"You could write a song about some kind of emotional problem you are having, but it would not be a good song, in my eyes, until it went through a period of sensitivity to a moment of clarity. Without that moment of clarity to contribute to the song, it's just complaining."

— Joni Mitchell

An unusually long-arc Mars-Venus conjunction in Capricorn dominates this week. Sensitivity is extremely high, especially early in the week. We may feel as though we've lost our connection to the past and yet, can't quite make out what our future will look like. We struggle to pull together the remnants of our past in order to gain some sense of stability. The lack of familiar guideposts is disorienting and quickly fosters an overwhelming sense of disconnection. The completion of the Mars-Venus conjunction won't occur until March 5th, after next Wednesday's Pisces New Moon (9:34 AM PST 12° Pisces). Mars generally has the [...]

"Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart.
…live in the question."

— Rainer Maria Rilke,
Letters to a Young Poet

Our responses to uncertainty and constant change will define how well we emerge from the gauntlet of this week's challenges and uncertainty. At times, we may respond by seeking some kind of isolation or safe sanctuary in order to feel safe. However, there is a strong streak of adventurousness and ambition that keeps drawing us out to face the challenges with determination and a sense of destiny. Mercury slowly works towards another conjunction with Pluto this week, completing on Friday, as it moves toward emerging from the shadow of the latest retrograde motion. In this week's environment, the Mercury-Pluto conjunction produces [...]

"It's very hard for me to get a new car. It's really hard for me to get a new house. It's really hard for me to move on from the things that give me stability."

— Jodie Foster

Venus stations direct this week, ending the 'forty days and forty nights' of her retrograde journey. Venus' direct station is punctuated by Mercury's retrograding return to Capricorn and extended conjunction with Pluto, which helps to sharpen our focus and direct our thinking towards stabilizing our position. Mars also arrives in Capricorn this week, where his energies are effectively focused on [...]