THE SUN crosses
paths with retrograde Mercury this week, highlighting the need for
pause and reflection in the face of recent setbacks. It is
natural to feel discouraged when we encounter difficulties or delays --
but we must also consider that perhaps what has been lost is actually
clearing the way for something better that is coming our way.
There
are also circumstances in which an apparent reversal is really a sign
of forward motion. These are possibilities to ponder this week as we
slow down, breathe, and allow ourselves to reconnect with our deeper
knowing.
ON WEDNESDAY,
the day before its rendezvous with Mercury, the Sun forms two aspects
of note -- an empowering sextile with Pluto, and a disorienting square
with Jupiter. As these two influences are likely to provide conflicting
messages, it's helpful that they occur several hours apart, to help us
differentiate truth from fiction.
The
Sun-Pluto sextile perfects at 7:29 a.m. PDT on Wednesday, so we are
more focused in the morning hours, more able to align our intuition (Sun
in Pisces) with our practical knowing of what needs to be done to
achieve our goals (Pluto in Capricorn). By the end of the day, with the
Sun-Jupiter square exact at 6:29 p.m. PDT, we are likely to be much more
scattered, our capacity for practical reasoning
foggy at best.
In other words, if we have mental work to do on Wednesday, it's probably best to get it done early in the day.
NOT WITHSTANDING the
usual precautions about not making major decisions while Mercury is
retrograde, a Mars-Saturn trine on Thursday can help us make concrete
progress toward our goals -- especially if we've successfully navigated
the pitfalls we encountered the day before.
From
my personal experience, the best advice to follow when Mercury is
moving backward is not to let the pressures of time or fear drive your
decisions. If a sale will be over by day's end, making you feel that you
"have" to make a choice or lose a great deal, that's a red flag under
Mercury retrograde. These are the types of decisions, when made in haste
or under pressure, that will come back to
haunt us later.
The
Mars-Saturn earth trine, on the same day as the Sun-Mercury alignment,
seems to be assuring us that we can proceed in the direction of our
goals now -- as long as we go cautiously, a step at a time, and do not
ignore either the warning signs in the physical world or the urgings of
our intuition.
MERCURY,
having passed the Sun in the cosmic hallway, then squares Jupiter on
Friday and sextiles Pluto on Saturday. In essence, this is a time
reversal on the notes written about Wednesday's energies. We'll want to
be careful when under the influence of the Mercury-Jupiter square on
Friday (exact at 4:16 p.m. PDT), since it can be easy to
over-expect or over-think, resulting in disappointment.
If
we pass the test, and exhibit patience and restraint on Friday,
Saturday morning's Mercury-Pluto sextile can help us explore any matter
more deeply. This is the time for diving into the heart of the matter;
Pluto in Capricorn can help make sure we comprehend all the nuances of
any contract -- and understand more fully the motivations of all
participants -- before affixing our
signature.
SUNDAY'S aspects
are supportive for any activities that involve words, especially
Piscean ventures such as dream journaling, channeling, or writing
poetry. Mercury aligns with the asteroid Vesta early in the day (7:31
a.m. PDT), helping focus during mindfulness meditation or our spiritual
practice.
By
evening, when the Mercury-Mars sextile gains the upper hand (exact at
8:23 p.m. PDT), there's a bit more frontal-lobe activity involved. Even
though it's the close of the day and the end of the weekend, we are
eager to share our thoughts with others, or to plan out how we want to
use those insights we gained earlier in the day.
IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS THIS WEEK: Your
innate sensitivity, intuitive knowing, and creative expression are
enhanced this year. It will be more important than ever to know your
boundaries, to be aware of which thoughts are yours and which ones you
may be absorbing from others in your environment, or from mass
consciousness. Be sure to take your time with any decisions, for sparks
of inspiration may rapidly become a blaze, but die out equally as
quickly. Under this influence, it is best to wait a day or a week before
assessing the value and validity of any new venture. Use this time to
access your
deeper knowing and higher guidance, before deciding which path to take.
Ultimately, your heart will guide you in the right direction. (Solar Return Sun conjunct retrograde Mercury, square Jupiter, trine North Node)
In Gratitude and Light,
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