Moon conjunct Uranus types veer between the kooky, crazed lunatic and the unconventional rebel. Some have a pathological need to shock and outrage, but they are surprisingly often shy and uncomfortable with the notoriety More »

Welcome to Marinas shadow manifesto and the twilight world of the dark moon. I own up to being the one responsible for the Darkstar name. I like it because it’s an oxymoron, not because I’m a devil worshipper or eat bats! Darkstar describes nicely my approach to astrology and life in general. The path to illumination often necessitates having to pass through some very dark chapters in our lives; these are often as a result of a hard Pluto transit to one of our personal planets or angles. We all get them, but it helps to have a map and a torch. More »

Mercury is retrograde this northern spring 2012 at 6 degrees Aries, from March 12 to April 5. We still have Mars Retrograde and Mars doesn’t go direct until the April 15. So we get a double retrograde. Mercury will zig-zag through the high-flying stars of Pegasus, including the infamous fixed star Scheat, then reverse over the tail of Cetus the sea-monster. This is quite a daring mission for Mercury then. Mercury retrograde and Scheat both have travel chaos in common. Obviously the world cannot grind to a halt during this time, but it will be More »

The New Moon on 21 February 2012 is at 2º Pisces 42’ and on the royal star Fomalhaut in the southern fish. A misty-eyed mermaid of a Moon since we also get Moon conjunct Neptune. Neptune hasn’t quite reached Fomalhaut yet, but when it does we can expect some magic alongside some serious sea-fog. With this moon we get a taste of what’s to come. Whether it be severe delusion or the ultimate in poetic, sublime, soul mate romance, it will be very hard to keep ones feet on the ground. More »