"Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labor, always inspired by the ideal."

— Sarah Bernhardt

Jupiter arrived in Gemini at the very end of last week, joining the Sun and Venus. Gemini's glittering intellect is on full display this week but, with Mars still in Aries, our nerves can easily get stirred up with intellectual overload. Nervousness can pop up suddenly and may disappear just as quickly. Jupiter is heading into a trine to Pluto, which stirs our idealism, optimism and ambition to new heights but may not be realistic or achievable — only time will tell. Pluto is retrograding back to make [...]

"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly."

— Richard Bach

We are still operating in the wake of February's Chiron/North Node conjunction, when we were challenged to better understand our unique individuality and the message that we are here to share with the world at large. Under this week's Sun-Uranus conjunction, we arrive at the place where we must begin to put our unique perspective into action while continuing to integrate the new streams of information and insights that are flowing faster and faster all around us. With Mercury now direct and the Sun moving [...]

"Well, I see black and white and red and yellow, even green — getting together. And their weapons are shining clean — but I'm not talking about swords, knives, and guns. I'm talking about the power of God and the new rising sun."

— Jimi Hendrix, Cherokee Mist: The Lost Writings

Venus gets 'home' to Taurus and Mars gets 'home' to Aries this week. There is a sense of relief that accompanies these developments.The relief is punctuated and inspired by a precipitous Mars-Pluto sextile that completes by Friday. A quiet awakening occurs with little fanfare — a rebirth of idealism that is unfettered by the baggage of the past — old illusions and outmoded ideals. Mercury, now direct in Aries, picks up [...]