"From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached."

— Franz Kafka

This week initiates a series of turning points that will continue to bring shifts well into next year, giving us 'a lot to think about'. We start the week with a somewhat muted Gemini Full Moon (1:01 AM PST 23° Gemini/Sagittarius) that forms a murky T-square with Neptune. Mercury stations direct at the Full Moon, which it rules from Sagittarius. There are powerful new perspectives to work with but we'll need some time to determine how to organize our thoughts and put forward our new perspectives effectively. We may be prone to becoming increasingly [...]

"When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves."

— Viktor E. Frankl

Mars stations retrograde this week and Neptune stations direct. The broad effect of these two shifts is likely to be quite disorienting but we may not actually recognize the disorientation as it is working on us. Our focus is generally aimed at pushing forward, planning and organizing, without fully acknowledging the complications as they begin to pile up. Mars in Leo is bold and courageous and is encouraged by the Sagittarius New Moon (10:21 PM PST 9° Sagittarius). The New Moon has encouraged us to [...]

"We need to find our way back to the original, living spirit which, because of its ambivalence, is also a mediator and uniter of opposites, an idea that preoccupied the alchemists for many centuries."

— Carl Jung

Pluto returns to Aquarius this week, where it will stay for approximately 20 years. With Pluto's return to Aquarius, the ongoing Mars-Pluto opposition is reactivated, producing the initial challenges and power struggles of our entrance into this new Era. The context has shifted dramatically from the initial 'stand off' between Mars and Pluto on the last degrees of Cancer and Capricorn, which highlighted individual, emotional responses. Understanding the new context is [...]