Kerry Shamblin Vedic Astrology

November 8 - 14: HAPPY DIWALI Last week was busy; this week promises more of the same, with the added force of Mars entering the Jupiter and Ketu chat in the early degrees of Leo. We have a new Moon, Mars entering Leo, and both Mercury and Venus resuming direct motion. Expect things to bob up and fall off quickly this week as we watch the deep changes cause surface ripples. The week ahead begins w...

November 1 - 7: ELECTION FRAY The week ahead has a fast paced rhythm going in, with several factors compounding that create a frenetic and uncertain atmosphere that threatens to reveal the truth by eliminating facades. If that sounds exhausting, it may be, so prepare in advance for pockets of retreat and relief that allow for the time and space needed to process the revelations ahead. Retrograde e...

November 2026 brings a remarkable concentration of planetary transitions, reversals, and exchanges that could fundamentally alter the direction of personal and collective affairs.  Venus returns to Virgo before resuming direct motion alongside Mercury on November 13, while Mars emerges from debilitation and joins Jupiter and Ketu in Leo for a powerful conjunction on November 15.  The Sun’s entranc...

The final week of October looks lively. Mercury retrograde is underway as of Saturday, October 24th, bringing a bit more frenzy and flair into the mix. Both Mercury and Venus are now retrograde in Libra buzzing around the debilitated Sun, as Venus moves toward the early degrees of Libra and directly into Rahu’s aspect. This is an “expect the unexpected” week ahead. The trio in Libra is moving thin...

October 11 - 17: NINE NIGHTS The new Moon in Virgo on October 10 asked us to pause and slow down. On October 11th the Moon begins to wax, kicking off the annual celebration called Navaratri, nine nights ten days of focus on the Divine Mother where we explore the process of how good triumphs over evil. The frenzy in Libra continues, with retrograde Venus making full combustion with the Sun and cont...

October 4 - 10: TURN DOWN THE VOLUME Venus has begun the retrograde cycle that observationally takes her into the blaze and pushes her out on the other side of the Sun in the zodiac. The weather pattern that sees excitable retrograde Venus and her ride-or-die Mercury, cutting it up on the dance floor through October is even more amplified by Rahu and Mars pumping air and heat toward Libra. This fe...

October brings movement, revision, and an increasing sense that larger changes are beginning to unfold. Venus turns retrograde in Libra on October 2, beginning a creative and relational reworking that intensifies as Mercury joins her in retrograde motion on October 24, all while Rahu and Mars amplify an already active Libra environment. Retrograde Saturn returns to Uttarabhadra, reminding us to ke...

September 27 - October 3: ROOM TO MOVE The week beginning Sunday, September 27th starts with a newly waning Moon shining brightly from Pisces, at the side of retrograde Saturn, as the Sun moves through the middle degrees of Mercury’s earth sign, Virgo. After moving to Aries, the Moon enjoys alone time through the week, traversing the empty first few signs of the zodiac. This could create a sense o...

September 20 - 26: CHAIN REACTION We are seeing the Moon waxing this week, starting in the sign of Sagittarius on Sunday, moving past Rahu mid-week, and culminating with the full Moon in Pisces on Saturday, September 26.  Other than the Moon, Mercury is the only other planet shifting this week, moving out of Virgo where Saturn was slowing him down and providing structure. On Friday, Mercury slides...

September 13 - 19: MAKE IT STICK We begin this week with a waxing Moon who joins Mercury in Virgo, finishing out the Mercury themed last week where we pulled together our resources and strength. There will be a few more days of the planets forming a chain by occupying adjacent signs, giving last week a feeling of flow and momentum. While things will keep flowing this week, the underlying shift is...

 This week has an underlying Mercurial theme, as Mercury leaves the currently complicated sign of Leo, strongly glowing with the Sun’s presence while also showing us the long term rough patches that obstructionist Ketu has revealed since mid-2025, recently loosened and revealed after the August eclipse cycle. Mercury moves on to more productive things, entering his own sign of Virgo on Sunday, Sep...

September offers a productive stretch for preparation, rebalancing, and clearing the decks before a much more dynamic October arrives. Venus enters her own sign of Libra, Mercury moves strongly through Virgo before joining Venus late in the month, and exalted Jupiter continues to provide a supportive backdrop for growth. Mars enters Cancer on September 18th, beginning a longer dance with Jupiter,...

August 30 - September 5: BACK TO SCHOOL This week begins in a post-eclipse mood, with the Moon waning and swimming with retrograde Saturn in Pisces, reminding us to let the detritus flow toward the drain as we lift our eyes toward the road ahead. The story of August centered around the intense eclipse cycle that demanded digging deep, finding new perspectives, and letting go of legacy behaviors an...

August 23 - 29: SHINE A LIGHT Mercury’s entrance to Leo defines the week ahead as the trio of Mercury, Sun, and Ketu enliven the nakshatra of Magha, the first part of the Sun’s sign of Leo. With the upcoming bookend of the eclipse cycle on deck in the coming week, we begin to ascend out of the detritus of deconstructing illusions and toward an illuminating moment that may reveal the next steps for...

August 16 - 22: WORK THE THREAD The week begins with the brilliant Sun moving into his own sign of Leo, leaving Mercury and Jupiter in Cancer for the remainder of the week to work on lesson plans. Aside from the Sun and Moon, no other planets shift signs this week, except Mercury jumping ship to Leo on Saturday. Rahu continues to make noise in Aquarius, aspecting Mars in Gemini, which creates some...

August 9 - 15: FIND AN EXIT The week ahead sees the Moon pivoting around the Sun in proximity with Ketu, yielding a total solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12. This dramatic celestial event centers on the transition between the signs of Cancer and Leo, fusing this moment into a memorable opportunity to discover the roots of obstruction and to see a path forward out of what has been a very stuck s...

August 2 - 8: SET A COURSE August begins with several important planetary shifts that signal a change in direction. Venus moved to Virgo on July 31, feeling the slippery pressure of retrograde Saturn’s aspect. Mars leaves steady Taurus for the quick-moving environment of Gemini on Sunday, Mercury returns to Cancer on Wednesday after completing his retrograde work in Gemini, and Rahu and Ketu resum...

August asks us to keep moving while the deeper work unfolds. Mars enters Gemini and accelerates learning, communication, and creative momentum, while Venus in Virgo reminds us that progress rarely arrives in perfect form—sometimes we simply have to get it done. Two eclipses bring us into a powerful Cancer–Leo–Aquarius corridor, revealing what needs to be released, understood, or transformed. As hi...

July 26 - August 1: GROW ANYWAY This week carries us from deep clearing into a moment of powerful culmination, followed by a shift into experimentation and uncertainty. The Moon begins the week in Sagittarius under pressure from Saturn, Mars, and Mercury, asking us to take a radical approach to anything that has become stale, heavy, or ineffective. By midweek, the Full Moon in Capricorn brings us...

July 19 - 25: FIND A WAY As the pace begins to steady, this week’s astrology invites us to lift our eyes from the trail beneath our feet and look toward the horizon. Recent months have demanded constant adjustments, but the sky now offers a wider perspective. Mercury is preparing to resume direct motion, Jupiter shines brightly from Cancer, and the deeper currents represented by the outer planets...

July 12 - 18: WELCOME HOME This week ahead features a new Moon early on July 14th as the Sun and Moon join in the late degrees of Gemini. New Moon moments invite slowing down, pausing, and recalibrating as the mental and physical energy could feel sluggish.  Joining the Sun and Moon in Gemini is retrograde Mercury, who will end this retrograde cycle on July 23. Mercury retrograde phases are better...

July 5 - 11: CLEAR THE PATH The main themes in this week center around retrograde Mercury moving back into Gemini on Tuesday and the final pulse of partial Kala Amrita Yoga. With the Moon in waning phase, it could feel difficult to stride forward this week due to a combination of legacy delays that line up to slow progress.  The week opens with the Moon in Aquarius, reminding us that despite small...

July features the gradual transition from pressure toward possibility. Exalted Jupiter continues strengthening growth, optimism, and emotional resilience while Mars reminds us that meaningful progress comes through patience and steady effort. Mercury retrograde slows communication and planning, making this an excellent month for editing, refining, and revisiting unfinished business rather than for...

June 28 - July 4: COST OF FREEDOM Since our last update, Mars has moved into Taurus and Mercury has joined Venus and Jupiter in Cancer, setting the stage for the weeks to come. With the emphasis on the Moon’s sign of Cancer and Mars grounding in Taurus, we may see our focus collectively shift toward home base, with themes of housing, food, and safety coming to the front.  Having bridged into Cance...

June 14 - 20: Create Peace This week begins with a new Moon at the very last degree of Taurus late in the day of Sunday, June 14th. Just after the Moon and Sun conjoin, both spill over into the sign of Gemini, where they join Mercury. The Sun and Mercury remain active and alert in Gemini through the week, giving the energy to move, travel, and organize new educational opportunities or business tra...