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Current Planetary Positions
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| Sun | 09° Aries 01' 15" | |
| Moon | 28° Leo 41' 38" | |
| Mercury | 11° Pisces 54' 54" | |
| Venus | 28° Aries 49' 42" | |
| Mars | 21° Pisces 19' 50" | |
| Ceres | 05° Taurus 35' 23" | |
| Pallas | 21° Pisces 05' 27" | |
| Juno | 00° Aquarius 05' 45" | |
| Vesta | 09° Pisces 18' 42" | |
| Jupiter | 15° Cancer 38' 23" | |
| Saturn | 05° Aries 15' 48" | |
| Chiron | 25° Aries 34' 24" | |
| Uranus | 28° Taurus 39' 47" | |
| Neptune | 02° Aries 07' 06" | |
| Pluto | 05° Aquarius 10' 42" | |
| TrueNode | 08° Pisces 47' 22" |
As the Jupiter/Saturn square begins to separate, the vice-grip lock-down from that fixed-sign square slowly falls apart. The early part of this week offers some last-minute opportunities to release some residual insecurities that have been discovered by the retrograde Venus. [...]
The fixed sign vice-grip Jupiter/Saturn square is unmistakable this week. However, Mars trines Saturn from Cancer to Scorpio, offering some emotional relief from this tightly controlled, high pressure atmosphere. The key seems to be to watch our level of defensiveness as well as any impatience with what can seem like frustrating inertia or intractable resistance. [...]
Venus has begun her 40 days & 40 nights of retrograde motion and is picking up reverse speed all week. The intensity of our concern over image and appearance also picks up intensity all week. We begin the week with an optimistic Fire Trine, set off by the Moon's transit through Sagittarius. The tension from the Mars/Uranus square finally begins to wane. [...]
There are a number of important factors at work this week, propelling us towards further, intense self-examination. As Venus slows down to turn retrograde on Saturday, we find our focus shifting towards our image and how others see us. However, it may be quite difficult to deal with the weaknesses that are revealed when Venus takes off her Rose Colored Glasses [...]
The intensity and strong imperatives this week may feel very much like a Full Moon. But actually, the pressure peaks on Wednesday with the New Moon (6:24 PM PDT 23° Cancer/Capricorn) and is followed by a watershed of emotional release and a dawning awareness that whatever external struggles we face must be addressed by dealing with our ego-based fears and internal emotional insecurity. [...]
Placements & Degrees!
