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Astrology for Healing and Transformation with Katie Sweetman
With the Moon in Aries, we’re on the cusp of a new beginning. We may be feeling a build up of energy or tension. But we’re also in the dark of the moon. We have to honor that we are in a sacred space of endings. Time to reflect and make space for the new.
We officially kick off eclipse season with a powerful solar eclipse on April 20 that touches on Pluto in Aquarius. A new life is ready to rush in. We may have already seen clues in the previous days and weeks. Mercury also turns retrograde in Taurus on April 21.
We’re winding down the lunar month as we start the week with a Pisces Moon, one that feels liminal. Things may feel hazy or like they don’t have a lot of energy. Then again, with a solar eclipse three days away, we’re revving up for something powerfully new.
Eclipses strike a new hour. Every six months our lives turn swiftly, heralding new beginnings. With a solar eclipse in Aries, the first in its series, we are stepping into a new story over. On the other hand, a lunar eclipse in Scorpio brings a story to a decisive end.
Venus squares off with Saturn, an aspect that has a reputation for pumping the breaks. For all of Venus’s multitude of ideas and options, Saturn urges us to focus on what’s practical. It’s a need to commit to what’s right or recalibrate what’s not working.
The Moon’s in no-nonsense Capricorn today, bringing our attention to duty and responsibility. We’re going after our ambitions, too. But with Saturn now in Pisces, where it will be for the next three years, our ambitions have to align with our heart and soul.
The Sun and Jupiter meet up, inspiring new beginnings and adventures as well as a search for meaning. Venus gets charming and a bit flirty, arriving in Gemini for the next four weeks. But, first, it has to check-in with Saturn, a planet that demands commitment.
The Sun meets up with Jupiter in Aries into tomorrow, a burst of confidence and a push for new horizons and adventures. Paired with a Sagittarius Moon, we’re feeling element fire, an element that inspires, motivates, and illuminates. It also demands faith.
A Scorpio Moon takes us into the weekend, one that plays on our deeper emotions and works to reveal something typically hidden within. With Mars in Cancer, this may be complicated or messy emotions from the past, from memory, and from family.
Welcome to April! We’re getting ready for Eclipse Season, the first to showcase Aries and its new beginnings. But, first, a Libra Full Moon lights up the sky, turning our attention to relationships and shaking up the status quo. Mercury also moves into Taurus.
We start the week with a Virgo Moon, one that gets a push from Mercury at the end of Aries. Time to tidy up, get organized, and make plans for the days ahead. When Mercury arrives in Taurus later today, we’re investing in our material stability and security.
Big news! Pluto changes signs for the first time since 2008, arriving in Aquarius and giving us a preview of a major change in our lives. It’s also the start of Aries Season followed by an Aries New Moon. Mars arrives in Cancer after seven long months in Gemini.