"And I could've done so many things, baby
If I could only stop my mind
From wonderin' what I left behind
And from worryin' 'bout this wasted time

— The Eagles - Wasted Time
Glenn Frey / Don Henley

This week begins with the direct station of Mars in Cancer and ends with Venus in Aries stationing retrograde — ruled by Mars. The mid-week Pisces New Moon (4:44 PM PST 9° Pisces) essentially marks the turning point between these two shifts and feels intensely personal. The strong Pisces influence is full of emotion and the potential for considerable confusion. There are points this week where it is easy to feel as though we have completely [...]

"For He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust."

— Matthew 5:45

Mars returns to make the second of three trines to Saturn this week, accented by the Moon at the beginning of the week. Also at the beginning the week, Mercury gets to the 'superior conjunction' with the Sun and begins to 'lead the way'. These developments draw our focus towards the future, encouraging planning and 'thinking ahead'. However, with Mars still retrograding, action — especially aggressive action — is not as productive as we might hope. Mars will not station direct until February 23rd, returning to [...]

"Sweet, crazy conversations full of half sentences, daydreams and misunderstandings more thrilling than understanding could ever be"

— Toni Morrison, Beloved

Genius is stirred by this Wednesday's Aquarius New Moon (4:35 AM PST 9° Aquarius), tinged with creativity, inspiration, and intuition. We also find notes of defiance and a sense of destiny that drives independent activity. The blending of intellect and intuition is exhilarating but the New Moon's trine to Jupiter can drive our expectations and optimism to potentially unattainable levels. Our confidence may encourage us to dramatically shift course in surprising and unpredictable ways. Uranus stations direct on Thursday, encouraging this defiant, independent shift in [...]