"And all at once, summer collapsed into fall."

— Oscar Wilde

This week begins with the Autumn Equinox, ushered in by the Moon's trine to the Sun and Pluto just before the Sun arrives in Libra. Later in the week, that remarkably stabilizing and beneficial Grand Earth Trine is followed up by another Grand Trine, Mercury's trine to Uranus and Pluto on Tuesday and Wednesday, which suggests feelings of confidence coupled with powerful intellectual ability. However, there is a strong and seductive undertow — Mercury's opposition to Neptune — suggesting a significant vulnerability to 'magical thinking' and deception. Venus, ruling the Autumnal Equinox, squares Pluto before heading into the 'deep waters' of Scorpio. The Venus-Pluto square suggests some [...]

"What happens is consciousness operates in mysterious ways. One of those ways is that the old paradigm suddenly starts to die."

— Deepak Chopra

We begin to get hints of broader shifts and changes this week. The Sun escapes the opposition to Saturn and makes a promising square to Jupiter. Essentially, optimistic Jupiter seems to take over the reigns from Saturn this week, drawing our focus away from constraints and self-doubt while encouraging exploration into new territory. We are still in the waxing phase of a well-grounded and extremely productive lunar cycle, following last Monday's Virgo New Moon (6:55 PM PDT 11° Virgo). As we move through the 1st quarter of the current lunar cycle, there is a restless and somewhat chaotic atmosphere that may [...]

"The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience."

— Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace

There is quite likely to be considerable 'tumult' this week in the wake of last Monday's Aquarius Full Moon (11:25 AM PDT 27° Aquarius/Leo). For the most part, we will we need to allow some time to 'let the dust settle'. Mercury stations to go direct on Wednesday just as Venus, at the tail end of Virgo, opposes Neptune. The stationing Mercury, coupled with the Venus-Neptune opposition suggests quite a bit of confusion, which will require time and patience to unwind. Essentially, we need to think about slowing down on the turn around. Emotional investment in a quick outcome is quite destabilizing and could quickly lead to feelings of [...]