Jan 16 – 22

Confrontations

What to expect: Confrontations
What to watch out for: The need for self esteem
What will it affect? Authority, wounds, patterns, inner power

By Jan 16, new patterns come into our awareness. Mars conjuncts Chiron and we may face a confrontation that brings in hard to face issues. This may come across as criticism and likely from someone in authority and will build between the 16 and 19th when mars will square Saturn. We feel thwarted and frustrated. It not only brings up personal wounds but societal wounds as well. We have to stand up to those in authority and to fight for what is right and when we do, we will find ourselves gaining self esteem and inner power. You don’t have to do it alone. Working with a counselor or coach is powerful now.

Why? Pallas Opposition Transiting North Node, Mars Conjunction Transiting Chiron, Mars Square Transiting Saturn

The Suffrage vs. Inauguration

What to expect: A new path
What to watch out for: The need for balance and fairness
What will it affect? Communication, commitments, Authority, Traditions

On January 17th the sun will oppose Vesta and we’ll feel a new sense of commitment to tradition and maybe even matriotism. Mercury in Capricorn is thinking carefully about the credibility of those in authority and is mobilizing to move forward with a new path. As it makes a trine to the North Node it puts together plans and get’s into the detail of what that new path will look like. The sun then moves into Aquarius on the 19th and we are ready for change and progress. By the 20th mercury will sextile pallas, weaving in a much needed and important spiritual touch to our plans. Money is the last ingredient to our alchemical mixture. As we put our money and resources into the mix, we not only experience transformation we experience the golden touch. Venus will sextile Pluto and we feel our passion increase to this new direction. There is a lot of energy in the mix and passion also may clash with our need for nurtance and tender loving care. Balance and fairness is the way through.

Why? Sun Opposition Transiting Vesta, Mercury Trine Transiting North Node, Sun Entering Aquarius, Mercury Sextile Transiting Pallas, Venus Sextile Transiting Pluto, Vesta Square Transiting Ceres

Jan 9 – 15, 2017

Commitment Issues

What to expect: Restructuring
What to watch out for: Need for Freedom
What will it affect? Values, Faith, Beliefs, Relationships

From Jan 9 – 10, Saturn and Juno will met up in Sagittarius bringing up insecurities about what we believe in relationships. The “Wait till your father get’s home” leave it to beaver attitude is now far in the past. But what do we now believe about marriage, partnerships, roles and family? Sagittarius is often called the eternal bachelor. Sagittarius love’s adventure and abhors tedium and in a relationship that converts to commitment issues. But now is the time when we’ll collectively need to work on those commitment issues – Saturn will make sure of it. Luckily Juno and Saturn will get some help from Jupiter in the relationship sign of Libra. Libra love to help balance things out and will lend its energy to expansive Libra to help the process along. I’m not saying it will be comfortable though.

At the same time the Sun in Capricorn will square Uranus urging us to break free and throw off unnecessary structures. Sometimes this energy can be a bit careless or ruthless, but with mars now sextile to Pluto, we can go about this transformation in a deliberate and positive manner.
Why? Jupiter Sextile Juno, Saturn Conjunction Juno, Sun Square Uranus, Mars Sextile Pluto

Pride before a Fall

What to expect: Lessons
What to watch out for: Explosive energy
What will it affect? Relationships, Wounds, Ego’s

As we move towards the Full Moon we get a chance to get some last minute details worked out after a seeming breakdown. The Sun will square Jupiter and sextile Chiron. This could leading to some over the top behaviour stemming from ego, over-confidence or inappropriately directed high optimism. It’s a pride before the fall aspect. If we do fall, it should help to deepen our spiritual understanding and bring about healing. It’s always about the lessons!

Why? Vesta Entering Cancer, Sun Sextile Transiting Chiron, Sun Square Transiting Jupiter

Full Moon in Cancer

What to expect: Culmination and integration
What to watch out for: Explosive energy
What will it affect? Relationships, Family, Traditions

The Full Moon happens on Jan 12th at 22 degree’s Cancer. This Full Moon is on the Cancer/Capricorn access – Mother/Father. Tension formed from the redefinition around partnership relationships earlier this week. It’s like we are in a whole new land, but one that is familiar. It’s as though we have gotten on a plane and traveled to visit the pyramids or something similarly exotic and never before seen in a far distant land, only to discover that our spirit feels at home. The moon is in Cancer and is mother energy. Without realizing it we have been called back to this place to put together the pieces and nurture new understanding. As we take this pilgrimage, we go back in our being to tradition and piece together, remember, integrate and bring a whole new understanding to something long forgotten. The mother energy is also building towards a square off with Uranus and Ceres. This brings in anger and destructive energy, all done with an element of care and concern. We are cutting loose our children or inner children to stand on their own and find their own strength. If we don’t do it, we know they will never learn.
At the same time mercury moves back into Capricorn. We can move forward with any new structures we’ve planned and speak with a new sense of authority. We can do it. We’ve got this!

Venus and Neptune also come together in a conjunction at the New Moon. This is deeply spiritual love and some of us may have the distinct feeling that our Angels and guides and connecting with us on an even deeper level. You may feel the sweetness of your twin flame. This is a cosmic love, spiritual love, a universal love. We are deeply supported and loved and we feel it. Even if we can’t explain it!

Why? Full Moon at 22°Cn27, Mercury Entering Capricorn, Venus Conjunction Transiting, Sun Square Transiting Ceres

New Year’s Resolutions!

What to expect: New Intentions
What to watch out for: Opportunity
What will it affect? Values, Faith, Beliefs, Patterns

Between Jan 2nd and 3rd, we have the right recipe for getting our intentions and New Year’s resolutions off the ground. Mercury is still retrograde, and will make a sextile to pattern recognition Pallas and magnetic Venus. Pallas and Venus are in spiritual Pisces and so we can access the deeper motivators and values that will help us change. An important part of change is recognizing what needs to change, but also recognizing what will replace it. For instance, when we decide to quit smoking, often have to replace the need to do something with our hands with something else. So the new non-smoker may chew on a minted toothpick or straw. They may crack open sunflower seeds all day. In other words, we need to replace the whole created by giving up an old behaviour with a new one. The good news is that both Venus and Pallas will sextile Mercury giving us a chance to re-place (a mercury retrograde key word) something that feels like it’s missing with what may actually be missing. What is actually missing you may ask? It may be missing pieces of our soul. Forget minted toothpicks and sunflower seeds. If you have felt something missing you can replace your addictions with wholeness by retrieving the parts of your soul. Venus moving into Pisces will help us. That’s because at this time we value transcendence. And we enjoy a deeper value placed on faith. And so we can imagine a new way of being and a completeness or oneness with ourselves and the universe.

Why? Mercury Sextile Venus, Mercury Entering Sagittarius, Venus Transiting Pallas

One step forward, two steps back, another step forward

What to expect: A move forward in relationships
What to watch out for: Fear reactions
What will it affect? Relationships, power issues, old wounds

Between the 5th and the 8th the focus is on relationships. Our close relationships can include a partnership in business, deep relationship or marriage. The first thing that will happen is a surge in the need to be spontaneous! But this might bring up insecurities as Chiron, square’s the marriage asteroid Juno and the Sun meet’s up with Pluto. The combination brings up old wounds, issues with power and codependence issues. But it’s also a good time for transformative experiences. So if power issues do come up in your relationships, give your coach or counsellor a call.

On Jan 8th Mercury will go direct in the last degrees of Sagittarius. We’ll get an extra boast of faith as we move forward and with Venus opposition the North Node, we will feel a push to move in the right direction.

Why? Uranus Trine Transiting Juno, Sun Conjunction Transiting Pluto, Chiron Square Transiting Juno, Mercury Stationary, Venus Opposition Transiting North Node