Today's Astrology Forecast | Friday, October 9, 2020 - intense conversations, power struggles, a need to get control of ourselves, a need to stop avoiding whatever it is we are avoiding, tests of power

 

 

The Moon in Cancer sextiled Venus and a retrograde Uranus early AM EDT, then trines Mercury (in fellow water sign Scorpio) at 8:02AM EDT. Later today - she will start her squares and oppositions - first squaring the Sun (8:39PM EDT) in Libra  and then opposing Jupiter (11:16PM EDT). 

 

The trine to Mercury can indicate intense conversations emotional conversations/information. Mercury is still in opposition to Uranus, so this might take us by surprise, but we have probably seen this coming.

This month's Third Quarter Square, which we talked about in the weekly HERE - Cancer/Libra - speaks of imbalances and unfairness between our safety/security/what we need/maybe a home situation and our relationships. Cardinal signs tell us this is a good time to start something new here and the square could push us into just that. 

 

In the meantime, a retrograde Mars is backing into his second square to Pluto. 

 

We had this square back in the middle of August, so maybe a situation from that time is back on our plate. Mars opposed Pluto from Libra back in March, so we are back here, too. We need to get control of ourselves. We need to be confronting our fears/no hiding. BUT we don't want to be escalating intense situations now - we won't win. Again this is cardinal energy - time to start something new. Take the bull by the horns, and keep in mind, that bull is us. We know what needs to be done and it's time to get on with it. We don't want to be manipulating/controlling other people now - this is going to bite us in the ass big time. Instead let's focus on what we need to do/what WE can control. 

 

If stuff has been pushed down and hidden in closets here is where it can come storming out. Keep in mind Pluto's ability for total transformation. And his ability to make everything feel like life and death. Maybe it actually is (like in Trump's case and I hope his people are on top of this) but most likely it isn't. 

 

It sure as hell gets our attention though.

 

With Pluto, we might not be able to win, but we can't hide either.

Keep in mind also that Mars is retrograde which means life is an inside job now. Slow down. Observe. Observation IS action. We want to be responding and not reacting. Let's not allow ourselves to be cornered into something that is not in our best interest. 

We are building toward (and it's in play RIGHT NOW) Mercury's retrograde station during a HUGE hulabaloo of other aspects on the 13th. 

 

This is where the transformed/massacred 21-22 degrees of Capricorn (folding lower timelines into higher timelines) again pulls in the Libra/Aries points (kill or cure). If we have planets/points near 21 degrees Libra, we will need to be standing up for ourselves, striving for balance, not being a people-pleaser (which is actually a selfish act, not a selfless one). If we have planets/points near 21 degrees Aries, we will need to pull back some of our fire to make room for other people or we will BURN THEM UP and ourselves in the process.

Keep in mind our Jupiter/Neptune way through this - prayer, meditation, compassion, forgiveness, apologies, RELEASE. And this does not been being a doormat/martyr - NO WAY.

 

These cardinal energies are pretty much DEMANDING this month we face our fears and act responsibly. We can walk away from confrontations. Respond and not react or shoot from the hip. We can value ourselves and act from that space of self-worth. After all we've been through these last few years we have it in us to do this. We can start from where we are. The cardinal Grand Cross - Mars in Aries, Moon in Cancer, Sun in Libra and the Cappy pile-up is in effect until Saturday night and then transforming into a tight Cardinal T-Square by next week. 

 

Focus on what you can control instead of what you can't.

 

How we use/misuse this power now is a test. Let's pass this thing. The world is counting on us.

xo all

back with the Trump watch

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Today's Astrology Forecast | Thursday, October 8, 2020 - a slow start, our focus shifts, love (or any lack ) hurts, when fixing doesn't fix it, why do we want what we want and what do we really need

 

The Moon is void until 11:45AM EDT (feel free to sleep in if you can, you won't miss much that amounts to anything) when she comes home to Cancer. Turning our attention to home, family, mother, security, home business, family business, real estate, renovation, ancestry, country, patriotism. She is unaspected - mostly a good thing with all the Libra/Aries/Cappy stress awaiting her out there - until early, early tomorrow morning (2:16AM EDT) when she sextiles Venus.

And speaking of Venus, at 6 degrees Virgo, she has now moved into an inconjunct with wounded healer Chiron. 

 

So, maybe the more we try to fix something, the less 'fixed' it is - the more it hurts. Or maybe the more we notice what isn't working. We talked abut our need during Venus in Virgo to not over-focus on what is "wrong" (especially within our relationship, finances) - this isn't about ignoring problems (not something Venus in Virgo is prone to do anyway), but more about realizing when they aren't totally fixable - situations have innate 'give and takes' built into them sometimes - some things we either have to live with or figure out we can't. Avoid over-giving/over-taking. Inconjuncts require adjustments and even then things aren't quite right.

 

Venus/Chiron speaks of our 'wants' being distorted by old/deep woundings.

 

Why do we want this? Why does our lack of this hurt? Chiron is in independent Aries - how can we give more of this (abundance, appreciation, love) to ourselves? The Moon is in Cancer - what do we need?

I am working on part II of the October Trump covid post where we'll add in the U.S. natal. It should be up tonight. 

 

The connections are cray-cray. 

 

Every day is DANGEROUS for Trump now that he has this virus. I don't believe for one second he is 'alright' as the Whitehouse is reporting. He isn't. We would assume he is getting the best possible care, but it seems like he might be driving the care he is getting. Doctors are reporting he has 'no symptoms', but are they getting this info from Trump or from testing? Who knows. Mercury is going to station retrograde Tuesday while the Sun squares Mars, kicking everything up a notch and even before that we have the Moon in Cancer forming a fast moving (but powerful with the Moon in her home sign) - Grand Cardinal Cross. Hopefully the people around him know what they are doing. 

 

xo all 

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Today's Astrology Forecast | Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - startling information, unexpected results, decision time, not a day to sit on what we know or close our eyes

 

 

We wake with the Moon still in "busy and chatty" Gemini - she has trined the Libra Sun at 5:17AM EDT, she squares Neptune at 1:50PM EDT and finally goes void off a productive sextile to a retrograde Mars at 9:56PM EDT. She will be void until 11:45AM tomorrow.

The Moon/Sun waning trine will help us with today's big aspect - Mercury opposing Uranus (first of three). This is unexpected news/secrets being revealed. Decisions. 

 

We talked about this in length HERE (see Wednesday).

 

"Mercury in Scorpio is diving into the truth/secrets/a deeper level of information - Uranus is kind of a flash of 'genius' that illuminates what Mercury has dug up. Some unexpected truth could come out now. Disruptive results involving financial/intimacy/merged situations. Oppositions to Uranus can bring abrupt endings. With Mercury walking shadows degrees she/he will walk two more times we will have this aspect again on October 19th (with Mercury retrograde) and finally on November 17th, so this could be the start of a series of revelations. 

Watch your language/words now. Be clear-sighted about the information/stories you tell and what you are allowing yourself to absorb. With Uranus, language is intensified - pulls us into the future. Think twice.

For some people this aspect can also bring technology/transportation issues. Surprises through siblings or our local community"

 

The good news here is the waning Gemini/Libra trine - this is information shared kindly/lightly, conversations with partners. So maybe whatever we find out here - the Mercury/Uranus deep dive - either involves a partnership or is communicated to other people. Maybe the communication brings things into a greater balance. Maybe whatever we do with the information increases our income/security/changes our values. We Mercury about to go retrograde and walking shadow degrees this will be a process.

 

This is not a day to sit on what we know or shut our eyes. Uranus brings the unexpected, but he also brings the detachment to help deal with it/the space and perspective to see it more clearly.

With Mercury/Uranus having two more oppositions - the next on October 17th with the Moon unaspected in Scorpio and the final on November 17th when the Moon is sextiling Venus - we can see this matter will be ongoing and more info will come out/more decisions made - it's not a "one and done" kind of thing, but situations can end well with that November sextile if we share what we know now/see what we are being shown.

 

xo all 

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Today's Astrology Forecast | Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - anxiety, restlessness, can't get no satisfaction, unexpected news, best two out of three, making it better, re-lighting an old passion

 

 

The Moon has moved into Gemini - we are nurtured through movement, communication, meetings, writing, siblings, commerce, humor, chatty interactions, our local community/neighbors, tech/transportation. 

 

Her only aspect today a tense square to Venus (in Virgo) at 8:40AM EDT.

Virgo/Gemini squares, especially when they impact our emotional Moon can make us feel anxious. With Venus/Moon there is a disconnect between what we want and what we need. We might have to make quick decisions when we really want to check into something more thoroughly/dive into the details. Maybe we are faced with too many choices, but none are really exactly right. Maybe we are too quick to say yes to something or we feel criticized/picked apart. Restlessness makes us move from one thing to the other, but nothing is very satisfying.

We are building toward tomorrow's exact opposition between Mercury and Uranus - our lower and higher minds - and this can just add to the frustration. Maybe here is where we get some unexpected/potentially upsetting news. Back up your files. Check your oil. Lighten your schedule.

There are a couple ways through today astrologically. 

 

First, we think about what today's lunar square - the Gemini/Virgo, Moon/Venus - is showing us. 

 

I am reminded of a teaching from back in my banking days that was a pyramid with the angles labeled 1. quality 2. price 3. speed. The idea was that it was impossible to give a customer all three of these things and have a successful business. You couldn't give a cheap price and fast service and quality all at the same time. Something had to be given up or you would be out of business. I am not sure that model is still true, but it's kind of like today's energy, so probably it is. 

 

Another thing we can do with tough aspects is look for smoother ones. 

We have Mars, retrograde at 23 Aries, trine Vesta in Leo. This speaks of delays/revisions/even reversals working to our advantage. Maybe we are going back over something, so we are happier with it and can have more pride in what we are doing/creating. Vesta in Leo is our sacred focus on what makes us joyful/proud/our center-stage/what we are here to GIVE LIFE TO (which is always ourselves, but shows up in other forms). Aries and Leo are both signs of courage/bravery - this can be needed now. Vesta, and the fact Mars is retrograde, speak of a more concentrated "inside job" kind of focus/activity. Vesta in Leo makes it easier to feel that great BIG yes, we talked about in the weekly HERE. Time with children, a beloved hobby, a creative project, romantic partner - maybe going back to something we once loved to do, can stir up a forgotten memory (one of those untangled knots), and bring us closer to what our heart wants now. 

 

Spark an old flame (and we can literally do this - grab that box of old birthday candles in the junk drawer and LIGHT one, two, all of them - see what comes to light).

xo all

photo by the talented rust2d

 

 

Today's astrology Forecast for Creatives | Monday, October 5, 2020 - knowing our worth, what makes sense/cents, building things that last/stabilize us, staying flexible, taking care of ourselves

 

 

The Moon is exalted in Taurus today, making some nice/stabilizing aspects - she trines Pluto at 8:50AM EDT then goes void off a trine to Saturn at 2:41PM EDT. She is void for the rest of the day. Good for dealing with authority/power situations (providing we know our own worth), making solid progress, building things that last. 

The Sun is nearing the middle of Libra and will start to move into his square to the Cappy planets in the next few days, but he's still got some space/time and Libra is an air sign so we can get a little distance from things; a little perspective. 

The Moon will be in Gemini tomorrow - the pace will increase, the energies are more mixed - so take advantage of today's Taurus Moon and even this afternoon's time-stretching void (the Moon will continue to perform in her exalted sign of Taurus). 

Mercury (news, information, communication) is moving toward her opposition to Uranus (unexpected), and with Mercury's upcoming retrograde this will be in play off and on for weeks. So, we need to be able to roll with some unexpected twists and turns here. Back up your files.

Tend to your thinking/your language now. We need to be mindful we aren't just talking/thinking about what needs to go/what we are worried about - because we can end up lining ourselves up with more things to worry about/more things that need to go. Stay focused on what you want - the future. Mars is retrograde, Mercury is soon to be - there are/will be looks back, but remember to be looking forward to something ELSE at the same time. Make plans. Yes, the Gods might laugh - make them anyway.

 

We talked about Trump's chart HERE and I took a peek at Biden's this morning and he's got asteroid Hygiea transiting his natal 8th house Pluto right now - exact next Saturday (when Mars will be at 22 degrees and squaring those hot January Cappy degrees) and it will exactly conjunct his natal Hygiea in the middle of November. He'll have Pandora at the top of his chart at that time and conjunct his natal Pandora and asteroid Wuhan will have reached 0 Aquarius, the degree Jupiter and Saturn will meet the next month. He's got some aspects to his 12th and 6th houses. He needs to be careful, too. And he is.

With Europe looking at new lockdowns and the U.S. President locked down - Saturn/Pluto both direct as of yesterday - we need to take care of ourselves physically, mentally, emotionally.

 

We will talk more about this when I continue the October series.

xo all

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Weekly Astrology Forecast for Creatives | Week of October 5, 2020 - unexpected truth, picking at scabs, power struggles, the courage to survive, changing the way we change

 

 

 

I don't want to say it. You don't want to hear it. But probably another intense week.

 

Maybe the most important thing to keep in mind now as we move through the astrology of this final quarter of 2020, and maybe especially October, is to keep things as simple as we can. Get rid of things we don't need. Take things off our plate. Slow down. Take care of our physical selves. Get more sleep. Drink more water. If something isn't a great big heartfelt YES or a great big MUST, then it needs to be a great big NO. And the 'must' can't be something we have manufactured through overthinking. If it doesn't get us fed, clothed, housed -  then it needs to be a great big heartfelt YES,

 

or, it's a clear NO.

I had two people talk to me this week about their fading memories/their past feeling very far away and feeling disconnected from their current life. And, we can see in these unstable times, how our minds might compartmentalize/wipe out what's not needed, in order to just keep us going.

 

We can try seeing memories as these kind of  tangles of energy that keep us connected to our old stories -and, yes, they also kind of hold our 3D self together in a way. Part of the reason we love the things we love is our memories of those things, so without our memories we can lose our emotional connections AND, on the flipside, be freed up to love new things. 

 

Most energies just move right through us, but sometimes situations/emotions get stuck. As the old world fades and the New World advances (or kind of pulls us forward faster), those memories (energetic tangles) can untangle. It's tricky territory because they keep us connected to the lives we have built and the people we have built them with. Without the memories we can start feeling disconnected from what used to matter. We can also grow incredibly sentimental as these knots tighten up or come apart.

 

This 'unraveling' isn't a bad thing, but it can be painful/scary. It also allows us to see/feel what really matters now as we prepare to move forward and create new stories. Maybe this will make sense and be helpful to someone else. I have had Pluto back and forth over my third house Mercury for the last couple years and have seen these 'tangles' unravel me into a totally different way of thinking/seeing the world. Trying not to think about the swiss-cheese imagery a brain scan might produce for me right now!

Ok, let's unpack the week! We'll add in the Moon with some dailies - she looks pretty good until we get to the end of the week (Moon in Cancer) and she opposes all the Cappy stuff and squares the Libra/Aries. She will go void at 2:41PM EDT tomorrow for the rest of the day - so we will want to get our Monday work done early!

WEDNESDAY - Mercury opposes Uranus
THURSDAY - Venus inconjuncts Chiron
FRIDAY - Quarter Moon (17 degrees Cancer), Mars squares Pluto

SATURDAY - Mars sextiles North Node, Venus trines Uranus

SUNDAY - Sun squares Jupiter, Sun inconjunct Uranus

WEDNESDAY - Mercury at 9 degrees Scorpio opposes Uranus in Taurus. 

 

Mercury in Scorpio is diving into the truth/secrets/a deeper level of information - Uranus is kind of a flash of 'genius' that illuminates what Mercury has dug up. Some unexpected truth could come out now. Disruptive results involving financial/intimacy/merged situations. Oppositions to Uranus can bring abrupt endings. With Mercury walking shadows degrees she/he will walk two more times we will have this aspect again on October 19th (with Mercury retrograde) and finally on November 17th, so this could be the start of a series of revelations. 

Watch your language/words now. Be clear-sighted about the information/stories you tell and what you are allowing yourself to absorb. With Uranus, language is intensified - pulls us into the future. Think twice.

For some people this aspect can also bring technology/transportation issues. Surprises through siblings or our local community.

 

THURSDAY - Venus at 6 degrees Virgo inconjuncts Chiron in Aries. 

 

Inconjuncts are awkward. What we want or a relationship/financial/values issue triggers a wound/hurt. Keep in mind, Venus in Virgo can be picky. So maybe it's just a tiny little thing that isn't quite right or maybe since Virgo is such a 'fixer 'energy we are focused on trying to fix something that just can't be fixed. Inconjuncts require adjustments, but we just have to kind of live with things being imperfect here.

FRIDAY - a retrograde Mars at 22 degrees Aries squares Pluto in Capricorn (this is the degree Saturn and Pluto met back in January - when "time ran out").

This is the second of three battles between these titans. They squared off back in mid August, with Pluto retrograde and Mars direct, now they have both reversed course and square off again. And, we will be back here for the final round on December 23rd (with both of these bad boys direct) - so immediately after this year's important Winter Solstice when Jupiter meets Saturn in Aquarius.

 

There might be intense competition and unbridled ambition. Manipulations. Obsessions. Jealousy. Physical power struggles. Excisions/surgical procedures. Situations that feel like "life and death" and sometimes they will be, but most often they won't. Our power could be challenged or we could be the one doing the calling out. If we are "waked", and with Mars retro we better be, this is the time to think about why this situation is "triggering" us. 

 

If we are repressing anger/passion/strong urges - here's where the gloves might come off.  

 

We could be mad (Mars) at the truth (Pluto). We could be battling (Mars) for power/control (Pluto). We don't want to be ruthless or under-handed, but we might have to stand up for ourselves. Avoid unnecessary run ins with the boss/authority because THEY WILL WIN. If we are the boss/authority then avoid making other people feel threatened/un-empowered because WE WILL LOSE in the long run. And we are playing a long game here. Keep this in mind. 

 

Mars/Pluto is like a bully aspect, but it is also about having the courage to SURVIVE.

 

If we are pushing to make something happen with a kind of 'THIS MUST HAPPEN' urgency - well, here is the square where Mars is retrograde and life is an inside job - so, why are we pushing for this?? The New World that is about to kick off, and we can already feel ourselves being pulled into it which is why we are so unsteady - doing a hokey-pokey style dance in two worlds at the same time - the New World is not a linear space. We don't need to make herculean efforts to make things happen. We don't actually need to make anything happen. The center isn't going to hold because the center cannot hold. With challenging Plutonian aspects we need to keep in mind how to ground ourselves for our immediate survival. Stay healthy. Keep your environment clean/alive. Slow down. Take care of you. 

This is also the date of the Third Quarter Moon, with the Moon at 17 degrees Cancer squaring the Sun in Libra. This is uncomfortable/frustrating. Maybe we want to stay home where we are comfy-cozy and situations are requiring we bring something into greater balance or maybe socialize. Cancer is old school, so maybe there is something here about rules, traditional roles within our family or a family situation vs a need for fairness. This is a part of the Full Moon in Aries conjunct Chiron story. The Moon is waning now, so what needs to go?

 

SATURDAY - Mars at 22 degrees Aries sextiles the North Node in Gemini. 

Here are our actions lining us up with the future. Keep in mind Mars is retrograde so this could be more about what we are re-working, re-vising, re-viewing, even an un-raveling of the old.

At the same time - Venus at 9 degrees Virgo trines Uranus in Taurus

 

Here is where small changes/fixes - within relationships, finances, our values - can have a BIG impact. What needs tweaking? This is a good day for action and initiative. Things can fall into place. We are changing the way we deal with change. New ways to make money. New relationships. New values. Think practical/grounded/being of service. Good for changes to our daily routine and health practices - for these situations think more new/cutting edge. Changes that make sense/cents.

SUNDAY - the Sun at 18 degrees Libra squares Jupiter in Capricorn and inconjuncts Uranus in Taurus

This might speak of some exaggerated expressions of power within our relationships or maybe someone's need for expansion/more/change creates tension/frustration within a relationship. Things can feel out of balance. 

On the bright side, and with Jupiter there is always a bright side, this aspect can bring confidence, enthusiasm, hope. We just want to avoid taking on too much/over-promising or expecting too much from other people. At the same time the Sun is inconjunct Uranus - some awkwardness/rocks and hard places between change and balance or liberation vs our partnerships/contracts. Adjustments required today. 

xo all - back with the dailies and we'll toss up a chart for that infamous 'garden party' and see what we see

By now we've likely seen the photos of the rose garden ceremony (Amy Coney Barrett's Announcement Party) where it is being reported covid began its journey to Trump - mostly mask-less people, shaking hands, bear-hugging, back-patting - something the rest of us, including the CHILDREN (masked and encased in plexi windshields, our amazing teachers have made for their desks ie jeeps, for hours everyday where I live) would pay dearly to be able to do again as effortlessly and worry-free as these cocky revelers with RBG just barely lain to rest. 

 

It made me go looking for asteroids Karma and Hybris (Greek Goddess of insolence, impudence and outrageous behavior - she gave her name to our word “hubris”). 

 

Hybris turned out to be, #surprise, #nosurprise, exactly conjunct Trump's natal 4th house Moon and exactly opposing his natal Sun as his diagnosis was announced. And transiting asteroid Hygiea (the virus) conjunct his natal asteroid Hybris (exact on 10/13). Trump was born with asteroid Karma exactly on his natal Saturn and transiting Karma is now conjunct his 12th house Pluto. 

 

Hubris and Karma playing their hand with him ....