Astrological Winds for Week of 10-22-12

This week starts with the Sun’s ingress into Scorpio on Monday.  We enter the middle of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, where the lines between the worlds are said to be thinner than any other time of the year and thus things normally unseen arise to the surface. This can also be sensed within ourselves, as we may have to deal with some intense emotions built into the human condition we share together like birth/death/rebirth, issues over power and money, fears of mortality/sexuality, betrayal and revenge, etc. Yet what we allow to come to the surface and deal squarely with can be transformative and self-empowering ultimately – it can allow our own unique brand of creativity be born and take flight. This is an excellent time to confront yourself deeply and/or deepen certain relationships, and to make connections to the spirit/under worlds.

 

The Sun is trine Neptune and sesiquadrate Jupiter on Tuesday making this an inspiring/spiritual/religious/mystical/compassionate day. Idealism about values and philosophies will be important and you will want to connect and share with others of a similar vein as yourself. Others may want to use this energy to be alone in quiet, meditative states.

 

Wednesday is relatively quiet with 4 harmonious lunar aspects to planets making it a mainly pleasant day.

 

Thursday some heavy clouds move in in the form of the annual conjunction of the Sun to Saturn. Duties and responsibilities may build up to stifling levels or those with authority over you may come down very hard on you. This can get you into a very serious state of mind that is a somber reality check. It is beneficial for performing administrative type tasks or doing detailed work, but moods in general will be pessimistic/depressed/narrow. You could be recognized for your degree of expertise but with it can come added responsibility. A good day to organize/make plans/do physical work meticulously.

 

Slowing down Mercury allows Venus to catch up and form a sextile between them for the second time in the past 10 days. This can perk up the desire to connect with others to share/digest/rehash emotional experiences and get feedback. This will also help counter/soften some of the effects of Sun/Saturn as we can find sympathetic ears for our plights. This can also have us find some moment of beauty through art or environment.

 

The Sun trines Ceres on Friday, which opens up our unconditional/caring love of others that nurtures and strengthens them and vice versa. This is a time where we are spurred on to help who may be weaker, older, or younger and need some special care.

 

The stressful lunar aspects to the Uranus/Pluto square perfect overnight late Friday/early Saturday, so keep yourself out of dangerous environments/situations at that time. The Sun trines Chiron on Saturday which allows us to use talents and/or experience to tap into new potential energy or help teach others.

 

Sunday has the most activity of the week starting with the Sun quincunx Uranus having us rebel against those as we perceive to be too authoritarian/self-centered. There’s a very restless energy here but it is awkward in direction and can be quite stubborn/angry. Accidents can easily occur, and this will all be exponentially amplified by a Mars/Jupiter opposition: it will be very easy to go overboard today and get too egotistical/aggressive/headstrong. You will want to take more in today and expand your world, but you can easily get over-zealous/over-bearing in doing so. You could take risks on things you normally would not dare too and actually achieve results, or you could set yourself up for a big fall. Overtaxing your body despite feeling much physical vigor is possible. If your actions and decisions are well-measured however, you could move mountains with this energy. One last softer aspect to mention is Venus quincunx Neptune – this can take some of the edge off Mars/Jupiter and get you into the “creative inspiration zone.”  This can also bring up the desire to connect with others in softer/romantic/imaginative ways, but it’s a bit like fairy dust and not based in reality for most part, and thus can create some awkward moments.

 

Also on Sunday two planets change signs. First, Venus ingresses into Libra, a sign she rules and is thus quite comfortable in, as the desire to connect with others/form partnerships/beautify surroundings/find balance over the next few weeks is pushed up. This is extroverted energy that wants to bring others into our world. It’s also a time we may make our own personal spaces more beautiful somehow. Focus can be more on pleasurable relationships over work ones. Mercury meanwhile trudges into Sagittarius where the Winged Messenger will station soon and turn retrograde and make its way back to the waters of Scorpio in the next few weeks. This is a weakened placement (detriment) for Mercury where ideas can get too far-fetched to come to fruition. The mind is fascinated with new, inspiring knowledge/experiences over the practical ones. It prefers to ignore details with its grandiose schemes now. People can get preachy with their words/communications during this time and believe in their own version of the stretched truth so much that they fervently block out all other opinions. However, there’s great opportunity to be exposed to something new that can expand the mind’s horizon during this time.

 

Next week kicks off with a Full Moon in Taurus, and then Venus gets tangled up with the Uranus/Pluto square and relationships will be tested/stressed.