"We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny."

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

Last week's determined independence breaks apart this week under a barrage of new information and shared perspectives. The fabric of new connections creates something of a paradigm shift where shared perspectives are merged, producing innovative new approaches. Last week's 'sharp elbows' and raw individual perspectives are softened in an increasingly easy-going atmosphere. Venus mixes into the forming Jupiter-Chiron conjunction, which will complete by March 11th, following [...]

"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 [...]