This is a big week. I know I say, "this is a big week" alot, so maybe I should say THIS IS A BIG WEEK. And when I shout, remember I am from New Jersey - my hands fly out, Olive runs under the bed and the glasses in my neighbor's cupboard hit the floor.
On
MONDAY, we have the Solar Eclipse New Moon in Leo - the Sun and Moon meet up at 28 degrees Leo at 2:45PM EDT. I wrote about this
HERE and
HERE - keep in mind this is something none of us have ever experienced before and it will impact us over the next few months, so let's go into this with a light and open heart and a gentle prayer for peace. Choose your mood now. Don't be afraid to look into the dark, but stay focused on the moment the light comes back on.
The Leo house in your natal chart is ripe for a
fresh start. This could come through a powerful ending or result being delivered. Ceres (
in Cancer) opposing Pluto (
in Capricorn) at this crucial moment in time could signal a
permanent change in a power dynamic within a family, home or nurturing/protective/mothering situation. The Moon goes void from 2:30PM EDT to 4:30PM EDT.
*My personal belief is that the Great American Eclipse is opening the portal that will push the United States to the end of the American empire and ultimately toward the creation of something more inclusive and more equal and more creative than "
empire"; something actually managed by the people for the people instead of by and for corporations. And something where "created equal" are more than words on a piece of paper. This is big energy as we move toward the date in January 2020 when Pluto and Saturn meet up in Capricorn and since that is the month we will inaugurate our next President, maybe instead of a new President we figure out a whole new system of government that doesn't divide us into two bickering groups who, at the end of the day, really want the same things anyway. Maybe instead of the patriarchal system of winners and losers, we figure out how to work together in a space where everyone wins. Truly. We can't see how to get there yet, because we don't know what we don't know. But we will.*
On
TUESDAY, the Sun moves into Virgo. Since Virgo's ruler Mercury is retrograde there is still something we are reviewing or re-doing here. Over the next 30 days with the Sun in Virgo we are focused on the work that is right in front of us, planning, dotting our i's and crossing our t's, providing service to other people, quality over quantity and Virgo ruled themes - work, health, our pets, paperwork, organization, co-workers and employees.
On
WEDNESDAY, Saturn (
in Sagittarius) is squaring the Moon (
in Virgo) so there could be some tension with any of those Virgo themes I wrote about yesterday or Saturn ruled goals, career, authority, responsibility, time issues or a Sagittarian themed issue - legal, political, travel, foreign, educational, wedding, religious, media, publishing, etc. Then the Moon moves into a sextile (
opportunity) with Venus - situations with women, money, self-esteem, things we value - will be looking up.
On
THURSDAY, Venus squares Uranus so there could be something unexpected or sudden or liberating happen with a woman or a financial issue or since Venus is still in Cancer with a home situation, real estate, family, parent, mother, renovation, etc. People will be wanting to stand out and be unique in some way. Maybe something we started around June 3rd (
when these planets met up) hits some kind of test or tension now. In the long term, stuff started then, especially new relationships, are not meant to last - they are that rebound guy who gets us from A to B but is gone by the time we get to C. Stress can come to older and more seasoned relationships through us wanting change (
maybe just for the sake of change) or maybe an unexpected argument happens around expectations about freedom within the relationship. It something is really stagnant and draining our energy this transit can help us break free from the situation. The Moon goes Void at 4:00PM EDT.
On
Friday, the Moon in Libra is making nice all over the place providing a good day for partnerships and business - for fairness and justice.
The biggest news, Saturn stations direct after more than four months retrograde. Even with Mercury and three other planets still retrograde, things will slowly but surely start to move forward now.
Saturn has been
retrograde at the Galactic Center (
28 degrees Sagittarius, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way) since April 6th. This has had us going back over rules, structure, security issues, and obligations. Since Saturn moved into Sagittarius in 2015 (
through the end of 2017)
our beliefs and commitment to our dreams have been
tested.
If we no longer fit in
the space we are occupying or are holding on where our heart is no longer
invested or if we are truly needed
elsewhere - situations have arisen over the last few months to make this clear to us.
Coming on the heels of our bold New Moon Solar Eclipse means changes now will be long lasting. What is going on in our
lives over the last and next few days will tell us alot about what this
Saturn retrograde period has been about for us, where we need to make our final
tweaks and the areas we need to be more Saturnian.
Dad's home. Have we been
goofing off? Staying out late? Run up the electric bill? Worn out his
favorite chair or left his tools out in the rain to rust?
Karmic books are being balanced.
Remember, karma isn't about punishment - we are just being served what we ordered. Most of us do alot of this "ordering" unconsciously. But we can choose to do things differently today. Right now.
Please make any course corrections BEFORE December 21st-22nd when the Sun and then Saturn shift into Capricorn. After this date there will be increased responsibilities, deadlines, walls, boundaries, structure, patience needed, authority to deal with, tradition (
winter is coming!) - so let's get our sh*t together NOW. Be where you want to be. Be who you want to be. Because things are going to get poured into concrete.
And please no shortcuts - they will just come back to bite us later.
Remember when any planet meets the Sun a new cycle begins. So in late December we will have Saturn starting a new solar cycle and a new Capricorn cycle - the sign he rules!! - at the same time!
(
we will have a Fire Trine then with Uranus so one final chance to free ourselves from something limiting before the snow starts to fall)
You want your act as together as your act can be by this date. If you need to make a major change make it before this date.
THE WINTER SOLSTICE IS YOUR FIRM DEADLINE.
The way we go
into this period of time will impact our Capricorn house theme and the stuff Capricorn rules - goals, career, all the Saturnian responsibility, security and time issues
thru March 2020 AND will very much set up the results we get. Saturn in Capricorn can produce some very incredible results. It pretty much
guarantees success, folks, oh yes, it does.
But the success will be Saturn's success - earned through hard work. If we are not "
doing our Saturn" ie stepping into our responsibility, walking our talk, doing the work, being dependable, being honest - we will be
screwed.
Someone
else - some situation or authority figure outside of us - will step in and be the boss of us. Do we want to be the boss of us or do we want a boss? Some people need a boss. If you need a boss you are going to love Saturn in Capricorn because you will find one. If you are ready to be your own boss you are going to love Saturn in Capricorn. If you are not ready to be your own boss and you do not want anyone else to be the boss of you either - you are
screwed.
Please take this seriously. Claim it. I was born with Saturn one degree from my Sun - in the same way Trump is unpredictable Uranus, I am responsible Saturn. I am your Saturn telling you to get your sh*t together. :)
(
except Saturn wouldn't smile at you and I will -
hell, I'll even wink ;)
On
SATURDAY, Venus moves into Leo (
I will do a post) making Leo Suns and ascendants more attractive (
both easier on the eye and able to attract what they want/need). All our Leo houses become more
attractive, too.
The Sun and Mercury will meet up in Virgo. This is called an inferior conjunction and kicks off a new cycle with our Mercury story. An answer, information or conversation could bring something to light now. Maybe it's a fact or visible weakness that will allow us to proceed with the remaining Mercury retrograde period (
through September 5th) - reworking, revising, etc - with better information. Coming so close to Venus's move into heart centered Leo (
and with Venus now answering to Leo's ruler the Sun) we might be able to use whatever comes to light now to determine if what we want is even actually possible or it could provide us with the info we need to get it/make it happen.
xo all
