"When forms begin to crumble there is always an opportunity for great deepening. By deepening I mean the arising of who you are beyond form."

— Eckhart Tolle

The Sun and Mercury both leave bold and fiery Aries at the beginning of this week. The bold, fiery energy of Aries has been fed by the transit of Mars through airy Gemini, especially under the helpful 'mutual reception' between Mercury and Mars. The effect of both the Sun and Mercury in Taurus slows down our thinking and actions, encouraging us to be more methodical and cautious. Mars will leave mercurial Gemini by Friday and be somewhat 'dampened' in watery Cancer. The transitions are actually rather subtle but noticeable and very important. The initiatives of Aries are stabilized in Taurus, where roots begin to go deep into the earth in order to establish strong holding power. Mars in Cancer has us becoming more [...]

"Keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights."

— Peace Pilgrim

Even as the current lunar cycle wanes, ahead of next Sunday's Aries New Moon (7:30 PM PDT 22° Aries), our minds are quickened and we feel that possibilities are expanding this week. Last week's arrival of Mercury in Aries, now in mutual reception with Mars in Gemini, affords us increased capacity to clearly and directly articulate our hopes, ideals, and vision. Our thoughts guide our actions. Those actions ripple outward and make connections to the actions of others in our environment. While we are still dealing with the over-arching challenges of the ongoing Saturn-Uranus square, our intellect can begin to recognize better ways to deal with the challenges of inertia and intransigence by honoring the past while methodically working towards a brighter future. Intellect also eases the tendency to focus on [...]

"'First things first' might be a clichê , but it's a useful one that means prioritizing what matters most to you and believing there is no wrong answer. When it comes to figuring this out for yourself, the careful binary of work or life entirely misses the point."

— Stacey Abrams

Energy and activity is stirred at the beginning of this week by the springtime energy of the Aries Sun, the Mars-Saturn trine, and Mercury's sextile to Uranus. Mercury also approaches a square to Mars (in Gemini) which could quickly overwhelm us with a barrage of ideas and information. Vesta is also very much involved in these activating aspects which brings forward a somewhat self-righteous desire to identify the value and importance of our personal sacrifices. Impatience and reckless impulsiveness may seem to threaten or [...]