Low-Down on the Far-Out
Welcome to the Low‑Down on the Far‑Out! Articles about New Moons, Full Moons, Mercury, Venus and Mars Retrograde, and other time sensitive astrological events.
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New Moon in Cancer 28-Jun-2022
People and Principles
By taking care of ourselves, we learn to take care of others, and vice versa. Deciding when, how and why to do this is the question. Be open to everyone, or say no when you need to? Embrace ideals and principles, or nurture our needs in the here and now? Yes, all of that!
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Full Moon in Sagittarius 14-Jun-2022
Mixed Blessings
When the Full Moon is in Sagittarius, our hopes, dreams and aspirations can appear dazzling in their potential. Surprisingly, right now this is complicated by Neptune, yet more achievable with Saturn's help. Jupiter is ready for the adventure, although the Mars-Chiron conjunction might lead to second-guessing yourself about whether you're up to the challenge. However, Mercury, now direct and in Gemini, has lots of fresh ideas for getting past self-doubt. And Venus conjunct Uranus in Taurus want to help you discover that being outside your comfort zone can actually be a good thing.
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New Moon in Gemini 30-May-2022
Mercury and the Eye of Medusa
Although the New Moon is in Gemini, Mercury retrograde is still talking to the Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio and the fixed star Algol. They are not finished with us yet. What we see through their eyes can be heartbreaking, but these are also powerful energies for transformation.
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Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio 16-May-2022
Digging Down and Reaching Up
The Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio can help you face the chaotic, conflicted, cynical world we're living in. Take your passionate depths and transform them into a higher understanding by building courage, faith and wisdom.
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Solar Eclipse in Taurus 30-Apr-2022
Stone Soup for the Soul
This Solar Eclipse brings together many diverse things – ideas, resources, hopes, determination. By using innovation and imagination it's possible to built something that's greater than the sum of its parts.
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Full Moon in Libra 16-Apr-2022
Balancing on the Edge of the Wedge
Libra seeks balance which is meant to be lovely and peaceful, but getting there can mean change and sometimes upset. This Full Moon in Libra offers so many options to rebalance your life, you may want to try them all...provided you don't get stuck in indecision. ;-)
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New Moon in Aries 1-Apr-2022
Aries Burns Thru Jupiter-Neptune Fog
We are building towards the conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune in Pisces, which peaks on April 12th. With this conjunction as a backdrop, we arrive at the fiery New Moon with the Sun, Moon, Mercury and Chiron all in Aries.
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Full Moon in Virgo 18-Mar-2022
Lessons in Surrendering
When the Full Moon is in Virgo, the Sun is in Pisces. The Virgo-Pisces axis shows how we seek to understand and work with the the universe which seemingly goes on forever. How do you even wrap your head around that?? Well, you can go in two possible directions: macrocosm or microcosm.
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New Moon in Pisces 2-Mar-2022
Through A Prism Darkly and Sparkly
The Pisces New Moon contains groups of planetary conjunctions and parallels, making it an intricate work of art or a tangled mess or both. Choose from the heavy Venus-Mars-Pluto conjunction, or the enlightened Jupiter-Neptune conjunction, or the determined Mercury-Saturn conjunction.
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Full Moon in Leo 16-Feb-2022
The Solar Side of the Moon
The Full Moon in Leo highlights Solar and Lunar energy, dark and light, feminine and masculine, internal and external, Yin and Yang. The Venus-Mars conjunction is a key point, as well as Jupiter sextile Uranus, and the Lunar Nodes. The fun is about finding ways to bring them together creatively.