Alright, today is the second Aquarius New Moon, the first occurring back on January 20th.
It is also the second New Moon after the Winter Solstice, therefore signaling the Chinese New Year!!
As if that weren’t enough, the New Moon is followed shortly by the Sun ingressing to Pisces.
Big day, you guys!
As the Moon rushes through Virgo, today, the Aquarius Sun will oppose Jupiter Rx at 17º.
Jupiter is getting a fair sight of play this week due all his inconjuncts and oppositions coming from the 11th sign. ‘Tis the Season of the Water Bearer, after all.
And this is a good, good thing.
Jupiter is the Santa Claus/Jolly Buddha of the zodiac. He gives and gives and laughs and laughs. Such a fundamental spirit of kindness and glee with this one.
When the Sun opposes him, we err on the side of excessive . . . whatever!
This is similar to the energy we experienced at the beginning of the week with the Full Moon. The pull of the Leo/Aquarius axis—the eternal battle of the Fire/Air dynamics—me/us!!!
Only this weekend, there is little to do with healing our wounded souls, personal or collective, and just quite simply wonderfully decadent social glut. Just in time for the weekend!!
Yep, this is a feel good one—we’ll be going to extremes. BIG as we can get.
Fair warning—don’t get in over your head—
Unless that’s exactly what your world is needing!
Lona
Tomorrow evening, at around 6 PM EST, we have the Leo Full Moon at 14º.
The Sun/Moon opposition will be forming a boomerang yod with Capricorn Pluto and the recent Pisces Mars/Chiron conjunction AND the outrageous Uranus/Pluto square is in full effect.
Pretty potent stuff!!
So, let’s get started.
Remember to pinpoint the houses the Leo/Aquarius axis falls to know exactly where the business is going down for you.
Alright!
How’s Merc Retch treating everyone?
More than one person on my FB has lamented about broken computers and broken cars.
Ah, well, hopefully they have seen the last of the high jinks and no one else falls prey to Retrograde tricks.
Friday is a BUSY day and is a main precursor to next Tuesday’s Leo Full Moon.
So, let’s see what’s what.
Today will be packed with culminating energies, including the aforementioned Winged Messenger himself. He and the Aquarius Sun will conjunct at 10º. They have not been intertwined since October, when they joined in the Cardinal Air sign, Libra.
The difference this go round, in Aquarius, is the agenda will be one of running that mouth with little filter (something Libra provided the last time).
Yep, with the ego (Sun) coupled with the mind (Mercury) in an Fixed AIR sign (get it?) there is a tendency to have strong opinions and not be shy tellin’ everybody about it.
If this is a trait you lack on a general level—you get to be a motor mouth for the weekend!! If not, you’ll probably need to do many in your circle the favor of STFU and listen instead—that is your challenge. Hopefully, Mercury Rx will help with the latter.
Next up, lovely Pisces Venus is squaring Sagittarius Saturn at the 3º.
This will most likely cause us to be extra self-conscious of how we look, physically, even down to the ear rings we choose for the evening. Our interactions will prove super awkward and clumsy and leave us feeling heavily unworthy.
Mind you, these are emotions not necessarily based in reality.
The saving grace here is, if we are able to recognize the above tendencies, we can about-face and use Piscean compassion and Sagittarian truth to give ourselves a break.
Relax and refuse to be so hard on yourself!
(Another route this may take is in our intimate relationships. If a lack of love is poisoning the coupling, Venus/Saturn will scream it’s presence. Maybe it is a time to speak up OR shut-up and listen! Keep reading to see how Mars/Pluto/Chiron can help.)
Lastly, Pisces Mars tangos with 14º Pluto and 15º Chiron in a sextile and conjunction, respectively.
The God of War in easy aspect with the God of the Underworld portends to immense determination and stamina.
All those loose ends you are trying to get sorted under this month’s Mercury Retrograde are gonna get the added drive of Mars/Pluto this weekend!
Yay!
Then tomorrow, dear Mars moves into exact conjunction with the Maverick. This brings deep healing to actions and initiatives. Purging the old and unhealthy to make room for the fresh and revitalized.
For example, I started cleaning out my herbal tincture closet, yesterday. (I say ‘closet’, it is actually the crawl space under the stairwell in the old farmhouse—hello, Pluto!) I haven’t had the time or energy to attempt this for the SIX YEARS they have been waiting. Now is the time!!
Alright folks, this is what we’ve got to work with—have at it!
Remember, we have been feeling these energies all week, they are simply at their strongest today.
Hold tight, it all fades quickly.
Lona
It’s upon us again, folks—the dreaded Mercury Retrograde.
Today at 10:55AM EST, Hermes will begin retracing his steps from 17º Aquarius all the way back to 1º.
Yes, all the way back to the beginning!
See, the good news is we’ve been in the Retrograde Shadow all this time—since the 5th of January. So, these energies will hopefully feel a bit old hat to us by now.
The not-so-great news is Mercury will remain retro till February 11th, but won’t pass the 17th degree (meaning he clears the Shadow) til the 3rd of March.
Nearly two whole months with this vibe out there—hell, the actual retrograde could be seen as the calm eye of the hurricane. Yeah?
Anyway—
First, I am gonna run down all the stuff the mental Water Bearer gets up to on his little escapade. Then I want to talk a bit about why we should relax and see this whole terrible travesty as an opportunity.
Tuesday, the 20th, sees the Sun ingressing to the 11th sign of Aquarius, followed shortly by the Moon.
The two Luminaries conjunct at 0º roughly around 8AM EST.
We’ll be waking to a new day, a new astrological month and a new lunation cycle.
Alright!
The first New Moon of 2015 continues last year’s pattern of Sun ingresses coinciding with the start of a new Lunar month. The zero degree of a sign is mighty potent and, therefore, adds quite a punch to the energy backing intentions set at this time.
And true to Aquarius’ unconventional nature there will be a SECOND New Moon February 18th at the crisis-laden 29th degree.
Oh Boy!
So, let’s get to know Aquarius a little bit better to best utilize the celestial toys we get to play with this month!
Eleventh House Luminaries 