Monday, February 25, 2013

Astrological Winds for Week of 2-25-13


The heaviest weather of this week is right off the bat on Monday as we get a Full Moon in Virgo at 7* in a partile mutable T-Square with Jupiter in Gemini. We are in the midst of the Pisces archetype heavily these days, but here it is challenged by the need to have some logic and order and a rulebook in order to get our dreams/ideals grounded into some serviceable form. In this case, a very weak Jupiter squaring the Full Moon is not going to help: Jupiter has a natural inclination towards Pisces energy as it is (it rules Pisces) and in Gemini (detriment) it will easily overinflate the fanatical/my-way-only side of Pisces and we may see some extreme behavior by any fundamentalist types. We may find ourselves getting extremely judgmental/critical of others whose values differ from ours. We may also easily fall into the trap of dreaming big without knowing how we’ll pull it off – in other words, conveniently overlooking the details/reality of the situation. Our spirituality/faith needs to be assessed practically. If we want our Piscean dreams to come true they need some tethering to the earth. We may have some crisis in our faith/beliefs also that has us assess what we truly believe inside versus what we have been taught to believe from external influences. Thus, we may find some newer, freer part of ourselves that can continue to have compassion for those and what we leave behind. Look to the houses this Full Moon falls into in your chart to see what areas of life it will affect the most for you. Any of your natal planets/points that receive tight aspects from it (0-2*) will also flavor the energy of it for you.

Venus joins the planetary gathering in Pisces on Monday also. The Goddess of Love is very strong here (exalted). She wants to merge deeply with (an)other(s) in a love dream of soul union here: sacred sexuality, compassion and empathy, spiritual connection, artistic immersion, romantic fantasy, peaceful surroundings, etc. The only issue may be that certain others may perceive this as a weakness in you and may try to take advantage of your good intentions.

Tuesday, is the second (retrograde) exact hit of the Mercury/Mars conjunction (ooposite the Moon in Virgo) that has basically been in effect all month so far – here’s what I said about it a few weeks back: “Mercury catches up to Mars and conjuncts the Warrior. Normally, this can bring fighting/aggressive words, but in Pisces much of this edge could be eroded. This does give much mental energy and it's a good day to tackle paperwork. Look out for angry people trying to draw you in to fights over beliefs, as they can be quite irritating.”

Wednesday’s biggest event is the Sun’s annual conjunction to Chiron which may have us a bit jacked up about what we’ve learned/overcome/healed from in the recent past and have us in a positive frame of mind to innovate with what we have, take steps towards some new goals, and/or take on a role as mentor/teacher. This night is the weekly Moon (in Libra) stressful aspects to Uranus/Pluto square of the week, which can find emotions intensified and the desire to break free – relationships can be the stress point this time.

Thursday is a day of experiencing some beautiful moment(s) in our lives, as Venus conjuncts Neptune in Pisces. This is the blending of mundane/physical love with spiritual/ideal love. It can bring great acts of compassion and empathy, soulmate encounters, artistic inspiration, charitable work, etc. The biggest issue is that much of this may not be able to be met ideally and we may encounter some disappointments due to reality.

Friday, the Sun hooks up with the two planets of power and control in harmonious aspects as it sextiles Pluto and trines Saturn. Sun/Pluto gives us the opportunity to make great strides in transforming ourselves somehow – things that have come up to the surface of your psyche in the past few weeks can be used as tools to have the discipline and endurance to take solid steps forward as the Sun/Saturn trine lends a helping hand. This is a good day to also change our outer environment to reflect the changes going on within. Any projects that require detail, patience, organization, endurance, clean up, repair, maintenance, clearing out junk are favored. This is also a good day to have clear-the-air conversations with others. Group/work projects should go smoothly. Mars is square Ceres today also: this may bring up issues with children/parents, feelings of inadequacy/powerlessness in relation to others, discipline from those with authority over us, nurturing/care issues, etc.

Saturday is pretty quiet although it is truly “Saturn’s Day” as a Moon/Saturn conjunction kicks off the day at dawn and may lay down a day of fulfilling duties/responsibilities, but the Moon’s trine to the Sun and Mercury should make the road/going smooth.

Sunday is also quiet with the biggest event of the day a Moon/Neptune square in the evening showing we may just be worn out from our weekend’s events and ready to relax/numb out/get to bed early.

Next week the Sun and Mercury Retrograde make their inferior conjunction and Saturn makes it second exact sextile to Pluto – one of the main background aspects of this year I blogged about at first exact hit a few months back and will refresh us on. Venus is also very active. Until then…blessings…

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