weekly astrology forecast | August 8 - 14, 2022 - one more code red week as we figure out what really matters and how we want to spend our precious and finite time on this beautiful planet

 

 

Another BIG week!

 

Keep in mind, it's summer and we only get so many of them, rest/enjoy when you can. 

 

As we start the week, Venus's trine to Neptune (and both Uranus and the North Node are answering to Venus) is waning now, but still in play. Mars is in Taurus, also answering to Venus. Jupiter is retrograde in Aries and answering to Mars. We don't have to make huge moves to create magic. When we hold our energy intact until the right moment and then release it in small amounts, we find the connection to a larger universe that is constantly growing/bringing abundance. 

 

The magic (Mercury) is in the details (Virgo). 

 

In the background of EVERYTHING is our childhood woundings. The huge efforts we had to make as a child to try to have our needs met have created an illusion of struggle and effort. Black Moon Lilith in Cancer this spring/summer (the womb wound, woman who chooses herself) is finally moving out of the orb of her square to Jupiter, beginning to move within orb of a healing trine to Chiron. 

 

We are putting old ghosts to bed. 

 

The Full Moon in Aquarius on Thursday - highly active on Wednesday, too - will be illuminating/bring situations to a head or to a conclusion. Can be JARRING. This one is challenged by Saturn, squaring the Nodes of Fate and Uranus and ruled by Uranus and Saturn, so again expecting the unexpected/keeping a cool head/having back up plans looks like a good idea. The Saturn/Uranus square of old vs new, battle for rulership of the Age of Aquarius, is AGAIN pulled into the mix - collectively and personally.

Once we get past this week, if we are happy with recent changes we can keep moving forward. If life has tossed a curveball at our head, our ability to adjust/move with the changes will help us get a footing in this new territory. Next week, for most people, we get a chance to catch our breath. 

 

Let's unpack the week!

MONDAY - Sun trine Chiron, Lion's Gate 8/8

TUESDAY - Venus opposes Pluto, Mercury inconjunct Jupiter

WEDNESDAY - the Sun squares North Node/South Node, Sun squares Uranus 

THURSDAY - Full Moon in Aquarius, Venus enters Leo, Mars sextiles Neptune

SUNDAY - Sun opposes Saturn, Mars trines Pluto, Mercury inconjuncts Chiron

 

MONDAY - Sun trine Chiron, Lion's Gate 8/8

The Sun's trine to Chiron at 16 degrees Leo and Aries is all about healing. Physical healing. Forgiveness. We step onto the center-stage of our own life/follow our heart/do our Leo and very old, very deep wounds are healed. The king knights the wounded hero. The wounded hero brings humility/humanity to the king.

 

Happening at the Sirius infused 8/8 energy portal (although I think the significance of the actual date itself is questionable and maybe more about the power of 8's?), which is believed by some to be an intense activation period for higher timelines, could speak about what is needed to bring greater consciousness to us personally and to the collective. Sirius is a fixed star, the brightest star in the sky, located at 16 degrees Cancer, so exactly semi-sextile the Sun in Leo today and squaring Chiron. This year the "Lion's Gate" date makes a little more sense to me as it pulls in/amplifies that trine from the Sun to Chiron. We don't have to hide our vulnerabilities/weak spots. Our scars are shiny, too.

TUESDAY - Venus opposes Pluto, Mercury inconjunct Jupiter

 

On her way out of Cancer, Venus needs to get past this opposition to Pluto, exact today. More relationship DYNAMITE. Power struggles. Our needs vs their power. It's uncomfortable/intense. Manipulation, Jealousy. Secrets. Maybe we want something too much. Plutonian power is a double edged sword/can bring curses, because as we get fixated on having something and maybe we get it, maybe we don't, but either way - there is a high price to pay for the obsession. If we are not walking our talk with our values or clinging to something - a relationship, source of income, family/home situation - that we aren't lining up with anymore/that is dead, well here is where Pluto can pull the rug out from under us.

The awkward inconjunct between Mercury and Jupiter doesn't help, is uncomfortable, too. It's a struggle to say the right thing/be heard. Virgo/Aries is a challenging blend. Virgo is precise and detailed, but also generous with criticism for all kinds of inconsistencies and Aries just wants to go and has no patience with the tedious details. Plus Mercury and Jupiter rule opposing signs to boot. The common ground is there isn't any, so know we will have to adjust. Things will be imperfect/in-flux. When making decisions now, take some extra time to weigh the pros and cons because our thinking can tend to be off. Things looking worse or better than they actually are is likely. Disagreements can turn into arguments and get out of hand, so know that going in. Take the high road.

 

WEDNESDAY - the Sun squares North Node/South Node, Sun squares Uranus

 

The Sun in Leo's square to the Nodes of Fate - and this is all part of tomorrow's Full Moon - can illuminate via situations or choice points our ties to complicated story-lines, third party situations, jealousies, power struggles, secrets, tax/inheritance issues, deaths (South Node in Scorpio) vs the more simple, practical, stable and less sexy way forward (North Node in Taurus). With the Sun in egoic Leo, it can be hard to remove ourselves from the drama, but we have to put our need for stability/simplicity first. This is about what really matters. This is about what we already have. What are our resources, talents? Where is our money going? Are we taking care of ourselves? Are we spending our precious/finite time on this beautiful planet in the best possible ways? Step away from the manipulative yuck (that is comfortable because it is familiar) and into something more simple, and a little scary because it is NEW. 

 

This is all complicated by Uranus, step in step with the North Node, so the Sun is squaring him, too. This can indicate a jarring disruption. The Sun's need to shine/have fun vs Uranus's need to change things up/liberate us from the restrictive nature of our ego. More change or 'be changed' energy folks. The Moon will be in Aquarius, so detaching a bit, using our head instead of our heart here can be helpful. Although the Moon is answering to and squaring Uranus also, so there won't be easy answers if this is hitting our chart.

 

THURSDAY - Full Moon in Aquarius, Venus enters Leo, Mars sextiles Neptune

 

This Full Moon looks challenging, is conjunct a retrograde Saturn and squaring the Nodes of Fate. The modern ruler of this lunation, Uranus, is also squaring the Sun and the Moon. Fixed T-Squares are tricky. Saturn can make things too serious/depressing. We will find a way through when we unpack the Full Moon in its own post!

Venus enters fiery Leo. Our Leo house, a space we have intended to SHINE in this lifetime, becomes more attractive. Leo Suns and rising signs are more naturally attractive (ie easy on the eye and able to attract what they want). We attract what we want and need (Venus) through Leo now - so by standing out, standing up, being passionate, taking center stage - you get the idea. Wallflowers will wilt (although everything is wilting in this heat anyway!).

 

We could, of course, go overboard with all of this. Leo (ruled by the Sun) doesn't really like others blocking the light. Competition can get ugly. We could become downright diva-like. Being in love with being in love fits here, too. 

 

Wanting to be adored will make being ignored all that much harder to handle.

 

SUNDAY - Sun opposes Saturn, Mars trines Pluto, Mercury inconjuncts Chiron

As if the Sun hasn't had enough challenges this week, now it's his turn to deal with that retrograde Saturn in Aquarius. We are blocked. Reality checked. This is not the time to ask for a raise or go up against authority. This aspect, accompanied by Mercury inconjunct Chiron, can make interactions painful/make it hard to express ourselves. Maybe in practical terms, we want to play and we have to work. We want our center stage and we have to take a seat in the audience. The Sun is in his home sign and Saturn is in his home sign (ancient), both powerful. Bruised egos are possible now. Old daddy issues show up. Saturn is retrograde, so this likely won't be a brand new situation.

 

This is another "low-energy" Sunday, so take it easy. 

The good news, and the way through this, is Mars' trine to a retrograde Pluto. Taurus/Capricorn. Be stable/practical/responsible. Take care of your body, your resources. Do things that make sense/cents. Step into your power/ambitions. I know I sound like a broken record with some of this stuff, and by next spring I won't be saying it, but for now, stability/quality/knowing our value, knowing what we value, keeping an eye on our valuables WILL ALL PAY OFF!!

Back with that BIG Full Moon post! I hope something here is helpful.

xo all

artwork by the amazing Martin Stranka

Today's astrology forecast | Sunday, August 7, 2022 - the reality check, the path of least resistance or need for rest, playing the long game

 

 

The Moon is in Sagittarius - we are nourished/nurtured through adventure, through our big picture beliefs, our faith, by what is foreign to us, by making something bigger/taking something further. She trined her retrograde ruler Jupiter at 3:11 AM EDT (waking me up) and goes on to trine the Leo Sun at 2:21PM EDT.

The trine is this month's Waxing Trine (brakes off) - a fire trine, Sagittarius/Leo. Here is where we take our New Moon in Leo story FURTHER. The energies are smooth/productive. The Sag Moon expands, brings us closer to what is farther away from us. The Leo Sun shines, rules our heart, our creative passion, our children, the way we take the center-stage in our own life. We are moving something forward, feeling proud, hopeful. We hunger for life (the Sun, Leo), life hungers for GROWTH (Jupiter, Sagittarius).

Keep in mind the North Node in Taurus, South Node in Scorpio. Life takes one path (Taurus), death and decay (Scorpio) the other. And it's tricky because the death/decay is somehow more comfortable/familiar and the "life" more uncomfortable with Uranus in Taurus making mischief. This is NOT a one-time "invitation only" event, but more like a series of choice points. We are only at the beginning, and so, it just doesn’t feel so great for all of us quite yet!

This is also the day Venus, at 25 degrees Cancer is trining Neptune at 25 degrees Pisces. A water trine. A smooth flow of healing, forgiveness (the Sun trines Chiron tomorrow amplifying the healing/forgiving energy), unconditional love and compassion.

So, there is quite a bit of smooth flow to the day to balance out the more challenging Mars/Saturn square that reaches exactness at 22 degrees - Taurus/Aquarius. 

 

A fixed square. Coming on the heels of this past week's Mars/Uranus/North Node change of fortune/circumstances, etc, so the reality check/stop sign follows the change, chaos, liberation. Maybe this just shows the work we have to put in to make the changes real. Saturn is retrograde so old rules, limits are pulled into the new chapter. 

 

This might also show us running out of steam/tired. The trine to Neptune speaks of re-energizing through rest, sleep, art, music, time spent in or near water. Unloading old baggage through forgiveness/compassion.  

Mars/Saturn requires patience, elbow grease. Creates delays. Is activating last year's (and this year's) Saturn/Uranus square. With Mars in slow-moving, steady-as-she-goes Taurus, and Saturn in high-minded Aquarius, this is kind of a work harder and smarter energy. 

 

Two steps forward, one step back. 

We take action then we hit a wall. We have to make things smarter. Make things stronger. Know that none of this time will be wasted and certain delays won't be avoided. This is a long game. Whatever the New Moon in Leo last week started/is building is designed to be around for a long time. 

 

With the Venus/Neptune trine happening at the same time, maybe the Mars/Uranus/North Node forward movement is halted through something like a vacation. We are all revved up with something and now it's time for the vacation we penciled into our calendar last winter. The vacation might seem poorly timed and in some ways it is, but still needed/necessary. Or maybe the Venus/Neptune is some slippery slope - we are over-spending, over-indulging and the Saturnian reality check/stop-sign puts an end to that.

 

Use the smooth trines - the course of least resistance. It's Sunday. Get some rest. If we are tired/unbalanced, feeling as if we can’t hold onto the old structures of our life any longer, we’re probably right. 

 

What isn’t supporting the life in our life? How do we need to invest our life energy more consciously?

 

Anyhoo, I thought I'd pop up a daily although I'd said alot of this last week. Hopefully this fine-tuned it a bit. I will be back with the weekly tonight. I am working on a new line and will have less time for blogging this month (usual for me in August anyway), but will get up the weekly and BIG Full Moon in Aquarius post this week!

xo all

photography by the amazing Marion Volant

weekly astrology forecast | August 1 - August 6, 2022 - wake up calls about life direction, collective shocks, current events impact our future, it's change or be changed time fixed signs

 

August comes in like a lion, kicking off with the exact conjunction of Mars, Uranus and the North Node - this is a BIG-time wake-up call about our LIFE DIRECTION. 

If you are feeling uncertain about what you should be doing, the next two weeks will clear this up for you!

Doors will close. Windows will open - some of them might be painted over and require a push. 

For our NEW beginning to be SUCCESSFUL - this is in Taurus, so think about things that make sense/cents - it will require hard work, patience, discipline, cooperation with groups/collective goals, and for other things to END, which is where the conjunction's square to Saturn in Aquarius comes in. 

 

The kick in the ass we need. 

 

Life is amazing AND practical. 

 

Happening in fixed Earth Taurus, the triple conjunction will require our full commitment to the NEW and our letting go of the past. August is a time to face reality. How much of the mess we find ourselves in has been stoked by our own rigidity/fear of change/fear of lack and how can we shift our thinking with this (maybe see what we are gaining and not just what we are losing/have lost) in order to benefit from these changing/liberating energies? How can we do things differently?

 

Roll with the punches/roll right INTO THE FUTURE.

 

Let's jump right into the week, because it's not going to wait for us!

 

MONDAY - the triple conjunction of Mars/Uranus and the North Node of Fate (the future) at 18 degrees Taurus. People with plants/points in the fixed signs from 15-21 degrees will be feeling this strongest. This is designed to un-stick our stickiest spaces and continues yesterday's Uranus/North Node conjunction. This has been applying for a couple weeks and will be in orb for another couple weeks. It is exact today.

 

Mars is our action, anger, initiative, passion, masculine impulse. Can be destructive, so keep this in mind. When Mars meets change-maker Uranus - we are suddenly moving in a new direction. The North Node says this is our best path forward even if the Mars/Uranus lands us in a pickle/in a ditch/on our ass. This is the shortest/best route. This is probably the only route. Think about the way the world's problems seem so un-fixable, like we have past some point of fixing. We haven't. There is something like this going on in our own lives, too.

(when we had the big Pluto/Saturn back in January 2020, it wasn't until Mars reached that red hot degree in March 2021, that events were hugely triggered - with this conjunction we have the trigger WITH the conjunction - kaboom)

Happening in the fixed soil of Taurus, life will do what it takes to get us moving. Break-ups, breakthroughs, breakdowns, even accidents are possible now, so take care of yourself. Changes can come out of nowhere and for many people these changes will feel FORCED. With the North Node involved - trust this is the best direction forward. If sudden pivots away from something happen, trust we have taken that situation as far as it could go. It's change or be changed. Die or live.

Opposed to the South Node - the past, the death and complicated drama we are mired in NOW - these changes are designed to shake up our current reality and FREE US FROM THE PAST.

Expect collective SHOCKS. People will be reacting all over the place. We want to be the ones responding.

(Biden announced recurrence of covid - 12 house progressed Sun exact on this conjunction, so his health/mental health challenged while Putin - with the triple conjunction tightly conjunct his natal 7th house - open enemies - Jupiter - expansion - announces 'lightning speed response to interference', Uranus rules lightning/speed - the stuff happening now will be important/have ramifications, affect the future - hard/impossible to predict the next two weeks)

Keep in mind in your own life - measure twice. Cut once. These changes are permanent.

 

TUESDAY - Venus sextiles Mars and Uranus, Mercury inconjuncts Pluto

 

Now, Venus, the ruler of Taurus is sextiling (creative opportunity) both Mars and Uranus. This is helpful and happening along side the more dramatic energies. Helping us lean into the new. The more simple. The quality over quantity. We are starting down a new path and are at the beginning of the beginning. The Moon will be in Libra and answering to Venus, encouraging cooperation, balance, peace and partnership. At the same time Mercury inconjuncts Pluto on his/her way out of Capricorn, so there could be some verbal power struggles, ego clashes - this is the energy of a rock and a hard place/give-and-take. This is Leo/Capricorn. The king and the boss. Adjustments are needed.

 

THURSDAY - Mercury enters Virgo

 

After swimming in the emotional waters of Cancer and then getting burnt out fast in fiery Leo, Mercury finally comes home to Virgo! This is especially good news for Virgos and Geminis (Sun and Risings), but EVERYONE'S natal Virgo house and ability to manage our health, pets and day-to-day lives will benefit. With Mercury in Virgo, our thinking, writing and communication will be more practical and commonsense. We will be all about the details. Nothing gets by Mercury in Virgo.  But lots of things get dismissed. If it's not real/not factually stated/if it doesn't work - it's outta here.

This is an excellent transit for organization, cleaning, paperwork, taking care of our health, the ins and outs of our work and daily routine, our pets. We will see all the little problems, but still need to avoid nitpicking. Leo to Virgo is 'creating to critiquing' and that is natural/cyclical, but with everything all of us are dealing with this year we need to be gentle with each other.
 

The biting criticism (that will look to us like practical advice) that is right on the tip of our tongue might need to be swallowed sometimes. Gulp.

 

Mercury in Virgo will help us get the new thing GOING in a step-by-step practical manner. This can't come soon enough and like the Venus sextile is helpful. YAY!

FRIDAY - Venus inconjunct Saturn, First Quarter Moon (Scorpio/Leo)

Venus makes an awkward inconjunct to Saturn. We might feel burdened by responsibility or face some kind of limit with what we can/can't have. There is a need to adjust, do some give-and-take, be satisfied with less. Know there won't be an ideal solution, but we can find some common ground/a way through. 

 

The First Quarter Moon - Moon at 13 degrees Scorpio squaring the Sun in Leo. This is the Moon's first need to adjust after last week's BIG New Moon in Leo. The square is tension/frustration, triggers a crisis between dark and light, what is deep/hidden and the glossy exterior. The Leo Sun, amped up by his trine to Jupiter is optimism, is loud/proud, bold, wants to shine/maybe hog the limelight. The Scorpio Moon means we have to look at the shadow, can't push something under the rug or into a closet. We need to see what's underneath the shine.

SUNDAY - Mars squares Saturn, Venus trines Neptune 

Now, the Mars/Saturn square is exact - we talked about this energy in the opening of this post. This is the "no" or tension/frustration/ending that motivates us into new action or here is where our action is blocked maybe because we need to take certain old responsibilities, commitments and group situations into consideration. This can be frustrating/passive-aggressive, can bring clashes with authority. Road blocks. Reality checks.

 

The way through this one today will be Venus's trine to Neptune because Mars is answering to her. The dream, the escape, art, music, spirituality - it's Sunday, we don't have to beat our head against the wall. We can go higher/rise above the scuffle. Remember Venus is in a sextile to the triple conjunction and now is trining Neptune, so things can expand quickly. Boundaries dissolve. God, your ancestors, every good thing you have ever done is helping you.

 

With Mars/Saturn the harder we push, the harder things get. The Venus/Neptune says there is a path of least resistance here somewhere - find it. 

xo all

artwork by the amazing Julie de Waroquier

the astrology of the new moon in leo | Thursday, July 28, 2022 - restoring our enthusiasm and our faith, the background energy for the big changes ahead

On Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 1:54PM EDT. the Leo Moon meets the Leo Sun giving us this month's New Moon - our annual New Moon in Leo. 

 

This New Moon is happening in our Leo natal house. Our natal Leo house is where we are meant to "shine" - this is where we create, take risks and are "recognized". This "recognition" doesn't mean everyone is going to love what we are doing (although they might!).
 

But it does mean the stuff we are doing will stand out.

 

Let's dive right in and unpack the chart!

 

The Moon is conjunct the Sun at 5 degrees Leo. The Moon is trining Jupiter in Aries, strong and still and stationing retrograde within hours. This is a BIG deal. The Moon is conjunct Ceres and inconjunct Vesta, retrograde in Pisces. The Moon is EXACTLY conjunct asteroid Pythia. The ruler of the lunation is the Sun, doing everything the Moon is doing just a bit slower. The Moon's final aspect in Leo will be an opposition to Saturn.

That trine to Jupiter - arguably astrology's best aspect! - is applying, hasn't happened yet. The Moon's trine reaches exactness Thursday night, the Sun's (and remember he rules this lunation through his rulership of Leo) trine is exact on Sunday. The trine to Jupiter speaks of the ease of expansion with whatever is started now. Confidence with it. Attention/appreciation from it.

 

Luck. 

Jupiter opens windows/doors WIDE. 

The tricky part of this lucky/expansive trine, which we ignore at our own peril, is Jupiter's retro station which will happen before the Sun reaches his trine to Jupiter. The New Moon will trine a direct Jupiter and the Sun, just a couple days later, will trine a retrograde Jupiter. 

 

So, yes, the energy of this New Moon is expansive/lucky/abundant, BUT it is not going to be the usual smooth-sailing a trine often portends. There will be re-assessments and re-visions. Some of the opportunities can turn out to be empty promises, but the trine tells us this will somehow be ok, too. Maybe it leads us to something better. There could be DELAYS. This is actually a GOOD thing, even a GREAT thing, because trines, being such smooth aspects, are easy to miss - we get lazy, think our luck won't run out, and here we see that it can. 

 

I think what this fiery New Moon (especially since it is happening with the Mars/Uranus/North Node fire) is really designed to do is to show us - regardless of how this all turns out - that WE CAN STILL GET EXCITED ABOUT SOMETHING! 

Many of us have been kind of running on auto-pilot and now here is something that lights our fire/gets us going/stirs our heart. 

Jupiter's station also indicates whatever has been GROWING in our lives since Jupiter moved into Aries in May can slow up now. The retrograde will be the time we put all the pieces together, decide what stays and what goes, what is true and what isn't. It's a time for the inner growth to catch up with the outer growth. If we have grown something good, this will be a time to go within - do we still want this? Does this still make sense/cents? Is there maybe a simpler way to go about this?

If what has grown is something we aren't happy with or the promised/hoped for goodies haven't been arriving - the next few months will be the time to make the changes to line up with what we want, so we are on a better path when Jupiter stations direct in November and maybe especially when he gets back in Aries next year. Maybe we need to lower our expectations (just a smidge!), maybe we aren't really following our heart with this one (Leo New Moon as Jupiter stations!), maybe we just need to work a little harder or our timing is wrong (Moon's final aspect that opposition to Saturn).

 

The Moon is conjunct Ceres (and although, out of sign, opposing Pluto, Ceres old foe), so let's take a look at Ceres. This is separating. Has already happened. Maybe we are taking better care of ourselves. Tending to our bodies/our garden. Noticing Mother Nature/the weather. Ceres in Cancer can bring out a kind of smother mothering, so maybe the Leo New Moon BREAKS THAT SPELL. Ceres in our natal chart tells where we have astounding power and creativity, but must always compromise. So, maybe we have been examining our own power. Like Pluto, Ceres in our natal chart is an area of life where we lose power/control again and again. The stages of being a parent as the child grows up is a good representation of this. It's also an area of life where other people will come along and 'test' their power against ours and we will usually lose if we can't find some kind of middle ground. Ceres rules change of life situations/the seasons of our lives and we will often see her in our natal chart touched by transit when we are going through predictable, but challenging life changes.

Conjunct the New Moon here, she is really doubling down on the birth of a new season - so whatever is starting is probably coming from the death/loss of something whose time was over. She might speak of a need to compromise with whatever we are starting. A need to take care of our health or someone else's (but not in a smothering kind of way). It can't be our way or the highway which is a kind of Leo-type thing. This is separating/unwinding, the Sun has already been here, so we probably already know this/what this is. 

The New Moon is inconjunct Vesta, retrograde in Pisces. So, something about this fresh start is at odds with Vesta's review of the dream/ideal that has kept us up at night. If Vesta's retrograde has brought us into some kind of 'tunnel-vision' with our Pisces house theme, this New Moon can bring a wake-up call. Something over HERE to take our attention away from what is over THERE. Inconjuncts require give and take. It's not an all or nothing thing - so more compromise shown by this chart. Leo wants to rule, Pisces wants to share the burden - stay flexible.

The Moon is exactly conjunct asteroid Pythia. Pythia is the name given to the priestesses who served at the Oracle of Delphi as seers. Discovered in 1897 conjunct Pluto and Black Moon Lilith, her discovery chart reinforces the "truth-teller/psychic" archetype, so it can pay to be following our intuitive hunches over the next month as this New Moon cycle plays out. She will add to our ability to see what is really happening at this New Moon even though this is the time in our monthly cycle when we are literally "in the dark". 

So, what do we have here? A BOLD New Moon in fiery Leo - the sign that rules our heart, our heart-filled desires, the Sun, the way we shine in the world, the way we take the center stage, children, romance, creative projects. Something here, or within the theme of your natal Leo house, is ready to START. That trine to benevolent Jupiter indicates whatever starts can grow/make us lucky. Just don't expect things to always proceed in a straight line, there will be some revisions, adjustments with it. This New Moon is enabling us to change our beliefs, worldview, 'big-picture' perspective.

 

The Moon's closing opposition to Saturn is out of orb here, but still speaks of remembering our responsibilities. Having patience. The Sun will perfect this opposition in mid-August. This can be depressing/restricting/feels isolating. Bring test/trials that are hard, but can also make us determined to succeed. Something to keep in mind with what we are starting now. 

(the Moon will oppose Saturn within hours, Moon/Saturn are the hardest aspects in astrology, in my opinion, so we could feel some kind of 'letdown' after the high of the restored enthusiasm)

Mercury is squaring Uranus indicating unexpected news and information now and over the next month that shakes us/wakes us up. Maybe it is this news/information that pushes us to examine our heart, change or start something NEW.

We are coming off the Black Moon Lilith/Jupiter childhood wound work and have hopefully recognized some triggers - just 'seeing' triggers (aha moments, oh that is why I am over-reacting to this) is healing/jams the trigger/takes away its power over us. Venus in Cancer met Black Moon Lilith this week both taking the edge off the wound (bringing Venusian acceptance to our Black Moon Lilith energy) AND bringing the woman who chooses herself/the womb wound to Venus (maybe in the form of someone/something that appears caring, and maybe is, but is also designed to deny us something in some way). And, of course, we have the Mars/Uranus/North Node conjunction perfecting this weekend and next week. This is the future reaching back to us. Mars meeting Uranus is combustible energy. We are going to need to be careful.  Anger, impulsivity, people can get very HOT - and if you are thinking I mean, sexy...well, that's possible, too, I guess, but mostly I am thinking of the kind of HOT that can get us hurt. This doesn't mean we hide, we need to ACTIVELY use this energy for something NEW, so less is freed up/active around us. Keep in mind the New Moon is squaring Mars/Uranus so these changes are kind of designed to be uncomfortable/deal with spaces we don't change unless we are forced to. Collectively we need to be smart with our money/resources now. 

I will write the Part II of that series next, but this New Moon energy will help.. 

 

This New Moon in Leo trining a stationing Jupiter is a fiery fresh start in the house of our chart that holds 5 degrees Leo - designed to RESTORE OUR ENTHUSIASM. Restore our faith. This New Moon cycle is the background energy as we head into the Mars/Uranus/North Node. Our heart, our passion, the ways we are here to shine are pulled into the future with us. 

INTENTION TIPS 

(I will be doing mine on Sunday night when the Moon is in Virgo and interacting with Venus)

Clear a space. Wash your hands. Speak intentionally (and less) in the time leading up to and following this ritual to give your thoughts/words more juice. Don't share them. This is all about you. Let your heart (aided by your head) guide you, write your intentions down by hand in script on a blank piece of paper, speak the words out loud, sit with this as long as it feels appropriate, then burn the paper - release your attention from these things knowing your intention is known.

Life has heard you. 


Know these things are already yours.

 

xo all