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Astrology for Healing and Transformation with Katie Sweetman
You may have heard that come Thursday, five planets will be retrograde. As disconcerting as this may sound, it’s not uncommon for four planets to be in retrograde and the outer planets spend 4-5 months of the year moving backward. So it’s normal. I think what’s a little unusual about this one is that both Mars and Mercury are retro, two personal planets.
It’s almost that time of year again â Mercury Retrograde. Don’t panic. Srsly. We go through this three times a year, sometimes four. Mercury Retrograde is a time when we have to take a step back, reflect on our karma around our communication, ideas, and movement. The tide can’t always push out; it has to come back in. And with Mars already retrograde, we’re doing extra work on our words and actions.
How was the Scorpio Full Moon for you all? Did you have more than a few uncomfortable revelations? Did life touch on themes of secrets? Trust? Betrayal? Did the full moon push you to be more vulnerable? Let your guard down? Did you take a hard look at your demons? Your mortality as well as the mortality of others?
Scorpio is the sign that teaches us that all things must come to an end. For life there must be death, light must be dark. Everything exists in polarity; one cannot exist without the other. There are times in life when we must struggle, experience loss, and gaze into the dark. Scorpio is the sign that takes us by the hand and ferries us to new states of consciousness.
If Venus reveals what we value as well as where we get caught in the physical trappings of life, what are we being forced to look at? What is it about how we do Venus that is hard to admit to ourselves? How are our values skewed? What is temptation? Indulgence?
Happy Sun in Taurus! As the first earth sign, Taurus teaches us about fertility, sensuality, and the bounty of the physical world. Taurus is value, resources, money. And, when the Sun is in Taurus, we naturally work through themes of stability and security. So, go smell the flowers!
I’ve been thinking a lot about suffering and hardship lately. More specifically, the type of growth that only comes through loss. Yes, I’m Scorpio, and I have a true appreciation of the depth of maturity that comes from facing life’s trials head on and transmuting them into something greater.
Mars Retrograde alert. The planet of action, willpower, and motivation will turn retrograde this Sunday, April 17. Are you are an Aries or Scorpio? This is a time to reflect on how you express the core of who you are. For the rest of us? Mars Retrograde teaches us that we can’t charge forward 100% of the time. We have to pull back from the battle, regroup, and strategize anew.
Leo Moon day! Between all the planets in Aries plus Mars in Sagittarius, we’re feeling the enthusiasm of the fire element. Leo loves a party as well as the arts and creativity. We may feel a push to express ourselves and show off our talents as a result.
The Moon is in sensitive Cancer today, highlighting themes of home, family, emotional security, and connection. Cancer has been known to crave comfort foods and the nostalgia that they invoke. But as the Moon comes up to Pluto and Uranus, our feelings may get the best of us. Our experiences […]
Today Venus and Mars harmonize, giving us a punch of flirtation, charm, competitive fire, and sex appeal. But keep in mind that Venus in Aries is coming up to a bumpy connection to Pluto into next week. If Pluto is the mirror, we may be examining our Venus shadow around control.
We’re a week away from two major planets turning retrograde. On Sunday, April 17, Mars will turn retro followed by Pluto the next day. Here’s what you need to keep in mind this week. When a planet makes something called a station, which is to say that it appears to […]