As the clouds part, your direction in the heavens will become clearer.
Don’t lose hope or let frustration destroy the progress you have made, you are moving into a closer state of balance with the whole Universe…Closer and closer with clearer sight to the mirror image of Who you were always supposed to be. - Cherry
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Aries: Already you have been considering your values. You are bringing the beautiful things towards you and finding pleasure in how you arrange your resources. Keeping a toe in what is pleasurable, you are now being asked to go deep not just into what you want to earn but what you want to give back to the world. We each have a role to play; our own form of prominence. You are now being asked what you need to get there. It could be emotional support. It could be a certain amount of funds. In the process, your relationship to your resources is being changed. Could you possibly make a living doing what you love? This is the day to ask these questions, see where it goes. Taurus: I am struck by all the people you can bring towards you. Even in the pandemic, when it may not feel that way, trust your ability to attract what you need towards you, especially now. But remember the magic you feel around another would not be there if you, too, weren’t magic. We are re-enchanting our self relationship today, dear Taurus, and we are learning. You may feel a slightly spooky curiosity to follow some discipline or spiritual practice and I assure you that impulse is significant. What wisdom will the world give to you today? Plenty, if you trust your magic. Gemini: Today is a day of clearing. We are going inward. We are letting go. This process need not be ugly. Let your chamber of solitude be filled with flowers, incense, soft blankets. Give yourself every support you need one of these final days transitioning away from an old cycle. You may find new outside resources available to you. When in doubt, call on the unseen, the occult, the shadowy forms of knowing. What are you inheriting from your ancestors, your chosen spirits and deities? You must make room first. You must let go and see where you land. You are still held. It is still beautiful. Cancer: How you treat people on an individual level expands outward; how you treat intimate connections is also how you treat those in your wider community. They are feeding into each other in an odd way today, though not unpleasant. There is plenty of grounding sweetness in your larger networks, much to the benefit of your larger dreams and hopes. Pay attention to what new desires or goals arise today and see how it helps you change your priorities around relationships in general. You may not have as much energy to waste. You may have to set up new boundaries. Trust the shedding your intimate relationships are doing. It lets the dreams out. Leo: You have the vision alright; it’s sweet, it’s embodied, it’s beautiful. You are ready to step into a larger role in your community but this also must be supported by how you spend your day. There is a deeper cycle of transformation happening in your daily labor routine and outdated views of productivity and worth need to be let go. Focus on what helps both within and without. Focus on what helps foster growth. Let the rest fall away. See what you are without false views that hurt your body and exploit your mind. Just one step, just allowing, is enough. Virgo: Has learning been a site of uplift for you, dear Virgo, or a site of oppression? Have you had to sacrifice your own way or inner knowing for the sake of some totalizing view of understanding? You are wrestling your own intuition back from authority. You are going towards what makes you feel alive and blessed and vibrant. How can pleasure be included in your search for knowledge? Know that what is pleasurable to you is also changing. Make room for new definitions of both intelligence and joy. See how they can help each other out. Libra: You find your embodiment, dear Libra, when you allow yourself to go deep. It’s less about trying and more about floating. What are you finding as you go deep? Where does it come from? There may be a reckoning with familial lines and ancestral patterns. In the process, you are reconsidering what being held really feels like. What does home really mean to you? How does your family’s past factor into it? Your sweetness will be more accessible if you answer these deep questions, allow yourself private reflection to let the truth have space to arise. Scorpio: You have been given a gift in the form of a person or people in the last few weeks. It has gotten you back to your body, to the simplicity of feeling and its beauty as well. Love should make life simpler, if not easier, not add more complications to your already complex mind. Keep your ears up, however, when it comes to conversation. Pay attention to how your mind is structured and how you put your thoughts into words. Trust that, as you and this relationship evolves, so must your body, mouth and thought. Communication exists on all these levels. What are you afraid to say? Trust the right person will be excited to see more of you. Sagittarius: Today is the day to turn a loving eye toward your body. How does it feel, on a visceral level, to be you? Does it need more rest? Is there an issue that needs to be attended to? The health of your body is most likely good right now, so take advantage of health to get all of the remaining ducks in a row. Your body is worth spending on. Consider why you save money in the first place. What is the point if your physical existence is not attended to? See your health as a resource worth investing in. Make the moves to make it so. Capricorn: Even as things may become intense today, put your joy at the forefront. Indulge in what you love. Devote time to a creative project, or just daydreaming. Flirt a little and relish in your glow. You are learning more about your agency today. You are learning more about who you really are. Things that may have held you back but kept you safe may be wrenched away. It may feel vulnerable, but you have access to more agency because of it. So why not use your power to cement the rightful place of joy in your life? That’s where the deep messages lie. Aquarius: Trust that the most potent action of the day will take place in private. Spend time beautifying your home or getting in touch with yourself in a sacred, secluded space. You may feel more alone. That’s because you are letting go of something. It’s not a conscious process, but there are plenty of emotions that are being asked for your attention. The alchemy that occurs will seem simple, but it will act as a taproot, affecting the rest of your life. Close friends or family or housemates can help provide solace and help you remember that you are not alone. Let these people support your transformation just by being. Pisces: Keep your eyes peeled today; what you notice or interact with on the mundane level can have significant meaning. Let your values inform how you structure your day and spend your daily energy. But also be aware but the goals underpinning this routine are undergoing a shift. You may receive new information from your friends or have to reorient what you imagine for your life. Let your routines ground you while allowing them to change as necessary. The day-to-day and the larger vision are connected, but they are not the same. See how they can support each other
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Aries: There is so much around you, waiting to be enchanted. That just means paying attention. It means watching it grow under your receptive gaze. Notice the things you always see and the information that flows in just by going about your day. This information is being processed by emotions you may not be able to see. They are accessed through rest. If you need to take action today, focus on your intimate surroundings or inner life. Is there a private experience you need to protect? A conversation you need to have with family or housemates? Focus on what you need to feel safe, then go out into the world again.
Taurus: Your heart is with your community today; spend time connecting to sacred others to realign your emotions and receive intuitive downloads you may not expect. Lately, your mind has been on value; perhaps money is a topic of conversation or you are making the next step to having what you need to flourish. Regardless, there may be a conflict around what you want to give and what you need to receive. Protect your thoughts and consider the bonds you can initiate on a local level to get to where you need to be. Be real with what feels like enough. Use your mind to invent solutions to getting that.
Gemini: Don’t be afraid to sit back and listen today, especially on a public level. You are being asked to go inward and be influenced by outside sources today in order to better hone your career and public role. What new inspirations come through? How will you put them into words? Trust your mental processing ability today. Let it guide your decisions and help you sift through this newfound information. Protect your resources well. Including the intangible ones. Your emotions must fuel your journey as well.
Cancer: You have the power today, but only if you give yourself plenty of space to be messy. Action tinged with emotion can still be effective, but only if you are taking care and taking no shit. Don’t tamp down your needs to avoid conflict. If feeling emotionally overwhelmed, ask for help. Use your emotions to go on a journey and ask your source of wisdom for insight into your dilemmas. Go somewhere you’ve never been before. Your ability to put your insights into words may be difficult today but trust that the thoughts are just gestating. Give them time. Give it to yourself too.
Leo: Is there someone who you need to forgive? Is there an exchange you need to make clean again? Consider the big, long view; consider how much energy anger or tension takes up. If you’re not ready to unclench, that is more than understandable. At least indulge in some quiet time to realign thought and action. Most of your emotions don’t need other people to run their course, impart their wisdom. Trust the psychic surgery that helps you heal from the inside out. If up to interacting, focus on exchanging information and ideas. Your communities are valuable sources of movement and knowledge. Focus on what feels the best. Go from there.
Virgo: Let other people be your portal; some intimate partner or loved one can help you loosen any tension and get in touch with all you really feel. There may be a need to surrender or let things go in the context of relationships do don’t be afraid to relax into solutions. This need to go deep with another may feel at odds with your current career goals. Find a way to do both. Gather plenty of information about your current path or field of study but don’t worry about where it will all lead. Just stay receptive. You may need to enact boundaries for the sake of your goals. What time can you stake out for your dreams? How will you feel without it?
Libra: Be sure your work today is interspersed with drifting and rest; it will allow you to better serve your tasks. But while your body may be content to let the world simply pass through, the mind wants to gather all that it sees and understand what it means. Your mind is focused on big questions; it may be drawn to new courses or fields of study. See how the receptive, dark parts of you can further this inquiry. Feelings are a major part of what you can offer others, specifically acting as a nurturing container. What actions can you take to make your services available?
Scorpio: Let your downtime be pleasurable. Rather than having an agenda, simply follow what feels good; that is your portal into oneness again, a sense of belonging. But part of you also wants to go deep and divide, understand, digest your roiling experience into palatable parts. Find the words when naming something is useful but don’t reduce your experience to mere thoughts or explanations. Ultimately, your pleasures lead you to their own discoveries and a wisdom that has its home in the body. Will you defend your journeys? What is worth coming home to?
Sagittarius: You find our comforts by focusing on the home today, and seeing what deeper connections lie there. Family to you means no words. It means a connection that you can’t touch but you can feel. How can you bring this sort of deeply felt knowing closer? How can you protect what others don’t see? Right now you are grappling with what has been taken from you, or the ways you felt you needed permission to be yourself or act. Knowing what you want your surroundings to feel like is a good guide for your actions. This going inward, however, may create some tension with loved ones, who only seem to want to talk or connect with words today. But can a conversation be a home too? See for yourself.
Capricorn:You want to express yourself, but putting your deep thoughts and insights into words has always felt like a labor. It can be vulnerable to simply speak, or let the flow of the moment give voice to your inner experience. But you can stay connected to the outside simply by being present; by taking a walk or running errands. Try and notice the enchantment, the divine, present in each mundane moment, bleeding into your thoughts. Notice this divinity when any tension or conflict with partners may arise; you will never fall out of the universe. Difficulty is meaningful too.
Aquarius: Are there virtues you want to cultivate? Consider what values or needs guide your actions. Think on a more intangible lesson. Perhaps there are spiritual resources— a connection to something larger, a belief system, a regular practice— that need to be enhanced. But also leave space for play specifically in the realm of thought and ideas. Rather than being so serious about it, notice which thoughts want to be made into something. Notice where the pleasure lies in the mind. You may also have plenty of work to do. Consider what you need to sacrifice to get everything done. When is it worth it? When is it not?
Pisces: Trust your emotions today, dear Pisces. They will help you make decisions. They will connect you to something deeper. While your insides may be chattering; while an exchange of information is happening internally, keeping ideas fresh, simply breathe and feel into your actions today. If you need to gather energy towards anything, let it be fun. Let it be creative. Consider what boundaries you need to erect around your enjoyment. See to it.
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Today the Moon traverses the sign of Pisces, archetype of the mystic dreamer. Our emotions may need more space than usual to spread out and follow its their path. You may be more porous than usual so while inspiration may be more forthcoming (if you take the time to be receptive), you may also be susceptible to outside influences. Be judicious with how you spend your energy and don’t be surprised if you need more rest than usual; it takes a lot of energy to feel it all.
During its time in Pisces, the moon squares Mercury and trines Mars. Just having moved into Gemini, this Mercury is a strong one. While a square from the moon may add in more confusion or subjectivity, it also serves as a portal. We will be able to articulate and communicate our deepest thoughts, insights and visions. Later on, the moon meets Mars in Cancer, its sign of fall. While not considered a dignified position for the planet of action and courage, it does force us to slow down and consider what we wish to protect. Mars in Cancer is ultimately a lesson in boundaries and defending the inner while still taking action in the outer world. Forming a harmonious aspect with the moon means we get help in providing a container for our Piscean dreams and visions. We both get to protect them and pin them down long enough to do something with them.
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After months away, Mercury makes its reentrance into one of its home signs. While Virgo is Mercury’s nighttime ruler, lending powers of analysis and discernment to the messenger planet, Gemini is the diurnal home of Mercury. It lends its powers of curiosity and open-mindedness to gather as much information as possible, keeping Mercury fresh and engaged. Mercury appreciates the quick pace and shape-shifting power of the mutable air sign as well as the desire for social and intellectual exchange. Expect writing, communication and absorption of information to go more smoothly, at least until Mercury goes retrograde at the end of the month. While that period merits its own discussion, it’s worth noting that it greatly extends Mercury’s time in its domicile. Usually taking only three weeks to traverse a sign, Mercury will be in Gemini for over two months this year, lending us plenty of time to work and rework the part of our chart that Gemini is situated within.
Consider how you want to use your newly resourced mind.
Use the song associated with your rising sign (and sun and moon if you so choose) as a soundtrack to this newfound acuity.
Aries: “Rose Parade,” Elliott Smith
Taurus: “Body Language,” Isaac Hayes
Gemini: “Everything is Everything,” Lauryn Hill
Cancer: “Throwing Back the Apple,” Pale Saints
Leo: “Not Too Soon,” Throwing Muses
Virgo: “Classic Man,” Jidenna
Libra: Burning Airlines Give You So Much More,” Brian Eno
Scorpio: “Fingertips,” Brian Jonestown Massacre
Sagittarius: “Crazy on You,” Heart
Capricorn: “Lopin’ Along Through the Cosmos,” Judee Sill
Aquarius: “Maybe Partying Will Help,” Minutemen“
Pisces: “Salad Days,” Young Marble Giants
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Aries: You are being asked to go deep with your values; beyond superficial desires and predilections, what deeper beliefs do you want to give voice to? Start by naming them. You could even try doing it in public, letting the depth shape your offering for the better. Don’t forget to include enjoyment in this assessment. Start with what feels good in your body with you sit with it. Just know that engaging with this practice may well bring up factors and parts of yourself that you can’t quite see. Think of it as a clearing away of the old to let in the new; what will you mourn with love? Taurus: If you’re looking to change, consider what influences you keep around. Are the courses of study, books and spiritual practices with which you are engaging keeping your beliefs complacent or are they asking you to question them? You have the power of where you are steering your mind. Keep it simple and let it go deep; whatever the journey is, it should be long and it should be pure, whatever that means to you. Tap into your innate charm as well and wear it proudly. Use this beauty when creating new connections or fortifying networks; there is plenty of opportunity to make new friends and blend into new communities. Just ask; do they make my dreams seem accessible? Does connection with them feel as easy as falling asleep? Gemini: Can you write a song of letting go? Do it with your body, its release. Do it with your mind, letting all extraneous thoughts fall away like water down a stream. Take the alone time you need to make your necessary discoveries with plenty of room for messiness. And while you may not be able to see the creativity flowing from you, trust its bottomless source. Consider how you can add more softness, less exactness to your current vocational path. What messages are receiving about your public role? Pay attention, even if they don’t make sense in the conventional way. If you put being of service to others at the top of your list, you can’t go wrong. Cancer: Treat your dreams like a garden. Start by digging deep into the soil and ensuring that the dark material is being aerated, i.e. give voice to both your desires and the fears wrapped around them. When you name a fear, it suddenly becomes smaller, more manageable. Then, spend time enjoying the fruits that have already arisen. Don’t be afraid to celebrate the smaller milestones; it’s what keeps you going. Be open to all sorts of direct messages as well; they will arise the more you accept the innate pleasure and beauty of your life. Leo: You are working out the messages and words you want to bring to the table in your public life, but are perhaps feeling stuck or too surface-level. If you want to think deeper, then you must engage with the work. Devoting yourself solely to one task at a time— and doing it well— will yield deeper insights into your messaging as well as the gifts you can impart to others. But that’s just one half of the puzzle. The other half involves how much you can give freely. Be as open to others as possible, and be open to receiving in return. A big part of what attracts people to you is generosity without an agenda; watch your visible beauty grow. Virgo: You are on a search for knowledge, dear Virgo, and I am here to tell you that it need not be a struggle uphill. You need not strain or stress yourself to find the information you nee and I actually advise the opposite. See how pleasure and creativity can add vital information to your current intellectual discoveries. Go after what feels good and makes you want to probe more deeply. Your close relationships can also act as portals this weekend. There has to be trust, however, a more drifty perspective. Let the other guide you. See what beauty and understanding springs from a loose hand. Libra: Today you are being asked what does and does not belong to you. For the sake of your peace-keeping tendencies, you may be holding onto someone else’s emotions for you, which can be stagnating your own ability to process. Spend time around trusted loved ones and in familiar surroundings to get to the bottom of your own issues and cleanse what is not yours to heal. Notice which relations bring more beauty and embodiment into your life. See what gentle, psychic work you can do to enhance this quality. Notice when merging makes life sweeter. Scorpio: Today is the weekend of planning a life with another. What logistical work or practical communication do you and your closest collaborators need to accomplish? Don’t be alarmed if these conversations lead to deeper conversations and insights. Use your intuition when it comes to what “feels” right and don’t for a second think the mundane and the spiritual are separate in these exchanges. Don’t neglect the pleasure that this weekend can hold as well. You have the opportunity to romance and be romanced quite well, with the simple joy of togetherness strengthening the commitments made between you and others. You don’t have to plan it; just look around and dive in. Sagittarius: You have the potential to see deeper into the value of what you do. All sorts of labor— service work, emotional care, any job deemed “minimum wage”— is devalued for a bevy of silly reasons. Today, take back the value of all that you do for yourself and others. What space or boundaries do you need to give yourself to prevent burn out or depreciating your own gifts. Go towards what gives both ways. Go towards the work that makes your life feel fuller, more beautiful. Don’t forget to go within and replenish your resources. Spend quality downtime and see what deeper connection can arise from giving yourself what you need. Capricorn: See your creative work as a portal this weekend; a portal to deeper understanding, greater power and more agency. It will kick up some potentially tender things so be sure to give yourself plenty of protected space to explore your psyche. Your taste will be impeccable. Your pleasure, not optional. For deeper inspiration, talk a walk around your neighborhood or visit your favorite shop or cafe. Be inspired by the flow that happens all around you. Practice mantras as well; the flow within you will bolster as well. Aquarius: Your thoughts need not be loud or public today, dear Aquarius. If anything, they will benefit from some quiet incubation and privacy, as they are connecting to some tender, mysterious parts of you. You won’t be privy to entire excavation process but allowing yourself solitude and plenty of space will do you well. Surround yourself with sweet interactions and do something tender ancestral work. Remember your resources don’t begin and end with you. Countless humans had to be born for you to be where you are. Call upon them; they are waiting to support you as they always had. At least some of them are. Go towards what is sweet. Pisces: To connect to your larger goals, think locally. Make tiny rituals or repeat mantras throughout the day that work in the directions of your dreams. Access the community within walking distance, driving distance, of you. Notice if there are any skills you want to cultivate that someone in your community is teaching or offering a class on. These tiny steps add up, dear Pisces. But first and foremost, you are meant to honor the flow of your experience this weekend. Go with what feels good in the moment and don’t be surprised if there’s beauty all around you. Let what is present guide you.
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This weekend we have two notable transits occurring between personal planets and outer planets. Mercury, finishing up its last few days in Taurus, receives a helpful trine from Pluto in Capricorn. Usually, Mercury in Taurus focuses on the practical; its mental faculties prefer extending themselves to their here and now and what is tangibly understood. With an aspect from Pluto, needling planet of the Underworld, the tangible takes us deep within our psyches, but for the sake of exposing our depths to the light. Taking place late Saturday/Sunday night, this transit is an aid for any difficult or emotional conversations you may be having. It can also help with any solo depth and healing work you may be undertaking. Stay grounded in your own experience, as we are dealing with planets in earth signs, and keep the mind on what is rather than on what should be. Taking a page from the third decan of Taurus (where Mercury currently transits), there will always be difficulty and disappointment regardless of how well we’ve prepared. Can we have humility in the face of powerful forces? Can we know the limits of our own power?
Later in the day on Sunday, Venus, the planet of love, and Neptune, the planet of mysticism, form a harmonious sextile, creating connection that transcends boundaries. Now both of these planets are already in quite “strong” positions. Venus in Taurus lends a grounded sensuality that draws beauty and abundance towards it. Neptune in Pisces is that much more porous, sensitive, and compassionate, though also confusing, foggy, and dissociative. While this transit does not support the erection of boundaries (as Mars in Cancer is urging us to do), it does lend a certain enchantment to personal interactions and pleasurable activities. Use this transit to make art, spend a day by the water or in a forest, or bring a bit of magic into your relationship life. Just take your interactions today with a grain of salt; they may not be what they seem.
Find the magic in all things. Read your horoscopes below.
[image: “Diana and Actaeon,” Camille Corot]
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Aries: We live in a world where talking about money in spiritual circles is considered dirty. Money is for the bourgeoisie, or the capitalists to worry about. But this tidy fiction covers up the vast inequality that can’t be done away with money spells or perfect surrender. We all need a certain amount of resources to live. We often don’t get to control their inflow. How, then, do you find stability? How can money be a source of freedom rather than a site of imprisonment? There must be something else you’re valuing or working towards; let money serve that. Don’t let what you own hold you back.
Taurus: You have the power to weave your own song of freedom, dear Taurus. Your sense of self is fused to a rebellious spirit who doesn’t want to be pinned down. How can you turn your decisions towards the unexpected while still keeping your center? Know that change is scary. Letting go of the past is always a loss of some sort. But if you try to hide from the change, it will come back bigger and outside of your control. How can you be the harbinger for change, for something new and big in your life? Can you let the fear or trepidation have a home too?
Gemini: Can you let go of control, dear Gemini? Can you let go of the thinking and planning that covers up the intimacy that comes with squarely facing the unknown? For better or worse, the power to change is not in your hands today. It is something unexpected, creeping up from out of nowhere. It is your job to surrender well, bringing all your worries and hesitations with you. What is arising comes from a part of you with which you are still uncomfortable and hence placed in the unconscious. Clear everything away. Hold onto nothing and see the wide realm of possibility before you.
Cancer: Right now your energy is focused on your future. Right now, your visions for the next part of your life may need to be reshifted. This can be difficult for you, as your future has often been a source of grounding; now it is asking you to rise up and change. Perhaps this change is coming from a friend or community member. This transit is essentially a social one to you; how do you want to show up to others? How are potentially rigid views stopping you from serving right here in reality? Presence now is all we can rely on; the rest is out of our hands.
Leo: You never have to commit to one way of showing up. You never have to hold onto a vocation or a role that no longer brings you alive. This transit is all about staying abreast with the neverending impermanence of the world. You are not a failure because something has ended or you need to shift your approach. Be open, instead, to unexpected opportunities to bring your new role into the public. Even better if it’s weird or hasn’t been done before. Embrace finding your own lane that no one else could fill.
Virgo: We need to shake up our belief systems every once in a while lest we stop growing. Know that any system of thought or overarching belief is only temporary; some small part of the ineffable whole. You may find yourself drawn to books or systems of thought that seemed to radical for you. Wonderful. You may find beliefs that keep you small untenable. What journeys will you make to get to the truth of things? What outside sources can you call upon? How can you question the institutions of knowledge that constrict our thought? Learn your way. See how it changes your seeking.
Libra: “Each that we lose takes part of us;
A crescent still abides,
Which like the moon, some turbid night,
Is summoned by the tides” Emily Dickinson tells us. Something or someone of which you were quite fond may be on its way out. Things on loan are now being asked back. Spend plenty of time in grief today, dear Libra. To prepare the ground for the next stage, you must clear what is taking your energy unbidden. You must see all the loose ends you have not cut. Consider what you really want from others. Honor the traces left behind.
Scorpio: We may see freedom and partnership as incompatible. But this only rings true if your whole self is not included in the relating, or if distance is seen as a detriment. There will always be chasms between individuals, no matter how close they may be. In the poet Rainier Maria Rilke’s words: “But, once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue to exist, a wonderful living side by side can grow up, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole and against a wide sky!”. Trust whatever else falls away.
Sagittarius: You are confronting the part of our lives that always seems destined to box us in: labor, chores, the actions that keep life going. We all have some tethering to the body and its many needs. But we also have the burdens of a late capitalist world that forces us to increase our work without increasing the value of said work. Such unequal arrangements will not be tenable for you. The normal flow of labor will be disrupted in some way today and it’s not because you should throw out all work. Simply point towards what gives you something back; your freedom.
Capricorn: “The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives” Audre Lorde tells us. We need to be conscious of what we shine our attention on: it is what grows and shapes existence. Within the dark places, she goes on, is a store of unexamined creativity and potential. Poetry, or art in general, then, bridges the gap. It “forms the quality of the light within which we predicate our hopes and dreams toward survival and change”. What beautiful hidden things will you bring to light, dear Capricorn? What censure will you resist today?
Aquarius: “The meaning of freedom can never be grasped by the divided mind” Alan Watts tells us. “But to the whole mind there is no contrast of “I” and the world”. Is there a divide between who you feel yourself to be and the world in which you act? We are talking about a deep feeling of separation, one that follows us into solitude. But dare to imagine yourself as continuous with the world. Find a home in its shape, knowing you have the power to change just as it does. “No one fates and no one is being fated’. With that in mind, how will you shape the changing world?
Pisces: How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives, as Annie Dillard tells us. What you are used to relying on regularly— daily tasks, routes, places, interactions— is undergoing a shift. What is familiar may now feel stifling or else shift into something more mysterious. But ultimately, these changes just reflect a deep alteration in your own psyche and the structure of your mind. What new habits or rituals can you enact to let this new, more freedom-oriented mind state take hold. What are you accumulating into a life over these passing days?
Today the planet of sudden change joins the heart of the Sun in Taurus. The transiting Sun shows us where our energy focuses its attention and creates itself into being. Normally, when the Sun is in Taurus, we feel a pull towards embodied stability and steady creativity. With Uranus, this earthiness becomes a desire for an open road, for new ways of doing things, for freedom. What is currently holding us back is untenable. What we normally expect to occur in certain situations is thrown out the window. This transit is all about how we accept and metabolize change. In Taurus, we have to take care of our bodies in the midst of disruption and ground ourselves enough so the change lasts. The last part of us to shift with new information or new habits is the body. But the body is also where change, once sunken in, truly makes a home and lasts. Taking place in the second decan of Taurus, called the “linga-yoni” by Austin Coppock, the Sun and Uranus do best when the change is taken in steady bits, or there is time for rest and recuperation between downloads.
The Kozminsky Symbol for the degree of the conjunction is “A monk on a rocky road giving drink and food to a poor traveler who has fallen by the way. A rayed anchor above his head”. Kozminsky calls it the “Symbol of Deliverance’’ and signifies an individual whose belief in humanity leads him on his path. The tarot card associated with this part of Taurus echoes this magnanimity: It shows a well-dressed merchant giving coins to two beggars. By giving back, in other words, we join the flow of the world and are never really out of place.
So, take time to let whatever disruptions occur today truly sink in. Don’t rush action or understanding. Read on for your own way.
Today the moon spends all day in Sagittarius, home sign of Jupiter. The buoyancy and inquisition of the last half of yesterday carries over to today, with a sextile to Saturn to fortify and concretize our efforts and a square to Neptune at the end of the day. This aspect is interesting because Neptune has just made a perfect sextile to Mercury, lending the oceanic outer planet a bit more legibility than it normally has. The square to the moon creates an ambient dreaminess, diffusing some of Sagittarius’s fiery energy in favor of Pisces’s receptive flow. You may be more sensitive to external stimuli and supernatural forces alike. The sextile from Mercury asks that you don’t disperse the mystery of Neptune’s gifts but that you do something to make it real. Being in Taurus, the sign of Venus, this Mercury wants what it communicates to be beautiful. Making music, herbal medicine, food, art of any kind is a beautiful way of expressing this mystical, cerebral transit. The only thing to watch for are old habits or subconscious forces arising. Remember to act from an aware, present place and find an activity that puts your mind and soul to work.
Read on to join the universe.
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Aries: What you’re feeling isn’t behold to sense. What you’re feeling need not be useful or in search of larger aims. Keep this in mind as you find yourself down rabbit holes you normally consider yourself too composed to fall into. There is strength in accepting forces larger than you, whether that be feelings, familial cycles or the exchange of money. By trusting the opportunities that arise from presence and surrender, you can access the next piece of the puzzle. Trust your curiosity and your desire for understanding after you’ve undergone the necessary initiation.
Taurus: You will most likely experience a lot of emotional action surrounding your relationships today. It is up to you to consider whether this intensity is welcome healing and when it just adds further complication to your life. The creation of boundaries can be helpful today but remember that boundaries don’t have to always be rigid. What we need to protect one moment may want to be open again the next moment. Notice the flow of connection and contemplation in your day and the power of merging not simply because someone else demands it.
Gemini: Going inside can feel like a struggle. Like a trudge, or somehow distracting from the Good Stuff. But part of this feeling arises from taking on more than you can handle. Just because you can detach and process a lot of information at once doesn’t mean you don’t need to pause, or be judicious with your energy. Take on what you can handle of your own baggage first, then go for those who help you better understand these tasks. Your people should make you feel bigger. They should help you find your intuition in the midst of all your thinking.
Cancer: Today is a great day to both work and play. Musician Bill Callahan said this when speaking of his creative process: “Writing can be many things besides just writing, right? Looking at art, listening to music, going for a walk—it’s all part of the process sometimes”. Expand your idea of productivity to include all the threads you follow and all the little desires you give into. By taking a bigger view of labor, we can see the usefulness in what resists easy consumption or the assignation of exchange value. Work for what you love, dear Cancer.
Leo: Start the day reveling in the psychedelic quality of your inner life. Where does it come from, your thoughts, feelings, imaginings? Consider all of the unknown ancestors who gave you your qualities and affinities, and find a way to honor the past. There is meaning there and later on you will be inspired to do something with what you find in this inward searching. Value your privacy as a site for creation. Let pleasure and curiosity guide you.
Virgo: If feeling bogged down by feelings or worries, I recommend writing. Not trying to control the flow of words, simply let them fall out like a stream and see what next images or insights arise from this exercise. Notice the way you speak to yourself or communicate your needs. Do you honor your desires or button them up? In the latter half of the day, you may find yourself needing more alone time. Treat this going inside like a journey. See how your inner life can expand and breathe without the presence of others? Erecting boundaries teaches people how to love you best. It teaches you how to love you.
Libra: What are you holding onto? What concepts, things, situations does your happiness feel dependent upon? Don’t be afraid if you have to let go. Find ways to relax into presence, accepting what you cannot change rather than disrupting your peace over it. You don’t have to play the role that no longer suits you. By taking a deep look at your resources, you can find opportunities for new paths and discoveries. You support this process by devoting yourself to the daily practice of ritual. What in your everyday life is meaningful? How can you do the work to draw it closer?
Scorpio: Emotions are going to be a big part of how you make decisions today, dear Scorpio. The rub comes, of course, when you try to please every instinct and feeling that arises. Watch for paralysis in the face of deep feeling; something taking a step back from the issue is the best decision. I expect the pathways to get cleared out eventually, especially if you prioritize security. What do you need to feel safe? What can you draw closer? From there, you can explore and expand safely. Let your insights contribute to your sense that nothing is wasted.
Sagittarius: Your emotions take on a blurry quality today. Your dreams may be hazy. Your needs may feel contradictory. Know you are also especially porous today. Be careful of what you let in. Notice what makes you feel larger than just a body. This liminal exploration will help you feel bigger in your thoughts. From there, your emotions become extremely clear and much more buoyant. Let your feelings guide your actions in the latter half of the day, especially if they are coming from a place of joy. Trust that the truth is closer to happiness than judgement.
Capricorn: You can keep your dreams to yourself today. Give them plenty of free space to roam and imagine all of the things you want happening. Think of the people or resources you need to get there. Be open for a potential opportunity springing up around midday that contributes to your larger vision. Then confusion may set in. You may feel unsure where to go next, or some unhelpful feeling may arise out of nowhere; perhaps a longing without a name. Imagine yourself in a fairy tale or myth, exploring a strange new land. You don’t have to know the rules to find the treasure or magic object; you just have to keep walking.
Aquarius: What do you share with others, dear Aquarius? Your sense of privacy and discretion may be stoked when you think of sharing your gifts in public but your vulnerability is a gift to all. Think about how you can include more of yourself in your public image or social role without straying too far away from your comfort zone. Notice who comes forward as a source of support or possibility. See how your true community fortifies and expands your efforts. By sharing yourself, you let others know they aren’t alone. You aren’t either.
Pisces: Your intelligence need not fit into institutional ideas of education. Your intelligence need not be divorced from your feelings, and actually benefits from your own, unique perspective. Indulge your curiosity today but pass your findings through your sense of what feels true, letting this intuition guide your journeying. Soon enough, you will have plenty to share with others, or at least help you click deeper into your specific calling. Your presence is a gift. Celebrate this act.
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Today the Moon finishes its monthly journey through Scorpio, though not before making some notable aspects along the way. As I stated earlier, Scorpio moons can be rough. Our feelings are big. Our ability to express them may be hindered. Take the time you need to make your little inward journeys and boundaries. The moon will form a helpful trine to Neptune in Pisces around 3:30 AM PST, which can add a prophetic quality to your dreams. Spend time in the morning drifting, if possible, and don’t put too fine a point on your thoughts or problems. Let solutions arise in time. With the moon forming a square to Jupiter around 12:30 PM PST, though there may be some tension between your emotional needs and your need to expand, they can also help the other out. Jupiter in general tends to bring larger systems into harmony while giving us a felt sense of understanding of the world’s moving parts. Put your emotions into a larger context and ask: what are they for? How can they heal myself and others?
Finally, around 1:45 PM PST, the moon moves into Sagittarius, where feelings tend towards enthusiasm and what we feel is deeply connected to what we believe. Take advantage of this generous truth-seeking energy by following your curiosity and simply having a good time.
Read on to find your flow.
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