"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

— Eleanor Roosevelt

We are likely to be dealing with some emotional reluctance at the beginning of this week. Mercury in Aquarius frees our minds with excitement and innovation. However, many of us may not have quite caught up emotionally, keeping us cautious or lingering over attachments to the past. However, as Mercury rolls forward in Aquarius, it sextiles both Jupiter (by the end of this week) and Chiron (early next week), which spurs increased interest in expanding our capabilities through learning. We are slowly and gently drawn out of our emotional reluctance and gain interest in exploring the possibilities of the New World that is [...]

"The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask. There can't be any large-scale revolution until there's a personal revolution, on an individual level. It's got to happen inside first."

— Jim Morrison

This week's dramatic shifts and changes may eventually come to be seen as revolutionary, led by free thinking individuals. The current lunar cycle, initiated on January 21st under the Aquarius New Moon, has truly been mind-expanding, presenting a swirl of new ideas, new insights, new perspectives, as well as tangible, 'on the ground' new developments. The third Mercury-Uranus trine comes at the beginning of the week with [...]

"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."

— Wizard of Oz 1939 Film

Mercury turns direct this week, stalled in a somewhat daunting quincunx to Mars, which has still not picked up significant direct motion. This quincunx aspect, which lasts all week, can contribute to a feeling that we are turning a blind corner, making it very difficult to understand exactly where we are going. Even though the overall mood is pushing for action, we still don't have the clear sense of direction that we need in order to make a lot of progress. The swirl of ideas and visionary planning is intense, stirred up by the general Mercury-Mars interaction. However, this quincunx is also producing [...]