Each month there are different themes brought forward as the celestial bodies dance around the Sun.
These movements create a never-ending rhythm of cosmic energy shifts that I have interpreted for you.
Note, I use Universal Time for all our horoscope work to be inclusive and to cater for everyone around the globe.
If you live West of the Greenwich meridian the dates may be the day before and if you live east of Greenwich these dates maybe the day afterwards.
As the planets move through the zodiac, they change signs and adjust their direction.
Each planet has a couple of signs that they really love to be in and with which they resonate well.
You know yourself you may prefer to visit Aunt Agatha’s place, because you feel welcome there.
The planets also have a few signs that are difficult for them to be their best.
Maybe you don’t like visiting Aunt Alex’s place because you feel stifled or restricted in some way.
This is how the planets are as well.
These shifts of planetary energy are what quality astrologers consider.
I also take a closer look at the Moon and pay close attention to the New Moon and Full Moon each month.
In April there are two New Moons, one early in the month, and one towards the end of the month.
The second New Moon is actually a solar eclipse.
Find out more about New Moon Wishing.
The first New Moon of April occurs at 11º 31′ Aries.
This will affect anyone who has a birthday on March 31st April 1st or 2nd.
A New Moon is always a time to start something fresh.
New moons effects usually last for 30 days until the next new moon so this gives you a one-month window to get something done.
The nature of the new moon will be shown by the sign in which it is found in this month the first new moon is in Aries.
Challenge yourself to start something fresh and exciting.
Venus is exalted in Pisces which means it gets +4 for Essential Dignity.
It also means that Venus is a welcome guest in Pisces and Venus’ attributes will work well in this sign.
Intuitively, love and money are highlighted now.
Mercury is the planet to do with contacts connections conversations and trade.
Taurus is the sign of reliability things being solid and creating foundations. It is also the sign to do with money.
This suggests that this will be a good time to negotiate financial deals as it is more likely to favor the buyer than the seller at this time.
Conversations around establishing a base of some form.
This will affect anyone with a birthday on 13th, 14th or 15th of March as the conjunction will actually occur on your natal Sun.
This means that the Jupiter conjunct Neptune will be part of your solar return complex for the whole of the next year.
See more on solar returns here.
As Jupiter conjoins Neptune it creates the beginning of and you synodic cycle and you can find out more about that on this link.
Jupiter is only together with Neptune once in every 13 years and we are fortunate to have it in 2022 in the sign of Pisces.
Both planets are rulers of Pisces.
Their energies can work well in this sign this particular combination really supports Pisces people in general.
This will be a great time for spiritual or artistic growth and luck.
Mars is the planet of energy, competition and where you are active.
I always say this is the planet that gets you off the couch where you will actively go and do something.
And as we can see there’s been quite a lot of pressure on the sign of Pisces and as Mars enters Pisces to join with Jupiter, Neptune and Venus, it’s adding a lot more activity, friction and heat to the sign.
Wherever this conjunction occurs in your chart will be a hive of activity this month.
This will be a good time to expand energy towards nuance and the unseen.
This full moon will affect anyone with a birthday on October the 19th, 20th or 21st as it will be built into your solar return chart for the next 12 months.
Interpretation
At a full moon the light of the Moon is the brightest that it gets drawing the month. And symbolically this shines a light in all the nooks and crannies of the situation.
In the sign of Libra, which has a lot to do with your relationships, your marriage and even business relationships with this light of this Moon you are able to see exactly what’s going on in the corners.
You may not agree with everything you see but this is a time when you are more likely to say you can accept that person’s flaws and continue on.
This is a time when you can clearly see everything at its full fruition and exactly who the person is that you have partnered up with.
Anticipate clarity around your relationship issues.
Interpretation
Spotlight on producing solid results.
Pluto will be retrograde this year between April and October from 28º to 26 º of Capricorn. Pluto has been in Capricorn for many years and it stations retrograde every single year.
The time of the station is important.
This will affect anyone with a birthday on January the 18th, 19th or 20th as the station will conjoin your Sun and be part of your solar return complex.
Interpretation
Reassess and purge unwanted clutter, situations and people.
Mercury gains essential dignity with a +5 as Mercury rules the sign of Gemini the Twins.
Interpretation
Listen to your thoughts, contacts and ideas and journal your brilliance now.
This solar eclipse is at 10 degrees 28’ Taurus and it occurs at the north node.
The north node is a place where things are coming to us like when the tide comes in on the beach and it brings goodies for us.
This will affect anyone with a birthday on April the 30th or May the 1st and 2nd.
And people with these birthdays will have this solar eclipse built into their solar return chart for the next 12 months.
For everyone else the influences last is likely to last for three months.
Interpretation
Build and acquire what you need for your future now.
We have covered all the planetary ingresses which are the planet’s changing signs, all the stations admittedly there’s only one this month and the lunations which are the New and the Full Moons.
Of course there are many other things that could be looked at in the astrology of the month, but this is your April overview for 2022.
Love,
Alison
A Yod is an astrological planetary configuration also know as a major aspect pattern which is formed when three planets line-up in a particular way.
A yod looks like a triangle. See image.
This week the three planets in the current yod are Jupiter in Gemini, Saturn in Scorpio and Pluto in Capricorn.
You can also refer to this current pattern as a Jupiter Yod because Jupiter is the focal planet.
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Towards the end of each year, Pantone announces a new color for the forthcoming year.
The publication of the Color of the Year is highly anticipated, mainly by artists, graphic designers, trend setters and the New Age community.
Because this is such a big deal in the world of color, the color which Pantone chooses usually invokes the potential that each New Year heralds.
As someone who loves astro art and color in general I find this interesting.
The Pantone color of the year for 2022 is Veri Peri a newly created periwinkle blue/purple.
Periwinkles are small purple/blue flowers in a hue that is called periwinkle.
The seven colors of the rainbow or spectrum are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
The seven chakras are the root, sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye and crown chakras.
The chakras are related to the spectrum colors thus:
Red – root chakra
Orange – sacral chakra
Yellow – solar plexus chakra
Green – heart chakra
Blue – throat chakra
Indigo – third eye chakra
Violet – crown chakra
Anyone familiar with chakras will know that the Veri Peri color, although referred to as blue, is related the violet of the crown chakra which indicates the highest form of consciousness raising.
This bodes well for everyone who is on a conscious raising journey and even those people who aren’t who choose Veri Peri with which to surround themselves.
Astrologically the colors are related to the signs.
The 2022 color of the year seems to be associated with the sign of the Water Bearer, Aquarius.
Aquarius is associated with many things one of which is that it is a sign of the people this energy can be rebellious in the name of the common good.
Saturn is presently in Aquarius. It is well placed and in dignity as the ruler of the sign for the whole of 2022.
That color can influence us is well documented and many practitioners will use color to invoke emotional, spiritual and even physical healing.
I wonder how the choice for this year’s Pantone Color of the Year will unfold during the next 12 months for the world.
I’m sharing with you my December Astro Journal flip through.
I’ve been journaling for years and I do dabble with all sorts of journals spreads, but this month I got a bit more organized and have got some images to show you of the journal pages I created for December 2021.
This page shows all the important astrological ingresses, lunar phases and planetary retrogrades for the month.
I also draw the zodiac in the natural position with Aries at the Ascendant point.
You’ll notice that I colour my zodiac signs in specific colours and these are related to the colour wheel.
The fire signs are the primary colours, so Aries is red, Leo is yellow and Sagittarius is blue.
The air signs are the secondary colours so Gemini is orange, Libra is green and Aquarius is violet.
Then the earth and water signs become the tertiary colours, so we have Taurus is tangerine Cancer is apricot, Virgo is chartreuse or lime green, Scorpio is turquoise, Capricorn is purple and Pisces is magenta.
On the outer ring I show how all the planets move during December.
Many planets stay in the same sign, some planets change signs and one planet is stations retrograde.
I also indicate the four main Lunar phases of New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon and Last Quarter.
My Yule page is an acknowledgement of the wheel of the year as the Sun enters Capricorn on December 21 we are at the solstice.
I have the symbol for Yule in the top left and on the top right has an oakleaf to symbolize the movement from the Holly King to the Oak King which happens on Yule.
Yule and the solstice is the actual beginning of the wheel of the year.
It’s the dead of winter. In my drawing that I have a yule log burning in the fire. The idea is that you get one long big tree which is your you’ll log and you stick the fat and into the fireplace and you liked it on December 21 and as it slowly burns you push the tree into the great and I delete should be in for at least 12 days.
Yule is a time where we are symbolizing the shift from the dark and we start to slowly move into the light.
This time of the year is symbolized by candles the fire and brightness.
December 21st is the shortest day of the year it is also known as the Roman festival of Saturnalia.
Saturn rules Capricorn so it all fits in quite neatly.
The monthly full spread is where I will put all my student classes and events.
It also works as a content calendar for my videos and blogs.
I have colored in every planetary movement and the Moon’s phases.
Here I’m listing all the planets that change sign and a little interpretation for each one.
Sun enters Capricorn on December 21st, Complete all public festivities to concentrate on special people. Especially past year. Make a plan.
Mercury enters Capricorn on December 13 get all seasonal shopping in the bag early. Gift self-improvement classes and education.
Mars enters Sagittarius on December 13 this will energize all outgoing personalities. The bright bold and confident now.
Jupiter enters Pisces on the 29th make space in your life for some whimsy. Grow big dreams. Meandering is the name of the game.
Venus going retrograde is there too. Reassess romantic and love relationships for viability. Practice financial austerity for a brighter future.
On December 4th, there is a Solar eclipse at 12° Sagittarius.
This eclipse squares Neptune as well.
The solar eclipse also sextiles Saturn.
The solar eclipse is trine Chiron.
On December 11th, the First Quarter is at 19 Pisces.
On December 19th, is this month’s Full Moon at 27 Gemini.
On December 27th, is the Last Quarter at 5° Libra.
This month’s planet of the month is Jupiter as it moves finally into Pisces.
Jupiter did move into Pisces earlier in the year and then retrograded back into Aquarius, but now it has finally moved and Pisces and will remain there for the next year.
Jupiter is the traditional ruler of Pisces and it is very comfortable in the sign of the Fish.
This movement of planetary energy will bring:
If you enjoyed seeing my Astro Journal flip through let me know.
If you are inspired by some of my Astro Journal Pages send me a copy of your image or use the hashtag #StarzologyAJP to share your work on social.
If you would like to see the actual process I use and how I design each page each month, let me know as well.
There and innumerable videos on monthly journal spreads by talented artists which have amazing artwork and design.
I just bring a focus to the astrology in my spreads.
If you would find it interesting to see my process let me know and I will certainly share a video with the background information as well.
Have a prosperous day,
Alison
Starzology 2022 Astro Planner Available here Genesis For the past three years I've created an astrology guide for the specific year. The guide was originally created for my astrology students and it included the ingresses, retrograde cycles and eclipses. Previously I...
New Moon Wishing - A self-care guidebook for wishful thinkers The New Moon Wishing self-care guidebook for wishful thinkers by Pearl Pendragon contains pages that you fill in with your New Moon wishes each month. There are "New Moon in zodiac sign" prompts to help you...
A Yod is an astrological planetary configuration also know as a major aspect pattern which is formed when three planets line-up in a particular way.
A yod looks like a triangle. See image.
This week the three planets in the current yod are Jupiter in Gemini, Saturn in Scorpio and Pluto in Capricorn.
You can also refer to this current pattern as a Jupiter Yod because Jupiter is the focal planet.
I am excited to share with your my latest venture in creating Zodiac Sign Notebooks. I loved designing these colorful notebooks.
Each one has what I call “light astrology” (so nothing highly technical and tricky as astrology can often get), which will appeal to the person in the street.
Perfect for all who have a Sun Sign, oh right, that’s everyone in your life.
These handy ruled notebooks are specially written and designed by myself.
They are themed and tailored to the individual zodiac sign.
Each Zodiac Sign Notebook focusses on one sign.
There are twelve individual Zodiac Sign Notebooks in the whole collection.
Choose the book for your sign and the signs of your loved ones.
When you reach for your Zodiac Sign Notebook, you are automatically learning more about your sign.
Newbies can trace the glyphs for their sign which are printed on every page.
Aspiring astrologers will appreciate the snippets, at the bottom of every right-hand page, which contain interesting information about the specific sign.
If you are the star astrologer in your group (that’s the only person who knows the difference between a bull and a fish), consider your family, friends, and the people whom you love and stimulate their interest in astrology with the gift of a Zodiac Sign Notebook.
They will love you for it.
The goodness is in the giving. You will benefit as others begin to understand why you love astrology as well.
People can get a glimpse into your world and the astrology that you love.
To order each book from Amazon, simply click on the image below.
Please note that as this is a brand new project.
Here you can see the right hand pages from a few of the zodiac notebooks.
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The New Moon Wishing self-care guidebook for wishful thinkers by Pearl Pendragon contains pages that you fill in with your New Moon wishes each month.
There are “New Moon in zodiac sign” prompts to help you align your wished with the current New Moon position.
Additionally, there are “New Moon in house” prompts so you can focus your wishes on the dynamic energy in your own unique birth chart.
This guidebook has enough pages for five years of New Moon Wishing which means you can create a record of the wishes you made and reflect on how things turned out.
The self-care aspect of New Moon Wishing surrounds writing your wishes and intentions to bring them forth through the act of hand penmanship which embeds your wish deeper into your consciousness.
You are encouraged to color in, embellish and add related ephemera to each month’s pages to create a beautiful record for yourself.
This is an ideal gift for the new-age and enlightened people in your life who enjoy creating with journals and notebooks.
Available now from Amazon.
Read my thoughts on New Moon Wishing and get some more ideas on how to use them in this video on Nadia Shah’s Channel.
The Lunar Cycle The Sun and Moon’s synodic cycle The Moon takes one month to orbit the Earth. The Moon phase cycle starts at New Moon when the Sun and the Moon are conjunct. This happens once every month. At New Moon we can’t see the Moon when it is close to the Sun...
Introduction I'm sharing with you my December Astro Journal flip through. I've been journaling for years and I do dabble with all sorts of journals spreads, but this month I got a bit more organized and have got some images to show you of the journal pages I created...
Zodiac Sign Notebooks I am excited to share with your my latest venture in creating Zodiac Sign Notebooks. I loved designing these colorful notebooks. Each one has what I call "light astrology" (so nothing highly technical and tricky as astrology can often get), which...
Alison with her original design of all the astrology glyphs scarf - available now. Click the image to order yours.