Mercury moves back to conjunct the Sun early this week to form the so-called inferior conjunction, upping the stakes in the clean up efforts of this retrograde period and the waxing lunar cycle. We feel a strong imperative to strengthen our individual position. The pressure culminates at the end of the week, following Friday's powerful but chaotic Full Moon (12:05 PM PDT 24° Pisces/Virgo). We're likely to see a whole lot of tense, back-and-forth in the various attempts to stake out a position while making preparations to expand our individual sphere of influence. Much of the tension seem personal. The challenge is to [...]

Mercury turns retrograde this week in an amazingly energetic and active environment. Thursday's New Moon in Virgo (2:03 AM PDT 9° Virgo) squares Saturn and opposes Neptune, setting off another significant round of 'Mutable Mayhem' during which shifts happen quickly. Much of the activity may seem chaotic and out-of-control but, as we see new patterns emerge, it may not seem that bad after all. We aren't likely to see much of [...]