MARCH 2025 HOROSCOPES

Reevaluating Our Ideas about Freedom, Love and Money

While the Julian calendar posits that January 1st is the New Year, more ancient and nature based societies would rely on the solstices and seasons. Astrologically, the new year is when the Sun moves into Aries, this year on March 23rd.

Other coterminous astrology this month also heralds the beginning of a new chapter of growth and fertility, even whilst working against the grain of some larger completing cycles. (i.e. Uranus in Taurus and Neptune in Pisces, both of which are teetering on the edge of the next signs).

Venus has been in Aries since Feb and this month she will retrograde along with Mercury in Aries through mid April.

The fact that both personal planets are starting cycles (and retrograding) is giving us time to decide how this new era of independence and courage will develop.  Aries is impatient but these few weeks she will have to "hold her horses" and consider the wider view.

Yet, we don't want to suppress this energy of vitality and optimism which is so needed in these depressive times. Depressive only because we feel stuck in the quagmire of our own karmic behaviors and actions and so does the nation - and the world for that matter - so we will have to protect her bright flames against more retrogressive forces.

Because even if she is alone in pushing forth a new agenda and life, she WILL triumph as the old guard, ancients fears and patterns fade away ignominiously.

We will also experience a lunar eclipse on March 14th that bookends not only a lunar eclipse from last September 2024 but also relates to one in Sept of 2016.  This is not to say the same things will happen, but this area of life is highlighted and up for necessary change.  We will know for sure how to proceed, if not before, by the third of this series in Virgo/Pisces on Sept 29th, 2025.

Neptune and the nodes are conjoined from January 2025 - March 2025, while Neptune and Saturn are loosely conjunct April 2025 through Feb 2026. This suggests that many situations are now fated and must be let go of so that new dreams can be created.

Where we are reluctant to change, we will face some "death" or longing instead because this is a long overdue transition.

The second eclipse of the month and year will occur on March 29th in Aries and this will trigger the degree of the earlier Venus retrograde.  Whatever shows up at this time is an indicator of future progress.

Lastly, Neptune will dip into Aries as well, starting to wrap up the 14 years tour through Pisces.  Neptune will retrograde again back into Pisces in the fall but will permanently move into Aries in February 2026 through May 2038.


Venus retrograde in Aries 10 degrees March 2nd - April 13th
firing on all cylinders

After the last two months of chaotic or regressive/depressive energy, Venus in Aries gives us the oomph we need to move forward in our lives. Even if she will be retrograding for the next six weeks.  This is a period where we can reexamine our passions and love nature, our desire for independence and adventure, our need for novelty and innovation.

While Venus is the planet connected to love, as you can imagine, in the sign of Aries, such an independent spirit can bring  chaos and shakeups to relationships.  If they are inherently strong, the retrograde will simply be a period of airing some differences.  If said partnerships no longer share goals for the future, it may be a time to part ways.

Yes, we could encounter more obstinacy and conflict, but alternatively feel more courageous and adventurous.  Aries is the life force energy of the zodiac and Venus will be previewing what we will be feeling later in the year when Neptune and then Saturn also enter the sign of new beginnings.

As with all retrogrades, the Venus retrograde has the potential for returning exes, collaborators, female friends back into one's life to clarify or revive the connection.

If projects have been on hold, they can now be reignited.  Collaborations and hirings will be in full swing.  You will likely find yourself feeling more confident and "ballsy" and encounter others who are looking to win and slay.  Reach out to former or potential clients to jump start your business.

While Venus retrogrades happen fairly regularly, as a point of reference, we experienced a similar retrograde of Venus in Aries and Pisces in 2017.  Now, every cycle is different but there is a possible focus on similar issues to those you encountered 8 years ago.

And this Venus cycle is even more important as the degree of the retrograde will be triggered at the end of the month with a solar eclipse at 10 Aries.  A very important theme present with this eclipse and the attendant energy is one of moving past old obstacles and entanglements (inner and outer) that prevent us from growing.  We are being encouraged to evolve past  these old patterns and weaknesses and may have to confront old ego wounds.    Aries energy can provide the velocity to overcome inertia and stride forward.

So in addition to all the excitement and chaos and possible breakage, we can hopefully have some compassion because this is definitely a volatile but clean energy that allows us to reconstruct a new life.

Where will you experience the impetus to regenerate your values and desires?

ARIES - expressing your personal vision

TAURUS - escaping the karma of the past

GEMINI - discovering new goals and alliances

CANCER - getting ahead at work

LEO - indulging your need to travel to take a course

VIRGO - cleaning up your joint finances

LIBRA - putting more energy into your primary relationship 0r seeking one out

SCORPIO - improving your health and exercise routine

SAGITTARIUS - finally starting a new project

CAPRICORN - the need to remake your home

AQUARIUS - discovering new friendships

PISCES - increasing your income


Mercury into Aries March 4th and then retrograde at 9 degrees
on March 15th (through April 7th)
the courage to tell the truth

Concurrent with the Venus retrograde, Mercury will also retrograde in Aries on the 15th (at the same degree of the Venus retro) through April 17th.

Mercury in the sign of the impatient warrior guarantees that diplomacy may not be exercised very readily.  Everyone has an opinion and we will have to agree to disagree. The impetus most likely is authentic while the delivery may be clumsy or offensive.

But if we are to escape the inertia of the lagging outerplanetary degrees of Neptune, Uranus and Saturn, we may have to  'break a few eggs".

Both retrogrades are important as they herald energy we will all be dealing with more profoundly in the next 2/1/2 to 15 years when Saturn moves into Aries this July while Neptune will slide into Aries at the end of this month.

There will be lots of fires and storms but they will clear quickly and easily if we realize they are just attempts at making life better and more individuated.

Similar to Venus, where might we find that we can't hold it in anymore and will speak truth to power?

ARIES - you will not hide who you are

TAURUS - you will not give into fears and family weaknesses

GEMINI - you may find yourself advocating for a group

CANCER - you require more independence and challenge at work

LEO - you may be prone to political outbursts

VIRGO - you would like to have a say in joint financial matters

LIBRA - your partner may be very opinionated at this time

SCORPIO - you may push for greater reforms at work

SAGITTARIUS - you are willing to promote yourself

CAPRICORN - someone has to lay down the law at home, it might as well be you

AQUARIUS - you want to address your childhood

PISCES - you for once don't mind touting your horn about your abilities


Lunar Eclipse Virgo/Pisces March 14th
the second part of the story

Last September 2024,we experienced a lunar eclipse in Virgo/Pisces that had an antecedent in Sept 2016.  Did you find yourself reviewing or questioning choices made 8 years prior? Similarly, you may now decide you are ready to take new action in the areas effected.

Don't worry if you feel you are not ready for a change, you will have greater universal impetus end of September 2025 which will be when you know what you really want.

Pisces deals with dreams and fantasies and Virgo provides the container to make them true.  What would you like to change in your life if you had your druthers and what steps do you need to achieve those goals?

This spring, with all of the Aries energy, you may be more energized to leave the past behind (even if it has been successful, it may be time for a new adventure).

Events this month will start to have you questioning your next move here:


ARIES -  if you want to be healthier, must you address your family karma?

TAURUS - if you were to embark on a new project, would you also use social media to your advantage?

GEMINI -  if you would like to move, what does your work life have to look like?

CANCER - you're craving greater mental security, do you need to expand your spiritual vision?

LEO - if you embark on a new job/income stream, how with that affect you and your partner's finances?

VIRGO - will the changes you would like to make in your own life affect your partner positively or negatively?

LIBRA - how does familial thinking affect your ability to go after what you want?

SCORPIO - if you find a group who holds you accountable for your goals, will that help you to concretize them?

SAGITTARIUS - how can you focus you career goals to allow for creating a new home life

CAPRICORN - you can heal mental torment by strengthening your spiritual muscles

AQUARIUS - if you and your partner have a serious conversation about finances, you can find ways to explore your next career move

PISCES - how can your partner help to ground you in order for your work to shine?


Venus conjunct Neptune in Pisces 29 degrees March 28th along with Nodes
wish upon a star

In her retrograde motion, Venus will move from Aries into Pisces on March 28th for the remainder of her retrograde cycle.  On that day, she will link up with Neptune in Pisces at the anoretic degree of 29.  This is basically the last degree of the zodiac and we can feel like we are poised between worlds.

As with the Venus retrograde degree, this degree of 29 Pisces will also have many visitors over the next year with Neptune there now, Saturn coming and both passing oer the placement several times.

This is truly a moment (of the next year) to say goodbye to the past and trust in a new and different path forward, signaled by planets in early Aries.

Where must we surrender our fears and trust in a new beginning?

ARIES - in the dissolution of family karma

TAURUS - the belief that we will discover a new set of life goals

GEMINI - that we will find our rightful purpose in life

CANCER - that we will eventually understand the workings of the universe

LEO - our ability to be truly intimate with someone

VIRGO - that we will attract the perfect partner

LIBRA - that our service will be revealed

SCORPIO - that we can be open to love

SAGITTARIUS - that we will find our true home

CAPRICORN - that we will be understood

AQUARIUS - that we will be able to take care of ourselves

PISCES -that we can recreate ourselves for the times


Solar eclipse 9 Aries March 29th (same degree as Venus retro)
the courage to start anew

This highly stimulating month ends with a solar eclipse on the sensitive degree of 9 Aries.  Sensitive because it is the same location as the Venus and Mercury retrograde stations.

The universe is emphasizing the need to individuate and find your personal truth.  If we fall backward in the swamp of fears and delusions, we may be lost forever.  (Don't worry, we will have quite a few promptings before the door closes in Feb 2026).

But if it's a matter of following a new impulse vs staying put, it is highly suggested that you take the risk.

Where will the next adventure of your life take place?

ARIES  - you show the world who you truly are

TAURUS - you walk away from stagnation

GEMINI - you have much knowledge or learning to impart
  
CANCER - what is your true work?

LEO - there are new ways to interpret life events

VIRGO - discover new forms of intimacy

LIBRA - approach your partnerships from a non-codependent place

SCORPIO - consider helping others without fanfare

SAGITTARIUS - yes, write that book, paint that picture

CAPRICORN - create the family system you desire

AQUARIUS - your words have value, speak up

PISCES - learn a new skill or start promoting unacknowledged talents


Neptune into Aries March 31st (end of an era, beginning of another)
what is the new dream?

A few days earlier, Venus and Neptune met at the last degree of the zodiac to provide an elegy for the previous 14 years of your life.

Now begins the next adventure, dream and challenge.  While Neptune will hover over the last and first degrees of the zodiac through next spring, we will feel the inklings of the clouds parting and a new vista up ahead.

Sense the difference in energy from despair and discouragement to hope and elation. Ride this feeling even when there will be some turbulence in the fall as this is the new course you must take in the coming years.

The ongoing theme is an Aries one which is initiatory, individuating, ballsy, full of vim and vigor.

Where will the incendiary fire of new beginnings occur for you?

ARIES  - by revealing your warrior nature

TAURUS - while releasing anger and suppressed emotions

GEMINI -  when taking on new causes
  
CANCER -  while becoming the innovator at work

LEO - when seeking out new truths and adventures

VIRGO - in discovering more exciting partnerships

LIBRA - while attracting more fiery people into your life

SCORPIO - in revamping your everyday habits

SAGITTARIUS - when embarking in new art or romance

CAPRICORN -  in remaking the family

AQUARIUS -  when expressing your feelings

PISCES -  while pursuing wealth


And I know a lot of people are freaking out about Trump and Musk.  One must understand they are simply symbols to execute what is happening in historical terms. Not saying that their actions are not disruptive - they are - but we are in a time of dramatic change and if the current national and global regimes were not going to take steps to unlock the stagnancy and downward spiral, it would take other players to do so.

Pluto in Capricorn and the U.S. Pluto return 2024 revealed that the country must regenerate itself or die.  Whoever comprised the walls of entrenched power were not likely going to endanger own status and enrichment.  It was inevitable that the tides would turn.

Yes, unfortunately the oligarchs have replaced the corporatists and in this last stage of empire, will dismantle the remains for their own benefit.  A new reality may build on the other side of this destruction.

The inklings of that will come as early as this month and will tantalize in the summer months.  But truthfully, the new era starts in early 2026 when Saturn and Neptune conjoin at the first degree of the zodiac - 0 Aries - to begin a new historical chapter for the entire world.

FEBRUARY 2025 HOROSCOPES

REACHING FOR SECURITY IN A TIME OF VOLATILITY

The very volatile energy of Mars opposing Pluto early in January led to the worst fires in LA history.  The fact that the nodes were on the world axis brought this story to the world's attention.  While there are varying storylines and vectors of blame, the underlying nihilism and sense of inevitability (even though mitigation forces could have been employed) leads to a sense of disempowerment or victimhood. The obvious players were unbelievably inept in such a manner as to consider malice and sabotage over pure incompetence.  Like covid, this will take months and years to untangle the real truth.

The personal planets - Sun and Mercury will be travelling through Pisces as they always do this time of year and they will meet up with this last degree of Pisces over the ensuing months.  These tiny connections along with Saturn in Pisces trying to bring concretization to the lies, will reveal missing pieces to the plotline and force courageous people to wake up to what is happening to us and our planet.

While the chatter or diatribes about the LA fires are focusing on dereliction of duties and rightly so, there is beginning a swelling up of recognition that this was not accidental, but intentional as has also been enacted in Maui, Florida, North Carolina as it previously was in Vietnam, Iran, Afghanistan (destruction of foliage with Agent Orange or created drought). 

Whether exchanged in online musings or hushed private conversations, many people understand that these were not simply mother nature or "climate change" but rather a weaponized weather event intended to cause economic destruction. Yes, some issues are mechanical (for plausible deniability) like inadequate forest management, diversion or shutting off of the water supply, fire resources sent elsewhere.  But similar to Lahaina, Paradise, Florida, North Carolina - and soon to a county near you - these events are engineered to cause the fear, trauma, displacement and economic ruin. 

On another note, there is also greater anti-Muslim sentiment returning a la 9/11, and in some horrendous cases, it is justifiable.  General anti-immigration sentiment is more related to Mars in Cancer, security and kinship. Assimilation is key for a country to maintain it's integrity.  We're all from immigrant stock and while we may retain some customs, we would all say we are Americans first, nationality or religious identity second.  We don't need a war in the Middle East (the goal of manufactured consent here) but rather a more rational and functional immigration policy.

In a related vein, while those affected by natural disasters endure the worst when it comes to housing loss, many many people now are experiencing housing precarity, if not outright homelessness. Mars in Cancer retro may increase the feeling of insecurity and the need for some stability.  And while there are current events, we may in many cases, relive childhood experiences where love, safety or comfort were lacking.  The U.S. is a Cancer nation and we have the ability to house and feed every citizen but we chose not to.  

Lastly, Trump's inauguration and subsequent executive orders point to a decimation of the woke agenda - with the exception of one area where liberals applaud - science - and conservatives condemn - lack of medical freedom.  The biggest terrifying to all development is the speech by Larry Ellison where he gleefully talks about AI surveillance and mrna cancer vaccines.  If we haven't learned from the covid agenda how dark and dangerous this is, then we are sheep willingly walking to our execution. Pluto in Aquarius is the madness of technology and this is one such example that should chill us to the bone as it will decimate our biology and hence our future as natural human beings.


Mars  still retro in Cancer direct Feb 24th at 17 degrees
Mars in Cancer trine Saturn in Pisces first two weeks in Feb
attacks on our personal security

The catastrophic Los Angeles fires, the uncharacteristic snow and ice storms in the southeast, people displaced and still living in tents in South Carolina and motels in Florida, all point to the need for adequate and affordable housing.   In Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, shelter is a foremost one and without it,  it is hard for a person to function, never mind evolve in a healthy way.

We may all be feeling more sentimental and security conscious these remaining weeks of the Mars retrograde.  Others may be mourning what has been and no longer is.  We all carry memories of childhood or towns/cities/countries that impacted us in positive and powerful ways and in many cases, see that those locations (or time periods0 no longer carry that energy or charm.  We are becoming a third world country where, even if not officially homeless, many people are living with great housing precarity.

Can we find it within ourselves to build stronger communities starting with necessary housing and access to resources?

Cancer also speaks to our food and nourishment and with the rise of MAHA, a disparate coalition including health food advocates, alternative practitioners and farmers, there is greater awareness concerning our dysfunctional and harmful medical incentives, our poisoned food system and polluted air, water and soil.

With Saturn in a trine aspect to Mars in Cancer the first two weeks of the month and Mars turning direct on the 24th,  perhaps some solid real world solutions can be proposed and eventually enacted.

Where do you feel the need to ground your need for safety, security and home? What are the most important elements of home now activated in you at this time?


ARIES - your actual housing situation, where do you belong?  can you take care of yourself?

TAURUS - who is your tribe?  are you nurtured by your friendships?

GEMINI - are you making enough money, can you advance in your career

CANCER - do you feel confident to ask for what you want?  can you take care of your own emotional needs?

LEO - do your fears overtake or paralyze you?  in your case, can be more a residue of childhood or the past

VIRGO - do you feel your goals line up with your peers?  do your friendships feels solid and safe?

LIBRA - despite the economy, do you feel that you will always have a job or can work?

SCORPIO - do you think the grass is greener somewhere else?  what thinking has you seeking somewhere else?

SAGITTARIUS - can you trust your partners financially?

CAPRICORN - do you feel as if your partner has your back or are they always depending on you alone to handle things?

AQUARIUS - are you overly concerned or alternatively dismissive about your health? what are you doing to take care of you?

PISCES - what kind of art and beauty do you need around you to survive spiritually or emotionally?

And while the outer circumstances of home and family are crucially necessary, the first home we encounter (outside of our mother) is our own body.  Do we feel at home with ourselves, in our own skins or are we at war (Mars) with ourselves?  Do we "nurture" ourselves with unhealthy or dysfunction behaviors, and specifically in the case of Cancer, food issues of all sorts?

And Cancer is also the mother with a small or capital M.  What is our relationship with our biological mother and what is our relationship with Mother Earth?  Our modern way of life does not seem to respect or replenish the gifts of nature and our insane fixation on technology divorced from material concerns has made us all sick in some way.  Perhaps we can begin the road back to health and deep satisfaction by merging back with nature. If not, the transhumanist agenda of mechanized man will destroy not only ourselves but the remainder of biological life on earth.



Jupiter direct in Gemini Feb 4th at 11 degrees
let's look into this further

Jupiter in Gemini is a chatterbox but when retrograde less likely to be spitting out words and spilling thoughts on to the page.

Yet, once the planet turns direct, the spigot is turned back on and there will be a cacophony of voices and opinions and in commercial arenas, tons of sales pitches.

Jupiter in Gemini can also negatively talk out of both sides of their mouth so we should be suspect of people who are too slick in their offerings and advances.

But for those who are less predatory, Jupiter in Gemini brings us greater confidence and energy to forge connections and make our voices heard.  It's a great time for writing and networking and teaching and learning.

Where can we utilize the positive nature of Jupiter in Gemini to best effect?

ARIES - in writing proposals, connecting to friends and neighbors

TAURUS - to rewriting your resume, develop the confidence to ask for the salary or payment you deserve

GEMINI - your quick wit and nimbleness now is useful in
moving energy and ideas around

CANCER - you can clear the air (and psyche) or negative regressive thought patterns

LEO - this is a great time to use social media for your professional exposure

VIRGO - now might be the time to ask for a promotion or raise

LIBRA - if you'd like to go back to school or take a course, this is a great time

SCORPIO - a good period to clear up your finances, research new investments

SAGITTARIUS - you have more opportunities to meet romantic or professional interests

CAPRICORN - a good time to instigate new protocols at work (or in your lifestyle), consider trying new modalities all around

AQUARIUS - you probably have a million new artistic ideas (or your child does) so worthwhile testing them out

PISCES - if you're looking to move house - or buy or sell, region dependent) - this is generally a great time for you


Venus into Aries Feb 5th
(we will experience a retrograde here in March and April)
let's get the ball rolling

With many of the planets in water (Mars, Neptune and soon all the personal planets), a healthy counterbalance is the entrance of Venus into fiery Aries on Feb 5th.  She will become even more important this cycle as she will retrograde from March to April, alongside a Mercury retro in Aries.

So once Mars turns direct in Cancer, the energy will explode with new ideas, desires, courage and drive.

Venus in Aries is the initiator, the warrioress, the woman with chutzpah.  She wants to clear the air and make things happen, even if impetuously or erratically.  She is also represented as a pioneering young woman, entrepreneur, activist, trailblazer.

Where will you feel a strong desire to make rapid change?

We all get a shot of adrenaline in this area of life:


ARIES - you forge ahead with a new self-directive

TAURUS - you decide you're no longer feeling sorry for yourself

GEMINI - you may chose to serve as an activist or ambassador for a cause

CANCER - you make waves at work, attempt to implement a new project, even if alone in your certainty of it's outcome

LEO -  if possible, you'd love to travel or take a course

VIRGO - you want to implement new financial investments or spice up your love life

LIBRA - an enterprising woman comes into your life, possibly a new business partner

SCORPIO - you may choose to try some unconventional job or health modality

SAGITTARIUS - you're struck with creative inspiration

CAPRICORN - you may pay more attention to home matters

AQUARIUS - you feel more confident sharing novel ideas with friends

PISCES - you brainstorm ways to make more money


Sun, Mercury and Ceres into Pisces through the month
swimming in a sea of lies and possibilities

As we begin the wrap up of Neptune in Pisces (2011 - 2026), we will notice every increasing confusion, depression, fantasy, illusion, deception and escapism. Conversely, out of this muddle will arise a new vision, dream, inspiration for the coming years.

We will have ample opportunity to continue to awaken from our own lies and delusions as the world falls into deeper realms of (temporary) despair.  

While mild in comparison, the personal planets traveling through Pisces provide opportunities to wake up and recognize where we are not grounded in our thinking and behavior.

We will all have to "snap out of it" by next year when we leave the victimy watery realm of Neptune in Pisces for good.

Where are we most likely to fall under the spell of the transiting Pisces planets?

ARIES - in our subconscious realm, in dreamtime

TAURUS - in attempting to engage with social media

GEMINI - in our work encounters, particularly with boss or supervisor

CANCER -  in questioning our religious ideology

LEO - in fantasizing about a romantic partner

VIRGO - in seeking the dream partner or dealing with the false one

LIBRA - in trying to manage our everyday life

SCORPIO - in expressing our creativity

SAGITTARIUS - in trying to figure out where to live

CAPRICORN - in attempting to understand friends or siblings

AQUARIUS - in uncertainty about money or skills

PISCES - in seeing yourself clearly

In returning to our main topic, California has always had wildfires and heat and limited rain.  In fact, the last two years saw unusual increases in precipitation but no system for effective water catchment.  The political will has not been there and unbeknownst to citizens, has focused on re-wilding.  Basically, returning the city back to its pre-civilization roots.  This most likely has a transhumanist or nihilist bent to it, all in keeping with the next 20 years of Pluto in Aquarius.

Meanwhile, one of the greatest threats to humanity - in the form of food shortages, habitat, serviceable housing and physical health - is the omnipresent deployment of geoengineering tactics.  We seem to accept that Saudi Arabia and China utilize this to manage their weather but do not want to believe that our own government would rain  this down on their own citizens.  But a cursory look at the once in 1000 year fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, deep freezes and the cavalcade of new weather terms like bomb cyclone, atmospheric river, bombogenesis, snownado suggest that the old terminology doesn't suffice or convey the dramatic increase in the power of these weather events.  And while yes there is human caused climate change, the largest purveyor or causative factor is climate engineering.

As Neptune reaches the end of Pisces this year through next, perhaps we will gain greater understanding or revelation around these practices as we have begun to see that we are systematically poisoned in other areas - our food, our medicine, our water and our soil.  Yes, Neptune and Pisces relate to poisoning as well as denial, obfuscation, deception and defeat.

And regards to Pluto in Aquarius, a telling sign was the presence of a plethora of tech billionaires at Trump's inauguration ceremonies. Industry and politics have always been in bed with each other but when economic growth may be at the expense of humankind -i.e. AI and the internet of everything, this is a very ominous sign that natural biology will be threatened by mad science in the coming years.

Beyond the delusion cancer mrna vaccines, I haven't focused a lot on Trump and his agenda yet as we will have the next four (or possibly 8 years w Vance) for which to contemplate and criticize these policies.  In some ways, he may operate as an old school democrat on working class issues (if at all) while playing to traditional Republican issues of economic progress.  The problem here is that progress is only seen through the lens of AI and technocratic overreach.

While the beginning of any year many be significant, the fact that the Nodes were on the world axis and Mars was triggering Pluto make these events particularly resonant with what we will be dealing with in the future.

And with Neptune and Saturn moving into Aries this summer and meeting at world axis degree February 2026, a new dream will be born and it will dismiss the previous decades of fantasy, illusion and delusion.

In 2025 - 2026, Saturn and Neptune in Aries will bring a return to  "revolutionary" founding fathers fervor and this could be a welcome change from amoral dissatisfaction and global consumerism or the reconfiguring of a deceitful dream of unchecked economic growth.

JANUARY 2025 HOROSCOPES

SENSING THAT A NEW ERA IS UPON US

January will not disappoint in regards to volatility and quick changes.  As we begin the month, Mars is still retrograde in Leo and will move backwards into Cancer on the 7th for another month and 1/2.

The first few days will see the North Node at 0 Aries on the World Axis which points to history shattering events.  The nodes will then move into Pisces/Virgo on the 12th changing the nature of our spiritual work as we wrap up the last year and a half of Neptune in Pisces.

Points in early Aquarius will also be active as personal planets conjoin or aspect Pluto in the first degree of Aquarius, here to stay for the next 20 years.  Whatever we hear or ascertain gives us an inkling into how we will be engaging with this planet and its technocratic urgings.

Looking back to last month, when Mars turned retrograde on the 6th, we witnessed the killing of an insurance CEO followed by the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.  Mars is violence, war, aggression and anger.  The outpouring of gallows humor online at the murder of Brian Thompson, makes clear that many people have experienced traumatizing experiences when dealing with our sickcare system replete with denied coverage for necessary treatments.

The rise of rebels in Syria in a matter of months suggests manipulation by outside forces, chief among them our own military.

And yes, this month we have the inauguration of Donald Trump to a second term. The animus is high in certain circles and slight hope/trepidation in others.  For those who supported him, they are questioning whether he can be trusted to follow thru on promises. Likewise, the opposition is worried he will follow through on what they deem horrible threats.  The reality is likely to be somewhere in between with the good not being great and the bad not being catastrophic.

 
Node at 0 degrees Aries Jan 1st - 11th
independence reigns

While the Mars retrograde has a regressive affect, the first week in January is worthy of new beginnings and turning points.  The nodes (which move backward in the zodiac) will be transitioning into Virgo/Pisces mid month. But first, they will travel slowly over the first degree of Aries which has an initiatory, warrior-like or aggressive edge to it.  This degree and noticing what occurs in these first two weeks will give us an indication of future trends and issues arriving when both Saturn and Neptune move into Aries later this year and more permanently in 2026.

Nodes on the world axis have a fated quality to them and in Aries, the old must be swept away so the new can begin.  Rapid changes can take place in the area of life ruled by Mars and where the Aries energy holds reign.  If nothing material happens, note what thoughts/beliefs are arriving for consideration.  

Where will you feel excited and even trepidatious, but also ready to take a risk?

ARIES - on proclaiming who you are, now free from past conditioning

TAURUS - battling your inner demons, don't let the need for surety and security hold you back

GEMINI - taking a stand online or in your tribe, discovering new people and causes to support

CANCER - taking charge at work, asking for more responsibility and independence

LEO - in challenging your entrenched ideologies, in connecting to people and ideas abroad

VIRGO  - in tackling your finances or your love life

LIBRA - in addressing relationship imbalances, you need more space and agency

SCORPIO - in adopting a new healthcare or lifestyle regime

SAGITTARIUS - in opening your heart or endeavoring to begin your masterpiece

CAPRICORN - in demanding to be king of your own castle, laying down the law

AQUARIUS - in seeking out new friendships or reading material

PISCES - in promoting yourself and your talents


Mars in Leo opposing Pluto in Aquarius Jan 3rd - 5th
david and goliath, humans vs. machines (of war)

In this dramatic and conflict-ridden month, there are likely to be old and new military flareups around the world.  I fear for yet more innocent lives to be extinguished by power mad and insane agendas.  What is murder except for a type of insanity?

And perhaps, peace starts at home and none of us are truly innocent in regards to maintaining equinamity in our personal or professional relationships.

Where are we likely to encounter some form of anger, pressure or feeling of abuse?

ARIES - perhaps our creative projects are not accepted by the masses or we receive pushback/negativity online

TAURUS - home sweet home may not be the mantra this week as work obligations override family needs

GEMINI - our personal "selfish" interests may be at odds with so-called spiritual teachings (which can be abusive in their own right)

CANCER - you'd like to spend some money on yourself but your partner is controlling about the household spending

LEO - you feel you need some appreciation from your significant other and all you receive is criticism instead

VIRGO - you are desiring some form of appreciation at work and it is not forthcoming, in fact, you may be ignored or bad-mouthed instead

LIBRA - you've finally gotten up the nerve to promote yourself online or in a group setting and your lover or children do not appreciate your outer focus

SCORPIO - your boss wants you to work more but your family are demanding even greater attention at home

SAGITTARIUS - you feel you've reached some new understandings about the ways of the world but nobody really wants to hear your epiphanies

CAPRICORN - everybody is demanding something of you but you are shutting them down

AQUARIUS - for once, it's going to be "your way or the highway"

PISCES - there is a lot of chaos happening around you but you are more concerned about deeper existential topics that cannot be solved


Mars retro into Cancer Jan 7th
fighting for home or the homeland

We are only part way through the 2 1/2 month long Mars retrograde which began in Leo on Dec 6th and will not transition back into Cancer for the remainder of the retrograde period.

What Leo and Cancer share are love of family and children but how they relate to them or develop meaning around them is different.  Leo may take pride in their children or family as a reflection of their own magnificence (whether earned or not).  Alternatively, Cancer has a more traditional approach of kinship and carrying on the lineage.  

Leo is more ego-driven, Cancer more security conscious and now that Mars has returned to Cancer, the focus or concerns/arguments deal with comfort and nurturing.

Where will you experience increased anxiety or neediness around long-term security?  (This can include housing)

ARIES - where you live, can you afford or maintain your situation?  anger may be directed at family of origin or mother in particular

TAURUS - in making certain who your friends are.  Alternatively, siblings or childhood friends may be more needy
and fail to see who you are now

GEMINI - concern around salary or long-term ability to make a living, the fight may involve your wages

CANCER - worry about whether you have what it takes, may need more assurance from others that you are worthy

LEO - can you trust in god?  Or, do you have enemies behind the scenes?

VIRGO - you'd like to feel more at home in a group, are these your people?  There can be more competition or infighting your circle of friends

LIBRA - it's hard to feel secure in your job or profession, the competition seems personal at times but is really unearthing old issues around father

SCORPIO - can you trust your intuition?  has your cultural upbringing not prepared you for instability?

SAGITTARIUS - while you're okay with your free-wheeling lifestyle, your partner or others worry you don't have the proper financial foundation

CAPRICORN - you wonder if you will ever meet someone who will feel like "your person".  Alternatively, you could be barraged by people needing something from you and are repelled.

AQUARIUS - there's a moment where you wonder if you should take a "day job" for financial security.

PISCES - when it comes to relationships, right now you are more motivated by emotional safety than excitement or exploration

Mercury into Capricorn Jan 9th
the voice of reason

While not the most significant transit, Mercury moving into Capricorn, particularly in light of what may be happening early in the month, brings a voice of reason to the proceedings.  This is a time to face reality and act responsibly, even if it means some temporary sacrifice.

Of course, this can relate to our out of control budget and whatever one things of Doge, the sentiment is an appropriate one.  In our personal or professional lives, start thinking like a grownup and act with precision and integrity.  Much can get done in this short period of time with the right attitude.

Where ought you be acting more like an adult rather than a frightened or overly emotional child?

ARIES - in your professional decision

TAURUS - in vetting through propaganda

GEMINI - in assessing your investments

CANCER - in managing your relationship

LEO - in handling work projects

VIRGO - in taking control of a creative project or creating boundaries with your children or lover

LIBRA - in making your home work more efficiently

SCORPIO - in conversations with friends or siblings

SAGITTARIUS - in looking at the bottom line and your salary intake

CAPRICORN - in accepting that you are the boss

AQUARIUS - in recognizing that there are historical precedents
 
PISCES - in realizing the limitations of social media or superficial friendships


Nodes into Pisces/Virgo Jan 12th
victim consciousness or surrender

The Nodes, fated points in the zodiac, moving from Aries/Libra into Pisces/Virgo on Jan 12th will signal an energetic shift and focus to greater spirituality and healing.  But we will first have to acknowledge the wounding and self-deception that we have sustained, and mourn the disillusionment if necessary.

We have been swimming in the emotional and sometimes debilitating waters of Neptune in Pisces since 2011 where we've all become more literate about childhood and family trauma, and how we are being polluted in a variety of ways from our air and water, to our food supply and medication.

The nodes will, over the next 18 months, along with Neptune and Saturn in Pisces bring this period of enervation and subterfuge to a culmination  This could mean that more people finally wake up to the deceptive practices of the pharmaceutical industry (Neptune/Pisces is drugs/intoxication) to religious figures aligning themselves with power rather than spirit to an awareness that the media and entertainment industries have been producing propaganda for years.

Additionally, we may realize that we have been lying to ourselves and others as to the state of the world and our place in it.

It's a necessary passage that may bring great despair and disappointment but also one, which like a storm which rages, is followed by clarity and light.

For the next year and 1/2, where will we be faced with acknowledging our victimhood (Pisces) and while learning to create greater boundaries (Virgo):


ARIES - we sometimes let our fears overtake us and do not know how to moderate our emotions, there may also be victim karma in the lineage

TAURUS - if we would like to build a new dream, we need to take concrete steps so that is does not stay intangible forever

GEMINI - dad was the weaker parent and our mother may have compensated by being overly controlling, take daily steps to make your life better

CANCER - suffering may be part of your religious conditioning, take the time to accept this and start taking responsibility for your own life

LEO - you feel at the mercy of other financially, instead take matters into your own hands

VIRGO - you may have a pattern of attracting weak or damaged people, create better boundaries going forward

LIBRA - you can flail about when it comes to work or taking care of yourself, there's no perfection, just trust and take baby steps

SCORPIO - you can live in fantasy land regarding a creative project, start to make it concrete by detailing your progress to others

SAGITTARIUS - you didn't have a strong family foundation growing up, you can mourn that but keep moving steadily forward in your professional goals

CAPRICORN - you sometimes feel like an automaton who has no feelings or sense of spirituality, allow little thoughts of magic and synchronicity to enter your life

AQUARIUS - you can have a nebulous sense of your worth and may depend on a partner to give you self esteem, start trusting in your intuition and creativity more

PISCES - you are the dreamer or the victim and you may now need to have people in your life make you accountable so that you can produce 

And in some cases, we may encounter or experience situations where we are a true victim as opposed to a socially designated one.  Victims of war and violence, financial and political destruction, health care disasters, unnecessary or unlawful incarceration, slavery and trafficking are part of a collective cycle where dark energy and abuse have exploded.  In these instances, it is likely that surrender and forgiveness are brought to bear in order to heal oneSELF, not the perpetrator.  As long as we carry the trauma around within us, the victimizer is still hurting us.  Our mental and physical health depends on emotional "hygiene" so do this for your own sanity rather than accepting the distorted projection of the perpetrator.


Saturn in Pisces inconjunct Pluto in Aquarius Jan 27th
reluctantly acquiescing  to the new order

It's never easy to admit defeat, particularly in a world of ego and competition.  But at some point, we must admit that we are licked.   Or we can stay in delusion and denial. These latter responses will be very prevalent as we float our way out of Neptune in Pisces.

Some people will never wake up to the new reality or the old one that was revealed.  But these individuals will also not be able to successfully cope or thrive in the coming years.

How can you master the changing of the tides by letting go of the old ways and "welcoming" the new?  Where will the discomfort lie?

ARIES - you've got to let go of the idea of victimhood in order to find your place in the new order

TAURUS - your former cohorts may no longer fit into your new goals

GEMINI - let go of your father issues and seek out different associations, particularly abroad

CANCER - the family religion cannot explain the new reality so you must consider new philosophies and relationships

LEO - your partner may disappoint with their finances and you must seek a more equitable money arrangement

VIRGO  - if you let go of draining relationships, your mental and physical health will improve

LIBRA - instead of thinking you must be a slave to a conventional job, discover your own unique voice and talent (particularly attuned to the digital world)

SCORPIO - don't let a sorrowful romance impact your desire for your own kind of family

SAGITTARIUS - if you continue to think like a victim, you will be stuck in the past, make new friends and family members

CAPRICORN - strong emotional response from others (and victim consciousness) bedevil you, you can focus on your work instead.  the world is going to need solid and reserved people to survive.

AQUARIUS - stop wavering about your talents, focus on one and you will see your future unfold in positive ways

PISCES - you've done your share of crying, now focus on larger collective issues that need your wisdom to interpret


Mercury in Aquarius conjoin Pluto in Aquarius Jan 29th
deep revelations or shocking news

Again, this is a small transit but as the early degrees of Aquarius are active for a couple of years, any little bit of insight or information can be helpful in working with the unprecedented changes happening in the world.

Mercury in Aquarius meets up with Pluto in Aquarius on the 29th (right before Uranus turns direct) to bring some unexpected news or awareness.

What kind of epiphany or news might you hear at this time?

ARIES - an interesting media contact (someone coming or going unexpectedly)

TAURUS - how to approach your boss, perhaps insight into a company issue

GEMINI - a friend may contact you from overseas

CANCER - a glitch perhaps in your financial software

LEO - your partner says something out of left field, or if in media or entertainment, may have an opportunity to be seen or heard

VIRGO - a co-worker has interesting or surprising information to deliver

LIBRA - your child (or lover) may say something quite brilliant

SCORPIO - you can address a "crisis" at home in a different way (this can be electrical in nature)

SAGITTARIUS - strange or unexpected from or about a sibling

CAPRICORN - an idea about how to make money with technology

AQUARIUS - you have a breakthrough about yourself and your particular form of genius

PISCES  -you may receive or download some metaphysical data


Uranus direct Jan 30th 23 degrees
how to break free from the past

Uranus is yet another outer planet that will be changing signs this year into next.  So we are between worlds and new inventions, ideas and associations.

Since 2018, the planet of dramatic change has been residing in the sign of Taurus, one known for its stubbornness and resistance to change. Fortunately or dharmically, Uranus has "forced" upon one new ideas, value systems, interests with money likely being the area of needed change.

At the last degrees, this necessity of letting go of old ideas and behaviors is more urgent.  Practically speaking, if there were issues and separations that you were dealing with end of August/beginning of Sept in 2024, they may return now for recalibration.  If a divorce is required, now (or when Mars turns direct end of February) may be when this is set in motion.

Where will you finally be irrevocably done with a situation or person?

ARIES - your financial instability

TAURUS - your holding back your true self

GEMINI - you're sick of being afraid or of replaying old stories in your head

CANCER - you may break free from your social media engagement and contacts, your goals and tribe have changed

LEO - with your job and your boss, you or they may make the break

VIRGO - perhaps your political affiliation no longer serves you

LIBRA - you would like a more healthy financial situation with your significant other

SCORPIO - you'd like your partner to snap out of it and value themselves more highly

SAGITTARIUS - you are sick of being sick or tired with work drudgery

CAPRICORN - you may decide that your child or lover must start to focus and get to work

AQUARIUS - you are over being the slave in the household

PISCES - you're sick of your poverty mentality

Now, sometimes with Uranus you receive a lucky break and things more forward quite rapidly.  So if you are waiting on a new proposal or situation to begin, this may be the time if you are in alignment with your true self and authentic life goals.



Of course, it is the New Year but Julian calendar dates do not necessarily line up with astrology when it comes to cycles.  Because of the extended Mars retrograde cramping our style until Feb 24th, we may still be dealing with long-standing issues regarding self worth, self-expression, relationships and the notion of home.  a home life.

As mentioned, 2025 will feature three large outerplanetary ingresses which begin the transition into a new cultural, political and economic cycle.  

Saturn will move into Aries temporarily in May which heralds a more militaristic or independent streak while Uranus will travel sporadically into Gemini next summer, suggesting ever new forms of communication and technology.  By this time, we may be more aware of what the orbs/ufo's are, what technology our military possesses and there may be an acknowledgement of free energy.

The third ingress (on top of Pluto also recently in Aquarius) will be Neptune entering Aries in March for a few months before retrograding one more time into the end of Pisces.  Neptune will meet up with Saturn in Aries in Feb 2026 and this will be when an institution or entity that seems impenetrable, finally implodes.  The last historical experience of this type of aspect (Saturn/Neptune) was the fall of the Berlin wall in 1991.

So, because these major outer planets will be shifting back and forth, we will feel the burgeonings of a new world that will manifest more fully over the decade ahead.

Happy New Year and may 2025 bring you greater clarity and fulfillment!

DECEMBER 2024 HOROSCOPES

Accepting the Changing of the Tides

Well the election and results were pretty straightforward and while there are heartrending reactions in many quarters, the country is in a pivot mode into a new chapter.  This new epoch will not totally arrive until 2026, but the potential changes are underfoot.  These would relate to the realignment of the global world order, the reckoning on our country's spending and militarism abroad and well as the rejection of certain social engineering outcomes.

While Trump should enter the White House unscathed in January, the advance of the Mars retrograde (Dec 6th - Feb 23rd) could throw some cranks in the wheel.  I initially thought the Mars in Leo would  delay the results of the election. Instead, the backstabbing and accusations may come from within the respective parties and even in Trump's case, the jostling for cabinet positions and influences will be chaotic.  And with Mars in his twelfth house, the possibilities for something more nefarious are still there.

For the rest of us, we will be waking up from a slumber or nightmare. Neptune turns direct on Dec 7th in Pisces and the scales fall from our eyes. Generally, we are more willing to look at our own mistaken perceptions or become more aware that we have been hoodwinked.  Now, in relation to the election, I think both sides feel this way with the Dems worrying about the death of democracy and the GOP recognizing that Trump is still a swamp creature despite words to the contrary.

Trump is simply a projection vessel for all of us in that he is either positioned as an angel or a demon, depending on whatever side of the aisle you reside. But these extremes are not correct and we might decide to look within at our wounding of the father (the left) and the lies of the patriarchy (the right). Once we own our projections we don't have to be so hysterical in our responses as this phrase holds true "hysteria is historical".

Two of the feminine archetypes, Venus and Ceres move into Aquarius on the 8th and they are strong emblems of the feminist.  In this instance, they will be met by resistance from what is perceived as the patriarchal power monger, Pluto.  Yet, in this case, Pluto is not a person or political party, but social media and the media landscape at large.  How to stand up for oppressed within becoming victimized oneself?  A new type of feminism will eventually arise from this process.

Mercury turns direct in Sagittarius on Dec 15th after having travelled through the sign of political and religious opinions over the Thanksgiving weekend. No doubt, conversations were heated provided  that families even got together this year. Understand that whatever your political stripe, it is likely that you have much more in common with your family or neighbor than you are told you have.  Regardless of your position, you still must put gas in the car, buy groceries and pay your utilities which are all severely overpriced.  So consider that unless you are the oligarchic class, your "enemy" is struggling or trying to get by in just the same way as you.

The winter solstice arrives on the 22nd and the Sun in Capricorn meets up in an uncomfortable angle with Pluto in Aquarius.  The power centers are shifting and in many ways, they are impersonal and invisible.  How to be the boss of your own life while living in a sea of internet surveillance and data mining?  What jobs will be eliminated in the next few years and where can you put your energy toward earning money and being in charge of your own life?  It will not be a corporation per se, or even if part of one, you will not be made aware of the larger intentions of the impersonal machine.

Jupiter squares Saturn on Christmas Eve and this can be a feeling of a tiny bit of optimism mixed with some depression and sadness.  The illusion has been pricked and now is the time to consider new associations (Gemini) while letting go of the unrealistic dreams (Saturn).

So we enter the New Year in a more sober and grown up mindset.  Not the worst considering a new world wants to come into existence in 2026 and we have just one short year to eliminate the old patterns and accommodate the ever closer future.


Mars retrograde Dec 6th at 6 degrees Leo
who should be king?

Mars, the planet of action and vitality, will retrograde in the sign of Leo starting Dec 6th and continuing through February 24, 2025.  This period will encompass the holidays and the inauguration of Donald Trump, all against the background drumbeats of war.

In Trump's case, Mars will be traversing backwards through his 12th house of karma and undoing.  This transit could manifest in a number of ways including  the unearthing of new or old scandals, a third assassination attempt or infighting within his transition team for their personal agendas. Events from 2018 could resurface such as the now -denounced Russia gate hoax and while those charges were debunked, they still hold a place in the collective mindset.

Much of the chaos surrounding this polarizing figure will not subside until February so if you don't care to ride the rollercoaster of media outrage, you may decide to focus on your own life and artistry instead. The need for prominence and acclaim will be strong and everyone is seeking more attention, oftentimes in a childish or dramatic way.

Leo does represent creativity and the ability to channel ideas into reality. The next two 1/2months may be the time to dust off old projects or begin work on a long-desired personal goal.

And, as Leo is the romantic, Mars in Leo will, in many cases, bring the return of exes and lovers, sometimes in real life and other times in social media or your imagination.

And because Mars relates to men, when it turns retrograde, oftentimes men turn "crazy" with the gentle hearted soul turning ornery while the nefarious character appears to have developed a conscience.  This is all a mirage (or minor shadow projection) as said parties will return to the normal behavior and character once Mars turns direct end of February.

Where is there going to be more excitement, drama or unnecessary ego displays in your life:

ARIES - regarding a lover or creative project, an ex can return or a potential new partner may arrive

TAURUS - within your home environment, family or mother can demand more attention than normal

GEMINI -  in relation to your siblings or close friends, you may be counseling a distraught friend

CANCER - potentially regarding a paycheck or a project may return

LEO - you may be either the life of the party or everyone's greatest nightmare

VIRGO - a lot of subconscious material may be coming up now, especially in relation to ex lovers

LIBRA - you will experience a lot more attention, positive or negative, online

SCORPIO - there may be competition or returning opportunities at work  or a boss may be on the warpath

SAGITTARIUS - you take an extra interest in politics and religion right now, perhaps to a fanatical degree

CAPRICORN - a former lover or business partner may return

AQUARIUS - your partner may be acting more dramatically this holiday season

PISCES - despite the holiday timeline, more work may be coming your way or you may be dealing with old health issues


Neptune direct in Pisces Dec 7th
a major or minor reveal

We are nearing the end of the Neptune in Pisces cycle which began in 2010 and is completing early 2026.  There will be a temporary entrance of Neptune into Aries next summer and we will get a taste of where the energy is moving going forward for another 16 years.

Throughout this period we have been subjected to the pleasures and distortions of social media, morphing political takes, weather events, particularly involving storms and floods, and biggest psyop of all, the covid pandemic operation.

Neptune wears away at seemingly impenetrable ideas and institutions and in this latter case, we will see the falling away of the medical industrial complex in the coming decade.  There is more to healing that surgery and pharmaceuticals and Americans are waking up to the nightmare that is the healthcare system.

Whatever your views on covid, you might admit that we were kept in the dark or purposely pressured and duped into behaviors that did not serve us in the end - our children lost valuable school time, businesses closed and shuttered for good, hospital protocols were deadly in many cases and we are sicker than ever as a a nation.  This model is not working and there will be continued outcries and a restitution of the sick care model as early as next summer.

In other areas, Neptune in Pisces relates to victim consciousness and while it is absolutely necessary for us to recognize former trauma and abuse, we do not have to stay in a permanent state of stress.  And when it comes to social institutions, the excessive politics of victimhood and race and gender politics has run its course.  The election of Trump showcased that people are sick of wokeism.

While the philosophy of woke may have begun with the best intentions, it has now become an industry and one where identity trumps merit.  A natural rebalancing can occur - and will - in the decade ahead.

In our personal lives, if we have been holding onto an outdated dream or relationship or been confused about a situation, the truth (or at least a portion of it) will come out at this time.

Where might we be able to clear the clouds and see the light on a particular matter?


ARIES - that many of our worst fears are not based on reality, there is a path forward

TAURUS - that who you thought your friends and supporters were may surprise you

GEMINI - you are clearer about how to proceed with your job 

CANCER - you realize that the old religious ideas or remaining naive about the world are no longer viable 

LEO - you have greater understanding of your long-term financial situation

VIRGO - your partner seems to "snap out of it"

LIBRA - you discover the cause of some health issues

SCORPIO - you get a breakthrough on your art project

SAGITTARIUS - you decide where you want to live

CAPRICORN - you understand your childhood better

AQUARIUS - you realize you have talents that can make money

PISCES - you feel "back from the grave" and ready to move forward in your life


Venus/Ceres in Aquarius conjunct Pluto Dec 8th
real vs. fake oppression, cries against injustice

In a time and space where most Americans, even the poorest among us, live better than the richest of kings, we have the luxury to obsess about boutique issues. This happens on both sides of the aisle where the outrage is centered on peripheral issues that have little relevance outside of a narrow inner circle.

We can talk about pronouns and gender issues 'til the cows come home but do we actually center our conversations on real tragedy and oppression, particularly in relation to women (Venus and Ceres)?  How much energy or focus is placed on ending child marriage, genital mutilation, religious suppression, sex trafficking and the genocide of mothers and children?  

Perhaps for a moment when Venus and Ceres in Aquarius slam into Pluto in Aquarius will we understand what true suffering and oppression look like in the current times. There could be some rising up of women and children in war torn areas, a suppressive moment that receives global attention online or an attempt to bring rectitude in deeply egregious situations.  (Case in point is the ICC declaring that Netanyahu is a war criminal).  Will anything come of these viral or cultural moments?

Perhaps not immediately but as we have been dealing with the internal corruption and implosion of governments, institutions, religious organizations, at one point the tables will turn.

In the meantime, external circumstances - war, financial collapse, environmental destruction, biological poisoning will be capturing our attention more and more, pushing the woke issues into oblivion.

What is real and what is simply online noise or peer-based outrage?  (And this is not to deny historical oppression, but Aquarius relates to the future and where we are going as a human race).

Where can real change (and healthy feminism) occur in your life?

ARIES - through social media interactions, engagement with the alien or outcast

TAURUS - in the work arena, office culture changing

GEMINI - in foreign affairs, a readjustment of your spiritual or political beliefs to be more accurate rather than sentimental or ill thought thru

CANCER - perhaps spending money on a worthy woman/child cause

LEO -  treating people in your life in a more respectful manner

VIRGO - supporting new ways of health and healing

LIBRA - encouraging the artistic participation of marginalized groups, or simply helping girls with their education 

SCORPIO - living life on your own terms rather than those of family

SAGITTARIUS - here you can be an advocate with your words and media posts

CAPRICORN - put your money where you mouth is, help those in need, particularly disenfranchised women and children

AQUARIUS - spreading your understanding of acceptance of diversity and true freedom

PISCES - unlocking from your own inner hang ups and privileges


Mercury direct Sagittarius Dec 15th
who has the truth?

Sagittarians are generally people who think they know it all.  They are confident in their opinions, and while many are worldly and educated, they may still possess a dogmatic streak and be unwilling to listen to others.

This Mercury retrograde could have revealed these qualities in high definition as everyone may have been spouting their opinions on the election and the state of the world.

Instead of being rigidly partisan, it might be best to try to listen to the other side.  We can gain wisdom from seeing events/experiences from a new set of eyes and then this adds and contours our knowledge in new ways.

Even if we spouted off to family and friends, hopefully a bit of understanding and compassion eventually entered the conversation.

What did we learn could contain paradox in the last few weeks?

ARIES - different faiths all have similar basic tenets

TAURUS -  there are many different types of investment strategies

GEMINI - we can agree to disagree with our partner and still love each other

CANCER - everybody has a right to live life their own way

LEO - there are many different approaches to creativity and/or to child-rearing, all have some merit

VIRGO - you and family have different memories of childhood, nobodies is better or worse

LIBRA - we all communicate differently, let's try to hear each other out

SCORPIO - one has multiple talents and chances to ply their trade and skill sets

SAGITTARIUS - you are a multi-faceted person who can change your opinion

CAPRICORN - one can look at the past through a variety of lenses

AQUARIUS - everybody's goals may be slightly different but they are all worthwhile as long as decency and truth prevail

PISCES - how you are perceived in your professional life is based on each individual's perspective


Sun into Capricorn inconjunct Pluto in Aquarius Dec 22nd
the past must give way to the future

We have finally left Pluto in Capricorn behind for good after 16 years of challenging the status quo.  Now with Pluto in Aquarius new challenges and opportunities will arise.  We may still be mentally living in the past and must face the new chapter up ahead.

If we still hold traditional or outmoded or hierarchical ideas, they will crash into the new reality we must all face.

Sun on the World Axis on the winter solstice will prove that we have left Kansas behind.

What in world needs an updated view?

ARIES - that power now lies with social media and self promotion rather than the traditional world of gatekeepers

TAURUS - your sense that there is one specific pathway is decimated by the reality of multiple options

GEMINI - you actually like the restrictions of old, particularly in relationships while a new type of connection will become the norm

CANCER - even if you want a traditional relationship, your joint money situation will be different and more diffuse

LEO - you think if you work harder, your partner will notice, just work smarter these days

VIRGO - focusing on one job vs multiple projects is no longer viable

LIBRA - you may crave the traditional model of family but the world is pointing to different arrangements

SCORPIO - you are used to wearing the pants in your family, this will no longer be the case

SAGITTARIUS - making money the old way is not an option, you must diversify online

CAPRICORN - you can still be a boss, but subordinates will only respect you if you are cognizant of the "new rules" of engagement

AQUARIUS - despite your quirkiness, there is a very conventional attitude propping this up, let it go and be your freaky self

PISCES - if you think success comes from playing by the rules, you will discover that trusting the universe is a better option


Jupiter in Gemini square Saturn in Pisces Dec 24th
taking a pause to assess the landscape

Jupiter and Saturn are two diametrically opposed planets with the first encouraging abundance and excess and the latter pointing to limitation and lack.  Neither of these extreme expressions are ideal and from time to time we encounter a choice point in how to move forward - with exuberance or with caution.

Jupiter in Gemini is asking us to consider many different options in life and simply gather information and contacts.  Saturn in Pisces is Eeyore saying nothing is worth it and why bother?

If we're leaning toward one direction at the expense of the other, now we can make a course correction.

Positively, with Jupiter in Gemini we are trying to build community and with Saturn in Pisces, taking our creative or spiritual goals more seriously.

This planetary square takes place on New Year's Eve so it is likely that we will feel a tug toward the future while feeling melancholy about what might have been.

How will this energy of yes/no affect you?  What adjustments need to be made to move forward more confidently?


ARIES - focus more on new friendships rather than rehashing the (family or karmic) past

TAURUS - decide what You are good at rather than listening to the naysayers online

GEMINI - you have the ability to move beyond the weakness of the father imprint

CANCER - don't let spiritual or cultural views get in the way of your new ideas

LEO - consider future goals rather than focusing on current financial worries

VIRGO - you can take charge at work despite your partner's doubts

LIBRA - yes, there are opportunities abroad or elsewhere if the current work situation is limited and dreary

SCORPIO - it may be more important to focus on one new relationship rather than an old depressing one

SAGITTARIUS - a new romantic life awaits you if you leave the constraints of home

CAPRICORN - you are living life differently from your siblings and family, continue to try new things

AQUARIUS - your creativity (and children) will bring you greater satisfaction than worrying about money

PISCES - there's a future in a new community if you can get away from your tendency toward isolation

While not directly related, we did experience a beginning cycle around Jupiter/Saturn in December of 2020.  We were meant to consider new options and ways of building a life and if it meant the old life had to go, it was part of the process.  This month's Jupiter Saturn square can possibly point to how far you've come from that time period in 2020 and consider whether the changes/decisions wrought then are worth pursuing or dropping.  Go in the direction of the new and optimistic (even if seemingly superficial) and let go of the old voice that says life is hard and full of suffering.


When the New Year begins, we will still be in the midst of Mars retrograde so it is unlikely that we will be starting with a totally clean slate, but rather, vetting and clearing out the old attachments and dramas.  Not to worry as the future is arriving with a vengeance beginning next summer.  So use this holiday time to re-center your heart (Leo) to move in the direction that serves your soul rather than your ego.  If we all did more of this, the world would be a more harmonious and productive place.

Happy Holidays!

NOVEMBER 2024 HOROSCOPES

Determining Where We Have Agency and Where Collective History Takes Over

Election season in the U.S. seems to take forever - this despite the very recent switch on the democratic ticket - and election day will be equally extended.  Both sides assume the other will cheat and therefore it is likely that election results will take days or weeks to tabulate.

But the cries of fascism seem to fall on deaf ears in equal measure with left and right claiming the other is the devil.  Our country (and much of the Western world) has already been struck a deadly blow with covid in 2020, which was actually the cover narrative for a global financial demolition.  We are yet to fully cognize the extent of the long- term damage to our economy, our health and our psyches.

Neither candidate has addressed the disaster that was covid response policy - basically because each was guilty in their own way.  And our country changed in fundamental and destructive ways.  Until we acknowledge the hysterical and fascistic response, the devastation it has caused to our long-term viability and freedoms, we will continue to fight about nonsensical and irrelevant issues.

Why I bring up covid rather than the election is that the astrology was much stronger and far-reaching in Jan 2020 than it is at this moment in time, despite the hysteria. The destruction actually began then, courtesy of the Saturn/Pluto conjunction in Capricorn, and we are just starting to deal with the fallout and failure of our agencies, media and medical institutions.

We are approaching another very significant transit in Feb 2026 and this will be preceded by multiple outer planetary changes beginning middle of 2025.

So we are certainly at the end of an era but the damage has already been done. Neither candidate forced upon us is truly their own person with a strong moral foundation and their weakness and the system that props them up will lead to our national demise, slowly and steadily like the Roman and British empires before them.

Elections may matter symbolically (who's running the country now, we may ask?) but more importantly, what is the permanent state that exists behind the scenes?  Can that be challenged and transformed?  Unlikely until we become more aware of our shadow and how we give power away or project our darker selves into outer vessels, such as Trump.  More significant is our individual and collective level of consciousness as that will determine the quality of leadership.  Our best bet for a enlightened future is to work on our selves and our communities.  Then we would be less affected by what is happening in the circus of political theatre.

Saturn in Pisces will reveal the sad state of our nation and where we have been living in illusion and delusion.  For the people who hate Trump, they will find that he is likely to win the election because the call of dictator has fallen on deaf (and weary) ears - he was in office already and we lived through it, if just barely.  But I contend that what is taking place with the choking metastasizing of ngo's and unelected bureaucracies is more deleterious than any puppet president, which is what we will get regardless of who ends up in office.

Take charge of your own life and stand in your integrity.  Courage and individuality will replace weakness and victimization in the coming years so strengthen your resolve and inner guidance system and we can help build the country and world that we desire. Next stop on the major planetary train is Saturn/Neptune in Aries February 2026 and that will be when a new dream for America will come into form.



Mars into Leo Nov 5th
the king arrives

Mars, the planet of action and vitality, had been travelling slowly through Cancer these last few months, bringing up issues regarding home, nurturing, family.  Unfortunately, Mars (violence) wrecked havoc with numerous counties' homes through disastrous and weaponized weather events in Florida and North Carolina. 

Entering the sign of Leo in November,  the need for prominence and acclaim will be strong and, due to a two month long retrograde starting in December,  this feeling will continue all the way through March of 2025.

Mars will move into Leo on election day, and while not the only indicator of success, suggests that Donald Trump will win the race.  With Mars retrograde though, starting in December, there could be threats against him, including another assassination attempt against the supposed king (or tyrant), depending on your viewpoint.

Trump may exhibit a lot of false pride (his rising sign is the last degree of Leo), but this quality, if expressed in a healthy manner, is one that supports leadership and open-heartedness.  The true Leo realizes they are conduit for source and can be generous with their ideas, money and love.

Mars in Leo in everyday life may show up as spending sprees, jousting for top spot in a company or team or a desire for attention and applause.  We all have a special gift and this may be the time of year to develop it further by believing it to be true.

As Mars relates to men, we may encounter more dominant or charismatic men in key areas of our lives or once again, reveal that quality within.

Where will the desire for center stage appear in your life:

ARIES - in the form of a princely lover or creative breakthrough

TAURUS - a family member may be on the warpath or demanding attention 

GEMINI - your siblings or best friends may demand more of your time

CANCER - you have the rare opportunity to ask for more money as you feel you deserve it (the time is not rare as much as your general propensity to downplay your talents, now you won't)

LEO - you naturally attract a crowd or people give you deference, you may also be more moody or angry

VIRGO - your past is bubbling up into view or your own desire to be special, a man could be undermining you in some way

LIBRA - if dating, you will be receiving a lot of attention online

SCORPIO - there's a competition on at work for the top spot

SAGITTARIUS - you're questioning your spiritual views and wonder if humility is all that is it cracked up to be

CAPRICORN - can be an impulse to take financial or romantic risks

AQUARIUS -your partner may be demanding a lot more attention

PISCES - health problems may appear and/or the solutions to them


Venus into Capricorn Nov 12th
a class act

Venus moves into the serious sign of Capricorn on the 12th, right before Saturn turns direct.  It's a face reality time but also one where we can put sustained effort into achieving results.

The person with Venus in Capricorn in their natal chart is oftentimes quite ambitious and knows the rules of the game.  She is generally serious, a grownup and quite sophisticated style-wise.

The man who possesses Venus in Capricorn is drawn to a partner who is worldly, cosmopolitan and oftentimes is a bit older.

When on the world axis entering the sign, an older female may make the news cycle and hopefully she exemplifies wisdom and a measured long view of a situation.

Venus in Capricorn transiting our personal charts may simply have us consider more long-term investments. And when it comes to superficial things like beauty or fashion, we decide one expensive outfit is worth more than 10 throwaway ones. Alternatively, a Venus in Capricorn type female may influence our lives at this time.

Where might you upgrade your style and sophistication?

ARIES - a female of influence may help you in your work

TAURUS - a woman abroad may open your mind in a variety of ways

GEMINI - you may be drawn to a more mature lover

CANCER -you feel that a mature partner is a solid investment

LEO - there may be a gig with a traditional company or you may return to tried and true methods of healthy living

VIRGO - you may be influenced by a woman of status

LIBRA - your efforts to create a home may have a traditional bent

SCORPIO - one of your older female friends may help you to understand and express yourself better

SAGITTARIUS - a mature or successful woman (or corporation) may choose to enlist your services

CAPRICORN - your style and manner is gaining attraction

AQUARIUS -  despite your outward iconoclasm, you have a conservative streak within

PISCES - you may gain the attention of a prominent female or company via your postings online


Saturn direct in Pisces 12 degrees 11/15
chickens coming home to roost

During Saturn cycles (and Saturn has to be somewhere at all times) we are asked to contemplate whether something is working out or not. Generally, if it is aspecting one of our planets, it is a time of endings.  At other times, but less frequently, it can point to initiating long term commitments.  But there is a reason that Saturn was considered a malefic in ancient astrology as the lord of karma forced us to face previous decisions and actions.

Interestingly, Saturn is squaring the ascendant of the United States and we are aware that the trajectory we are on is no longer sustainable. This, of course, was even more strongly attested to by the disintegrating quality of our first Pluto return during 2021 - 2022.  The choices made during a national crisis - covid - will reverberate with us for decades.

The repressive measures, the closing of schools and workplaces,  the ballooning of the debt, the explosion of media controls, not to mention vaccine mandates and worst - injuries and deaths - can almost take on the face of war - a war against our citizens, our freedoms (remember movement was restricted early on) and our right to bodily autonomy.

Surprisingly, neither candidate has brought up the failures of covid policies as both are equally culpable of upending our lives.

With Saturn direct, a week after the presidential election, we are on a different yet more sober path.  As mentioned elsewhere, 50 percent of the country is going to be unhappy with the results.  Can we move forward and work together regardless of who wins?

Saturn says open your eyes and look at harsh reality.  How do we proceed forward as responsible adults, possibly having to delay gratification for more important long-term outcomes?

Saturn would certainly have us look at our debt, our border policies (the American dream may be dying), our entrenched bureaucracies and military operations.

In our personal lives, Saturn asks us to straighten up and deal with the fruits of our decisions.  In some cases, it's simply a matter of realizing time's up in this area of life. Look back to where you were 7, 14, 21 years ago when it comes to the issue most prominently at hand.

Get sober and clear-eyed about what is required for you to move forward.

Depending on your chart, the call for a mature response will happen here:

ARIES -  in addressing family and generational issues

TAURUS -  in determining what your long-term future goals are

GEMINI -  in deciding your professional life going forward

CANCER - in weighing out the strengths and weaknesses of your spiritual or political views

LEO - in reviewing long-term finances, not a time to take out loans or file for bankruptcy

VIRGO - the future of your relationship

LIBRA - addressing work or health issues

SCORPIO - considering your romantic or creative output, challenges with children or getting pregnant

SAGITTARIUS -  where do you belong location-wise?

CAPRICORN - updating your communication style

AQUARIUS - taking a clear look at how to make money

PISCES -  who do you want to be?  who are you no longer?

Saturn transits are regular occurrences and we have one direct and one retrograde station each year.  However, the area of life affected is based on the sign Saturn is travelling in so in this moment, because Saturn is in Pisces, it is time to wake up from our paranoia and delusions/fantasies. 

This is the time both personally and collectively to face the music and act like grownups in getting back to work building the life and country you desire.

 
Pluto back into Aquarius 11/20/24 for 20 years
the next evolutionary journey

As of the 20th, Pluto will officially move into Aquarius for the long haul - i.e. the next 20 years.  (On election day, it will still be in Capricorn so there will be a referendum on our nation's history and support or rejection of the future proposed by each party).

But for the next two decades, our focus will be on the future and the hazards of a transhumanist agenda.  Science now seems to have overtaken spirituality as the approved faith. We are more prone to "trust the experts" in numerous fields rather than our instincts or a moral compass.  This false belief in a limited materialistic world view has brought its perils and these will become more pronounced as we move into the immediate future.

Spoiler alert - when this period is over, we will return to a more spiritually based zeitgeist (Pluto in Pisces in 2045) but there will be many crises and wakeup calls before then to shake us out of our complacency regarding technology and the outsourcing of our own intuition and guidance.

We've already had a taste of Pluto in Aquarius as it entered the sign last April and danced back and forth over the first degree since then.  But as this is such a long transit, it may take awhile to understand its contours and significance.

Those will planets or angles in the earliest degrees of the fixed signs  - Aquarius, Taurus, Leo and Scorpio - will be most affected this year through next and the rest of us will unwillingly follow suit.

You can't bargain or fake it with Pluto.  If you are out of integrity in the area of life it is encountering, things will blow up in order to be arranged/recreated anew.

Some public topics of concern would include digital currencies, digital ID, surveillance methods, chemical and electrical toxicities, radiation and emf poisoning, AI, robotics,  automation, social anxiety, the changing nature of the airline industry, the merging of the biological with the technological - the singularity.

While this will be the first of many different tirades on this transit, note where most of the transformative focus will be for you:


ARIES - in your digital communities

TAURUS - in your workplace, career

GEMINI - in your philosophical understanding of the world

CANCER - in your financial life

LEO - with your partnerships

VIRGO - at your job, with your health

LIBRA - in your creative endeavors

SCORPIO - regarding your home life

SAGITTARIUS - in your local environment or communications

CAPRICORN - in your earning power

AQUARIUS - within your self identity

PISCES - in awakening old or generational trauma


Sun in Scorpio opposes Uranus in Taurus 25 degrees Nov 17th
up the ante

Uranus has been wildly active in Taurus this year with the most prominent aspect being the Uranus/Jupiter conjunction April 20th.  The aspect of a "lucky financial break" has continued to be active all year round.  When this degree is triggered by meeting up with other planets, this time the Sun, the energy continues to reverberate or reveal the next leg of the story.

How does your need for control positively or negatively affect the way you look at money?  This aspect (while actually a yearly one) can provide insight or action around your financial entanglements.  Are they clean and not muddied by personal or psychological maneuvering?

We all have some semblance of fear or concern around security and the past few years have demonstrated that nothing holds value consistently.  So if we are holding on too tightly to finances or murky partnerships, this will be confronted now.

If we are open to viewing money through a different and more detached lens, then this aspect will provide the necessary quickness and opportunity to create a new relationship with money and creativity.

Where might you encounter some level of excitement or chaos concerning resources:

ARIES - the types of people who may support you may surprise you, they are not you normally would expect

TAURUS - you are attracting a different type of relationship where money is not the sole metric of value

GEMINI - you realize your physical health can be affected by your fears or removal there of

CANCER - who you love may not receive the approval from friends, it doesn't matter there are new peers coming into your life

LEO - your role in the home is changing as well as your professional identity

VIRGO - you tend to clasp tightly to your values but realize you may need to open up your perspective, too much secrecy kills possibilities

LIBRA -2nd H/8th H - as you are growing in your personal worth and values, you may decide to invest your time and money differently

SCORPIO -  if you are too rigid in your control in a relationship, your partner may begin to rebel

SAGITTARIUS - you recognize that attending to mental/spiritual health brings great rewards

CAPRICORN - you are very sensitive to approval from highers up but it may matter more what your intimate partner or family thinks of you

AQUARIUS - how you are developing internally will have a greater affect on career than anything else

PISCES - you, like Sag, can be somewhat dogmatic about your view or keep your head in the clouds, this is a return to reality moment to decide where your security lies 

Now, as always, with Uranus transits (and this is admittedly a smallish one), if you are willing to change "on a dime" you will weather and actually enjoy the impetus for a new life/person/belief system.  If you are too Scorpionic, whatever your sign, you may find that the universe has to "break you open" to become more flexible and transparent.


Mercury retro 11/26 at 22 Sag
the veracity of our beliefs
 
The last Mercury retrograde of the season occurs on Nov 26th, merging with the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.  Within families there are usually disagreements about life, politics, religion, finance, etc.   And since Since Mercury is in Sagittarius, and it will be past the election these themes  may be amplified with at least 50 % of the population unhappy with the results.

A good version of Sagittarius is open - mindedness, a willingness to examine and see the bigger picture.   The lower case version is dogmatism and a "know it all" attitude.  You may encounter this in others or exemplify that within yourself.

In all instances, not worth getting too heated over it as once the planet goes direct on Dec 15th, much of the tension will have dissipated on its own.

Because it's a family time of year, we can notice how our religious or cultural upbringing affected our sense of self and helped or hurt (usually the latter) our attempts at gaining inner wisdom and/or outer experiences.

In what area of life will you find the possibility of the greatest amount of disagreements this season?

ARIES - your religious or spiritual views

TAURUS -  in regard to finance and investing

GEMINI - in your choice of partner

CANCER - in your approach to health

LEO - in your raising of children

VIRGO - in your idea of home

LIBRA - in your choice of friends and reading material

SCORPIO - in the way you make money

SAGITTARIUS - in how you've lived your life

CAPRICORN - in the negation of any family issues

AQUARIUS - in your goals for the future

PISCES - in your choice of career

So I contend that by the end of this month, the election results may still not be clear.  And if Trump is the actual winner, he may not be given a chance to enter the office again, with lots of underhanded attempts preventing his ascension to the presidency.

It'll be a rocky couple of months, unnecessarily so, as the current power structure battles to stay in charge. 

So focus on cleaning up your own life of unnecessary drama and precarity. Regardless of who is inaugurated in January 2025, we will have lots of work to do to resurrect or reconstruct a more viable representation of the American Dream.

OCTOBER 2024 HOROSCOPES

Whistling in the Dark Hoping for Light up Ahead

While not generally acknowledged or recognized, historical periods are actually astrological cycles.  Civilizations rise and fall and there is an arc to their ascendency and decline.

Unfortunately, we are in one such cycle now in regards to the United States. Having already experienced our Pluto return in 2022 - 2023, the way forward for this country is to transform or die.  Our Pluto in Capricorn return reprises and course corrects the 250 yrs of our existence which was founded on escaping the tyranny of Great Britain.  The young nation was built on individual liberty, freedom of speech and assembly and a stern warning to forgo involvement in foreign affairs/conflicts abroad.  

The metastasizing of government, corporations and the military medical industrial complex, particularly in the last 30 years, and the assault on free speech, economic opportunity and physical and mental health , not to mention our inglorious forays of "bringing democracy" to  nations we've undermined or destroyed, reveal that we have strayed far from our roots.

With Pluto, something must die but it does NOT have to be the entity itself but rather the misguided beliefs, traumas, corrosive actions taken by a sick individual, company or nation.

Both political parties point to the fascism on the other side.  This is simply a matter of interpretation and projection.  While the GOP may "own" the goosestep fascism of the 20th century, the Democratic party is enthusiastically embracing the technofascism of the 21st century.  

Both appear to support the graveyard of empire, colonialism, economic hitmen and corporate malfeasance.

And yes, a nation is made up of individuals but if the citizenry is medicated and zombified, it is hard to contest that we are going willingly into the darkness.

It's time to process and bury the sins of the past and discover a path that unites us in our humanity and our better selves.

When it comes to the election, I would note which candidate/s support the current system and which are willing to improve or reduce the corrupted machine that is threatening to engulf us all in a homicidal and suicidal  spiral of war, debt, death and destruction.

This month is a very active/reactive one with many possibilities for October surprises. Because of the ever seasonal Pluto station direct, we may be subject or witness to lurches toward WWIII, financial collapse, political upheaval and an anniversary response to Oct 7th (which occurred on last year's Pluto direct station).

We've just experienced a full moon eclipse on Sept 18th which is now followed this month by a solar eclipse in Libra.  There can be new ways to partner with others and it would be ideal if this sentiment could be embraced in the geopolitical sphere where compromise and  negotiation could lead to beneficial results.  Unfortunately, this does not seem to be the agenda of the current administration (who is truly running things)? where we are goaded into greater division and conflict both domestically and abroad.

Jupiter retrogrades in Gemini on the 9th and perhaps the memes and misinformation can take a rest, although unlikely in this vamped up election season.  Pluto will station direct at the last degree of Capricorn on the 12th, the final pass for 250 years.  We are truly at the end of an era of western hegemony and rather than psychotic leaders pushing for greater control overseas, we should be finding paths toward a complimentary and functioning multipolar world.

Forced democracy on the barrel of a gun (or drone or bomb) only leads to greater destruction abroad and less freedom at home.  This mindset must come to an end.

Most of the action personally and politically will take place in the first two weeks of the month and the remainder will be a time to move forward on highlighted initiatives or necessary endings.


Solar eclipse in Libra 10 degrees Oct 2nd
let fairness reign

Peace and unity are desired qualities for most healthy and sane people and nations. Those that sow chaos are either ill or insane by the definition of what it is to be a civilized human.

There are many competing entities who want us to remain separate and angry.  We, of course, see this most clearly during election season where each side perceives the other as dangerous and deluded.  

Libra as an air sign is connected to rationality and the law.  (I would say that the legal system is biased toward the power structure, but that natural law is a more worthy construct).

Yet, since we live in an ostensible "rule of law" society, we have avenues for determining right and wrong.  Perhaps now is a time to return to earlier moral tenets and operate with greater integrity in our personal and professional lives.

The solar eclipse can bring about a greater sense of equality and partnership in this area of life:

ARIES -  in your personal or business relationships

TAURUS - in your work environment

GEMINI - in your creative projects

CANCER -  in your home life

LEO - with your friendships

VIRGO - in your pay grade

LIBRA -  within yourself

SCORPIO - in handling your demons

SAGITTARIUS - in your larger world social interactions

CAPRICORN - with office management

AQUARIUS - in legal or spiritual pursuits

PISCES -  in your intimate relations


Jupiter retrograde in Gemini Oct 9th
who's telling the truth?

Jupiter in any sign ramps up the expression or energy of that sign.  In Gemini, we are looking at supercharged communications.  There are two sides (or more) to every story and yet the narrative makers want us to only see one perspective.

Alas, or positively, the internet provides a multiplicity of views, even if there are greater attempts at censorship.

Jupiter in Gemini also represents the desire for cliques and fellowships (Gemini being the twins or siblings) and we may be seeking out more social interaction.  Certainly, this holiday season, it will be very beneficial to circulate and socialize.

Jupiter turning retrograde on the 9th may tone down the rhetoric a bit, even at this crucial time.  Most people have made up their minds regarding whom they will be voting for (in fact, early voting has already begun in several states).

If we want to use the transit wisely, we might want to revisit previous statements or opinions to distill the actual truth.  Secrets or information can be revealed that would have been previously hidden.

If we've been in the process of writing or creating, the retrograde may bring the opportunity for revisions and editing.

Where might you chose to back up and revise an opinion or theory?

ARIES - how you relate to siblings

TAURUS - your method of earning a living

GEMINI - your self presentation

CANCER - how you address the past

LEO -  your engagement on social media

VIRGO - \how you view your career

LIBRA - \your political views

SCORPIO - your financial arrangements

SAGITTARIUS - what you're looking for in a partner

CAPRICORN - health or lifestyle habits

AQUARIUS - what is worth pursuing creatively?

PISCES - where is home for you?


Pluto direct in Capricorn Oct 12th
leave the old world behind

The past 16 years of Pluto in Capricorn have been a lesson plan in how power works and how it may be corrupted.  During this time, we have witnessed institutions falling, banks failing, universities losing prestige, geopolitical disasters unravelling and the expert class being discredited.

This is all due to a misuse of power and responsibility, most oftentimes negatively influenced by the presence of money.

As Pluto is a 250 year cycle, it correlates with the rise and fall of empires.  In the past, empires lasted 2 Pluto cycles or 500 years.  In current times, the U.S. is likely finishing its time in the sun.  Western civilization is also loosing its global power and ascendency and must adapt to a multipolar world.

What can solve this degenerative decline?  A return to the original values of the enlightenment that inspired the U.S. Constitution and later, democracies around the world.

Capricorn in its higher form is maturity, respect, patience and adherence to the rule of law.  But since our legal system has likewise been corrupted, we need to support an honorable use of the legal system, perhaps even returning to natural law as the basic foundation of moral values.

And just as outwardly the imposed hierarchy has been upended, where in our personal lives have we "killed off" the abusive authority figure who may have appeared as a ruthless boss, nightmare partner, oppressive colleague?

Any place that you experienced a "death" - of a career, relationship, relative, home, dream - is likely where Pluto traversed your chart.  Please know that this is a once in a lifetime transit and these experiences will never be repeated again as Pluto brings an end to the matter.

Where have you experienced the greatest challenges to your power and character? Have you left situations that compromised your integrity?  Are you still driven to "make it" in the same way?  Who determines your self worth and your idea of success?

And where can you now stand in more self-respect and a solid sense of self?

Depending on your sign, this is the area of life that has been most impacted this last decade and a half:

ARIES - in your professional aspirations

TAURUS - in your spiritual or political beliefs

GEMINI - in your intimate or financial ties

CANCER - in your significant relationship

LEO - with your work

VIRGO - in your journey to self expression

LIBRA - in your definition of home

SCORPIO - with your friends or siblings

SAGITTARIUS - with your marketable talents

CAPRICORN - in your personal identity

AQUARIUS - in your management of anxiety

PISCES - in your role in the world

I've written endlessly about how Pluto has affected the global society and economies and as we reach the end of the transit, the institutions, nations and narratives that must fall, will do so.   These entities do not have to die but must be transformed into better, more authentic versions of themselves. The corruption must be outed or the entire edifice will fall.

And in the long run, rather than projecting our power outwards towards experts and authority figures, let us reclaim our inner knowledge and common sense and take responsibility for our own lives.  In that way, we are no longer a subject, but master of our destiny.


Mars in Cancer trine Saturn in Pisces 
Mars in Cancer trine Venus in Scorpio 
Mars in Cancer opposes Ceres in Capricorn  
will my needs be met?

Mars has been active in Cancer since early September and aspects several planets on its journey. The planet of action and desire has been trine to Saturn in Pisces (Sept 30th - Oct 5th) which provides opportunities to create a container/structure for one's emotional life.  He then aspects Venus in Scorpio for potentially more steamy encounters (Oct 8th and 9th). Throughout this time, Mars is opposing Ceres in Capricorn which can feel like someone in authority says you can't have what you want.

These are all temporary connections but they may bring up childhood stories or trauma around abandonment, lack of connection, suppression of creativity and spirit.  It may be more about the past than the present but worthwhile to notice the triggers.

If we get past the doubts and limitations, we CAN get what we want when Mars trines Scorpio on the 8th and 9th.

Where can you expect a reward assuming you've gotten past the inner censors/judges of your desires?

ARIES - once you realize you can nurture yourself, you will be open to receiving from others

TAURUS - if you've figured out your childhood dramas, you can be present for a grownup relationship

GEMINI -  knowing your self worth gives you the impetus to find or upgrade your job

CANCER - the ability to speak up for yourself allows you access to greater creativity

LEO - when you realize that your fears are ungrounded (or from the past) you can create the home and family you want

VIRGO - getting past external (and impersonal triggers), allows you to find friends with whom you really click

LIBRA - realizing that you are essential to your boss allows you to ask for more money

SCORPIO - once you've gotten straight on your morals, you can feel confident in attracting what you need

SAGITTARIUS - realizing your previous relationships replayed your family dynamic allows you to break free from the past

CAPRICORN - letting go of control of or by a partner allows you to dream bigger and envision a better future

AQUARIUS - realizing you can sabotage yourself and stopping it brings greater career rewards

PISCES - recognizing that you overgive allows you to create boundaries and potentially meet the next partner


Sun in Libra square Pluto in Capricorn 29 degrees Oct 22nd
end of the old history

The final Sun/Pluto aspect in Capricorn will occur on Oct 22nd right before the Sun's ingress into Scorpio.  More importantly, the Libra sun, which seeks fairness, is confronted with the heavy-handedness of Pluto.  Biden has already claimed he cannot back or force a cease fire in Gaza.  What about Ukraine?  Could we see any (right now unannounced) attempts at diplomacy?  The current administration is in lockstep with the military industrial complex so negotiations don't seem to ever make it to the table.

What madness will be inflamed as empire holds desperately on to power?  The entire theme of the Pluto in Capricorn cycle (which had a mirror in the 1770's) is one of hegemony and dominance through economic or military abuse.  As America was fortunate to have escaped the worst devastation of the world wars, it was able to develop greater (unfair) economic strength than other nations.  That goodwill and head start advantage has now been destroyed by greedy corporate titans.

What are the acts of a dying empire?  Look to Rome, Great Britain and you will find overextension of colonization and resources in an attempt to rule the world.  This is America's fate.  Additionally, as we escaped the tyrants of Great Britain, we should have understood the perils of geopolitical machinations and overreach.

We MAY truly be on the road to WW3 and we will not win this - no one does except the financial and military power structures.

In our personal lives, where might be engage in one last battle for our own independence against a corrupt system, boss or individual:

ARIES - it may be you and a partner who attempts to fight the authority figure/corporate entity

TAURUS - your desire for equity in your work life may feel threatened by company rules

GEMINI - a desire for more balance in your relationship is compromised by your financial situation

CANCER - you'd like to address a more equitable home/work situation but your partner may be somewhat sexist and conservative in their ideas

LEO - a desire to create art is stymied by dayjob requirements

VIRGO - you'd like to make art, but conventional critics may not support it

LIBRA - you're ready to "leave home" but family obligations are digging into your freedom

SCORPIO - there are stirrings of romance yet your normal way of communicating is not prone to flowery language

SAGITTARIUS - you'd like to meet new people or express personal opinions but feel that your financial situation could be compromised if you speak up

CAPRICORN - there are new career opportunities but you may sabotage them because of what you think "work" should look like

AQUARIUS - can you explore new ideas without worrying about past critiques

PISCES - there is a desire for a new relationship but you wonder how your peer group would respond



Sun into Scorpio Oct 23rd joining Mercury in Scorpio (Oct 14th, Venus in Scorpio (Sept 25th
deepening one's psyche

While many changes are happening in the outer world, this time of year also has us focus inward or toward our intimate partnerships courtesy of the personal planets moving into Scorpio, the sign of depth psychology.  Venus already entered this sign on September 25th, followed by Mercury this month on the 14th and the annual sun ingress into Scorpio on the 23rd.

It is also election season and we may consider what costs or deficits will occur in our lives based on the candidate in question.  Scorpio will point out that we should be careful who we're in bed with, both personally and professionally and make wise choices that will benefit us long-term rather than quick "returns on investment".

We can also be more circumspect about the emotional appeals of those around us and the media.  While our feelings matter, with so much high level manipulation employed, we may not be totally in charge of our thoughts and beliefs. 

Do the deep dive and use the Scorpio sense to weed out superficial entreaties and false promises, both when it comes to our personal, professional and political decisions.

Where do you have a greater perspective regarding other peoples' motives?

ARIES - in clearly noting the financial component of any relationship

TAURUS - in recognizing that your security needs can be manipulated by others, count on yourself instead

GEMINI - in sensing how other's want to place you in their work scenario

CANCER - in understanding the power of emotion

LEO - in sensing what makes others feel at home with you

VIRGO - in realizing the power of words

LIBRA - discerning what people value and what they will pay for services

SCORPIO - in cognizing that you can even trick yourself sometimes

SAGITTARIUS - in understanding that many fears are irrational

CAPRICORN - in perceiving propaganda online

AQUARIUS - in recognizing when your boss is trying to destabilize you

PISCES - in realizing that you are susceptible to spiritual messaging

This time of year has a fated quality to it because it is the time for karma to be reaped and sown. This is amplified by the fact that many long-term planetary stations are culminating and we will be on new terrain beginning next summer 2025.  Hence, we must wrap up or disconnect from old attachments, relationships and issues that are not part of the next chapter of our lives.  Apropos of Halloween, Scorpio/Pluto is death time, but this does not have to be morbid in any way (unless you like that sort of thing).  It is about releasing that which no longer serves one and lightening one's load so that you can freely construct a new adventure for yourself.

SEPTEMBER 2024 HOROSCOPES

Exploring your Road to Independence

While I expected some potential disruptions at the Democratic convention, it came off smoothly like a well scripted television series pre - 2008.  The surprise instead arrived in the form of RFK, Jr suspending his campaign and joining forces with Trump.  Both red and blue teams are highly solidified and sufficiently propagandized.  Yet, the expanding middle will determine (if fairly) the presidential win.

September (and October) are usually memorable as they host several large planetary movements.

Those months with intense planetary stations evolve into times of fated life-altering events, both on the world stage and in our individual lives.

September will not disappoint in this regard and this begins on the 1st with Uranus retrograding at 27 degrees, 

Pluto will retrograde back into Capricorn for the last time in 16 years on September 3rd and we will all be alchemizing all of the events we experienced personally and societally from 2008.  We either get better or we get sicker and so the outcome hinges significantly on our financial status and that of the domestic and global economy.  How well have we as a country internalized or corrected the systems that led to the financial crisis of 2008? With debt hovering upwards of 30% of GDP, the answer suggests that we have denied the problem and are headed to even greater financial destitution.

(And note that neither of the two candidates are addressing this in any significant way with Harris proposing yet greater expenditures at a necessary time of constriction).

We will experience a lunar eclipse on Sept 18th that will not only bring up ghosts of fall 2016, but possibly even issues that we dealt with in some capacity back in the late 90's through 2000's, when Pluto was farther back in Sagittarius.  Multiculturalism and globalism are on the menu.

Chiron will be retrograde on the World Axis at 23 Aries all month through October revealing the wound of not being heard or appreciated for one's true self.  It can be a battle cry for more independence and agency and the response by the powers that be will be telling.  (Or not, as everything that separates from the controlled narrative is censored).

We get the system that we tolerate and while this election does not provide any real choice - on economic and foreign policy the two candidates are aligned - we can rage endlessly about the fascism of the other side.

So what is the solution?  Take back your own projections, focus on what is meaningful in your own life, support your loved ones into becoming conscious individuals and you are doing more for the world than arguing about the small Overton window of acceptable topics that social media and the mainstream allow.


Uranus retro in Taurus 27 degrees Sept 1st
the freedom to decide for yourself

Uranus stations are always exciting, dynamic and or anxiety-producing, depending on what energy is need to move you forward.  Even when the planet of shock and awe reverses as it does every summer/fall, it can still dramatize any situation.

From a practical viewpoint, oftentimes whatever was disrupted or initiated in January may also be back on the table at this time.

All of the outer planets are wrapping up their respective transits in a sign and Uranus is no exception.  If a fixed sign, you would have dealt with sudden exits and entrances beginning in 2018 and culminating next year 2025.   Uranus in Taurus has had us question our previous values, interests or preferences and, particularly if a fixed sign i.e Aquarius, Taurus, Leo or Scorpio, may have prompted us to take an about face and choose a different set of values.

All of us have experienced rapid change in our Taurus house since 2018 and depending on your sign, this is where the action - and ultimately liberation - has been happening:


ARIES - your sense of worth as well as your money beliefs

TAURUS - your personal identity and desire to become unstuck

GEMINI - release from old fears and family karma

CANCER -  the nature of your social group and future goals

LEO - professional aspirations or job changes

VIRGO - your spiritual or political beliefs

LIBRA - your financial planning

SCORPIO - your primary relationship

SAGITTARIUS - your health and lifestyle

CAPRICORN - your romantic or creative interests

AQUARIUS - the nature of your home life

PISCES - the array of friendships


Pluto retrograde last time into Capricorn Sept 3rd 29 degrees 
face to face with karma

The heavy in the zodiac is the planet Pluto and he has been residing in the sign of Capricorn since 2008.  Pluto in Capricorn is the deconstruction of the patriarchy which includes government, corporations, financial markets, religious institutions, family authority figures.  Depending on how important it was for you to heal, transform, kill off or integrate the father figure archetype, your experience would have ranged from a sense of anger and injustice all the way up to utter devastation and despair.

The cardinal signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn were most affected by this transit that once again, depending on your chart and how many planets in these signs, would have potentially begun in 2008 and for the last degrees, is finishing up this year and next.

As Pluto deals with mundane astrology, i.e. world events, we have seen these issues of the overthrow of authority or consensus reality throughout the last 16 years with Times Up, Me Too, economic instability, geopolitical maneuverings and the slow destruction of the United States, which experienced its Pluto return in the last couple of years.

As I've repeated many times, a Pluto cycle is 250 and historical empires like the British and Roman empires lasted 500 years or 2 Pluto cycles.  It is not likely that the U.S. will stay intact or in ascendency as we enter the next Pluto cycle of 250 years.

How does one deal with power?  Can power be exercised in an honorable way?  Does the abused become the abuser or the healer?

These are questions on the table now and in most cases, the decision or outcome has already revealed itself.  If not to our liking, we must consider other areas that can allow for an inner transformation and acceptance of the authority figure.

Pluto has a real world component where if one is operating in integrity or in alignment with the purpose, they may experience a period of great success and acclaim.

What has altered dramatically in your life over the last 16 years?

ARIES - your profession

TAURUS - your spiritual or political orientation

GEMINI - your financial goals

CANCER - your relationship status

LEO - your health and lifestyle

VIRGO - your creative focus

LIBRA - your home life

SCORPIO - your relationship with siblings

SAGITTARIUS - your finances

CAPRICORN - your personal sense of self

AQUARIUS - your inner demons 

PISCES - your politics and social circles


Mars into Cancer Sept 5th
seeking home and nurturance

On the heels of two major planetary stations, Mars, the planet of ambition and motivation, moves into the feminized and caring sign of Cancer.  How different from the aggressively masculine expression of Uranus and Pluto, even if they are in ostensibly feminine signs.

Mars' motivation in the sign of home and hearth is to create, pursue or demand emotional connectivity.  We are desperately and possibly aggressively pushing to find our tribe.

Since the world certainly needs more focus on health and healing, Mars in Cancer is a useful, albeit short-lived transit.  The focus on healthy food and shelter is a worthwhile use of energy that we see at least one candidate espousing.

Mars in Cancer negatively has a kith and kin, nationalist pride but as we ARE a Cancer nation, it might be best to find ways to reignite a sense of possibility for the American family without the xenophobic slant.

Where are you more determined to get your emotional needs met?

ARIES - in regards to your home

TAURUS - with like-minded friends

GEMINI - through making money

CANCER - supporting yourself first

LEO - through taking some time off for contemplation and dreaming

VIRGO - in group settings, in the social sphere

LIBRA - at work

SCORPIO - by travelling or meditating

SAGITTARIUS - through sexual intimacy

CAPRICORN - via your partner

AQUARIUS  - taking care of your physical needs

PISCES - expressing your creative or romantic nature


Virgo/Pisces lunar eclipse Sept 18th 25 Pisces
the pragmatic vs the inspired

This month begins a series of eclipses in the sign pair of Virgo/Pisces.  We will still experience several more in the Aries/Libra series, but the mutable axis will activate events from the 1990's as well as more recently in 2016.

This month's lunar eclipse on Sept 18th at 25 Virgo/Pisces is a bookend to an eclipse we experienced back in Sept 2016.  What happened to you then? This could either portend a similar event or reveal how far you've come since that period in time.  This eclipse will set the tone and focus on the area of life which is seeking transformation.  And, regardless of how we perceive this first one, we will have two more opportunities to advance our goals next March 2025 and end of September in 2025.

Virgo/Pisces deals will issues that bridge the material with the spiritual, the practical with the esoteric, physical healing vs. emotional release.  There is a tone of sacrifice or letting go, courtesy of the Pisces signature while the Virgo element has us consider realistic and grounded solutions to our problems.

Virgos, Pisces, Sags and Geminis were all affected by the Pluto in Sagittarius cycle of 1995 - 2008 and their lives would have been turned upside in some way.  The underlying reason would be to question one's belief systems and philosophical world views.  In society, we were dealing with the realities of multiculturalism, religious fundamentalism and globalism.  We are now in a better position to understand the source and imperatives for believing certain ideologies and hopefully we are LESS dogmatic because of the imposed soul searching.

On the days surrounding Sept 18th, what areas of life are magnified for our consideration:

 
ARIES - health and lifestyle and how our beliefs affect our outcomes

TAURUS - personal creativity and how it may impact the larger world

GEMINI - our home and our careers, are we sacrificing one for the other?

CANCER - how does our education impact the way we communicate big and small ideas

LEO - the nature of our resources that we can garner through our talents or in partnership with others

VIRGO - one's self development vs supporting another person's growth

LIBRA - can we bring our spiritual beliefs into practical form and everyday life

SCORPIO - the collective vs. the individual, does one have to sacrifice one for the other?

SAGITTARIUS - your career vs your calling, where do you feel most at home?

CAPRICORN - can big ideas be translated into useful advice for everyday living and community

AQUARIUS - should you invest your time in other's goals or focus on your own

PISCES - the need to find proper balance in relationships, who sets the rules and why?

The lunar eclipse will generally highlight where things may be out of balance while also providing the path for a more functional and dynamic situation.  As mentioned, this month is the opening query into these issues and there will be ample opportunities next year to adjust your priorities or set out on another path altogether.

And the spiritual and the material need not be separated. In fact the material plane is simply the projection of the inner spiritual essence.  So trust in the larger plan and focus the "control" on managing small details while in service to the larger agenda.


North Node at 6 Aries all of September + October
(also Chiron retro in Aries world axis)
healing the Self

Your Aries house will be lit up this month and October and be the spear of focused energy, leading you toward greater freedom and independence.  This, as the entire world around you is crashing down, literally or metaphorically.

But first, we must express the rage and suppression that has been directed our way, through parents, institutions through ideally healthy means.

Where is the impetus for healing (possibly through expressing rage) likely going to occur?

ARIES - allowing the force of your true personality to come through

TAURUS - accessing the inner drive to create change

GEMINI - in your battles online, declaring your vision for the future

CANCER - in taking the reins at work

LEO -  in aligning with a belief system that speaks to your current reality

VIRGO -  seeking greater depth and intimacy in your relationships, "going there" emotionally

LIBRA -  by resolving to air differences and especially, make yourself heard in a significant relationship

SCORPIO -  through exercise, body work and somatic healing

SAGITTARIUS - through enthusiastically embracing a creative project or romantic opportunity

CAPRICORN -  in breaking down the emotional walls that were built up in childhood, likely with very strict or cold parenting

AQUARIUS - accessing your personal story and sharing it with trusted friends and family

PISCES - through endeavoring to make money with your unique skill set, "go for it"


Now through end of 2025 is a period of finalizing many different aspects of life - professional, relational, material, financial, spiritual.  Choosing to press forward rather than sink back into despair and ennui are essential for the building of a new society and nation.  Let go of pre-conceived ideologies and rote allegiances and honor the calling of your soul which seeks freedom and joy and the opportunity to contribute your gifts in a healthy and meaningful way.

AUGUST 2024 HOROSCOPES

Staying Centered in the Midst of Swirling Narratives

Well, this summer has not been short on drama.  The Mars/Uranus conjunction squaring Donald Trump's career angle took the form of a failed assassination attempt. (Mars/Uranus can be implicated in all forms of violence).  President Biden is disappearing as we speak whether of his choosing or not.  The dysfunction and manipulation in both political parties points to a national downfall whereby institutions cannot be trusted to do the right thing.  

The Democratic Convention should prove to be more disruptive than the lockstep GOP counterpart.  While right now, Harris is the presumptive nominee, there still could be chaos and installment of a new leader by the convention's end, due to Uranus square the Sun, the anointing of a new leader.

Mercury retro is in effect most of the month, and in Virgo, so details matter and tiny changes can lead to an entirely new trajectory.  

We will feel the Uranus station direct (exact on Sept 1st) in the waning days of the month that will follow a volatile political scenario.

Neptune in Pisces in the background is the undermining energy of misinformation, propaganda, the feeling of living in a dream or nightmare. Get your sea legs and don't listen to the crazy chatter and fear-mongering on either side.  What kind of future do you want?  What allegiances no longer serve you?  Who must you walk away from in order to have a better life?  You may take action on this as soon as September 1st, when Uranus turns direct.


Mercury retrograde in Virgo Aug 5th - 28th
how to build a better mousetrap

The second of three retrogrades this year occurs early in the month and continues the whole way through.  Mercury is annoyingly at home in Virgo, annoying in that it will focus and nitpick until you sort out an issue.  It is a chance to adjust what are usually minor details that can ultimately have far greater significance in the functionality of your life.

Mercury in Virgo is critical and discerning and, as long as it's x-rays are not aimed at self-destruction, can help one quickly figure out the flaws in a situation and find a simple remedy.

What might require a review and potential upgrade/fixing?

ARIES - your work or health habits

TAURUS - your romantic prospects

GEMINI - your home and residence

CANCER - your friendships

LEO - your method of making money

VIRGO - your self presentation

LIBRA - your sabotaging behaviors

SCORPIO - your social group and future prospects

SAGITTARIUS - your career

CAPRICORN - your politics

AQUARIUS - your financial security

PISCES - your work relationships


Mars in Gemini conjunct Jupiter in Gemini  Aug 14th + 15th
spinning out of control

Jupiter in the sign of communications this May through next is very facile in making connections and adjusting one's speech to the occasion.  This is helpful when we are socializing at a party or event, but less so when relaying (spinning) the news.  

August is going to be a high profile month regarding the media and the circus surrounding the upcoming election.  Gemini is particularly prone to half truths and when there is an aggressive and bombastic impetus to direct a story, has no problem lying straight to one's face.

This is what the media will be doing in full force this month, particularly in the days surrounding the Democratic National convention.

Try to understand that there is an agenda behind what you are hearing, both in political life and in your personal life.  There is likely to be at least an ounce of truth in a pound of lies so use your Virgo discernment (and Mercury retrograde) to hone in on what is really going on behind the scenes.

Where will you be likely to encounter your share of tall tales and overly optimistic/pessimistic forecasts?

ARIES - within your circle of friends

TAURUS - in regards to your bank statement

GEMINI - you will most likely be the one telling the exaggerated truths

CANCER - where do you lie to yourself

LEO - on the news, on social media

VIRGO - at your workplace, from the boss

LIBRA - in political or religious circles

SCORPIO - regarding your financial future

SAGITTARIUS - from relationship prospects

CAPRICORN - from your health care professional

AQUARIUS - in regards to the efficacy of a project

PISCES - at home, the marketability of your house


Jupiter in Gemini square Saturn in Pisces 17 degrees
Aug 17 - 23rd
optimism vs. doubt

Jupiter in Gemini just wants to move on while Saturn in Pisces is stuck in suffering from the past. It's not that Jupiter is wrong per se, but may not have all the facts.  And Saturn has reasons for being in doubt.  These few days are a good time to weigh the differences and perhaps take a pause to assure Saturn that this is not a wild goose chase. Eventually we will regain our optimism and some of the ideas that Jupiter is on to will serve us in the future.

In the meantime, notice the contrast between how you see the world at present:

ARIES - you have new ideas about how to live life but may still have to deal with some family trauma first

TAURUS - you've got some new business ideas but may have to find a new social group or new way of presenting them as the old method is finished

GEMINI - you see a new path for yourself but may still have to handle old professional obligations

CANCER - oh, how great it would be to be free of doubt.  you may notice that much of your worldview has been shaped by religion

LEO - living a life online can seem freeing until you realize you have responsibilities to others 

VIRGO - you may want to quit your job and start your own business, but how does your partner feel?

LIBRA - you'd love to travel but may have to stay put for work

SCORPIO - there may be a desire for sexual exploration but you are responsible to others now

SAGITTARIUS -  some new people may enter your life right now but you are a bit of a stick in the mud and or depressed/not interested
 
CAPRICORN - if you handled your life differently would you still be able to keep the same friends/colleagues?

AQUARIUS - you've got a lot of new ideas but you have to face the limits of your financial situation

PISCES - you're thinking about a move but most likely not ready yet

And while Jupiter is a young and possibility inexperienced energy, Saturn is that of "having been there before".  Saturn will be Eeyore, possibly with some justifiable reason.  But that reason is likely to be based on past experiences, particularly those going back either 7, 14, 21 or 28 years ago so you may want to investigate what is stopping you from moving forward.


Uranus in Taurus square Sun in Leo Aug 20th
ouster of the king

A chaotic transit that actually happens four times a year, Uranus square the Sun may be even more impactful this August due to our current political climate.

And because this summer Uranus in Taurus is squaring the Sun in Leo, there are intimations of upsets and surprises regarding leadership.

Leo represents the leader /father/king and Uranus brings chaos, upsets and alternatively freedom from the known.  It will be a potentially explosive changing of the guard, here and possibly abroad.  A darker manifestation would be a successful or attempted assassination of a leader.  At the time of the assassination attempt of Donald Trump last month, the main aspect was a Mars/Uranus conjunction - violence, accident, aggressive disruption in negative aspect to his Midheaven (career/public standing).

Despite the praise of selflessness, Joe Biden was forced to leave the democratic ticket due to his abysmal debate performance which revealed the extent of his diminished cognitive abilities.

While Kamala Harris has been installed in his place, there is no guarantee that she will be the chosen candidate in the end as there is potential for an upset and contested convention in Chicago mid month.

In our personal lives, someone whom we may look to as a superior may be eclipsed or "liberated" from their position in a sudden seemingly "out of the blue" manner. Alternatively, a previous "underdog" is brought into prominence to take the place of a political, corporate or cultural leader.

Where  might you experience an abrupt changing of the guard in your life:

ARIES - finances may affect the viability of a project (the presence or absence thereof)

TAURUS - you feel like you must leave home or replace the titular head of the household

GEMINI - you can't relate to your friends or family in the same way, someone leaves or enters

CANCER - unplanned social media posts may help or hinder your bottom line

LEO - interest or disapproval from leadership can change your career trajectory, it is likely the old guard is dying off

VIRGO - you're seeing the world differently and can view past events through a new lens, breakthroughs around trauma

LIBRA - investment or disinvestment alter your career goals

SCORPIO - new partnerships for business or the exit of old alliances

SAGITTARIUS - your health issues either bring in a new healer or disengage you from your old providers

CAPRICORN - a desire for more enjoyment in life may have you change your investment strategy

AQUARIUS - changes in your home life affect the dynamics of your relationship for good or ill

PISCES - you may notice how your thinking process affects your health and make the necessary changes

In most cases, I am presenting a positive or negative example regarding how Uranus will affect you.  As always, if a situation is very stagnant, Uranus will likely strike out the old energy.   Hence, not great for legacy institutions and leadership.   Alternatively, if you are waiting for a break or unusual support, this is likely to occur instead.  This is great for startups and underdogs.  So out with the old, in with the new in whatever form needs to take place.

JULY 2024 HOROSCOPES

Getting Clear of Misconceptions and Forging a Different Path

As the month begins we are betwixt and between two planetary stations in Pisces. Saturn just retrograded on June 29th and Neptune is also retrograding in Pisces on July 2nd.  So if you've felt tired, dreamy or confused,  this is emblematic of Pisces energy. It is also a time to surrender and let nature/god/spirit takes its course as we are clearly Not in charge.

Of course, we are now in the midst of election season and that is also a confusing or dispiriting affair no matter what side of the equation you are on.  The first (and likely only) presidential debate had all the hallmarks of Neptune/Pisces.  Secrecy, broadcast delay, isolation of "contestants", the manipulation by the media - and also drugs, dementia, lying and infirmity.  Is this what our country has come to?  A real-life Truman show? The answer is yes and we need to wake up from the slumber and/or nightmare.

Transiting Jupiter in Gemini is also opposing the U.S. Uranus in Gemini so there will be an amplification of fractured thinking and dissemination of mis/dis/mal information.

After Thursday night's sad debacle of a debate, the obvious question we should be asking is "who is really running the country"?  The event was a humiliation and demoralization ritual - for Biden and the American people. And it is guaranteed that the individual who will be inserted as a candidate will not be their own person.

Saturn (the station was 6/29) shows us what cannot continue as is while Neptune reveals what has been hidden behind the scenes.  In this instance, the total capture of our institutions - including the media - by inside/outside controllers of the narrative.

Do we have agency or are we just narcotized enablers/consumers of corruption and the financial, moral and spiritual bankrupting of our nation?

Whomever is allowed to win will most likely preside over a very tumultuous period, especially starting in 2026.  It will be a time of revolution and decentralization, even with the firm grip of a globalist one world narrative.

So fasten your seatbelts.  Get clear on what's important to you so you are a builder of a new and more honest dream for yourself, your family and this country's future.

But, first we have the summer to enjoy!  With lots of personal planet energy in first Cancer and then Leo, it is time to play and socialize.  If we are living from our hearts, there are subtle messages to receive around how to move forward in life and who will accompany you along the way.

We can all notice how our needs for comfort and safety clash with the desire for independence and equality when the sun in Cancer squares the nodes the first few days of the month as well.  

A lot of the personal planets will move into Leo as July progresses and, in this instance, the focus is on joy and creativity - and even romance.  Along with Jupiter in Gemini, it speaks to light and airy fun, even in the midst of this life-altering experience.  It's fine to spend time on easy gatherings and breezy non-serious conversations as the fall will be a period of intense drama and competing narratives. 


Neptune retrograde at 29 degrees July 2nd
unravelling the larger mystery

There are many grand changes happening in our Pisces house with first Saturn retrograding on June 29th and now spiritual heavyweight Neptune turning retrograde on July 2nd.

Neptune energy is slow-moving and oftentimes confusing as it is meant to detach us from Saturn reality in order to make contact with the divine or otherworldly energies.

Neptune can be the dream or the nightmare or a little bit of both.

We have all been living with Neptune in Pisces since 2011 and this summer through next year, the planet of fantasy and illusion will be hovering over the degree of 29 Pisces, the last degree of the entire zodiac.

This is significant as it points to a wrapping up of an entire cycle of 164 years. 

The last time Neptune was in Pisces was 1847 to 1862 with a lead up to the civil War, which began under Neptune in Pisces and continued during Neptune in Aries (this cycle will begin next year).

Saturn in Pisces encourages us to strength our spiritual practice or release concepts or behaviors that do not serve us.  It is a time to face reality.

Similarly, Neptune in Pisces retrograde will bring light to where we have been deceived or where we deceive ourselves, particularly in understanding the nature of reality.

Where might you realize that you have been misguided in a situation?    

ARIES - the nature or origin of your fears

TAURUS - the honesty of a group

GEMINI - what is going on with your career or profession

CANCER - your inherited spiritual or religious practice is not up to the task of helping you deal with the world

LEO - the truth of your partner's financial situation

VIRGO - recognizing the problems in a relationship

LIBRA - the nature or cause of your illness or dissatisfaction with work

SCORPIO - in regard to a love match

SAGITTARIUS - deciding where to live, is this right for you any longer?

CAPRICORN - not understanding what you peers have to say

AQUARIUS - what you can charge people for your services 

PISCES - how people perceive you

You have the next six months to sort out how to walk away/transmute the misconception and move forward with greater humility and/or faith.


Sun in Cancer square nodes in Aries/Libra July 1st -3rd
your emotional needs vs others

We tend to feel more insular or family-oriented during Cancer season and early on this desire for comfort clashes with our need for independence and/or the requirements of relationship.

Cancer may be sentimental or look to the past for answers.  Yet we do still need nurturance but it may look different from what we were taught it should look like.

The "conflict" simply asks us to find healthy ways to integrate or balance out these needs, particularly in this area of life:

ARIES - how does one balance time with family with that of self-actualization?

TAURUS - are you clinging to old ideas about how the world works?  

GEMINI - you do need acknowledgement beyond simply getting paid

CANCER - where can you find time for self when everyone needs you?

LEO  - you're expected to be able to join every social or political discussion but you'd rather hide out

VIRGO - do social needs or demands take time away from earning a living?

LIBRA - work demands your focus which is always less important than your personal life

SCORPIO - how can your big ideas actually work in real life?  is there a place for grace?

SAGITTARIUS - it seems you have to look toward saving for a rainy day when you would much rather focus on the now 

CAPRICORN - your partner is feeling neglected even if you're trying to provide and make boss happy too

AQUARIUS - you have to attend to some daily tasks which take away from your social life or philosophical musing

PISCES - can you balance pleasure with earning a living?


Mars in Taurus world axis July 1st, contacting Uranus in Taurus 7/16 24 at 26 degrees
bullheaded

Mars in Taurus is slow and steady and focused on long-term manifestation and survival. Very useful energy but not able to alter course readily.  When Mars contacts Uranus, it is inevitable that plans and actions change.  In this instance, the disruption can be helpful as it activates this year's benevolent Jupiter/Uranus conjunction of unusual financial growth.

So, rather than become flustered, see the surprise as positive and lean into the chance to do things differently here:

ARIES - a different way to make money

TAURUS - a chance to redefine your public image

GEMINI - an opportunity to break free from unconscious patterns

CANCER - the fortuitousness of a new group or social project

LEO - handle your work responsibilities differently, an unexpected professional break

VIRGO - a chance to see the world differently, perhaps to travel

LIBRA - maybe this out of the blue investment is actually lucky

SCORPIO - your partner acts out of character and it brings fresh air into the relationship

SAGITTARIUS - this unconventional health technique may actually work

CAPRICORN - your project is infused with new ideas

AQUARIUS - household tasks are improved

PISCES  - you've got a brainstorm around writing


Mercury into Leo July 3rd, Venus into Leo July 12th, Sun into Leo July 23rd all opposed by Pluto momentarily
caustic words or breakthroughs

With the exception of the Neptune station early in the month, most of the energy in July is focused on personal pleasures and interests due to the preponderance of planets in Cancer and Leo.

And even in the midst of play, some important work or ideas can take form thanks to an opposition of Mercury to Pluto on July 3rd (lightbulb moment) and Venus trine Pluto on July 23rd (a financial opportunity).

With Leo, you are hopefully operating out of joy and from the heart, rather than the ego.

A positive expression of Leo is relating to the world as a channel for creativity.  There is generosity and confidence and an unlimited supply of life force energy.  And while with an opposition to Pluto there can be antagonism, if operating purely, the results may still pleasantly surprise one.

Where may this sun king energy light up your life?

ARIES - there are chances that your new ideas find a greater following and positive pr

TAURUS - your in home hobby may become a professional job

GEMINI - you inspire a local team who advance your goal to a widen audience

CANCER - your ideas may attract an investor

LEO - your loving spirit cements a relationship more permanently

VIRGO  - your intuition is right on and can be applied to everyday solutions

LIBRA  - your posts online may attract a lover or colleague

SCORPIO - the work your do in the world has a positive effect on your home life

SAGITTARIUS - some of your biggest ideas can actually be successfully applied locally

CAPRICORN - a creative partnership enhances your net worth

AQUARIUS - your partner's enthusiasm strengthens your resolve

PISCES  - some new practices dislodge old emotional karma

If our ideas are strong enough, they can withstand the scrutiny of Pluto.  If not, there will be other moments to move forward when there is less outside pressure to succumb to the impersonal "powers that be".


Mercury in Leo trine North Node in Aries on July 9th
Venus in Leo trine North Node July 19th and 20th

And, in the same vein of Leo positivity, if operating in heart-felt integrity, there are some very fortuitous connections/actions one can take toward their future when Mercury and then Venus in Leo trine the North Node on July 9th and July 19th - 20th respectively.

This is easier than the Pluto opposition and the synchronicity can be seamless so don't let ostensibly "small" connections go unnoticed.  They will lead you on your rightful path.

How does the trine benefit you?

ARIES - showing your true creative and romantic colors brings you greater recognition and confidence in your talents

TAURUS - acknowledging your specialness to family releases generations of karma and unexpected support behind the scenes

GEMINI - your words and ideas will be noticed by the larger world.  Social media is your friend this month

CANCER  - it's okay to tout your horn and now you will be noticed by highers up

LEO - just being yourself and not hiding may attract interest from high places

VIRGO - in your case, this is a more intimate transit with self respect and love leading to a more satisfying love life

LIBRA - your work in groups brings attention from one special person

SCORPIO - how you express your ideas brings positive changes to the workplace, or a new coworker, colleague or assistant

SAGITTARIUS - you may attract a co-conspirator in love or art based on your unique viewpoint

CAPRICORN - some positive investments may allow you to splurge on home

AQUARIUS - it seems the ideas of others inspire new work in you

PISCES - some healthy practices improve your bottom line


Mars into Gemini July 21st in general vicinity of Jupiter in Gemini
cacophony of voices

Later in the month, Mars moves into Gemini and then later connects to Jupiter in the same sign. This can amplify words and arguments and tensions in the area of life they are transiting.

Since, negatively, Gemini can reference duality or lying, with fighting Mars in the sign of the twins, words become weapons and much that is said can be hurtful.  It would be wise to keep your sword sheathed.  Alternatively, if you are on the receiving end of a rapier tongue, try not to take it totally seriously as the perpetrator is likely only temporarily fired up.

When Mercury retrogrades in August, perhaps we can revisit what was said, particularly if of a hurtful nature.

Mars with Jupiter in Gemini might be best used in fighting for righteous causes, but this too is based on eye of the beholder.  But since this energy will be present, protesting for equality or justice or education might be the most positive use of this volatile combination.

Where are you likely to get into arguments or fiery exchanges?

ARIES - with your neighbors or siblings

TAURUS - over money matters, self-esteem

GEMINI - you're angry with yourself

CANCER  - you sense the world is about to explode, old trauma wounds surface

LEO - online or in any group situation

VIRGO - at work with a superior

LIBRA  - over policy or religious statements

SCORPIO - with your partner over shared money

SAGITTARIUS - with people in general or a significant other

CAPRICORN - on the job or at the gym

AQUARIUS - in gatherings, nightclubs

PISCES  - at home or with mother

The next five months will be chaotic and a test of our ability to discern the truth in a sea of lies.  And while Biden is now out of the picture, I also think Trump may not prevail either, leaving open the possibility of an unexpected election outcome.

The long term conjunction of Saturn and Neptune in Aries in 2025 - 2026 will witness the demise of many false ideologies and governing systems including organized religion, Hollywood and the medical establishment, all who have failed to protect or advocate for a healthy society.

The tsunami of revelations that will come at us between now and then will be overwhelming but will sweep us into a new historical cycle where strength and independence and courage will hold high value, an antidote to years now of catering to our insecurities and wounds and false ego constructs.

History and our personal stories are on the move so do the work (Saturn) to complete the karma between you and others and clear the slate for the next initiatory chapter of your life.

JUNE 2024 HOROSCOPES

EMBRACING AND EXPANDING THE NOTION OF FAMILY

Compared to April and May, June should be a relatively tranquil month - at least when it comes to emotional upheaval.  With many of the personal planets and Jupiter in Gemini, this could be a highly sociable month of gatherings, picnics, hiking, dining.

Gemini energy encourages community and conversation, including gossip. The news that we view online or in newspapers is Gemini information - usually entertaining but not particularly deep.

Later in the month, the vibe is more Cancerian, the time of spending vacation with family, visiting relatives, cookouts etc.  In modern times, we may chose to create Cancerian families of our own with friends or partners or develop sibling relationships with close friends (Gemini).  This summer we may be especially motivated to develop or strengthen these bonds.

Saturn retrogrades on the 29th in Pisces and we get to review what our beliefs and dreams look like.  Do we want to continue forward on this path or relationship?

All month long, Uranus still hovers over the degrees of the materially powerful Jupiter/Uranus conjunction so it could ignite further progress on your goals of manifestation.


Jupiter in Gemini trine Pluto in Aquarius 1 degree
May 31 - June 3rd
powerful ideas

The planets Jupiter and Pluto in combination are generative in nature - a powerful transformation of societal patterns.  Since Pluto has just moved into Aquarius, we may not yet know the personal or cultural contours of this transit.  But along with Jupiter in Gemini, we may discover an exaggerated support of technological breakthroughs and products.

We could also notice how to affect change through our words and communities and aggressive marketing campaigns can be part of the equation.

Certainly as we approach election season, the airwaves will be filled with slogans and propaganda, especially as this is, once again, "the most important election of our lifetime".  And whatever your opinion of the Trump verdict, it is clearly significant and triggering news to many people and sets America on a new trajectory.

For now, let us notice where we are inspired to connect to others or the world at large and plant seeds of new ideas for our future.

Your brainstorms will lead to some bright ideas in this area of life:

ARIES  - you find that you can speak in a neighborly way to almost anyone, even strangers online

TAURUS - you discover a way to market your talents so that superiors take note

GEMINI  - it's no problem ever for a Gemini  to speak their mind - now you can go deeper, if interested

CANCER - your intuition is buzzing and you can communicate your romantic or financial needs with ease

LEO - you're able to articulate your future goals aptly to your partner

VIRGO - understanding the long-term picture of you career gives you an edge in everyday life

LIBRA - you may impress partners or collaborators with your newfound spiritual discoveries

SCORPIO - your knowledge of finances helps in keeping the value of your home

SAGITTARIUS - you can convince others to join your cause and reach a larger cohort of people

CAPRICORN - your lighter, more congenial approach to coworkers brings favor and an eventual pay raise

AQUARIUS - you can easily describe and promote your work and that is new for you

PISCES - a better understanding of your childhood allows you to relinquish old fears and shame


Uranus close to Jupiter/Uranus conjunction all month at 24 + 25 degrees
flickers of luck

Thankfully, the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction in Taurus, exact April 20th, will continue to reverberate all year.  Uranus moves very slowly so it is still in direct contact with the conjunction and allows us to quickly move forward with our new opportunities.

It's exciting to know you can start afresh and also that the new manifestation has long-term potential.

Keep your eyes open to any new or interesting people or ideas that can advance your project forward here:

ARIES - making more money

TAURUS - reinvigorating your identity

GEMINI - freeing yourself from worry

CANCER - finding a new tribe

LEO - moving forward on career opportunities

VIRGO - "foreign" individuals who can help you

LIBRA  - unexpected financial support

SCORPIO - partners with resources

SAGITTARIUS - better health or work conditions

CAPRICORN  - brainstorming ideas

AQUARIUS - more security at home

PISCES - more confidence in your writing


Mars into Taurus square Pluto in Aquarius June 11th
David and Goliath 

Mars and Pluto aspects, unlike the above Jupiter connection, are much more difficult and volatile.  Generally, we are dealing with a power struggle where if you are the "freedom fighter", you will be crushed by Pluto.  This can happen in real life or in algorithms.

You may not be able to win now, but notice how the "enemy" operates. Taurus does have patience, until it doesn't.  But slow and steady will eventually win the race assuming you may even want to stay in it.

Where might it feel you are battling above your weight class?

ARIES - you feel that you deserve to be paid more for the work you've done for the project

TAURUS  - you feel at odds with management, you may have to step back and regroup

GEMINI - there is a certain resistance to current politics, you may be more grounded than the current ideology

CANCER - you'd like a bit more freedom but are constrained by financial limitations

LEO - you feel reinvigorated in your career but there are still long-term obligations with partner

VIRGO  - you have high-minded ideals but they may not mesh with technocratic reality

LIBRA  - you are drawn to a mysterious person but they are playing it cool

SCORPIO - your partner is rambunctious but everyone must still stick to the long-term routine

SAGITTARIUS  - there may be aggravation at work due to restrictive policies

CAPRICORN - some creative interest detracts from your financial base

AQUARIUS - the household is in an uproar and you have to put everybody in line

PISCES - you'd like to say what you feel but are afraid of reprisal from "the powers that be"

In most cases, it is true that you will not necessarily get your way.  But no need to destroy a working situation.  Just let it simmer down and you may find a better moment to advance your cause.


Sun into Cancer June 21st, Mercury/Venus in Cancer June 18th
revel in nature and family

The summer officially begins with the solstice on the 21st and is emphasized by the entrance of Mercury and Venus in Cancer as well.  There is much sentimentality and nostalgia present in Cancer and perhaps in our less workaholic state, we can share and enjoy memories and family.

Mother nature is at her most lush and we can all be reminded of the endless summer feeling that we experienced as school children.

If we were in touch with nature, we would slow down too and perhaps, as many of us are now work from home, we can sneak in a few moments of leisure or a nap.

Where will we find it most easy to nurture and "baby" ourselves in the next few weeks:

ARIES - spending time doing nothing at home or entertaining friends

TAURUS  - taking walks in the neighborhood without a planned destination

GEMINI - be comfortable with propping up your talents

CANCER - pamper yourself, learn to receive from others

LEO  - in your dreams and sleep

VIRGO - hanging out with friends

LIBRA - take a proper vacation from work

SCORPIO - exploring a foreign country or indulge in a class

SAGITTARIUS - laze around with a lover

CAPRICORN - allow your partner to take care of you

AQUARIUS  - ease off on work, leisurely physical activity

PISCES  - receive the attentions of a lover


Saturn retrograde in Pisces 19 degrees June 29th
reality check

We're a little more than halfway through the Saturn in Pisces transit whereby we may be reluctantly walking away from a person, place or thing. Depending on your chart, the final change may not be until next year but it is clear to us that whatever we have been involved with for the last 7, 14, 21 or even 30 years has come to an end.

The main feeling connected to Saturn in Pisces is that of disillusionment. Neptune/Pisces energy can be negatively described by many D words - drugs, drinking, dreams, dependency, delusion, disillusionment.  With Saturn in this sign, it might be time to clean up our acts and face reality.

Oftentimes, someone will appear that can take on the role of our archetype surrounding love, art, salvation and we project all our dreams onto this entity.  This can include public figures such as entertainers, politicians and scientific experts.

We have slowly arrived at the awareness that a certain person, place or thing cannot provide us with what we desire.  Additionally, the faith we offered to this entity was likely illusory or misguided.

Unlike other retrogrades where the energy recedes, with Saturn retrograde we are more aware of the karmic necessity of ending situations that no longer work for us.

And as Saturn is travelling with Neptune in Pisces more closely in 2025, we are dealing with the dissolution of grand dreams and structures that were or became false over time.

Neptune/Pisces are also involved in illness, infection, a weakened immune system.   When Saturn and Neptune conjoin next year, it is likely there will be some karmic retribution and completion concerning the covid narrative.

While Saturn in Pisces is about disillusionment with a spiritual, artistic or medical leader, it is also simply a timing device to move forward from a dream/illusion that has run it course.

You are probably pretty clear on what has to happen going forward, and over the next six months you will begin to extricate yourself from a dead or dying situation.

Where have you decided that you will not be able to continue as is:

ARIES - you can't live in fear any longer

TAURUS - you're not in alignment with your old goals or crew

GEMINI - the job no longer satisfies

CANCER - you're disappointed in authority figures

LEO - your joint finances/partner's money is tied up

VIRGO  - you may realize your relationship is dying

LIBRA  - work or health is cumbersome

SCORPIO - you have writer's creators block

SAGITTARIUS - you understand it is time to move

CAPRICORN - the neighborhood/community has lost it's appeal

AQUARIUS - you realize you have to make more money

PISCES - you want a new goal or desire to pursue


Now some of what I've relayed can seem disappointing and depressing - both Saturn words. But once we've faced the necessary endings, also a Saturn word, we will be free to commit to new journeys and undertakings as endings are always followed by new beginnings.

Next month, on July 1st, Neptune will also retrograde in Pisces so you may receive hidden information (could simply be spiritual awareness) that will bring clarity to your situation. Neptune is on the last degree of Pisces on and off this year into next and so we are wrapping up the entire Neptune in Pisces transit that began in 2011.  How has your life changed?  What dreams/illusions have now gone by the wayside?  What new visions will appear in their stead?

Saturn and Neptune are holding space in the realm of spiritual life, karma/dharma, seat of consciousness so I think surrendering to the path is perhaps your most important approach to take.  Pluto decimates the past and the inauthentic, Neptune dissolves all that is false (even if it appeared as beautiful Maya).

But one thing that is not false is that we are all family when it comes to our connection to Source.  The intended divisions and separations are ultimately shadows in our minds, projections of our inner thoughts which detract from the ultimate unity of us all. 

2025 and especially 2026 will usher in entirely new dreams for civilization and consciousness so discard the dross in your emotional life so that you will have the energy to move forward with the times.

MAY 2024 HOROSCOPES

CHANNELING OUR ENERGY INTO NEW VENTURES

As the month begins, we are still in the timeline of April's Jupiter/Uranus conjunction of lucky manifestation opportunities. If something did not show up for you yet, please note that the energy will be in effect for months to come.  

This month we experience the second retrograde of the 20-year Pluto in Aquarius cycle.  It will slowly dawn on us that the structures of old - literal, institutional and moral - no longer hold power and that a new focus of influence will be that of the technocratic realm.  If we don't want to merge with machines, we will have to strengthen our resolve to heal ourselves and our society so that we offer a better alternative future for humanity.  

The personal planets of Mars in Aries and Venus in Taurus will bring more vitality and pleasure into our everyday lives and we may have the motivation to forge a new path.  This is a small bulwark against larger cycles of inevitable decline as we begin to see the seeds of promise in the debris of the old world.

Jupiter moves into Gemini and the speed and range of communications will increase.  This is a very social transit and will inspire us to speak our minds.

Neptune is beginning it's move out of Pisces and will remain at the last degrees now through next summer.  This means we are wrapping up the long Neptune in Pisces cycle that began in 2010.  What dreams have gone by the wayside?  What illusions have cleared up?  How has your spirituality deepened?

In 2025, Saturn will move into Aries and Uranus into Gemini.  They will be joined by the aforementioned Neptune moving into Aries for 14 years and the trajectory of humankind will be changed forever.


Mars in Aries WA May 1st
breakaway action

After a slow and slightly depressing winter, spring and a wave of Aries energy arrived in April, lighting up the sky and our inner sense of possibility and enthusiasm. A powerful solar eclipse would have swept away vestiges of the past and ignited a new chapter in the house it affected.  We've also just exited Mercury retro in Aries and hopefully have come to some courageous and initiatory conclusions.

Our resolve will be greatly strengthened by Mars moving into Aries straight away on May 1st.

This "warlike" energy coming on the heels of the Pluto retrograde station May 2nd, could lead to some incendiary events on the world stage.  Pick the country that you think will go up in flames.

In our personal lives, it is preferable that we are more focused on moving forward rather than exacting revenge.  Exorcise the demons from your past as this is a period of rapid advancement should you take the bull by the horns.

Where might you be filled with a sense of urgency and adventure?

ARIES - you have fully stepped into your personal power and are not shy in expressing yourself

TAURUS - you have acknowledged your hidden resentments and can fully apply yourself to greater spiritual development

GEMINI - you are clear with your words and ideals and may feel compelled to spread them on social media

CANCER - you or your boss are actively invested in a new project

LEO -  you've got the travel bug so make a literal or figurative getaway

VIRGO - you feel like taking a risk financially or emotionally, go for it

LIBRA - a partner is pushing the relationship to the next level or a new person has entered the arena

SCORPIO - there's no better time than now to start a new fitness routine

SAGITTARIUS - take a chance on the creative idea now or be open to a little new flirtation

CAPRICORN - you're wiling to put in some elbow grease into upgrading your home base

AQUARIUS - you may bring the old gang together for a grand new adventure or cause

PISCES - ask for the raise, increase your fees, you are definitely worth it!


Pluto retrograde May 2nd 2 degrees Aquarius
who is the tyrant?

We're very early into the 20-year Pluto in Aquarius transit so it will take a while for us to totally cognize what this energy will be about.  However, it is obvious that the merger of technology and humans will become either a point of contention or a consideration on ethical or moral reasons.

In this age of post modernism and science replacing faith (or rather, becoming just another faith), we are told that all meaning is relative and subjective (except for THE SCIENCE).  

In its best iteration, science assists humans to live better lives. At its worst, it seeks to negate natural human or biological life and replace it with manmade constructions.

The push for transhumanism will be front and center in the coming years with AI potentially having the greatest role in "replacing" humanity.

Where are we going to see technology intruding in on our lives in a possibly nefarious (transformative) way"

ARIES - in social media and virtual interactions

TAURUS - in our work space

GEMINI - as a substitute for a spiritual life

CANCER - in the bedroom

LEO - separating us from our partner and others

VIRGO - in our health practices

LIBRA - in our creative space

SCORPIO - in our home, (Alexa, robots, etc), replacing the family

SAGITTARIUS - in our daily interactions and studies
 
CAPRICORN - in how we make money

AQUARIUS - in either embracing or limiting the effects on our identity

PISCES - in our meditation and thoughts

Mercury direct on degree of Eclipse May 5th and 6th
news of adventure and a new life

We're living in dynamic times where one system is crashing and giving way to a new construct.  We may not know what that is yet, but we are clear that going backwards is not an option.  Mercury retrograde may have had us recoup or reconsider some old entrepreneurial ideas or ways to become more independent.  

What is the freedom that we now so clearly crave?

ARIES - the need to speak your mind

TAURUS - the desire to be fearless

GEMINI - the excitement of a new crowd or tribe

CANCER - your own business

LEO - the ability to form your own opinions, let go of programmed religion or politics

VIRGO - financial independence

LIBRA  - space in a relationship

SCORPIO - more flexible work hours

SAGITTARIUS - time to pursue creative interests

CAPRICORN - living on your own terms

AQUARIUS - new broad minded friendships

PISCES - to receive full compensation for your work

Venus in Taurus conjunction Uranus in Taurus May 18th + 19th
Venus in Taurus conjunction with Jupiter May 23rd
magic and glamour

Hopefully many of us were able to receive the benefits of the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction on April 20th.  If nothing has yet come your way, do not worry as the aspect will be in effect much of the remaining year.

For those who did notice what possibilities are presented to you, pleasant contacts of Venus to the lucky planets will bring more treasure your way.

And while in our materialist world, money is always useful or desired, we may also attract greater security, connection, beautiful surroundings as well.

Where can the bling of Taurean luck show up for you?

ARIES - a greater feeling of confidence, most likely helped along by a salary increase

TAURUS - the ability to receive appreciation and opportunities from others - all eyes are on you

GEMINI - a chance to feel more secure and connected to spirit, a potential benefactor behind the scenes

CANCER - with invitations to more social gatherings

LEO - a promotion or greater recognition at work

VIRGO - potential opportunities abroad or through a foreigner

LIBRA - financial gain through a partner

SCORPIO - your partner is turning out to be a gem (even if together for some time)

SAGITTARIUS - greater health, better office conditions

CAPRICORN - a creative or romantic project that will yield long term results
 
AQUARIUS - a sense of peace and calm at home, some new furniture

PISCES - new friendships that have heart and soul


Jupiter into Gemini May 24th
words come easily

While Jupiter in Taurus has been a very luscious transit, especially combined with Uranus this past month, the planet of expansion is always moving forward into a new sign each year. Next up will be the foray into Gemini, starting on May 24th.

Jupiter is comfortable here in the realm of words and communications.  We will all be more social in the coming months and feel the urge to speak our minds.  

For the writers in the room, this is an excellent transit for finally putting pen to paper, fingers to keyboard.

As Gemini is also about local travel, we may be more apt to take short-term trips, visit to local sites or frequent our neighborhood restaurants and galleries.

Now, Jupiter is generally lucky but depending on the sign, we can also note a potential downside.  With Jupiter in Gemini, there could be a greater explosion of lies and misinformation.  Jupiter in Gemini can indicate a person who is two-faced or a liar.  So while tall tales are fine in a party setting, we may want to vet the person who goes overboard trying to convince us of the truth.

Jupiter in Gemini is a mini precursor to the entrance of Uranus into Gemini in 2025 and this will herald entirely new forms of communications, technology etc.  The previous Uranus in to Gemini cycle in 1941 - 9149 saw the early developments of television, radiowaves, radar etc.  What is in store in the coming decade?

But in ordinary everyday life, let your curiosity have free reign because that a great use for the expansion of the mind (and gossip) that Jupiter in Gemini will inspire.

Where might you feel the need to communicate or document your thoughts in the coming year?

ARIES - in a local publication, book club, with friends and young people

TAURUS -  in delineating your skill set

GEMINI - in letting caution to the wind and being the flirt that you naturally are

CANCER - in accessing the inner dialogue of your childhood

LEO - in making more connections online

VIRGO - in speaking up more in company meetings or sharing ideas with your boss

LIBRA - in potential literary form or through higher education

SCORPIO - in being more playful with a lover

SAGITTARIUS - in handling relationships in a light and breezy way

CAPRICORN - you are open to ideas from your co-workers or subordinates

AQUARIUS - in expressing romantic feelings to another

PISCES - in finding and talking about your new home

So while in the ensuing year, the world may light up like the Tower of Babel, follow your mind and heart to a place of compassion, understanding and connection where we are all brothers and sisters in spirit.


Neptune in Pisces 29 degrees mid May through early Sept 2025
dissolving of the old reality, what new dreams?

While Pluto is dancing back and forth on the edge of Capricorn and Aquarius, Neptune is lingering at the last degree of Pisces from mid-day to early Sept 2025.

Neptune has been in Pisces since 2011 and we have swum in the soup of fantasy, illusion, confusion, poison and spiritual inspiration.  Yes, it is a hodgepodge of different energies but they all share a sense of a disconnect (positive or negative) from reality.

And sometimes this is good if we can vision a new world, community, hope for mankind.  But usually we first off have to become disillusioned with the old escapes and obfuscations.

It will be a wild period now until next fall and of course this coincides with an important election cycle as well as national and international narratives that are being questioned more and more.

The entire scrim can come down in the end like Jim Carey's world in The Truman Show which is a Hollywood metaphor of the "simulation" we are living in.

Where are you ready to face the self-delusions and escape mechanisms that have kept you stuck and not facing reality?

ARIES - your spiritual track

TAURUS - goals not spiritually aligned

GEMINI - putting a lot of faith in career success

CANCER - believing in the "wrong" god

LEO - seeking financial security instead of emotional security

VIRGO - being afraid of relationship, thinking you can go it alone

LIBRA  - not having a sense of direction in life 

SCORPIO - possibly stuck in a false romantic situation

SAGITTARIUS - not knowing where you belong

CAPRICORN - realizing that communication is more than using the right acceptable words

AQUARIUS - not giving yourself enough credit regarding your skills

PISCES - seeing yourself as weak and ineffectual

When Neptune moves into Aries in 2025 for a long stretch, the victimization/victim stories that have been the hallmark of Neptune in Pisces will not longer be appealing.  Our new "savior" will be the individualist and the fighter.  So erase the false constructs out of your life - mourn them if necessary - and allow space for some clean sharp "realistic" goals in the coming years.

APRIL 2024 HOROSCOPES

INITIATING A NEW LIFE PATH

April is possibly the most dynamic and important month of the year astrology-wise.  Not only we will experience a powerful solar eclipse on the 9th in the initiatory sign of Aries but also be blessed with a materially beneficial opportunity courtesy of the somewhat rare Jupiter/Uranus conjunction in Taurus on the 21st.

As the month opens we are adjusting to the possibly destabilizing and/or depressing lunar eclipse of March 25th.  Lunar eclipses tend to be more sorrowful as they usually indicate endings, especially when the moon is attached to the south node of letting go.  While we may mourn the passing of a phase, we must also understand that this period/person/situation has outworn it's purpose and we are meant to move on to new cycles of development.  We are reprocessing and composting issues in our lives that began in 2011.

The solar eclipse on April 8th/9th is a powerhouse moon in Aries that will advance our lives forward in unforeseen (but) fated ways.  Solar eclipses tend to be "easier" in that they propel us from one stage of life to another, sometimes seemingly overnight.  This is more likely to be the case if the eclipse degree contacts an important planet or angle in your chart. Those most affected by this April's supermoon will have points at 17 - 21 Aries, Cancer, Libra or Capricorn.

Eclipses not only have effect during the two weeks surrounding their appearance, but can also be the trigger for events ensuing over the next two years.

As of the first,  we are thrust into a Mercury retrograde in the sign of Aries, which will continue through April 25th.  Mercury retrograde is always about revisiting, reconsidering, reorganizing, re-legislation previous ideas or situations.  In Aries, there will be an impetus to speak up for oneself forcefully if necessary and/or to speak truth to power.  The needs of the individual - primarily oneself - will be the primary focus.  As it should be with the astrological beginning of the year (March 23rd).

The Solar Eclipse on the 8th will also amplify the need to move forward untethered into new territory even as Venus and Mars are still quagmired in Pisces along with Saturn and Neptune. The water energy will be the only impediment to moving forward where will have to pay attention to our emotions or decide to heal them once and for all to move forward.

The main event of the month - the Jupiter Uranus conjunction is quite powerful and can bring unexpected wealth and opportunities in the house it is transiting while the following day the Sun square Pluto will make this option more karmic and transformative.

In May, we experience the second retrograde of Pluto in Aquarius, setting the stage for the next 20 years of our lives.


Mercury retro in Aries April 1 - 25th
finding your voice

This month is a moment to reassert oneself, especially in light of several months of indecision and depression.  While it is still a retrograde, Mercury in the sign of individuality  and freedom supports speaking your mind, particularly in situations where you may have been dismissed before.  Now, keep in mind that everyone will be experiencing this retrograde, so tempers could flare but they are not scheming or sociopathically oriented, but simply because we all need to be heard.

During this period, we will also experience the widely touted solar eclipse in Aries, also intimating new beginnings in whatever area of life it touches.  

Where is it time to be courageous and stand up for yourself or others?

ARIES - speaking your truth

TAURUS - addressing old fears and programs
 
GEMINI - readdressing old statements on line or in groups

CANCER - approaching the boss about how to gain gain more influence at work

LEO - in declaring your views on politics or religion

VIRGO - in clarifying your investments

LIBRA - in asking for what you need in a relationship, or alternatively your partner will be asking for what they need

SCORPIO - in gaining knowledge about your health or a working situation

SAGITTARIUS - in reenergizing a creative project

CAPRICORN - in facing rage around your mother

AQUARIUS - in reaching out to siblings

PISCES - in charging appropriately for your services


Venus in Pisces conjoin Neptune in Pisces April 1st - 3rd
Mars conjoins Neptune at 28 degrees April 29th and 30th
contemplation of sorrow or delusion

And despite the feisty nature of the Aries energy, there are still a few of the personal planets lagging in Pisces, which tends to bring the energy down or less focused. While in the sign, Venus will conjoin Neptune in the first few days of the month and at month's end, Mars will dance with Neptune for a couple of days.  The love and sex planets connecting to the planet of dreams and illusions can play out in wonderful or disillusioning ways.  If we are ready to place our trust in the universe and give love a chance, the Pisces conjunctions will work wonders.  On the other hand, if we need a wakeup call about a particular person or project, these bookend days may carry us further into our imaginations or make us feel like a victim.

While almost everything about relationships concerns projections, with love and sex being obfuscated or idolized, what we may be engaging with is a good or bad shadow of ourselves.

Either way, if we can touch the essence of love without necessarily attaching it to a person, we will receive the benefits of this energy.

Where will you experience a fantasy or a nightmare over the next few weeks:

ARIES - in how your perceive your relationship karma - do you expect the best or the worst?

TAURUS - in relating to people online, are they real or imaginary

GEMINI - in your aspirations for your career - are you on track or simply deluding yourself

CANCER - the fascination with the other, is the difference a help or a hindrance

LEO - are your finances in order, can you trust your partner or have faith in your investments

VIRGO - is the person I'm interested in who they say they are?

LIBRA - will this work/project inspire me or drain me of energy?

SCORPIO - is this true love or am I deceiving myself?

SAGITTARIUS - is this where I belong, will it bring luck or confusion?

CAPRICORN - you're feeling much more romantic lately - is this foolishness or an opening of the heart?

AQUARIUS - can I really make a living at this?

PISCES - can I truly attract what I want?  or it is my shadow?

Solar eclipse in Aries April 8th at 19 degrees
a more empowered self

One of the most powerful eclipses of the year (we have four) is the solar beginning eclipse in Aries on April 9th.  In the sign of the individualist, this event will energize us to become more authentic and steepen in our power.  It is a very inspiring and initiatory period where we may make an entirely new course correction in our lives.

Chiron in Aries will also be aligned in this conjunction of Sun and Moon, and this speaks to healing the parts of our selves that were rejected by self and others.  We deserve  to step into our power should it be aligned with universal forces and this period will give us the courage to go, do and be MORE!

Aries is also about freedom and sovereignty and the greatest liberation we can have is to determine our own fate and value.  All that we need and have is within and this focus back to the essential self can allow us to light the flame of our destinies in rapid and exciting ways.

Where will we experience a chance to be truly ourselves and start all over?

ARIES  - in determining our own identity and value

TAURUS - in becoming attuned to our inner guidance system
 
GEMINI - in creating a new public identity, particularly online and in groups

CANCER - we may be able to step into a role of leadership at work

LEO - our lust for travel and knowledge is ignited, a new course of study may be in order

VIRGO - you and your partner may fire up the relationship in new ways, you may also focus on new investments

LIBRA - this is a chance for a breathe of fresh air in relationships, either with a current partner or a new one

SCORPIO - you may find yourself called to different work or investigating a new healing modality

SAGITTARIUS - your creative fires are lit up and romance could also be in the air

CAPRICORN - a new home or home life is in store

AQUARIUS - you are attracting a new friend group or intellectual pursuit

PISCES - here is a chance to discover a new talent and/or attract more money


Mars Saturn conjunction in Pisces April 10th and 11th
getting serious

Once again, amidst all the more powerful exuberance that the fire energy brings, we are still hesitant to move forward thanks to the conjunction of Mars and Saturn on the  10th and 11th. If discouraged, do not be as the linkage is temporary.  If you need a pause before making a commitment, this might be useful as long as it is not just procrastination.  As always, the way the energy shows up for you is based on your level on consciousness and how willing you are to own your stuff.

Where might we take a moment of contemplation before plunging head forward?

ARIES - meditate on it, allay your fears, they are most likely unfounded

TAURUS - consider what you post online, will it bring the response you desire

GEMINI - if not sure how to approach your superior, take a moment before saying something impetuously

CANCER - does this action align with my belief system?

LEO - is this financially savvy?

VIRGO - consider if your action will this help or hinder your relationship

LIBRA -  if slightly fatigued, rest rather than force yourself to move ahead

SCORPIO - don't necessary fall into doubt regarding a relationship, wait it out before acting or speaking

SAGITTARIUS - spend some downtime at home before doing anything

CAPRICORN - perhaps ask your friends and siblings before moving ahead

AQUARIUS  - you may question the validity of your idea, it is probably good but you can afford to wait a moment

PISCES - don't give into minor depression, this is a blip on a screen


Jupiter/Uranus conjunction in Taurus April 21st
the lucky break

The most exciting aspect of 2024 - the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction - occurs on April 21st. Jupiter/Uranus conjunctions happen fairly rarely, approximately once every 14 years or so - and all in different sign combinations.  The last several conjunctions occurred in 2011 in Pisces, in 1997 in the sign of Aquarius and in 1983 in the sign of Sagittarius.

The previous Jupiter/Uranus conjunctions in the current sign of Taurus happened in 1941 in the midst of WW2 and earlier in 1858 when Darwin wrote Origin of the Species.  Certainly world views changed at those pivotal moments and the same can be projected to occur this year as well.

Jupiter/Uranus conjunctions involve dramatic changes in one's life or purpose, beliefs or goals.  Ideally, these are breakthroughs to a higher level of consciousness.  Think back to events during the previous linkages and see how your life changed at that time.  You would have been most affected if the previous conjunctions aspected significant points in your chart.

In the current iteration, when the planet of abundance and luck merges with the planet of material manifestation, we can expect to see solid growth in the house that it is transiting. While it is most welcomed as a financial boon, it may also show up in more surprising and for some people, unsettling ways. Because Uranus is about breaking us free from conditioned thoughts and behaviors, if we are not ready to let go of something that has outworn its purpose, we could be separated from it, such as a dead-end career or unproductive relationship.  But it does not have to be this way because we have all been dealing with Uranus in Taurus in some capacity since 2018 and should be more accustomed to its impetus to update our perspectives on money and materialism, focusing more on energetic exchanges and relationships rather than cold hard cash.

As always, the level of consciousness will determine whether we find this energy positive or negative, but its real purpose would be for us to become less attached to the material realm and more free to be ourselves.

This change in values - toward a more solid sense of self, our bodies, our earth - is a welcome step forward and away from the worship of wealth and extraneous possessions.

Depending on your sign, you will experience the 
lucky aspects of this conjunction here:

ARIES - this IS a money opportunity for you - and it is based on your courage and vision

TAURUS - you may receive unexpected praise and support - just for being you or you chose to pursue a new personal path

GEMINI - here's a chance to allay fears of poverty or lack, that is an old story, there may be support from previously unknown sources

CANCER - you may receive assistance from those in your social or media circles, you are inspired to build a new future

LEO - you shine bright at work and are potentially given an opportunity of a lifetime

VIRGO - if you travel, this could be a very fortunate time for you, otherwise you will perhaps meet a great teacher or spiritual mentor

LIBRA - like Aries, this is a financial opportunity for you or your partner, business or personal

SCORPIO - if single, you may meet an important individual, if coupled up, your partner could receive some material gains

SAGITTARIUS - you could find your health improves dramatically or work is also more positive for you

CAPRICORN - if creative, here is an unusual opportunity to show your work, otherwise, romance may be in the air

AQUARIUS  - you will have luck around real estate or in decorating or improving your home, you may choose to move to a totally new area

PISCES - you may meet a new and intriguing friend who will open your eyes to new ideas,  if you've got a book idea, it's time to channel it now


I am focusing here on personal growth and opportunities but this conjunction will also impact society, governments, financial institutions and the environment.  Certainly as the US was on its way to becoming the ascendant world power in 1941, solidified by Bretton Woods in 1944, we may witness a shift away from global hegemony and a thrust towards greater self-sufficiency and even protectionism here in the U.S.  

But on the meta scale, this astrological event could herald in a greater respect for the physical body as not just a container for spirit - but a vessel infused with spirit.  The body/mind split has been in existence for centuries and in recent times, the perception of the body as a machine has led to deleterious effects and a removal of the divine energy in our everyday lives. Instead of letting "science" dictate the parameters of physical health, let us invoke our own body's ability to heal itself.  Falling in love with our miraculous physical forms and the abundance and beauty of nature will bring greater progress and harmony to the world than yet another invention or "diplomatic" solution.  The awareness that god lives within would be the reality check that would transform the world.


Pluto in Aquarius square Sun in Taurus April 22nd
what will endure

Right on the heels of the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction is a solid branding of the energy courtesy of Pluto in Aquarius squaring the Sun in Taurus.  This will be an annual event for the next 20 years so we may want to learn how to handle this energy, which revolves around power and flexibility.  

Taurus is notoriously stubborn and can hold their own but with Pluto squaring the sun, we can find a clash of motives or energies.  We may have to temporarily back down as Pluto is generally more in control for good or ill.

On a more meta level, we may look at Taurus as natural human nature and Pluto in Aquarius as technological control.  So we may want to observe how Pluto is attempting to squelch our natural selves and while we may not be able to fight this directly, we can at the very least learn how to avert the worst of the transhumanist agenda (definitely evidenced as Pluto in Ajuarius).  

Where might we find some overreaching of technology into our lives and how to hold our memories of what it is to be truly human?

ARIES - our very analog personal skills may be overshadowed by technological conformity - 

TAURUS - it's clear you're a new person, the powers that be, including the boss or father, may not yet see that and try to put you back into a box

GEMINI - you have a natural affinity to earth and plant medicine, but your health insurance doesn't recognize these healing modalities 

CANCER - you want to connect to people in real time and in the flesh but sometimes you have to meet people online instead

LEO - you are truly a individual with a big and generous heart but your manager/significant other thinks you're too nice and wants you to be more dispassionate

VIRGO - you are very connected to goddess energy but those in your everyday life are addicted to technology and can't relate

LIBRA - you would much prefer in person encounters but sometimes have to connect to people virtually

SCORPIO - your partner may be more old school and you would like to make your entire house a virtual technological oasis

SAGITTARIUS - there is the conflict between working in a more analog way but everyone wants you to work online

CAPRICORN - not everything, especially your creativity, can be commodified

AQUARIUS - you would like to upgrade your home but there is a sentimentality about more simple ways of living

PISCES - you like and revere the old ways but you can also imagine a different future that may or may not be dystopian


During the next few weeks, we will be in an accelerated timeline of events and actions. Where you will be at the beginning of April - literally, emotionally, materially, metaphorically - will be very different than at the end.  

And while no doubt many of us will engage in ordinary pursuit such as travel, dating or buying or selling a home , the underlying energy is one of renewal and rebirth.  Ride the eclipse with trust and abandon and pay attention to what novel opportunities appear that are worth cultivating for the long haul.

2025 and 2026 are going to be VERY different and pivotal years of transition in society and the synchronicities that are showing up now are preparing us for the next human evolution in consciousness.  And it will be an evolution/revolution even if it means the destruction/implosion of the world as we know it.  So take advantage of the courageous and encouraging energy of April and allow it to propel you to your next spiritual adventure!

MARCH 2024 HOROSCOPES

OBSERVING OUR VARIED EMOTIONAL STATES

During March, the personal planets will travel through air, water and fire signs and we may experience a bit of an emotional rollercoaster.  There is a likelihood of overreaction in relationship dynamics which simply reflect where we may still have spiritual work or emotional processing to do.  A sense of humor and detachment may be very helpful all month long.

Last month, the main outer planetary irritant (a mild word for something as fierce as Pluto) was the dance with the devil as Mercury, Mar and then Venus briefly conjoined the agent of radical transformation.  There may have been numerous personal skirmishes or people behaving out of character.  Jealousy and dysfunctional attachment styles may have emerged.   Aquarius energy is unpredictable, exciting or potentially traumatizing as it attempts to break people free from entrenched thinking and patterns.  

As we reached the end of the month, we were in a more indulgent mindset and arguing with Jupiter - how much is too much?  Perhaps we had to lick our emotional wounds with a little retail or restaurant therapy.
 
This month the main protagonists are Saturn and Neptune, both in the watery realm of Pisces.   These two outer planets are opposites of each other with Saturn creating limits and boundaries (and depression) and Neptune dissolving and confusing any sense of solid reality, leading, in some cases, to delusional thinking.

But as we approach the spring equinox, our motivation and inspiration will have returned with the fiery arrival of Aries season.  On the 25th, we will experience a lunar eclipse in Aries/Libra that may have us looking back to where we were in 2011 and seeing how far we've come from major changes back then.


Mars and Venus conjunct in Aquarius
static electricity

The planets of love and sex have been in a loose conjunction since late last month and we enter March with the lovers in a static dance and/or standoff.

Normally, when Mars (planet of sex) and Venus (siren of love) are conjoined there is a merging of souls or at least of bodies.  Unfortunately, this is less so when these two lovebirds are meeting in the shock and awe sign of Aquarius. This is not the most comfy association and while it may be exciting or unconventional, it is destabilizing for many people.  

First off, we don't quite know if someone likes us or not or is attracted to us or not.  There can be advances and retreats, all in a matter of hours or days. The relationship planets in the untraditional sign of Aquarius may oftentimes describe same sex relationships, friendship or polyamory.  In fact, a common astrological expression of Aquarian partnerships is "friends are lovers, lovers are friends"

As Aquarius is also the sign connected with the internet and social media, many encounters could begin or take place virtually rather than in real 3-d life.  And sure if you want to dance with an alien, this is your moment!  Of course, if you are an Aquarian, you will find yourself attracting many potential partners at this time.

Mars/Venus conjunctions also invoke creative expression including pregnancy, although in this particular instance, medical intervention may be required.   In the sign of Aquarius and the future, there can be great inspiration regarding science and technology or alternative types of art and music.  

If aware of the astrology, one can oftentimes chose how they will experience the transit.  Once can focus more on accessing one's inner spark and bring forth new ideas that can transcend the limits we're used to.

So if you have not already encountered this conjunction via a personal or intimate situation, you may open your mind to new concepts instead.

If utilized properly, where might you discover your genius?


ARIES -  in creating an online community

TAURUS -  in proposing novel or technological solutions for your company

GEMINI - in your ability to teach others, bringing diverse groups together

CANCER - in the bedroom, possibly exploring esoteric sexual practices

LEO - in managing relationships, bringing friends together for a project

VIRGO - in a unique healing modality

LIBRA - with an art project or sexual liaison

SCORPIO - in decorating or maintaining your home base

SAGITTARIUS - in your writing ability, including a new website

CAPRICORN - in amassing capital, particularly in the realm of scientific breakthroughs

AQUARIUS - just be yourself, you are now an attraction magnet

PISCES - in creative visioning, dream analysis


Venus and Mars in Aquarius square Jupiter in Taurus 
cerebral focus vs sensual indulgence

At the same time, as you may be struck with unusual inspiration or drama in relationships courtesy of the personal planets in Aquarius, you may also be enticed by an energy of indulgence due to Jupiter in Taurus squaring the Aquarian energy since late February.

Aquarius can be somewhat cerebral and analytical, even in its creative ability while Jupiter in Taurus is all about the excesses of the the body and the material plane.  So you may be called away from your ideas by the lure of a sensual pleasure (and/or overspending).

Where could you be pulled into two different directions early in the month?

ARIES - wanting to be with friends vs focusing on developing your talents

TAURUS - putting energy into work or into your personal care

GEMINI - deciding whether to travel literally or figuratively, be in public or alone in your room

CANCER - exploring a new and different partner vs hanging with your friends

LEO - having brainstorms with your partner vs putting the time in with the boss

VIRGO - should you explore alternative therapies or alternative theories?

LIBRA - focusing on your children (or art) vs an alluring partner

SCORPIO - getting your house in order or spending indulgent time with a loved one

SAGITTARIUS - expanding your mental world vs. taking care of everyday business

CAPRICORN - your money or your art

AQUARIUS - a need for independence or the comfort of home and family

PISCES - dreaming up new ideas or meeting up with the old gang


Sun/Saturn in Pisces alone or lonely
Neptune conjunct Sun March 18th at 27 degrees
surrendering to the moment

While the Aquarius energy can oftentimes include lots of other people in a variety of relationships, the essence of Sun/Saturn is that of feeling apart and alone.  This sense of necessary endings occurred already late last month and continues into the first week in March.

Perhaps a dream has died (or has been realized to be too much of a unrealistic fantasy)? Alternatively, you may feel that you must approach your life and work from a more mature and serious perspective.  As mentioned last month, the sun conjoins Saturn once a year so this is not the most unfamiliar transit.  And while we may feel sad if this transit is activating a sensitive point in your chart, it is simply a reset around how we structure our world.

Because as we approach mid-month, the Pisces Sun will link up to Neptune to begin a new dream.  This energy of Saturn and Neptune in Pisces (structure vs dissolution) will presage a major conjunction of Saturn and Neptune in 2025.  These types of powerful linkages to outer planets will realign global sentiments and values.  By this time, we will all be aware we are in a different reality construct.

But for now, notice how letting go of one idea or relationship in this area of life leaves room for a new perhaps as yet unknown path forward:

ARIES - your awareness of how your karmic lineage has impacted your life

TAURUS - old friendships give way to a new social group

GEMINI - previous career goals are finished and what is the next step forward professionally?

CANCER - your spiritual or religious convictions may not be adequate to explain the complexity of the world, what new paths can you follow?

LEO - your partner may have heavy financial commitments and they will need support in redesigning your future goals

VIRGO - your relationship has come to the end on the line in one way but can you conjure up a new type of partnership?

LIBRA - you may investigate new health or working regimes to replace the old ones that have run their course

SCORPIO - sadly a romance or project has come to an end, what new visions can you develop for the next chapter

SAGITTARIUS - your home or apartment may have become restrictive and it is time to consider a new residence

CAPRICORN - relations with certain friends have come to an end but there are new communities and peers to discover

AQUARIUS - the old way of doing finance and salary may no longer be adequate to your needs, what new ways of making money can you imagine into being?

PISCES - you feel a sense of ennui and stagnation so allow the necessary endings (to self identity) and leave space for a new vision to appear



Mercury in Aries Mar 11th, Sun into Aries March 21st spring equinox
it's a new day

After the mental chaos of Aquarius and the slightly depressive energy of Pisces, Aries will bring a welcome burst of energy where one believes anything is possible.  Mercury on the world axis on March 11th can bring some important forward thinking news while the equinox marks the beginning of a new growth cycle.

After dusting off yourself and carrying a lighter load, what excites you into action?

ARIES - you are re-emerging with a new feeling of vitality and fighting spirit

TAURUS - you have sifted through the cobwebs and now take aim and discovering your hidden karmic/dharmic gifts

GEMINI - you are ready to join forces with like-minded and active people online or at large events

CANCER - after reassessing your views of the world, you have discovered a new focus and professional direction

LEO - you may have an urge to travel mentally or spiritually or take on a new course of study

VIRGO - after some relationships disappointments, you feel ready to go out there and meet new people (especially intimate partners)

LIBRA - you have reset your expectations about other people and can take a chance with a new crowd or individual who has a devil may care air

SCORPIO - you have the energy to explore new work or health options

SAGITTARIUS -  this may be a time of romance or artistic inspiration

CAPRICORN - you'd like to put more effort into your home life

AQUARIUS -  your social life lights up and you take part in new community activities

PISCES - after closing down some aspects of your work, you are excited by new business prospects


March 25th lunar eclipse in Libra 5 degrees
relationship update

The eclipses in Aries/Libra focus on the balance between self and relationships.  With the North Node in Aries, the balance comes if we are both provided enough independence to pursue our own goals and healing.

The lunar eclipse on the 25th reveals how well -  or not - we've been able to achieve a more healthy approach to our partnerships.  As mentioned above, if relevant, you may be reflecting back on changes you made in 2011 and where you are now in your personal evolution.

The eclipse will point to where the challenges would take place:

ARIES - can you be in a relationship with a co-dependent person?

TAURUS - how well can you balance work with personal development?

GEMINI - does your personal life allow for a social life outside of your main partner?

CANCER - can you build your career while still maintain the home?

LEO - do you focus on long-term goals or are you encumbered by everyday demands?

VIRGO - are you too entangled in your partner's finances or vice-versa?

LIBRA - are you able to let your partner be themselves and spend time with others?

SCORPIO - do you overwork because you don't want to face your fears and past disappointments?

SAGITTARIUS - how much do other people's opinions of your work determine what you pursue?

CAPRICORN - can you achieve a proper work/life balance? is it easier to work than deal with personal conflicts at home?

AQUARIUS - are you developing your own opinions or just going along with the crowd?

PISCES - does your partner's conventional attitude toward money stop you from pursuing more exciting career options?

 
In general, this month is more taken up with personal dramas and issues rather than pivotal global events.  With some distance and perspicacity, we can acknowledge where we still need a bit more perspective and detachment from personal repetitive stories.  We are all learning, growing and evolving, perhaps at different rates and in different ways.  Yet we will attract to ourselves the situations and persons most perfectly synchronized to activate further growth and alignment with our true selves. Notice where you get thrown off track and integrate the new awareness.  Once we get to May, the outer planetary energies are strong and we are all back on the collective wave, wherever it may take us.

FEBRUARY 2024 HOROSCOPES

SURVEYING THE FLICKERINGS OF LOVE AND WAR

February tends to be an astrologically minor month in comparison to other times of year. We've just come out of the retrograde station of Uranus turning direct Jan 27th, which coincided with escalation of conflict in the Middle East as well as a potential domestic standoff in Texas re: unchecked immigration.  Just as we need personal boundaries in order to function well in society, some form of reasonable limits are necessary for a nation to operate in a healthy manner.  But this and the volatile situation abroad will most likely be ongoing stories until the election in November.

As of now until early April when Mercury turns retrograde, all the planets are in forward motion and we can focus on advancing new ideas and projects, even as we wrestle with old wounds and disappointments.

For the most part,  where the action takes place is with the personal planets interacting with Pluto throughout the month, giving us a preview of what issues will be experienced during the 20 year long Pluto in Aquarius cycle.

Additionally, Chiron in Aries will be travelling with the North Node most of the month bringing focus to emotional healing (or release of painful emotional expression).  Perhaps we can recoup a younger version of ourselves, particularly that of the age of 19, and bring the vitality and optimism forward without the old baggage.


Mercury, Mars and Venus into Aquarius contacting Pluto
tiny encounters with the devil

We are going to have to get used to Pluto remaining in Aquarius for the next 20 years.  Our understanding of what this transit means for us will evolve over time.  Meanwhile, whenever a personal planet links up to Pluto, we receive tiny inklings of information.  Dates of minor significance this month include February 6th, February 14th and Feb 17th, when first Mercury, then Mars and lastly Venus conjunct Pluto in Aquarius.

Mercury contacts Pluto on Feb 6th so we may hear some important news, while Mars and Pluto connect on the 14th - Valentine's day.  This is not a great aspect for romance as power struggles will abound so you may choose to celebrate the holiday on a different day. Venus will conjoin Pluto on the 17th and perhaps more fireworks, positive or negative will prevail but at least these will be more passionate and expressive.

In all cases, you are beginning to get a taste of the changing landscape that brings more technology and intrusion to bear on our lives.  Or we will notice the preponderance of dating that happens or is captured online.

Venus Pluto may be jealousy or triangulation and a sense that one didn't get one what thought they deserved.

And while I am delineating these minor aspects. they are just that - a day or two of frisson. The personal planets do not have much affect on the thunderous energy of Pluto.  And this is very different than Pluto touching Your Mars or Venus which will activate major intrigue and emotional drama for a period of several years.

How will you encounter Pluto messages this month?

ARIES - noticing intrigue in your social media circles

TAURUS - issues at work, secrets revealed
 
GEMINI - encounters abroad or in legal affairs

CANCER - intimate relationships

LEO - in dealings with your significant other, they may be the heavy

VIRGO - in the working environment

LIBRA - in dealing with children or lovers

SCORPIO - at home or with your mother

SAGITTARIUS - through messages from friends

CAPRICORN - in financial matters

AQUARIUS - you are learning to express power differently, partly through how people react to you

PISCES - awakening some karmic signatures


Nodes in Aries at 17 and 16 degrees conjoining Chiron
deal with rage and resentment

The Chiron in Aries journey of healing the essential self is halfway complete. Chiron in Aries is the need to be truly oneself and the fallout that happens when one is suppressed or prevented from being authentic.

Chiron in Aries will express as rage or self-destruction if one's reality is not acknowledged or allowed.

Unfortunately, in current society, many personal truths are not allowed to be voiced, even and especially in political situations. This will create a powder keg at one point  because the "will to be" is very strong in healthy individuals.

This month some personal and social conflicts could come to a head and it would behoove us to listen to those whose voices have been negated.  In our personal lives, we can seek guidance and opportunities for self-expression and action and one particular individual may provide a turning point in our journey to self-actualization. Mercury retro will retrace these degrees once again in April so we will be able to note how things have improved.

Where can there be a significant turning point on our road to awakening and independence?

ARIES - we inspire others and heal ourselves 

TAURUS - we allow ourselves to actually get angry and clear the air

GEMINI - you may decide to speak your truth online and in social groups

CANCER - you are willing to stand up for yourself against a superior

LEO - you may discover a teacher or spiritual counselor who opens your mind

VIRGO - a sexual partner may unlock repressed feelings

LIBRA - a one on one relationship triggers you in such a way that you express yourself without self-imposed barriers

SCORPIO - you may discover a healing modality or body work that moves emotional energy

SAGITTARIUS - a creative project reminds you that life is worth living

CAPRICORN - you speak up to a parental figure

AQUARIUS - you decide to tell your friend what you really think

PISCES - you may ask for a raise or feel seen for your unique skill set


Uranus very slowly moving forward at 19 degrees Taurus
we're teenagers again

Uranus is moving consistently through Taurus since 2018 until 2026 and we are changing our values and goals in rapid fashion.  We may have made a vibrant decision end of January or broke free from a repressive, stagnant situation.  We can feel like teenagers again and as if our lives are in front of us.

Over the next year we will be loosely tracing the ages of 19 - 26 and noticing how our views of the world have changed.  Yet, we can also access the exuberance many of us felt in early adulthood when we were graduating college and moving into the work force or a grownup relationship.

What new beginnings are we interested in pursuing now?

ARIES - new ways to make money

TAURUS - trying on a new identity

GEMINI - breaking free from old emotional patterns

CANCER - finding a new tribe

LEO - contemplating and attempting a new career path

VIRGO  - seeing the world through newly informed eyes

LIBRA - involvement in deeper intimacy

SCORPIO - rekindling or beginning a new relationship

SAGITTARIUS - integrating a new health routine

CAPRICORN - embarking on an unusual romance

AQUARIUS - creating a new home life

PISCES - using your voice differently


Sun enters Pisces Feb 20th and then conjoins Saturn at months end
Feb 29th at 9 degrees
alone and starting over

After a tempestuous mid-month courtesy of Pluto and the personal planets, the latter half of February is more sober and contemplative.  On the last day, the Sun in Pisces links to Saturn and it can feel like a shoe dropped and you are starting over, even or especially if alone.

We may need to spend some downtime figuring out our spiritual path and how it will unfold against the background of new tyrannies, opportunities, alliances.

Like Pluto and the personal planets, this is not the most significant aspect (the Sun connects to Saturn once every year) but coming at the end of a challenging romantic period, it may feel like a dream or fantasy has died.

Be a grownup, let bygones be bygones and start fresh on the path of a responsible seeking individual.

Where do you feel like you must proceed alone right now?

ARIES  - on your spiritual journey, your karmic past

TAURUS - in your relation to social media

GEMINI - on your career path

CANCER - in revising your views of how the world works

LEO - in financial matters

VIRGO - in steering the path of your relationship

LIBRA - in organizing your life to be fully functional

SCORPIO - in romantic dreams

SAGITTARIUS - in looking for a new home

CAPRICORN - in relating to your family

AQUARIUS - in shoring up your money

PISCES - in trusting yourself and creating boundaries

Saturn is now in new terrain outside of its retrograde and will cover fresh ground in the realm of spiritual and medical understandings.  Old creative styles and trends may longer be relevant and new forms of art and worship may develop. 

For those with significant planets or points in mutable signs - Pisces, Gemini, Virgo or Sagittarius - you may be revisiting and moving forward from issues in 1994.  Sometimes a similar theme may appear such as the end or beginning of a relationship, residential move or career change.  I oftentimes say that "astrology returns us to the scene of the crime" and Saturn is one likely player in this visit down memory lane.  But thankfully, Saturn also makes us aware that something has died and it is time to move on.  It is a "buck up" and be a grownup moment so if we heed Saturn's promptings, we can add form and structure to our lives in definitive ways.

JANUARY 2024 HOROSCOPES

MELTING AWAY OUTWARD RESTRICTIONS TO DISCOVER THE LIGHT WITHIN

2024 is a bridge year that will lead into an entirely different reality construct in 2025.  We will finally be finishing up with Pluto in Capricorn (where it's been since 2008) and hopefully hold our own against oppressive institutions and internalized (abusive) authority figures.  As Pluto will be hovering around the last degree of 29 Capricorn throughout the year, we may be witness to the last vestiges of hierarchical tyranny and overexertion of empire.  (The tyranny will not end when Pluto moves into Aquarius, but its expression will be less obvious and old-school totalitarian and will probably take on the form of impersonal technocratic oversight).  So as Pluto exits Capricorn, we may be plagued with more extreme versions of currency manipulation, resources, borders, land grabs, homes, investments and destruction of the traditional family and religion.

None of the old institutions in and of themselves are evil but they have been corrupted and they will need to be reformed or reconstituted to serve their function as useful structures rather than destructive entities.

Saturn will remain in Pisces through 2025 and its movement through the sign of faith, victimization, spirituality, visioning, healing and the arts will hopefully realign the priorities of these particular concepts in our lives.  (Saturn will definitely reveal to us where they fail).

Uranus will also continue to progress in Taurus and will move into Gemini in 2025 so the focus of change will move from material entities (Taurus - land, environment, farming, gems) into conceptual ones.  New thought leaders may emerge as well as novel ways to manage information, communicate ideas and move into a student peer based reality instead of a survival/security based one.

Neptune will remain in Pisces as well until 2025 at which point it will link up with Saturn in Aries (world axis) in late spring of 2025 - a merging of visions and dying off of old pieties. Neptune won't permanently move into Aries until 2026 but by then, we will be disgusted with victim consciousness and be drawn to strength and independence (and even belligerence) as a goal rather than weakness, trauma, naivete and weaponized compassion.


Mercury direct in Sag Jan 2nd
fired up and ready to go

Mercury turned retrograde last month (Dec 13th) in Capricorn and then inched its way into Sagittarius.  We have experienced a number of Mercury or Venus retrogrades in Capricorn in previous years around this time - including Dec 2022, 2021, 2016, 2013 and 2003.

Capricorn is the establishment and when the sign of the mind trudges through it, our thinking can become fearful, cynical, conservative and depressed.  This would especially be the case if one has not lived a conventional or societally-approved existence.  Yet, even the most independent minded among us can fall into the trap of thinking they should have done things differently, especially in regards to playing by the rules.

(Now, since Pluto has been in Capricorn since 2008, we realize many of the rules are unfair or have been twisted to suit those in power). We all, no matter our backgrounds, have been imprinted with the template that nudges us or scares us into being obedient pegs in what may be an unfair game of life.

Hence, Mercury retrograding in Capricorn may discipline us into thinking that we should have done things the "normal" way and if we didn't, that perhaps this is why we are unhappy or unfulfilled. (Never mind that in mundane life, most businesses - Capricorn - fail multiple times before reaching any level of success).  And if we've tried our hand at financial or institutional independence and found it hard going, rather than being applauded for stepping out of the matrix, one is "punished" with social or monetary ostracization.

This is a long-winded way of saying that around the holidays, the inner parental voice may have chided us for taking a different and more authentic path.  And for a moment, we may contemplate going back to school, getting a 9 to 5 job or consider marrying the acceptable person. Thankfully, this will not last long as Mercury will backtrack into Sag, the sign of independence and adventure, reminding us that we were choosing the path that was right for us all along and that we have gained wisdom regardless of the outcome of our endeavors.

Mercury direct in Sag will continue to give us the impetus to forge our own way in the world with fierceness and optimism:

Where do we know we were right all along in choosing our personal path?

ARIES - in our spiritual understanding of the world

TAURUS -  in our interest in international or multi-cultural affairs

GEMINI - in our attraction to someone different than oneself

CANCER - in our selection of personally satisfying work

LEO - in our romantic or parenting choices

VIRGO - in our choosing our home (generally away from family of origin)

LIBRA - in feeling our words matter

SCORPIO - in pursuing multi-faceted financial opportunities

SAGITTARIUS - in being yourself and speaking your mind

CAPRICORN - in acknowledging that you are more than just the physical form

AQUARIUS -  in choosing to align with people of all kinds, to find friends the world over

PISCES - in choosing a more spiritually-oriented  or independent career


Jupiter in early Taurus sextile Saturn in early Pisces beg of month - this continues through March
materializing your dreams with ease

The two adult planets, Jupiter and Saturn will be agreeing with each other this month through early March.  Jupiter is the optimistic and supportive adult while Saturn is more cautious and realistic.  When they are at odds, just like within a family system, there will be impasses and hard feelings where nothing will be resolved.  Fortunately, throughout the next few months, both figures will work together to potentially make your dreams come true.

Now all of this is only possible if we are in alignment with our rightful goals. What is worth investing one's time and energy into? Do these projects take into consideration the needs of others? Am I proceeding steadily toward a long-term objective?

If you are, then this aspect will be complimentary energy.  Otherwise, if not properly grounded or realistic, you will not benefit from the sextile as it is quite delicate and easy to miss.  So to use this energy positively, pay attention to the small "lucky breaks" that come your way (and nothing is too small) and move incrementally, but easily to the next stage of your dream.

Where might you gain assistance and steady support in your endeavors over the next few months?

ARIES -  there may be financial support to boost a long-term secret passion

TAURUS - you will be perceived as worth investing in by your social network group

GEMINI - you may appear to have luck behind the scenes when it comes to career advances

CANCER - those of like mind spiritually and or politically will be willing to throw in their verbal (marketing) support

LEO - your partner is your solid support as your moe forward with your career goals

VIRGO -  it seems that now your dreams (and beliefs) align easily with a significant other

LIBRA - once you've committed to your work, you will gain ample support (even financial)

SCORPIO - your creative ideas are either literally or figuratively given a boost by your partner

SAGITTARIUS - now that you're more settled re: home you will reap the rewards of your daily work

CAPRICORN - relations with children and or collaborators grow more solid and fulfilling

AQUARIUS - if you feel more secure at home you will find that your finances and self-esteem improve

PISCES - as you approach your life with more seriousness, your words are contemplated and received

As mentioned earlier, the sextile is an opportunity aspect but one that does not blast it's way into your life.  It is more likely to be subtle and easily missed if we are looking for a grand pronouncement or dramatic change of circumstances.  So if you are attuned to a minor lift and ease in your life, go with the flow as it will lead you to a more fulfilling result.



Mercury inconjunct Pluto 29 Sag to 29 Capricorn Jan 14th
testing our resolve

Once Mercury turned direct in Sag on the 2nd, we might have felt more confident and certain of what is right for ourselves.  We are tested of our resolve mid-month when Mercury inconjuncts Pluto in Capricorn at the last degree.  

29 degrees of any sign is called an anaretic degree and suggests extreme volatility and a sense of urgency as all matters must be completed before moving into the next sign and lesson plan.

Since the nature of Pluto is to suppress or oppress, it is likely that the truth could be drowned out by the powers that be.  We can certainly imagine that this "censorship" could occur over a variety of explosive topics including the Israel/Palestine war, geopolitics, Trump, governmental organizations, etc.

Now, unfortunately, Pluto is (temporarily) more powerful and can shut any uncomfortable dialogue or protest down.  You may have to take  a pause but eventually the truth will come out at a later date.

In our personal lives, we may find our beliefs and pronouncements butt up against an authority figure of any kind including a boss, a community leader, a spouse, a parent.  There is no reason to change your message, but you may have to alter your tactic or for the time being, assume that the party in question cannot veer from the "party line".

Where are you motivated to speak truth to power and where might you find it dismissed or attacked?


ARIES - you think you've got the world figured out now, but not everyone agrees, particularly authority figures

TAURUS - you have ideas of where to invest time or money yet institutions find your ideas too risky or out there

GEMINI - you are excited about changes in your relationship but your partner would kind of like things to stay the same

CANCER - you may be ready to introduce a lifestyle change3 that meets with skepticism from a partner

LEO - you have a new creative idea but unfortunately, your day job keeps you stuck and busy

VIRGO - you may have epiphanies about your family of origin, but lovers are not interested in hearing them

LIBRA - you may want to bring the family together but mom and old habits keep things in dysfunction

SCORPIO - you're interested in expanding your skill set but may also doubt you can do it

SAGITTARIUS - you're engaged in an enlivened form of communication but it may negatively impact your bottom line

CAPRICORN - you are undergoing a spiritual  transformation but may discover that everyone still wants you to be the standard boss

AQUARIUS - you'd love to share your newfound beliefs but have personal fears of being rejected

PISCES - you would like to express a different side of yourself professionally and are concerned that you will not be accepted by the mainstream

Now this aspect is relatively minor and short-lived so it's not something to get too worked up about.  Yet, it does illustrate the difficulties individuals and societies have in implementing change as we realize that passion and belief alone will not make it so.

Clock what's happening and recognize that the current reality construct is imploding and will self-destruct relatively soon.  Hold on to your ideals and cultivate them as they will be necessary for when the world is reconstructed anew.


Pluto moving into first degree of Aquarius again Jan 22nd
day after Sun moves into Aquarius Jan 21st   Sun/Pluto at 0 degrees
future heavy weights

And that new world, however impossible it may seem, is not far off in the scheme of things. But the reason to hold the inspired belief is as an antidote to what the powers that be have planned.

There are competing visions for the future and those with the power and persuasion will determine its outcome.  On the one hand, there is the transhumanist tribe which includes medical interventions, cyborg appendages, a carbon free future (which means no life), a massive reordering of society to force compliance.

On the other hand, we can envision a more ecumenical, compassionate future where we encourage creativity, independence, interdependence and a love and care for the environment and all biological life.

As I've stated previously, Pluto in Aquarius would uncover the flaws and tripwires of a technological autocratic world where we are all chipped and numbered and coerced or nudged into approved behavior.  The madness and hubris of the scientific revolution (a la Atlantis) has decoupled its purveyors from their humanity and the attempts to play god are creating destruction all around us.

It is possible that when Pluto ends its run through Aquarius that we do arrive at a more humanitarian future but we will have to endure hell and tyranny along the way.

So hold onto those beliefs of the betterment of mankind but realize that simple or political compassion is now weaponized and by our support of measures that make our lives less and more miserable, we are not helping anyone - ourselves or non-existent future generations.

No collective solution has ever worked for mankind whether it be communism, socialism, fascism, totalitarianism.  Humanity will improve with individual growth in consciousness not repressive moral or social measures.

Yet, the next 20 years will dance with the notions of communism or any other social/political construct and we must remain wise and vigilant to its poisonous infiltration of our societies.

Where will you be dealing with issues of personal interests versus pressure to conform to the larger group:


ARIES - in your interaction with actual social or political groups

TAURUS -  in your professional endeavors, in current parlance, potentially DEI issues

GEMINI - in formulating a personal philosophy that suits you

CANCER - in handing your financial affairs, what to invest in?

LEO - pressure from partners, business or personal who may want you to get on board with their views

VIRGO -  in the workplace, potential automation and loss of work

LIBRA - in developing your personal talents, even if outside the purview of what's currently acceptable

SCORPIO - in deciding how and where you want to live

SAGITTARIUS - in determining how to get your voice out there without censure

CAPRICORN - in determining your financial strategies and money-making potential

AQUARIUS - in finding your unique place in the world

PISCES -in handling collective karma


Uranus direct in Taurus Jan 27th
developing new values in the face of unrelenting change

The transit of Uranus through Taurus has been ongoing since 2018 and will complete in 2026. It has forced us to change our perspective on what we deem important or valuable whether through natural curiosity, need for freedom or through chaotic circumstances (if we've resisted the impulse to change).  None of what you are dealing with in the Taurus house is henceforth new unless your planets are toward the latter end of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio or Aquarius.

And this year, Uranus will make a spectacular conjunction with Jupiter in April which could move us in a very fortuitous direction if we have allowed old obstacles or attachments to dissolve.

So right now, pay attention to what needs liberating or swift upgrade or reversal and move in the direction of more independence and sense of adventure.

Pragmatically, this Uranus station is a bookend to potential changes/separations/upheavals/surprises that occurred end of August 2022. If you knew then that something needed to end (or begin) and you still haven't taken action, now would be the time to unlock your new potential.

Where have the ongoing and very lucky breaks (this could appear negative but ultimately positive if you need to leave an unhealthy situation) going to occur:

ARIES - regarding self-worth, financial considerations

TAURUS - the liberation of self, you are a different person than you were pre-2018

GEMINI - the ability to not identify with old fears and worries

CANCER - changing social groups - new ones and leaving old ones

LEO - professional advances

VIRGO - your views of the world, what meanings you attach to things

LIBRA - in your financial and/or sexual partnerships

SCORPIO - in your various relationships, especially your primary one

SAGITTARIUS -in regards to health and lifestyle habits

CAPRICORN - in your creative endeavors, with children

AQUARIUS - in your home life

PISCES - regarding your communication skills and community

2024 will be a pivotal and pivoting year into a new global consciousness.   World events could spark revolutions or continued conflicts and while these can be disturbing, they are possible growing pains into a new paradigm.  But we must be vigilant about what the cost of convenience and for many, somnambulance, especially here in the US where we really haven't struggled with survival and war the way other nations have.  Not that I think an actual military/civil war is in store, but rather a continued manipulated splitting of the tribes so that we don't point a finger at a common enemy - the powerful oligarchy that is our version of capitalism.

Yet, regardless of what is happening outside, the only real control we have is over our emotional response.  Inner mastery and healthy detachment will be necessary to hold our centers as the various narratives swirl around us.

Do your best to integrate your inner authority figure, own him or her, and likewise, link up to your individual divine essence.  As we dissolve the false structures and conditioned persona, the magnificent light that is our soul will shine through and that is how we will change the world - one bright spark at a time.

DECEMBER 2023 HOROSCOPES

RECONSIDERING DREAMS AND DESIRES

Most months host a major planetary station and December brings the station direct of Neptune in Pisces on December 6th.  This is in no way a new transit as Neptune has been in Pisces since 2011.  What is new is the accelerating rate of more sophisticated means of brainwashing and dividing people.  We are all aware how we've become a "civil war" state and how locales and demographics become more entrenched in their positions, definitely weaponized by mainstream and social media outlets.

Neptune was also in Pisces during our Civil War and perhaps some of the same issues are up for grabs.  What does freedom mean and who has it?  We claim to have rooted out racism, but it still unfortunately exists and we haven't really successfully tackled classicism. 

The unfortunate reality is that that war was orchestrated behind the scenes by financial interests and many of the real reasons were economic.  What wars internally and externally are we fighting now that are boosting up a sagging bottom line?

Neptune in Pisces is about confusion and a blurring of the lines concerning the truth.

What delusions are we suffering under in our current society (promulgated by media)?  That only the right wing are fascists as opposed to the "woke" left wing, that pharmaceuticals are curative instead of disabling, that weather warfare is not happening and would help the planet, that our economy is thriving rather than in a death spiral, that our leaders are competent rather than mentally or spiritually challenged.

In our own lives, how do we dissemble?  That we have it all together, that we are the good people and others are bad, that we would "do the right thing" when times are tough.  Many of those delusions we held were decimated during the covid war period.

Neptune in Pisces distorts and denies but it can also help us to heal and grow in compassion for self and others.  And what do we need more than anything else on the planet at this time but massive healing?

Lastly, and probably most relevant to the current moment is the aspect of Neptune that relates to victims and victimization.  It is appalling that western nations cannot condemn the ongoing genocide in Palestine.  One could conjecture that as imperialist nations themselves, they don't feel they have a leg to stand on (it is probably too generous to offer this excuse anyway).  But even if that were a point of contention, times do change and there is human progress and what was acceptable 250 or 150 years ago is not tolerated at this moment in time.  Hence the natural, common response of many citizens to demand a ceasefire and ending of the violence (to this degree).  None of this implies that Israelis have not been victimized by this conflict as well and if anyone is to be deemed the victimizer, it is the respective governments of these two groups.

We've got two more years of Neptune travelling through the sign of healers, martyrs, victims, dreamers and the faithful.

If we are to act in the spirit of the holidays, it would be to not only be there for others, but to be there for ourselves and our authentic natures, not false personas and profiles.  Because Neptune in Pisces is also the dream of a more beautiful world and if we actually recognized our true natures as divine beings, much of the static and entrapment of modern life would fall away.

If we are still enough we will hear the voice of our inner knowing and as Jupiter will turn direct on December 31st, with our newfound knowledge we can build a more solid and stable future (even in the midst of controlled, intentional chaos).


Mars in Sagittarius square Saturn in Pisces (end November through early December)
managing the heat

While the square of Mars and Saturn was exact on Nov 25th,  the effects of this restriction of energy are still reverberating as the month begins. Additionally, as Mars will be in Sagittarius throughout December into early January 2024, the world will be lit up for some time.

Mars in Sagittarius is highly motivated, optimistic, bullish, or alternatively rash, reckless and intolerant.  Depending on how you express this energy and where it's happening, you may find its square with Saturn to have been a wet blanket on your parade.

Mars is also war and violence and with Sagittarius, there is a cultural or religious tinge to how or why one fights.  Of course, with the tinderbox in the Middle East, this energy can be incendiary.

Saturn will either slow down the proceedings or frustrate attempts at justice (Sag).  In either case, rather than exploding, it would be better to take a step back and assess the situation.

Saturn in Pisces is pointing out that there are victims and/or if Saturn represents the authority figure, that they are inept and lacking in true power.

Both Pisces and Sagittarius energies have a spiritual bent and if one is centered and also aware of their shadow, the presence of these signs could bring wisdom to the situation at hand.  Likewise, Sag has an ecumenical, catholic and multicultural flavor while Pisces can describe the sense of awe and wonder with the beauty of creation.

The planets of Mars and Saturn were traditionally considered malefics - the bad guys of the zodiac - and oftentimes referred to masculine characters.

We can certainly encounter the real life versions of Mars in Sag in rambunctious salesmen or state propagandists while Saturn in Pisces may be represented in disingenuous clergymen or incompetent medical practitioners.

But it is likely that we are none of these examples and as Mars will be very strong over the next five weeks, how can we use the energy to best advantage?

Where is the combustion likely to take place and who/what seems to be stopping you? Once you've integrated or transmuted the doubt, you can move forward with gusto.


ARIES you feel strongly about your political beliefs and yet have some guilt or sense of futility in expressing them
    
are you on target? if so, push past the fear and express your views


TAURUS - your partner may have some optimistic (or unrealistic) financial goals and  your friends will reflexively advise caution
                  
after some consideration or research, you can potentially get on board with your partner's plans


GEMINI  - you may be interested in travelling or connecting with new people but your work and boss imply you are not serious about the job
                 
are your superior's concerns real or based on their own sense of limitation or conventionality?


CANCER -  you may want to consider alternative therapies for a physical condition, but does your matrix mindset question their validity?

health practices should be based on research and observation, not religious or family conditioning
                     

LEO -  you have some new creative ideas but your partner is not interested in hearing them
    
unless you are a gambler, your significant other may likely be in a fearful state and your reassurance will probably bring them around


VIRGO - you'd love to make some changes in the home, but your significant other is dragging their feet
                 
determine the source of their concern and it is likely that they will be open to your suggestions in the end


LIBRA - you feel like joining up with a community group who shares your enthusiasm, make sure it doesn't interfere with your work

does this truly interest you or are you just bored with your job?
                

SCORPIO - you're more interested in making money now rather than art, is this based on real security concerns or "inherited ones"?
                    
you may be having a temporary dry spell but it's likely that you will once again be able to make money from your art


SAGITTARIUS - you've got the travel or education bug but how will this impact your ability to pay the rent?
                             
you may be able to work it out with a bit of practical money management


CAPRICORN - you've got a gnawing itch to break free and explore new ideas but your peers are afraid you won't hold down the fort

this is more based on their seeing you as a father figure than about what you need


AQUARIUS - social media is awash with the latest cause and you wonder if there's something wrong with you for not feeling it

consider if this is really relevant to you or if your energy is better spent elsewhere
                      

PISCES - the news of the day seems to pervade the atmosphere and like Aquarius, you don't seem to be on board

you are redefining yourself now so think bigger picture for yourself rather than fixating on the latest issue
    

In closing, while we may have to deal with a short delay first, we can get moving on with our plans and visions, particularly if they are a true expression of our beliefs.


Neptune direct in Pisces on Dec 6th
the fog lifts

We are about 3/4 of the way through the Neptune in Pisces transit which began in 2011 and will complete in 2026.  Throughout this time, which seems like an eternity, we have experienced many false prophets fall from grace.  The Neptune in Pisces figure would be a charismatic leader who promises salvation to his followers.  While certainly Trump comes to mind, we have also noted the downfall of previously lauded individuals like the Dalai Lama, Jacinda Arden, Justin Trudeau.

Additionally, environmental, psychic and mental pollution seem to engulf us more and more. (Neptune and Pisces relates to poisoning).  This includes pesticides, nano particles and pharmaceuticals.

On the creative and technology front, we do see more advances in virtual reality, animation and the attempts at an alternate world via the metaverse or it's precursor, Second Life.

While none of these are inherently bad, if not grounded, a person can lose their sense of self and escape from the vagaries of everyday life.

Neptune will usually deliver way less than it promises - it is a chimera.  Yet, it may speak to a desire for transcendence, even in its insufficient form.

On a higher note, Neptune in Pisces compels us to remove boundaries and obstructions and melt into the whole.  Underneath much searching, there is the desire for god and connection to spirit.  All of the outward seeking, when disappointing, will turn us back onto our selves.  

By focusing on the opposite sign, Virgo, we can 'purge" ourselves of unhealthy thoughts, actions and relationships and ground ourselves in the eternal truth of our divine beings.

Neptune stations twice a year, in mid June and early December.  It is a time to dispel illusions and reveal secrets.

What will you gain clarity on in the coming days:

ARIES -  many of your fears were unfounded

TAURUS -some of your friends are not who they seem

GEMINI - realizing your boss has no power (or a substance abuse problem),  your career is disappearing

CANCER - the old religious beliefs cannot explain current reality

LEO - your partner may not have the money you think

VIRGO - a significant other comes clean

LIBRA - you gain some answers re: nagging health concerns

SCORPIO - your creative inspiration will return

SAGITTARIUS - you get a better idea of where you want to live

CAPRICORN -you snap out of a recent depression

AQUARIUS - you figure out ways to make money from your creativity

PISCES - you understand and have compassion for yourself and your journey


Venus in Scorpio trine Saturn in Pisces 1 degree Dec 6th
Venus opposing Jupiter in Taurus Dec 10th 6 degrees

The personal planets of Mars and Venus are meeting up with their senior counterparts - Saturn and Jupiter - to solidify commitments or amplify desires.

Venus in Scorpio exudes passion and intrigue and when matched with Saturn in Pisces on December 6th can make dreams come true (if in alignment).

Venus shortly afterwards opposes Jupiter in Taurus and this can either amplify feelings or lead to overdoing.

Greed and covetousness can be attributed to Venus in Scorpio so these two parentifying planets will either provide the proper restraint or encourage bad behavior.  Saturn in Pisces may appear as the weak but compassionate authority figure while Jupiter in Taurus encourages "going for it" or "it's yours for the taking".

As always, the level of conscious of the individual will determine whether the energies happening will be positively or negatively experienced.


ARIES - is what I want really good for me or am I just needing a  self-esteem boost?

TAURUS - will my relationship be part of my social life or will they be my own private pleasure
    
GEMINI - you know you can attract what you want professionally but is this out of a sense of desire or lack?
                  
CANCER -  your creative abilities are high and can lead to a more conscious life provided you are not only out to impress friends on social media
                    
LEO - you are feeling much more secure in your relationship but will this lead to overconfidence at work?
          
VIRGO -  your words are very compelling right now and you can cement your relationship or rock it with grand pronouncements
    
LIBRA - you have the Midas touch right now so should you focus on the job at hand or on investments?
    
SCORPIO - everybody wants to be with you, is it because of your talents or access to powerful people?
    
SAGITTARIUS - you don't see yourself as a sexpot yet you are quietly confident, don't misuse the moment and overdo it behavior-wise
        
CAPRICORN - you have a great allure right now online and this can translate into real-world relationships or illusory flirtations
                            
AQUARIUS - people are singing your praises so might be time to solidify work contracts while not overspending at home
                       

PISCES - you have an ethereal glamour that is drawing people to you right now, let it happen without boasting or overpromising
    


Mercury retrograde into Capricorn Dec 13th - Jan 2nd
Capricorn winter solstice Dec 23rd
speaking like an adult

For the last several years, we have encountered a Mercury retrograde in Capricorn during the holiday season.  Capricorn has an air of propriety about it and we can consider times when things worked according to societal expectations.  

Alas, for good or ill, that is no longer the case.  Those who have been in positions of authority have either misused their influence or failed to change with the times.

The vestige of Capricorn that exists within us is also looking at the way "things should be".  This might even include dismissing one's individuals needs and passions to fulfill the prescribed roles.

When Mercury comes along again and retrogrades in the sign of hierarchy and "shoulds", we might also backtrack and regret or consider plans and actions that are in line with a supposedly normal adult life.  Growing up, this may have meant getting a traditional education, landing a corporate job or marrying a person our parents would approve of.

So at the beginning of the retrograde we may feel the need to "buck up" and get sober about life which might mean eliminating risk and passion and freedom.  But once Mercury dances back into Sag on Dec 24th, we will realize this is somebody else's idea of what we SHOULD do.  

Mercury in Capricorn is asking us to get in touch with our own inner authority voice and it may not look or sound like what was a previous indication of success.

Where does your authority lie?  Or do your lack integrity with an “end justifies the means” mindset. Is this helpful to anyone, even including yourself?

Ideally, even if you backtrack initially into "respectable" thinking, it is likely that you will ultimately redefine a healthy adulthood on your own terms.  Where can this evolution of thought occur?


ARIES - in reconsidering your professional outcomes/successes

TAURUS -  in standing your spiritual integrity

GEMINI - in your ability to work with others

CANCER - in your capacity to manage relationships

LEO - in your mastery of your work

VIRGO -  in your expression of the heart

LIBRA - in your creating a solid home base

SCORPIO - in how you tell your personal story

SAGITTARIUS - in your offering your talents to the world

CAPRICORN - in centering in yourself

AQUARIUS - in your acknowledgement of deeper organizing forces

PISCES - in your alignment with groups


Mars in Sag square Neptune in Pisces exact Dec 28th 24 degrees through into Jan 1st  (continued obfuscation of the truth)  search for justice stymied

Mars is quite active this month.  Early on, we are dealing with the frustrating square to Saturn in Pisces.  At month's end, Mars will square Neptune in Pisces and all of the confidence we gained mid-season may dissipate.  Mars in Sag (impetuous action) could all of a sudden question their motives.  This is a worthwhile, if enervating, pause as we must believe in what we are fighting for.

We may at month's end find our fervor has diminished and we wonder, is anything worth it?  Will my actions lead to any meaningful result?  

They may or may not based on how rigid/righteous one is in their assessment of the situation.  If the impetus comes from political or dogmatic rhetoric as opposed to refined and considered appraisal of a situation, it may not be grounded in truth.  If the action is taken in service to a greater spiritual mission (we can certainly deceive ourselves here - all failed progressive regimes have this in common), it has a better chance of succeeding in the long run (dharmically).

In everyday life, and in consideration of the passing holiday season, we may simply run out of steam and fall into a sense of nostalgia and loss for past years of innocence in the "before times".

It is okay to contemplate and honor the past but it likewise was a chimera of reality if we were not awake to what was really going on.

The last three years have been especially difficult and mournful in recognizing the baleful dysfunction of how governments and people operated in times of trouble. The "before times", pre-covid 2020, are no longer and we will have to heal and repair the breach of trust and security (literal and figurative) that many global citizens lived through.

So, if there is a moment of melancholy it could ultimately be regarding the end of our innocence.

As always, these transits have a meta and a very mundane expression.  In your personal lives, Mars square Neptune may simply provide a pause to see if our dreams and actions match up.

What might be causing some disappointment and/or consternation?


ARIES - the beliefs you've been espousing may not really line up with your true self

TAURUS -are your new personal or business interests supportive of your long-term goals?

GEMINI - will newfound friendships compete with or work against your professional interests?

CANCER - does the work you do really matter in the long run?

LEO - you're wondering if this new romantic or creative interest will disappoint just like the rest

VIRGO - you're gung ho about moving and travelling, will it help or hinder your steady relationship?

LIBRA - new political allegiances may find disfavor at work

SCORPIO -  you are focused on yourself now, is this because of inspiration or concealed disappointment?

SAGITTARIUS - you're back in your body and yet the home situation is murky, will it ever improve?

CAPRICORN - you're sensing new openings to your spirit but it seems those closest to you don't care

AQUARIUS - there's lots of activity on social media now but how will this help your bottom line?

PISCES - there's a renewed interest in your work, but is this even right for you now?


Jupiter direct in Taurus Dec 31st 5 degrees 
best New Year's present of all

While we might be wallowing in the Mars square Neptune aspect at month's end, the universe proffers up a fantastic New Year's gift of Jupiter turning direct in Taurus on the 31st.

Early January then will be a very fortunate time to move forward on generating prosperity or stability.  We may be eager to get back to work right away and take advantage of this supportive energy.

Jupiter in the sign of Taurus is one of it's most useful placements in terms of manifestation and money.  It can also provide the patience to do the necessary work for long-term security.

Where will you feel raring to go as the New Year begins?


ARIES - you've got some new projects to pitch that may lead to more solid financial success

TAURUS  -  you feel like a new person and draw opportunities to you

GEMINI - as everything material starts in the spiritual realm, this will be your lucky card behind the scenes, Jupiter will be in your sign May 2024

CANCER - you'll have more enthusiasm and staying power re: your social media posting

LEO - you may be the first person back to the office on Jan 2nd

VIRGO -you may be booking travel plans as the year begins, the travel bug bites you, alternatively it may be time to write that book

LIBRA - you are more willing to put time into your intimate life - and it will pay off

SCORPIO - if you're looking for more permanence in your relationships, you will find that you and partner are ready to settle down

SAGITTARIUS -your health is improving and you may actually stick with your New Year's exercise regime

CAPRICORN - who says you're not creative?  This is the area you're ready to explore and manifest in

AQUARIUS - you will be approaching home improvement projects with zest and glee

PISCES - if you're gonna write that book or join that board, now is the time to get moving on it


Part of becoming an adult is the ability to face reality and enjoy the independence to take considered actions.  Maturity is also waking up to our self-delusions and fantasies so that we can accurately respond to the environment.  It is understandable to want to escape if all you see of the world are the nightmares presented on the news.  

As mentioned earlier, the means of manipulating our minds and emotions are now highly effective and hence we must remove our attention from the matrix from time to time to simply get a sense of what is intrinsically true.  Truth, goodness and beauty are the way to our transcendence of the limited, fear-based simulacrum that passes for ordinary life.

The reason I solely use nature photos for my newsletters are that this a a true face of god.  Most manmade images will reflect the author's point of view and outside of the great masters, reveal a limited slice of life.  Trees stand strong and in silent dignity as they witness the tragedies and follies of humankind.  A walk in the forest or climb up a mountain, while also personal, will unlock an appreciation of the beauty, complexity and interdependent workings of the divine force.  Astrology is metaphysics in action and we are part of this magnificent universe and can likewise bring love, joy and beauty to those around us by using this tool to its its highest form.

Happy Holidays and best wishes for moving clear-eyed and heart centered into the New Year!

November 2023 HOROSCOPES

SEEKING PEACE AND SOBRIETY, WITHIN AND WITHOUT

Sobriety and restraint - these are Saturn words.  And they are needed more than ever as the powers that be are attempting to manipulate us all into WW3.  If we have unsustainable debt around the world, why not ramp up GDP through disaster capitalist means?  Destroying then rebuilding infrastructure, starving and then sending people food, water and shelter. Yes, a cynical take but possibly the truth is even darker.

Certainly as we approached the Pluto station last month - the near ending of a 17 - year cycle and more importantly a 250 yr cycle of American imperialism (yes, murdering indigenous people would be part of an imperialist agenda) - we are seeing the ugly ragged vestiges of empire on its last but very powerfully destructive legs. Why?  Because we are inserting ourselves in a (second) conflict that has no good end in sight. Once again, can we believe the stories we are being told? 

That low tech terrorists could breach the walls of the most sophisticated surveillance system on earth?  If so, how and why was this allowed to happen?  Does self defense, even after such a horrendous tragedy, equate with decimation of an entirely undefended population? 

If there is any truth here, it is that the governments of both entities do not care about their own people. The dying citizens on either side are simply collateral damage to the power brokers who are using national struggles to destroy sovereignty and usher in a global technocratic order.

Of course the complexities of the Middle East defy understanding of the most western educated because it is possible our modern way of thinking cannot countenance the emotional rage, pain and trauma of thousands of years of conflict.  Yet, the astrology of Oct 7th was quite brutal and in this instance literal (Mars square Pluto - a violent underdog fight) leading to the Pluto station on Oct. 10th.  And much of this is the force of wetiko, the dark shadow underbelly of the human psyche.  But rest assured, the emotional foment that is being stirred up is serving some greater heartless agenda.

The only moral high ground is demanding peace otherwise we remain in an old testament world of eye for an eye, keeping us blind with rage.  And yes, if we call one side barbarians how is the more enlightened side supposed to act? In highly traumatized populations, the victim/victimizer, aggressor/oppressed cycle is endless without conscious intervention.

Meanwhile, ongoing chaos with a dysfunctional congress, Trump's trials, Biden's jingoistic speech keep us distracted from more insidious forms of decline such as diminished buying power, the contrived reduction of food and energy production and destruction of natural weather and hydrological cycles. It is a sobering time where we might want to begin to focus on the most essential aspects of being alive and healthy and determine success on our own terms.   

And instead of a linear trajectory of "achievement", let us seek out a more circular natural cycle of interdependence and right work as our contribution to the evolution of mankind and the web of life.


Saturn direct in Pisces Nov 4th
there are no saviors

Saturn entered the sign of Pisces in March 2023 and since then it may have contributed to feelings of disillusionment, depression, helplessness in the face of current personal or world events.

It is true that many authority figures - particularly in the realm of spiritual or medical leaders, represented by Pisces, have misused their power or failed to act with integrity.

And in the realm of more superficial influencers like celebrities, can we now take any of them seriously in relation to their either lockstep adherence to covid narrative or their automatic mindless opinions on Ukraine or Israel/Palestine?

In the face of these failures, we are being called upon to become our own authority figures and spend the requisite time and energy to understand complex issues.

Likewise, we need to consider or support new leaders who not only have the mental and moral capacity to make nuanced decisions, but also the courage to defy entrenched interests.

On a more mundane level, Saturn relates to time , responsibilities and commitments - either beginning or ending ones.  So you may look back to decisions you made in 1993 - 1995 (particularly if you have important planets or angles in Sag, Gemini, Virgo or Pisces) and notice if the situation in front of you is similar in any way.

Even more granularly, you may also notice efforts or difficulties appearing about seven years ago and can determine if they need adjustment now.

Lastly, Saturn in Pisces IS about victimization, scapegoating, karma and religion and with the unfortunate devastation now occurring in the Middle East, there are civilian victims on both sides.  The madness of religious (or secular) fanaticism only leads to destruction and a vicious cycle of violence. Can we get off the wheel of this low vibrational frequency of human agency?

Where in our personal lives are we contending with Saturn?  Where might we be feeling frustrated or saddened or alternatively motivated by mature consideration of what needs to be done now?

ARIES - addressing long-standing fears and irrational rescue fantasies

TAURUS  - noticing our social circle is narrowing or becoming more hardline

GEMINI  - understanding the necessity to consider a different career path

CANCER - recognizing that your former beliefs may not provide enough context for the meta issues happening in the world right now

LEO - considering your financial situation, retirement and or resources within partnership

VIRGO - getting serious about a relationship or realizing it has run its course

LIBRA - feeling overburdened by daily life, ill health or a boring day job

SCORPIO - mourning the temporary loss of magic in your love life or deciding it is time to commit to your creative projects more fully

SAGITTARIUS - realizing you can't go home again and or considering a residential move

CAPRICORN - feeling depressed or unable to help to someone closer to you, a sibling or close friend is flailing

AQUARIUS - worries about money, having to consider new talents to promote  

PISCES - sensing that it is time to shed your old persona, which may include close relationships, in service to a new path

While Saturn is a planet that most of us dread, he, in fact, can help us materialize what we want in life.  There is always a need to get serious and face the music when Saturn contacts a personal planet or angle and if we look at the main events of our lives, they are oftentimes the result of Saturn  forcing us to make a decision.  As we get older, Saturn is our friend who allows us to do the necessary work to bring our personal gifts into form.

So get busy being the author of your own life!


Jupiter in Taurus inconjunct Neptune in Pisces Nov 5th
material or spiritual benefits

The main planetary transit of the month of November is Saturn turning direct in Pisces. Astrological connections are always happening, however, even if they do not carry the weight of the outer-planetary stations.

One such small nudge is Jupiter in Taurus in a slightly uncomfortable angle to Neptune in Pisces.  Such awkward connections as the inconjunct require some kind of adjustment.  In this instance, we are considering whether our material aspirations are at odds with our spiritual growth.

Jupiter in Taurus IS focused on the three-dimensional concrete plane and the benefits it infers are usually tangible as in money or things.  Neptune in Pisces is the long range inquiry into spiritual dreams, nightmares and illusions.  We certainly don't have to live like paupers or hermits so asceticism is not necessary.  But the concrete growth we are pursuing will still help to hopefully further our purer goals of self-evolution.

Where might we have to work out inconsistencies?

ARIES  - between our desire to make money while still learning to surrender to the universe

TAURUS - in what ways can improving oneself also improve the future for mankind

GEMINI - can the interior work I am doing still also replenish or inspire my career path?

CANCER - while gaining new friends and followers, are they able to help me on my spiritual path

LEO - can my career success help in my partner's evolution and advancement

VIRGO  - how will getting a new degree or credential help my relationship

LIBRA - if my partner is improving their finances, can that impact my own health and well-being

SCORPIO - my partner is feeling more confident, can that impact our creativity, children or intimacy?

SAGITTARIUS - improvements in health may have one question the toxicity of one's home (or mother wound)

CAPRICORN - does focusing on my children's welfare assist or deter from my own inner searching

AQUARIUS - even if lucky to invest in my home, will my creative aspirations have to go by the wayside

PISCES - if my friends are making more money, will they still have time for me?


Venus in Libra inconjunct Saturn in Pisces Nov 9th
Mercury square Saturn 0 degrees Sag Nov 11th
measured responses

Mercury and Venus are personal planets who when left on their own, can operate pretty superficially or without a moral compass.  Their contact with Saturn tends to cause them to become more serious, committed or alternatively depressed and saddened.  Venus and Mercury will interact with all the outer planets during the year, so once again, this is not to most important transit to worry about, but just to notice or allow pause if feeling somewhat defeated.

Venus in Libra is quite social while Saturn in Pisces might want to be left alone. Mercury in Sag is very verbose and boastful while Saturn is likely to squash desires and big plans.  The better use of Saturn is to notice if one is off course and to take the temperature before moving forward.

Where might the personal party hit a tiny snag mid-month?

ARIES  - there may be big plans to travel and enjoy romantic encounters, but old fears of rejection or poverty may enter the picture
               
TAURUS - its enjoyable to indulge in food and sex, but how does this help your future?
    
GEMINI - you'd really like to enjoy yourself and this includes dating, but will your work suffer?
    
CANCER - it's nice to focus on home and office, but what does it really mean when the world is coming to an end?
        
LEO - you're in a social mood with friends and collaborators but how does this impact the bottom line?
    
VIRGO - if you feel a bit more flush with cash, is it okay to spend on the home even if your partner disapproves?
    
LIBRA - there is a desire for a little pizzazz in life to take away the dullness of everyday responsibilities
    
SCORPIO - romantic and financial dreams may hit a snag when you think about what you're missing
    
SAGITTARIUS - you do want to indulge a bit even if you worry about long-term expenses or where you live
        
CAPRICORN - you're getting some praise and work and dreaming of some positive changes, don't let a friend or sibling rain on your parade
        
AQUARIUS - it's okay to future trip now and then about travels and new friends, don't let fear of money get in the way
        
PISCES   - people may be helping you out right now with money or praise, accept gracefully but don't expect it to continue indefinitely

Quite honestly, Saturn in Pisces is a bit of a Eeyore character so when you hear the "no" in most of the above cases, there is no need to take it too seriously unless you are being super irresponsible or superfluous.  We all need some lightness in these apocalyptic days so don't let the downer voice quell the momentary fun.


Mars in Scorpio opposing Uranus in Taurus 21 degrees Nov 12th and 13th
sexy fireworks or chaotic encounters

When Mars contacts Uranus, situations can accelerate or blow up, depending on what needs to happen.  Certainly, one can attract a tall, dark stranger in this time of Scorpio but his or her entrance may be bookended by an equally abrupt exit.  

If we are involved in a relationship that has been having problems, this type of aspect can signal an "out of the blue" breakup.  While it can seem unexpected, it's more likely that one or both parties have been dragging their feet about making a necessary change.

Mars and Uranus aspects also unfortunately, point to war or violence and as the world is a tinderbox now, it does not bode well for some extreme global conflict.

The good side of this aspect is being open to a person, place or situation that is different from your normal type or pattern.  We are turned on by a magnetic new person or idea and we will pretty much go for it rather than holding back.

Where might the stimulating and liberatory energy of the Mars/Uranus opposition play out for you?

ARIES - of all the signs, except for Taurus/Scorpio, it is likely the arrival or departure of a sexual partner that is precipitated by you feeling differently about yourself

TAURUS  - like Aries, this aspect is most likely to be experienced  by the appearance or disappearance of an important romantic figure

GEMINI - there could be quick changes at work or an improvement/accident that forces you to consider a new way of life

CANCER - your interests are changing and hence there may be new people/followers entering or exiting your life

LEO - there can be changes in your living situation based on work obligations

VIRGO - a reevaluation of your childhood programming has you exploring an entirely new philosophy or spiritual practice

LIBRA  - like your opposite sign of Aries, it is likely that a change in your self-esteem will have you considering new and different partners

SCORPIO  - your partner is changing, will you adapt?

SAGITTARIUS  - hidden forces may be at play, potentially repressed anger or sexual feelings, that affect your health

CAPRICORN - you may attract a lover or collaborator who is responding to your new professional image

AQUARIUS - there is new interest in your work, will it disrupt your home life routine?

PISCES - you are inspired by new spiritual or political viewpoints and want to meet people who share these new views


Mars in Sag square Saturn in Pisces Nov 25th
whose truth?  who cares?

In keeping with the general tone of the month - seriousness - Mars, the planet of action and activism squares Saturn in Pisces (dissolving illusions). Mars and Saturn were considered malefics in traditional astrology, meaning they were both bad guys who only caused difficulties and heartbreak.

In our modern days, we are probably looking more at ideological divisions and religious or political differences. Mars in Sag would potentially be the religious fanatic while Saturn in Pisces would be the disapproving hand of god requiring sacrifice and penance.

We can see how in these very volatile times that such a clash of energies could lead to great frustration and diplomatic impasses.  This will probably not be a successful time for peace negotiations or legal battles as both sides think they have a monopoly on the truth.

Since this energy will be present through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, consider that bringing up controversial topics at the dinner table may only lead to misunderstandings and hard feelings.

In less overt ways, we are looking at a desire to "speak truth to power" bumping up against a missing or ineffective authority figure.

With patience, both sides can eventually come to some truce.

Where might the impulse to speak up meet with a limited or dismissive response?

ARIES - one the one hand, you think you know it all, but are afraid that you are not strong enough

TAURUS - you're interested in an investment, but friends tend to throw a wet blanket on your idea

GEMINI - you'd love to join the picket line but worry about what your boss will say

CANCER - you may be motivated to change things at work but somehow have little faith in the outcome

LEO - there is a desire for more fun and adventure but financial fears get in the way

VIRGO - you'd love a trip or home redesign but your partner is not on board

LIBRA - you're bursting with new ideas that no one seems to want to listen to, especially at work

SCORPIO - you've got some new money-making concepts but no one believes in your creativity

SAGITTARIUS - you're aching for some new adventure but home responsibilities keep you in place

CAPRICORN - you're developing a more optimistic viewpoint but your friends don't seem to care or believe you

AQUARIUS - should you get more involved in social causes, will your bottom line be affected

PISCES - you've got big ideas to share with the world and then you wonder, are you capable?

This, like most of November's transits, is relatively minor in the long range scheme of things. But in the moment, Saturn aspects can be frustrating.  Even if you encounter an obstacle, you can stop momentarily and resume your activity in a few weeks when the aspect breaks. Contemplation of the issues can lead to a more effective resolution.


Venus in Libra on South Node Nov 30th
karmic endings or beginnings

Any connection of a planet to the nodes will represent a meeting with destiny. Venus represents love, women, sisters, daughters, art and money.

Should a situation or relationship have run its course, the connection to the south node would instigate a leaving or ending.

If one is single or in the timeline of a new romance or collaborative venture, Venus touching the south node might bring in a karmic connection, someone from your near or far past.

If a person or thing are not involved, we may be seeing a release of older superficial desires and dreams.

Inevitably, one chapter of your life is ending and another is beginning.

Where might you experience this light touch with destiny?

ARIES - in your relationship house

TAURUS - in your work environment

GEMINI - regarding a creative or romantic situation

CANCER - regarding your home life, residence

LEO  - in relation to friends or relatives

VIRGO -regarding making money

LIBRA  - in one's sense of self

SCORPIO - in allowing one to access or remove a fantasy

SAGITTARIUS - in your social circles, a new friendship

CAPRICORN - regarding a work colleague

AQUARIUS - with a relationship abroad

PISCES - in your intimate desires or regarding inheritance

Just like the decline of the British and Roman empires, The American Century of unipolar dominance (particularly through currency) is coming to an end. In order to retain dominance instead of fostering cooperation, we consistently invent more enemies to defend against.  Who does this benefit?  Not the average American.  No doubt Russia and China have their own agendas, but a generous diplomacy would be to extend multipolarity rather than forced western hegemony.  The enlargement of BRICS and the burgeoning distrust with the US around the world will eventually bring our downfall and belie the fiction of American exceptionalism.

We must withdraw our consent to endless wars and the corporate interests who stripmine the resources of the American people and leave us struggling on so many fronts.    Like the punch drunk aging fighter, it would be best to retire with honors rather than be humiliated in an ignominious and crippling defeat.

OCTOBER 2023 HOROSCOPES

REALIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR

PERSONAL DESTINY

We begin the month with the accommodating energy of Libra but quickly are on the runway to the Pluto direct station on Oct 10th.  Pluto is straddling the line between end of Capricorn and early Aquarius for two years (2023-2024) driving home the changing nature of entrenched power.  Capricorn would be what we think of as the old guard power structures - government, church, business, nation states. On the other hand, Aquarius is about more anonymously centralized power such as media companies, multinationals, tech surveillance operators, military contractors and NGO's  One former ascendant dominator/predator is being replaced by a new set of abusive systems, perhaps not as obviously deleterious because they can take on the collectivist mantle of  "for the greater good".

We might hate the old guard because they were brutal and materialistically abusive but the new guard may be even worse as they have control over our thinking, consuming, communicating and organizing via access to private online information

Sun and Mercury in Libra
a bit of finesse

While not the strongest energy in relation to Pluto, Saturn or eclipses, the Sun's movement through a sign is a refresher for its archetype.  In this case, Libra reflects the desire for positive social interactions, refinement and willingness to listen to others.  Yes, negatively Libra can be codependent and not raise concerns or opinions for fear of rocking the boat.  

A solar eclipse in Libra (detailed below) will allow us to retool our relationship dynamics, particularly in light of the fact that the Aries archetype is also changing its direction to new and different adventures. As we become more aware of what we truly desire (Aries), of necessity, we will either change, update or walk away from relationships that are stuck in the past.

This energy will be more highlighted midmonth so as we begin October, we can enjoy the positive (and sometimes, simply pleasant and superficial) exchanges that Libra is known for.

Where can you add or experience a bit of diplomacy and beauty into your life?

ARIES - in your exchanges with others

TAURUS - in updating your office or wardrobe

GEMINI- in engaging in flirtation or fun activities

CANCER - in focusing on making your home more beautiful

LEO - in developing new and easy friendships

VIRGO - in diplomatically asking for a raise

LIBRA - in allowing yourself to be the center of attention

SCORPIO - in opening up to your romantic side

SAGITTARIUS - in attending social functions or in online exchanges

CAPRICORN - in upgrading your office

AQUARIUS - in contact with foreigners or philosophical discussions

PISCES - in the refined pleasures of romance


Mars in Libra square Pluto in Capricorn 27 degrees Oct 8th and 9th
civil David and onerous Goliath

As the month ramps up, life feels more serious and we may sense that we are in the fight of our lives.  Some of this is the impending Pluto station, late in Capricorn which itself is preceded by Mars and Pluto squaring off in the cardinal (take action) signs of Libra and Capricorn.

These few days may be a preview of what we will have to face more fully when Pluto turns direct on Oct 10th.  This moment is more impatient and possibly not so well thought out, but it is important for you to cognize where things do not feel fair.  (And they very well may NOT be). But you will probably have to deal with the long-term changes in a more determined and plodding way.

Nevertheless, what are the obstacles that you feel you might have to face in the coming months:

ARIES - even if you speak nicely to others, the "law" will still come down on you, appeasement is not possible

TAURUS - some minor attempts at reconciliation at work will be stymied by a prevailing orthodoxy

GEMINI - money and the power of it seems to outweigh new ideas

CANCER - even if you crave more independence at home, your partner may not be on board

LEO - rebelling against some tasks or beliefs wont' necessarily change the power dynamics at work

VIRGO  - there are no simple "amenable" solutions to deep-seated problems

LIBRA - even in asserting yourself, you will not overthrow the queen (mother's voice)

SCORPIO  - you're looking for love but years of abusive communication seems to forgo any peace

SAGITTARIUS - will what you say online negatively affect your bottom line?

CAPRICORN - if questioned at work, will you have to be the heavy?

AQUARIUS - you may try on a different more acceptable new spiritual views, but it will not diminish deep-seated fears, that requires therapy not new age slogans

PISCES - sweet talking a partner will not change the fact that your long terms goals are at odds 

Attempts at appeasement will not work in these individual situations.  And making light of abuse will not dissolve it's hold.  You can talk of peaceful solutions but if they only skim the surface, they will not change the more entrenched problems which are staring you in the face.

This is like the politicians talking about minor cultural issues while ignoring completely the utter rot in the system.  You will need firmer convictions and an ability to steel yourself for a much deeper confrontation, some of which will be possible when Mars moves into Scorpio later this month.


Pluto direct in Capricorn 27 degrees Oct 10th
forced and fated change

The major events of our lives oftentimes take place during intense Pluto transits.  These are generally not the happy ones, but rather involve significant loss, change or transformation.  A job or career termination, a divorce, a health scare, major move are all the outgrowths of Pluto contacting significant points or planets in your chart.  And, while in general, we can track the difficult moments in life to Pluto, there are occasional times when we will experience more positive life-changing situations like a marriage, pregnancy or important career opportunity.

Whether positive or negative, we are forced to take a reckoning of our lives and consider what is most important.

The same is true for societal shifts which also trend along with Pluto.  Pluto has been in Capricorn for the last 17 years, beginning with the financial crash in 2008.  And while Pluto has tipped into Aquarius earlier this year, it will not fully enter the sign until end of 2024.

Hence we are still reaping the rewards or punishments for choices made (or not considered) in the last decade or so.  

How have powerful structures constellated?  Who actually has power in our society?  While on the surface there is greater acknowledgement of the DEI and sustainability agendas, how permanently have their entered our daily lives?  In many ways, the bigs got bigger and in real life terms, most people are struggling to have a voice or a sense of financial security.

Perhaps the main realization is that counting on success on the material plane is not going to make us feel any more powerful or secure.  If we still give our power away to authority figures - (in this day and age) scientists and other thought leaders - we are no freer than when we were enslaved by many rigid religious and social codes.

And because here in the US, we've already experienced our country's Pluto return, we are probably moving into a level of decline as we have not upheld our original tenets of equality and individual rights.  As Pluto descends more into Aquarius - social media and high tech - we will find our freedoms becoming more and more limited in the name of safety.

So before we fully enter into dystopia, we must question where power lies and if we've lost it, how do we regain agency in our lives?

Whatever needs to go, will do so while what is authentic and core deep for us, will remain.

Our ongoing struggle for self actualization and inner authority happens here:    

ARIES - embracing and manifesting our true life work purpose

TAURUS - deepening your understanding of the ways of the world

GEMINI - how to manage our financial and sexual lives without giving away too much power

CANCER - the manner in which we deal with significant others

LEO - how we master our health and everyday life

VIRGO - a willingness to mine your deep creativity and open your heart

LIBRA - the search for emotional fulfillment and a sense of home

SCORPIO  - discipline with our thinking and our words

SAGITTARIUS - honoring your natural skills and abilities and receiving appropriate compensation

CAPRICORN - becoming the boss on your own terms

AQUARIUS  - learning to trust the universe no matter the outer events

PISCES - discovering our voice on the world stage


Libra solar eclipse Oct 14th
synergistic relationships

The second solar eclipse on the Aries/Libra axis takes place on Oct 14th.  The first one occured on April 20th, in Aries and initiated a cycle around exciting new projects and endeavors.  We will continue to experience rapid change in the Aries/Libra houses of our charts for the next 12 months.

The Aries/Libra polarity revolves around the parameters of relationships and self-hood.  Libra is motivated to develop partnerships of all kinds while Aries struggles to maintain their independence.  Codependence is a Libra theme while domination maybe more characteristic of Aries.

Yet, solar eclipses provide opportunities to find new balance and synergy to this equation. How can I forge successful relationships while still retaining my need for personal development and exploration?

The most successful partnerships do allow for movement and growth while still providing a container for emotional security and exchange.

Libra also involves social customs, manners, civilization.  Traditional relationships involved hierarchy and encouraged cooperation/submission at the expense of individuation.  Our modern world no longer ascribes to those rules and so we must develop a new form of cooperation and balance.

And we will be motivated to do so as Libra can be skilled in negotiation and healthy compromise.  This may be the best time of the year to move forward on important personal or business dealings, particularly as Pluto, the business planet, will also be in forward motion.

Where will the desire for healthy and interdependent connections play out for you?

ARIES - in a renewal of your most significant partnership, this starts with being authentically you

TAURUS - in finding cooperative alliances at work, knowing your worth now allows you an equal voice
 
GEMINI - in developing more artistic and "civilized" pursuits that are more in alignment with your new social goals

CANCER - in improving the relationship with your mother as you are more empowered

LEO - in finding friends in your local community that match your changing political views

VIRGO - in developing clients where you have a sense of greater financial worth

LIBRA - allowing your needs to be met rather than solely focusing on others

SCORPIO  - in softening your approach to life and trusting in providence

SAGITTARIUS - in new professional or political groups that match your moral standards

CAPRICORN - in relating to your boss or superiors, old family dynamics are no longer in play

AQUARIUS - in reestablishing or beginning a new relationship with god, you are not alone in the universe

PISCES - in seeking more equal or compatible partners so there is reciprocal exchange

The Aries solar eclipse earlier in the year, provided the cosmic impetus to take the most exciting and expansive path forward.  So as we continue on that course, we will reevaluate our relationships now during Libra season to include those that support our personal destiny while moving away from ties that unnecessarily bind.


North Node hovering at 24 degrees Aries all month
the energy of youth

And as much as the solar libra eclipse focuses on new dynamics in relationships, that is only really possible if we have upgraded our relationship with ourselves and our needs.  The North Node will be remaining in the vicinity of 24 degrees all month long and it's imperative is to get us to retrieve or revive dreams that we held in our 20's.  Not foolish impossible ones but ones where we felt truly alive and ourselves.

In the same vein, we had a sense of what we craved in terms of independence and adventure at the time of the first Aries solar eclipse 4/20/23.  This was a super Aries eclipse which hopefully inspired us to go after what we truly wanted.

Perhaps this month, along with Pluto going retrograde, we can start to implement some of the tasks that will allow us to arrive at our new goals.

Where is destiny on call for us this month?

ARIES - standing for your truth, even if a voice of one

TAURUS - bringing forth your inner strength. knowing it's connected to larger forces

GEMINI - using your voice on social media

CANCER - speaking with higher ups, new professional opportunities

LEO - through your words or travel

VIRGO - in aligning with like-minded courageous folk

LIBRA - in welcoming the adventurous types into your life

SCORPIO - improved health and work situations

SAGITTARIUS  - in romance or artistic pursuits

CAPRICORN - in reinvigorating your home life

AQUARIUS - in discovering new friends and playmates

PISCES  - in designing new ways to make money

As Aries is closely associated with life force energy, where do you feel most alive and empowered?  That is what you should pursue.


Lunar Eclipse in Taurus/Scorpio Oct 28th
shades of the last five years

While we are just getting started with eclipses in Aries/Libra, we are finishing up the cycle of Taurus/Scorpio eclipses which began in 2021.  And even before these eclipses regarding emotional and financial security occurred, we were already dealing with massive change in our Taurus house, courtesy of Uranus since 2018.  

So this final wrapup of the story of merging vs. self-sufficiency can be realized at the end of the month.

As opposed to a solar eclipse, where the energy is focused in one sign and purpose, a lunar eclipse reveals ways we can find balance or let go of dysfunctional unbalanced situations.  The negative side of this equation is in Scorpio in this cycle as the South Node in Scorpio indicates what energy must be released or transformed.

If any situation in our life is not "clean", i.e. shady codependent, manipulative - it has probably already blown up and/or become more painful to endure. The thrust is to be more singular and stable and trusting in a straightforward plan.  Slow and steady is the way to go rather than tricky shortcuts that lack integrity.

Hence this last focus on Taurus/Scorpio energy will make clear if we've successfully found ways to build mutually beneficial relationships or better yet, able to go it alone.

Where have you learned that it is better to take care of yourself rather than count on or corral others to lend emotional or financial assistance with strings attached?

ARIES  - in the area of determining your own self worth, once you are clear on your values, others will support you

TAURUS  - in the area of self-development whereby what matter is how you feel about yourself rather than what others think

GEMINI  - in trusting your own instincts rather than listening and being tossed about by a variety of opinions

CANCER - in deciding your own future without having to kowtow to other people's emotional manipulation

LEO - setting forth on your own career path that does not carry the weight of failure or success from the past or your parents

VIRGO - in searching for your own answers to life rather than falling back on childhood imprints

LIBRA - the more your look out for your own needs in relationship the less you are bothered by other people's perceptions and moods

SCORPIO - allowing other people to be themselves rather than trying to control them

SAGITTARIUS - taking care of your health and managing your life rather than leaving things to fate

CAPRICORN - making sure your intimate or creative needs are met before you run off to impress strangers (or social media followers)

AQUARIUS - if you are secure in your home life, the applause or criticism in professional circles is irrelevant

PISCES - it's better to know your own mind and be a party of one rather than chasing the latest spiritual or cultural trend

September 2023 Horoscopes

A Sense of Greater Agency and Conviction

So it can certainly feel like we are in new terrain following the Uranus retrograde station late last month. The first week of September will continue to have a lot of interpersonal planetary volatility.

Uranus retrograding on Aug 29th while Venus is beginning to turn direct after six weeks suggests upsets or accelerations in relationships of all kinds. Mercury is also retrograde at this time in Virgo so we may be arguing about minor details that bely larger issues regarding freedom of expression, appreciation, ability to create, advance goals etc.

Uranus stations also accompany crises which can be environmental, financial or military in nature.

Our values have been changing (or been pressured to change) since 2018 when Uranus went into Taurus.  We have  a few more years left of this radical shift in money, creativity, relationship, land, food and the arts.

The Venus retrograde period made it evident that we have probably changed or found that we no longer value or view situations/people in the same way.

Hence the Venus station direct on the 4th will reveal what we really think about a person, place, situation or goal.

Jupiter, also in Taurus, retrogrades on the 4th on the World Axis.  Could we see financial machinations or delays, changes in how we accumulate resources or financial security? While this year-long transit (May 17, 2023 - May 25, 2024) IS a time to make money or concretize acquisitions, the retrograde may slow accumulation down so we can rethink the investment in the current moment.

If solid, we will be able to forge ahead once Jupiter turns direct on December 31st. (Next year we will experience a Jupiter/Uranus conjunction in Taurus that could either result in a windfall or a loss of resources based on your investments and their true viability for YOUR growth).

Until the 23rd, the Sun will be travelling through vVrgo and at the end of his stay encountering the withering or spiritualizing effects of Neptune and the grinding transformation of Pluto.


Venus direct in Leo 12 degrees Sept 4th
discovering and recovering our personal needs

The Venus retrograde, while almost invariably reconnecting us with people from or recent or far past, served to bring clarity to what we need now in order to feel appreciated or seen.  The good reencounters could have affirmed a time in our lives where we felt loved and accepted while the negative remembrances remind us of where or how we were mistreated (or allowed ourselves to be mistreated).  

In the cases of burgeoning relationships, we may be considering individuals that we never thought were our type or held the potential to be an intimate partner.

Venus turning direct will either permanently cut the cord from dysfunctional partnerships (should we desire) or accelerate the formation of new more appropriate relationships. As our relationships with the outer world mirror our inner self perception, we can also see that the more consciously and lovingly we treat ourselves, the more likely we will see it reflected in people who like us for who we truly are.

Where would you have experienced a change of heart?

ARIES  - in your creative projects or collaborative partners

TAURUS - in regards to your mother

GEMINI - in your perception of your friends or siblings

CANCER - in the quality of your skills

LEO - in your sense of self, hopefully you are more in touch with your brilliance

VIRGO - in your dread of the future or guilt from the past

LIBRA  - in your social organizations

SCORPIO - in your career pursuits

SAGITTARIUS  - in your spiritual beliefs or educational experiences

CAPRICORN - in your investments or business alliances 

AQUARIUS - in your most personal relationships

PISCES - in your lifestyle choices or perception of health

Jupiter retrograde in Taurus 15 degrees Sept 4th
consolidating your gains

Jupiter, the planet representing abundance and opportunity, turns retrograde in Taurus on Sept 4th.  Whether in forward or retrograde motion, Jupiter still offers benefits and insights.  The only difference is that when retrograde, as it will be until  December 31st,  the growth may be slower and/or more deliberate.  Retrogrades also offer opportunities to reconnect and revision our larger aspirations.

Jupiter in the earth sign of Taurus also indicates material or financial growth. Those lucky enough to have this birth chart placement are oftentimes born into great wealth or landownership.  For the rest of us, the transit si the time to more easily accumulate resources.   This is especially true if it is passing your money, residential or career houses.   And while it certainly still pertains to money in the traditional sense, we may also look at others gifts we either possess or can obtain in this moment.

Uranus, the awakener and chaos maker, has been travelling in Taurus since 2018 and so our ideas of what is important or valuable may have been changing.  There will be a spectacular conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus next April 2024 which can bring long-shot lucky breaks to those who are in alignment with their true life's purpose.

For the next few months, consider what "luck" has already appeared in your Taurus house and either fine-tune or adjust to make the final dream even more solid and grounded.

Jupiter retrograding will offer the opportunity to contemplate your manifestation goals here:


ARIES  - regarding a higher salary and appreciation of your gifts

TAURUS  - the question of what new self is being formed

GEMINI -the development of greater trust and faith

CANCER - the building of a solid social network

LEO - the next stage of professional success

VIRGO  - the catalyzing of a new world view, opportunities abroad or in education

LIBRA - long term financial partnerships, investments

SCORPIO - a solid committed relationship

SAGITTARIUS - improved health outcomes

CAPRICORN - the ability to turn ideas into reality, growing your family

AQUARIUS  - finding your permanent home

PISCES - strengthening your voice and community ties

If for some reason your projects have slowed down, do not be alarmed. This is simply a resting and/or adjustment period and the expansion will continue in the New Year.

And unless you are an addict or a gambler, you can't go wrong with Jupiter because he helps increase your efforts dramatically and oftentimes with great ease.

Lean into the direction your heart wants to take you and it is possible for you to reach your desired goals in the coming year. Jupiter retrograde in Taurus 

Mercury direct in Virgo Sept 15th
fixing the pieces

Mercury retrogrades are relatively common occurrences, happening three or four times a year.  And while they always bring some minor form of chaos, in the sign of Virgo, the perfectionist/critic, we can be upended over small details.  Of course, tiny miscommunications may obscure deeper resentments and these may revolve around issues of service or being taken advantage of.  Virgo can be picky because they are looking for the perfect solution to an issue but fail to see the larger implications or necessity of stepping back.

Nevertheless, if projects, relationships, situations only require some small practical fix, this can be attended to during the Mercury retrograde period which began Aug 23rd and ends on Sept 15th.

Contracts, practicums, procedures, manuals, company directives can all come under scrutiny or improvement and it is hopeful that the rejiggering will aid in greater communication and teamwork.

In our personal lives, have we determined if there is one minor pattern (of thinking, behaving, relating) that if adjusted, could lead to greater satisfaction and "efficiency"?

Lastly, the improvements should ideally be health-oriented, whether from a physical, emotional, mental or spiritual perspective.

What opportunities arose to "fix" things in your life:

ARIES  - noticing and improving food and lifestyle habits

TAURUS - tweaking a creative project

GEMINI - managing your home in a more efficient manner

CANCER - clearing up miscommunications with siblings and friends

LEO - discerning a more marketable skill

VIRGO - seeing yourself through new eyes, greater self-acceptance

LIBRA - squashing paranoid thinking

SCORPIO - connecting with like-minded people

SAGITTARIUS - re-invigorating and old career ambition

CAPRICORN - considering some form of higher education

AQUARIUS  - paying attention to joint finances

PISCES - giving your partner a bit more concentrated attention


Venus in Leo square Jupiter retro in Taurus Sept 17th - 18th
overdoing it

The same day that Venus turns direct, Jupiter retrogrades and they move in a square aspect much fo the month.

Now that you are seeing yourself differently (or finally acknowledging the truth of a situation) you may decide to pause or slow down on certain goals. Alternatively, if love is taking a greater role in your life, you may take a break from your career ambitions.

Additionally, with Leo focusing on self-expression, Taurus is concerned with security and we may note where these two needs collide or intersect.

Where might there be a clash between personal desires and material necessities? How can we find ways to balance or honor these different needs?


ARIES - you feel like having fun but don't want to break the bank

TAURUS - should you spend money on your home or on your self education?

GEMINI  - friends want a good time but you are focused more on spiritual gains

CANCER - you may want to show off and this may please or dismay your social group/ideology

LEO - self interest may not meet with approval when discussing career goals, you would like to be independent and a star but the boss says to put your head down and work

VIRGO   - there is a part of you which needs praise but perhaps your religious upbringing looks down on self promotion

LIBRA - who are you impressing or investing in now - your friends or your lover?

SCORPIO - you may get to be a star at work but your partner sees the same old you, don't get too big for your britches

SAGITTARIUS - even if you possess lofty goals, you still must do the everyday work

CAPRICORN - your partner may demand attention that you feel should be directed to your children instead

AQUARIUS - your partner wants attention but you feel it may be more important to focus on family

PISCES  - even if you get praise at work, your friends will still hold you to old standards

The personal desire are real and should try to be integrated into your larger goals of self-sufficiency and financial security.  A small treat here or there won't hurt but don't override your long-term goals.


Neptune in Pisces oppose sun in Virgo Sept 20th 26 degrees
Pluto in Capricorn trine Sun in Virgo Sept 21st 

The perfectionist doer Virgo Sun has several encounters late in the month with two outer planets that can adjust or impel action.  On the 20th, Neptune in Pisces opposes the Virgo Sun, tending to slow down the OCD nature of Virgo energy.  We may not like the temporary fogginess but it helps to accept the transpersonal strength of Pluto in Capricorn trining Vigo the following day.

We are not solitary rational beings as the science mind world would has us believe.  We are connected to higher forces and on these days when the outer planets impact the personal ones, we become very aware of our impotence to change things on will alone.

While these are not the most important transits in the world, they help to connect us to a larger field of influence and perhaps humble us in the face of universal forces.

Neptune may soften the harshness of everyday worker mentality while Pluto will get us in touch with the zeitgeist of history.

Where will this impact you?

ARIES  -  minor reverie or confusion followed by renewed commitment to work
             
TAURUS -  potentially overwhelmed by others' goals and perceptions and realizing that the only thing that matters is discovering the truth
                    
GEMINI -    worries about family may be tempered by awareness of the strength of your intimate connections
                  
CANCER -  you can sometimes question your childhood - did this really happen?  and Thankfully your partner can provide some context and support
    
LEO - you may be worried about money but in the end realize that if you attend to the work of everyday, you will reach your goal
    
VIRGO - you sometimes feel invisible and then you realize that as long as you are being creative, you are doing the right work
    
LIBRA - you wonder if all the "work on yourself" is worth it but then you realize, if you finally feel at home with yourself, that is the best result
    
SCORPIO -  you may dream of a love relationship and feel lonely but then realize that finding like-minded friends is soul satisfying
    
SAGITTARIUS - it's hard to sometimes know what work to pursue but the best choice is to follow your natural passions and the money will come
        
CAPRICORN - you may feel like your old friends are gone and where are the new ones but then cognize that belonging begins with accepting and loving oneself
        
AQUARIUS - the money issues comes up again, but rather than worry, trust that you will find the way by creating new structures, not following old ones
    
PISCES - should you focus on your relationship?  perhaps not so much on the one person, but rather your relationships with your peers
    

Uranus in Taurus trine Mercury in Virgo Sept 30th
mini-breakthrough

The recent Mercury retrograde in Virgo may have had us develop new strategies or approaches around our work.  By implementing minor changes, you may create more beneficial results.

At end of month, you might have a breakthrough around how a change in thinking has improved your life here:

ARIES - feeling better about yourself, you can organize your team more easily

TAURUS -  new sense of self motivates you to get started on a project you may have been intransigent about

GEMINI - when you realize your true home is with god, you stop fussing over your security

CANCER - some new associations may allow you to soften sibling issues

LEO - changing professional goals lead to greater financial rewards and/or using your skills with greater efficiency 

VIRGO - if you realize there is a greater universal force behind everything, you may be less hard on yourself

LIBRA -  lessening codependent behavior brings you more confidence

SCORPIO - changes in relationship may have your alter your time on social media

SAGITTARIUS - focusing on your health and work practices may improve your professional outcomes

CAPRICORN - acknowledging your creative impulses may inspire you to take a new course

AQUARIUS - as your home life undergoes changes, you along with partner find ways to make things more efficient

PISCES - by communicating differently, you reach partners more effectively

What I'm discussing above is simply a small tweak based on new perceptions or values that may take the drudgery out of normally boring tasks.  A slight change of heart and mind can bring newness to any situation.  And, in practical terms, even if it means delegating work differently, a small change will yield tangible appreciable results.

So this month will start to get the wheels rolling again in your life.  October brings the Pluto station direct at the last degree of Capricorn and we are being compelled to create a new life out of the ashes of old assumptions and paradigms.  We are entering new terrain with Pluto's eventual long-term stay in Aquarius (2023 - 2044), but this fall and next year complete a very arduous cycle regarding power, authority and the changing social structure.

A new world awaits us but we must consciously decouple from the old constructs and bury the remains of our old misconceptions and addictions to power, fame, material success at the expense of true self-knowing.  As we move toward a new form of selfhood, let it be one where we honor the divinity in each of us and the web of life that most generously and interactively supports our existence.

AUGUST 2023 HOROSCOPES

REEVALUATING LOVE AND MONEY AND THE

DEVELOPMENT OF SELFHOOD

As the month begins, we are headlong into the Venus retrograde cycle in Leo. The next few weeks will have us exploring issues concerning love, money, self-worth, artistry and leadership as well as unearthing stories and complexes from our childhoods.  Leo represents our inner child and most of us carry specific wounds from our early upbringing which crystallize in different ways.

According to spiritual teacher Carolyn Myss, we will constellate around one or another child archetype - Eternal, Orphan, Magical, Wounded, Nature and Divine.  And this core self definition will affect how we deal with the world around us and be most noticeable in romantic relationships. If you think your partner is acting like a baby or a controlling parent, it is likely that you or they are operating from old wounds and projections.  Now is the time to notice this dynamic and consider what a more emotionally mature partnership would look like.

In its essence, Leo is about our connection to divinity and of course, the range can run from placing others on a pedestal to the narcissist who must take all the air out of the room.  The preferred expression is that we are in touch with the divine spark within and we share that beauty with others through a generosity of spirit and creativity.

As Venus also deals with love and money, there are opportunities to reconnect with former partners or rework financial arrangements.  For those in the creative or entertainment fields, one can work with "stars" or bring on premiere clientele.

While the retrograde will be continuing through early September, the first few days of August could be quite dramatic and exciting, or alternatively volatile and destabilizing. Pluto is in an uncomfortable angle with the nodes and we may feel forced to make a decision before we are ready.  Do we compromise to fit into consensus reality or do we decide to individuate and stand for something even if the majority does not?  As the north node is in Aries, the independence fierceness route is recommended.

Also, during the first few days of August, Mars in Virgo trines Jupiter in Taurus and this opportunistic aspect can allow one to bring their ideas and projects easily to manifestation with potential wealth and long-term growth. In addition, while Pluto is pushing a more conventional narrative - or showing the weakness inherent in it, Venus in her retrograde motion will be in a positive trine aspect to the Aries North Node. Once again, if in alignment with your true heart and destiny, certain situations will fall into place if they are for your spiritual betterment.

Later in the month, Mars and Neptune oppose each other and this can have several different effects.  For many it can be a romantic time (whether newly formed or recouping previous shine) or, alternatively, one can feel lost and adrift, perhaps hanging on to a false hope or fool's errand.  Is this dream possible or likely? It will all depend on how clear you are about yourself and ability of the person, place or thing to satisfy that dream.  I oftentimes tell clients that whatever they dream about is something they are capable of manifesting.  However, disappointment can occur when one places that dream on a particular person, place or thing who is not capable of fulfilling that fantasy. Being clear-eyed can prevent a lot of wasted time and energy.

The end of the month features the annual Uranus retrograde, this time at 23 Taurus. Uranus has been travelling through Taurus and your Taurus house since 2018 and depending on the degrees of your fixed sign planets (Leo, Aquarius, Taurus, Scorpio) you will have already felt the earthquakes and breakthroughs.  Otherwise, they are still potentially arriving in the next two years.

Uranus will separate us from what we no longer need or is useful for our growth. He will also quickly activate stimulating new situations and encounters with people we might never have expected to feel a connection to.  Whatever happens is there to move us out of stagnation and into greater individuation and freedom.



Pluto in Capricorn inconjunct Nodes in Aries/Libra Aug 1 - 3rd
adjusting to a new mission

The pressure to change is coming from the Capricorn house.  How will you adjust to new demands and focusses?

ARIES - career pressures or transformation may affect how you spend your time with partner

TAURUS -  as your world view is changing, how you deal with health and mental health is brought into view

GEMINI - financial considerations make you reconsider how you spend your time online and with loved ones

CANCER - your partner's forced circumstances may affect your career choices and home life

LEO - a change in lifestyle may have you questioning your former goals and friendships

VIRGO - a need for greater creative control has bearing on your finances and those of partners
 
LIBRA - changes in home or family life necessarily impact yourself and your relationship

SCORPIO - you've had to change your thinking about your childhood and this invariably has you addressing addictions and repetitive patterns

SAGITTARIUS - a developing or devolving financial situation has you rethinking how you spend your time and what your future goals are

CAPRICORN - as you accept more personal authority for your life, how you deal with work and family is being questioned
 
AQUARIUS - you may feel persecuted by forces beyond your control and in this instance, are seeking new ways of communicating and seeing the world

PISCES - your vision of the future is altered and hence how you manage your finances is undergoing a sea change

Pluto has been in Capricorn for the last 15 years and will still retrograde back one more time in 2024.  So this is likely a well-worn theme.  We're being given yet another chance to refocus our vision, particularly in light of how to become more authentic and independent.  If we are overly codependent in a situation, the vise is going to feel more restrictive. This moment might be a little messy if it springs us from old associations, but it is necessary for our long-term growth.  


Mars in Virgo trine Jupiter in Taurus  Aug 1st and 2nd
moved to manifestation

This difficult transition is aided by a solid and supportive trine of Mars in Virgo (hard work) and Jupiter in Taurus (manifestation).

Your efforts in your Virgo house will bear fruit in the house where Taurus is transitting.

ARIES - living a healthier lifestyle will allow you to make more money and display your talents more effectively

TAURUS - accessing your creativity will bring you closer to feeling good about yourself, this is the new you

GEMINI - working on the home or family you desire will help eliminate old fears of poverty and destitution

CANCER - learning to work with your local community will enhance your ability to effect change in the larger world

LEO - simply plying your trade with diligence will bring you the career success you desire

VIRGO - standing up for yourself will change your world view

LIBRA - addressing family karma will improve your romantic life

SCORPIO - finding a healthy social outlet bring more stability to your relationship

SAGITTARIUS - focusing on your work in an organized fashion improves your lifestyle and mental health

CAPRICORN - expanding your world view also leads to greater creativity

AQUARIUS - working on your relationship leads to a a more tranquil home life

PISCES - as your partner becomes more motivated, your communication improves


Neptune in Pisces opposing Mars in Virgo Aug 20 - 25th
a temporary sense of diminishing returns

If not certain how to move forward, take a time out.  Neptune can weaken or confuse or dissolve our resolve or ambition.  But it may be necessary to step back and question if our actions make sense in the current moment.

ARIES - you lose steam, particularly around a world or health promise as you wonder if it will make any difference after all

TAURUS - you have some new creative ideas but are worried that your social circles won't understand or appreciate you

GEMINI - while raring to make changes to home, you feel burdened by uncertainty at work

CANCER - it seems that everyone wants to fight you on small stuff while you'd rather deal with the bigger picture

LEO - you've have a new idea of how to make money but your partner doesn't see its possibilities

VIRGO - you're on the move but can't get others to go along with you as they seem stuck in confusion

LIBRA - unconscious fears make it hard to commit to anything fully

SCORPIO - should you pursue personal pleasure or focus on more collective objectives

SAGITTARIUS - it's hard to feel motivated about work where you're not even sure where you should be or live

CAPRICORN - as long as you see the bigger picture and work toward it, some of your every day confusion will vanish

AQUARIUS - your partner may be pushing you to make more money but you're not even sure what you should do for work anymore

PISCES - partner may be pushing for changes but you have no idea what you want anymore

The confusion or enervation brought about by this aspect will only be present a few days but it brings up the difference between operating in the matrix and yet finding yourself drifting into a more esoteric or imaginative mindset. Yes, with Neptune you could be confusing illusion with reality and if you do need a "snap out of it" moment, this short timeline may bring some temporary clarity.  Yet, the dissolving effects of Neptune are much stronger and whatever has to eventually fade away will do so regardless of the amount of real life "effort" you put into something.


Uranus retrograde in Taurus on Aug 29th
dramatic change of circumstance

Nowadays, every late August and late January encounter a Uranus station, which usher in rapid changes and separations.  There is a certain amount of turmoil that happens at these times because the underlying premise is to break free of outdated or overly constrained situations.  The need to be free or move on is not always smooth but usually does feel liberating after the pieces fall.

Uranus will be in Taurus for about 3 more years, after having entered the sign in 2018. How have your values changed since then?  How do you approach money, sex, relationships, material possessions, housing, the environment? Because of the attendant Saturn/Pluto conjunction of Jan 2020 exemplified by covid, it is not likely you are still living or thinking the same way.  Or even if your lifestyle has not changed, you are aware that your situation may not be able to be sustainable for the long term.

The things that keep partners together involve shared values and if/when these change, it is hard to maintain the relationship any longer.  

We will still be in the midst of the Venus retrograde at the time of this years Uranus station retrograde.  While last summer 2022 included a lot of potential breakups, there was a good chance that many couples tried to reconcile during the fall (Mars retro) only to come to a more final conclusion in January 2023.

This year, we will have the same breakup energy but it will not be followed by a Mars retro and hence the "divorce" will be a bit more final.  

Conversely, if we are engaged in new relationships, projects that are in alignment with our more authentic selves, these can accelerate quickly at this time.

What makes you feel free and valued?  Those will be the questions that will determine your work and your love life.

Where will Uranus retrograde and how will it impact you:

ARIES - in your money sector, realizing who you want to work with or not

TAURUS - in your house of self, you decide to show the real you and perhaps separate from those who only see who you were in the past, who only relate to you in the past tense

GEMINI - in your karmic arena - perhaps releasing old patterns and even epigenetic imprints, you heal an addiction/compulsion

CANCER - in your social life and online - joining a new tribe or extricating yourself from an old one

LEO - in relation to career - changes at work beyond your control with boss or company OR you choose to leave to take on a new assignment

VIRGO - in regard to your spiritual life and understanding of the world - oftentimes correlates with a breakthrough epiphany or walking away from a spiritual guru

LIBRA - in your sex house - if committed, possible changes there or if single, exciting new people coming into your life

SCORPIO - in your relationship house - new people arriving while old connections change or more on, sometimes abruptly

SAGITTARIUS - n your work and health house - preferably you are motivated to take better care of yourself, if ill, potentially a turn for the better

CAPRICORN - in your house of creativity - you've access your genius or finally shake loose from hang ups about your abilities

AQUARIUS - change in the home - good or bad depending on how stagnant your situation is, ultimately liberating no matter what appears

PISCES - in the realm of your mind and communication - exciting news and connections and or breakups with old friends


If we are holding on too tightly to a situation or person who is no longer beneficial to our growth, they will be taken from us either through their leaving or circumstances that make you break the tie.  The more willing one is to seek the more enlightened path toward being free, the more positive the experience of the Uranus retrograde station.

On the other hand, if things have been crazy in your life for some time, the station may finally bring the chaos to an at least temporary close.

Even though this is Uranus in Taurus (a grounded earth sign), it still has an Aquarian vibe.  And with Pluto now tiptoeing in and out of Aquarius, the Uranus changes are getting us ready to deal with the monumental paradigm shifts that Pluto in Aquarius will usher in.  An entirely new world and challenges are coming into view and they require a different perspective and method of action. Uranus' lightning bolt of energy will allow you to move quickly onto a different future path.