Author name: Satori

Early Monday, Venus moves to Taurus, joining the Sun, Uranus, and Jupiter in the sign. Taurus ruler Venus finds fertile ground in this fixed sign, rich in values and resources.

Friday night, the zippy Sagittarius Moon heads into trine with newly direct Aries Mercury and square Saturn in Pisces, exact overnight. The mood is hopped up, for good or ill. If you’re irritable, expect to become more irritated. However, if you’re up for a good time, make plans to get out and about… or engage

In the last few days of Mercury retrograde in Aries, Mercury makes no new aspects. It does, however, hang around near the north node as it stations and turns. Aries sign ruler Mars spends the week drawing closer to Neptune in Pisces.

The full moon won’t happen till Tuesday, but its prime component pops on Sunday: the Taurus Sun’s square to Pluto in Aquarius. Sun square Pluto happens twice a year and can take a powerful toll on our confidence (if we don’t consciously appraise its presence).

We’re just past the midway point of the Aries Mercury retrograde as it heads back over Chiron on Monday morning. So how’s it going? Not only have we learned something, but we’re finding use for things and thoughts and plans that had previously missed the mark. In fact, there are plenty of ways in which

Friday night the Mercury-ruled Gemini Moon sextiles Chiron, then retro Mercury, then the Sun, all in Mars-ruled Aries. In other signs, this might sound like light, fun-filled shenanigans, and even now that’s part of it.

Monday morning the Aries Moon passes over the Moon’s north node. It goes on to join Chiron and the Sun in an improbably exact three-way conjunction: the new moon eclipse (don’t forget to attack the fire nation)(apologies if you’re not nerdy like me).