Dowsing with the Pendulum

Once you become comfortable with it, the pendulum can help you in all sorts of ways. You can use it when choosing tarot cards, for instance; shuffle the cards and lay them face down in front of you, then use your pendulum to choose which cards you should read. Put it in the search position over the first card, then ask ‘Is this card significant for me today?’ Move the pendulum, still swinging, over each card and choose the ones to which you get a ‘yes’ response. Make a note of the cards you’ve selected and how apt they are. Read the rest of this entry »

Practice Makes Perfect

Like all the other predictive techniques, it takes practice to use the pendulum. Sadly, when you start you may get more wrong answers than right ones — you need to train yourself to use it properly. That’s especially true if you plan to use the pendulum as a predictive tool for other people. Although when using other techniques, such as cartomancy, you can refer to the text if you get stuck or forget what something means, you can’t do that in the same way with the ‘pendulum. The link between it and your subconscious instincts and intuitions is too direct for that, so you must strengthen this link before you can use it to give guidance, to other people. Otherwise, you may mistakenly give them the wrong information. Read the rest of this entry »

Asking the Right Questions

One of the most common problems for people getting accustomed to using a pendulum is that they ask it the wrong question. Always remember that it can only answer ‘yes’, ‘no’ or ‘maybe/wrong question‘, so there’s no point in asking something like, ‘Should I buy the pink scarf or the black suit?’ It will either refuse to co-operate at all or give you the ‘wrong question‘ response. Read the rest of this entry »

As pendulums become increasingly popular methods of divining the future, so they’re becoming more widely available. Traditionally shaped pendulums are most commonly made from brass or wood, and are usually shaped like plumb-bobs suspended from a length of cord. Alternatively, you can buy pendulums made of rock crystal or some other semiprecious stone. If you prefer, you can create your own, perhaps using a wedding ring, a favourite piece of jewellery or a door-key — even a large paper-clip if it’s the only suitable object that you have to hand. It really doesn‘t matter what you use, provided it is not shaped in such a way that it can only swing in one direction or tends to veer off to one side. Read the rest of this entry »

1. Venus: As per Pluto. Venus transits last for up to a month, but take note of those times when Venus is retrograde, because this can lengthen and intensify its effects.
2. Mercury: As per Pluto. Mercury’s transits last for a couple of weeks; however, watch out for retrograde times.
3. Chiron: This planetoid has an eccentric orbit, but it usually spends a couple of years in a sign. Its transits can therefore last for several months, especially when it turns retrograde and back again.
4. The nodes of the Moon: These take about a year or so to work through each sign, and their effect can last for a few months when aspecting a particularly sensitive spot.
5. The Moon: The Moon takes two and a half days to work through each sign, so its transits are very short lived. However a new Moon, a full Moon and especially an eclipse will have a powerful effect on anything that it aspects. An eclipse which conjuncts a subject’s Sun, Moon or ascendant is bound to be strongly felt.

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Scorpio’s constellation is impressive in that it actually resemblances its sign, the Scorpio, whereas other constellations are obscure. Probably for this reason, the scorpion is often used to explain the concepts of Scorpio, with a sting in its tail. Scorpio also has two other symbols (it is the only sign with three), the eagle and the phoenix, and these have some interesting connotations.

All three signs are able to conquer their difficult environments with a combination of stealth and intelligence. The phoenix is the Greek name for a mythological bird offered in sacrifice to Ra, God of the Sun, in the ancient Egypt. This bird was similar to an eagle, and possessed golden-red feathers like flames. Read the rest of this entry »

If you go to a party together, you need to master the art of letting your Scorpio go and reeling him in. Scorpios generally feel a bit on edge in a social situation with a partner, as they can see too much danger in flirtatious situations.

They are very quick to jealousy but they don’t want you to stick to them like a lap dog.

Make sure you have a proprietary hand on the small of their back when you are introducing them to people. Meet their eyes across the room, and if you see they need a drink, get them one. Read the rest of this entry »

Sun in challenging aspect to Mars

You could suddenly become quite aggressive, impulsive, argumentative and unlivable with. A competitive streak could suddenly emerge and you may become keen on dangerous sports. You will have to guard against accidents associated with weapons or machinery. Impulsive financial speculation can lead to losses, and uncontrolled desires can lead to almost anything! A slipped disc is a strong likelihood with this progression and care should be taken to keep control of your temper and of your life. Read the rest of this entry »

Sun in happy aspect to Pluto

This marks an important time of transition in your life and nothing will be the same again after this one. You may marry, divorce, take up a new career, retire, move to another country or do anything else that represents a major change of life. Guard against illness at this time and, if you do fall ill, you will need to take this into account as part of the changing pattern of your life. Business matters related to banks, tax, corporations, legacies and shared financial resources are likely to become important now. You may have to change your personal financial status as a result of the actions of others. Shared resources, such as in marriage, could become an issue. You will want to look more deeply into the meaning of everything and some aspect of investigating will become part of your life. Read the rest of this entry »

• New moon - renewal, birth, sowing and awakening
• First quarter - potency, maturity, full growth
• Full Moon - organization, harvest, collection, storage
• Last quarter - completion, conclusion, hibernation

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Jupiter

Jupiter takes 12 years to make its return. If you understand natal charting, when trying to interpret this return you will need to take into account the sign and the house that natal Jupiter occupies as well as any planets that aspect Jupiter natally.

If you don’t understand natal charting, then just remember that Jupiter is a bit of a double-edged sword. As you begin to read and learn about astrology, you will soon come to see Jupiter as ‘the great benefic’, or the planet that, along with Venus, bestows all kinds of good things upon its subjects. Read the rest of this entry »

First house

The easiest way to deal with this is to consider the meanings of the houses and the effects of the planets on them as they pass through them. Until you find books that go into this in fuller detail, just keep the following key ideas in your mind. This section will be far less important when dealing with the day-for-a-year progressions than it would be for any other kind. Read the rest of this entry »

Fifth house

Mercury

You could take up a creative hobby or job that involves writing. Young people will bring pleasure.

Venus

Love, pleasure and a good time is ensured now. You may decide to work in a creative field or to express yourself in an artistic hobby. Much pleasure may be had from music, art, sex and holidays. Children bring joy and there could be a number of family celebrations now. (A Venus transit when a child is born would suggest a girl baby.) Read the rest of this entry »

This progression will bring a great expansion in all your horizons. Far-away places and the people who come from them will become a feature of your life now. This could take you travelling to places that you had never thought you would see. Foreigners, foreign goods and ideas that emerge from cultures and backgrounds that are different from yours will become important. You may choose to live in another country for a while and also to learn another language. Read the rest of this entry »

Friends will become an important feature of your life at this time and you will have more dealings with other people than formerly. You will feel the need to be identified with a particular group of people who share your views and represent a life style to which you aspire. Read the rest of this entry »

Progressed Moon through Capricorn

Capricorn/Capricorn

Pure Capricorn: all the Capricornian traits are emphasized.

Capricorn/Taurus

This is a good money-making combination and a practical attitude to money and possessions will be needed. You may become more interested in creative or artistic hobbies and pastimes. Read the rest of this entry »

Moon in challenging aspect to Neptune

Neptune being the vague planet that it is, this is a hard one to analyse. You may feel as though your life is on a kind roller- coaster, with the chief victim being your own emotions. The past could come back to haunt you in some way and you may have to face up to some pretty awful memories or feelings that have been buried for years. You will become oversensitive and terribly vulnerable, and if you are daft enough to fall in love at this time it could turn out to be a painful experience. However, with Neptune it is your unconscious and your dream life rather than anything really practical that is most likely to be attacked. This means that you may be able to live your life on the surface without making any real changes, while inside chaos reigns. Guard against deception in financial and business dealings and, if possible, leave any important decisions until well after this progression has passed. Artistic and creative ventures will be especially badly affected by this, so leave them alone. Read the rest of this entry »

Moon in challenging aspect to the natal Moon

Domestic and family matters are likely to be strained just now and this is a bad time to call in the builders or to try to move house. Your emotions will be stretched and you may go down with some kind of ailment as a result of stress. Travel is not well starred, although you are restless enough to try it anyway. Read the rest of this entry »

Moon in happy aspect to Uranus

Uranus always brings the unexpected but at least the surprises should be pleasant ones. This should convey good news in connection with family and domestic matters and it could bring unexpected visitors or an opportunity to visit other people in their homes. You will make new friends and you could also join a group or an organization that looks like being fun. Any business that concerns food, women’s interests or domestic matters will go well. You may be a bit overemotional and overexcited at times, but so what? Enjoy it! Read the rest of this entry »

When doing day-for-a-year progressions, these lunar aspects assume a terrific importance. In fact, coupled with transits, this is probably the most accurate and interesting form of predictive astrology that there is. Each progression will last for about a month but it can have a tremendous and lasting impact on your life. Lunar aspects are the triggers of your life, setting off trains of events that are fascinating to watch and to live through.

Moon in happy aspect to natal Moon

This would be a good time to change your address or to invest in property. Family matters will go well, as will anything that involves women or women’s interests. You may be emotional and rather restless at this time, so take a journey or two, because travel is well aspected now. Read the rest of this entry »