"Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

This week begins with a Mercury-Pluto square that sets the stage for an extremely intense, crisis-driven series of developments. Mercury leaves Libra and moves quickly into Scorpio following the square, which increases our determination to effectively communicate the depth of our emotions. Libra's 'veneer' of peace and harmony becomes 'brittle' and begins to fall apart. The Sun and Juno make a conjunction in Libra on Wednesday, further disrupting Libra's desire for harmonious balance and turning our attention towards 'fairness'. We are inspired to definitively fight for the recognition [...]

"I think carrying moral baggage is very dangerous for an artist. If you have a duty, it's to be true and not cover up the cracks."

— Bono

This Wednesday's Libra New Moon Eclipse (11:49 AM PDT 10° Libra) sets us on a course towards some very intense emotional clearing. There is significant unrealized or unrecognized potential waiting to be explored and developed over the course of this new lunar cycle involving opening new connections and building solid trust. However, we may be hampered by the Libra desire for appropriate protocols and a balanced, orderly, and amiable process — which is hardly the way that clearing away emotional baggage usually works. The Libra imperative to find balance is challenged by several important and ultimately quite protective water trines that offer us a safety net — if [...]

"Vanity is the quicksand of reason."

— George Sand

We reach the culmination of a remarkably well-grounded and productive lunar cycle this week under Tuesday's Pisces Full Moon Eclipse (7:34 PM PDT 25° Pisces/Virgo). This is an extraordinarily complex environment that demands we take a 'leap of faith' as we turn into a 'blind corner'. A Mercury-Vesta conjunction at the beginning of the week demands decisiveness with the potential for some rather painful sacrifices. While many things seem to be slipping away, there is an individual sense of empowerment developing. We can begin to see how our individual abilities and insights can be [...]