Today's Astrology Forecast | Friday, September 4, 2020 - the pressure cooker day 2 (of three)

 

It's a very Martiany day. Cue the guys with the big eyes in the space suits.

 

First - and this isn't in chronological order, but just the order it is popping into my head - the waning Aries Moon inconjuncts the Virgo Sun (12 degrees). 

 

This is a rock vs hard place aspect; a regular part of our monthly lunation cycle. We get the Full Moon, then we have to make the adjustment to the Full Moon.

 

The Full Moon earlier in the week brought something to light, to a culmination, to an ending and offered a new/possibly chaotic way forward. Now as the Sun (who remember opposes the Moon at the Full Moon) works his way through diligent Virgo ie dealing with our natal Virgo house theme, considering the details/facts/information, being of service, doing the work, taking care of our health/our pets - the Moon, pushy in Aries now and answering to a strong, but still Mars (in Aries) says, "OK enough information gathering or enough perfectionist procrastination - DO SOMETHING". This is an inconjunct, that win-win, that can feel like a lose-lose, if we are too heavily invested in either side. 

 

We need to adjust. Everyone gets a seat at the table this year. Our brave, but maybe too impulsive Moon. Our practical, but maybe too critical/proscrastinating Sun.

 

At the same time, Mars and Venus reach the exactness of their frustrating square.

 

What we want won't be had by pushy/impulsive actions. What we want won't be had by just our wanting it either. 

 

Venus is in Cancer desiring mothering, safety, a home baked apple pie. Mars, strong in home sign, but frustrated by his slow down and approaching retrograde (5 days and counting, people!) is antsy/angry. So, we show vulnerability we get slapped down or we make an impulsive/selfish move and we feel the insecurities we have wrought. Our more gentle nature vs our need to assert ourselves. This could all be happening within us or through situations with other people. 

At the same time Venus and Mars are having their spat - and I don't say this to make light of it because this is actually quite an intense pressure cooker, especially for relationships and finances - we have Mercury (news, information, conversations) inconjunct Mars and sextile Venus. 

 

So, again, like the Moon (our emotions), our thinking (Mercury) is not so compatible with our actions. Maybe we are burned out. Maybe we are overwhelmed with the details. We can't choose/decide. We can't seem to get going. Analysis paralysis. Or maybe we've made impulsive moves and now we have to figure out how to make them work. 

The only smooth aspect is a sextile from logical Mercury (strong in his home sign of Virgo and at the critical and final 28th degree, so this relief probably comes after the tension) to emotional Venus. Here's our way through this. Caring and practical language. Talking about what we need without sounding needy. Compassionate facts. Thinking about our security.

 

Remember Venus is in Cancer and Cancer is the sign of the mother and the baby. 

 

Let's be kind to ourselves. Let's nurture ourselves. Let's LISTEN to other people. Know that any unsteady ground (instability) or unsure decisions will be exasperated now and trigger other times/spaces we didn't feel safe/sure. The sextile to a thinking/practical Mercury in Virgo speaks of our minds and our feelings working together. 

 

Keep in mind - reasonable language will make others feel safe/nurtured. Babying other people or looking for them to baby us will get us push back. What we see as helping, the other person can see as criticizing. We don't have to pick anything apart, especially someone else's argument. Think - compassionate language. Think about the difference between an open mind (staying curious) and a critical mind (seeing the flaws, the dragons, snapping shut and closing other people out). Both are attributes, but only one will work right now.

Yes, this is a tightrope walk and instead of those grippy shoes and an umbrella to manage the wind, we have our practical brains and our caring hearts. Our actions can trip us up, but we can't just sit on our butts either because Mars is about to go retrograde - did I say 5 days, yes, I did - and things are really going to start to SLOW DOWN. 

 

Tomorrow will be dicey, too, then Sunday will start to open up and by Monday the Moon will be exalted in Taurus, smoothly trining all kinds of goodies. 

 

Get through the next couple days by being gentle with yourself and other people. Soften any critical eye. Almost always good enough is good enough. Know actions will be awkward and we will probably have to make them anyway (and remake them because as I said Mars is about to go retrograde and will be retracing these steps). Speak kindly. 

Keep in mind the Full Moon's best move was something different/new, maybe even radical. That is our ace in the hole. Do something NEW.

Hang in there.

xo all

 

(Example - Virgo/Cancer stress - can be a situation where one person is very focused on the details of something the other person sees as not contributing to security/stability. This showed up for me this morning as hubs spent 30 minutes cleaning an old cutting board to cut up peppers to freeze, irritating the hell out of me for no reason other than, because he, in my mind, should be doing something else that needs to be done - triggering all the ways his over-doing/hyper focused machinations have contributed to our instability and conveniently forgetting all the times they have contributed to our stability. I can use the astro to not be a rude jerk and shoot from the hip with my words and make a big deal out of something that isn't - because small things are not small things right now. Does this make sense?)

photo by the amazing oprisco

 

Today's Astrology Forecast | Thursday, September 3, 2020 - practical action, staying flexible, the pressure cooker day 1

 

The Moon continues her journey through Pisces today - she sextiled Pluto and Saturn while we slept (cooperation, blending the work and the dream, getting along with authority), opposes Mercury at 8:56AM EDT (challenging communications, the details vs the dream/illusion) and goes void off a productive trine to Venus as 10:34AM EDT (good for creative work, social connections) - she will be void until 4:22PM EDT when she moves into fiery Aries. 

 

During the void - go with the flow, do productive stuff, but nothing we need something to "come of", keep in mind situations that flare up during this time won't amount to much, so don't make a mountain out of a molehill. 

The Moon's move into Aries late this afternoon should energize those who have been worn out by the Pisces Full Moon, but it can also turn up the pressure. Time to get moving, good for independent work. Keep in mind, if we don't want life to feel like a battleground over the next couple months - we need to stay flexible. 

 

Mercury is trining Saturn while squaring the North/South Nodes. 

 

Saturn is retrograde so still focused (as us and as authority) on re-working something, old responsibilities. We can't yet move forward/know what will happen. We can't yet release what needs to go/go back and change the past. We have to stay focused on the facts and taking care of the details. The uncrossed t's and undotted i's that are biting us in the ass - we have to focus on those. 

 

There could be one big thing, and this won't be a totally new thing, but it could be something the Full Moon energy has 'brought to light' - that needs our focus/attention/manning up to deal with this. 

 

This is Virgo season - take the next solid step. Virgo opposes Pisces (the final sign), so we can't see how this all turns out from here - just do the next practical thing. 

We also have Juno (in Libra) opposing Black Moon Lilith (in Aries) The wife vs the other woman. The commitment to the contract/partnership vs personal freedom/autonomy. Oppositions can bring endings. They show us what we are projecting - the dutiful wife clinging to the contract needs more freedom, the other woman needs some solid ground. Life is a mirror.

 

Let's use the Mercury/Saturn trine to deal with authority, our responsibilities/goals. The practical stuff that needs our attention. Let's use the Moon/Venus trine to allow ourselves to dream/feel good - somehow we need to combine these energies without looking too far ahead or getting mired in the past.

 

Use the void to chill out/rest if you need to! 

There is alot of complicated Martian/impulsive/sometimes angry energy coming up, so let's not do foolish stuff. Stay safe and smart. 

 

We will get through 2020!

xo all

photo by the amazing oprisco

Today's Astrology Forecast | Wednesday, September 2, 2020 - change, feeling the past, results delivered, sober commitments, staying flexible, keeping our eyes open

OK, so where are we? The Moon is still in Pisces - we know she opposed the Sun last night (1:14AM EDT - Full Moon), then went on to sextile Uranus (change that enables growth) at 2:04AM EDT.

Today she moves into a sextile with a retrograde Jupiter at 3:47PM EDT (expanding on the dream, creativity, collaboration, emboldened to act), then meets up with ruler Neptune at 8:09PM EDT (connections, feeling the past, spirituality, imagination, addiction).

If we are running on empty already, Pisces Moons can be exhausting.

This is the day Venus (relationships, money, values, self-esteem, beauty) will get to her exact opposition with a retrograde Saturn (25 degrees).

We talked about this in greater depth in the Weekly and the Full Moon post.

Oppositions can bring things to a conclusion (results good or not so good can come in now) or, in this case with the opposition involving karmic and sober Saturn, to a firm commitment. They can also pull in outside energies (that are really inside energies) that will oppose us. Venus in Cancer wants to be comfortable/safe, wants to be cared for, so this can feel harsh/cold. Stuff upper lip, pulling ourselves up with our own boot straps, going cold turkey - all come to mind. This would NOT be a great day to have to deal with authority. We don't want to be projecting that! And if we are stepping into our own, we want to use that Pisces Moon to show compassion no matter what kind of news we are delivering.

This IS good energy to figure out where we are now/what we have and how this works with our goals/responsibilities, what we will need later to play the long game.

We could be required to work harder at a time when we are tired/sick (for some people this opposition is about mothering vs work responsibilities) and we are going to have to figure out some way to balance the needs of our physical body with these energies.

Keep in mind those Full Moon energies. Opportunities/ideas connected to our 'life purpose' - the direct connection to infinite intelligence now. AND the need for new/direct action, yes, even when we are tired! Although, with the Moon in Pisces we will feel a need for more sleep, so can't skip that. Also keep in mind our North Node (way forward) in Gemini now - small quick steps, communications, conversations, sticking to the facts, staying flexible. 

What changes need to be made in our day-to-day life to allow our dream to flourish? WAKE UP!

That square to Mars is building ... and the Moon will move into Aries tomorrow. What do we need to release right now?!


xo all 

photo by the amazing iNeedChemicalX

Full Moon in Pisces | September 2, 2020 - softening our resistance to change, liberation, strokes of genius, endings, disappointments, let go and let God

On September 2, 2020 at 1:14AM EDT the Pisces Moon opposes the Virgo Sun at 10 degrees giving us this month's Full Moon; our annual Full Moon in Pisces.

Full Moons bring things to light, to peak energy - to a culmination, to an ending. It is the space in our breath cycle when our lungs are full and we need to exhale. Or maybe if we have been holding our breath, now is the time we must noisily gasp for air ...

This Pisces Full Moon brings smooth endings and soft landings that can ease us toward something ELSE (and with the major players all retrograde, this could be something with its roots in the past). 

Maybe something we weren't ready for before (or desperate enough to try!).

With an opportunistic sextile to change-maker Uranus divinely timed, maybe watery/limitless Pisces will soften our resistance to change!

This Moon (in addition to being uber potent in its own right) is preparing us/clearing the road for the September 17th New Moon in Virgo when this previously unrealistic/impractical DREAM might finally be well-timed and DO-ABLE. Virgo ensures this will not be all about us - this is about the service/work we are here to give the world. Which we are about to find out is all the same thing!

Any loose ends that need to be tied up over the next couple weeks need to get tied up.

Endings/disappointments can be emotional now, but keep in mind there is something else behind door number two. Look around!

With the Moon in Pisces and the Sun in Virgo, the Virgo/Pisces polarity is activated.

Pisces ruler Neptune strong in his home sign of Pisces, though retrograde (so whatever we are dealing with now, won't be brand new). Virgo ruler, Mercury, strong in her/his home sign of Virgo. Pisces/Virgo is a dance between the infinite (infinity)/wholeness/non-judgement/the dream/Pisces and the finite (the here and now)/the pieces/discernment/the practical steps that make the dream work/Virgo.

Pisces rules the 12th house of what we do last, what is hidden and put away, the ways we self-sabotage because from our vantage point in our 1st house we can't see what's behind us/don't know what we don't know, illusions and delusions, escape, sacrifice, our addictions, our imagination, lack of boundaries, connection, compassion, charity, hospitals, prisons, the things we have forgotten, our distant pasts, our ancestors, water, sleep, illness, healing, spirituality, GRIEF, God.... it is a mystical space of MAGIC where anything can happen.

Let's unpack the chart!

The Moon, at 10 degrees Pisces, opposes the Sun at 10 degrees Virgo.  

The Moon is exactly sextile Uranus. The Sun exactly trine. The Moon sextiles a retrograde Pallas. The Sun trines Pallas. The Full Moon is making nice (giving each other some space this time!) with the Cappy pile-up - more good news and no small thing! Mars squares Venus and Saturn (both waning) and Venus exactly opposes Saturn. The Sun is inconjunct Vesta. The Moon is inconjunct Chiron. Challenges with what we value/hold sacred. Challenges with old triggers/wounds.

I don't want to muddy things up and cloud the water with all these asepects, but I don't want all of this to sound too simple either, although I doubt anyone thinks by now anything about 2020 will be simple.

The Moon's sextile to Uranus IS THE BIG ASPECT. This speaks of LIBERATION, letting go, getting out of our own way. Change. The future. Genius.

Keep in mind - these are both BIG energies.

Far out there. We are talking Neptune/Uranus. We can get really lost in portals like this (luckily we have the Sun opposing from Virgo to keep our feet on the ground - and that's where you want yours ... on the ground).

I am talking about escaping into lalaland, rose colored glasses wearing rose-colored glasses, rebelling through drugs/alcohol.

If the best use of these energies are realized we are talking compassion AND progress. Magic and science. God and technology.

There could be signs now, whispers, synchronicities.

We might be faced with a sudden choice or maybe the choice is out of our hands. We could feel a fast push (no dawdling near train tracks this week, ok?) out of our comfort/discomfort zone. We let go. Then we let go a little more. Then our hands open and WE LET GO. We can't control this ending and anyway - look over HERE (I am pointing at your Taurus house now!) - here is something new, forward-leaning. LIBERATING. It's always easier to move toward something new than it is to move away from something old, isn't it? Or maybe there is nowhere else left to look. Life will use whatever it takes to get us to that lifeboat that only looks like a harebrained scheme that might not work.

And it might not work because that's how life works.

There are no guarantees here. But the thing that doesn't work will be the thing that gets us to the thing that does. There might not be a train from you to New York, for example, so you might have to take the train to Philadelphia and then another train to Newark and then finally a train to New York. Which is where the Pisces trusting in God/life/the Universe/your ancestors part comes in. Bring snacks. And a good book.

Your Taurus house (Uranus) has the goods - the way through this baby. Collectively this opportunity will be about our resources, money, our values, our self-esteem.

Neptune - ruler of this Full Moon - is trining Venus (brakes off). And Venus is past this trine (exact last Sunday), but it's still in play and now Venus has moved into her exact opposition to Saturn. So, what we want is not just going to be given to us here.  We are going to need to work for it. Put in the time/make an investment. This could feel heavy. We might hear a "no" and then have to figure out how to deal with that. Maybe it's a bump in the road and we can get over it or maybe it's the mountain that sends us in the brand-new direction.

Venus in Cancer (as us) is a little needy/wants what she wants.

And if necessity really is the mother of invention and I think she is, then this obstacle isn't really an obstacle.

And I don't mean to make light of it because yes it will feel like an obstacle. Venus/Saturn can make it hard to feel the love. Hard to see the value. With Saturn retrograde, maybe we have this new thing we want, but these old responsibilities/limits seem to be standing in the way. No time. Not enough money. I's we didn't dot and T's we didn't cross that are biting us in the ass now. Whatever this is, keep in mind that Saturn delays things we aren't ready for. His squares and oppositions are necessary - they are the blocks/stop signs/obstacles that we realize later on we needed for motivation, grounding, stability, integrity. But they might feel like sh*t when they are happening.

The Moon is sextiling (opportunity) Pallas who is stationing direct in just a couple days, this makes for good instinctive problem solving. We are blending our instincts/intuition with our intellectual abilities. Change is coming. Change is here. If we want the world to change - we need to change.

God, the universe, our ancestors, our past lives and every good thought/action we've ever had in this one are lining up to support us. Make sure you get out and walk in this one. Pray. Meditate. Listen to music. Get into water. Mercury is making oodles of good aspects this week. Talk. Write. Reach out.

September looks challenging, so let's use this kick-off energy for the best start we can get. The best use of this Full Moon's energy is to 1. let go and let God and 2. make welcome whatever arrives. Yes, you could have skipped right to this paragraph and saved yourself 10 minutes - sorry :)

Alot has changed in our lives since the Pisces New Moon last February. Our daily lives, our relationships, our money/resources. Not much has been left untouched. So what do we value now?

We've had years and years of Neptune/Saturn and now, almost like passing a baton in a relay race, Saturn, readying Uranus for their work ahead (through us) as co-rulers of Aquarius, passes a baton to Uranus.

The future won't be stopped.


xo all