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Astrology for Healing and Transformation with Katie Sweetman
Just behind the Sun is Mercury, marking the final degree of Libra before slipping into Scorpio later today. If Mercury in Libra has been an exercise in tact and choosing our words with grace, then Mercury in Scorpio will trade civility for uncomfortable truths.
We’re in the last full day of Libra season, a time when naturally express ourselves through the language partnership and cooperation as well as beauty and charm. Tomorrow the Sun dips into Scorpio, a sign that reminds us that life is fleeting and all things die.
What’s the most shocking thing we can say? What have we been holding in that needs expression? With Mercury coming off its opposition to Uranus, we may have had an uncomfortable light bulb moment. Or, a realization that completely separates us from the past.
If Mars is passion, action, fire, and the spark of life itself, then its conjunction to Pluto today is a force of nature. Mars and Pluto bend. They pull, explode, reveal. They kill, they resurrect. They are a volcanic eruption. They are fire into stone.
After spending the last four weeks traveling through the dark waters of Scorpio, Venus is now in Sagittarius! Venus is the planet that reveals what we value, what we love, and how we relate to others. When she’s in Sag, we’re attracted to the exotic. We value exploration.
Whew! Yesterday’s Aries Full Moon was a doozy. It pressed buttons and hit on some touchy subject matter. In the end, the full moon pushed us to say “no” to something. Maybe it was a relationship or a level of behavior that had long since worn out its welcome.
Happy Aries Full Moon! This is the time of the year when the spotlight is on action, initiative, leadership, and bravery. As the prototypical masculine archetype, Aries inspires us to strike out on our own and assert ourselves.
Let’s talk about this Aries Full Moon that’s clocking in early on Sunday. My good friend, who is an Aries, was baffled that I wasn’t talking about it more. And I was like, dude, I’ve been laying out the whole story this week. Here’s your recap.
This week has all the elements of a turning point. Between a few jumpy Mercury aspects — the planet of thinking, communication, movement — and Sunday’s Aries Full Moon, we’re feeling restless. In fact, this is the week to ask ourselves the hard questions.
Pisces Moon day. And, as a result, we may feel quiet, reflective, and sensitive. Pisces is a sign that helps us connect to the universal, whether its the collective emotional experience or the presence of spirit that inhabits all of us, linking us back to Source.
We may be in Libra season, a time when we connect with the beauty and sweetness of life, but there’s been a chill in the air, a deeper undercurrent pulling at us. With Venus in Scorpio, Libra season has taken us through darker themes of power, sexuality, and shame.
The week opens up with an Aquarius Moon, highlighting social connection, community, and the wisdom that comes from seeing the larger picture. But as the Moon travels on this week, we’re getting closer to Saturday’s confrontational Aries Full Moon.