This week we welcome in the New Moon in Pisces on February 27th. Much like the stationing Mars this week, we are being asked to pause and slow down. This could be difficult to do as we are being inundated by a tsunami of information, and an abundance of distraction. But if we take the time to pause, to slow down and turn within, it will be well worth the enchantment it can bring, if only for a moment. 

As an out of bound Mars slows to a stop, it is being regulated by stern, no-nonsense Saturn. In this way it allows us to channel some of that passion into something useful. But in order to do this all well, we are needing both patience and persistence. Know that something is stirring. It is not yet awoken. But it will. And you will want to be ready for when it comes. Patience.

There is a Full Moon in the sign of Leo on February 12th. Falling at 24º Leo 06’, this is also a Moon laden with unexpected surprises, sudden (and sometimes dramatic) outcomes, and impulsive emotional outbursts of declarations and promises that can’t possibly be kept. But what can also arise are illuminating truths, unexpected changes, and the adjustment to a whole new paradigm or outlook in our lives. 

This week we have Jupiter stationing direct aiming to fulfill promises, and restore hope. And to do so even in the face of vast uncertainty. Neptune is conjunct the North Node making us feel as if we have been cast out to see with nary an oar or a map to guide us. And yet we are being asked to have faith (and hope) that we are being precisely where we need to be, even if it does not look like it yet.

On January 29th, we welcome in the Chinese New Year with the year of the Wood Snake, and the Aquarius New Moon. Lucky, expansive and filled with potential, what big vision for the future would you want to make manifest? To learn more about this year’s New Moon in Aquarius, click below.

On January 19th, the Sun enters Aquarius and will then make its conjunction to Pluto over the next few days. This highlights not only the recent ingress of Pluto into the sign of Aquarius, but also the Saturn/Pluto semi-square that has been hovering in the background of our lives, and can no longer be ignored. 

The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty: not knowing what comes next. ~ Ursula K. LeGuin

The Full Moon in Cancer, and the Nodes of the Moon move back to Pisces and Virgo.

Mars makes the 2nd of its oppositions to Pluto on Friday and then ventures into Out of Bound territory. There are battles being waged, and people positioning themselves for power and control. Best for all of us to avoid being embroiled in unnecessary battles. We are needing to conserve our energy for later.

The New Moon at the New Year is an excellent time to make our New Year’s Resolutions. Using the impetus of the New Moon on December 30th, combined with the practical determination of the sign of Capricorn, our intentions have greater longevity. Make your intentions and resolutions clear. Make them practical and achievable. And then launch them into space with the New Moon in Capricorn. Happy New Year everyone! 

The Solstice chart, the Ingress chart for when the Sun enters Capricorn, sets the tone for the next quarter of the year. Like a snapshot of our lives we can see where threads are weaving, and where others are merely dangling, and perhaps even unraveling. But in the mean time we have celebrating and festivities to tend to. Tis the season after all… Happy Solstice everyone!