First an announcement: I will be part of a panel sponsored by the Tucson Astrologers Guild (full disclosure: I’m Vice-President) on “What’s Up With 2012?: An Astrological Perspective.” Three of us will be giving short (20-30 minute) talks on aspects affecting 2012. My part is entitled “2012: Choosing Hope or Fear?” This event is free of charge and all are welcome. It will be held at the Bio-Touch Center 5634 E. Pima St on Friday night at 7:30 PM. If any group is interested in having me give this lecture in a longer format, contact me.
Some pretty heavy retro Mars in Virgo/Sun in Pisces opposition energy this past week – just 3 examples:
1) Huge storms in Southeast/Midwest USA fueled by hot/cool air mix (Sun in Pisces – moist/warm air, stationing Mercury in Aries – excessive hot air movement, retrograde Mars in Virgo – over land that is cooled off).
2) Rush Limbaugh losing his mind in ultra judgemental/hypocritical/aggressive/egotistical ways over contraceptive belief systems.
3) Here in Tucson
There are two distinctly different energies in play on Monday, as Venus ingresses into Taurus, a sign it rules and is extremely comfortable in, where it will remain until April 4th. In Taurus, the Goddess loves the pleasures of earthly life: the planting and spring and the Earth coming to life in the North, and the harvest time of Earth’s delights in the south. Venus in this placement stabilizes relationships and creative output – if anything the danger is getting too static or possessive and closing off other things. This is a month of enjoying the finer things in life, however you define that nowadays. However, the much more poignant energy felt on Monday will be the perfection of the Mercury/Uranus conjunction (on the heels of Saturday’s Sun/Mars opposition) that we likely have been feeling building the past couple days already. This is a joining of the higher and lower mind in Aries – this is throttle to the floor mentally and get nervous systems wired and minds scattered/overwhelmed by all the processing necessary. Ingenious ideas will come and go quickly, so if you have any Einstein-moments be sure to stop and jot down the details or all could be blown away rapidly by the next brilliant idea that strikes you. If nothing else, the mind will be fully engaged/active in whatever it’s being used on. This is a good day to work with science/math/technology/intuitive ideas/R&D/solutions/experimentation that can lead to new revelations/understandings.
Tuesday is a sweet Venus/Neptune day as they sextile one and other and have aspects to the Moon. Together, they blend conditional/unconditional love in a harmonious mix and can bring a pleasant/dreamy/romantic day if the opportunity is taken. Dispositions should be pleasant/agreeable and complaining should be minimal or non-existent. Artistic inspiration is quite possible too. The danger with this day is it may be easiest just to let it float along and not really progress so much, and to rest on our laurels and indulge in fantasy or escapism instead. Mercury is conjunct Vesta also today, giving the opportunity for assertive group communications or actions together. In fact with Mercury slowing down and becoming stationary by the weekend, this conjunction will remain tight all week (as will Mercury’s conjunction to Uranus), so this is a great week for group collaborations.
Venus semi-square the Sun continues Tuesday’s theme into Wednesday, while the Moon locks into the increasingly tighter Grand Trine in Earth among Mars/Pluto/Jupiter. This should be another day that’s in general more harmonious/easy to flow through.
Thursday is the Full Moon at 18* Virgo. This Full Moon will trigger issues of service like service to self versus service to others, work issues, the caring for others, health issues in self or others, relying upon others some way, etc. Tension arises from the emotions wanting something exact/precise/correct/doing what it claims it does, while the true self knows that life is not as exacting as that, and that being in the flow and finding inspiration is the path of least resistance and at times the only answer to some of our deeper questions/tensions/decisions – that having some belief system to hang on to when all our attempts to micromanage life fail is very important for our outlook/attitude. Of course, it is important to balance this with the mind and intellect, so that’s what this Full Moon is asking us to do in our lives: to blend mind and feeling, procedure and belief, in a properly harmonious balance. Look to the houses in your chart it falls into to see what areas of life will be affected most for you personally. Any planets or points in your chart that make tight aspects (1-2*) will also flavor its energy for you personally. Virgo’s ruler, Mercury, is stationary in Aries and about to turn retrograde, so the emphasis will either be to let go more with emotions or to use some intellect to ground yourself depending on who you are or the circumstances in front of you. On a spiritual level, this Full Moon asks us to let go of harsh judgments of others when we feel triggered emotionally, and to examine how our own belief systems can also become overly judgmental of those who don’t agree with them. Taking an honest look at the internet shows how we all push our own opinions as beliefs and actually believe we can push others into seeing it our way. Indeed, much to reflect upon for us all as Mercury goes retrograde next week and eventually returns to Pisces.
The weekend is actually pretty quiet astrologically as it leads to next Monday’s Mercury retrograde, which keeps the Mercury/Uranus conjunction in tight orb all next week. Saturday has Venus sextile Chiron, which continues to bring out opportunities for service to others in loving/caring ways, especially to family/friends/lovers. Sunday, once again, has four pleasant Moon/planetary aspects that should make it an enjoyable/relaxing day with self/others, but easy to get excessive in our indulgences with.
Next week: Mercury retro and how it affects you on personal levels – what to look for.
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