Sept 11 – 17

New Directions

What to expect: Re-evaluation
What to watch out for: holding on to things that no longer work
What will it affect? Work, Relationships, Childhood wounds

Our causes come into questions for much of the first part of the week. What do we stand for? Why are we doing it? Does it still matter? We may have joined a cause and felt with all of our being that this was the thing that mattered, that would make a difference, that had the potential to fulfill a part of our mission and purpose. This week as Chiron opposes Vesta we call all of that into question. Maybe we no longer feel the same about that wound that was driving us in that direction. As we lose or heal our anger about something, we also lose the passion.

Venus will trine Saturn at the 12th adding some practicality to our value system. We budget and take account of what we truly value and sometimes it means that something drops off our budget or gets directed into something else that truly matters. Don’t worry if it seems like an about-face. Venus will also conjunct the North Node making sure that our decisions are fortunate and taking us in the right direction.

Why? Chiron Opposition Vesta, Venus Trine Saturn, Venus Conjunction North Node

Removing Blockages

What to expect: Feeling thwarted
What to watch out for: Being discouraged
What will it affect? Self-concept, relationships, childhood wounds

On September 13th, we encounter our first test. Sun will square Saturn making it likely that difficulties will arise. Difficulties can sometimes make us feel that we’ve taking the wrong turn. If it’s the right direction, shouldn’t it be easy?

Communication in our relationships will be a priority as Mercury trines Juno the marriage asteroid. We are looking for again for practical solutions and talking it out with others will help us come up with a plan. As we move further into the week on the 14th Chiron will trines Ceres, bringing up some childhood wounds that can now be healed. Maybe these are the source of our perceived blockages? Chiron is in Pisces and is also connecting us to our collective wounds around parenting and nurturing. Parenting was a whole different ball game in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Parental expectations; how much they were there for us; were too involved in their own lives or were they too involved in our lives. Different generations had different parenting styles and problems! Often the next generation took on the job of “doing it differently” only to add a different kind of wound! Now is the time when we can look at those lessons learned and try again for something better.

Why? Mercury Trine Juno, Sun Square Saturn, Chiron Trine Ceres

Good Investments

What to expect: Decisiveness
What to watch out for: Missing the opportunity
What will it affect? Money, relationships, projects, new directions

On September 15th Venus will sextile Jupiter. This is a great transit for holding a party or networking. It’s also great for investing. Venus is in Leo and with Jupiter in Libra, we can make some risky but balanced investments. Investments can include investments in financial deals, but also relationships. Mercury will also be conjunct Mars, making us very decisive and with these two in Virgo, we’ll work in a concentrated and quick manner without missing any of the detail. This is good news! The only drawback is that it is a sextile and with sextile, we often enjoy the energy without taking advantage of it!

Don’t loose out! Take advantage of it!

Why? Venus Sextile Jupiter, Mercury Conjunction Mars

Finding our Originality

What to expect: Breaking free of past
What to watch out for: Guilt trips from loved ones
What will it affect? Relationships, money, parental relationships

On Sept 17th, Uranus will square Ceres and Venus will trine Uranus. We find that we are rebelling against our early upbringing. Maybe it’s a result of something we healed and got clear about earlier in the week.  If you have never properly ‘individuated’ from your parents and family, now is the time it can happen. We break free from that unhealthy relationship and we move forward.Our family might not like it. There may be opposition. But it’s an important step for us that may have been blocking us from our purpose. With Venus trine to Uranus, we’ll make some seemingly unlikely connections, partnerships and financial deals that will take us in a new and positive direction. Whether they like it or not!

Why? Uranus Square Transiting Ceres, Venus Trine Uranus

 

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Sept 4 – 10

Mercury Direct

What to expect: Clear direction
What to watch out for: A bit of awkwardness
What will it affect? Communication, The recent eclipse story

On Sept 5th Mercury goes direct. It goes directly exactly on the recent eclipse point. Mercury moved briefly back into Leo and is now ready to head back into Virgo. But before it does, it has something to say related to the eclipse. The Sabian Symbol for this degree is “a mermaid emerging from the ocean”. For the last month, we have been going back over old ground. Reviewing, releasing and revising our inner map. While mercury was retrograde in Virgo, we may have cleaned out our closets, reviewed all our plans, checked anything missed on our check list and committed to getting it done and checked off. We were focused on our health… not just our physical health, but also our mental and emotional health. How was our diet, our exercise, our boundaries? What were we complaining about in our lives and how could we go about changing it, so we could stop? As it slipped back into Leo, we had a chance to review the last degrees of all Leo related. Our leadership, ego, pride, and power. Now as we emerge from this swim in the unconscious waters we are cleansed and clear. We know what to do, now all we need to do is find our feet! To do that, all we need to do is communicate our needs. Mercury in a direct motion will help us. It won’t happen immediately. We might be a little awkward at first. But we now have all the information and know-how needed.

Why? Mercury Direct

Full Moon in Pisces

What to expect: An opportunity for guidance
What to watch out for: Denial
What will it affect? culminations, relationships with ourselves, relationships with others, spirituality

On Sept 6th the Full Moon is at 13 degrees Pisces. This Full Moon has some difficult aspects with lots of support in the background.

The moon is within one degree of Neptune, also in Pisces. This makes it highly spiritual on one end and prone to delusion, fantasy, and denial on the other. Neptune and the Moon are also making a tense connection with Venus in Leo. Venus in Leo values being the centre of attention, her ego is a little large and she can get offended if not noticed. With the Moon in Pisces, we can be somewhat of a doormat emotionally, giving to everyone and writing emotional cheques that we may not have the resources to back up. With its connection to Venus in Leo, it’s also expecting some glory in return. Neptune also making this difficult aspect to Venus causes our perceptions to be completely off. Add to it that Venus is also square to Pallas throwing off our perceptions. We feel lost about who we are, who others are and what we want and need. The moon makes it even worse by making us extra sensitive and prone to hurt. The tendency will be to seek an escape. However, now is the time to put down the rose coloured glasses, say no to the drugs (especially the opioids) and keep your eye on the spiritual by-pass. The best approach is to get real! The Sun opposite the moon will help. The Sun is in reality based Virgo and making a helpful trine to Pallas common sense Taurus. If we focus our attention there, we can get some practical, grounding, reality based advice.

All of this sounds pretty tricky, but the angels are with us now. Ask them to help you see what’s real and they will. This is supported by Jupiter making a helpful sextile to the North Node. They want us to go in the right directions. But we have to ask! Part of the lesson of this Full Moon is to ‘lean not on our own understanding’. Learn to connect and trust your guidance system. Ask for help and once you’ve asked, keep your eye out and open us to the needed help!

Why? Full Moon at 13°Pi53′, Sun Trine Pallas, Jupiter Sextile North Node, Venus Square Pallas

Inner Transformation

What to expect: Inner work
What to watch out for: Opportunities
What will it affect? Relationships, direction, inner work

By the end of the week, we have some great energy for transformative experiences. Work with a coach or other practitioner focused on inner work and you’ll likely make a lot of ground. You can also work with your business partners and/or committed relationship partnership. You’ll feel grounded enough to allow for the sometimes scary independence and freedom needed to explore what needs change and transformation. All of this is happening in the earth elements, so we can arrive at some practical, goal oriented solutions that will help us achieve our desires. Either as individuals or as a partnership! Make use of crystals, plants, essential oils and respectful touch.

Why? Sun Trine Pluto, Mars Trine Juno

 

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Aug 28 – Sept 4

What About Me?

What to expect: Strong emotions and judgment
What to watch out for: Projections
What will it affect? Beliefs, inner work, spiritual work

On August 31st – Sept 1st Saturn will form a learning triangle with Vesta and Ceres. It’s called a learning triangle because it’s made up of easy and hard aspects that push and pull and bring new awareness. Saturn has been hard at work, checking out the foundations for our beliefs. But as we take a look at them, sometimes instead of admitting our shortcomings we project and place them on others. If you find yourself critical and judgey, this may be you. We may even go into a “Nobody loves me” pity party. There is an opportunity to connect with our inner child and work through this conflict. Ask yourself – Is all this judgment I feel about me? If it is, what is it about? Systematically work through all of your negative beliefs to assess their origin and you will be able to use this learning triangle energy well.

Why? Vesta Sextile Ceres, Saturn Square Vesta, Vesta sextile Ceres

Wholeness

What to expect: Break-throughs
What to watch out for: getting lost in competition
What will it affect? Injustice, war, discord

Mars will trine Uranus this week on Sept 2nd. One planet that I don’t often write about, mainly because haven’t had much clarity around it, is Eris. Eris will be right beside Uranus.

In mythology, Eris was the Goddess of discord. Allegedly there was a wedding party and everyone was there – Hera, Athena, Aphrodite. Eris however, was not invited! Eris decided to show up anyhow and once there she caught everyone’s attention by throwing an apple between the goddesses, with the words written on it “for the fairest”. The goddesses started to compete. They all felt they should have the apple. So to break the competition, the Prince of Troy, Paris was tasked with deciding who would be the fairest. Hera tried to bribe him with Political Power, Athena, with infinite wisdom, and Aphrodite offered him the most beautiful woman in the world.

He chose the most beautiful woman in the world. This incident and Paris’ choice led to the Trojan War, which of course was lost!

In astrology, Eris is represented of where like Eris in the myth, we feel excluded. While she has been traveling along side Uranus in Aries, she has been stirring up these feelings of exclusion socially. The woman’s march, black lives matter, trans/gender issues, cultural minorities, religious minorities; all excluded from the privilege of the privileged. Everyone wants to matter. But if you say that all lives matter, it like Paris’ decision, leads to war.
What’s the answer? Yes, one does not matter more than the other, yet it’s also insulting to make that claim…. who’s the fairest? Who is the fairest? This is Eris stirring up her discord!

The lessons of Eris, however, in my opinion, are around wholeness. Though extremely tempting and sometimes hard to understand, wholeness is never achieved by looking on the outside. Asking or expecting someone to decide if you are the fairest or not has no winning solution! Wholeness is achieved by connecting with who we truly are within ourselves and defining that for ourselves. Once we shift our inside, so too do we shift our outer circumstances. Who matter’s the most, loses importance. Who’s the fairest becomes a pointless question?
As Mars makes that trine to Uranus and Eris, we can expect some unexpected breakthroughs that can lead to a path of wholeness.

Why? Mars Trine Uranus and Eris

Eclipse Triggers

What to expect: Deepening of the eclipse story
What to watch out for: Snap decisions
What will it affect? Communication, decisions, any area affected by the eclipse

I bet you thought the eclipse was over? Well, yes and no. In astrology, faster-moving planets can sometimes trigger events for big astrological happenings, especially if they occur close to the big astrological happening. In this case, Mercury and Mars will move over the eclipse degree of last week, deepening the story of whatever the eclipse brought. Mercury is still retrograde, so will move over it one more time later in September when it goes direct. But at the moment Mars and Mercury are working in unison as they meet up with each on Sept 2rd – 3rd. A declaration and a move forward is anticipated. But since Mercury is still retrograde and the Sun will be opposite the Neptune, it’s a day that will lack clarity. Any decisions we make will likely be too quick and prone to regret. The problem is that decision can be made seemingly without thinking. It’s a time when you will decide to go forward instead of backing up in this parking spot… only to learn there is a meridian. Or a time when you will let go of the oar, only to realize that it’s not fastened to the boat. Pay attention to thoughtless decisions that end up being big decisions, leaving you dangling on a meridian or up the river without a paddle.

The good news is that later in the month you will have more clarity and can adjust any decision or directions you need to take.

Why? Mercury Conjunction Mars, Jupiter Square Ceres, Sun Opposition Neptune

 

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