"I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone."

— Rainer Maria Rilke

This week provides a true watershed of insight, perceptivity, and understanding but only if we are willing to 'show up' and follow the threads of intuitive wisdom that are offered. Mercury retrogrades back into Taurus and makes the second of three trines to Pluto. Mercury trine Pluto encourages 'deep dives' into our concept of security and helping us to make the distinction between what we can and cannot control. Ultimately, this week assigns us an 'inside job' of clearing away frustrations and resentments so that we can fully appreciate the entirely transformed new landscape with which we are presented. Mars arrives in Aries on Tuesday, 'hand in hand' with the Moon as they both join the expansive, optimistic, enthusiasm of Jupiter in Aries. Meanwhile [...]

"Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light."

— Helen Keller

Jupiter has swept through Pisces and arrives in Aries this week — although it will retrograde back into Pisces by late October. Jupiter in Aries spurs expansive optimism but may lead to unrealistic expectations. Once in Aries, Jupiter forms an extended sextile with Mercury as it stations retrograde on Tuesday in Gemini. The interaction with Mercury helps us to bring philosophical principles and an innovative curiosity to the table. The more we can remember that we can learn from both our successes and our failures, the easier it will be to move forward. The Sun is forming a square to Saturn all week, which will complete on Saturday, just ahead of [...]

"Heirs of a cold war
That's what we've become"

— Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
John Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, John Daisley Robert

This week's idealistic optimism may look very much like self-indulgent self-delusion, especially with Venus conjunct Neptune and Jupiter. Some may seem to backslide into isolation and stubborn independence that refuses to acknowledge our need for others and the value of cooperative effort. On the other hand, there are several factors that suggest there may be powerful support for the idealistic optimism that, on its face, could seem crazy, delusional, or reckless. The key is the underlying sense of responsibility and determination that may not be clear on the surface. Mercury reaches the 'shadow zone' of the next retrograde phase that is coming [...]