Today's Astrology Forecast | Thursday, September 10, 2020 - that rainy day feeling, less said, words that trigger and wound, confusion, deadlines, perfectionist claptrap, being honest with ourselves

The Moon in Gemini squares the Virgo Sun at 5:25AM EDT then goes on to square a retrograde Neptune at 8:16AM EST. Stress. Frustration. That rainy day feeling. For some, a need to rest. 

The Moon's square to the Sun is this month's Third Quarter Square - Gemini/Virgo. The tension between quick, light information/communications, day-to-day activity and a more intense/obsessive focus on the nitty gritty details. A fast choice might be required before we have all the facts. Or a quick fix. Our Sun in Virgo likes to take his time and do it right, but Gemini says just snap to it and figure it out. Virgo caution/practicality vs Gemini speed/haste. Our critical eye and too high standards can be challenged by deadlines. 

However this shows up, it leads us to a square with Neptune, in Pisces, our last and final mutable sign. 

Changes are needed, maybe especially in application of our perspective, and changes are tricky. 

Here, our Moon (our emotions) could be adjusting to the dream, the need to escape/avoid, an ending. Or maybe we just need some extra sleep! And if you are sleeping through this aspect - make sure to notice your actual dreams, which could be interesting and useful. 

Gemini can be exhausting for Pisces. Chit chat. Chit chat. Run here and there. Feeling washed out. 

Keep in mind Neptune square the Gemini Moon speaks of deception, misinformation and misunderstandings. Be sure people are hearing what you are saying and that you are actually listening to what others are saying to you - doubly tricky now with our masked mouths. 

We can't believe everything we hear/read/see today. We might not even believe everything we are saying. 

With all this Gemini/Virgo it will pay to keep up with what Mercury (ruler of both signs) is up to. 

 

Mercury (at 7 degrees Libra) opposes Chiron - the Wounded Healer at 7 degrees Aries. This is kind of repeating the other aspects, so pay attention. Words can be painful. We need to think before we speak and take the other person's feelings into consideration. Sharing our thoughts with our journal might be better than an actual other person! Trying to be polite/pouring pink paint over a hurtful situation, probably isn't going to work but neither is any of that bullshitty passive-aggressive critical "honesty". Keep language real. 

If it isn't kind and if it isn't important maybe just zip it for now. People will be unconsciously filtering our words through very old and very deep woundings and the potential increases for unnecessary pain during already painful/challenging times.

Know other people's words will trigger us. Use the Gemini Moon to lighten the "pain" (that could feel like anger with Mars at station) - stay curious, "isn't it interesting how mad/hurt I am getting over this conversation/this information/these words?". Also, this would not be the day for any kind of conflict negotiation/not the day to call your sister, yes that sister :)

Think about it like this - we don't have to be honest with other people now (say that thing we know will hurt) - we have to be HONEST WITH OURSELVES. Why do we think we need to say it?

However this shows up for us, if we look ahead we can see Mercury's next stop (not that he/she actually stops) is an inconjunct with change-maker Uranus, so hasty words/hurtful words could create unexpected and unpleasant results later. Or maybe needed changes, although they will be challenging and require adjustments - it's all in the way we look at it. As it always is.

Some words will not/cannot be avoided. Humor will help. 

xo all

photo by the incredible Julie-de-Waroquier

Today's astrology Forecast | Wednesday, September 9th, 2020 - Sun trine Jupiter, Mars stations retrograde - getting lucky by noticing what we missed, using our gifts, having faith, learning/teaching, backing up

 

 

The Moon is in Gemini now - we are nurtured through communication/information, our local community, siblings, education - her only aspect today a trine (brakes off) to ruler Mercury at 4:38AM EDT.

The BIG news - one of those "luckiest" days of the year aspects you hear some astrologers rave about - the Sun (in practical Virgo) is trining Jupiter (retrograde in Capricorn). Having this aspect in play as Mars stations retrograde tonight is, I think, also good news. 

Sun/Jupiter in earth signs - expansion grounded in reality. Something we can hold or touch. Confidence. Jupiter rules higher education and Gemini elementary, so this is a good time to learn/teach. Note what comes to your attention now and draws your interest. Jupiter gets lucky because he isn't afraid to take chances AND because he has FAITH. Keep in mind, he is retrograde here, so maybe an old opportunity comes back around. A lucky penny turns up. A light shines on an open door somewhere that has maybe been there for a very long time and why are we only now noticing it anyway. This is about USING OUR GIFTS. Shining. Keep in mind also that Venus (love, money, our resources and self-esteem) is in Leo answering to the Sun while the Sun is trining Jupiter. How often do we see this?! Not very often believe me!

 

Our "lucky breaks" come through the small details now, so pay attention. Also tend to those small details as if they were more important than they are, because they are actually - more important than they are.

At 6:23PM EDT, Mars will station retrograde at the uber critical degree of 28 Aries. So he (as us) gets all the way to the very, very end of Aries (that sign that needs simply to push through and be brave - not that this is easy for all of us or even for many of us) and must stop and turnaround. As the sign that is much better at starting than finishing this is not such good news. Having been brought to a crisis point through this standing still thing he (as us) has had to do - hold up there fellow, this exercise of "will" hasn't been as successful or conclusive as it could be. We need you to take this class over again (we are connected in some ways now back to 1988 - so what did you have going on back then?). 

 

And he (as us) can either buckle up/back up and work the retrograde process - in Aries this can be about re-starting something - or fight against this which in itself is a lesson in the use of our "will", but which we know from the upcoming Cappy squares may not be as productive as we might like. Still, for some, it will be the only way through this. We will be back here in January 2021, but the road will look ALOT different by then.

As always contained within the seed of the way something starts is the way it grows and the way it ends, so we can look at today's chart for some clues about what this Mars retrograde will be about. In your own life look to what slows down now or what re-starts. Look to what has triggered your anger/passions over the last few days as Mars slowed down. Just look to what is happening right now/what you are doing.

 

We talked about Mars journey this summer/fall in this 2020 post HERE. Look for an update to this, this week.

Today's chart shows the Sun trining Jupiter - an auspicious aspect for Mars dicey retrograde, so good news. A way through this - confidence, some risk-taking, education, faith.

 

Mars is opposing Juno. Jupiter's wife, but much more than that - Juno rules our relationships/contracts - she holds us to task to uphold hierarchical structures within familial relationships. She can also be said to stay too long at the party - look the other way when things are not going so well, avoid unpleasant confrontations to keep the peace/relationship/her power position in tact. With Mars sitting between Lilith and Eris, this is not going to be a good plan right now. Cooperative arrangements/partnerships are going to reach a crisis point/culmination point (sometimes an ending) during this retrograde. And, we already know in Aries he (as us) will be squaring all the Cappy "authority/power" planets as we move through the fall. 

 

2020 continues to be, just as it started, a long chapter in a very old book about how we handle "power".  Buckle up ...

We'll look at the retro chart in another post and again you can take another look at that 2020 series post.

 

During Mars retrograde, unless you have a natal Mars retrograde, there will be a tendency to push when we should pull or pull when we should stand still. This is all part of the learning process and also the decision making process that gets us to November when Mars will station direct at 15 degrees Aries. If you have planets/points around 15-28 degrees of the cardinal signs, you will feel this retrograde strongest, but we will ALL be feeling it. Keep in mind this retrograde's auspicious start with the Sun/Jupiter - the delays, the re-dos and missteps - will all be worth it in the end.

 

In the meantime, ENJOY THIS DAY with the Sun/Jupiter - pay attention, look up, push your luck a little bit!!

 

xo all

 

photo by the amazing Julie-de-Waroquier

Today's Astrology Forecast | Tuesday, September 8, 2020 - adjusting, balancing what we want to do with what needs to be done, long void moon

 

 

The Moon (exalted in Taurus) trined a retrograde Pluto (transformation) at 2:39AM EDT then goes void off a trine to a retrograde Saturn at 8:46AM EDT (good for dealing with authority and stepping into responsibilities), although exalted in Taurus, she continues to perform. 

 

She will be void until she moves into Gemini (and things get busier/more chatty for the next couple days) at 5:28PM EDT.

Void Moons brings twists and turns that don't amount to much. Time gets stretchy. I find I can get alot done (be productive as long as I stay flexible), but also that if I start anything brand new I somehow end up having to do it all over again later anyway. 

At the same time we have Venus (in Leo) inconjunct a retrograde Ceres in Pisces AND Vesta (also in Leo) inconjunct Pallas in Capricorn. With both our Leo planets needing to adjust to other energies - our egos might take a hit today. We could feel unappreciated/unrecognized. Leo is ruled by the Sun and needs to shine, so any adjustments to that will be felt. Maybe we want to do this fun thing/or work on a creative project and we are pinned down by care-taking responsibilities now (which may or may not be needed because Ceres in Pisces can be a bit self-sacrificing/smother-mothering) or maybe someone else is actually ill and needs our help. Stay flexible. Both energies - Leo/Pisces, which is happening at 3 degrees BTW - need a seat at the table. There won't be any real winners, but no one needs to feel like a loser either.

Leo/Cappy (at 12 degrees the Vesta/Pallas) is also a rock and a hard place. We want to shine/feel good through our attention to this one IMPORTANT thing, but there are these prickly responsibilities, plans (maybe career related or dealing with authority or old business) that need to be attended to, too. Again, adjustments are needed. 

 

With inconjuncts if somebody wins then nobody wins. 

This means friction and Leo is fiery and, of course, we have Mars standing strong and still in fiery Aries just itching for a fight, so keep a cool head. We don't want/need to burn anything down today. 

 

The comforting Taurus Moon being unaspected and coming off those smooth trines to the Cappy planets (structure, authority) will help us with this. Probably quite alot.

xo all

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Today's Astrology Forecast | Monday, September, 7th, 2020 - Grand Trine in Earth - a solid opportunity

 

 

The Moon, exalted in Taurus today (and most of tomorrow) met up with Uranus last night (2:00 AM EDT) then trines the Sun at 12:09PM EDT (this month's Waning Trine Virgo/Taurus), trines a retrograde Jupiter at 4:07PM EDT - Grand Earth Trine - and finally sextiles a retrograde Neptune at 8:35PM EDT. She makes a couple nice aspects tomorrow morning and then spends most of tomorrow void, but, exalted in Taurus, continuing to perform. 

 

So even though this Grand Trine is a lunar event, so usually fast moving we have this for SEVERAL HOURS TODAY as the trine to the Sun is followed by the trine to Jupiter. This is the smooth progression of our New Moon in Leo beginning, coming through the stuff from the past we have been re-doing. Old opportunities can come back around. The gold we missed the first time through. HERE IT IS. And we have to be smart enough and practical enough to RECOGNIZE IT this time.

 

Taurus/Virgo. Grounded practicality. The details working together to make something real. Soemthing that can be counted on. Stability. Nothing has to be pushed/forced here. Remember our Lao Tzu (ancient Chinese philosopher and father of Taoism) quote from yesterday - we are doing the work/our thing and letting it speak for itself.

When the Moon trines Jupiter at 4:07PM EDT (Jupiter is strong and still and nearing the end of his long summer retrograde) - this is success/expansion/optimism/confidence. Grounded in real world things we can touch. Again, this is smooth (brakes off). We won't have to push for this. Whatever we returned to/or slowed down near when Jupiter went retrograde back on May 14th - well, here, is where, if we've used the retrograde to our advantage re-visioning/re-working  - here is where something can fall right into place.  

 

Don't judge the size of it - small is the new big. From tiny acorns mighty oak trees grow - you know the drill.

 

Finally, the Moon sextiles (opportunity) Neptune - "the dream" is pulled into this positive energy. Magic working through us. Mystical forces. Our ancestors. Our past. Pray. Meditate. 

Taurus is all about our resources/products, our money, our values and self esteem. With Jupiter in Cappy - this is about business, responsibilities, our authority and outside authority. Virgo is about our work, our service, our health, our daily activities/schedule, our co-workers/employees, our pets. All of this stuff, plus those Neptunian dreams - are working together today. 

Everyone has access to this. If you have planets/points in the earth signs near 15-17 degrees that is even better! This will also be about your personal house themes - Virgo, Taurus and Capricorn. Today is a holiday in the United States, but some of this good lunar flow will continue tomorrow plus tomorrow is the day the Sun trines Jupiter - so a light on an old opportunity! Our confidence returning.

 

xo all 

 

Keep in mind the way things grow in the Earth - over time (and requiring Sun - attention, and water - an emotional investment) also that Mars is going to station retrograde tomorrow, so there will be some necessary back and forth with all of this over the next few weeks (until mid-November, when full steam ahead).

photo by the talented Mike F Shaw