THE TRANSIT OF MERCURY & ITS RETROGRADE MOTION

The planet Mercury has to do with our thinking process.  It also has to do with evaluation, speculation, integration and information. 

 

The placement of Mercury in the Natal Astrology chart, by sign and house position along with natal aspects determines how your mind operates and how it deals with information, both favourable and challenging.  Regardless of how your Mercury is aspected in your natal chart, you have options as to how you wish to deal with life’s adversities and also how you wish to move forward when opportunity strikes.

 

As Mercury moves through the Zodiac, it forms aspects to all of your planets over a relatively short period of time, quite opposite from the movement of the slow outer planets.  Mercury is known as a neutral planet, suggesting that it needs stimulation from outside sources before it becomes activated.  A transit to your Natal Mercury is quite different in energy from an aspect by Transiting Mercury to your natal positions.

 

Transiting Mercury changes signs at least once every month unless it goes into retrograde.  Retrograde motion is when a planet appears to move backwards in the Zodiac.  Outer planets are in retrograde about half of the time through the year.  Mercury remains in retrograde for about three weeks at a time.  It can change signs while in retrograde motion, therefore moving over the same degree in your chart three times until it finally moves direct again and continues its forward motion.

 

Many individuals fear Mercury while in its retrograde cycle but this is a bit of a fallacy.  What Mercury suggests while in retrograde is that you review your current plans before actually moving forward with them.  Mercury retrograde is a time for studying and integrating and then moving ahead when Mercury moves out of retrograde and back into direct motion.  We are not saying stop your plans to do or buy something. We suggest caution, however, if you are signing documents as the outcome may not go as planned.  Some challenges may interrupt the flow of things.

 

It is also important to know that those with Mercury retrograde in their birth charts may have more issues when Mercury is in retrograde by transit.  It should also be noted that Mercury must affect a planetary position or angle in your natal chart by no more than 3-4° of orb for it to have any type of effect in your chart. 

 

For example, if Mercury crosses your Sun in Gemini at 3° and your Mercury is retrograde in your birth chart, it will have an impact on your chart especially if Mercury conjuncts or is in opposition to this placement (the Sun in Gemini in our example).  Squares and Trines along with Sextiles have a lessor effect, and the energies will not be as bad as you might think they may be. 

 

Those individuals that do not have Mercury retrograde in their natal charts may experience nothing more than a minor setback, if at all, during Mercury’s retrograde cycle.

 

As a side note, all planets except for Saturn while moving through their retrograde cycle do not operate at full capacity.  Saturn, however, seems to operate with far less restrictions while in retrograde than it would in direct motion. 

 

The transits of Mercury and its retrograde motion are short lived as it moves quickly though the Zodiac. Mercury is neutral and needs stimulation. Use Mercury’s retrograde periods to plan and then act when Mercury goes direct. There is nothing to fear with Mercury retrograde.

 

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OUTER PLANETS ARE INDICATING BIG CHANGES Part II

As mentioned on Monday, May 12, 2025, this is an astrology article which speaks of the outer planetary movement taking place now and in the near future. 

 

As mentioned yesterday, Pluto has already made this change moving from Capricorn into Aquarius and in the next coming months Neptune will move from Pisces into Aries, Uranus will move from Taurus into Gemini and Saturn will move from Pisces to Aries.  Jupiter will also move from Gemini into Cancer while the inner planets (Mercury, Venus and Mars) continue in their movement from sign to sign on a much more rapid pace.

 

During this time frame (which is over a period of about one year), Pluto will be in Sextile to Neptune, and Saturn and Trine to Uranus. 

 

Neptune will Conjunct Saturn, and Trine Uranus, and Saturn will also Sextile Pluto. 

 

These are all favorable aspects coming into play and this should indicate a time when the world goes through some transformational energies which hopefully will be widely accepted, and change will begin to unfold in a positive manner. 

 

We focused on Pluto and Neptune in yesterday and today we continue with Uranus and Saturn.

 

With Uranus moving into Gemini, which is a much more comfortable placement for Uranus being invigorating and pushes for the seeking of enlightenment. As a result of this transition into Gemini a door will be opening for us.  Clearer understanding is likely, as well as an awareness beyond what would be sought when Uranus was in Taurus.  Uranus ruled by Aquarius brings forth awakening energies which will push those in tune with their higher self and inner self. This should stimulate many others to awaken to the possibility of a newfound freedom that works equally for each and every one of us.

 

Saturn moving from Pisces to Aries will have similar effects of Neptune moving through Pisces. Neptune and Saturn will also connect by aspect and join forces beginning in May, 2025.  This should bring to the forefront proof, beyond reasonable doubt, that the mystical side of life is alive and well. There will, however, be a real push to make things practical and more credible perhaps embracing the understanding that there is much more to our existence than the everyday life of work, sleep and eat.

 

Hopefully these energies, working together in harmony, bring forth what is needed during these turbulent times. We likely will be able to begin focusing our helping mankind reach its potential as well as to clear up the unrest that our planet is currently experiencing. 

 

Our combined expectations, our preconceived notion of what is possible, our belief structures and focuses and our efforts together create our reality.

 

The outer planets indicating a big change on the horizon are Pluto, Uranus, Neptune and Saturn. Utilize the energies and be open to the possibilities. Do what you can in your own little corner of the world as what unfolds may be quite pleasant and beneficial.

 

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OUTER PLANETS INDICATING BIG CHANGES

 Part I

This is an astrology article which speaks of the outer planetary movement taking place in the near future.  We have divided it into two sections to keep each read a little shorter.

 

Pluto has already made this change moving from Capricorn into Aquarius and in the next coming months Neptune will move from Pisces into Aries, Uranus will move from Taurus into Gemini and Saturn will move from Pisces to Aries.  Jupiter will also move from Gemini into Cancer while the inner planets (Mercury, Venus and Mars) continue in their movement from sign to sign on a much more rapid pace.

 

During this time frame (which is over a period of about one year), Pluto will be in Sextile to Neptune, and Saturn and Trine to Uranus. 

 

Neptune will Conjunct Saturn, and Trine Uranus, and Saturn will also Sextile Pluto. 

 

These are all favorable aspects coming into play and this should indicate a time when the world goes through some transformational energies which hopefully will be widely accepted, and change will begin to unfold in a positive manner. 

 

Pluto moving from Capricorn to Aquarius should prove very interesting, to say the least.  Hopefully humanity, as a whole, will go through a transformation and trigenerational process which brings things together.  Business has been a huge part of Pluto moving through Capricorn and now higher principles should be part of the process due to Aquarius’ influence.  There likely will be some struggles as we slowly move into the Aquarian energies because transitions are always difficult to adjust to, but with time, we should adjust nicely and a new world order should take hold. We become more of a worldly family which works together rather than being isolated.

 

Neptune moving through Pisces has been an enlightening era and now hopefully as Neptune begins its entry into Aries, we will push ahead with our own objectives which can be tied to Neptunian principles of the mystic, the intuitive side of life as well as brings forth the caring nature which has been promoted throughout the time Neptune was in Pisces.  Some individuals may feel a little lost, especially in the beginning as they may not be overly sure of what is workable and realistic. Together, however, we can work as a force for the better, and this begins individually with ourselves.  You can’t help others until you help yourself first.

 

On Wednesday, May 14, we will continue this articles and look at Uranus and Saturn and summarize the total of these aspects.

 

To summarize today’s portion of the outer planets indicating big change, Pluto and Neptune usher in a transformation involving humanity which should emphasize a caring nature.

 

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RELINQUISH FEAR

Comfort and contentment do not rest in material abundance. They reside within. They are a state of being, an attitude shall we say.  

 

We limit ourselves with preconceived notions and beliefs of what we “think” are possible for us. 

 

Anything we require always lies within, yet we look outside of ourselves for comfort through circumstances or other people, not realizing that these are only obtainable through our attitude. 

 

Looking outside only provides us with a mirror reflection of what lives within. What you see in your outside world is a direct signal of where your mind has taken you in life.  If you don’t like what you see, change your focus or what you concentrate on. Look for what you want for yourself, not what you want to avoid.

 

Expectations over time materialize because of our concentrated focus. If we concentrate on fear, we create more fear. If we concentrate on contentment, we create more contentment.

 

Relinquish fear; release it! Allow your dreams to bloom into reality by focusing on those dreams actually being.

 

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FULL MOON IN SCORPIO 2025

We will experience the energies of a Full Moon in Scorpio at 22° on May 12, 2025.

 

A full Moon is a time for releasing situations that no longer serve a sustainable purpose.  Things are no longer working, and it is time to purge in order that something new can be brought forward into life’s condition for the next new moon.

 

A Full Moon can also be a time to reap the rewards of the efforts you put into your goals since the New moon in the same sign as the Full moon some six months previously. In this case, the Scorpio new moon last October. The New moon is a time to plant a seed in life and the Full moon is the time to harvest the rewards of your hard work. The work that you have been doing over this period, depending on how much energy was applied, is now reaching a culmination point and you are ready for a change of direction.

 

Sometimes this affects relationships of significance because there have been too many disputes or misunderstandings, and a resolution is now a requirement, for example.  The tension has been high and, because we are speaking about the energies of Scorpio, transformations are at hand and regeneration should be part of the process.  You want change, and this often requires you to go deep within, being honest about what now surfaces or what has been surfacing over the past few months.  You must face things as they are. You can’t expect others to change even if their input would be appropriate. This is your responsibility.

 

We are not suggesting that it is a one-way street. Both parties need to communicate and resolve any discrepancies that might be in place and embrace potential change.  The truth will surface, and it will involve the release of deep emotional connectedness as Scorpio runs deep when it comes to emotion but tends to keep too much inside.  Release is what this Full Moon required as do all Full Moon energies. 

 

Again, this Full Moon in Scorpio, which is a fixed sign, is at 22°, and because Scorpio is so fixed, it may be hard to let down your guard and shift, but that is what is required.  We allow a 3° orb of influence to confirm if this position has any influence in your Natal Chart.  The Conjunction and Opposition are the strong aspects. 

 

This positioning of the Full Moon in Scorpio at 22° is a little out of orb with transiting Uranus which is close to 27° in Opposition to this placement in Taurus. It does suggest, however, that the required change may come suddenly and unexpectedly and may cause disruption and some turmoil. Uranus, however, opens the door for change especially when things have either gone dormant or no longer work. Its energy will assist in the required change although it may happen in a somewhat disruptive manner.

 

With the Full Moon in Scorpio 2025, open the door and move forward with anticipation that a great change is taking hold in life and will take you to where you need to go.  It may take some time to realize that this move was required, and it may also take some time before things really settle in, but they will.  No matter how disruptive this may be, be honest and allow the truth to surface as this will have profound effects.  Intuition and psychic potential may be strong for those that are connected in these areas, and they can be a guiding force as you begin unlocking what has been hidden for some time.

 

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BELIEVE IT OR NOT

For those that follow Holm Astrology’s astrological and “food-for-thought” articles, you might ask yourself if you agree with what is written at times.

 

Even if you question, you certainly are open to possibilities.

 

You may ask where this information comes from, especially some of the mystical topics we touch on.

 

Astrology itself is a science based on mathematics and has been handed down through the ages.  There is evidence that Astrology dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. I recently had a student of 7 years convey that he first came to class to disprove Astrology and obviously 7 years later he could not do that.

 

Our food for thought posts likely come from higher sources, although in this case some input from me is also quite apparent.  These posts stem from both personal and clients’ experiences shared over years and through my personal journey searching for truth. 

 

The material does not solely come from me. I experimented once and asked the powers that be not to influence my writing. The result was less than ideal when I had finished the article. I openly invite higher sources to assist in my articles and when I am open the articles materialize within five to ten minutes at any time of the day or night. 

 

What you read, process and accept is in your hands. The purpose of these articles is to awaken our readers and to plant seeds for us to look at things/life from different perspectives. With life’s journey, we want to provide food for thought and to reassure that if we are armed with the proper tools (and attitude) we can create a masterpiece.

 

Keep an open mind. Take out of these words that resonate with you in your quest for the truth. Believe it or not.  It is a personal choice. Life’s journey is magnificent yet can also be quite tumultuous at times. You can accomplish anything in life if armed with the right attitude & tools. My wish is to provide a useful tool.

 

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TRANSITING SATURN OPPOSITION TO NATAL NORTH NODE

As Transiting Saturn makes an Opposition to the North Node in our birth chart, it will also Conjunct our South Node.  The North and South Nodes are always exactly180° apart. 

 

The South Node and Saturn are said to carry with them similar energies.  Both are considered malefic or non-desirable when it comes to their energy. 

 

The Opposition to the North Node suggests that other people are often involved in what is taking hold in life. 

 

The energies of Saturn in opposition to our natal North Node can have a lasting effect and can cause some concern because it appears as though someone is trying to stop your momentum forward.  You are being held back from moving in the direction that you want to go.  There can be obstructions along the way, twists and turns that you might not enjoy, and you will likely feel as though you are being tested by outside forces. 

 

Things will finally start moving or flowing again once Saturn has moved out of orb. Unlike other transiting Planets, sometimes due to Saturn’s delay, its most powerful influence may be encountered when it is 2° past being direct. 

 

For example, if the North Node is at 25° Pisces and Saturn is at 27° Virgo, this will be when these energies are at their peak.  Interestingly, transiting Saturn Mid-April and into May of 2025 is making contact within this suggested aspect, while both in transit.  So, if you have this influence also in your natal chart, this specific timing will be a very powerful in your life, and you will have to wait for these energies to clear.  Much will depend on the houses involved as this will define the areas of life involved.

 

Perhaps issues of the past may now be surfacing and although you would rather push them aside, this is the time to face them and review thoroughly and discreetly.  Do not try to avoid this as the time has come to deal with whatever this is indicating no matter how challenging it may seem. 

 

There may also be issues related to the father or an authority figure in some cases. If this relates to an authority figure, it might also relate to your career or someone who has a hand in decision making.

 

If this is tied to the seventh house, for example, then the marriage partner might be part of what this is about.  Troubles in communication may be suggested if the location is within the third house of the chart.  Romantic or issues with authority with your children may be part of what this is about if your fifth house is involved, and so on. 

 

Remember this one aspect, and by itself, it is not enough to ascertain a complete story of what is unfolding but it will provide you with some insight.  The whole picture needs to be evaluated with a look at the full chart.

 

Transiting Saturn opposition to natal North Node is a valuable yet difficult lesson. After these energies pass, you will feel great relief. Review the lessons learned as Saturn is a disciplinarian but also a great teacher.  Without its influence, even though the lessons are not easy, we can become stagnant.

 

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