Astrological Winds for Week of 7-9-12

Most of the heavy astrological weather occurs late in the week this week, but the Uranus/Pluto square remains very tight and active with Uranus stationary – the Vedic and ancient astrologers believe a planet is at its strongest when it is stationing, basically standing still in the sky, as it gets ready to turn retrograde or direct. The examples of stress of this square is all around us – a 1st quarter square that brings crisis to what we are trying to build. Another way to see these two players in this square is that Uranus in Aries is the risk taker: those who wish to push the world forward into unchartered territory in order to try and resolve the problems of the day, while Pluto in Capricorn represent the conservatives – those who wish to resolve the issues of the world by holding on or even returning to what worked in the past via methods of hierarchal control. The square’s job is to create crisis, so we can get ready to adjust our world.  Like I said last week, Jupiter in Gemini can give misguided optimism/enthusiasm, superficial gains, etc – we may try to kid ourselves for another year that things can continue in the same vein, or maybe another of the big risks we’ve taken and overlooked or denied the details on will blow up out of proportion in our faces/world. Some sensitive astrological aspects lie ahead this summer that can trigger the above energy acutely.

There’s two conflicting energies at work on Monday: the Moon enters Aries in the morning and opposes Mars mid-day and squares Pluto and conjuncts Uranus at night. This is very (in)tense energy – anyone you’ve had tension building up with or imposes upon you somehow may hear your wrath, and arguments/fights/battles may ensue. Be careful around angry people or dangerous places today, as their energy can easily be triggered. However, the Sun does sesiquadrate Neptune also today, and this should take some of the edge off the above energy, as should a weakened Mars in Libra. Many of us may just take what we see around us as disappointment and retreat/escape into our own private worlds of spirituality or creativity/art or inebriation to ease the pain we see/sense around us. It will be difficult to put our soft ideals into action in the hardened reality of today, so opting out may be our best option. Jupiter’s conjunction to Ceres can broaden our vision/perspective on nurturing somehow, or can have us get nurturing through ideas/information, and it may put large scale agriculture in the spotlight this week (this could be the effects of the drought on commodity crops, or the spiraling upward prices of food, or the big agriculture bill going through Congress right now). Vesta also ingresses into Gemini, joining Jupiter/Venus/Ceres/South Node there, once again, stressing the need to share information with others/groups – a good time to network, however it can make us emotionally distant/overly intellectual in our relations with others.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are all pretty quiet days astrologically. 

Friday starts with the aforementioned Uranus going retrograde  for the next five months. This will be a time to look at our revolutionary tactics of change and re-assess/fine tune them to meet what we see going on in world around us that we’d like to change. It will help us to see what we need to break free from and what keeps us tied down in society. This also reminds us that true freedom comes from within. Sun semi-square Jupiter Friday night may have many people overdoing it with their partying to start the weekend, which can lead to physical and financial hangovers.

Saturday Mercury stations retrograde at 12* Leo – it will retreat to 1* Leo before turning direct on August 9th. Mercury retrograde will bring the usual snafus, delays, miscommunications, breakdowns, but also will have us questioning our own thinking and reacting: is it too subjective/egotistical and shutting out/down others/new information too quickly therefore? It may also have us re-assess what we do for creative output, and our relationships with lovers and children. Perhaps it is letting us know the courageous thing to do is to show our unique creativity to others, and will help us make a plan to do that. The Sun is also square Saturn this day, so it can be a heavy day thought/burden wise. You may feel the weight of the world on your shoulders and duties to others may require you to sacrifice pleasure for your self today. There can also be challenges from authorities or superiors. It is a good day to put yourself to some task that requires much discipline and eye for detail, but most people will be in a conservative zone today.

Sunday’s Moon in Gemini with positive aspects to Mercury and Venus should lighten things up and favors social events.

Next week can be a potentially explosive week with Mars locking into Uranus/Pluto square. There’s also a New Moon in Cancer and the Sun ingresses into Leo. Stay tuned!

A Look at Solstice Chart for USA (6/20/12)

The Solstice Chart set for Washington, DC can be read as a good indicator of what’s to come for the country in the next quarter/three months. Set at 7:09 PM EST, the chart has Sagittarius Ascendant making Jupiter lord of the chart. This is disconcerting as Jupiter is extremely weakened in the chart in Gemini (detriment) in the 6^th house (cadent) conjunct the South Node and retrograde Venus, tightly square Neptune and Chiron in the 3^rd house. The Ascendant/1^st house marks the general self-image mood of the country at this time. Jupiter in the condition above can give us a false image of ourself that is still relying on the past, old relationship values, superficial knowledge/information, over-idealizing certain situations, false optimism about finances and investments, denial of reality, and religious delusions that can actually put the country as a whole in a weakened position on the world stage. In effect, the USA’s whole value system may be tested over these three months and there may be many issues involving religions or the mixing of religion and state. There also may be major issues over the Law and the Judicial System and judges, and the university education system. Truth may be slippery in these areas. No doubt the country’s image will take a beating this quarter. Jupiter rules the 4^th house also, so I wouldn’t expect real estate market to get much better either and there may actually be over valued property on market still that can’t fetch the asking price. Pluto is rising in this chart in the 1^st house indicating secrets being revealed to the nation, possible violent outbreaks, the use of secret law enforcement, and the need for the nation to transform itself to be strong again. It is tightly square Uranus in the 4^th house, indicating sudden catastrophic events over the land/communities, disasters with crops, collective dissent/revolution in the homeland, energy interruptions, and a focus on new technology.

The North Node in the 12^th house shows a collective dharma/destiny/goal/association having to do with hidden things, large institutions/bureaucracies, and the sharing of public places. Neptune/Chiron are square the Nodes, which once again shows people can be deceived, exploited, hurt in communal situations  and there can be lack of good judgement, disappointments, or even misfortunes/wounds in these situations.

The Sun represents the leader or President and is in the 7^th house of allies and open enemies. Being that it is election season full on now, this is fitting as the open enemy is Romney that the President must spend much of his focus on now. However, this also indicates foreign affairs with allies and enemies and wars will be a significant focus for the President now too. There is a wide opposition to Pluto, which can be worrisome. There’s no doubt the President has many enemies that would like to see him fall from power by some underhanded means. I would personally advise him to be very careful during this time and not leave himself open to attacks of any type, physical or otherwise. The Sun’s trine to Neptune in the third house shows the President is still driven by his idealism and that communicating this will put him in harmony with the majority. It also shows he will continue to favor the oil industry, and that perhaps his image is one more based on glamour/illusion than reality, but it sells well. I think all of this bodes well for the President as he approaches Election Day later in the year.

The Moon in this chart is still in its new phase and is conjunct the 8^th house cusp in the sign she rules, Cancer, and trine Chiron. The people are still looking for new security/assistance from those they perceive are against them/have hurt them: the taxman, the banker, the corporate CEO, the Grim Reaper. The Moon is also widely opposite Pluto, like the Sun. The people have been victimized by those in power, especially those mentioned above. Women’s rights will continue to be attacked by those in power also. The Moon and Mercury are loosely conjunct and square retrograde Saturn in Libra (exalted) in the 10^th house. The people are still looking for President Obama, the Law, and the governmental institutions to make strong commitments on their part to tackle the many issues of the day strongly and decisively, yet there’s a disappointment/sense that not enough is getting done, or that their will is not being fully heard/paid attention to. This can also indicate the use of the state to suppress information/communication from the people to supposedly protect them, and more misleading by financial/corporate entities.

One last bigger point (could get into this chart much deeper and really pick apart) is that Mars is the highest planet in the chart conjunct the M/C in Virgo and in the 9^th house sextile Mercury. The world’s perception of the USA is the aggressor, the war-maker, the policeman. Mars this high in the chart shows a country at war, but can also indicate internal rioting, the use of force by military/police against the people. The 9^th house shows college students may become a big flash point, as well as religions. The sextile to Mercury indicates that many are assertively discussing new value systems/ways of doing things in society.

Astrological Winds for Week of 7-2-12

Monday has no major transits although the Moon in Sagittarius squares Mars in mid-afternoon keeping our energy high, but our emotions likely agitated into the evening.

Tuesday is the big day of astrological weather this week with a Full Moon at 12* Capricorn conjunct Pluto and square Uranus, while both Mercury and Venus quincunx Pluto forming a yod, or Finger of God/Hand of Fate, and Mars ingressing into the sign of his detriment, Libra, and thus also going into orb to a square to Pluto and opposition to Uranus, forming another volatile Cardinal T-square with Uranus/Pluto. This is very similar to the energy of last week or so when inner planets (Sun and Mercury last) trigger the ongoing Uranus/Pluto square deeply stirring up its archetypal energies. Last week, during the exact square and the aspects of the Sun we had record breaking heat (Uranus in a fire sign) over the continental USA (Pluto in earth sign); record breaking numbers for the percentage of USA in drought conditions (72%); power outages/blackouts (Uranus rules electricity, Pluto rules the dark) affecting millions due to sudden electrical thunderstorms with windbursts (Uranus rules electrical storms); wildfires torching the western US (fire on earth) and invading neighborhoods/structures of civilization (Uranus/Pluto/Sun); a surprising break from the conservative majority of the US Supreme Court by one loan Justice to rule in favor of “Obamacare” (Uranus in Aries acting out as the rogue against the hierarchal system or Pluto in Capricorn); and a surprising decision by the Eurozone to act in new, more liberal financial ways to get an agreement to keep their alliance together economically. These are only some of the mundane events that took on the flavor of the Uranus/Pluto square being acutely triggered last week. What will happen this week with all of this energy coming to an apex Tuesday?  The Full Moon is in detriment in Capricorn – a time when the emotions can be cooled/limited and calculating in desire to maintain power and control and order with the ways that have worked before – in a word, detached, really. Meanwhile, the Sun in Cancer’s desire is for safety and nurturing, which can also bring up issues of control too, thus we get a power struggle within ourselves and with others over nurturing/control/emotional manipulation (especially conjunct Pluto also)/jealousy & envy. This is a time best used to look within at our own issues with power and survival. Moon/Uranus can help us take on the challenge, and Mercury’s sextile to Venus both quincunx Pluto shows the blending of mind and emotion can lead to completely new ways of seeing things that allow in the possibility of adjustments made in order for transformation. This will be a bumpy road, no doubt. Mars ingress to Libra and into orb with Uranus/Pluto is potentially explosive in many ways over the next few weeks, however Mars’ normal high energy in Libra is softened or eroded and the Warrior is more likely to lay down the shield and listen to negotiation/diplomacy as an option at this time. This is a good time to work in cooperative partnerships, see both sides of the story before acting, act out for justice, etc. I will blog more on this T-square as it gets closer to exact.

The Mercury/Venus sextile hits Uranus in easier ways on Wednesday as Mercury trines and Venus sextiles it. Mercury/Uranus can give us strokes of genius as it blends the higher inspirational/inventive mind with the lower detailed/reality mind. It is likely some new type of information/knowledge will inspire your mind/wake you up. Favorable for study, especially of sciences/technology/math, travel to new destinations, and conversations with unusual people/a different crowd. Venus/Uranus aids in our desire to widen our connections with others beyond our normal range. This is favorable for social events also, which is perfect for 4^th of July.

Thursday has Mercury quincunx Chiron – with Moon in Aquarius too and aspecting Venus/Uranus well – this is a good day to fine tune our attitudes based on what we’ve gone through these past few days. It’s also a good time to adjust our ideas and ways of communicating.

Friday is a quiet day astrologically.

Saturday’s biggest event is Venus square Chiron. Relationships that are on shaky ground can be very challenging today to the point with some where “good-bye” is preferable. At the very least we will be more sensitive socially and to how others react to us or what they say to us. It’s easy to hurt others/or get hurt by others. Moon/Neptune conjunction and Moon/Venus square can contribute to this too. Confusion may reign in relationships this day.

Mars quincunx Neptune on Sunday will diffuse physical energy, but inspire artistic endeavors – a nice, lazy Sunday-type aspect. Be careful of giving in too easily, or being deceptive with your actions, or feeling overly discouraged by something, or if you have to work, physically overexerting yourself. A good day for soft exercise like yoga, tai chi, etc. (or sleeping in).

Next week, both Mercury and Uranus go retrograde – now that could be mind bending! Stay tuned.

Astrological Winds for Week of 6-25-12

Last week, I blogged about the Uranus/Pluto square (again) – on a more personal level you may find yourself (and others perhaps) being sucked into the role(s) of the individual(s) who sees what’s wrong with a situation and realizes many other see the truths you see also. Most of these truths will be around the abuse of those in power or in superior positions and the rigidness of hierarchal structures they are entrenched in and seemingly unable to break free of the influence of. As more and more individuals realize these imbalances, they will be challenged to act together and to face off with these structures. These reactions can run a wide gamut of manifestations/actions. There’s no doubt that in our personal lives we will be confronted with these realities, and our individual powerlessness and sense of futility may be just the impetus to grind it out with others and begin to make the changes we wish to see within our lives and society. Saturn going direct in Libra asks now to take the responsible actions to join with others. (Aside: it’s interesting to note how closely Egypt is tied into this Uranus/Pluto square. I did a lot of blogging on Egypt’s situation a year and a half ago and showed how it was an example of the age of revolution we were just entering at the time as Uranus/Pluto got within orb of one and other. Yesterday, on the exact day of the first exact hit of that square, Egypt elects its new President and he is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Don’t be surprised if the Fukushima disaster comes up again soon too, as this disaster also occurred right at the beginning of the Uranus/Pluto square cycle. In astrology, seed events of a cycle seem to become acute events again whenever the orbs get real tight again, or another planet joins the aspect and triggers it strongly. It’s also interesting to note that Egypt is considered one of the cradles of civilization as we know it, and it is one of the countries where revolution has started and spread from in this past year and a half. Does this portend things to come for much of the rest of the world? Saturn going direct indicates the Egyptian people are trying to take responsibility for their situation, but Jupiter/Neptune shows that idealism and religious fanaticism has the energy imbalanced and likely shows there will be future repercussions/problems/crisis associated with this election.) Monday’s Jupiter square Neptune will expand idealism in ways that can be ultimately very deceptive: the question we need to ask now is “are we kidding ourselves?” under this aspect. And if we’re not, then who is? This may be when we find out that many of our ideals are ahead of their time/reality. This can put us in a charitable/compassionate mood, but we could be taken advantage of very easily too. With Jupiter in Gemini we may intellectually convince ourselves (and Neptune in Aquarius by appealing to his innate idealism) we are right, while overlooking the nagging details – the type that can cause great crisis/loss/confusion later. This is not a time to make any risky investments/deals/risks! Those who are already mentally imbalanced or with a loose grip on reality may drift afar this week. This is also a sign of religious fanaticism/delusions that can enflame holy wars with sword and pen. The exact Uranus/Pluto square is also triggered by Pallas Athene’s conjunction to Uranus and square to Pluto. Pallas is also known for reacting in war like manners initially when triggered before calming down. Uranus will likely overload Pallas’ circuitry and illicit acts of rebellion, but we may also be struck with strokes of genius. Pluto with Pallas will deepen our obsessions with what we believe is the right way. Mercury also ingresses into Leo Monday and this will feed a sense of self-righteousness to our ideas to boorish levels at times. There can be a lot of hot heads out there these days coming up! If balanced well, some can be good leaders in an organizational sense, or may have words of good advice to others. This is also good energy to tackle mental problems that must be resolved by yourself. Mercury will be slowing down for the next two weeks getting ready to go retrograde on July 14^th. It will go into its shadow retrograde period mid-week, so we’ll be starting to feel it soon.

Tuesday can be emotionally tense with a Moon/Mars conjunction and a 1^st quarter square of Moon in Libra to Sun in Cancer. The emotional need to connect with others is challenged by an instinctual drive to provide for self and your own primarily. Positive Moon aspects to Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus should help ease this tension/find ways to overcome fears and reach out to others.

Venus stations direct, still in Gemini, on Wednesday ending her retrograde run the past six weeks. Relationship issues should begin to move forward/be released/talked over in the next few weeks.

Thursday’s biggest aspect is Mercury quincunx Neptune, which can diffuse energy, but also get us in touch with inspirational/other-worldly/highly creative energies. Communications with others are in disconnect mode today, as everyone may seem to be in their own mind’s world mainly. This can also make nervous systems highly sensitive, so it’s best to avoid environments that disturb you (or you discover ones that do). Sun sesiquadrate Juno can bring up frustrating dilemmas/issues with partners where you may feel blocked by them in some way. It could ensue in a power struggle.

Friday could be a very intense day for some of us or in world events as the Sun locks into the tight Uranus/Pluto square as it opposes Pluto and squares Uranus. By the end of this week, we may be shaking our heads at the immensity of it all. There can be some very intense power struggle in our lives this week and it may be impossible not to react dramatically. Be aware of situations escalating into violence rapidly. Stay away from dangerous people and places if possible. This is very confrontational type energy and can trigger people easily. This is also a time where we may experience breakdowns of machinery/technology that has been showing signs of wear and tear. Expect disruptions to our lives and be aware of being accident prone. The best way to use this energy is to challenge ourselves to make the deepest changes we need to, to bring transformation to the way we live our lives. Mercury’s sextile to Jupiter should enable us to see what some of these ideas are and enable us too think bigger than we normally do. Use this energy to map a path to a brave new future/world as you can see the bigger picture well now. This is a good time to negotiate with others too, favors long distance travel, and study of higher education/philosophy.

Saturday has a Sun trine Chiron, which enables us to share our talents/wisdom with others easily and allows us to tap into our creative outlets. We may also get some new helpful knowledge bequeathed to us by another.

Sunday has a couple of odd aspects. First, Neptune squares Ceres. This can have us look at loved ones too idealistically, and we could be deceived or be an enabler in close relationships. Or we may be disappointed with a close relationship and seek some form of escape from it. Add to this Venus sesiquadrate Saturn, and we may have much frustration in relationships  today and may shut down on others, or at the very least take the conservative approach socially.

These are not easy times – humanity, as a collective is being forced to change. It all starts with the individual is what Uranus in Aries is here to remind us.

Next week, there’s a Full Moon in Capricorn, while Mars ingresses into Libra.

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 I may try to get a brief blog up later or tomorrow on the Solstice Chart set for Washington, DC, as there are some disturbing indicators in it for the USA for next 3 months. Stay tuned!

Astrological Winds for Week of 6-18-12

This week starts off relatively quiet on Monday, although a Moon square Mars and trine Saturn in the evening may find us working late or taking on active duties/responsibilities.

Tuesday is a New Moon in Gemini at 28/29* - it is time to seek out new ways of communicating, gathering information, educating ourselves, relating to others – to move on/graduate from older/outdated/worn out ways -  the mental/intellectual side of us will dominate. It is a time when we can learn from listening to others and to what our very life experiences are trying to tell/teach us. Look to where this degree falls in your chart and it will tell you what area of life you will experience it the most. Any planets at 28-29* in your chart will also be aspected by this New Moon and blend in with its energy.

Wednesday is an odd mix of energy as Mercury squares Saturn, Venus quincunx Pluto and sextiles Uranus later, and Mercury semi-squares Venus also. Mercury/Saturn can make it a heavy day mentally where you feel burdened down by responsibilities, are stuck in a narrow viewpoint, can see the shadow side of life easily, and can be highly critical. It’s best to use this energy for heavy mental work or working on details, and if you can do it alone, it would be preferable. Venus quincunx Pluto will make it hard to get along with others anyway during the day (as will Moon square Uranus and opposite Pluto) as power struggles/disappointments may ensue. By evening the other two aspects will liven you up: Venus sextile Uranus desires new experiences through others. You may be bored with the usual lot and seek stimulation via new people/places/things/creativity.  Mercury’s semi-square to Venus re-enforces that we’ll want other people involved also to bang our ideas out to and receive their’s too. This is also the day of the Summer Solstice when the Sun slips back into southern direction by reaching its furthest point north latitude. This is a time of the year when summer kicks in full on and extra time may be spent with family, friends, vacations, home projects, on nurturing, emotions, instincts, etc. All in all, a day of heavy weather/much to process/deal with.

Thursday’s Mercury sextile Mars (and Moon conjunct Mercury/sextile Mars) will have minds moving quickly and expertly this day. A good day to get work done – it will likely be busy, but you should be up for the challenge positively.  It is best to work on projects you have a personal interest in however to maintain enthusiasm. Confidence should be high today and you may have a convincing voice around others. Mercury is also sesiquadrate Chiron today, so our quest for learning/info may be thwarted here and there.

Friday is on the quieter/positive side with sweet aspects of Moon to Venus/Jupiter/Uranus.

Saturday’s Sun trine Neptune may diffuse energy but in positive ways for the most part. You will likely be in touch with your idealistic/spiritual/imaginative side. This is an excellent day to spend in some type of contemplative/meditative retreat, doing charitable/volunteer work, spending the day on a romantic jaunt with your lover, or tuning into psychic/hidden messages. Venus sesiquadrate Saturn will likely have you feeling a bit anti-social/conservative socially anyway. Ceres also ingresses into Gemini joining the party there currently, where we will get nurturing through learning, communicating, being listened to, competence.

In a way Sunday can be looked upon as a day of reckoning for our age: the first of seven exact squares  between Uranus and Pluto that I have been blogging about here for months. We have gotten a good taste of this aspect already as soon as it moved into orb when Uranus went into Aries. The keyword is revolution in its broadest sense across all segments of society: politics, art, religion, values, technology, - anything you can think of will be shook up in these next four years. Strap in, for our world will be changing rapidly and permanently, over these next few years. If you just look at all that has gone on surrounding the word revolution in the past few months alone you’ll get a taste of what’s coming: the Arab Spring, Tea Party, Occupy Movement, scandals in Church/government/sports, fall of Eurozone, revolutions across Asian way of life, etc. Now we will be in among the seven squares fully and change will pick up and become more intense – many things will have to give. Saturn also stations direct: it is time to be responsible for what we truly believe in – to take concrete steps in backing that up and build the alliances we need to make it happen.

We are fully immersed into an age of revolution now and for next several years – it will not be boring!

Next week, Jupiter squares Neptune and Venus finally goes direct!

Astrological Winds of Week of 6-11-12

This week starts off with Mercury in Cancer locking into the cardinal square between Uranus and Pluto and forming a cardinal T-square, so the Uranus/Pluto will rev up a notch higher in octave as it approaches its first exact touch on June 24^th. A cardinal t-square shows issues of survival are at the base of the tension. People’s emotions and reasoning may be at a frothy boil that is impossible to separate. Adding to that is a mutable T-square among Sun in Gemini, Moon Pisces, and Mars in Virgo. It’s an emotional drive for some depth/connection in our lives versus the superficiality of the society our selves/egos exist within. It will be easy to be critical of others today and to have our spinning emotions dictate what we are saying. Perhaps the best way to use this energy would be to use new revelations/technology/ideas to seek long term solutions by looking into depth at possibilities now. Collaborating/partnering with others could be important too, but everyone needs to be able to express their unique side.                                                                                                                                                                                                           These T-squares will likely be in the middle of many of the world events of the early part of the week. 

Topping off a very busy Monday is a big annual shift as Jupiter ingresses into Gemini, a sign it is quite weak in (detriment). Why? Because here Jupiter brings expansion to a sign that is already always seeking more input/stimulation/interests to the point of scattered-ness/frenzy at times – it’s overstimulating the nervous system, superficial communication/knowledge/information/big ideas with no grounding.  We’ve already been overstimulated in Gemini energy this month from Venus Retrograde located there, so this combines with a weakened Jupiter can bring out the shadow side of Gemini: lack of depth/spread too thin/trickery/over-reliability on mental processes and intellect/too detached of an outlook. I am concerned with this weak Jupiter adding fuel to the fire of the Uranus/Pluto square: I don’t think it will be good for business, investments, big business, law and order issues, higher education issues. The best use of this energy is maintaining an objective mind perhaps, advances in communication type technology, alternative education and medicine and value systems. Things will continue to change very rapidly in our modern world – strap in!

Chiron also turns retrograde on Monday – a subtle shift to favoring learning/healing from within – working on our own stuff so to speak for the next few months. Mercury trines stationary Chiron on Tuesday – the ability to find the right words to help others is accessible today, as are leaps in understanding about how you think: what’s influenced your thinking, and an objective view that allows you to think more for yourself. Hopefully, this will help with the emotional tension set off by Moon conjunct Uranus and square Pluto Tuesday also. We may realize we can’t follow through with some plans and it may have us quite put off by self and others.

The Sun trine Saturn is the perfect middle of the work week aspect as we are in  a great flow with whatever our daily duties (most of us work) are. This is an excellent day to deal with authorities/superiors as you will get favorable results in what you seek from them most likely. Other favorable activities include organizing/planning, cleaning stuff up, working on detailed jobs, finding cost/waste cutting measures, honestly assessing your life.

Thursday and Friday are quite quiet.

Saturday has Mercury semi-square Jupiter in Gemini, which stimulates the above Jupiter in Gemini energy by the ruler of that sign in frustrating ways – this mat be a day of overstimulation that could have you overdo it and say something that can damage a relationship, especially with Venus retrograde square Chiron retrograde also. Weak relationships may not survive this energy and troubled ones are stirred up.

Mercury sesiquadrate Neptune is a lazy Sunday type aspect. This can be a day of doubts and not one you want to have to face the world of harsh reality with much. Best spent just relaxing, as physical energy will be low anyway, meditating/contemplating, making music/poetry/fantasy, spiritual practices/study.  It is easy to get discouraged spiritually under this aspect or mentally confused, tongue-tied, spacey, secretive, deceptive.

Next week there’s a New Moon in Gemini, the Sun ingresses into Cancer (Summer Solstice!), and the first exact square of 7 over 3+ years of Uranus/Pluto – this summer may be aflame in many ways!

Astrological Winds of Week of 6-4-2012

As we inch closer to the exactness of the first exact hit of the Uranus/Pluto square on June 24^th, the intensity of everything will continue to accelerate. On the day that Uranus went into Aries so that the square became applying and active by sign and within orb by degree the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear disaster at Fukiyama occurred. Meanwhile revolutions swept the world: the Arab Spring, the Occupy Movement, food riots, riots in Greece/Spain/Italy in Europe. If there was ever any doubt of astrology marking the times, it should be permanently erased now. And as we get closer and within the seven exact aspects of this square, just remember revolution will be the keyword across all segments of society, not just people in the streets. The events occurring in the past two weeks just seem to quicken and deepen in intensity as if things are ready to burst out at the seams literally across the fabric of civilization as we know it. Venus retrograde transit in Gemini seems to be acting like a Mercury Retrograde on steroids with information overload and surprises in relationships leaving people tongue and mind twisted.

Monday will feed right into these times intensity with a Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse at 14* Sagittarius forming a mutable t-square with Venus retrograde in Gemini and finicky Mars in Virgo. Things may be flying so high in relationships that it may be impossible to keep up/balance with all that’s going on. The effects can be both positively exhilarating and negatively overwhelming/overstimulating. There’s a big possibility of saying/acting too quickly and upsetting the apple cart somehow, which can result in bruised feelings to arguments/battles. Creativity is boiling hard also and you may be able to achieve much in any endeavor you take on that plays into that. This Full Moon eclipse says to collaborate with others and get your wildest/edgiest ideas out there to be seen/exposed. Look to what houses in your chart it falls into and any planets that aspect it tightly to see where and how it will be felt in your own life. Neptune also goes retrograde on Monday, a much subtler shift where we retreat within to contemplate our own spirituality, ideals, inspirations for solace.

Tuesday is the big astronomical event you likely have been hearing about lately. Venus’ transit across the face of the Sun – essentially Venus eclipsing the Sun, an event that occurred 8 years ago almost to the day, and will not occur again in our lifetimes (105 years). Astrologically, Venus conjunction to the Sun brings up personal magnetism, interest in aesthetics/arts, finances, attention on relationships, the leisurely life, the empowerment of the female. Since Venus is retrograde, much of what comes up may be associated with the past in some way. With Moon square Uranus and conjunct Pluto this day, we will definitely be processing some deep/intense emotions from the past two day’s events and emotions.

Wednesday is pretty quiet.

Thursday Mercury speeds off into Cancer and there’s an ornery square of the Sun and Mars. Mercury in Cancer has our emotions influencing our thinking and communicating more than normal, and thus giving us a very subjective state of mind that is influenced by our past and our habits more than we may recognize. People will have a tendency to get emotionally upset easier especially if what they are familiar with is stirred up while Mercury traverses this sign. The Sum/Mars square can rev this energy up to an out and out argument/fight with another/others. These two bodies both represent ego, thus our egos are inflated on this day and we can be very defensive/offensive in our dealings with others. It will be hard to work in groups this day, as individuals seek their own glory (or infamy!). This is a day best spent doing hard physical work/activities alone to blow off your steam. Competition will be in overdrive; conflict is likely; accidents will happen; belligerence is the fad of this day, are some of the effects to expect.

Friday, Mercury is trine Neptune – this is an excellent day/night to go out and collaborate with others/in groups over imagination, ideals, inspiration, the occult, spirituality, art, fantasies, etc. People will be highly attuned to one and other on psychic/subtle levels and may communicate non-verbally effortlessly. We will also be empathic/compassionate of others’ plights and helpful with our words to them.

The weekend is actually pretty quiet with lunar aspects to Jupiter and Neptune on Saturday, and to Venus on Sunday,  making it a summer weekend to be enjoyed in leisurely and social activities with lots of good feelings to share.

Next week is a huge shift with Jupiter ingressing into Gemini (pun intended!)