Oct 23 – 29

Different approaches to saying the same thing!

What to expect: Help with communication
What to watch out for: Lack of understanding
What will it affect? Relationships, women’s issues, relationship issues, spirituality

This week starts with Venus square Juno. Venus is in Libra, its home, and favour. She’s all about love and in Libra she love’s with gestures of peace such as apologies, balance such as negotiation and compromise and pleasure with dance and music. She squares off with Juno, the marriage asteroid in the austere sign of Capricorn who is bound up in tradition, “what is right”. Libra wants it to be fair, Juno wants it to be right and though they may want the same things, a clash ensues.

Fortunately, by Oct 24th, a mediator shows up and a dialogue is aided by Neptune. Neptune is the higher octave of Venus. Neither feminine nor masculine, dichotomies disappear with Neptune. Neptune in the positive is the angel of spirit and unconditional love. Neptune is sextile to Juno and is softening and getting through to her. As Neptune connects with Juno with sympathy and acceptance, Juno in Capricorn begins to see the point.

Really it’s the feedback from Mercury, now in Scorpio that inspires Neptune and opens Juno to this positive relationship discussion. Mercury in Scorpio provides the truth and Neptune translate with something inspiring. Sometimes you can’t find the words to get your point across. Sometimes words are just too harsh. But a song, poem, video and inspirational quote will get to the heart of it without offending.

Why? Venus Square Juno, Neptune Sextile Juno, Mercury Trine Neptune, Mercury Sextile Juno

Powerful Messages

What to expect: Strong communication
What to watch out for: Backlash
What will it affect? Power, communication

The Sun and Jupiter meet up in Scorpio on Oct 26th taking us into the deeper mysteries of Jupiter in Scorpio. Jupiter in Scorpio delves into secrets, sex, taxes, death. So far Jupiter in Scorpio has held to its promise exposing sexual abuse and manipulation; sparking #metoo, and other campaigns in response that has drawn us into our intimate world of betrayal and trust. As the Sun moves into Scorpio and joins with Jupiter we explore our identity within this discourse. Who are we really? How have these experiences defined us or not defined us? How do our egos respond?

By the 27th Venus moves into a square with Pluto sparking power imbalances within relationships. The backlash to the strengthening voices of the disempowered may also appear. Luckily Mercury will also sextile Pluto, so we’ll easily be able to see through whatever is said. If we have something to say, this will also be a good time to say it. If you have a message that the world needs to hear, now is the time. Words will be goosebump worthy.

Why? Sun Conjunction Jupiter, Venus Square Transiting Pluto, Mercury Sextile Pluto

Revising our Communication Strategy

What to expect: Moving forward
What to watch out for: changes to communication
What will it affect? Communication, strategy, work, direction

By Oct 28/29th we may see our work moving forward. We’ve grasped a certain amount of balance in line with our work and our vision and feel the ease of forwarding movement. As we start that forward movement, however, we do hit a hitch. Our ethic and ambitions may clash. We may feel compelled to drive towards the truth, but our sense of security obscures the picture. Do we stick our neck out and risk our safety? Do we hold our secrets out of a sense of common sense? And does doing so mean we lose ourselves and our purpose? Mercury will square the North Node and marks a great time when we can revise our communication strategy. If we need to switch up our message, now is the time.

Why? Vesta Sextile North Node, Sun Opposition Pallas, Mercury Square North Node

 

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Oct 16 – 22

Writing and Sharing

What to expect: Focused work
What to watch out for: Oversharing
What will it affect? Communication, writing, ideas, undisclosed information or ideas

The week starts with some excellent energy for getting work done. The Sun is sextile Saturn, so we can put our head down and get any work that requires some discipline done. With the Sun in Libra and Saturn in Sagittarius, it will be particularly good for writing, or any form of journalism.

On the 18th get ready to deliver whatever you’ve written. Mercury will conjunct Jupiter in Scorpio. It’s a great time for delivering a message, teaching and bringing together groups. Since both of these are in Scorpio, group processes that involve transformation are favoured. Bring in such elements that use communication as tools such as guided meditation, or guided hypnosis. It’s also a good time for disclosure. Secrets, information that has been covert, hidden or classified up until now is now ripe for sharing.

Why? Sun sextile Saturn, Mercury conjunct Jupiter

New Moon in Libra

What to expect: Opportunity for balance
What to watch out for: Serious challenges to our balance
What will it affect? Relationships, peace, harmony, feminine emergence

The New Moon on Oct 19th is in Libra. A new moon in Libra gives us the opportunity to set intentions for new beginnings in all things Libra. Peace, harmony, negotiations, relationships, aesthetics. If things are out of balance in these areas, we can use this energy to set them right. Balance will be the New Moons goal. Libra can go to war and fight to bring things to balance. It’s not necessarily the most popular or common approach for Libra. Libra can also compromise too much to bring about harmony. Though balance is the goal, the Sun and the Moon will be exactly opposite Uranus in Aries. Unpredictable is the best way to describe it! The Sabian symbol for the degree is an “airplane hovering overhead”. Is it a UFO? A help plane dropping supplies? A warplane dropping bombs? A drone taking pictures? A time machine? The thing is we don’t know. The Sabian Symbol for Uranus’ degree is at is “through imagination, a lost opportunity is regained”

Lilith is also making an aspect to the New Moon. She is at the Galactic Centre at 27 Sagittarius and sextile the New Moon. The Galactic Centre is said to be the point in space were “divinely inspired information is downloaded”. With Lilith there, we can expect to see a little feminine magic. The feminine ways are mysterious. They are non-linear and magnetic. In fact, they are the perfect formula for intention setting. This energy the New Moon may open up a direct line to and from God or Goddess.

Pallas also squares Ceres. Many of us had superpowers when we were children. We could see spirits, talk to imaginary friends, say strange things to our parents that predicted the future. As we grew older, our intellect took over and those powers disappeared. Usually ‘our intellect’ was some disapproving grown-up, fearful of the spirit world that helped to shut us down. A tension emerges again at the New Moon. Our imaginary friends are calling out to us, but our sense of security-like intellect wants to shut it down.

The best way to approach this New Moon is to get focused, centred and grounded. Honour the feminine approach, trust our intuition and listen to our inner voices. And maybe even our imaginary friends. Doing so will make it more difficult to get thrown off our feet and will help us to imagine a future that we really do want. One that represents balance!

Why? New Moon at 26°Libra, Sun Opposition Uranus, Pallas Square Ceres, Lilith sextile Sun

Unify!

What to expect: Attempts to divide
What to watch out for: Immature approaches
What will it affect? Communication, work, teams and groups, emotions and intellect

Between Oct 21st and 22nd, the idea of working together is challenged. Pluto in Capricorn is challenging world government to transform, but Pluto likes power and Capricorn likes status. Giving up and transforming power has been a struggle. Old status quo structures are grasping to hold on to power. Vesta is currently in Libra and loves the idea of working together and collaborating with passion and purpose. As Pluto squares, Vesta, divide and concur may be the growing approach. Venus in Libra will sextile Ceres and will provide some strength for nurturing and caring for each other. But Mercury, Pallas, and Ceres are also caught up in a T-Square causing us to say things that get us into trouble. Little truths slip out in inappropriate ways. Some of it may be trigger by childlike temper tantrums or stemming from stubborn ideas. We can get through it by working together, acting with maturity and incorporating flexibility as we share our ideas and principles. And don’t underestimate the strength of sharing some home-baked cookies.

Why? Venus Sextile Ceres, Pluto Square Vesta, Mercury Opposition Pallas, Mercury Square Ceres

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Oct 9 – 15

Resistance

What to expect: Resistance
What to watch out for: Abuse of power
What will it affect? Communication, politics, society, women, relationships, wounds

On Oct 9th, both the Sun and Mercury, still in close conjunction in Libra, will square Pluto. Both of Mercury and the Sun want balance, collaborative dialogue, fair contract and give and take. This may be in short order. As they square Pluto in Capricorn, there is sure to be power plays, lack of trust, destabilizing strategy (divide and concur). Discourse may be coercive, threatening or undermining. This energy has been building since the Full Moon last week, but now becomes even more salient. Libra is often seen as the people pleaser and the mediator, but she also likes the balance of scales as shown by her symbol. When things are out of balance, you can be sure that fighting words will be met with fighting words. A threat of a fight will be met with a fight. Libra will find a way to bring balance and her first step is always to take the peaceful route. But also, don’t be surprised if fighting back doesn’t look like fighting back. Throwing a punch may be unsafe. Retaliation may seem passive aggressive – things like you stop paying for my birth control, may mean I accidentally drop saltpeter in your eggs. Covert means may be as effective as you can be while still remaining safe, so don’t dismiss them as “passive agressive” or view them as not fighting back. Watch Sofia Coppola’s movie The Beguiled for a great film that exemplifies this!

Venus will oppose Chiron, bringing up some collective wounds related to women on 10th. Venus is still in Virgo. She is in service, but is her service valued? It’s time to recognize our nurses, health care workers, and cleaners. The disparity may bring up some collective wounds at this time.

Why? Mercury Square Pluto, Sun Square Pluto, Venus Opposition Chiron

Slow, Steady and With Others Wins the Race

What to expect: Moving forward slowly
What to watch out for: Frustration
What will it affect? Communication, commerce, drive, and ambition, direction

There is an African proverb that says “if you want to go quickly, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together”. Mars is square to Saturn on Oct 11th, slowing us down. These two together create a tension that is asking us to take our time. Be methodical. It may feel frustrating, limiting and as though it is holding us back. But with Mercury and the Sun also sextile the North Node between the 11th and 13th, connecting with others and working as a team is the key. Learning from each other moves us forward on our path. It also builds solidarity. Mercury also makes a sextile to Saturn, so we have the energy to be very detailed and methodical. This can only help to avoid mistakes or missteps and guarantee success.

Why? Mars Square Saturn, Mercury Sextile North Node, Mercury Sextile Saturn, Sun Sextile North Node

Opportunity for Growth

What to expect: Wounds
What to watch out for: Avoiding
What will it affect? Mental processes, wounds, relationships

Mars opposite Chiron speaks of a wound. And while it may be coming up for healing and evolution, we may feel the need to run for our wounds. There are a couple of ways this may happen. One is through spiritual bypass. A tricky one, because it may look like we are doing the work. The other is through disconnection. Our minds are exceptionally busy on Oct 15th. We will have a download of thoughts and ideas coming in at a mile a minute. But we may use our busy minds to avoid; telling others we have “too much going on” or that we “have no time”. Connecting with other is, in fact, the key. The synergy of relationships can help us do the work and aid us in piecing together a pattern or the pattern.

Why? Mercury Opposition Transiting Uranus, Mars Opposition Transiting Chiron, Pallas Trine Transiting Juno

 

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