Last Quarter Moon, Venus Sextile Uranus | point of contention, take a few steps back, attracted to something different

msr by siyahtapot

Today we have our Last Quarter Square Moon - a point of contention/crisis - this month pitting the Scorpio Moon (going deep/diving in) against the Aquarius Sun (detachment/stepping back) at 18 degrees.

It is time to take a few steps back from whatever we have been soaking ourselves in since the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse of January 31st. There is nothing more to be gained from diving into the murky waters at this time - let's come up for air.

Keep in mind - this isn't a regular Last Quarter Square - we are in between eclipses. There isn't a way to see the complete picture from the position we are presently in. Somebody else's big head is blocking the movie screen. We don't know what we don't know. Maybe other things, involving other people/situations, have to fall into (or out of) place first.

For us to have greater clarity at the New Moon Solar Eclipse on February 15th - we need to give the situation some space now.

Coming at the same time that Venus (in Aquarius at 25 degrees) sextiles Uranus (in Aries at 25 degrees) it is probably a good time to turn our attention to something different. We will be attracted to something else. A new and unusual person/situation could find us attractive (magnetic), too.

The opportunity (sextile) comes from something new and future focused. This is good energy to interact with people you wouldn't normally meet/talk to.

This can be a big thing, but it doesn't have to be. Change something today. Experience something else.

And take a step back from the drama.

xo all

After we get through the next eclipse and into the next cycle - which I can't see clearly astrologically from here either - this is Aquarius, ruled by Uranus, we are talking about - we are making it up as we go along! - our collective Aquarius South Node story intensifies over the next six months.

This should lead to something for each of us, and something shared, revolving around "moving away from detachment and alienation". Releasing the kind of "out of touch with reality" PTSD world that living online and absorbing information 24/7 is creating.

Our nervous systems (Aquarius ruler Uranus) are saturated - we are shell-shocked from a world struggling to keep up with our expansion.

We can't stand on the sidelines (or sit in front of a screen) for fear of standing out or because we have been too numbed out to care anymore. We can't live in 'echo chambers' only able to communicate rationally with the people who agree with us and expect the future to look like anything other than a dystopian nightmare.

Through next autumn the way forward will be - yes, I am going to say this AGAIN - our heartfelt LEO energy (then we will move into Cancer and coming home).

Leo (and the house of our Sun) is the space in our natal chart we are naturally meant to SHINE.

Ruled by the Sun, this is the energy of our heart and our mission.

So, we honor those Aquarian wounds - the times we didn't fit in, the times we were persecuted for being ourselves/standing out, the ways we didn't shine for fear our light was not bright enough, for fear no one would notice (there is a reason, many reasons, we get so comfortably addicted so fast to living a life behind a screen - this is about to become a whole lot less comfortable though!).

And we release those wounds. The programs that created them will have been erased. We refuse to be divided from our purpose here. This is about following our heart's highest desire - and HINT - this has nothing to do with being a movie star, driving a fancy car and living in Hollywood.

But you already know that. xo ... again

Astrology Forecast for Creatives | Week of February 5th - eclipse season spin cycle - old traumas ripe for release, how we alienate ourselves, the walls we have built to protect our hearts are keeping our heart's desires out, too, information, new ideas, Venus takes her first steps

Human Condition by Tina Apple

Remember where we are right now. We are in the spin cycle of eclipse season with the eclipses on the Leo/Aquarius axis. February kicked off with a Lunar Eclipse in Leo sending all of us into the washing machine to be spit out on the New Moon Solar Eclipse of February 15th.

The madness in U.S. politics is happening in each of our own lives somewhere, too.

(and yes, we should have been able to predict a Super Bowl with twists and turns and an Eagles win!)

 Eclipses shake us awake.

(we have been asleep for over 2500 years in the Age of Pisces - we are allowed to be a little groggy, BUT it's time to splash some cold water on our faces, get our feet onto a solid floor and stand up)

What eclipses do:

1. They bring things to light. Now, here's the rub with this. Full Moons always bring things to light - Full Moon Lunar Eclipses though, because the Moon is blocked by the earth's shadow, bring us partial pictures.

The full story isn't available to us yet. So, there is news, but pieces are missing or turned around . Things are not clear. This is why NOW IS NOT a good time to make a big decision. And we have lots of foggy Neptune action this month. It will not really be until the end of February when things are all cleared up.

2. Something ends. Endings almost always burn bridges. Going backward is no longer an option. Endings always bring a new beginning if we just turn our head around and stop looking backward. We have to keep moving forward. If we decide later we do not like the choices we made, the places we wind up - we will create (we are all massively powerful creators) new choices to make changes up ahead - this is a process because stuff has to fall in place to help us - but these choices are future choices - they can never carry us back over that old bridge because that baby is ashes.

3. Something changes direction. This is especially true when an eclipse touches a planet in our natal/progressed chart. We were heading over there and now we are headed over here. During the eclipse cycle this can happen several times!

4. Eclipses come in pairs and cycles and they take us higher and higher until something we are here to resolve gets resolved. We can't possibly process the changes and evolution we are here to make in one big swoop. It would be like pushing a kindergartner into college - it might be an ivy league school, but she would trip on her untied laces on her way into class.

We have to make big changes in steps. So one eclipse is a step followed by another eclipse that is another step. Sometimes a step is one of those 8" stairs that has been approved by the local building inspector and sometimes it is a 38" jump. The sets of eclipses cycle us through 18-24 months.

5. Eclipses bring outside events that we cannot control right to our doorstep. You know that stuff we don't want to look at, well eclipses have a way of making us look at it.

If health issues come up now - take things seriously. It doesn't mean it is going to be some big, serious thing. But we want to take care of it as an 8" step before it grows to 38"!

With the South Node in Aquarius, answering to Uranus, ruler of trauma - a subconscious trauma programming is being deleted for all of us. This will pertain to the theme of our natal Aquarius house.

EXAMPLE FOR SCORPIO RISING (Aquarius 4th house) this is about something being removed involving your home, family life, real estate, the foundation of your emotional well-being. This is about letting go of where/how you instinctively alienate yourself or sabotage yourself to stay safe within your family story - these past trauma energies are being released. The self-ostracizing events that made you become inclusive within your own family, within your own skin - let them go bye-bye now. We thank them for what they have given us. The programming was useful (it helped us survive) - until it wasn't. It is only self-sabotaging now, so let's let that crap go.

FEB. 3 - the Sun is conjunct the South Node illuminating the old trauma that is being released in our Aquarius houses - maybe something that has made us alienate or detach. HEADS UP when Mercury hits this point on the 9th whatever message needs to be delivered here will be delivered - we won't miss it.

EXAMPLE FOR ARIES RISING (Aquarius 11th house) the Sun is conjunct the South Node illuminating an old trauma that is ready to be released - maybe something that has made you self-ostracizing, something that made you become inclusive within your friendships, within your groups/causes. You are learning to lead with your heart. You don't always have to be strong and independent. You don't have to be first. You don't have to be angry for your passion to be visible to other people. You don't need someone to fight. The ways you do whatever it is you do that has contributed to your detachment within group settings can be released now. The times you spoke/acted out, within a group or with a friend, in your own, unique way and were shut down or left hung out to dry - that pain can be released now if you allow it to go. Adios amigo. Been there, done that. This doesn't have to guide your choices anymore. NOTE when Mercury hits this point on the 9th whatever message needs to be delivered here will be delivered - you can't miss it.

FEB. 4 - Jupiter vs. Venus - this is a day of conflict, there could be a surprise, there could be tension, whatever it is, it is making us uncomfortable. Venus in Aquarius is going to want to alienate, detach from whatever is going down and Jupiter in Scorpio is not going to let us do that! This cloud can have a silver lining, but we will have to dig deep and stay connected to our heart to find it.

FEB. 9 - Mercury conjuncts the South Node in Aquarius so maybe a conversation/idea/information comes in that allows us to deal with something from the past in a new way. Whatever this is be sure to be focused on the future (we know more now) and not on re-enacting/re-hashing the past.

FEB. 10 - Venus moves into dreamy, imaginative Pisces (through March 5th) where she is happy to lose her boundaries -

this can bring us closer to other people (you can see how this can be a good or not so good thing) and healing can happen more easily.

Pisces people become more attractive - both easier on the eye and able to attract what they want. All of our natal Pisces houses become more attractive, too.

Venus in Pisces can expand what we want - maybe we get more, maybe we just want more.

She can also dissolve our attachment to something we are holding onto. We can let it go now, our need/want can dissolve away. It won't feel like something has been yanked away from us, our attachment to it will just dissolve. We will just realize we haven't thought/felt anything about XYZ in awhile - its hold on us is gone. Kind of like when that song in your head is finally out of your head which you don't actually notice because you are thinking about something else.

Money and valuables (and our values!) can float right out to sea now, too - so be careful. This is a good time though for charitable giving or giving with no strings attached (because the strings will dissolve, too!).

Pisces rules the12th house of what is happening behind the scenes, our imagination, our dreams, spirituality, escape, addictions, healing, things and people put away - maybe something  we want (Venus) but haven't allowed ourselves to acknowledge (12th house) can emerge over the next few weeks.

Some situations involving Venus themes - love, money, our values and self-esteem - could be harder to control while Venus is in Pisces - some things can just be out of our hands.

EXAMPLE FOR AQUARIUS RISING (Pisces 2nd house) Venus moves into your house of money, resources, values and self-esteem. You become more financially attractive. The money you earn through your own efforts could increase now (thru March 5th). Tomorrow Jupiter in Scorpio will square your Aquarius Sun - this could increase your confidence and enthusiasm. Check any tendency to overspend or over-estimate your resources - money, time, energy this week.

FEB.11 - the Sun squares Jupiter. Remember on the 4th we had Venus square Jupiter - where we were not allowed to emotionally detach, so here is where we can get a larger view of this because this issue comes back again. And this time there is a spotlight shining on it.

This is a square so there is conflict/tension here, but this is also our chance to do our Jupiterian work in Scorpio - look closely. Go deep. Don't be afraid to go into the basement. Don't be afraid to turn over the rocks. Jupiter will be going retrograde over all these degrees throughout the spring so whatever story we are playing out here is going to be a long process.

Don't look too far ahead with this. All the puzzle pieces are not on the table yet. Just look at the part that is illuminated NOW.

Dig into that.

EXAMPLE FOR LEO RISING - Venus moves into your 8th house of other people's money, other people's resources, intimacy, taxes, loans, inheritances, reproduction this tells us the Sun/Jupiter square can PUSH situations happening in these areas. Intimacy and trust within a partnership can increase as well as the sharing/merging of your resources. Just keep in mind if the emerging situation is filled with Jupiterian enthusiasm what looks good may be slightly different than what is good for you. Again this is going to be a long process.

I will try to get up a daily with the Moons. Am a bit swamped with something at the moment, so this week's forecast is a bit shorter than usual. It does shortchange the forecasting because the Moons are all the day-to-day stuff and this report is more big picture - keep this in mind.

Also keep in mind all the stuff in this post are aspects you could feel days before or after.

For Monday, the Moon (in Libra) has his weekly melee with Pluto and Uranus so it should be an interesting day! Don't sleep in. Make popcorn.

The Moon goes void on Monday at 1:46PM EST (only void during working hours next week) until 10:46PM EST.

Looking ahead at the rest of the month after the February 15th eclipse which I will write a big post about - it will be all about Venus (and let me not forget Neptune).

Whenever Venus is uber active as she is this month our natal Venus factors into our current story - where is your natal Venus? what house is she in? what are you naturally attracting? how is she aspected? -

for example my natal Venus is in a wide opposition to my natal Moon, so I imagine my Venus jousting with her mother (Moon) or something about her home/family/roots (Moon) always conflicting with what she wants. She has always had to sneak out the window to get what she wants. She has always had to oppose her mother/her roots/her very self/her emotions/self-care. But this always leaves Venus alienated. How can she be satisfied/happy, how can she feel beautiful when she has forgotten the face of her mother? Oppositions require balance - so my Venus energy will always require balance.

It would be a good month - and we have Valentine's Day! - to read Venus's story (Aphrodite).

The stories of how the Gods handled/created the energies we are experiencing now are fascinating and very helpful. Uranus had to be castrated for Venus to be born - so maybe we will always have to give up a little bit of freedom (Uranus), a piece of ourselves (hopefully not such a big piece - ouch) to be in a relationship (Venus).

The Venus story this month could look something like this:

First, Venus is in her shadow, dealing with a shadow trauma - this is our Aquarius house stuff that is being released, then she gets into a battle with Jupiter (kind of like fighting with Santa Claus) then she sextiles (opportunity) stable Saturn, so now she remembers her commitment/where she has given her word, what she has to do now to get what she wants later, then maybe she gets all mystical and hippie-chick on us, maybe she gets swept away, maybe she loses something valuable here (hold on to your wallet people!), there is some kind of impatience or deception she has to deal with BUT by the end of the month the truth is finally revealed and Venus is one happy camper.

All's well that ends well (for Venus and our Venus chapter).

xo all

Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Leo | for all signs, coming out of hibernation, drama mama, something is eclipsed out of our life or out of our way, what needs to be noticed, what needs to be nurtured, what (and who) needs more of our heart, Trump update

syrr_kamp_3 by gab

We say good-bye to January with a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse at 11-12 degrees Leo in the early AM EST on Wednesday, January 31st.

This is a Blue Moon (2nd Full Moon in a calendar month) and a Super Moon (closest to the Earth so appearing larger) and the first Eclipse of 2018. The Sun is in Aquarius, the Moon is in Leo and since the Sun rules Leo - this is a huge activation of that North Node (our collective future) in Leo energy.

"And what happened then? 

Well, in Whoville they say, that the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day." .... Dr. Seuss

This is the Full Moon bookend to the Great American Solar Eclipse New Moon in Leo of last August. This could be a good time to reread that series of posts. See Part I HERE and Part II HERE. There might be a 3rd one somewhere.

What has changed in our life since last summer? We had this same series of Eclipses back in 1999, so something from that time could feel familiar now, too. Full Moons bring things to a peak. 

Things come to light or to a conclusion.

Lunar Eclipse Full Moons are a bit different than regular Full Moons because they are happening on the Moon's South Node - the Moon is full but its light is blocked by the earth's shadow. So although things are still concluding and 'coming to light' other stuff is hidden, too. Nothing is exactly as it seems. Sometimes we think we have failed and then something flips on us. Or we are patting ourselves on the back for a big win and the client calls with revisions that require many hours work. Sometimes bigger, more important things are obscured in the shadows.

Eclipses are cosmic course corrections. Things get eclipsed out or out of our way. We get a re-set.

With a Lunar Eclipse a woman (Moon) might leave or bring news of a change of direction or ending.

We have just been through a few weeks of serious Capricorn and now here comes a Full Moon bringing some Leo drama! Prepare for a fast hibernation exit. Leo is about personal empowerment. It's about creativity and creating something we are proud of. It's about fun and children and the children we carry inside all of us.

It's about following our heart. 

(it's important during eclipses to take seriously any health situations that come up - with this one, this would be especially important for health situations involving our hearts)

Eclipse events do not happen exactly on the date of the eclipse. The eclipse sets up an event chart - a kind of marker in the heavens and as planets hit that point - or the exact opposite polarity point (11-12 degrees Aquarius) - via transit THAT is when events happen. And somehow with an eclipse prior events factor in, too. I have seen events happen almost exactly a month (or even two months) to the day before or after the eclipse. Then the changes brought about by the 'eclipsing' unfold over the next six months or so.

Lunar eclipses often bring endings (happening on the South Node) so hold on loosely.

Focus on the highest attributes of both Leo and Aquarius - following our heart, generosity, dignity, enthusiasm (Leo), logical thinking, non-judgement, vision, non-conformity (Aquarius).

With the Moon in "the star of the show" Leo we could see some kind of high-profile break up in the news or the loss of a fiery woman.

If something ends or someone leaves - eclipses are reset points - just let go. It's not necessarily forever (sometimes it is) - but let go for now.

If something comes to light that inclines us to move away from a group or place or situation or ideal or vision - it is something we are meant to see exactly when we see it to allow us to make a fresh choice. Even when events are pushed upon us, we always have a choice about how we respond.

This is a karmic culmination point - we have been building toward it for a long time ....

Now, the thing with eclipses is they come in sets. So two weeks after this one we will have a New Moon Solar Eclipse in Aquarius.

The time in between the two eclipses is kind of like being in our washing machine spin cycle. It's not the time to take out the wash unless we want a soggy mess. Stuff isn't finished. We have to let the machine (the set of eclipses) do its work.

So, if you can, save the big-bodacious moves until after that second eclipse. If you can't wait - and, fated things happen during eclipse season so it is not always possible to wait - then just do your best by following your highest Leo/Aquarius attributes. But if it is possible to wait a couple weeks - let things unwind a bit.

Let the Eclipses work their magic first. See where the washing machine spits you out and what you have to work with. Plus you'll be clean and smell like fabric softener sheets.

At the same time Mercury is moving from Capricorn into Aquarius. Mercury is MUCH happier in Aquarius and remember before Capricorn he was in Sagittarius (the sign of his/her detriment) for months with his/her retrograde.

With Mercury finally in a friendly air sign - things will really start to get moving. Crisp and new information can come in now. It's like someone has turned on a fan in our heads!

Cool headed logic will rule the day and we should be able (mentally) to step back, just far enough, from whatever this Full Moon energy brings us, to think things through.

The Moon is conjunct Ceres and Ceres was conjunct the North Node on December 2, 2017 and then again on January 16th, so there could be connections to issues from around those dates.

Ceres themes of mothering, nurturing, the "seasons of life" could play a role in whatever this Eclipse is activating in our own story. There could also be themes of "cooperation" with the Ceres story centering around her need to cooperate with the dark forces of Pluto to regain contact with her daughter Proserpina (this is the same story as the Demeter, Persephone and Hades story in Greek mythology).

The Moon and Ceres make an inconjunct (rock and a hard place) to blurring/drifting Neptune. Is something unhealthy attached to the nurturing? 

Martyr/victim stories are no longer helpful. They are so last season Age of Pisces and this is the Age of Aquarius, folks. We have been asleep for over 2000 years - time to wake up. Again this connects to our last eclipse so maybe re-read the posts linked to earlier if you relate to this. 

Also there is a wide opposition to lovely Venus. Plus an opposition to Juno (relationships). We have multiple female archetypes at odds with each other at this Eclipse. Women vs. women? Mother vs. daughter? Maybe as our mothering energy (Moon/Ceres) works to conceive/create something to take center stage/something we can be proud of/something that stirs our heart - the thing we are here to bring into the light (Leo) - we are opposed (Venus in Aquarius) by a different/more future leaning perspective of beauty/creativity? Or a younger/newer version? Or a relationship sticking point? Venus in Aquarius simply does not care what others think and Juno has been waking up/breaking up outdated/boxed-in partnerships and agreements - their challenge to the Moon/Ceres can be very helpful, if we allow it to be. 

Let's run through this Full Moon Lunar Eclipse by sign. If you know your house sign for Leo use that first then also check your rising and sun signs. Some things will probably click better than others since we are only looking at a small piece of your entire puzzle. You can also look around to see if another sign's posting resonates with your intuition - you could have a strong connection to that sign within your chart or a connection to my writing through that sign. 

If you have planets/ points around 11 degrees of Leo or Aquarius (and Taurus/Scorpio) you will feel this eclipse energy strongest. 

Also keep in mind eclipses illuminate long chapters.

ARIES/ARIES RISING (Leo Eclipse on the 5th/11th house polarity) - the 5th house rules creativity, children, romance and recreation. Something could be coming to fruition/ending in one of these areas or is pushing to be birthed. The Moon/Ceres encourage nurturing what is calling to your heart. Eclipses are wild cards because we can't see everything that is happening - keep this in mind. Some possible blind spots from the 5th/11th house polarity - feeling ignored, fear of not being special enough, creative jealousy or jealousy around who/what is receiving the most attention, creative projects getting attention, stepping in front of an audience with something you are proud of, keep in mind the thing you create has a life of its own, too. It's not all about you even when it is all about you. Also check Libra your polarity sign.

TAURUS/TAURUS RISING (Leo Eclipse on the 4th/10th house polarity) - the 4th house rules home, family, roots, mother, real estate, renovation, home business. Something could be coming to fruition/ending in one of these areas or is pushing to be birthed. The Moon/Ceres encourage nurturing what is calling to your heart here. Eclipses are wild cards because we can't see everything that is happening - keep this in mind. Some possible blind spots from the 4th/10th house polarity - challenges between home and career, parenting issues, fear of loss of security keeping you stuck or coming unstuck, someone leaving the home/family, relocation windows open, mother issues, your ancestry story-line heating up, creative expression within the home, blending what you want with what is best for your family, cooperation within the home. Also check Scorpio your polarity sign.

GEMINI/GEMINI RISING (Leo Eclipse on the 3rd/9th house polarity) - the 3rd house rules communications, information, teaching, learning, siblings, transportation, your local environment. Something could be coming to fruition/ending in one of these areas or is pushing to be birthed. Choices are made. Results/news comes in. The Moon/Ceres encourage nurturing what is calling to your heart here. Eclipses are wild cards because we can't see everything that is happening - keep this in mind. Some possible blind spots from the 3rd/9th house polarity - verbalizing wants vs needs, wide vs deep thinking/ideas, thinking inside the box, not being clear on what you most value, getting too comfortable with what is familiar, sibling rivalry. Also check Sagittarius your polarity sign.

CANCER/CANCER RISING (Leo eclipse on the 2nd/8th house polarity) - the 2nd house rules money, resources, our values and self-esteem. Something could be coming to fruition/ending in one of these areas or is pushing to be birthed. The Moon/Ceres encourage nurturing what is calling to your heart here. Think 'personal security'. Eclipses are wild cards because we can't see everything that is happening - keep this in mind. Some possible blind spots from the 2nd/8th house polarity - needing more income, needing to save more, something done creatively growing into something that is financially profitable, something done creatively or to get attention draining your resources, relationships that are not intimate enough ending, what are you settling for, what is your value, what isn't your partner sharing, what aren't you sharing, issues with a partner's income/contribution, issues with debts, inheritance, loans, taxes. Also check Capricorn your polarity sign.

LEO/LEO RISING (Leo eclipse in the 1st house/7th house polarity) - the 1st house rules YOU, your needs, your physical self, whatever you have been giving your time and attention to. Something could be coming to fruition/ending in one of these areas or is pushing to be birthed. The Moon/Ceres encourage nurturing what is calling to your heart here. If your ascendant/Sun is near 11/12 degrees Leo - the next few months will be an even more important time for you. Anything is possible. Eclipses are wild cards because we can't see everything that is happening - keep this in mind. Some possible blind spots from the 1st/7th house polarity - smother mothering something/someone, your needs/wants vs your partners, one partner is getting more attention, one partner isn't getting enough attention, working on a creative project with a partner, partners agreeing or disagreeing on parenting issues, creative projects that give you a center stage, balancing what is calling to your heart with what is best for a partnership, changes within partnerships brought on by changes within YOU. Also check Aquarius your polarity sign.

VIRGO/VIRGO RISING (Leo eclipse 12 house/6th house polarity) - the 12th house rules what is hidden or put away or done behind the scenes, secrets, the ethereal realms, imagination, spirituality, addiction, healing. Something could be coming to fruition/ending in one of these areas or is pushing to be birthed. The Moon/Ceres encourage nurturing what is calling to your heart here. Eclipses are wild cards because we can't see everything that is happening - keep this in mind. Some possible blind spots, re-set points from the 12th/6th house polarity - secrets revealed, fuzzy information/diagnosis get cleared up, distracting yourself to avoid dealing with real life issues, addiction issues made visible, over-helping, martyrs, victims, moving past blockages, being a ghost in a chapter of your own story or that chapter ends now, loss of a beloved pet, day-to-day routines become more creative, working behind the scenes, what you have done behind the scenes finding an audience, finding your heart through meditation, creating a daily spiritual practice, putting more heart into your art, getting lost in the sauce. Also check Pisces your polarity sign.

LIBRA/LIBRA RISING (Leo eclipse 11 house/5th house polarity)  - the 11th house rules friendships, groups, causes, our audience, the internet, the things/people we keep at arms length, how we value the unique and different. Something could be coming to fruition/ending in one of these areas or is pushing to be birthed. The Moon/Ceres encourage nurturing what is calling to your heart here. Eclipses are wild cards because we can't see everything that is happening - keep this in mind. Some possible blind spots, re-set points from the 11th/5th house polarity - seeing ourselves how other people see us which may or may not feel so good, releasing groups/causes that do not stir our heart, nurturing a friend, some part of our story goes public, ramifications from what we have kept at arms length - not wanted to attach ourselves to, freak flags flying, creative projects that value uniqueness or diversity, developing a child's unique potential, letting a child be him/herself, creative projects find an audience, romances become public, pregnancies are announced, connecting to a new group/cause that stirs our heart, our place within a group being eclipsed out or someone else within a group is eclipsed out, the space between who we really are and who we appear to be in public comes to light, the space between what makes us happy and how we appear in public comes to light, an internet romance, friends become lovers or lovers become friends. Also check Aries your polarity sign.

SCORPIO/SCORPIO RISING (Leo eclipse 10th house/4th house polarity) - the 10th house rules our career, our calling, our goals, dad, business, authority, responsibility. Something could be coming to fruition/ending in one of these areas or is pushing to be birthed. The Moon/Ceres encourage nurturing what is calling to your heart here. Eclipses are wild cards because we can't see everything that is happening - keep this in mind. Some possible blind spots, re-set points from the 11th/5th house polarity - balancing career and family, achievements receive attention, stepping into new responsibilities, parental issues, change around grown children, feeling older, growing to value time/wrinkles/wisdom, stepping on other people as you step into the spotlight, career goals vs family goals, biological ticking clocks, promotions at work, career changes creating changes within the home, someone is eclipsed out at work, a career goal is eclipsed out, a career is eclipsed out, something comes to light regarding your career, wants vs needs, a good job can't hug you back, taking something way too seriously, not taking something seriously enough, authority issues within the home or career, hard work pays off. Also check Taurus your polarity sign.

SAGITTARIUS/SAGITTARIUS RISING (Leo eclipse 9th house/3rd house polarity) - the 9th house rules travel, higher education, weddings, politics, legal issues, the media, publishing, foreigners, everything outside our box, exploration. Something could be coming to fruition/ending in one of these areas or is pushing to be birthed. The Moon/Ceres encourage nurturing what is calling to your heart here. Eclipses are wild cards because we can't see everything that is happening - keep this in mind. Some possible blind spots, re-set points from the 9th/3rd house polarity - taking a broader view, taking a creative project further, getting legal advice or expert advice, getting something published, traveling somewhere outside your box, thinking outside the box, gaining a broader knowledge of something, studying something that calls to your heart, opportunities/changes through foreigners, stepping back to see things more clearly, making a higher commitment, finding a mentor, a legal issue/agreement/contract concludes, something you created getting media attention, your views come to light, wanting/needing attention for your beliefs, the details of something trip you up, overlooked facts trip you up, the story gets bigger, a lie comes to light, creative expansion, teaching children, taking a romance to a deeper level, a contractual commitment. Also check Gemini your polarity sign.

CAPRICORN/CAPRICORN RISING (Leo eclipse 8th house/2nd house polarity) - the 8th house rules other people's resources, other people's values, intimacy, other people's money, loans, debts, taxes, inheritance. Something could be coming to fruition/ending in one of these areas or is pushing to be birthed. The Moon/Ceres encourage nurturing what is calling to your heart here. Eclipses are wild cards because we can't see everything that is happening - keep this in mind. Some possible blind spots, re-set points from the 8th/2nd house polarity - a debt is paid off, a loan is taken on, a tax issue comes to light, a financial issue requires our attention, a financial investment is made or closed out, an issue around our partner's contribution vs our contribution, a relationship ends, intimacy issues come to light, differences in intimate needs within partnerships require attention, a light is thrown on a partner's resources, what our partner values vs what we value, relationships become more/less intimate, what a partner is sharing/not sharing come to light, a partner gains financially through a  creative project, a collaborative partnership starts/ends, a partner's spending comes to light, an inheritance comes to light, what we do with other people's resources comes to light, the ways we are a vampire or a vampire's dinner come to light, loss of control - something valuable is out of our hands, a financial story ends or a new chapter starts. Also check Cancer your polarity sign.

AQUARIUS/AQUARIUS RISING (Leo eclipse 7th house/1nd house polarity) - the 7th house rules partners and partnerships. Something could be coming to fruition/ending here or is pushing to be birthed. The Moon/Ceres encourage nurturing what is calling to your heart here. Eclipses are wild cards because we can't see everything that is happening - keep this in mind. Some possible blind spots, re-set points from the 7th/1st house polarity - reunions, meeting someone and it feels like you have known them before, fated encounters, a partnership issue comes to light, a creative project with a partner gets attention/begins/concludes, wants vs. needs within relationships, balance within partnerships, the effect you have on other people is brought to your attention, being yourself within a relationship, accepting nurturing from others, nurturing others, business/career partnership opportunities or opportunities to shine, equality within business relationships, who do you trust?  Also check Leo your polarity sign.

PISCES/PISCES RISING (Leo eclipse 6th house/12th house polarity)  - the 6th house rules our day-to-day activities, work, co-workers, pets, our health. Something could be coming to fruition/ending in one of these areas or is pushing to be birthed. The Moon/Ceres encourage nurturing what is calling to your heart here. Eclipses are wild cards because we can't see everything that is happening - keep this in mind. Some possible blind spots, re-set points from the 6th/12th house polarity - dietary issues come to light, work issues come to light, work issues impact your health, health issues impact your work, making time within your daily activities for fun/creative projects/romance/children, something needs your daily attention, you need more daily attention, your health needs your daily attention, pay attention to your intuition, stuff happening behind the scenes requires your attention/comes to light, your health is your wealth. Also check Virgo your polarity sign.

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Because we looked at Trump's chart with that August eclipse, let's take a look at this one. Remember Trump was born on a Lunar Eclipse (Sun opposite Moon) so they will always play a large role in his life, although maybe they don't impact him the way they do other people - maybe being born on an eclipse gives someone an extra coat of teflon with eclipse events!

The Eclipse Moon is conjunct his natal Pluto (power) - in his 12th house (secrets, what is happening behind the scenes, what is put away, imagination, mental health, secret alliances, secret enemies, water, the Navy, hospitals) - and conjunct his progressed Moon (this one has been in play for a few days already and for another week or so).

The 12th house rules Congress and he will be giving his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday night within hours of Wednesday's early morning Lunar Eclipse.

Pluto is the planet of power, karma, transformation, death and rebirth. Maybe the Moon conjunct Pluto will act as a gigantic magnet (and I know something about magnets - warning shameless plug ahead - have you seen my lockets) to bring up, by any means necessary, all the dark secrets and the ancient buried crap (within Trump yes, but more importantly through Trump, within the United States) to the surface for healing. Pluto also rules secrets, manipulations and obsessions. Maybe he will mention the #metoo movement (Jupiter in Scorpio answering to Pluto) in his State of the Union (seems unlikely). Interesting that Moon/Pluto is a mother compulsion and here we have a Full Moon conjunct obsessive mother Ceres! Maybe something about Mother Earth here, too.

I always picture Trump as a kind of motherless child (moon all alone in his chart opposing that strong Sun), shipped off to boarding school. Interesting that he had a foreign born mother (Moon in Sagittarius) and so much opposition/attention to him comes from his views on foreign issues and women (Sun opposite Moon).

Anyway, the next eclipse - the New Moon Solar eclipse in Aquarius on February 15th will oppose his Mars (war, violence, anger, initiative), so that one looks rather challenging for him in his house of open enemies/work/health. Of course, Trump has a powerful natal Mars on his ascendant and it's part of a favorable trapezoid giving him his way in most situations and leading to people wanting to help and serve him. What his Mars will do with an eclipse opposition is anybody's guess!

When his 5th house transits started I thought something big would come out with his children - and it did with Donald Jr and especially if you consider Kushner his child - but the bigger news (short-term at the time) was his fight with the NFL players (recreation/sports - 5th house) and we couldn't see that one coming.

His natal Uranus conjunct his Sun, North Node and Mid-heaven makes him absolutely unpredictable!

His troubles aren't likely to just disappear - although now that I think about it there is alot of energy in that disappearing 12th house! The two eclipses over the next couple weeks - could reignite his own eclipse stories (Flynn, Comey, Mueller) and this time the stakes might be more personal for him.

With Trump's Pluto conjunct this week's Moon there is also always the possibility (when I say anything can happen with him take this seriously) of his transformation/metaphysical death/rebirth - as the United States approaches our Pluto return with the Donald at our helm.

Maybe, like the Grinch, his heart can grow in unexpected ways, too.

Anyhoo, I try to keep all Trump postings as non-political as possible. Hopefully I have succeeded here.

I am going to take a blog break until next week or so to clear my head and focus on another project.

All the Uranus transit Taurus reports have been sent out as of last weekend, so if you asked for one and didn't receive it, please email me.

Be sure to get out and walk in the Full Moon everyone! xo all

Astrology Forecast for Creatives | Week of January 29th - eclipse season! - making our lives rich with purpose, cosmic course correction, what are we nurturing, what needs greater cooperation, breaking repeating cycles, a famous break-up, needs vs wants, mama drama, change, disruption, needing room to breath, the heart of the lion, something is eclipsed out of our life or out of our way

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ECLIPSE WEEK - so get extra rest and stay hydrated! Some of the major aspects for the week ahead are:

January 28th - Mercury square Uranus, Mercury square Eris
January 30th - Venus conjunct South Node opposing North Node
January 31st - Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Leo/Aquarius (11 degrees), Mercury into Aquarius
February 3rd - Sun conjunct South Node opposing North Node
February 4th - Venus square Jupiter, Mercury sextile Mars

On MONDAY, the Moon is in sensitive Cancer - we could be feeling more emotional. Maybe focused on home and family or real estate/renovation/home business. With an early trine (brakes off) to dreamy Neptune (strong in Pisces) - this would be a good day to make art, be forgiving, be compassionate, meditate, heal or just drift off course with whatever we had planned to do.

Anything that is all left-brain work with little need for imagination is going to be hard going today. The night could bring some disruptions and power plays with the Moon opposing Pluto, but we should be able to put whatever is happening to bed on a good note, if we stay awake until at least 11:38PM EST when the Moon trines benevolent Jupiter.

Keep in mind we are still being influenced by the weekend's square between Mercury (in Sagittarius) and Uranus and Eris (in Aries). This could bring unexpected news/information - some of it could provoke a response. Conversations/communications can be difficult. With Eris involved situations that make us feel "less than" or "left out" will be especially prone to pushing our buttons.

The Sun is in Aquarius now - detach a bit from whatever is happening. Take a breath. This aspect could also bring - innovative ideas, mental distractions, all of us being more prone to blurting out stuff we wouldn't normally say/express. Avoid over-reactions. With Mercury changing signs tomorrow, the conversation is changing anyway - so is what we are saying actually helpful? Maybe it is. Maybe it needs to be said now. But maybe the words can wait to be seeded into more fertile grounds.

On TUESDAY, the Moon (still in Cancer) squares Uranus while we are sleeping - possible disruptions and changes to our normal routine in the a.m. The Moon goes void from 11:40AMEST to 1:53PM EST then moves into attention-seeking, big-hearted Leo. We will need to be noticed, loved and appreciated. We will feel the build-up to tomorrow's BIG Full Moon - if we aren't already feeling it! In the evening the Moon trines (brakes off) Mars. This is a good time to take action on creative projects, play with children, be romantic, take a gamble - have some fun.

Venus (love, money, values, self-esteem, women, beauty) conjuncts the South Node of what we are releasing and opposes our Leo North Node (path forward). Maybe something here about releasing any idealized vision of what something we want or something we think will make us happy should look like. Or letting go of something we used to want/love to free up our hands for something else that is calling to our heart now.

An old love could show up to liberate us. Maybe a woman is saying good-bye.

Something here (Venus/Nodes of Fate) could connect to Saturday, February 3rd, when the Sun lights up this same space.

Tuesday night might be the best night to get out and walk in the Full Moon! Don't miss it!

WEDNESDAY is the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse at 11 degrees Leo/Aquarius. The Moon is a Blue Moon (second Full Moon of the month), a Super Moon (closer to the earth so appearing larger) AND a Lunar Eclipse (happening on the North/South nodal access). Did I say BIG?! And Mercury moves into Aquarius - making fast-paced Mercury very happy. Watch for a BIG post on Monday.

On THURSDAY, we start the day with a Void Moon - the Moon having finished its journey through Leo as we slept. Not a good morning to start something new or initiate anything we want "something to come of". A good example of this is Obama's second term in office, sworn in during a Void Moon, and now being steadily dismantled by Trump. A good morning for practiced, regular work. Expect a possible curve ball.

The Moon moves into organized and practical Virgo at 2:13PM EST. Good for well-defined work - dotting our i's and crossing our t's - a focus on our health, our pets or co-workers. For the next couple days we are better at dealing with the details of the situation. Our hands are more cooperative for physical projects.

In the evening the Moon squares Mars (traffic?) and then moves on to trine Saturn. Maybe strong emotions surface, maybe we have extra energy. A square from Virgo (Moon) to Sagittarius (Mars) could be tension between what we want/want to do and what we actually have/have to do or what is more practical. The later trine to Saturn (10:21PM EST) looks like responsibility/authority wins this round. We get satisfaction from doing what we have to do/doing a good job. Or maybe we are just worn out and fall asleep.

FRIDAY, may or may not be sunny enough to illuminate the groundhog's shadow (Groundhog Day/Candlemas) - wait, do we want him to see his shadow or don't we?! - but we could feel foggy with the Virgo Moon opposing Neptune in Pisces.

We are more sensitive and able to pick up energies from other people.

Our bad mood could belong to that guy on our left - yes, that guy, the one with those cool aviator sunglasses and the scowl.  

We could want to escape/sleep in/look for something we have lost, but we will most likely have to get to work.

The Moon sextiles Jupiter and trines Pluto in the late evening and Mercury makes some good aspects - making for a good date night or night to socialize with friends.

The weekend has some important aspects we will talk about in a later post.

Watch for the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse post on Monday! Remember days are when aspects are most exact, but events can transpire as the planets move into aspect and separate, too.

xo all

Weekend Astrology Forecast for Creatives | many irons in the fire, stay flexible, social until we aren't, holing up, unexpected news/information, words will not want to be contained, misunderstandings lead to arguments - eclipse countdown

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Let's start our look at the weekend with a gander (yes, I say things like gander now, I blame Saturn) at Friday.

The Moon is void until 12:40PM EST and then moves into busy/verbal Gemini (for approx the next 2 days). Mars made his move earlier in the day into Sagittarius (for approx the next 2 months). See Friday in the weekly HERE for more info on that.

Mars in Sagittarius (he hasn't been here in a couple years) will have us looking for adventure over the next two months. Taking action that expands us. Pushed (in our search for the truth) to confront stuff that doesn't line up with our worldview so that our worldview can widen. Sagittarius rules our big-picture beliefs which have a way of becoming actively more inclusive with Mars here.

Hopefully the truth changes us, rather than us changing the truth!

With Mars in Sagittarius - opportunity (Sagittarius) is generated through action, initiative and courage (Mars). Action (Mars) creates optimism (Sagittarius). 

For today, this afternoon - not so much in the morning, we will likely be busy. People (yes, this includes us) might be loud and opinionated. Clients could be demanding. Gemini Moon days fly by. The Moon begins to trine the Sun (in Aquarius) later in the day which is good energy for mixing it up with other people. Conversations should be lively.

Saturday's energy could be hard for anyone needing to make a firm decision or focus on something specific as Gemini tends to be all over the place.

It's good for commerce, talks, meetings, short trips. It's a good time to catch up with other people and talk to anyone we need to talk to 

before the Moon moves into Cancer on Sunday and we head back into hibernation/home for a couple days.

So good for brief and breezy exchanges of information, not the deep study/research of anything.

Since the weekend is a good time to be social and chit-chat, frustrations could arise if we try to resolve any complicated, important issues now - hopefully since it's the weekend that won't be on our agenda anyway! 

The BIG weekend news is the square/challenge between Mercury (uber active this week with news and information) and change-maker Uranus.

We had the Sun and Venus square Uranus two weekends ago, so there could be a connection with something from that time.

Stay open for changes to your plans and unexpected news/information. 

Open your mind to new ideas. 

We are easily distracted - other people could be, too, and let us down. 

We could say/hear something unexpected. 

Something unexpected could happen with a sibling. 

Double check written communications before hitting send and double think what you are about to say before blurting something out. 

Forgive others their inappropriate blurting (words will not want to be contained!) - keep in mind they do not have the benefit of astrology that you do! 

Misunderstandings could lead to arguments.

Mercury moves from Capricorn to Aquarius on January 31st (the same day as the eclipse!) so the conversation is preparing to shift anyway.

Next week, kicks off the first eclipse season of 2018 with a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Leo (11 degrees) next Wednesday.

This is the book-end to the so-called Great American Solar Eclipse from last August and the culmination of whatever we started at the New Moon at the beginning of this month. I'll write a big post this weekend. With a retrograde Ceres conjunct the Moon - themes of nurturing, mothers, closing out 'a season' of our lives will play a part, too.

Some of the Capricorn heaviness of early to mid January has lifted but with both Pluto (through 2024) and Saturn (through 2020) settled into this serious sign of winter for a nice, long stay we might have to get a little comfortable with discomfort. The good news is with Saturn the ruler of our Capricorn house anyway - whatever area of life we are now saddled with 'achievement through hard work' will be an area we are perfectly equipped to do the heavy lifting. Don't toss your back out though - with Saturn holding so many cards, life is a marathon, not a sprint.

Back this weekend with the Full Moon post and a look at some big picture stuff!

xo all

Mercury Conjunct Pluto | the power of information, secrets are revealed, deep conversations, solutions, decisions, words come up and out, psychic communications, announcements, lucrative ideas

Complicated Relationship 2 by dim-baida

 
Since 2008, Mercury has been bumping into Pluto, and maybe even more importantly, moving past Pluto, once a year during Mercury's travels through serious-minded, ambitious Capricorn.

If you were born with these two planets sitting together (think Michael Jackson, Tim Burton and Robin Williams) you would have an intense need to communicate.

Mercury in Capricorn grounds our thinking and our language. We are held responsible for the words that come out of our mouth and the thoughts we put into our heads. We set verbal limits. We say, "no". Facts matter. Flowery speech isn't so much appreciated now, just cut to the chase.

(When my car broke down last week I called AAA. I was worried the driver wouldn't be able to get to whatever part of my car he needed to get to since I had coasted it into a weird, tight spot in my driveway during its death-march. I went out to meet him to tell him I would help him push it and to give him my insurance card, etc.

He said, "I know they tell you I need your paperwork, but I really don't. And I can get to your car, no problem. I will have it out of here in three minutes. You just go back inside where it's warm. I've got this."

I would have married this guy on the spot if I hadn't already been married. And actually when hubs came home and tossed his snowy boots on the bathroom floor a couple hours later, I debated trying to find the guy.

I think this is how good it feels to hear someone say, "I've got this" during Capricorn season when we can most appreciate it.

Hubs has now said this to me about 100 times since I told him this story and confessed to my unrequited love for the tow truck driver.

"Can you pick up dog food on the way home?"

"Of course, I can. Don't worry about a thing. Consider the dog food in the bowl. I've got this" - ack!)

Anyhoo, this is the Mercury - picture the serious reporter with the pencil behind his ear and his fingertips on the typewriter getting the important story out because he is doing his job - who meets up with Pluto today giving Pluto (transformation) a voice.  

Words will really deliver a punch now. Maybe even a knock-out blow. Keep this in mind.

This is good energy to verbalize something we have been carrying inside.

Now we are people dealing with other people here, so if we are the ones tasked with delivering a hard message, let's choose our words carefully then let's take responsibility for the other person's reaction. Even when we think it's "not our job". Maybe it is this time.

Secrets get spilled. Verbal explosions are also possible. What we do in the dark (Pluto) could be talked about (Mercury).

Words (Mercury) can be manipulative (Pluto). Thoughts (Mercury) compulsive (Pluto). An idea/conversation (Mercury) could become an obsession (Pluto).

Anything less than total honesty will have us twisting in a tangled web.

Maybe there is a conversation (Mercury) about other people's resources (Pluto).

Maybe a financial decision is made. Maybe a contract is signed

(keep in mind we might think we are signing in blue ink, but with both these energies answering to ironclad Saturn, we are actually signing commitments now in blood - don't stand up too quickly unless you are offered orange juice).

The best use of this energy is a deep mental cleaning. What needs to be said? Who needs to be heard? What words can be put to bed ... forever. Maybe let's start with our inbox. Let's clear that out.

The Moon begins the day (void until 8:30AM EST) in Aries moving off a conjunction to Uranus so Wednesday could kick off with an emotional roller coaster ride. Then she moves into "let's get comfortable" Taurus after lunch and reaches her First Quarter at 5:20PM EST with a square to our Aquarius Sun and then goes on to square Venus a bit later tonight. Fixed squares might have us digging in our heels. No one wants to budge. Intentions/goals set during last week's New Moon will meet their first obstacles now. Time to grow past them. Time to adjust.

xo all

Keep in mind the Mercury conjunction is exact today but has been building for a couple days and then spends a couple days unwinding itself and also see the weekly HERE because Mercury still has a few more stops before he/she is through here.