Monday, April 25, 2011

Astrological Winds for Week of 4/25/11

I've had many people freaking out about the circumstances of their lives the past 2-3 weeks. Indeed, Mercury retrograde in Aries had a serious influence on "business as usual" by making it anything but that. The good news is that Mercury is now direct as of Saturday and is slowly picking up speed as the week goes on. Some tendrils of its retrograde energy may still be felt for the next week through May 12th when it finally leaves its retrograde shadow, but for the most part life's normal flow should start to return this week. Otherwise, this is a relatively quiet week except for Venus activity.

On Wednesday, Venus (which just had a conjunction with Uranus on Friday and is locked into the cardinal t-square among Uranus, Pluto and Saturn this week) will exactly square Pluto in Capricorn. Venus in Aries is in detriment and I wrote about this last week: relationships will be majorly tested this week. Any that are on shaky ground have a very real chance of being torn apart now. Venus in Aries with Uranus wants something new, spontaneous, exciting, but it is bound to be short-lived. This could cause you to take some foolish risks within relationships that can rock the boat. On Wednesday, the repercussions of these acts will emerge. Secrets and indiscretions may rise to the surface and put you in some very uncomfortable circumstances with others. Jealousy/envy/possesssiveness/obsessions/steamy affairs/power plays are all in this wild mix. At the very least powerful experiences in love relationships will manifest in some form or another. If you and your partner feel stuck, it's a good time to air it all out, as this can make room for some powerful transformation within your relationship, but you will have to deal with intense emotions both within and from your SO in doing so. A big danger here is clinging on to another just out of insecurity. This will turn the other off and have them running for the door. This transit can also shake up our finances/investments in some pretty major ways.

Then on Saturday, Venus is exactly opposite Saturn: If you made some spontaneous move (Uranus/Venus) last week that had serious repercussions (Venus/Pluto) this week, by the weekend you will be dealing with the residual and whatever restrictions that those actions have now imposed upon you. Resentment levels can be high and you and others may be cool and reserved on the outside in reaction to being burned/victimized, but on the inside you'll be feeling still pretty angry about having to deal with these imposed-upon restrictions/karmic outcomes. You could also feel quite isolated/alone inside even in social situations. This is not a good time to take any risks with money either, as they are likely to result in losses.

Saturday also has a Mars/Jupiter conjunction which is a super boost of energy, especially on the physical level. You may feel as if you can conquer the world this day. A great day to go out and do something physically active, to challenge yourself to break through some prior limitation. You may be feeling extra lucky, but you should be aware you could take some unnecessary risks this day which could result in injury or some type of loss if not well thought out.

Overall, a week when existing relationships will be the focal point with a need to change some of the structure of them in order to renew them, or you could be sucked into a power struggle and resentment over the way they are going.

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