weekly astrology forecast | april 28th to May 4th, 2025 - waxing moon so get going, a time for bold action even knowing there will be obstacles, venus meets neptune, mars in fresh territory, new fixes to old problems, pluto changes his tune

The Moon is waxing/growing now in the sign of her EXALTATION and something in our life is GROWING, too. 


It's a time to be taking action and moving forward. Once we get to the middle of the week and Venus gets into Aries it will be an especially good time for bold action. This doesn't mean we won't face obstacles - we know we are in the Taurus New Moon cycle that involved a fixed T-Square with Mars and Pluto that is pretty gnarly. There can and likely will be power struggles, issues around shared finances, etc. With Venus and Mercury both in Aries there will be as much to fight about as we want there to be. 


So, we want to work with this energy consciously all the while understanding we are in a Pisces North Node cycle that tells us we don't want to micro-manage every detail. We will surely talk ourselves out of all kinds of possibilities with the South Node in Virgo! 


Let's continue to GO WITH THE FLOW even as we take the actions that are ours to take. We aren't sitting anything out; we are just backing off a notch when things get too complicated and letting life/collective energies offer what it can to the situation, then ease back in at the right place and time. 


Let's unpack the week and then I will get Part II of that Moon post up!


WEDNESDAY - Venus re-enters Aries 

THIURSDAY - Uranus trines the South Node/sextiles North Node

FRIDAY - MAY 2nd - VENUS CONJUNCTS NEPTUNE, MARS LEAVES SHADOW

SUNDAY - Pluto stations retrograde


MONDAY - the Moon is still in Taurus. She met the Sun yesterday and we had the New Moon we talked about HERE, Part II of that will be up this week. As the possibilities of that New Moon chart plays out today, she meets up with Uranus (something unexpected, something new), so a monkey wrench/change is tossed in early and then Luna makes her opportunistic sextile to Saturn/stability/authority. 


This is also the day Saturn in Pisces trines a retrograde Juno in Scorpio. So, there are multiple positive aspects with Saturn right now - our goals, authority, our commitments, responsibility, father/father figures. 


This is a repeating aspect for Juno (marriage, our contracts/commitments, what we will do to keep the power we get from some person or situation). We had the first smooth trine back in the middle of December and we get the final/conclusion trine in late September. 


Juno retrograde in Scorpio is about us looking at what we have merged/what the other party has. Looking under the hood/under the covers. Checking the details of the contract/crunching the numbers. During this retrograde trine we could be seeing something that was previously hidden. Saturn brings the reality check, a helpful limit or commitment. We can see this is a long nine-month process, but the trine is a smooth aspect - something falls into place. The re-view, re-evaluation - whatever this is for us will not be some arduous thing - although Saturn can require responsibility and discipline even in Pisces. 


This will be a harmonious flow, but something about it - maybe that it is a very important commitment, maybe it's about the things that will change between one trine and the next - requires this triple dose of Saturn/Juno in 2025.  


TUESDAY - The Moon in Taurus goes void off an opportunistic sextile to Venus and then moves into Gemini while we sleep EDT. A Gemini Moon is nourished by words and communication, learning, teaching, humor, the local community, siblings, a little of this and a little of that, being BUSY. She will sextile Neptune, trine Pluto and sextile Mars all before 11AM EDT, so it looks like we are up and moving. Making things happen and getting things done. 


WEDNESDAY - The Moon in Gemini sextiles ruler Mercury while we sleep (EDT) and catches up with bigger-is-better beneficial Jupiter in the early afternoon. More busyness. Optimism. Adventure? Late night the Moon will go void off a square to Saturn in Pisces. Reality sets in.  Maybe something won't be as easy as it looked. 


This is also the day Venus re-enters Aries after her retrograde. Whatever we have been going back and forth over since early February - well we are moving forward with it. If something got held up back then and never got off the ground well maybe here is where it does.


Venus's time in Pisces is done. The rest, retreat, re-evaluation, re-turn to the past is OVER. Aries is the sign of GO, so it's very likely there is a GO here somewhere. 


Keep in mind Venus will not be covering new ground until May 18th. 


With Venus in Aries - Aries Suns and Aries Ascendants become more attractive - both easier on the eye and able to attract what they want. All our natal Aries houses become more attractive, too.


In Aries, Venus functions best when she takes action, when she puts herself first. In Aries, Venus will be thinking, "what's best for me?". In Aries, Venus is a WARRIOR (and, maybe, love is a battlefield ... cue Pat Benatar). This doesn't mean everything needs to be a fight. Assertive doesn't have to mean aggressive. With Venus in Aries answering to Mars for the entire month of May and Mars in Leo answering to the Sun for the entire month of May and the Sun in Taurus for the next three weeks and answering back to Venus - we have a very productive loop of energy to get things going. Action. Motivation. Assertion. Following our heart and our passions. 


Something to keep in mind as we give ourselves permission to go after what we want is the impulsive nature of Aries. If Venus was always in Aries maybe our relationships would last 15 minutes and the things we bought/valued would very quickly fall out of favor and we'd be on to the next thing. Maybe not such a good long-haul energetic, but as a transit, ie transitory, Venus in Aries can get on with the business of getting us what we want in a very effective manner.

Note - we have been here before, Venus crossed over into Aries back on FEBRUARY 4TH for the first time. We are older and wiser now. The weather is better. Let's get on with it!

THURSDAY - The Moon comes home to Cancer. We are nurtured by mom and apple pie. By safety. Having a home. Having a family. She squares Venus and Neptune. Tension via money, relationships, resources. Tension via a Pisces person maybe or something that is too unlimited/too woo-woo. This is home vs some kind of escape. 

Whatever this frustration is, by Thursday night EST - the Moon is sextiling the Sun. 

Tensions ease. This month's Waxing Sextile - Cancer/Taurus. Here is an opportunity through home, family, self-care to move forward with something that brings stability and comfort. We gain control/self-control over Cancer issues - home, family, food, self-care, nurturing - through the fixed Earth of Taurus - prioritizing practicality, prioritizing structure, using our resources wisely, knowing our values.

This is also the day Uranus trines the South Node and sextiles the North Node. Changes are smooth/something falls into place. The past is more easily integrated. Collectively this can be about money/resources and work/routine. 

There can be new 'fixes' to what were once unworkable circumstances. 

FRIDAY, MAY 2ND - The Moon in Cancer squares Mercury in the morning EDT - words create tension. This is home and family vs us and our independent action. 

This is also the day Venus catches up with Neptune in Aries for the first time in over 150 years!

There is magic afoot and almost anything might seem possible. Excellent energy for art and beauty. For love to heal and karma to dissolve. Venus/Neptune can be glamorous, loving, beautiful, but also idealized and fantastical. We can use this combo for the ultimate escape from reality or to soften our masculine Arian energies and our Aries natal house where we have always had to go it alone. Greater compassion and connection is brought to Mars-y situations. Venus/Neptune can also be a salve if the Venus/Saturn brought an ending. In Aries, it will be the action we take that gets us the benefits with this. 

Venus and Neptune are both answering to Mars who crosses the degree he stationed retrograde back in early December - this was the time period with the US Healthcare CEO shooting and the chart that looked like Pearl Harbor before Mars course-corrected and backed up. I talked about the shooting and that Pearl Harbor chart HERE and HERE

This is also the degree of the United States North Node of Fate! 

So, Venus meets Neptune - after meeting Saturn and the North Node and after a long and dicey retrograde - in Aries for the first time in our lives while answering to Mars and Mars is conjunct the North Node of Fate (best path forward) of the United States (this is also Trump's natal Memoria which I thought could be about him, but this could certainly be about the Pope's death and funeral and we will look at that in the part II of the Moon post). 

We have been through so much to get here. So, what is happening now? What has changed? Something better have!

SATURDAY - The Moon begins the day in Cancer trining Saturn - self-care, responsibility, father/authority stuff should be going well. She goes void off that trine and then heads into fiery Leo looking for some fun, appreciation, ATTENTION. 

The Moon (following Mars' footsteps from last week) will have to get past Pluto in the afternoon. Keep in mind the Moon does this every month. Mars may have lit something up back there, but also, we have been here before. So, there could be power struggles, but we should be able to handle this if we can let our ego take a back seat. By evening the Moon catches up with Mars. This energy is all fire and air. Conversations are lit. It is up to us how we handle this energy. If we are looking for an argument, we can find one. If we are looking for a good time and willing to ignore/avoid certain landmines we can have that, too.

SUNDAY - Now the Moon in Leo is trining Mercury and sextiling Jupiter. If last night was too fiery, well here is some smooth flow and optimism to help. Needs for attention and appreciation can be talked about and amplified, but these are smooth aspects - it's all good. Have some fun. 

Pluto stations retrograde. Plutonian power backs up/retreats. Plutonian situations can change course. Death and transformation is postponed. Pluto retrogrades are times to do deep inner work. Fear that is ripe for release can come up, maybe through uncomfortable situations to be looked up/worked through. Sometimes just survived and then we change through the survival. Deep insights are possible. Worn out controls, rules and power systems are getting re-looked at as well as the way we merge our resources (including our bodies and our money) with other people. Pluto will be retrograde until October 13th. 

We can see this is an important week. We have Eclipse season and the Mars/Pluto battles BEHIND US. Mercury and Mars heading into new territory and Venus in a new sign. Plues Venus meeting Neptune, her higher octave, in Aries for the first time in over 150 years.

Let's see where everything shakes out by the end of this week! Keep moving forward. 

xo all - back with that Part II

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