"Providence trains us by disappointment, surprises us with unexpected success, and turns our seeming trials into blessings."

— Louisa May Alcott, Jo's Boys

The Moon's march, this week, toward next Sunday's early morning Sagittarius Full Moon (1:44 AM PDT 9° Sagittarius/Gemini) begins to help us to focus directly on the future, setting aside some of last week's 'overwhelm' — following a peak of intensity on Monday. Monday's activity is certainly intense — led by a Libra Moon. The Moon sets off a Grand Air Trine that activates Pluto, Uranus, and the Sun while also making an inspiring opposition to Neptune. In essence, the Libra Moon becomes a remarkably effective 'facilitator' of the wild swirl of energies that we have been contending with for much of this year. Monday's incredible surge of energy is 'capped off' by the completion of the Mars-Pluto square, which [...]

"So much left to know, and I'm on the road to find out"

— On The Road To Find Out
Cat Stevens

This week's shifts are extremely powerful but may only be seen by looking deep beneath the surface — the waning 'light' of the Moon is especially 'unhelpful' in illuminating the path we're on. Vesta's arrival into Aries on Wednesday pushes forward a determined, decisive attitude that is encouraging us to release the past — cut our losses if necessary and move forward. However, deeply processing any of the 'emotional baggage' or debris that we're trying to jettison may not provide as much satisfaction as we might expect. This week's push really seems to encourage more 'forward-looking' approaches — even if we aren't really sure what we're actually 'looking forward' to. As Mars approaches a conjunction with Chiron, there are plenty of [...]

"I can't be right for somebody else if I'm not right for me"

— I Gotta Be Me - Sammy Davis Jr.
Walter Marks

This week's Scorpio Full Moon (10:22 AM PDT 11° Scorpio/Taurus) on Friday provides another dose of healing insights while also potentially 'locking in' some important creative initiatives. Creativity is inspired and enhanced through Sunday's Venus-Neptune sextile to begin the week. Mercury reaches a conjunction with Chiron on Friday at the exact degree of the last New Moon in Aries (April 17, 2026, 4:51 AM PDT 27° Aries) — that was tightly conjunct Chiron — as this current lunar cycle culminates with the Full Moon. Chiron is beginning to [...]