"The worst thing about that kind of prejudice... is that while you feel hurt and angry and all the rest of it, it feeds you self-doubt. You start thinking, perhaps I am not good enough."

— Nina Simone

The Sun approaches a conjunction with Saturn this week, completing on Wednesday, just ahead of Thursday night's Virgo Full Moon Eclipse (11:54 PM PDT 23° Virgo/Pisces). Saturn demands responsibility but the pressure in this week's environment suggests that we are more likely to respond with caution rather than direct, responsible action. Restrictive self-doubts and concern over past mistakes quietly obscure our path, potentially leading to paralysis during the early part of this week. There is a great deal of idealism in the atmosphere but finding constructive outlets for that idealism is elusive, creating a great deal of [...]

"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 [...]