Early Saturday morning EDT, the Sun crossed into Aries - a cardinal sign, initiating a NEW SEASON. In Aries, this is the START of the Astrological Year - we are that new growth breaking through the dry winter soil. Out of the ethereal waters of Pisces, we get back to the business of being human. This year's activation, already potent, forms an opportunistic sextile with, the still red hot, degree of 0 Aquarius where Jupiter met Saturn back in December and restarted the new world. So, HERE at the Aries Ingress, first day of Spring (in northern hemisphere), first day of the Astrological Year - is when we really start to feel the opportunity of this "new world".
Here is a LIGHT shining on the new. We are fueled by fire/our initiative now - able to be braver when we need to be. On Sunday, Venus followed the Sun across the Aries point and into Aries (the sign of her detriment, since she rules Aries polarity sign of Libra). Now what we want/our values/our new ideas about women and beauty and relationships and money catches up with our fresh start Sun - not only is a light shining on the new, but now we WANT something NEW, too!
It is through this lens of NEW we start this pivotal and important week!
MONDAY - Mercury conjuncts Hekate and then opposes Vesta - Mercury at 8 degrees Pisces meets Hekate and then opposes Vesta (retrograde) at 9 degrees
TUESDAY - Mercury squares Mars - Mercury at 11 degrees Pisces squares Mars at 11 degrees Gemini
THURSDAY - Mercury squares the Nodes - Mercury at 13 degrees Pisces squares the North and South Nodes at 13 degrees Gemini
FRIDAY - Sun conjuncts Venus, Mars conjuncts North Node - Sun at 5 degrees Aries meets Venus, Mars at 15 degrees Gemini meets the North Node
SUNDAY - Full Moon in Libra, Venus conjuncts Chiron - Venus at 8 degrees Aries meets Chiron, the Libra Moon opposes the Aries Sun at 8 degrees = Full Moon in Libra
Now, with all this talk of NEW, we have to keep in mind, Mercury (our conscious mind/information) is still drifting through Pisces - the sign of endings. Pisces rules what is behind us/in the past (and with the nodal activations this week we are dealing with old, even past-life/ancestral turning points), what we can't see clearly, secrets, lies, our self-sabotaging escape tendencies, our intuition, so there is still something back here - we are going to have to deal with THIS WEEK.
With Mercury/Mars both interacting with the Nodes there are FATED conversations (likely tense, maybe passionate or even angry), FATED turning points/choices, FATED words, FATED actions, FATED transitions and new beginnings.
Despite the fresh Aries energy of the new season, Mercury (our words, thinking, conversations, sometimes sibling, local community or transportation situations, situations that show up in pairs), mired in the past, is running the show.
He/she starts the week with a conjunction to Hekate
- the Goddess of the Crossroads, a way-shower and translator of the energy between the conscious and unconscious worlds. She is about a time of transition/those forks in the road and although
having her here can’t help us see how it will all turn out, she does
help us put away the old/the
things that don’t belong with us anymore. She often shows up when we don't know where we are going and helps us
to not fixate so much on the not knowing/the changes. Having seen it all
and knowing the stuff behind us that we have consciously forgotten, she helps us onto the right path - not the easiest/smoothest path necessarily, but somehow the one that is MOST RIGHT - and helps us attract the right people.
When I realized asteroid Hekate was conjunct Mercury, who is not only uber-active this week, but rules Mars (our actions) AND the North Node (our best path forward), I was #surprised, #notsurprised.
Because astrology is amazing. Always.
We talked about her HERE - and now, with Mercury in Pisces, we again stand at a crossroad faced with very old choices (even past-life/ancestral) - the road ahead of us splits - which road are we on THIS TIME? Mercury in Pisces is requiring us, by making the facts fuzzy, to use our intuition/allow things to fall where they fall in a sense.
Hekate is with us/in us, joined with Mercury - we can ask her to help guide our choices. She can see our past and which road ahead is somehow most right.
After moving past Hekate, Mercury's immediate opposition to Vesta (retrograde in Virgo) speaks of the need to stop avoiding what isn't perfect/the problem/the mistake. With Vesta retrograde, this isn't a new situation, we have been haunted by this before. Virgo/Pisces - fix it or forget it. This is a pivotal week, how is this Virgo focus not helpful?
Then Mercury (as us) squares first Mars, followed by the North/South Nodes - here is challenging information, the need for a conversation, actions we have been avoiding, a need to work our way through verbal tension/even the need for an argument (but maybe with Gemini, we can keep things light and avoid the fighting part!), maybe still the need to release some kind of delusion/fantasy. This is tension/frustration. A problem we need to get past. With Mercury in illusive Pisces we probably won't have the full story/all the facts. These nodal aspects tell us this stuff is fated - WE HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE (or our ancestors have).
Whatever we are agreeing to now, signing up for, saying/thinking/doing/fighting about - make no mistake - IT MATTERS. We are setting our course WITH OUR WORDS. They are our weapons AND our wands. Choose wisely. Lean toward smart Gemini - your Gemini house theme, the
facts of the situation, what is local/light, maybe smaller/closer/quicker. More on the Nodes this year
HERE.
Keep in mind the nature of Mercury/Mars and with Mars in Gemini - everything can seem to be happening twice or we could have two situations we are dealing with. Information might need to be balanced with our urge for action. WE MIGHT HAVE TO STOP AND TAKE A BREATH. If something comes up and can be pushed off until the end of the week - that might be easier. It might not be possible though. It feels like things are moving fast. Mercury/Mars squares can mean arguments/accidents. Expect some snafus with tech/transportation/your community/sibling situations. Drive safely. Stay frosty. Slow your roll as needed.
If we jump into something too quickly here, we could make a mistake, but also if we sit on our ass and try to avoid the unavoidable, so it's tricky - we are in between Eclipses now and a wrong move on our part will probably need to be ironed out - and 'ironed out' might be a little more gentle than how this could play out - when we get into the next set of Eclipses in late May through mid-June. Otherwise Eclipse season will build on what is chosen now, with some likely twists and turns ahead.
By the end of the week, the energy is SHIFTING - Mars meets the North Node in Gemini at the same time the Sun is meeting Venus in Aries. Here is where our actions/words are moving us forward - what have we chosen/decided/said/heard/learned?
News/information/a conversation sets us on our course.
We close the week with a BIG Full Moon in Libra (our relationships!) with ruler Venus, challenged in Aries, but conjunct the Sun AND Chiron.
Here is where the light comes in through those cracks and we get some much needed healing on these very old woundings.
We will talk about this in a BIG post.
This is a pivotal week as we ride the waves between Eclipse seasons. Stay flexible.
Back with some dailies!
xo all
artwork by the talented Amelia Leonards
