Astrology gives us a map of the cosmic energies that flow through the subtle realms of human consciousness, on the principle of As Above, So Below – the planets and stars are an external reflection of the streams of consciousness flowing through our inner realms, the territory of mind, emotions, desires and drives: the sadly neglected and misunderstood inner world – the realm of our souls, where life happens as much for us as it does in the outer reality.
The inner planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars – reflect our personalities, our individualities.
The outer planets – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto – reflect our collective moods, they point to the deep, slow movements going on in the collective consciousness.
This year sees the outer planets making dramatic shifts of vibration that are reflected in the shaking foundations of life on earth, and shaking up our life experiences and understanding of who we are. Understanding these shifts empowers us to navigate them as gracefully as possible, accepting that they are leading us on path towards a more fully integrated humanity. The cosmic tide is truly high at the moment, and we can easily feel thrown around and battered by the waves – but we can also remind ourselves to tune into the ocean, not simply the wave, for there is no separation between the two, just as actually there is no separation between us and the unified field of consciousness that astrology maps out. It is our belief in separation that keeps us locked in the pain of experiencing it. Astrology gives us language and tools to re-programme the beliefs in our subconscious that keep us locked in the state of separation, as we use the movements of the planets to attune ourselves to the cosmic dance and properly take up our part in the divine drama of existence.
Writing in May ’25, Pluto and Neptune have made the leap:
Pluto, after 17 years in Capricorn EARTH, into Aquarius AIR
Neptune, after 14 years in Pisces WATER, into Aries FIRE
Coming soon: Saturn and Uranus move on too:
Saturn, after 3 years in Pisces WATER, into Aries FIRE
Uranus, after 7 years in Taurus EARTH, into Gemini AIR
These 4 outlying planets reflect deep parts of our collective consciousness, they have all been journeying through earth and water vibrations these past years but now very quickly all are moving into the very different frequencies of air and fire. This means the psychic, subtle, causal energy fields that fuel and feed life are changing nature, and we are going to feel it. It might be like the ground on which we walk, or the very air that we breathe, is suddenly – very different.
Earth and Water are affected by gravity, they keep us down to earth dealing with the challenges of incarnation, and of the past – Air and Fire escape gravity and lift us into the territories of mind and spirit, they look forwards into the future and inspire visions and heat passions.
In this scenario it falls to Jupiter to cool the brewing cauldron when he arrives in Cancer on June 9th. Jupiter changes sign annually and this year is moving from Gemini AIR to Cancer WATER. This brings the challenge, the opportunity, to meet the world, to meet this transformational process, with sensitivity, with feeling, with compassion. We are likely to need it.
The planets dance a dance forwards and backwards in the sky – upcoming retrogrades later in the year will shift the vibrations back a while, with
Saturn going back into Pisces from September 1st to November 27th
Uranus back in Taurus from November 7th to February 3rd 2026
Neptune back in Pisces October 22nd to December 10th.
So 2025 is a dress rehearsal, a taste of the future – for those with their inner senses attuned to the rich flavours the cosmos is offering us – the external world is in chaos, but the inner turmoil can stop when we know ourselves, feel ourselves, think ourselves, affirm ourselves as integral parts of the cosmos, each of u having one perspective on the almighty, divine, cosmic whole.
2026 will bring the next steps of the journey, with the air and fire-fuelled vibrational fields coming from the outer planets settling in.
Life is moving on. Consciousness is coming home.
rainbow messenger 