Aspects of Note This Week
All times listed are Pacific Standard Time. For Greenwich Mean Time, add 8 hours.
MON: Mercury sesquiquadrate Uranus, Mercury square Neptune
THU: Venus conjunct Ceres
FRI: Venus sextile Pluto, Mars conjunct Chiron
SUN: Juno opposite Ceres, Pluto sextile Ceres
THE LAST FULL WEEK of 2018 starts with a few complications, thanks to Mercury being in hard aspect to both Uranus and Neptune on Monday. We'll need to be flexible when plans go awry, and patient when we're not able to come up with solutions right away.
These
are not major challenges, but Mercury is activating the ongoing
Uranus-Neptune aspect, so there are important lessons to be learned
about trusting our knowing, and letting go of things that are just not
that important -- or that perhaps were once important, but are no longer
an energetic match for who we are becoming.
TUESDAY IS,
of course, a holiday/holy day for many. The Moon is in Leo, putting us
in the mood for fun and increasing our need to feel a sense of
belonging.
There
may be a slight challenge around the time of the Moon-Venus square
(1:37 p.m. PST), which sees some tension between those who only want to
play and those who want to take relationships to a deeper level.
Depending on which side of the equation we are on, we could see the
other person as being either too controlling or too immature.
And,
since Leo is king of the jungle, there may be some who choose to roar
and intimidate -- but hopefully any such overly-dramatic demonstrations
are short-lived.
VENUS AND CERES, the
goddess of Love and the Earth Mother goddess, travel together in
Scorpio this week. Their alignment, which is exact on Thursday, supports
the deepening of family bonds. But, Scorpio's passionate intensity and
bare-bones honesty could be a bit much for some, and not everyone enjoys
being psychoanalyzed at the
drop of a hat.
Both
Venus and Ceres move into sextile aspect with Pluto later in the week
-- Venus on Friday, and Ceres on Sunday. This provides further
opportunities for getting to the heart of relationship concerns. A new
issue arises on Sunday, however, when Juno and Ceres are in opposition.
This represents the competition between the Wife and Mother archetypes,
which unfortunately can be a fairly normal area of
conflict when families get together for the holidays.
FRIDAY
may be the most significant day of the week -- at least on the
astrological calendar. Mars and Chiron align in Pisces, representing a
healing of what we might call our "masculine" side. This joining of the
god of War and the god of Healing helps clear up some confusion about
how
to assert ourselves without using force or anger. It also enables us to
use compassion in a more forthright manner, which can sometimes feel
like a contradiction in terms.
As
often as we've heard, in our modern age, that it's "OK for men to cry,"
there is still resistance to this idea in most present-day societies
and cultures. Many people are uncomfortable when they see a "strong"
person show vulnerability. Likewise, many are equally uncomfortable when
observing a caring person being assertive.
THIS ALIGNMENT
between Mars and Chiron, while it is not likely to miraculously heal
the greater divide, can at least support each of us in reclaiming the
part of us that we have disowned -- either the more assertive or more
vulnerable side -- thereby helping us become more
whole.
It's also intriguing that when Mars and Chiron align (at 28°04′ Pisces),
they also align with two fixed stars: Gamma Phoenicis and
Azelfafage. The synchronicity here is that Gamma Phoenicis represents
the capacities of ambition and achievement -- qualities we tend to think
of as "masculine," while Azelfafage is known to be more domestic and
caring -- traits we tend to think of as being "feminine."
We
have a bit of a double-whammy in effect here, both through the meanings
of the Mars-Chiron alignment in Pisces, and through the added influence
of the two fixed stars. As we work with this energy this week, and
think about what we want to carry forward into the new year, we might
consider adding "a healthy balance of the inner masculine and feminine" to our list.
WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT!
The Two-Year Journey 2019-2020
Phase I: Into the Heart
Astrological Guidance for January through June 2019
With Pam Younghans
Airing LIVE on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 (4 p.m. PST, 5 p.m. MST, 6 p.m. CST, 7 p.m. EST)
As
we enter 2019, we begin a powerful two-year evolutionary journey that
will have great impact on both our inner and our outer worlds. Phase I
of this sojourn, which I am calling “Into the Heart,” will take us from
January through June 2019.
Two
eclipses in January provide the fanfare to start us on our journey.
These eclipses, especially the SuperMoon Total Lunar Eclipse on January
21, will serve to shift our attention in powerful ways. Another
highlight of the first half of 2019 is on March 6, when Uranus
re-crosses the threshold into Taurus. When Uranus first entered Taurus
in
May 2018, the Earth responded volcanically – leaving us conjecturing
what we can expect for this second crossing.
But
the most potent time within this six-month period is likely to be in
April and May, when a dance between Pluto, Saturn, and the karmic South
Node brings society face-to-face with its materialistic tendencies, as a
mechanism to catapult us into a more heart-centered future.
In
this 90-minute webinar, I will begin by providing more details about
this two-year journey that begins in January 2019 and completes in
December 2020. I will then describe the most significant astrological
events of the first six months of the new year, and their potential
impact. During the last half of class, I will walk us through each
month, providing guidance based on the planetary activity, which
includes several powerful Full Moons and some significant retrograde
periods.
I hope you can join us!
And don’t worry if you can't attend live on January 15 -- the class is
recorded, and all registrants receive an email afterward with a link to
the replay and the pdf of the slideshow.
Everyone
who registers for the webinar will also receive calendars for January
through June beforehand. These calendars show all the important
astrological events, and will make note-taking easier.
Class
fee is $33. Payment options and registration may be handled online or
by check to Elsie Kerns, 2007 Rabbit Run Rd., Marlton, NJ 08053.
IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS THIS WEEK: Although
Capricorn natives are known for their serious nature and ability
to focus on their goals, the calendar year 2018 has required you to dig
even deeper into your personal reserves of discipline and objectivity.
During this time, you have been completing a cycle that began in 1988 or
1989, and you have gained a deeper understanding about what is most
important to you. As you move into your personal new year, you begin a
new 30-year cycle, and find that the experiences of the past 12 months
have altered something profound in your being. The awareness of this
change is what will allow you to set new goals and attain even greater
personal fulfillment in the year -- and years -- ahead.
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