"But you can't make people listen. They have to come round in their own time, wondering what happened and why the world blew up under them."

— Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451

The 'tightly wound' instability of last week's Aquarius Full Moon (7:35 AM PDT 6° Aquarius/Leo) 'unwinds' slowly this week. The potential for some 'brighter days ahead' is actually foreshadowed by the end of the week as we begin to feel the whispers of the upcoming Jupiter-Saturn trine that is coming at the end of the month. However, this week begins with a nagging reminder of the impatient irritability of last week's Mars-Venus square, followed up by Chiron's retrograde station on the Taurus/Aries Cusp. Chiron will return to Aries for a 'brief stint' from September 18th until April 14th, 2027. The shift in our perspective brings a reminder of [...]

"To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust."

— John F. Kennedy

Jupiter completes a highly optimistic, inspirational trine to Neptune and an activating, powerfully transformative opposition to Pluto on Monday of this week. An innovative, intellectually expansive Jupiter-Uranus sextile completes the following day — fully completing the coordinated interactions between Jupiter and the three 'Outer Planets'. The completion of Jupiter's coordinating aspects coincides almost exactly with an intensely activating [...]

"He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted."

— Lao Tzu

Even though the Moon wanes in light, there is still plenty of intensity to process this week, beginning with a Mars-Pluto trine. Mars makes the final connection — the trine to Pluto — with the 'Big 3' (Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) on Sunday. But when the Moon arrives in Aries the following day, on Monday, we're likely to actually see the 'lid coming off', as the journey of Mars through Gemini assumes a powerful 'direct action', communication platform. Intellect is stirred in dramatic fashion — the retrograde Mercury notwithstanding. There is extraordinary courage to challenge [...]