"The more I see, the less I know for sure."

— John Lennon

The individual initiative and energetic growing power that was unleashed by last Tuesday's New Moon (2:28 AM PDT 4° Aries) begins to take shape and show signs of progress this week. The landscape changes very quickly as an entirely new framework begins to emerge, most notably due to Saturn leaving cautiously conservative Capricorn for inventive Aquarius. Mars also leaves Capricorn for Aquarius, conjuncting Saturn on Tuesday. We are especially sensitive to any sense of restriction under the Mars-Saturn conjunction and the likelihood is that a sense of protectiveness quickly puts us on the defensive. Although we may [...]

"In so far as one denies what is, one is possessed by what is not, the compulsions, the fantasies, the terrors that flock to fill the void."

— Ursula K. Le Guin

The multiple shifts that occur this week are geared towards making preparations for the expansive growing power of next week's Aries New Moon (March 24th 2:28 AM PDT 4° Aries). Mercury returns to Pisces on Monday after briefly retrograding back into Aquarius. As Mercury recovers the 'lost ground' from the retrograde period, intuitive guidance is well supported and we recover an increasing sense of personal sympathy and compassion. The Sun's arrival in Aries on Thursday marks the 2020 Spring Equinox. We find intriguing threads of insight to follow and begin to feel [...]

"The earth is my body, my head is in the stars."

— Maude (Harold & Maude)
Colin Higgins

As we move through the 'waxing phase' of the powerfully intuitive lunar cycle, we may find ourselves struggling when various elements of pragmatism are introduced. We also have a rather surprising need to feel some kind of 'emotional safety' which may present conflicts with our creative vision or goals. Our vision continues to be fed by powerful — even stubborn — determination but it may not really be at all supported by the 'facts on the ground' — essentially, reality. Our dreams, fueled by a sense of destiny and strong intuitive guidance, need to find [...]