Jupiter sextile Uranus | February 13th through February 22nd - lucky breaks and beneficial change

 

This is one of the best aspects of 2022 and we don't want to miss it. 

 

Jupiter (in Pisces) will sextile Uranus (in Taurus) at 11 degrees on February 17th. 

 

This opportunistic sextile is in play as it applies and wanes and will be within 1 degree from February 13th - 22nd and is really in play all month.

In our personal charts this creates opportunity between our natal Taurus and Pisces houses and pulls in our natal Jupiter placement and the house Jupiter rules (our Sag house) and our natal Uranus placement and the house Uranus rules (our Aquarius house). 

 

This sextile is earth and water - some action/effort will be required to get to the "opportunity". This is Taurus - our resources, money, what we value, what we can hold in our hand, the things that make sense/cents, our self esteem AND Pisces - our dreams, imagination, spirit, healing, connection, compassion, our ancestors, what is behind us. Taurus/Pisces - making the dream real.

Jupiter/Uranus is the fast win. The beneficial change. The "lucky break". 

 

Expansion through technology or groups. Confidence in our individuality. Changing our beliefs. Opportunities from doing something different or differently. Freedom. Risk. Unexpected/future-focused journeys. The road less traveled/thinking outside the box brings expansion, PAYS OFF. 

 

This reminds me of the Cappy/Pisces energy of "making the dream real", we had in play most of 2019. Except instead of stodgy Saturn (who, yes, does come into play through Taurus ruler Venus's placement in Capricorn) we get happy-go-lucky Jupiter. With Pisces we might have to sacrifice something (release something, maybe a belief) to get something else. Here is where we are taking concrete steps toward a dream. There is OPPORTUNITY/magic/help from the ancestors.

These word salads are making me hungry. 

 

Bottom line - change is good. You get the idea. More in the monthly HERE.

xo all

And, yes, buy a lottery ticket, too. It can't hurt.

 

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the astrology of where we are right now plus the week ahead ...what has fallen apart starts falling into place, change is good

 

It's Aquarius season - let's take a step back and take a look at where we are! 

 

The Sun is in Aquarius for a couple more weeks. 

 

He is just coming off his meeting with serious Saturn. The reality check. That was exact on Friday. Yesterday, the Moon, in Aries, moved into a smooth sextile with Saturn and then the Sun. Aries is the warrior/the initiator. This speaks of taking action. The Aries/Aquarius sextile - opportunities through the new/through being ourselves/by not being too sentimental/not looking backward, but taking traditional things into consideration. Saturn requires maturity/patience/consistency. In Aquarius, maybe our responsibilities to the group, certainly our responsibilities to the future come into play. 

Mars, ruler of that Aries Moon, is in Cappy,

 

following in the footsteps of Venus and Mercury. He is squaring Chiron on Sunday while the Moon is squaring Mercury and then Pluto. Mars loves being in Capricorn, is exalted. But these squares are challenging. Not a time for pushing, impulsive or controlling language, power trips because our timing will be off somehow. Not a time for giving up either. The square to Chiron is painful, an old wound around masculine energy (being able to take care of ourselves/be ourselves/anger issues) is triggered. Maybe by authority, maybe as we try to take control of a situation. We don't want to/can't hide our humanness/vulnerability AND we don't want our head handed to us either or to be doing this to someone else. A cardinal square requires new action. Requires we MOVE. Mars in Cappy is about high noon/about doing the most important things, not doing everything. Imagine someone is watching what you are doing. What would you do and how would you do it? We are stepping into our responsibilities. Might feel over-burdened/lonely. If something is triggering you - you/your body is OVER-responding, in Aries maybe through anger/passion/impulsivity - think about other times you have felt this way. Not to wallow, because we want to keep moving, but to think about how you can grow through this, what this might be offering/teaching. 

THIS WEEK, Mars will trine Uranus. A trine is a smooth aspect, the brakes are off. If Mars in Cappy is exalted because limits/rules are HELPFUL then this trine is where we step outside these limits/rules/change things up and THIS CHANGE IS SMOOTHLY INTEGRATED. Uranus isn't tossing us a curveball that will drop us on our ass this time, this time maybe the curveball is bringing us to the HOME RUN. Changes are beneficial. Good energy for breaking bad habits and acting on new developments. 

As of last Thursday, Mercury is DIRECT! 

 

Yay! He is getting back up to speed. Things will start to pick up/catch up. Delays will end. Decisions will be made. Choices become more black and white. Answers will come in. Mercury is in Capricorn, too - so our words matter, our plans are solidified. Our words are our contracts. 

 

THIS WEEK, Mercury will meet Pluto for the third and FINAL time (they met the end of December and then the end of January) - what needs to be finished, what needs to come up to be talked about, truth can come out - and THEN Mercury goes on to trine the North Node in Taurus - putting us on our best path forward. This is about stability/security. The right words/conversations/information/ideas will find us and we will find them. Something slips into place. Can help with our finances/resources/self-esteem/bring greater stability. Note this 'falling into place' comes after Mercury's final pass under Pluto - facing death ONE MORE TIME.

Venus, like Mercury, is walking her final path through sober Capricorn, 

 

finishing up her 40 day and 40 night retrograde. She has worked her butt off to help us/stabilize us/show us what we really value. Mars is now within orb of Venus and they will remain together for WEEKS, instead of their usual meeting of a few days. This is VERY potent energy. Good for relationships/balance. For what we want working well with what we have to do to get it. This is the merging of masculine and feminine energies. From February 16th to March 6th they will be nearly EXACT. They will cross 0 degrees Aquarius TOGETHER - where Jupiter met Saturn in December 2020 and the world started up again and where Venus will meet Pluto next year. So, they start out together in Cappy - things get stabilized/maybe more traditional/serious, they will face Pluto (death, transformation, truth)  TOGETHER, oh my, then they move into Aquarius, the NEW, together. In Capricorn, Mars will pass Venus, but then as she gets up to speed, she will pass Mars in Aquarius. This part is VERY IMPORTANT. We will talk about this in its own post. 

 

Saturn, of course, is still in Aquarius, the sign of his ancient rulership where he is still quite strong. Everything in Cappy right now - Mercury, Venus and Mars -  is answering to him. Jupiter is flying through Pisces. If you have planets/points in Pisces check your chart - or email me and I will check for you - and see what dates you might be able to gain benefit from him here. Jupiter is the ancient ruler of Pisces and very strong here. Neptune, modern ruler of Pisces, is in Pisces for a few more years and Jupiter is going to meet Neptune here in APRIL. This conjunction is this year's BIG aspect and hasn't happened since the 1850's. We will talk about this in its own post, too.

The Moon starts out the week in Taurus, the sign of her exaltation. In Taurus, she will make mostly smooth/positive aspects other than a few hours early Tuesday EST when she squares Saturn and then the Sun. Her closing aspect, a smooth trine to Pluto, late Tuesday night is a good one, so things started during this Moon could be said to bring a good outcome. The Moon goes void Tuesday night, 11:48PM EST and is void until Wednesday morning, 5:27AM EST. 

 

Life gets busier when the Moon gets into Gemini (Wednesday morning) and starts answering to Mercury. Gemini again brings a mixed bag and a nice closing aspect. So, things began under this Moon could be said to bring a good outcome. The Gemini Moon will last until she trines the Sun on 3:23AM EST Friday. She will be void most of Saturday and then move home to Cancer at 6:27PM EST. So, we don't want to be starting anything brand new during that long void Moon on Saturday, if we need/want something to come of it.

I hope something here is helpful. I am still finishing up a few store orders for my jewelry lines and tending to some health stuff, but hoping to get part II of the Nodes series up this week and the first part of the U.S. Pluto return. 

More about this week in the monthly HERE. 

 

We have TWO Earth trines this week folks so something is falling into place for ALL OF US.

xo all

artwork by the talented Tohad

New Moon in Aquarius | February 1, 2022 - the start that comes after the disruption, dealing with where we are and what we have to do, the future, new leadership, new commitments

On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 12:46AM EST the Aquarius Moon meets the Aquarius Sun at 12 degrees giving us this month's New Moon - our annual New Moon in Aquarius.

The Moon isn't comfy cozy in Aquarius - the Moon ruling our roots/our past and Aquarius ruling uprooting/our future. The Moon in Aquarius is answering to Uranus (in Taurus) and, through an ancient rulership, Saturn in Aquarius, so back to Uranus. Uranus is answering to Venus, who has just stationed direct in Capricorn, so back to Saturn. This, along with the Moon's position in relation to both Saturn and Uranus, pulls last year's mega Saturn/Uranus square into the New Moon's story.

The Moon/Sun are conjunct Saturn and this aspect is applying. This is sort of echoing the "all roads lead to Saturn" lunar rulership - and we have Mercury, Mars and Venus in Saturn's sign of Capricorn headed toward their pow-wow with the big guy when they get into/back into Aquarius - Saturn is definitely the BIG player here and he is strong in Aquarius. 

So, maybe here is a reality check. A boundary/limit/line in the sand that is drawn by us or someone else. Here is a commitment. Something now that needs to be taken seriously. The Moon meets Saturn quickly, the Sun, in a couple days. So, we will FEEL the reality of the situation, the pressure or responsibility of it, the need for seriousness and then we will SEE what we have to work with/where we are with this.

The New Moon is the time of starting (consciously or unconsciously) and we know with Saturn this start will require our perseverance, effort, probably take longer than expected, BUT, it will almost certainly have long term benefits/bring greater stability. Saturn always brings rewards.

This also speaks of stepping into responsibilities, growth through older people/mentors, father/patriarchal story-lines, changes in group leaderships, an amplified relationship with our natal Saturn, making something that is REAL, something lasting. 

Mature love. Saturn/Moon/Sun (and probably that empty Leo leg of the chart) is making me think of this Sigmund Freud quote.

"we must learn to love in order to not fall ill" ... Sigmund Freud

 

The Moon is squaring Uranus - this aspect is unwinding. This is the disruption/change that is pushing us to CHANGE. This is what brings us to the New Moon/new start. At the time of the New Moon this DISRUPTION has already happened.

So, we have had some kind of disruption requiring change that demands to be taken seriously. Is probably intended to 'grow us up' in some way. And we have a New Moon requiring a START. In Aquarius, the sign of the future.

 

Another thing to keep in mind, is that Saturn's close proximity to the Sun can activate old energies (that we might carry and not even remember), maybe stories about "overbearing" authority/Saturnian situations that did not 'end well'/situations tied to 'emperors/leaders/fathers' - this Moon might make us overly prudent/tentative/fearful. If we are waiting for someone else to tell us what we can do/to recognize us, we can too easily cede control outside ourselves that we are intended to EMBODY. We can spend the entire lunar cycle (with all its amazingness) tied into a story-line where whatever power/authority is needed is JUST OUT OF REACH. The next two weeks, especially after Mercury stations direct on February 3rd, is a time for ACTION. As long as we don't make some crazy rebellious, erratic move from that square to Uranus (and if we already did that, well, then let's just know that is what we needed to do and now here is where we can start to build something new/something stronger) almost ANY deliberate/practical action we take toward what we want can be the right action. 

The New Moon is sextile Chiron - this aspect is also separating/unwinding. This is about what we have done to try and heal or the healing. Maybe the disruption itself has been healing, maybe the lessons that have come from it are. Chiron is in Aries, so maybe there is something here about being able to take care of ourselves, be ourselves, stand up for ourselves.

 

Venus is conjunct Vesta EXACT and trining Uranus, Ceres is conjunct the North Node EXACT. Asteroid Hygeia is opposing Uranus EXACT. Uranus is conjunct asteroid Child. Mercury is conjunct Pluto. Pluto is conjunct Juno. Now, all these things are happening irrespective of the New Moon, but since the New Moon is a event chart, too, and the way something starts matters, they matter, too.

Venus, after her back and forth through Cappy (and keep in mind she is still making her final walk over those old degrees) meets up with Vesta. HERE, at the time of this New Moon, is what we need to tend to/here is what will keep us up at night. So, what is going on? What has our ATTENTION? Venus/Vesta trining the New Moon ruler Uranus speaks of the changing conditions this New Moon brings being to our BENEFIT.

Ceres is conjunct the North Node - this is very supportive/reflective of that Venus/Vesta. Ceres pulls in mothering story-lines and nature, season of life issues, things that are outside our control, situations that require negotiation. She is very happy in Taurus. The North Node in Taurus speaks of our best way forward being a way that is simple/practical - this start is not going to be some big complicated thing and if it is we had better break it down into bite size pieces because Taurus rules the throat and we don't want to choke on it.

Uranus is conjunct asteroid Child and in EXACT opposition to Hygeia. The virus and its ramifications opposing our freedom/liberation/children. Ugh - what ARE we doing to these poor kids? A retrograde Mercury is conjunct Pluto. Juno is conjunct Pluto. Powerful words/conversations. Secrets coming out. Maybe involving contracts/partners. Fear of endings/death.

Here is a serious new start after a disruption/breakthrough/breakdown. The change comes through a square which is challenging, so probably wasn't comfortable. There is an old wound activated here by way of an opportunistic sextile, so we can work with the assumption this CHANGE is healing, even if right now we can't see our way to that just yet. Saturn is the big cheese now. Restrictions/limits/responsibilities can be helpful with Saturn - for example if we are needing to be healthier, it will be easier to eat LESS now. If you are trying to reach a goal, it will be easier to LIMIT our distractions. It's not about some big thing, but it is about the future/inspired by our need to be part of the future. This start will bring greater stability/longevity. Rome wasn't built in a day and this won't be either. Keep in mind benevolent Venus's trine to the Moon's ruler  - the change is BENEFICIAL.

Shortly after the New Moon, the Moon will move into Pisces and a Pisces Moon with Jupiter and all those nice aspects to the Cappy planets is going to be pretty nice PLUS it has a good closing aspect, and remember we only have Jupiter in Pisces for a couple more months, so THAT would be a good place to start (February 2nd-4th). If you miss that one, the Taurus Moon (February 7th-8th) also looks good. We want to avoid void moon periods during those days. 

 

In the meantime let's think about/set those intentions because it helps line us up with the energies at play.

NEW MOON INTENTIONS

 

As we work with the Aquarius positives - innovation, genius, advancement, the new/modern, the power of groups, the power of the individual (yes Aquarius has both!) and eliminate the Aquarius negatives -  too much detachment, too many distractions, our feelings of alienation and our need to get lost in the crowd and hide out in the audience - if we do our work - and we are not required to do our work perfectly - we are left with a cool head, an open mind and enough emotional distance from whatever we are creating to allow the magical forces in play to work for and through us RIGHT NOW!

 

AFFIRMATION TIPS for our monthly New Moon: always make affirmations from a  positive place (positive meaning both happy and certain) - write your affirmations down by hand in script, speak them out loud. Then release your attention from these things knowing that your intention is known.  

 

Know these things are already yours.

(you don't want to miss setting your intentions this month - millions/billions of Chinese people are celebrating their brand New Year and really powering this up!)

 

xo all 

Something to keep in mind if you are reading this BEFORE the New Moon, is the Sun's square to Uranus the prior day (this can make us accident-prone, so slow your roll a bit) PROACTIVE CHANGE IS GOOD, BEING OURSELVES IS GOOD, but burning bridges impulsively probably not - we can see SATURN IS COMING, the reality check, so, anything too irresponsible/rebellious is not a good idea right now. There is probably a "no" up ahead somewhere, so how far out on a limb do we need to go right now. The Moon is dark/balsamic, it's a time of rest/reflection. ALL the inner planets are going to have to go through Saturn over the next few weeks (miracles are coming, too). Save your strength.

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 | Today's Astrology Forecast - paying attention to what catches our attention, not shooting ourselves in the foot

 

The Moon is in intense Scorpio now. We are nourished by power/collective resources/merging/purging/diving deep. Our emotions might be more intense, situations can feel more "life and death". 

 

She squares Saturn at 12:41AM EST (tension/frustration maybe around authority/rules/limits), trines Neptune at 11:47AM EST (great for our intuition, making art/music, prayer, meditation) and sextiles Pluto at 9:09PM EST (passion, transformation, change, power). She will go void off a sextile to a retrograde Mercury at 12:27AM on Thursday morning. She will be void until 9:44AM EST tomorrow, when she moves into fiery Sagittarius.

This is the day Mercury (retrograde in Capricorn now) perfects his smooth trine to the North Node in Taurus. We are looking backward to move forward now. 

We talked about this aspect in the WEEKLY:

Mercury (retrograde), at 29 degrees Cappy trines the North Node at 29 degrees Taurus. It's no coincidence we have THREE planets in Cappy as the North Node has shifted into Taurus and we get these smooth energetic connections with HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET WHERE WE'RE GOING/fate/the future. Good news can come in. Arrows lit up that point us OVER THERE. The right book can fall off the shelf. The right conversation can happen. A seriously good idea come in. Send the email/take the call. Say it/think about it AGAIN.

 

Keep in mind with Mercury retrograde this will not be a totally new thing. But with the North Node in Taurus now, we are connecting different dots! Also keep in mind with the North Node in Taurus, this will not be some big, complicated thing.

This is also the day Black Moon Lilith, still in Gemini and answering to Mercury - so this can be all part of the North Node trine - squares illusive Neptune at 21 degrees Pisces.

Maybe old words, information, conversations can come back to haunt us/deceive us. BML is rebellious feminine energy and, quite frankly, pissed off for thousands of years. In Gemini, she pulls in choices/options/information, but this square to Neptune looks self-sabotaging. Be careful with what you are saying/thinking/believing. 

 

Double check the details. Don't gossip/scapegoat. With the Moon in Scorpio trining Neptune, Neptune's square with Lilith might speak of sabotaging "connection" because we are afraid to be controlled or to read what we want, that isn't actually there, into situations - so stay frosty. Avoid addictive substances and unhealthy escape mechanisms/mergers.

The BML/Neptune 'heads up' is also a good reminder to keep in mind that Mercury is RETROGRADE. Yes, she/he (as we) is trining - BRAKES OFF - the North Node (how we are going to get where we're going), but this is still a re-flective energy. 

 

We are re-viewing, re-thinking, re-vising, re-visiting. In Cappy, this could be about old goals, father issues, security issues, career, the way we show up in the world. 

 

There is no need to rush this stuff. What is truly ours will be there for us when we are ready. 

xo all

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