Jan 29 – Feb 4

Leo Lunar Eclipse

What to expect: Relationship Adjustments
What to watch out for: Ego
What will it affect? Relationships, leadership, groups, group dynamics

The lunar eclipse on Jan 31 has two sides to it; a major tension and an underlying tension.

Let’s start with the underlying tension. The Lunar eclipse is happening at 11 degrees of Leo. At the same degree on that day is Ceres, the dwarf planet responsible for the circle of life; fertility birth, mothering, loss, planting, growing, nurturing, and harvesting. They are forming a tense angle to both Lilith in Capricorn and Neptune in Pisces. It’s what’s known as a finger of God. Technically in a finger of God formation, two planets are working well together, but three’s a crowd. And when that third planet comes along, it shines a light on some issues, and that light brings in tension. In this case, Lilith and Neptune are working together to bring in harmony; spirituality, and the right use of power and control. But there is a tendency to believe that we need to do it all, to martyr ourselves. And that is what this third planet is telling us. The third planet is the Moon and Ceres (operating as one as they are at the same degree). It’s asking us to balance our big spiritual task with nurturing. The problem is, we have a little bit of Leo ego in the way. Ego leads to pride. And pride comes before a fall. This fall has to do with believing that there is no one else who can do what we are doing. It leads to a depletion of our energy and burn-out. When the lunar eclipse happens, it will show us where we are not nurturing and kind to ourselves. What we are learning with this eclipse is to stand in our leadership and authority, but to recognize that leadership includes letting go and having faith in others. And taking care of ourselves. We are letting go of old leadership models and egos. The one’s that say “Only I can do this”

Some tips to creating that balance; train others, delegate and create a ritual that helps to nurture yourself. If you don’t have one use this Eclipse energy to create one. Meditation, prayer, things that incorporate fun. My latest is sewing and beading! The Free Introductory Business Timing Calendar will also help. I know that’s a plug for the free calendar, but It’s loaded with advice to slow down, flow with the energy and will help to guide you with how to pay attention to the energy.

The second tension with the Full Moon eclipse has to do with our relationships. This Eclipse will have us pushing the boundaries of our relationships to help pull our interaction out of outdated tradition and into the future. In order to help revolutionize and refashion love some of us will be leaving people or groups of people behind and some of us joining with new. This is because the Moon is opposite the Sun, Venus, and Juno in Aquarius. With this eclipse, we let go of tradition in our relationships in favour of something different that incorporates friendship, freedom, humanity and, unconditional love. Normally when we think of unconditional love, we think of sacrifice. That’s the Pisces version on unconditional love. The unconditional love associated with Aquarius is more like unrestricted love. It’s broad-minded, liberal and equalitarian. And so with this Full Moon Eclipse, get ready to leave behind what no longer works and to incorporate what may seem a little unconventional.

Why? Full Moon at 11°Leo 37′ Lunar Total Eclipse, Sun Opposition Transiting Ceres, Mercury Entering Aquarius, Venus Opposition Transiting North Node, Sun Opposition Transiting North Node,

Fact Checker…

What to expect: Faulty thinking
What to watch out for: Decisions
What will it affect? Decision making, speeches, common sense

Towards the end of the week, Pallas gets a lot of attention. Pallas is the asteroid responsible for intellect, patterns and is the goddess asteroid of feminine style warfare. At the end of January, Mercury will move into Aquarius and the first thing it will do is square Pallas on Feb 3rd. Mercury in Aquarius is filled with new ideas, but Pallas in Taurus may cause us to make connections in our minds where there are none. This may lead to more than one “stupid moment”.

There is another tense formation to Pallas from Mars currently in Sagittarius. This may cause us to take single-minded or even dogmatic actions. Added to this is Mars making a sextile to Mercury which is great for debating and decisiveness, but given the setting, might get us into trouble by causing us to say or make a quick decision.

Saturn will trine Pallas the next day, bringing the authorities in to weigh in. This is a good thing, as it brings with it a grounded common sense. The trouble is that Saturn might also dole out a good lesson! The lesson, if you can heed it in advance, is to take your time, check your assumptions, check your facts and check your sources.

Why? Mercury Square Transiting Pallas, Mercury Sextile Transiting Mars, Saturn Trine Transiting Pallas

Resiliency

What to expect: Being tested
What to watch out for: Losing faith
What will it affect? Investments – both money and love

On Feb 3rd Venus will also catch up to conjunct Juno in Aquarius exactly. These two feminine relationship energies come together at 21st degree of the sign. The Sabian symbol at that degree is “ A woman, disappointed and disillusioned courageously faces a seemingly empty life”

These two will also square Jupiter, which causes us to be excessive and to lack discipline.

Jupiter is in Scorpio and has us diving into the depths of our psyche. It also has us looking at our resources and investments. When unrestrained, Jupiter can lead us to push past our boundaries in unhealthy ways. Venus and Juno are asking us to hold fast to our values and to the need for balanced and healthy relationships. When the energies square Jupiter in Scorpio, it presents a beauty and the beast conundrum. It’s calling on our need to face the adversity associated with being both strange and ugly and to the idea that we can have the love we desire. There may be someone out there who wants what we are offering. And the reality is that there may also be no one.

If we turn this thinking towards our resources and investments we may see if more clearly. There are plenty of examples of those who spent a lifetime investing in their love of something, only to see it present little return. One of my favourites was Dan Blankenship, who invested in finding treasure on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, investing years and resources, only to run out of money and to face the loss of his dream.

But, as the saying goes, nothing ventured nothing gained. So how do we handle it if it looks like nothing will be gained? Do we compromise our values? Do we harbor resentment? Or do we build inner resilience, faith and find ways to keep moving forward?

Why? Venus Conjunction Transiting Juno, Venus Square Transiting Jupiter

 

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Jan 22 – 28th

Authoritative Words

What to expect: Mental Depth
What to watch out for: Manipulations
What will it affect? Thoughts, Learning, Communication, Authority, Shared resources

Between Jan 24th and 25th Mercury will conjunct Pluto in Capricorn. When Mercury and Pluto come together, thoughts get deep, investigative and persistent. Pluto and Mercury together can be deeply manipulative. The good news is that Capricorn demands that words are spoken with depth, authority, and integrity. There’s not much that can get past us when these two come together. The fact that they are both in Capricorn will make us cautious, careful and responsible. We’ll choose our words and be careful about their delivery. If you have an authoritative message to deliver, these are the days to do it.

Pluto can also make us a little obsessive about our thoughts, pushing us to get to the bottom of things. We’ll feel a need to unravel all the component parts and to really understand. I had a brother who liked to pull things apart to see what was inside. He once broke open a very expensive wrist watch, pulling out all of the bits to see how they worked. The problem came when putting trying to put the timepiece back together! If something doesn’t fit or makes sense at this time, we will find ourselves obsessed as we try to piece it together. We know there is a way to solve it and we’ll keep going until we find it.

The fact that these two are making a sextile to Jupiter provides us with an opportunity to learn from one another and will help to bring diverse groups together. This is good news because we can direct our obsessive need to understand and solve problems towards social issues and/or social justice. Jupiter in Scorpio will direct our attention to issues related to sexuality, #metoo, and #timesup movements. We may also be focused on money, shared resources, investments, and crypto-currencies.

Why? Mercury Conjunction Pluto, Mercury Sextile Jupiter, Sun Sextile Transiting Vesta

The Developing Story…

What to expect: Information about eclipse
What to watch out for: Lot’s of ideas.
What will it affect? Eclipses, ideas, leadership

Mars will move into Sagittarius on Jan 26th, but before it does, it will square the 2017 August eclipse point and the upcoming solar eclipse in Feb 2018. Mars is a major trigger for eclipses and so it’s a good idea to pay attention to what comes up right now as it triggers and helps to builds on the story of the past and begin to build the story of the future. The solar eclipse in February is in Aquarius and will spark plenty of ideas… Don’t dismiss your inventions! Keep a notebook by your side from now until then and capture all the comes up.

Mars will then enter Sagittarius and for the next little while, we will be motivated by philosophies, exploration, and adventure.

Why? Mars Entering Sagittarius

Get it on Paper

What to expect: Racing Thoughts
What to watch out for: Burnout
What will it affect? Thoughts, communication, healing

Towards the end of the week on Jan 27 – 28th Mercury will square Uranus. Our minds will be busy and preoccupied. There is a strong chance of burnout. Partially because our minds will have been on full throttle all week. This transit will just add to our already racing minds. The problem is that Mercury will want to take its time, be careful, thorough and meticulous. Our minds will be saying “don’t rush me; I have to think about this”. But Uranus in Aries is impatient and will push to get on with the show.

Mercury will also will also sextile Chiron and Chiron is suggesting that we take the time to talk it out, journal or use some other form of communication to get things out of our heads. This process can not only be healing in terms of what we write but also healing in the sense of getting it out into the universe and out of our heads.

Why? Mercury Square Uranus, Venus Opposition Ceres, Mercury Sextile Chiron

 

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Exercising Power

What to expect: Willpower
What to watch out for: Being uncompromising
What will it affect? Beliefs, standards, power

On Monday, January 15th, Jupiter will sextile Pluto. We feel powerful and unstoppable. If you have a lot to do, this is the day to get it done. Willpower and perseverance is in ample supply. This is also a great day for delegating and managing.

Jupiter is in Scorpio diving into the depths of the mystical, occult or hidden knowledge. It is taking on exploration of our boundaries, our finances, shared resources, and our indebtedness. As it makes this connection to Pluto, we have a chance to transform the structures and standard around these areas.

Also, if you need to deliver a message it will be powerful and even inspiration!

Why? Jupiter Sextile Transiting Pluto

New Moon in Capricorn

What to expect: A pilgrimage
What to watch out for: Getting lost
What will it affect? Ambitions, connection to a greater purpose

At the New Moon on January 16th, we go on a journey of spiritual or moral importance – A pilgrimage or heroine’s journey. This can be an actual journey or one you take with a coach or guru. The New Moon is in Capricorn. Capricorn is the sign associated with ambition, so now is a good time to consider and set intentions around our ambitions. Be aware, Capricorn is associated with Saturn who will make you work for it. So be prepared to put in the work. First on the agenda is checking in with the sources of those ambitions. And this is where the pilgrimage comes in.

Years ago I went on a heroine’s journey in Nepal. The guide burned some sage, used it to clear our energy and said: “let the adversity begin”. I laughed. It was the last time I will ever laugh in the face of adversity. What followed was ten harrowing days of climbing mountains. There was an easier way, but Mother Nature decided to teach us, and the only way she could do that was to throw adversity in our path. At one point when I felt I could no longer go on, I stopped to rest, looked down and at my feet was a feather; a sign for many that spirit is around. I personally took it as a sign and said a prayer “this is beyond me, I’m gonna need you to help me up the mountain”. Though my limit was reached, I was able with the help of something beyond myself, to push past my limits and make it up the mountain. When I finished the trek, I declared it the best experience of my entire life! This New Moon presents an opportunity for such an experience. The New Moon is conjunct Venus bringing in the gracious wise mother earth energy. She will be there to teach you along the path. The New Moon is also connected to Chiron in Pisces  providing us with that feather and the energy to go down the path supported by something greater than us. It’s also connected to Mars giving us confidence and energy to go forward. To use its energy, imagine that you have returned from your journey and you are sharing your memories. As you do, feel yourself physically and emotionally at the summit of your journey. This is the kind of exercise that will help you to achieve your goal.

The New Moon is also making a square to Uranus and Pallas. We can expect some unexpected twist and turns along our path. We may even get lost. The Capricorn energy values stability and convention will square the Aries energy which wants to push forward with change. Tap into the energy of Mother earth to help you move forward and keep you grounded at the same time.

Why? New Moon at 26°Capricorn, Venus Square Pallas, Mars Trine Transiting Chiron, Sun Square Transiting Pallas

Mini Pilgrimage

What to expect: Spiritual growth
What to watch out for: Tantrums
What will it affect? Work, self expression, needs, inner growth

On January 19th Mercury will sextile Neptune; a great time for writing or other artistic expressions. We can also use this energy to take a local pilgrimage. For this one you don’t need to go far. Venus is now in Aquarius where she values freedom and change. She is making a sextile to Vesta the asteroid associated with work. Vesta is now in Sagittarius and in connection with Venus is telling us we can increase our work output through a road trip or a quest for knowledge via the open road.

On the same day, Juno the marriage asteroid is opposite Ceres. There is tension around how we tend to our inner child and our spirit. Ceres is feeling unloved and may throw a tantrum to get some attention. We need fun, play and attention right now and we may expect someone else to meet that need. The path through this conflict is to grow ourselves up and learn to meet our own needs. This ultimately helps us to approach our relationships as equals.

Why? Mercury Sextile Neptune, Venus Sextile Vesta, Juno Opposition Ceres

 

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