We will go over all the Planets, their aspects to each other, the Houses and Signs in your chart and clearly explain the meaning of each and how it may be showing up in your life. I will send the recording to you via email so you can go back through it at any time for further insights.

NEW MOON FORECAST APRIL 8 TO APRIL 15 2024 + SOLAR ECLIPSE!

Plot twist! And another and another… Life may feel quite chaotic these days for a lot of us. Eclipses, Conjunctions, Mercury Rx and even semi-squares and semi-sextiles (more on those later) seem to be conspiring to upset the apple cart of our expectations. It’s not necessarily all a bad thing if you’ve got bandwidth to absorb the sudden shifts and to deal with the numerous tasks, obstacles, delays and disappointments. These are like chiropractic adjustments to our collective trajectory and psyche that are necessary for getting in synch with the true reality.

As I said last week, we astrologers can get pretty excited about eclipses and there is a lot of information and misinformation out there right now about this one. “The sky is Falling! The sky is Falling!” Right?. Eclipses Are a big deal, and this one definitely has a lot of astrological oomph to it for sure, Still, I want to front that though these cosmic influences are significant, it is still all part of a mix of infinite influences, both personal and collective. Like the news weathermen, people can exaggerate and catastrophize things for the limbic capture it generates and I’ve certainly seen that happening on this occasion. In actuality it doesn’t need much exaggeration though. If you’ve been tracking the energies, you can feel that April is another peak in a very peaky year and there is a significant buzz if intensity about this eclipse.

Why is that? Well, It’s in Aries for a start. Not only is Aries ruled by MARS and all the fire and action that comes with that, but also its the first sign of the zodiac: Initiations and new beginnings on top of the same energies augured by a NEW MOON. This beginnings energy also implies endings which can involve loss, grieving and letting go. There is plenty of aggression as well as grief in the world right now. Also, this eclipse is (unusually) exactly conjunct CHIRON while pretty near the NORTH NODE/SOUTH NODE axis: our original wounds and the healing journey thereof, our past and future fate, Karma and Dharma, all get stirred by this NEW MOON Eclipse.

Our stability is getting shaken quite a bit this month as well with the oncoming conjunction of JUPITER and URANUS, now just a little more than 1 degree apart by the 8th. URANUS brings rapid, sometimes explosive reformations, innovations, re-visions, and revolutions. JUPITER expands everything it touches. While JUPITER is usually a benefic energy, it can overdo it too. It might be a while before we see the positivity in what URANUS is delivering right now and as always it’ll hit everyone differently. “What one gathers, another spills”. This is just the beginning of a few years with a powerful URANUS emphasis, as PLUTO and NEPTUNE will move into prolonged aspects with it. The big changes in our lives and world are certainly astrologically en route in this decade.

Since most of the planets are packed on one side of the sky right now it is also a time of many conjunctions and short-arc aspects such as the sextile, semisextile and semisquare. Though not usually mentioned in astrology, the latter two aspects are only minor in the sense that they have a tight orb and hence have a relatively brief influence, often just days. Not really “minor” as in weak. Still, there are going to be a lot of them and it will be possibly significant as so many planets do their dance in Aries, Pisces and Taurus. Semisextiles put planets 30 degrees apart: The same degree in two adjacent signs. Adjacent signs often have very different, if not opposite energies. In this case it is Pisces, Aries and Taurus. Respectively: Water, Fire and Earth- Imagination, Action and Manifestation- Idealism/delusion, Audacity/aggression, Practical/stubborn. It is patently inadvisable to try to reduce any sign’s delineations to a few keywords, but you get the idea. So, though the 30 degree angle may flow smoothly under the surface like a sextile, it could also be slightly conflicting. The semisquare or half-square is also often in adjacent signs but has the vibe of a square; action, friction, conflict, irritation, etc, only more subtly and under the rug, as it were. So, there will be, unusually, many days with some trying undercurrents influencing the vibe.

For instance, the Eclipse will be semisextile to JUPITER and URANUS giving it even more impetus for transformation. Also, VENUS will be semisquare to JUPITER and URANUS at the same time pushing us to make those transformations harmonious for things we hold dear and sacred, such as relationships and money. Yeah, all that may not go as smoothly as we would like but it’ll go. By the time you all read this you will be deep in it or still experiencing the initial outcomes. Blessings on your journey!

Well, though things move on the 9th still has those aforementioned semisextiles and semisquares happening with the SUN-CHIRON to JUPITER-URANUS, as well as the MOON square to PLUTO, likely bringing up some deep-rooted feelings and intuitions that day related to our healing.

The 10th has the same aspects, except the MOON moves on to conjunct JUPITER, URANUS, so change is still very much in the air and a closing MARS-SATURN conjunction will finally perfect. This will be in orb for a week either side and has an effect of giving some determination and discipline, if not stubbornness, to our psyches and actions. For good or for ill.

The 11th the MARS, SATURN cluster is semisextile to the NORTH NODE for a few days. A good time to lean in even more on actions for creating the future you really want. Just be aware everyone else will also be doing that, though perhaps at cross purposes to your values. Frustration and conflict. JUPITER, URANUS is still slightly semisextile to SUN, CHIRON as the SUN comes on to conjunct MERCURY Rx. Ongoing shifts and change energy! And lets not forget MERCURY Rx has been making all this week really “interestin”. Glitches, delays, frustrations and constant distractions could be an constant theme of this time because of that.

The 12th the MOON squares MARS-SATURN for a bit while PLUTO is semisquare them. Yeah, that could get hot: passions from the shadow side or real power plays once again for good or ill.

On the 13th  we are still doing semisquares between MERCURY Rx-CHIRON to JUPITER-URANUS and also NORTH NODE to MARS-SATURN with its semi square to PLUTO. This shit don’t let up!

By the 14th , he MOON will trine MARS-SATURN, hopefully bringing some much-needed compassion to our actions motivated by her simultaneous squares to the NORTH NODE and CHIRON.

We reach the first quarter square MOON by the 15th, halfway to the FULL MOON on April 23rd. The MOON will be trine NEPTUNE that day, so dreams and daydreams might be manifest. Could be dreams about practical matters as SATURN is semisextile to the NORTH NODE.

Sorry, I know that’s a lot of information to track, but for those of you who find value in a heads up or a “what just happened?” mapping I hope it is helpful. It’s probably been a super stressful time for most of us and really hard to slow down enough to keep ourselves oriented in the right direction. Trust in the ultimate coherency of the flow is essential. Take some comfort in that we are all experiencing this wild rising tide together and it is absolutely necessary as well as inevitable. Be as compassionate as you can with yourself and others and be vigilant for taking care of your safety and sovereignty while these transformations take place. Nurture conscientiously those relationships that are authentically supporting you and pulling with you in the direction your soul wants/needs to go. Absolutely stay aware of the inherent shortsightedness of fear that will pull us in directions that lead to suffering and dystopia.

LAST QUARTER SQUARE MOON FORECAST APRIL 1 TO APRIL 8

I gotta laugh at the Universe’s synchronicity with us all. April Fools Day and MERCURY goes retrograde. Some of you may have noticed that the FULL MOON YouTube video never appeared. Glitches and distractions abounded for me and we just decided not to push it as it was late due to traveling in any case. Apologies to those who were looking forward to it. I’m chalking it up to MERCURY’s shadow antics. You all may have felt the shenanigans begin a few weeks ago. I sure have, lol. We will be clear of them when MERCURY finally comes out of shadow May 13th though it’ll be direct by April 24th .  Things may look quite a bit different by then. Phina and I will be back on it for the NEW MOON forecast on April 8th.

April Fools Day is reportedly celebrated throughout the western world since ancient times. It may have something to do with the original New Years Day celebration from before the Middle Ages that started on March 25 and ended on April 1. So happy New Year too.

The trickster Mercury has apparently been in full force during the lead up shadow period and now will be manifesting the usual pranks of delays and glitches in order to help us learn to dance more gracefully with what is, as it is. To get off our high ego horse of control and materialistic efficiency. In my experience, if you are paying attention you will find that most of the effects come down to a storm in a teacup and pretty much resolve themselves despite our stress and struggle. It’s a test of our trust in the pace and flow of the Universe. Try not to take it too seriously in the moment and just slow down and check yourself before you wreck yourself.

The MOON will be sweeping through a series of squares on April 1st  2nd   and 3rd . Not only with the SUN but then with the NORTH NODE, CHIRON and finally with MERCURY Rx. That along with a sextile to practical and stodgy SATURN is likely to test our patience a bit because of the heavy subject matter of those objects. There is also a lunar trine to JUPITER and URANUS happening on the 2nd which will turn up the volume on the emotional/intuitional attributes of the MOON, as those two heavy hitters of big shifts continue to get more and more conjunct. It’s an interesting start to an intensely activated month, for sure.

Of course, the MOON always moves right along, so these aspects last only hours and just weave into our day, flavoring the flow of our experiences before moving on. The MOON is always teaching us about our attachments and our unacknowledged shadow parts by stimulating them and then dropping them.  Your personal MOON position and birth chart indicate how these aspects may be appearing in your life. It’s an on-going insight tool and opportunity for self knowledge as are all the astrological energies.

By April 3rd Venus perfects its conjunction with NEPTUNE likely giving us some romantic dreams imaginations. Our aesthetic intuition is heightened and we may have a strange urge to overspend on life enhancements. We’ve been feeling this for about a week now and will for at least another, so keep an eye on your budget.

The SUN’s conjunction with the NORTH NODE is exact on the 4th. This aspect has a tendency to bring a positive change to our lives, someone new or new circumstances that come with a rise in self-confidence and direction. Kind of auspiscious during eclipse season.

PLUTO will sextile VENUS on the 6th as she pulls away from NEPTUNE probably bringing up some deeper seated passions to our dreams and reality. It’ll probably feel good in the moment but may have some unexpected consequences due to the unconscious nature of PLUTO.

The next big aspect is of, course, the solar eclipse at the NEW MOON on the 8th. This occurs in Aries and so hits the cardinal signs Aries Cancer, Libra and Capricorn a bit more, though we will all feel the drive for change that characterizes this eclipse. Aries can be impulsive and direct assertive, aggressive and give zero fucks. We should be very careful to be shooting our arrows in the right direction for 2024 at this eclipse. The SUN will be essentially conjunct CHIRON and the NORTH NODE so there is a definite possibility for healing deep wounds and heading in the correct direction. Hopefully the medicine will be effective and not just inflame our wounds and any clinging to the past. Healing often involves us really facing what we would rather ignore while ignoring it just leads to worse problems later. The NEW MOON offers us new beginnings when it blends with the SUN. An eclipse will highly amplify that and can also shock us with the necessary changes and new directions that appear.

I’ll let myself wax a little profound here because of the eclipse and no April Foolin. I hope you have all been diligently working on clearing the old obstacles and leaning into the life you know you should be leading because this NEW MOON is a turning point in that journey as is all of 2024 and beyond. You want to be ready to make the most of it. It seems the world we grew up in is melting away and many of us have wished it so. Now we have to really manifest the world we want our descendants to grow up in. We must turn the corruption into compost, not for ourselves, but for all future beings on this beautiful sacred Earth.

FULL MOON FORECAST MARCH 25 TO APRIL 1 ECLIPSE TIME!

Well, We astrologers get pretty excited about eclipses. Auguring powerful changes on Earth and it is an awesome phenomenon to see. With these intense eclipses in Libra and Aries we should all not be surprised if it heats things up. Since this first lunar eclipse is in Libra ruled by VENUS the Venusian archetypes are super activated; relationships, money; things we give high value to, possibly including things that may not be good for us, e.g. addictions, expensive items, etc. (e.g. Yes, I just bought some expensive new tools I’ve been wanting for my budding workshop) Most astrologers will focus on the relationship aspects of this eclipse season and that is certainly legitimate. We’ve already been getting some of that with VENUS conjunct SATURN last week, so we all may be seeing that as an ongoing theme. I also want to emphasize that the Libra/Venus essence is also about bringing justice, peace, harmony and beauty to the world. We certainly can use a wave of that these days! While the SUN is in Aries can give the whole thing a get-it-done, fiery assertiveness and courage with perhaps a bit of impulsive “its about Me!” vibe. Just try to be wise about it all and make things a win-win for everyone as best you can. Remember, peace and beauty starts within and close to home.
The standard chart shown first appears to be pretty simple for this Full Moon/Eclipse. Just a few major aspects apparent. But as always that leaves out a lot of important nuances and influences that are also going on, so I’m posting a second chart with some of the so called ‘Minor” aspects displayed. When we add in aspects such as the half squares (45°), sesquisquares (square and ½ 135°) and quincunx (150°), we see a much more complex situation. In actual fact, astrology and astronomy are, literally, infinitely complex if all possible factors were taken into account which is why we simplify and oversimplify the actual reality to a few objects and aspect so we don’t get overwhelmed with infinity. In any case, keeping awareness of a more variety of aspects can be very informative though few people explore it.

To wit, the close sextile between VENUS and JUPITER expands the VENUS energies related above to the Aries-Libra FULL MOON/ECLIPSE and adds a dash of good fortune to the proceedings. PLUTO is Semisquare to VENUS so our unconscious material around VENUS stuff is also accented. The Eclipse will also be sesquisquare and semisquare to URANUS. This adds a portion of tension as all the squarish aspects do and push for change that URANUS brings. We may not be able to fully regulate the rapidly changing plot, so quick improvisations using high principles and an eye on our highest goals will be helpful. Though these aspects only last a few hours because of the MOON’s rapid motion, being on the Eclipse it sets up a resonance that will influence the whole eclipse period. That is one reason eclipses are so influential, they ring the bell strongly.

 

The big news is still, of course, the oncoming conjunction between JUPITER and URANUS which perfects April 20th but is definitely palpable now as a rumbling excitement in the ethers. Because of their closeness the aforementioned sextile between VENUS and JUPITER will evolve into a sextile between VENUS and URANUS by March 28th, signaling more fun plot twists in our VENUS department. That begins to fade away just as VENUS approaches dreamy and confusing NEPTUNE for an exact conjunction by April 3rd.

The rapidly fluctuating aspects of the MOON trips along as usual. A lot of the planets are still all clustered close to each other in Pisces and Aries. On the 25th the MOON meets the SOUTH NODE having us feel deeply into our collective destiny.

She opposes CHIRON then MERCURY on the 26th: Thinking and discussions about our common healing.

By the 27th MOON trines to MARS and squares PLUTO: aggressiveness/assertiveness erupting? On the 28th: MOON trine to SATURN and opposite JUPITER early in the day, then trine to VENUS and opposite URANUS later. Definitely an opportunity for responsible evolution in the VENUS realms if we don’t fall in the ditch of stubborn and futile resistance.

29th the MOON trines NEPTUNE: A day of rest and dreaming or perhaps just a spacy day. PLUTO gets a brief sextile later that day opening, hopefully, some deep creativity and inspirations or something more challenging such as feelings of overwhelm and emotional outbreaks.

Saturday starts with a lunar square to MARS: a burst of energy and ego for better or worse. Then a Trine to the SUN on the 30th with much the same affect but more likely in a beneficial way. Later that day a square to SATURN occurs as a couple of trines develop to the NORTH NODE and CHIRON that will help us see our path to healing.

The 31st has the MOON squaring VENUS and NEPTUNE while trine to the nearly stationed MERCURY. A day of contemplation of our options with the VENUS’s archetypal energies.

MERCURY goes Rx on April 1st, so any April Fools shenanigans can be laid at its door. MERCURY is also the trickster as well as the messenger of the gods, so MERCURY Rx is always a test of our sense of humor and our ability to listen to the omens correctly. Just a tri-annual pop quiz of your wisdom and discernment. LOL
Whew! Last quarter Square MOON on April 1st as the SUN approaches the NORTH NODE and the MOON is sextile to SATURN. Feelings of self-responsibility and restraint arise as we begin to close towards the SOLAR ECLIPSE on April 8th. Plenty of energy in the air, perhaps more than we can handle at times. I think the path with all this is to be very discerning of what your priorities are and to pace yourself to avoid burnout and overwhelm. A lot can get done and a lot will change in April if we keep our heads and hearts aligned and can stay responsibly calm in this most serious of times.

WAXING MOON MARCH 16 TO MARCH 25

This waxing MOON starts off with a stage magician’s flair this time. As I mentioned last week, mystical NEPTUNE is all over this next week with its conjunction with the SUN exact on the 17th along with the waxing square. Things could be trickery, could be real magic, or a mazy combination and we won’t really be able to tell unless we are carefully clarified in our intuitive faculties. Or we can just wait a few days to check ourselves.  We might feel a bit spacy or tired since this last week. It’s been a hella ride lately and Neptune is asking us to slow down and rest, to contemplate deeper. We would all benefit from some time in the forest or the beach or immersed in art. Either inspiration or confusion, a lot might be stirring because of the approaching JUPITER-URANUS conjunction.
The next day the MOON squares MERCURY as MERCURY conjuncts the NORTH NODE urging us to think about and speak of our life direction or the direction of our world. It’s also trine SATURN and sextile JUPITER during that day adding in a dash of self-confidence and responsibility to the mix.

The 18th the MOON trines NEPTUNE as that planet slowly falls behind in its walk with the SUN. Perhaps some creative insights might flash up if we give it some space to do so. Perhaps we’ll sleep in.
MERCURY conjuncts CHIRON on the 20th and VENUS conjuncts SATURN the next day. Neither are likely to be light and breezy, but actually good days for talk therapy and self-care activities. There is an itchy half square from the SUN to JUPITER going on too adding a subtle compulsion to “do something”. Such a great time for taking responsibility for our healing and integrating the lessons learned from our past wounds, both collectively and personally. This will be facilitated over the next few days with some helpful lunar trines with the approaching JUPITER-URANUS conjunction on the 23rd and an oncoming lovely sextile between JUPITER and VENUS. There is also a developing quincunx (an energy of “not quite comfortable”) between JUPITER and the SOUTH NODE of our past, so be prepared for some more old karma to be dealt with as we close in on the FULL MOON and its Eclipse.

The MOON opposes NEPTUNE a day before the FULL MOON suggesting a day of art, spiritual practices and soothing time in nature. Get your kit together to honor the eclipse in Libra. There will, no doubt, be a lot to say about this eclipse season in the next few weeks. One day a time, as the old 12 step saying goes as we cleanse ourselves and prepare for what’s to come. I wish for you all to find hope and anticipation in the changes we must go through now. It’s an exciting and harrowing time to be alive. Holding back won’t work in these rapids and we are far down the river from where we all started. Keep paddling.

NEW MOON FORECAST MARCH 10 TO MARCH 16

A friend of mine called this period we are in “The Quickening”. Sure feels like it! As if we all thought the flow was accelerated as could be, but it seems the tension, the lessons and the opportunities just seem to keep ramping up. Everyone will be experiencing this according to their own chart and circumstances, but I’m betting you are all collectively feeling the buzz and rumble of “something coming”.

To wit, the Pisces NEW MOON conjunction on MARCH 10 is sextile Uranus while Uranus is square Mars. This is a pretty volatile configuration of energies. It sets a tone of forcefully busting down walls and making moves for some kind of liberation. Not for just that day but during much of this period we may be dealing with the ramifications of this as we head towards a culminating eclipse at the FUUL MOON. Change is in the air for sure, as PLUTO is also sextile to MERCURY later that day so we won’t be disposed to subtle about bringing up ideas and communications erupting out of our depths and shadows. Limiting and conservative SATURN and imaginative and unlimited NEPTUNE are also in Pisces adding their pretty much opposing archetypal energies to the proceedings. Finding balance might be challenging, but it could auger some practical steps towards some idealistic or spiritual ways through it all.
Chiron is still somewhat conjunct the North Node continuing giving us an opportunity to move through old wounds and patterns. It can be uncomfortable to say the least, but hopefully we will be motivated to reach out for wise council and outgrow our victim conditioning.

The MOON will sextile SATURN just before it sweeps over JUPITER on the 13th hopefully settling us down a bit in preparation for JUPITER’s inevitable boost as the moon sweeps over it. JUPITER is within orb of URANUS now and that oncoming conjunction (exact April 20th ,so we get to work with this juice for a while) is bound to be fomenting some surprising action on the world stage as well as in our personal lives. JUPITER can auger good fortune and lucky breaks if it doesn’t overdo it and build the fire too high and hot. We can already feel that train coming around the bend, so aim high but also double check you have a good landing spot. A lot of similes all mixed up there but I hope you get the picture. It’s a powerful opportunity to break free of stagnant, outmoded and toxic patterns and we have plenty of that shit to deal with in the world for sure!

The Moon hits its waxing square to the SUN on the 16th giving us a potential burst of inspiration and/or frantic confusion because the SUN will also be exactly conjunct dreamy/ambiguous/ mystical NEPTUNE while the emotional intuitive MOON will also trine zealous MARS. Another good day to look before you leap to conclusions. Wait a few days to let your intuition clear before moving on anything major if you can.
Epic days for sure. Some of us will be sailing on these high seas and some of us will struggling in deep waters, so help where you can if you can. Ask for help if you need it.  As many of us as we can muster need to be heading to the light in these dark times and this year has a bunch going for it compared to the recent past. Call me for a reading if you want a clearer schematic of what ship you are sailing and how best to navigate these times with it.

WANING QUARTER MOON FORECAST MARCH 3 TO MARCH 10

Well as usual, it’s been a big week for a lot of us with the Mars-Venus conjunction and JUPITERS’s square-dance with it coulda gone beautifully or trainwrecked for you. Its still a happening thing, though waning, so we all still have chance to get in flow with good fortune.

This week when the moon comes square to the SUN on the 3rd, it will also be nearly squaring SATURN and MERCURY which are finishing their conjunction with the SUN in Pisces. Squares are aspects the compel us to make a choice, to do something either unconsciously (and so often seemingly pushed from outside ourselves by fate) or consciously and in alignment with our dharma or souls purpose (and so in closer harmony with the flow of the universe, not our ego). Kinda a big deal that happen all the time, so common we often don’t notice the choice points or resist and resent the external push. That’s why they are labeled a malefic or unfortunate aspect. Then we have to deal with the downstream ramifications of the choices or non-choice we make. Lotta pressure to wake up and make wise decisions in right timing. This square is no different, just might be a bit more noticeable because of the MOON’s (emotions, intuitions, moods, memory) square with MERCURY (mind, thoughts, movement, communication), the SUN (self-identity, ego, consciousness, vitality), and SATURN (time, structures, limits, maturity) in Pisces (dreamy, imaginative, spiritual, escapist, delusions) all close together. As you can see there is a wide range of potentials here, but likely a good time to make and share plans that align with your higher ideal life and face those serious conversations that need to be undertook while those three planets are still more or less conjunct all week.

As you can see from the chart the MOON’s NODES will also have some flowing trines and sextiles with the MOON and MARS-VENUS this week adding some assistance for dealing with “uncomplicated” subjects such as relationships and major life directions. Lol. Since VENUS and MARS will also be square to disruptive, innovative and freedom seeking URANUS all week there is a lot of juice for perhaps experiencing surprising, and (in the long term) beneficial changes in those MARS, VENUS realms where we may have felt stuck or unsure for quite some time. That is if we responsibly lean into the pressure instead of away.

Monday the 4th the MOON briefly squares NEPTUNE giving our imaginations a boost if we don’t just get confused and deluded by our fears and desires. The 5th the MOON does a sextile to SATURN and trine to JUPITER lending a bit of the wise ruler to our MOON-ish intuition and emotions. A good day to invoke the inner sage or perhaps find a supportive mentor of some kind. The 6th the MOON starts its monthly series of planetary conjunctions. PLUTO comes first giving us some brief possibility of exposure of our suppressed emotions. Or an overbearing vibe because aggressive MARS is next, with its aforementioned square to liberating/explosive URANUS still active. If there isn’t a wise outlet for this energy we could find ourselves (collectively) angrily and foolishly punching holes in our walls or something like that. VENUS and the MOON on the 8th soothes things a bit: Romance, art, dancing etc. are all accentuated. MOON conjunct SATURN on the 9th ostensibly settling things down a bit more because Dad is in the house before the NEW MOON augers on the 10th . Well, except the SUN will be sextile to stir-it-up URANUS that whole time infusing an electric feel to our inner selves and initiating a likelihood of revelations or revolutions in our way of being. Processes that we may not really see the full fruition of until the Sun reaches Aries and JUPITER closes in on URANUS in April. As usual, your results may vary, lol

Fairly active this moon-th as we should be getting used to by now. It helps to see the true nature of cycles as everything that is happening (And has been happening) is set-up wave for the next wave as we are all in a decades long global and personal renovation project whether we like it or not. Its all about seeing the ocean as it is and getting good at surfing, accepting effort and wipeouts as part of the process of learning.

FULL MOON FORECAST FEBRUARY 24 TO MARCH 3

Well, that was an interesting few days last week, eh? V-day seemed to be pretty dramatic for some of you, and it would be, considering the way the stars aligned for it. One of the advantages of being an astrology nerd is you can watch the sky dance and see how it shows up on Earth and in the lives nearby. Shit happens, but the way it happens is because of the music that is playing AND the way you are dancing to it. Astrology gives us a window of the past, present and upcoming rhythms. Forewarned is forearmed. Lol

This week of the FULL MOON, initiating on Friday Feb 24th, is going to be interesting too. The MOON is still doing its rapid strobe-like changing of aspects in often hours instead of days. With so many planets crowded together in a few signs there is a lot of variability in our emotions and intuitions. This might all feel a bit schitzy and confusing at times, if we can stay chill, we can navigate it gracefully.

While the Virgo FULL MOON exactly opposes the Pisces SUN it will also be closely opposing MERCURY and SATURN since these are all nearly conjunct the each other. This opposition cluster will possibly feel a bit crunchy that day, but it won’t last more than a few hours before JUPITER gives the whole thing a positive boost, as JUPITER will be exactly trine the MOON and still be finishing a helpful sextile to SATURN. If you don’t like the weather…. Try not to take anyone’s (especially your own) moods as gospel in the moment for the next 5 months or so (!) until the planets begin to spread out a bit and the emotional MOON has some breathing space between energies. Astrologically, this annual clustering of planets has been happening for a few years and will happen for the next few years more because of where the big slow-moving planets are right now. I look at it as being schooled in the necessity of becoming more objective and less wrapped up in the moody reactivity indicated by the MOON during what may likely be some of the most challenging times of our lives. We are all on the advanced slopes nowadays.

JUPITER will be compellingly square to both MARS and VENUS as they are still more or less conjunct, around the FULL MOON, giving us the urge, confidence and energy to make dynamic moves on things like our relationships, our finances and our life path no matter what it takes. It can be awkward only because it’s a strong pushing energy that might clumsily overdo it.
The MOON swings around conjunct the SOUTH NODE by Tuesday, thereby also opposing the NORTH NODE and CHIRON. This will emphasize our ongoing healing/healer energies of this aspect, as it will each month until CHIRON moves away from the NORTH NODE later in the Spring. This is good time for receiving or giving healing therapy concerning our deep wounds. We all need to compassionately support ourselves and each other more than ever these days as best we can. The NODES will also be Trine and Sextile respectively to MARS-VENUS for much of the week adding a touch of karmic destiny around relationships, money etc. and those healing energies.

The SUN, SATURN and MERCURY conjunction in Pisces which is as close as it can be around the 28th will definitely be in play through the end of the month bringing us some steady, mature and serious energy to get things done, especially around our long-term visions. Keep your eye on the prize of your best life, despite any of the transient distractions.

The MOON squares dark-n-deep PLUTO on the 28th. Then it goes on to form a back-to-back T-square series with MARS to VENUS and JUPITER  to URANUS on the 29th to the 1st, while also sequentially Trine the SATURN, SUN, MERCURY conjunction. This may set us up for some dramatic, but likely forward, feelings and actions on those days. Just sayin’.

We get a leap day this year which has no astrological significance other than to point out that the universe does not conform to only rational numbers that divide evenly and we are chronically (pun!) out of rhythm with the true cycles when we think clocks and calendars are real. Even astrology is only an approximate mapping to help us navigate reality. Use the best maps you have, but don’t get the maps confused with the actual territory.

The Waning Square MOON will be on March 3 which has some flowy sextiles and some feisty or discordant squares too. More on that next week.

WAXING MOON FORECAST FEBRUARY 16 TO FEBRUARY 24 2024

I know things have been a bit intense lately, but realistically, when are they not? Astrology shows us the current alchemy but how that feels for you is, in a large part up to you. We’re still in the churn for sure, but hopefully you’ve been taking care of business and juggling each ball as it’s been handed to you with as much grace and power as you can muster. This is certainly a potential for this challenging time. The WAXING MOON on the 16th squares the SUN in its last few degrees of its journey through Aquarius. The MOON also trines VENUS conjunct PLUTO later in the day so passions may run high with MARS still close to PLUTO too. This can go either way as passion will, so watch your temper and mind your consent.

The world will all be feeling the intensity, but near your own center is where you can have the most influence. MERCURY will be exactly square to URANUS on the 16th as well, giving an electric “finger in the socket” feel to our thoughts and communication that day. Could be genius and flow, could be arguments and blurted thoughts.  For best results make plans to avoid belligerent situations if you can, and surround yourself with inspired people if at all possible.

I know: easy to say, and everyone has their own karma through these times. I have found if we diligently aim for the best of things, we will often hit something near it in the long run. The planets always auger possibilities of both shadow and light manifestations in the archetypal universe, so a lot of range of outcomes is always possible. You are an agent in your experience, though not in complete dominion of course. It’s a symphony of complexity, paradox and chaos. Astrology essentially gives us the chord chart outline of that music so we can play along as best we can.

MARS and VENUS are essentially conjunct through this whole period though exact on the 21st. Yin and Yang energies dancing together. Romantic passion and balance between beauty and desire are certainly possible, but so is experiences entanglement and engulfment. Be aware JUPITER adds some risk of overdoing things from around the 21st to the end of the month because of its long square with the MARS-VENUS conjunction.

By the 23rd has the MOON is square to unpredictable URANUS and it also trines CHIRON. This could lead to a somewhat excitable day full of healing emotional catharsis, as if we haven’t had enough of that all week. We finally get the FULL MOON on the 24th. The FULL MOON in Virgo opposes MERCURY, the SUN and then SATURN all within a day or so. Oppositions that hopefully help us see our feelings from a more unattached perspective. It’s the Pisces-Virgo axis: Water to Earth elements, 5D to 3D viewpoints.

It’s been a hella ride for over a month since we started this roller-coaster with PLUTO and the SUN entering Aquarius together. The good news is by the FULL MOON it looks like we have probably done some serious clearing of our collective and personal septic tanks and can now get some traction on our higher aspirations with less unconscious baggage.

We’ll see in the FULL MOON report when it comes around.

NEW MOON FORECAST FEBRUARY 9 TO FEBRUARY 16 2024

Ha! “Turbulence at the beginning” as in Hexagram 3 of the I Ching is very relatable at this NEW MOON. “Difficulty at the Beginning works supreme success, Furthering through perseverance.  It furthers one to appoint helpers.” Hexagram 3 paints a vivid picture of initial struggle and effort, much like a seed struggling to germinate and break through the soil.” So persevere towards your highest offerings to life as the necessary strengthening stresses and releasing ground tremors occur.

The MOON continues its staccato roller coaster through all the planets from Aquarius to Taurus creating the turbulence. As in last week’s report, our moods and attitudes will be rapidly changing throughout the day and week.  We are in a collective emergence of a lot of subterranean material as PLUTO dramatically introduces us to some of its new themes in Aquarius by being conjunct first with MERCURY (Feb 5), then MARS (Feb 13) and finally VENUS (Feb 16). We will all likely be feeling and experiencing a lot of deep (shadow) material coming up in our lives and consciousness for the next week or two at least. It may feel very personal, but it is also collective. MERCURY-our thoughts and communication (secrets revealed), MARS-our courage and assertive/aggressive nature (conflict and belligerence) and VENUS-our heartfelt values, money and relationships (obsession, betrayal, loss). All these will be in a churn during this NEW MOON period. PLUTO is a powerful mover of change and renewal, so keep in mind that no matter what is happening, it is a revealing of where we have been playing things out unconsciously, and cosequently an opportunity for correction. Some of these experiences can be very positive and empowering if they are not destructive. Its just PLUTO doing its death and rebirth thing, big time.

URANUS, the planet of surprising changes, is also adding plenty of electricity to this, as it is in a provoking square to the NEW MOON. All of this agitation may be stressing everyone out to a noticeable degree for a few days, probably already has been this month. Best have your sense of irony and humor handy. It’s a bumpy ride for us all. NEPTUNE is going to sextile MARS and then VENUS for a few days which may give us all a strong urge to run away or escape to some romantic dream land, but that would only delay and add power to the lessons to be learned if we do. The lesson will likely be something about exposing or expressing what people hold in our unconscious and how we handle our own and others power. The gift of this is getting to become conscious of our unconscious programs and knowing that the more we hide and repress this stuff, the more it runs our lives from behind the curtain, for good or ill.
CHIRON, the healer and holder of our wounds has been conjunct the SOUTH NODE of our past for months and is exact on Feb 19th,  This may feel like a fateful time for things from our past or past lives that need to become either a useful asset or be let go of so we can move into our life’s dharma more gracefully.  The MOON swings around and gives this a short center stage on the 13th    SOUTH NODE to NORTH NODE is a lifetime journey and this is a beautiful data point on where your life lessons and potential mastery is pointing you  and where you are at.

Fortunately, SATURN is still in its long-term sextile with JUPITER for a couple more months so that, hopefully, will be a mature and steadying influence on any impulsive reactivity during these volatile and days. Live and learn as we go through the crucible of the 2020’s.

More to come in next weeks FULL MOON report. This was possibly a hellacious February for you so far. Be comforted, it will likely mellow some by then and you can take a breath.

WANING MOON FORECAST FEBRUARY 2 to FEBRUARY 9

It is a lotta MOON dance this week. The Moon’s waning square with the SUN on Feb 2, 7 days before the NEW MOON, is in Scorpio, accentuating our deep feelings and intuitions through Sunday when it enters more carefree Sagittarius. Especially as MERCURY is also smoothly sextile to intuitive NEPTUNE during those few days. All the planets are crowded into one region of the sky these days, from Capricorn to Taurus. The MOON is consequently moving rather quickly through all the various aspects (trines, squares, sextiles, etc.) to all the planets. This is likely making for a highly variable and perhaps confusing emotional atmosphere for us all to ride through. If you don’t like the way things feel right now just a wait a bit and it will change, sometimes to a completely opposite flavor and subject. The advantage of this time is if we don’t attach to strongly to any one mood, we can begin to collate a more balanced and nuanced perspective on we how feel and intuit about things over all like an emotional strobe light.

MERCURY enters Aquarius on Monday and immediately conjoins PLUTO there. This starts a parade of inner planets passing into Aquarius and hitting PLUTO over the next couple of weeks. Pluto will be bringing out the darker and suppressed sides of each planets energy so it’s bound to be an interesting month, to put it mildly. This week it will be our mental space that gets a trip through the underworld. Secrets exposed, hidden documents and repressed thoughts revealed, that kinda thing. Hide your private journals and lock your phones, lol. Or at least be prepared for unexpectedly blurting out what you really think.

We still have SATURN sextile to JUPITER giving us a steadying hand in our aspirations which should be pretty ambitious because JUPITER is pretty rockin’ right now as it shares Taurus with shocking and innovative URANUS until late May. MERCURY will briefly sextile NEPTUNE during the last few days of this week, giving us access to our higher consciousness or our bewildered delusions. Wise discernment and equanimity will see you through.

CHIRON, near the SOUTH NODE squares VENUS and the SUN on the 5th bringing us some blasts from the past to be faced and perhaps transmuted into elements of our collective NORTH NODE lessons learned. The MOON swings into Capricorn initiating a quick series of conjunctions with VENUS, MARS, PLUTO and MERCURY before connecting with the SUN for the NEW MOON on February 9th.  URANUS is forming a trine with VENUS and a near simultaneous square to the SUN, peaking Wednesday, indicating some possibly electric or disruptive changes around what we hold valuable in our lives: money, relationships, valuables and the Earth etc. but likely for the good in the long run. Just watch your spending, K?

NEPTUNE will be subtly fogging things up with a sextile to MARS making it a challenge to take the right actions in the moment, but it will mostly pass after the NEW MOON on the 9th when MARS  will conjunct PLUTO where we will need all the clarity and equanimity we can muster. More on that next forecast
All and all a very full time. Life feels accelerated right now and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or pushed. Be sure to take time out, turn off your devices, take a walk and let the wheels spin free for a few minutes daily. Try to stay on top of the wave and we can all go far this month.