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

Dare or Dare? Venus + Neptune in Aries
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Dare or Dare? Venus + Neptune in Aries

Delulu at its finest. Venus is all things valuable (love, beauty, art, relationships, connection, justice, fairness, women, queers, femmes, self-worth…and in Aries -- DESIRE). Neptune energy is fantasy, disillusion, ideals, and dreams. This is high art and grand gestures! If ever there was a time for both, it's now.

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What to do in Taurus Season
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What to do in Taurus Season

It's for Feet firmly planted,

💭Dreams gently nurtured.

Sun😎in Taurus is for the Reset

Our bodies desire, our Minds require

🌿And persistently sowing the Seeds for All we intend to grow🌿

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New Moon in Taurus (T-Square)
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New Moon in Taurus (T-Square)

New moon in Taurus is the ultimate cosmic flex. Luna LOVES being in the sign of the 🐂. Ruled by Venus, this transit is LIT. Venus is in Pisces rn—one of her favorite signs, and she’s all booed up with Saturn 🪐and the North Node (flutters eyelashes). Have you named what (or who) you’re committing to? Define it, call it in or reinforce it if you already did. 

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Mars in Leo opposition Pluto in Aquarius
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Mars in Leo opposition Pluto in Aquarius

Tension. Friction. Mars, the planet of drive, courage, and assertiveness, is in self-expressive Leo; deep, transformative Pluto is in Aquarius, sign of the collective and society. Perhaps there is a push-pull between your individual will (Mars) and collective evolution (Pluto) during this opposition. Perhaps we call in our courage and rally for change.

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A Commitment Glow-up by Venus + Saturn
Alexis L. Richardson Alexis L. Richardson

A Commitment Glow-up by Venus + Saturn

Venus is stationing direct in Pisces and Saturn is on its way out heading to Aries. Reflect on the Venus matters (connection, love, beauty, relationships, creativity, femmes, justice, balance, abundance, your values and your self-worth). Then call in the lessons from Saturn, the planet of discipline, restriction, and karma.

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A Transformative Full Moon in Libra
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A Transformative Full Moon in Libra

🌕Because it’s in Libra, this full moon is ruled by Venus, which also happens to be stationing direct in Pisces. This moon is DEEP. Think: transforming personal wounds into collective healing. Seek authentic connection. Surrender. Libra is about ⚖️ and giving and receiving. Keep it sacred.

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New Moon Eclipse in Aries, North Node
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New Moon Eclipse in Aries, North Node

This is no ordinary eclipse. Energy has been shifting wildly over the past two weeks—mainly between Pisces and Virgo; the sun and the moon; Saturn, the North Node, Neptune, Mercury, Venus, Pluto and Neptune. We just had the Equinox. All that energy serves as a bridge between Pisces and Aries. This is MASSIVE. 

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The Pisces ↹ Aries of it All
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The Pisces ↹ Aries of it All

ALL of that has been happening in Aries and Pisces. All of it. Imagine that each of those signatures transfers energy to the next signature, so that energy is essentially touched, altered and transferred to the next planet; touched, altered and transferred to the planet; and so on.

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Mars in Cancer Direct
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Mars in Cancer Direct

Mars is here to get to the heart of the matter. Cancer, ruled by the moon, is the seat of emotion and nurturing. Mars is all about drive. Cancer tries to create bonds and safety and family; Mars courts independence. But Mars in Cancer is also fiercely protective. That energy is on blast.

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Clarity Cometh. Stay Ready.
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Clarity Cometh. Stay Ready.

The houses where Pisces and Aries live in your chart are the two getting the most action at this point in 2025. Venus, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, and the North Node are all rotating back and forth between these two houses (well, the North Node is hanging out for a while).

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A Cosmic New Year: The Vernal Equinox
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A Cosmic New Year: The Vernal Equinox

Today is The Awakening. It's the first day of spring, the first day of Aries season, and the Cosmic New Year. Rejoice! A transformation in the form of rebirth. The shift is all-encompassing.

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You Are Here
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You Are Here

You are here. The first eclipse in Virgo in the South Node and Mercury Retrograde in Aries is where we’re at. Venus too, is in Aries, in her fall. Mars in its detriment in Cancer, Jupiter in its detriment in Gemini.

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Mercury Rx in Aries

Retrogrades. From the perspective of timing, astrology tells us when we’ll get more help from some planets, aspects or signatures, and when we’ll face growth edges or learn lessons. From that POV, retrogrades are a time for review.

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Full Moon Virgo/Mercury Stations Rx

Opportunity. If we frame the next three weeks as an opportunity, we can make excellent use of Eclipse Season, and both Venus and Mercury retrograde in Aries (plus Mars in Cancer).

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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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I’m Lex, better known as Alexis L. Richardson, a content and audience engagement strategist, and copy editor. I have deep roots in journalism, mindfulness, astrology, cultural competence and education. But in reality, I am multi-talented, and my interests are wide-ranging. Need innovation? That’s me. Find out more about me here.