"Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness."

— Leon Trotsky

This Monday's Scorpio New Moon (1:27 AM PST 20° Scorpio) is bound to inject some surprising 'twists of fate' along with some unpredictable or erratic behavior, likely revealing some deep frustrations. We spend a great deal of time and energy trying to find some sense of stability and 'order' following the New Moon as we begin to try to understand the new lunar cycle upon which we are embarking. We may be feeling quite a heavy sense of [...]

"I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me."

— Mary J. Blige

We have a great deal to unpack this week, following last Saturday's Taurus Full Moon (1:23 PM PDT 5° Taurus/Scorpio). We have essentially been guided through a Portal into an entirely new environment. This week's challenge is to integrate our individual perspectives into broader, 'common purposes'. Compassion and respect for unique individual perspectives must be integrated into the process of pursuing the 'Greater Good'. The unpacking — or unwinding — process begins with a great deal of activity at the beginning of the week. A new communication framework is developing, following the the completion of the Mars-Mercury conjunction on Sunday. There are important [...]

"Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn."

— Mahatma Gandhi

Last week's Libra (Eclipse) New Moon has presented us with a myriad of differing opinions and options that need to be sorted through in a painstakingly methodical way. Although we may begin the week with quite a 'head of steam', our progress is likely to be slow. Before we can make any definitive decisions, we'll need to check in with our support systems and work towards shoring up our alliances. But we shouldn't expect to have any success trying to persuade or inspire others by using emotional manipulation or general 'platitudes'. We'll need to focus on facts and clear information. Flexibility is likely to be [...]