have to deal with the business side which can go on for months or even years and every time you have contact with that person, the old wounds open up again.

Two huge lessons. 

If someone gossips about other people, you can be sure that eventually they will gossip about you. If you see vengeful behaviour in a person, make no mistake that that behaviour might be directed at you one day. If someone has been repeatedly unfaithful in the past, don’t delude yourself into thinking that they will be forever loyal to you. 

  

Now that a little time has elapsed, I am able to look back on the relationship and I am extremely grateful for the many wonderful times that we had and for the love that we shared. I gained so much and I learned a great deal.

 

What could I have done differently?

I truly don’t know. I have asked myself that question so many times and whilst I know I’m certainly not perfect, I do think I deserved the courtesy of a phone call rather than an email.   

 

But sometimes in life, there are no warnings. Sometimes there are no signs, or if there are, we choose not to see them.

But I can truly say, that with this relationship,  I gave it my all so there are no regrets.  

 

 

The eclipse season is upon us. On March 20th there is a Super New Moon Solar Eclipse at the last degree of Pisces.  

 

It’s a time of tying up loose ends, allowing old things to pass away so that you can start fresh. Just 13 hours later, the Sun goes into Aries and the Spring Equinox begins (autumn in the southern hemisphere). This energy helps you to make changes and to move forward with anything that has been stuck for a while.    

 

Sometimes our greatest upheavals are our greatest gifts. I am determined to turn these various challenges into opportunities. Over the weeks and months ahead, I’ll keep sharing my insights and personal experiences with you.   

 

 

Now that I am in the UK, I am really looking forward to meeting many of you in person at my forthcoming astrology seminars and workshops.

 

 

Thanking you all for your care and your concern, 

I appreciate each and every one of you,  

 

With love from ‘Good Olde England’,

 

Barbara

Aquarius New Moon – My Surprise

Aquarius bring surprises, often BIG surprises.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve had nothing but surprises lately.

Here’s one that might make you chuckle:
 
One evening I was lying in bed quietly reading when I felt something crawling on my arm and something else up my thigh. I pulled the bedsheets back quickly but saw nothing. A few minutes later, another sensation of crawling down my leg and at the back of my neck.
Still nothing to see. Then out of the corner of my eye I could see a whole army of ants marching across my sheets and into my bed! Yikes! I threw everything off me and jumped up only to find ants crawling around the bed, under the bed, in the mattress……….ugh!

First I tried a couple of natural remedies: soap, lemon and vinegar, baby powder, to no avail.
I needed to get some professional exterminators out.

My landlord has been so good to me and I really didn’t want to disturb him so I decided to find an exterminating company myself.

I went through the Greek Yellow Pages and found a number that looked promising. After speaking with Takis, he said they would be out to me within a half hour. I was delighted with myself thinking I had solved the problem so easily.

A half hour later, two men arrived at the house. One with a notepad and pen in his hand and another carrying an extremely heavy piece of machinery which he was attempting to bring into the house.
He kept asking me urgently: Pote to provlema?  Where is the problem?
I was a bit flummoxed because I didn’t think an infestation of ants was such an urgent issue, but I said to him that it was outside my bedroom where the ants are coming in.
He kept asking me, nothing inside the house? No, I said the ants are coming into the house from the garden outside.
Then he said to me, where is your bathroom?

I showed him and he checked out the washbasin. The water wasn’t going down very quickly and he said:
aha, edo inai to provlema!

I thought it was amazing that someone who was here to kill the ants was checking out my bathroom. I was a bit surprised about it, but since there had been a colony of ants in there when I first moved in, I thought that as a professional, maybe he knew something I didn’t as to how they might be getting in.

He removed the hose underneath the sink and showed me that it had snapped and would need to be replaced.
He kept saying, yes, that’s your problem!

At this point I still couldn’t understand what was going to happen with the ants.

Eventually, in desperation, because they spoke hardly any English, I had to call my lovely landlord.

Spyros, always wonderful spoke to these men and he couldn’t really understand what was happening. I told him about the ants and he was confused about the hose from the sink.

Finally, I realised that I hadn’t called out an exterminating company at all.
I had called out a drain cleaning company!!
They came out thinking it was an emergency and thought my drains were blocked!

I laughed about it for hours thinking about how the New Moon in Aquarius AND Mercury retrograde had brought the unexpected. I called out an exterminator who happened to be a drain cleaner who found a problem I didn’t know I had!!

So it all turned out well in the end with these guys coming back the next day replacing the hose and spraying the ants.

What unexpected event might happen in your life??
How can you see a situation from a completely new perspective??
What can you do differently?
It’s a zero degrees giving you a blank slate to create something completely new!
It’s a unique opportunity to make a fresh start, to clear the deck and to bring excitement and inspiration into your life.