On November 15th Saturn will station Direct at 12º Pisces 42’, ending its retrograde phase. If you’ve been feeling stuck, or obstacles have been getting in the way, Saturn’s station can eventually lead to finally getting un-stuck. It may take a bit to put some of the pieces together, but now that Saturn will be direct again, we will all be finding it easier to make progress in our lives.

The transformational New Moon in Scorpio on Friday, November 1st is a force in its own right. Ruled by that powerful Mars/Pluto opposition in the very last degrees of their respective signs, we get the picture of closing out one era, in order to enter another. Once all is said and done, many will be feeling like their lives will never be quite the same again. We stand with bated breath as we watch history unfold. 

As we dive deep into Scorpio season, this magical time of year, we are met with some interesting denizens of the deep. Some of these may be the usual wraiths and demons that roam the earth this time of year. But there is even more here, what with Mars opposing Pluto in the very last degree of Capricorn. Something is ending. And it feels very much like there will be no turning back once it does.

This week the Sun shines a light on the Saturn/Pluto semi-square, which might compel us to look at the ways that we have become stuck, and what we may want to do about that. This is a critical aspect that will carry us over into the Pluto in Aquarius era, which will include having to face ourselves in the process. And that’s not always easy.

This is a fiery and perhaps tempestuous Full Moon creating a Grand Cross with Chiron, Mars and the dark lord Pluto which is stationing on October 11th. We are in a state of transition as Pluto comes to station for its direct phase. This is because Pluto is poised to make its way through the very last degree of the sign of Capricorn, and in doing so, bring about the end of an era. 

Whenever Jupiter stations, it does so with a trine from the Sun, instilling hope and promise for the future to come.  Jupiter aims to expand our vision. To think higher, larger, vaster in our scope. With that trine comes the hope and promise of fulfilling our potential. 

New moons are about new beginnings, as are Solar Eclipses. A South Node attending Solar Eclipse, such as the Eclipse on October 2nd, is still very much about beginnings, but the sorts of beginnings that are predicated on endings, or perhaps a need to tie up some issues from the past. This is an edgy eclipse due to its square to Mars in Cancer, and alliances are likely to shift as tempers rise. Strap on your seat belts everyone… this could be a bit of a bumpy ride.

As we stand here in the balance with the Libra Equinox, embrace the emerging darkness, by embracing the Winter Crone, the goddess of the winter months. In ancient times the wise Crones served as the story tellers, the teachers, the healers and  guides who led the way. May we also come to know our own inner Crone, so that she can guide us and lead our way through any time of uncertainty and doubt that may lie ahead. 

On Tuesday September 17th (or Wednesday, depending on where you are in the world) we have our Harvest Moon which is also a Super Moon, as well as a partial Lunar Eclipse. Welcome to Eclipse season. Those magical times of the year when the Sun, Moon and the Earth are in perfect alignment. To read more about the Lunar Eclipse click below.

Are we sure that Mercury is no longer retrograde? Because it doesn’t necessarily feel like it. And what’s so important about Mars entering Cancer last week? And what about that Sun/Saturn opposition this week? For answers to these questions, and more, check out this week’s update.