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Astrology for Healing and Transformation with Katie Sweetman
Mercury leaves its shadow today, capping off a rather intense Mercury Retrograde season. As the ruler of the Virgo solar eclipse on September 1, this retrograde hinted that we’ve be taking a look at our past choices around how we take care of our bodies and daily lives.
Mars and Jupiter square off today, two planets that can feel like forces of nature. If Mars helps us take action, then Jupiter is the vision and the faith that it will work out. But what happens when the planets are at odds? We’re pushing uphill as a result.
Over the next couple of days Mercury is going to do one of two things. First, it will get to the degree it occupied at the time of the solar eclipse on September 1. Second, Mercury will finally arrive at 29 Virgo, the very place it pivoted when it turned retrograde.
Welcome to Libra season, a time in the astrological calendar when the Sun shines on relationship, cooperation, harmony, and beauty. Out of the twelve zodiac signs, Libra serves an important function — it introduces us to other people.
Happy Libra New Moon! This is the time in the lunar calendar when we turn toward creating harmony and beauty in our lives. Libra is the sign of relationships, too, as well as cooperation and consensus.
We’re in the dark of the Moon, a time when the light has faded to a sliver and we prepare for a new lunar month. Also known as the balsamic moon, this dark time has a reputation for increased intuition as well as a need to pull back from the world and reflect.
Today’s Virgo Moon is a reminder that we’re sliding out of an intense lunar month initiated by a solar eclipse in Virgo and fueled by a lunar eclipse in Pisces. Chances are you experienced a major shift in September or witnessed one in the life of someone close.
After a whopping 20 weeks in Sagittarius, Mars finally arrives in Capricorn today. True, Mars and Sag got on pretty well, both sharing an adventurous spirit, but the retrograde really dug into the not so pleasant side of Mars in Sag — self righteousness and fundamentalism.
Feeling a little uncomfortable? Are your fears edging into your thoughts? Your deeply rooted stories coming up? That’s because Pluto stationed direct today at 14 Capricorn. Like reaching into soul and pulling out a clog, Pluto shows you what’s holding you back.
Things took a bit of a left turn. We may only be a day into Libra season, but Venus, the ruler of Libra, just went into Scorpio. Honestly, the two signs couldn’t be more different. If Venus in Libra has a natural charm, then Venus in Scorpio is direct and raw.
Im not sure what’s bigger news. The fact that Mercury is finally direct or that the Sun is now in Libra. Certainly a change of seasons is a marquee event, but — I don’t know about you — I shambled my way through a retrograde fueled Virgo season.
Today the Sun reaches the final degree of Virgo, wrapping up its stay in the sign of service, purity, and health. It’s been an interesting season, one marked by two eclipses. It’s safe to say that something has shifted, the terrain before us a little different.