Weekly Astrology Forecast | October 18th - 24th, 2021 - green means go, the conversation shifts, our fortune changes, fast endings without closure that chart a new course, that luck we thought had run out well maybe it hasn't, an intense week

 

 

What a week! Yes, another one - 2021 is going to go out with a bang folks.

 

On MONDAY, the Moon is in "let's get started" Aries - we are nourished/nurtured by action, passion, initiative, anger, time spent moving our bodies, time spent with men. Her only aspect today is a stabilizing sextile (opportunity) to Saturn at 7:14PM EDT. Good for taking something seriously/dealing with authority and stepping into our own.

 

Mercury AND Jupiter station direct (they are both direct before noon EDT). 

 

This is FORWARD movement and good news for our relationships.

 

With Mercury direct - the conversation shifts. Our thinking changes. Stuck distribution channels come unstuck. Decisions get made - we decide. They do, too. If someone has come back into our life during Mercury's long retrograde through Libra - well, that situation might fade to black now. Bye-bye. If someone has disappeared, this week is when they might make a re-appearance.

With Jupiter direct - our fortune can shift. We (and everyone else) start LOOKING AHEAD. Group/online situations come unstuck. We should begin to feel more optimistic as Jupiter - the planet of hope and luck - gets up to speed over the next few days.

Mars (at 22 degrees Libra) is trining Jupiter - at the degree of his station AFTER he turns direct. HERE is where you want to be taking action - Monday afternoon EDT. This is a smooth flow. Our efforts can make us lucky/hopeful. This is the natural trine between your Libra house and your Aquarius house amped up with the energy of two powerful planets. AND the Moon in Aries answering to Mars with that applying sextile to serious Saturn helps, too. Think - expansive action. Think - optimistic action. Keep in mind Mars is still in Libra - be balanced, cordial, social, fair, diplomatic, but also DIRECT. Mercury is direct - SAY what you want. If you have been back and forth over something/put something on hold/or need to DEFEND yourself/what you value - Monday afternoon looks like the time for some positive action.

(I had a customer contact me last week. She had asked me to include a little freebie with her order and I forgot to include it. She emailed me about how disappointed she was and then added, "let me know how this happened". I was not at all surprised she used this kind of wording because of all the passive-aggressive Libra energy. It's impacting all of us. Maybe she normally would have said, "can I still get this?" or "can you fix this" or maybe she would have just been pissed off and trashed my feedback. I don't know, but I do know the astrology and knowing the astrology, I was able to respond and not react. I didn't take it personally and I didn't start explaining "how this happened" because I knew what she really wanted was for me to apologize and do the thing I said I would do. So, that's what I did.)

 

Venus (at 11 degrees Sagittarius and answering to Jupiter) opposes a retrograde Ceres - in Gemini and answering to Mercury. Oppositions bring things to peak energy and often to an end. Ceres rules season of life situations (also situations where compromise is needed or where important things we care about/nurture are out of our control) and with all this GO energy now, there are also BIG ENDINGS. 

If something ends now KNOW we are meant to look in a new direction. The astrology is crystal clear here that the ending is fated/will move us toward something newer/BETTER (Mars/Jupiter). Keep your words/thinking/planning optimistic and focused on a wider horizon.

 

Now, something to keep in mind as this energy shifts is we have a BIG Full Moon in Aries opposing Mars in a couple days and then a couple days after that Mars is going to square Pluto (like the Sun did at the end of last week) - so we are going to pay attention to what is revealed and we are going to respond carefully NOT react impulsively - and then we are launched head-first into Scorpio season - co-ruled by Mars and Pluto, oh my!

 

This is INTENSE. 

 

This Full Moon energy can bring fast endings where we don't get any closure. If you are a certain kind of person that will sound just awful and it might be if we stay mired in what is over. Our ability to use the direct Mercury/Jupiter energy - looking toward a more optimistic future - is paramount now.

 

Anyway you cut it the retrograde/review period is over.

 

Fast endings and equally fast beginnings are possible now. Do your Libra (trying to control someone/some situation isn't going to work - think : cooperation). Keep your wits about you. With the Mars trine Jupiter activating 2020-2022's important 22 degree energies - the stuff we are taking action on this week, the stuff we are passionate about this week, the stuff that pisses us off this week has a WIDER CONSEQUENCE.

 

xo all

 

Back with the Full Moon post which will color in the middle to end of the week!

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Today's Astrology Forecast | Sunday, October 17th, 2021- let go of the need to control, let go and let God, let go or be dragged

 

 

The Moon is in Pisces now - we are nourished/nurtured by spirituality, our imagination, art, sleep, time spent near or in water, relaxation, meditation, medication, what is done behind our back, our addictions, our past, Pisces people. She meets up with ruler Neptune (retrograde) at 12:59AM EDT and goes void at 7:23PM EDT off a sextile to Pluto. She is void for the rest of the night.

The Sun in Libra reaches his exact square to powerful Pluto. Pressure. Tension. Fear. Power struggles within relationships/with authority/over contracts. Passive-aggressive/indirect manipulation. Intimacy issues. Sometimes this brings hidden/ignored health situations into the light. The way through this one is the Moon's sextile to that same powerful Pluto. Pisces is the way through. Let go/let God. Releasing what needs to go/releasing what is dead. Going with the flow. Meditation. Sometimes medication. Prayer. Rest. Forgiveness. Sacrifice. Water. Hydration. Knowing we can't control anyone else or how anyone else experiences us.

 

Mars, following the Sun through Libra, will square Pluto next week when we might be taking action on what comes to light now. Or something might hit more acutely. Kapow! We'll talk about this in the weekly.

 

Also today is Mercury's final aspect retrograde - a smooth trine to Black Moon Lilith in Gemini. If we have some controversial conversation/information that needs to be revised/re-discussed/re-evaluated - maybe something from the beginning of September, well here's when we want to be re-negotiating this. When Mercury/BML reach their final trine at the Aries Full Moon on Wednesday this will be DONE.

 

Mercury and Jupiter are preparing to station direct TOMORROW. The conversation changes. Our fortune changes.

 

A BIG and intense week ahead. 

 

Buckle up.  

 

And get some extra sleep.  

 

On Monday, the Moon will be in Aries and we'll start building toward this week's Full Moon in Aries, it's a doozy!

xo all

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Today's Astrology Forecast | Thursday, October 14th, 2021 - be yourself, lean on yourself, keep things light/intellectual, don't take it personally, expect the unexpected

 

The Moon is in individualistic Aquarius now - we are nourished/nurtured by our individuality/freak flags, our groups and causes, the goals that bring us into connection with other people, our genius, change, the future.

 

The Moon will meet co-ruler Saturn retrograde (limits, depression, isolation) at 4:54AM EDT,  sextile Venus at 6:03AM EDT, sextile Chiron at 10:42AM EDT, trine Mercury retrograde at 1:08PM EDT and square co-ruler Uranus retrograde at 4:51PM EDT. 

The bottom-line with all these aspects is probably something along the lines of  - staying a little detached, being smart and self-reliant. The Moon in Aqua does not function well with too much emotion/drama, so keep conversations/interactions light/intellectual. We can attract what we need, heal through group interactions, talk with partners, look over contracts (check the fine-print with that applying Moon/Uranus!), but there is a need to kind of stay on the surface of things now/detach a bit, not take things too personally.

The late afternoon square to Uranus - Moon in Aquarius co-ruler - might send something off in another direction. Again if we are relying on ourselves/standing on our own two feet, there is less chance we will be thrown over. Group dynamics might be tricky. Independent work is favored. The square could toss us a wild card - maybe involving our income, our resources, our products/purchases or self-esteem.

Tomorrow we have the buoyant/confident/optimistic Sun trine Jupiter and Saturday the healing Venus/Chiron - we talked about those aspects in the weekly HERE. 

 

The Moon will be void most of the day tomorrow BUT she will go void off a trine to the Sun (after she meets Jupiter, so pulls our emotions into the Jupiter/Sun flow), so continue to perform.

xo all

 

Keep in mind Mercury is still retrograde and Mars is still part of that same antsy pile-up in Libra. Both Mars and the Sun are headed toward challenges with Pluto. Keep a cool head. Take direct and well-thought through action, as opposed to passive-aggressive or impulsive/angry moves. Watch your triggers. Know some things are outside your control. This is all building to next week's Full Moon in Aries (our annual Mars ruled lunation) - endings, and the new starts they bring, can happen fast. Closure might be hard to come by. Hold on loosely. Defend what you value. Again keep in mind the Aqua Moon supports our genius - step back a bit, THINK, don't take things personally.

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Weekly Astrology Forecast | October 11th - 17th, 2021 - structure and stability, a light on old opportunities, renewed faith and optimism, luck, making adjustments, the wound is where the light gets in

 

 

We start this week with a FORWARD moving Saturn - DADDY'S HOME. Situations with authority/with our own authority can begin to move forward.

 

Depending on our natal relationship with Saturn direct - things will either get more stabilizing/help can arrive/delays can end/rewards for hard work can come in OR walls/rules/responsibilities that have been relaxed can feel like they are tightening up. 

 

The GOOD news - Saturn's first aspect after station will be an opportunistic sextile with Venus in Sagittarius. This can bring structure/stability to financial situations, our relationships, our self-esteem, travel, education, foreign or legal situations. 

 

The even BETTER news, this is the week the Sun will trine Jupiter - we might find ourselves re-evaluating old opportunities/panning for old gold. New doors can open into old rooms or old doors into new rooms. This is smooth flow. Things falling into place. Luck. Expansion. We won't have to push. An improved/more optimistic outlook is possible now.

 

There are multiple inconjuncts this week - rocks and hard places, but really spaces where some give and take is needed. Stay flexible. 

Also - there is a heads up that immediately following this forecast the Sun is going to square Pluto (Monday, the 17th, so it is building all this week, coloring the week with the energies of a POWER STRUGGLE - we don't want to be trying to dominate/manipulate someone this week). We've seen this coming since the Sun went into Libra (a cardinal sign like Capricorn). This can bring some intense challenges within relationships/contracts/our natal Libra house themes - keep this in mind. We want to be smart/playing our cards right. Also keep in mind, the day AFTER the Pluto square, Mercury AND Jupiter are going to station direct. So, lots of avenues for forward movement after we get past that challenge.

 

SEEK OUT opportunities to better/improve the situation. Follow up with what shows up. Give whatever comes to your attention another look.

TUESDAY - Mercury inconjunct Uranus

WEDNESDAY - Venus sextiles Saturn, Sun inconjunct Neptune

FRIDAY - Sun trine Jupiter

SATURDAY -  Venus trine Chiron, Mars inconjunct Neptune, Mercury sextile Venus

TUESDAY - Mercury, retrograde @ 13 degrees Libra inconjuncts Uranus, retrograde in Taurus

Now Mercury is doing what the New Moon did last week. The difference is we now have Venus, ruler of BOTH Taurus and Libra in Sagittarius (instead of Scorpio). She is not so much about diving into the details as she (as us) is about needing to be more optimistic/have faith. If we think about the Libra/Taurus inconjunct this is about cardinal air vs fixed earth. Libra needs some space and Taurus wants to own the situation. Libra's indecisiveness (since she can see both sides) can make Taurus cray-cray. It can be challenging to make a decision now. 

 

Mercury's inconjunct with Uranus can bring unexpected (not totally because Uranus is retrograde) news or communications/conversations that shake things up. 

WEDNESDAY - Venus @ 6 degrees Sagittarius sextiles Saturn in Aquarius, the Sun @ 21 degrees Libra inconjuncts Neptune, retrograde in Pisces

UPDATE - note our serious/goal oriented Moon in Cappy will go void at 6:53AM EDT off her monthly meeting with Pluto - she will be void until 4:47PM EDT.

Venus/Saturn is support/opportunities to stabilize our relationships, money, values. Our hopes/ideals are given definition. Commitments are made. We are taking responsibility for what we want. Good for situations involving authority and stepping into our own. At the same time the Libra's Sun's inconjunct with Neptune shines a light on relationship imbalances, old dreams and relationship sabotaging escape mechanisms.

FRIDAY - the Sun @ 22 degrees Libra trines Jupiter, retrograde in Aquarius

Old doors can reopen. Opportunities we missed the first time through can come back around. People from the past/old contracts/relationships can prove helpful. This is a smooth aspect - we won't have to force things. There are benefits here certainly, but just keep in mind the Sun's next stop is that square to Pluto.

 

There is growth/expansion here, but over-confidence/exaggeration/bullshit can lead to challenges as this "over" stuff pulls us into manipulative/compulsive/Plutonian territory. 

We have access to confidence/luck now, YES, just keep in mind this access is solar and this is Libra season - diplomacy, civility, fairness, beauty, relationship.  

SATURDAY - Venus @ 10 degrees Sagittarius trines Chiron in Aries

Venus/Chiron - here is a healing opportunity for our values, finances, relationships through optimism/faith or maybe here is where our vulnerabilities are making us stronger and not weaker. We attract what we need/want by NOT having all the answers/by allowing ourselves to be seen as flawed. This is smooth flow in fire signs, so some action will be needed on our part to get this energy lit.

At the same time Mercury @ 10 degrees Libra is sextiling Venus, so creating opportunities via ideas/communication. Good for being out and about/social. Having an adventure together. Good time to ask for help/attract what you want via our words. This all flows into the Venus/Chiron healing.

The challenge today is Mars @ 20 degrees Libra inconjunct Neptune in Pisces - this aspect can bring out the more passive-aggressive Mars in Libra energy and create challenges within relationships. Keep things direct, but not heavy. A time out might be needed (or a nap) just don't take the 'escape/fantasy' or any kind of bending over backwards/self-sacrifice too far either.

xo all

 

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