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Astrology for Healing and Transformation with Katie Sweetman
The Sun may be in Aquarius, but the Moon is in Cancer today. On paper, Aquarius and Cancer don’t have much in common. Cancer is home, family while Aquarius stretches out into the intellectual, impersonal. But both signs are about connection — if in different ways.
Mercury, the planet of communication and movement, is finally in Aquarius! If Capricorn pushes Mercury to seriously weigh its choices, then in Aquarius it sees the big picture. Mercury in Aquarius is intellectual, futuristic, and scientific, too. It also blazes a trail.
We’ve got an airy start to the week. As the Moon rounds out its time in Gemini, it’s picking up support from the Sun and Jupiter. We’re chatty, busy, social, and thinking big. But Mercury is coming up to 29 Capricorn; we’ve got some big things to figure out today.
Venus, the planet of peace, cooperation, and beauty, moves into Aries today. Truthfully Venus isn’t at home in Aries, a sign where it has to learn to assert itself. It’s also less likely to find common ground, something the world needs right now.
As I mentioned yesterday, we’re officially in eclipse season, a time every six months when the wheels of destiny spin in a new direction. While eclipses have a bit of a reputation, they coincide with major life events like marriages, births, moves, and new jobs.
With the Sun coming up to mid Aquarius, we’re at the halfway point of the season. These “cross quarter days” have traditionally coincided with festivals. February 1st brings us Imbolc, Candlemas, and St. Brigid’s Day. We light a candle and celebrate the return of the light.
Welcome to Aquarius Season, a time in the calendar when we experience life through the prism of equality, fraternity, and turn our attention to the the needs of humanity. When we get to Aquarius, we’re nearing the end of the zodiac. It’s no longer about the self.
If you’ve been keeping tabs, Mercury has spent long time in Capricorn, the sign that reveals how our choices manifest as well as the karma of our word. And with Mercury rounding out contacts to Pluto and Uranus, communication and travel are super loaded right now.
Not only did we enter a new lunar month on Friday, one centered on friends, community, and social connection, but Mars is now is Aries. After six listless weeks in Pisces, Aries is a much needed boost for the planet of action and determination. Time to get motivated.
Happy Aquarius New Moon! This is the time in the zodiac calendar when we turn our attention to friends, community, and tribe. As the last air sign, Aquarius gives us vision, forming intellect.
We’re in the dark of the moon, the final days in the lunar cycle before the new lunar month. We reflect, intuit, shed, and prepare. Come tomorrow, we’ll turn our sights toward Aquarius, kicking off a month centered on community, equality, and humanity.
I’ve been thinking of a lot of things lately as humanity navigates turbulent times. Maybe it’s four planets in Pisces and Jupiter in Libra, but I’ve been reflecting on the power of art and music to connect. Because fear and hatred only serve to disconnect.