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Ditch the gender bias by ditching the gender binary & pronouns in astrology (& life!)

Published: 10 Jul 2020

QUEER Astro-Curious? Tune into StarSound Speaks for all things astro, queer, and why it’s important to develop our framework to not just keep up with social change but to progress it.

We talk about the Queer Astrology Conference which is on this weekend (starting tomorrow) and my topic of Ditching the gender bias + a few teasers on my new book…

“Think queer astrology is just for LGBTQIA folks? Think again! Vanessa Montgomery of Astro All-Starz, author of Star Power: A Simple Guide to Astrology for the Modern Mystic and astrology columnist for Glamour Magazine, shares why queer astrology is important for ALL of us, regardless of sexual orientation. Learn some of the many fascinating dialogues awaiting us at this weekend’s conference, including Vanessa’s.

QAC features astrology’s first majority BIPOC (Black and Indigenous People of Color) and majority non-male identifying conference lineup EVER. Have a listen!”

While this is a serious topic as are so many of the rapidly progressive social changes & civil rights, liberties and acceptance we’re finally getting up to speed with as a society – let’s have fun tossing those statues into the river!! – and replacing them with people worth celebrating and honoring.

*Suggestion from Irlianna, Harriet Tubman-I second that motion!

Enjoy the moment-Irlianna is a double Leo and I’m Sag/Aries combo, let’s start fires everywhere and light it up.

The more of us that speak our truth the more beacons we spark with our light so others see they are not alone and are encouraged to step up into theirs!

Let’s go!

To register for QAC2020 CLICK HERE

to listen in now HERE

Starts TOMORROW, Queer Astrology conference returns.

July 10-12 EDT & July 11-13 AEST

Come be a part of it with me! HERE

My talk on Ditching the gender bias by ditching the gender binary & pronouns in astrology (& life!)

on at

EDT Sat 8.30 on in the Gloria room

(AEST 19.30 a.m Sunday)

Then I’m leading an intergenerational cross-cultural queer women in astrology fireside chat

-in the Octavia room

-at EDT Sunday 3.30 pm

-AEST Monday 5.a.m

-(you can watch later with the all-access pass as you’ll have the entire conference to keep

I’ll be chatting with

Hilary, Italy’s ONLY out Queer astrologer

+ Moonrabbit who came out & began her astro journey in 1974/5!

I came out in 1987, & began my astro journey in 1996

Come share in our rich herstory, Astro, feminista insights & experience.

See you there,

Vanessa | Astro All-Starz

Find your Star power HERE

FREE YOUR MIND | OWN YOUR POWER | CREATE YOUR WORLD

Your Genius Moment : Mercury in Aquarius ’16

Published: 15 Feb 2016

After a retrograde back through Capricorn, Mercury has hit the light..the point at which it turned retrograde. Which means the retro is officially over and all that had to come to light, has..you now have all the info and revision you need to move forward…literally, into ‘forward thinking’.

Are you thinking in a more liberated and detached way already since Jan 3rd? Any big blasts from the past that showed how far you’ve all come?

You get a second chance to break out of limiting ideas or crusty old mindsets that no longer serve you.

Mercury rules communication, thinking, messages, the rational mind…while Aquarius lends a breeze of fresh air, and if you’re lucky a high voltage strike of genius to uplift your thinking and shake off old stale perception loops. This is really your chance to change the game, use the sense of detachment that Aquarius lends to not just shift gears but radically change lanes, by changing your thinking. A good way to kick off is to change the questions you ask, which gives new answers resulting in new solutions.

Apply your mind to tech if you’ve had issues in that area, you may come up with some genius ideas and improvements that have a wide-ranging application and potential. Think humanitarian.

What serves the greatest number of people? And you’ll be in a much faster lane and in a whole new game.

The area of your life Mercury went retro in and is now direct in is indicated by its placement in your personal natal chart. You can check this for free at www.astro.com or book a consultation with me to really get your game on and play to your strengths.

You are loved, beloved,

Vanessa | Astro All-Starz

Key Dates for Mercury in Aquarius; 14 Feb-5 March 2016

Shock Treatment ⚡️ New Moon in Aquarius ’16

Published: 9 Feb 2016

On New Moons release the past, any habits, conditioning, thoughts, beliefs that aren’t authentic or no longer serve you. Write them down, then burn them as you visualize and feel yourself let go with love and gratitude for how they have served you up until now.

New Moons are about Manifesting, so next plant the seeds of intention you want to sew, then water them with action.

Focus on areas and approaches that Aquarius rules, such as

New/High Technology
Humanitarian thinking
Groups
Objectivity
Detachment
Science
Innovation
Revolution
Futurism
Ideals
Shock
Sudden change
High voltage energy
Exciting experiences and ideas
Unique expression
Genius/lightbulb moments

‘I easily find innovative solutions to new and longstanding problems’
‘I successfully express myself in unique and independent ways’
‘I’m easily accepting and accepted into groups sharing common interests that benefit me in the area of …….(Place yr group interest here)’

The area of your life (as indicated in your natal chart) this New Moon falls in indicates that part of your life and perception you need to make like that strange Scientist Frankenstein and apply some SHOCK TREATMENT… like lightning can charge and invigorate the air, we need quantum leaps in thinking to propel not just ourselves but humanity as a whole to meet the future successfully.

Groups can be lonely places, and sometimes we do need a certain distance and detachment to connect in like a trolley car to the overhead voltage…There are more power and energy in the universe than we could ever harness or even know what to do with. So tap in, revolutionize any area of your life you feel may be stagnant or need that extra jolt.

What is your relationship with high technology? This is the perfect Moon for solving problems or just making friends with tech. It can be of great service, connecting us all as well as contributing to humanity as a whole. Eco-tech can help us as much as it can cause problems. It’s not the tech, it’s our use of it. Which reminds me, whatever happened to electric cars in Australia??!! This is an opportunity where we can also find solutions to problems that affect not only humanity but every living thing on this planet.

As a group we’re not just humans, we are connected to and dependant on the Ecosystem from huge Wales in the sea, to tiny ants and microscopic plants. We are all dependant on many levels for life, including the electrical voltage that we call an energetic field, or our ‘subtle body’, as equally as the next species of animal or plant. Thinking like a scientist, objective and not sentimental, emotional or subjectively, we are all, right down to the base of it, vibrating energy. Therefore this new Moon, revive your most unique of ideas, dreams or wishes, and put power behind them to blast your experience from the tiniest quantum functioning to intersteller experience. In a nutshell, how and where can you contribute to and serve humanity at the same time as participating in and growing personally?

In solidarity beloved,

Vanessa | Astro All-Starz

Shock of the New : Sun in Aquarius ’16

Published: 21 Jan 2016

The Sun’s month-long sojourn through the zodiac sign of Aquarius begins today.

The Sun represents;

Conscious illumination
How, and where we SHINE
Our conscious self
Ego, and ego drives
Personal will
The will to live
The person we identify ourselves to be
Our path of personal evolution

In Aquarius, we are asked to make like a scientist and apply the filter of detachment, Intellectual scrutiny, and a conscious will to change anything outmoded in our lives. This is where we ‘break all the rules’. Who made those rules anyway, and who are they serving after all? On inspection, you might find you have adopted rules for living and being that really belong to someone else, so it might be time to say ‘no thanks’ and make your own.

Aquarius is forward thinking, right outside the box, and can be supercharged, bringing in change so suddenly it can shock. It’s often associated with Universal concepts, the whole group of humanity rather than the individual, and even Aliens..which is a metaphor for the new being so very different it seems alien to what currently constitutes our personal and collective known universe. The Universe its self is in constant expansion and it’s in our best interest to do the same on an intellectual level as well as a social one.

Experiment with this solar month and see how far you can extend yourself outside of your comfort zone.
The area a planet is transiting in our personal birth chart indicates the area of our lives this illumination is currently applied to. Check the “transits” to your “birth/natal chart” for free on www.astro.com or book a session with me to take a look at how you can make the most of your strengths and play to not only heal and evolve but win.

You are loved, beloved,

Vanessa | ASTRO ALL-STARZ

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