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This is a photo taken from a table at Mr. Rabbit Philly. There is a laptop to the left, a mug of cappucino, and the book "My Vietnam, Your Vietnam" on the table.

Found Astrology at Mr. Rabbit Coffee, Philly

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Venus Rx in Aries & Pisces

March 1, Venus stations retrograde in the sign of her detriment. (Mars is also in its detriment in Cancer.) Because Aries is the sign of her fall, she struggles here. She cannot be as helpful.

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Venus in Pisces & Aries (Part 1)

This is both a rough and a blessed transit. Blessed in the beginning, rough in the middle, then blessed again, and then just…whatever we get with Venus direct in Aries, the sign of her fall.

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Venus in Pisces & Aries (Part 2)

(March 1, continued…) Venus retrogrades back to the point it was January 28th/29th.The last time Venus completed this exact transit was eight years ago. (Venus will complete the near exact transit every eight years).

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New Moon Pisces

Endings. And beginnings. The New Moon is in Pisces, a lovely sign for cozying up. This is the last moon before eclipse season—it’s close—but we’re not there yet. This is the final new moon of this past cosmic year. A portal.

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Peak Mars in Cancer/Full Moon Cancer

Remember, we’re in the fire swamp. We are in the quick-sandy, gooey, phlegmy height of Mars RX in Cancer. Mars is in its detriment where it struggles.  The week of January 12 was the peak of Mars Rx.

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Mars Rx in Cancer

If you’re familiar with The Princess Bride, picture The Fire Swamp. That’s where we are right now. Sinking sand…quicksand if you will. Move too quickly, get swallowed up. Have patience. Move in a way that will be productive long term.

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Full Moon Leo

Prepare for a performance. We have a big-ass chaotic full moon in Leo on Wednesday. It sits in an exact square to Uranus in Taurus. Uranus is the planet of truthtelling, change, awakenings, breakthroughs. It is LOUD.

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Week of December 30-January 1

If you haven’t started off the week with a New Moon ceremony, revision, intention or acknowledgement, start there. You’ve got a few days to call in what you intend to build this year. (See the New Moon Capricorn scroll).

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New Moon Capricorn

The new beginnings keep coming. New Moon in Capricorn shows up and shows out at the perfect time this year. Nine days after the Solstice, right before the New Year, she's here to be helpful. Not a super moon, but a super-useful new moon.

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Sun in Capricorn

Sleep is the word, is the word, is the word, it's a move, it's got meaning….Sleep is the way we are feeling. Capricorn season is all about slow and steady. The more rested we are, the more strategic we can be.

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Saturday’s Winter Solstice

Let’s cozy in for one of the most sacred days of the year. Saturday’s Solstice, signals the transition from one season to the next. Welcome to 2024’s longest night and a sacred pocket of rest and renewal. It’s the solar year’s rebirth.

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Venus Trine Jupiter

Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a drone…!

...Nah, just kidding. It's a meet cute between the two benefics. Joy! This is one of the most exciting aspects we'll see in the next few weeks. Jupiter, the Great Benefic, the expander,

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Full Moon Gemini

Today’s full moon (the Cold Moon) is a big one. It's Sagittarius Season, and Mercury is in Sweet Sag, too. The significance? We have opposite planetary rulers in each sign. There’s a dance between Sag ruled by Jupiter and Mercury ruled by Gemini --

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Lex is a wellness advocate and practitioner of mindfulness, yoga, and astrology, sprinkled in with a little sleep hygiene expertise and novice Feng Shui. She’s a journalist, content strategist, and audience engagement editor by day. Find out about that here.