NorthPoint Astrology Journal Your weekly guide to planetary influences February 10 to 16, 2020 by Pam Younghans

NorthPoint Astrology Journal Your weekly guide to planetary influences February 10 to 16, 2020 by Pam Younghans Aspects of Note This Week   All times listed are Pacific Standard Time. For Greenwich Mean Time, add 8 hours.    MON: Venus conjunct Chiron TUE: Venus sextile Ceres WED: Mercury semisquare Saturn  SUN: Mars enters Capricorn, Mercury goes retrograde AT TIMES, the old patterns may seem so entrenched, the barriers so impenetrable, the problems so complex, it can be hard to see how we're ever going to break through them. No doubt we're experiencing the Saturn half of the Saturn-Pluto combo when the feelings of discouragement and hopelessness arise. Both planets can bring up fears, but Saturn's impact can be especially weighty in this regard.   The good news is that we are not destined to be stuck forever. But with Pluto in Capricorn involved in this process, transformation must go very deep, and the changes must be integrated at profound levels. Merely working on individual symptoms will no longer suffice. Root causes must be unearthed and entire systems renovated.   FOR PERSPECTIVE, the last time Saturn and Pluto aligned in Capricorn was in January 1518. Just two months before that date, the Catholic monk Martin Luther posted his “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences" on a church door in Wittenberg, Germany. This document, which came to be known as "The 95 Theses," called out the corruption that had taken over the Catholic Church.   At that time, the Church wielded great authority and political power. Luther's seemingly minor act of rebellion ignited the passion that grew into the Protestant Reformation, a movement that over time substantially changed the political and religious landscape of the Western world.   One of my favorite parts of this bit of history is the title of Luther's paper. While I don't know for sure, I doubt that he was thinking astrologically when he wrote it. But it is stunning that he used the words "Power" and "Efficacy" in the title, concepts that link directly to Pluto (power) and Saturn (efficacy).   MARS moves into Capricorn next Sunday, a transit that will last until March 30. On a personal level, Mars in Capricorn can help us apply effort and determination to achieve long-term goals. Progress is slow but sure, and requires determination, discipline, and patience.   The shadow side of Mars in Capricorn can manifest as aggressive displays of authority, and single-minded focus on a goal with a lack of regard for the feelings of others. It will not be surprising if the political antagonism increases over the next six weeks, especially while Mars is out of bounds (February 9 to March 12) and expressing more maverick-like qualities.   WHEN MARS enters Capricorn, it joins fellow planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto, the asteroid Pallas Athene, and the South Node, already in the sign. This is a lot of Capricorn energy, which can feel pretty heavy at times.   If you feel overwhelmed, remember that the North Node is in Cancer. The North Node is our signpost, revealing the evolutionary path that will help us successfully navigate current challenges. It is more important than ever to focus on being heart-centered. This means having empathy for others, trusting in the process, allowing your heart to guide your decisions, asking for help when needed, and making self-care a priority.   RELATIONSHIPS benefit from the planetary influences that begin the coming week. Venus aligns with healer Chiron on Monday, and is in harmonious aspect (sextile) with nurturing Ceres on Tuesday. Both of these aspects provide opportunities for us to bring greater compassion and acceptance into our relationships with loved ones, friends, and family.   At the same time, both aspects also require that we allow others and ourselves independence and autonomy (Venus/Chiron in Aries, Ceres in Aquarius). The healing comes as we are able to trust that being an individual with personal needs does not preclude being in loving relationship with others. Instead, being true to self can enhance our connections, as each person is able to bring their most authentic self to the interaction.   MERCURY begins its retrograde (backward) phase next Sunday. For the ensuing three weeks, until Mercury goes direct on March 9, we are encouraged to be more introspective than usual. This is usually a time when we benefit more from reviewing our plans than from implementing new ideas.   However, life goes on, and we often need to make decisions during a Mercury-retrograde period. If this is true for you, just take your time. If you feel pressured to make a decision, do your best to delay action until your mind is clearer and you are able to breathe calmly. Intuition may actually be stronger during Mercury retrograde, but it can't be rushed.     The only time I've had real problems with a Mercury retrograde was when I was rushing to get a project finished just hours before Mercury stationed. I was so intent on getting it submitted before that exact minute when Mercury went retrograde, I didn't take the time to fully understand the instructions. The results were not pretty! But, the problems that followed could have been avoided if I had taken the pressure off myself and taken the time that was needed – even if it meant hitting the "send" button while Mercury was already moving backward.   THE MESSENGER PLANET is in mystical Pisces right now, so we may already be feeling some of that call to be more inwardly focused. Mercury in Pisces is happiest when it is writing poetry, meditating, expressing compassion, doing dream work, or similarly applying the logical mind in creative or spiritual pursuits.   Retrograde Mercury will revisit Aquarius for about twelve days, from March 4 to 16. During that time, we may be more able to receive higher-level insights, to think outside our usual parameters, and to allow ourselves to conceive of entirely new and perhaps audacious ideas.   It may be harder to be especially clear-headed on practical matters while Mercury is retrograde. But be sure to record the insights and intuitive hits you receive. Like dream images, they can fade quickly if we don't capture them in some way. Then give your ideas time to germinate. The best time to implement them may be once Mercury enters proactive Aries on April 10.   FOR THOSE who are taking note of when the Moon triggers the Jupiter-Saturn-Pluto effect, I'm listing below the days and times for this week. Lunar aspects are not as powerful as outer-planet transits, but they can activate events related to longer-term influences. When the Moon forms hard aspects to these three planets in Capricorn, we may see "next steps" in the process of transmutation that is already underway.   If you're feeling especially emotional around these times, it can be helpful to know that it's related to the collective experience, even if it feels very personal. And it is often reassuring to know that the Moon moves quickly, so that its aspects are usually in effect for only a few hours.   Exact aspects this week, while the Moon is in Libra: • Moon-Jupiter square: Wednesday, February 12, at 5:54 p.m. PST • Moon-Pluto square: Thursday, February 13, at 6:20 a.m. • Moon-Saturn square: Thursday, February 13, at 10:46 a.m. PST WEBINAR REPLAY: If you missed my recent "After the Tornado" webinar, no worries! You can still purchase the replay of the class and learn about the transformational influences we're working with January to June 2020. You'll also receive a pdf of the slideshow, and calendars showing the important planetary aspects. Simply send an email with "Webinar Replay" in the subject line to pam@northpointastrology.com, and I'll reply with details.   IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS THIS WEEK: This year, you have many opportunities for new adventures, and have the courage to travel new roads. Some of these journeys may be independently-inspired, but you also may be inclined to work with a partner.  As an individualistic Aquarius, you may surprise yourself at your increased ability to accommodate another person's perspective. If you connect with the right partner, each of you will feel supported in being your authentic self, while also being willing to cooperate. (Solar Return Sun sextile Mars, trine Juno) In Gratitude and Light,   Pam   NorthPoint Journal copyright NorthPoint Astrology 2020. All Rights Reserved.  About the NorthPoint Astrology Journal   Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this NorthPoint Journal based on planetary influences and insights received. Her hope is to offer perspectives to assist you in utilizing current energies to enhance your life experience and accelerate your spiritual and personal growth.   Feel free to share this issue of the NorthPoint Journal with others who may enjoy it! When doing so, please forward it in its entirety, including all contact and copyright information. 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Dana Mrkich: Saturn & the South Node: Seeing the Past in a New Way to help you Move Forward in a Clearer Way

Saturn & the South Node: Seeing the Past in a New Way to help you Move Forward in a Clearer Way

May 22, 2019 | Dana Mrkich

We recently talked about the effect of Pluto, Saturn and the South Node being together in the skies this year. Today we’re going to focus on Saturn and the South Node as these two are pretty much side by side for the next 4 months until the end of September. This is a huge time for getting your act together, letting go of what needs to be let go of, and moving forward with purpose.

Whether by choice or through circumstance it will feel like you are coming face to face with the past over and over again. You may be confronted to look at:

What old baggage am I still carrying around?

What old stories and beliefs am I holding that no longer serve me?

What patterns do I keep repeating that I am DONE with?

With this baggage, with these stories, beliefs and patterns, some of them might be connected to your past in this life, others are connected to your family and their story, or your ancestral lineage/multi-generational patterns. Some could be past life related (soul lineage).

With old stuff like this, it can often be the case that we’ve cleared/healed our beliefs on a conscious level but on a subconscious level or on an “emotional set-point” level we’re still lugging them around. For example, consciously you may genuinely believe that you’re always taken care of, and that you always have enough. However you might find yourself constantly repeating old money patterns, or old emotional reactions to those money patterns. The emotional reaction is part of your OLD emotional set-point (your emotional set-point is the emotion you keep falling back down to time and again be it disappointment, anger, frustration etc) and it’s this emotional reaction that keeps habits/actions/energy alive that keep the whole cycle going!!

This repeating cycle is a result of decades, if not lifetimes, of a certain groove being conditioned to act and respond a certain way. Whatever your old groove is, whatever that old wound is that keeps getting poked and prodded, Saturn and the South Node are joining forces to help you say “ENOUGH!!!”

All this is happening in the sign of Capricorn which is about being an adult. It’s happening opposite Cancer which represents our inner child. So for a lot of us, wherever we have been acting through the lens of our inner child, wherever we have felt like the victim, wherever we are in blame mode, wherever we feel dependent, needy, not good enough or overly sensitive, it’s time to emotionally grow up. It’s time to be the parent that we perhaps never had, or wish we had.

Saturn represents the father so for some of us our 2019 healing story could be related to our father or anyone who was in a father role when we were growing up. It also represents authority in any form, so if you have any sort of entanglement with authority this year it would be very beneficial to look within and ask:

Where am I ready to own my inner authority in a greater way?

Where am I ready to step into greater responsibility?

Where am I apologising for being who I am?

Where do I feel I have to justify my very being?

Where am I still acting like a child/living in child-mode?

Where do I need to claim my adulthood (and autonomy)?

Saturn is about taking responsibility. Saturn requires discipline, patience, hard work, practical action, taking one step at a time to reach long-term rewards and goals. There is no cutting corners here.

Is there something you have been wanting for a long time? Something you’ve wanted to do, become or accomplish? This Saturn/South Node energy is ideal for seeing very clearly what’s been holding you back, knowing exactly what you need to do to let that go, and take steps to move in the direction of your choice.

Saturn is about consistency and commitment. It’s about showing up – especially for yourself. If you want something, go for it – but you have to show up and do what needs to be done.

Here’s an exercise to help:

Write a list of things that you want to do, become or accomplish.

Next write a list with 2 columns:

Column 1: Why do I want this?

It helps to get clear on why you want what you want. Sometimes things have been on our want/to do list for so long, but they’re actually no longer relevant to our current version of who we are. Time to ditch those things. Sometimes we realise hang on, I only wanted this to prove something to my parents/society. Actually I really don’t want this! Knowing why you want something helps you to stay motivated even when the fruits of your efforts aren’t yet here in their full form.

Column 2: Why I don’t want this.

This column can be a tough one if you think “no part of me doesn’t want this!!” Trust me, if something is not in your life that you want, there is a part of you that for some reason either doesn’t want it, OR doesn’t want it yet (right timing is everything!!!) Be open to whatever wants to come through onto the page. With things we really want, there are usually conflicting thoughts within us eg if I have, let’s say, more success, then that means I will have less time, I’ll be more open to criticism, online attacks etc etc. Working through those conflicting thoughts will help soften them, so that what you really want can come to you in an easier way. You don’t necessarily have to let go of conflicting thoughts. Using the above example, yes, more success will likely mean that at times you’ll have less time! (Other times it will mean you have more time!). So it’s more about just acknowledging the conflicting thought and saying well yeah, that’s true, but I’m okay with that.

You might see that the conflicting belief is trying to help you. For example: The belief might be: “a new relationship will mean I have less time to myself”. Maybe right now time with yourself is super important to you. Maybe your soul very much needs time outside of being in a relationship. So in this case you might agree that this no-relationship time is a gift, and thus enjoy it while it lasts instead of resisting it.

Restriction and Control

Saturn can manifest as “restriction” in some area of your life. If that’s the case for you, ask: “How is this restriction serving me?” Lack of money for example is a good motivator for finally going for that promotion we would otherwise be too scared to ask for, or that new job, or finally getting some business idea off the ground. Lack of freedom is a good motivator for finally leaving home, or any situation you’ve outgrown. Obviously we don’t want to always attract “lack” in order to manifest “more” (if that’s your emotional set-point, it’s time to change that). Finding the gift in restriction is often the very thing that helps to shift it.

Saturn can also manifest as the control that ‘someone’ or ‘something’ has over you. With the karmic South Node on Saturn it’s time to come out from under this control. (This can include our own thoughts just as much as any external factors). You will feel a new liberation as these control layers start flying off you. This frees you up to live life much more in alignment with who you really are.

Saturn is all about being real – bye bye to anything built on illusion. Which brings us to the global stage…..

Where have we been controlled?

Who is trying (and in many ways succeeding) to control us?

Where have we given away our authority?

The South Node will help us see, in a clearer way, things we haven’t been able to see before. Just like we’re now able to see our personal wounds in a clearer way, our collective/global workings are being revealed helping us to understand why the world really is as it is. More on that in the next blog.

For now, when your old stuff/past stuff comes up, find the gift so that you can learn the lesson and move on from the pattern, OR if you feel you’ve already got the lesson it’s fine to say “Hey old pattern/old belief/old reality influencers, I don’t believe you anymore.” Most importantly: CHANGE your actions.  If you are used to saying yes to something you don't want to do, how does it feel to say no? If you are used to procrastinating about something you want to do, how does it feel to start taking regular action steps, even if it's just tiny steps?

Has this Saturn//South Node conjunction started to affect your life already? How?

Share below.

(c) Dana Mrkich 2019

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Tania Gabrielle: Jupiter brings Good News this week!

What an exciting week as Jupiter aligns with Mercury today and then trines Chiron on Thursday!

Healing and positivity will be given a huge boost!

Jupiter is nearly at the end of its journey through Scorpio which began in October, 2017.

As Jupiter finishes the final degrees in Scorpio, we are acknowledging and clearing out the last remnants of deep emotional issues – bringing to light feelings that need our attention, before Jupiter moves into Sagittarius next week, on November 8.

First, Jupiter’s conjunction with Mercury on Monday (Tuesday in Asia/Australia) invites you to focus on expansive, positive goals. Jupiter is all about joy and Mercury governs the news. Essentially, Jupiter joining with Mercury brings GOOD NEWS! You’re feeling positive and optimistic and initiating positive plans for the future. You have breakthrough conversations with people leading to clarity and happy results. You are open – and they are open. Then Jupiter’s aspect to Chiron becomes exact on Thursday. Awareness about a part of your life that needs healing is now greatly increased – and the healing is transformational and powerful. Since Chiron is in Pisces, you TRUST the process, you TRUST in the divine intelligence, you TRUST the Goodness of Source. Sometimes, when challenges arise, our minds can’t assimilate all parts of the situation and we may forget that there is a greater force of Love that predominates everything. This week you are OPEN to healing… open to transcend disillusionment or confusion.. with LOVE. Chiron governs not just healing, but Love. So... Jupiter is enhancing love exponentially! The Universe is preparing you to experience powerful, positive transcendence. Such exciting times! Of course, the imminent ENDING of Jupiter’s 12-year cycle and homecoming into Sagittarius always wraps things up, preparing the way for your NEW fortunate opportunities. Make all the changes you want and need NOW – you are totally supported! You can use your Jupiter Wealth Code to guide you! Jupiter is the positive, happy, expansive, wise, fortunate, inspirational planet - making sure your GIFTS are shared in the most expansive, gracious way. At the moment of your birth Jupiter was located in a specific house and specific sign in your astrology chart. Your NATAL Jupiter placement reveals your natural WEALTH manifestation gifts. In fact... you have 3 Jupiter Wealth Zones. Each zone unveils secrets about how you are designed to manifest fulfillment and attract abundance. To discover your Jupiter Wealth Code, click here. Blessings and Love, Tania Gabrielle PS. In the next 10 days while Jupiter ends it’s twelve-year cycle around the Zodiac, many opportunities will open up for you. There’s never been a BETTER time to discover and leverage the secrets revealed in your Jupiter Wealth Code.

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Selacia Article: Thrive in July & Info on July 28 Eclipse Full Moon Meditation: Navigating Eclipse Cycle by Selacia

Selacia Article: Thrive in July
& Info on July 28 Eclipse Full Moon Meditation:
Navigating Eclipse Cycle

by Selacia        

Eclipse cycles like we have in July can bring to the surface many things previously hidden in the shadows. This can be unnerving and unsettling at best. There's a silver lining, though. Continue reading to understand how to thrive despite the discomfort and discontent that can get stirred this month.

First, for reference, those energies I just referred to are both personal and societal. No one is exempt. And no secret that society is hiding is exempt from discovery at the right time. In short the light will be shining on many themes and issues. Some truths may take a while to fully percolate for full visibility, but an energetic momentum for this will be put in motion.   

On a personal level, causes and solutions for stubborn issues could become easier to fully see, face, and heal. This makes it an excellent month for all forms of healing, including the deeper work at a DNA level. It is at that level you can clear issues back through ancestry, past lives, and more. This is life-changing - for you and your family (children and ancestors).   

Eclipse Information 

Eclipse dates include July 12-13 (Cancer Solar Eclipse at New Moon) and July 27 (Total Lunar Eclipse at Supermoon). There will be a build up of energy between the two eclipses. The July 27 eclipse in Aquarius will help catalyze clearing of very old patterns and belief systems within individuals. On a collective level, one issue to get the spotlight will be old-fashioned patriarchy approaches. These are already under the magnifying glass, of course, but we are likely to see an amplification of this process.

The Bigger Picture

As you approach your own spiritual transformation in July, go gently with yourself. Issues you want and need to clear are complex. Roots of issues often have multiple aspects and interwoven threads that can only be fully appreciated when you are at the end of a healing process.   

As you witness the upheaval in society, do your best to apply empathy and compassion for all involved. Remember that issues are sometimes made into political themes - but the issues themselves have nothing to do with politics. Separate the two in your mind.

Most things that need changing on the Earth are connected to conditioned ways of being we inherited and learned throughout lifetimes. Conditioning over thousands of years taught people to fear the other, want power over the other, and feel inadequate compared with others. At the core of every being, however, love is the unstoppable energy that fuels awakening and connection with all beings.

Division Within Society 

I go into these themes more in my "Predictions 2018" eBook focused on the division within our global society. In that book, I outline key reasons to have hope - for yourself and for humanity.

What You Can Do 

Eclipse cycles by their very nature can be intense for reasons described above. The optimal way to view and move through them, though, is with lightheartedness and openness. Not always easy, to be sure. But do your best to find something fun or amusing daily.  

Reach out with a listening ear to others who you sense could use your wisdom, comfort, or simply a sounding board. Sometimes the best thing you can do, in fact, is to become really present and actively listen to someone. Responses aren't always necessary. It's the deep listening that is in short supply in our society today. Give someone that and notice what opens up.     

    

Copyright 2018 by Selacia - a globally known writer, DNA intuitive healer, spiritual teacher, and the creator of The Divine Changemakers * All Rights Reserved * http://selacia.com * Feel free to share these articles with your friends and post to your blog or website as long as you include this entire copyright notice, with link back to website, and the full article text.
 

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