The Moon is in passionate Scorpio this Monday morning, giving us good energy for digging into any projects we’ve got going this week.
We’re in the eclipse portal!
We’re midway through eclipse season, after our dramatic Full Moon eclipse in Virgo last Thursday night. Eclipses in astrology signify major beginnings and endings – and the two weeks between eclipses, which is a time known as the “eclipse” portal, is a time of supercharged possibilities for chapters opening and closing in our lives. So go easy on yourself, take time to rest if you can, and as always stay tuned in to your intuition.
A dreamy start to the week with the Sun conjunct North Node and Neptune
This week we have the Sun transiting the last degrees of Pisces, where it’s conjoining the North Node and Neptune during the first half of the week before it moves on into Aries overnight Wednesday night. With Neptune involved, the beginning of this week may feel dreamy or foggy – and the powerful draw of the North Node is accentuating that. So Monday through Wednesday is an excellent time to take things extra slow and recharge, because once the Sun moves into Aries on Thursday, we’ll be sensing a very different vibe.
Second half of the week: Aries Mercury and Venus Rx and Venus cazimi
That’s because we’ve now got both Mercury and Venus retrograde in Aries.
In all the hubbub of last week’s eclipse, this Mercury retrograde didn’t make as much of a splash as usual, but don’t be surprised if you start seeing some miscommunications arise. In Aries, Mercury may make us prone to impulsive statements, as well as frustrations over the slow pace of things.
As the Sun moves into the first degrees of Aries over the weekend, it’ll conjoin our retrograde Venus and at the same time make a sextile to shadowy Pluto in Aquarius. Whenever a planet conjoins the Sun, we call it a “cazimi,” meaning “in the heart” – and it’s a moment that can give us revelations and clarity, but can also feel a little overwhelming. So, if there are relationship issues or other desire-related matters in your life that have been brewing, this weekend is a time when they could come to a head, and they’re likely to feel scarier than usual. But rest assured that with Pluto involved, facing your fears around them will be rewarded.
Mars is still in crabby Cancer…
By the weekend, the Moon will also be in Capricorn, halfway to the Aries solar eclipse that will be happening on Saturday, March 29th. In Capricorn it’ll also oppose Mars, which is still showing its crabby side in Cancer – AND ruling our retrograde Mercury and Venus, as well as the Sun, in Aries. So take lots of good care of yourself this coming weekend, and make sure you do a gut check before you react too hotly to anything that feels frustrating.
This week’s theme: “feel the fire”
So the theme for this week is, “feel the fire.” With a Venus cazimi in the mix, even though feelings of frustration might be running high, it’s also a time when we’ll have the opportunity to really check in with ourselves and ask what it is that we truly want. Aries is the spark that lights the fire – so it’s a great time to look at what really lights us up.
Listen to this week’s episode and hear the astro-meditation!
