"If it had been possible to build the Tower of Babel without ascending it, the work would have been permitted."

— Franz Kafka

This week brings us to a peak of unpredictable, erratic, individual activity under the Mars-Uranus conjunction on Wednesday. Following last week's Mars-Saturn square, where the energy of Mars was channeled, restricted, or constrained, the independence of Mars is unleashed by Uranus. The conjunction can display erratic, impulsive — even explosive elements but we should not discount the creative power of [...]

"If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not recognize it when it arrives."

— Heraclitus

This week's challenge is to recognize unrealistic or impractical aspirations without holding back on the strong desire to experiment and innovate. The challenges are most likely to show up in our relationships with others. We are in an entirely new environment and still trying to get our bearings so our ability to communicate our new perspectives and evolving vision is especially difficult. As we move through the week, there are even more moving parts to contend with. Venus moves into sometimes stifling Capricorn, Mercury leaves Capricorn for the erratic freedom of Aquarius, and Mars leaves Aries, where it has been since late June of 2020, and moves towards an impulsive conjunction with Uranus in Taurus. These three 'personal' planets signal a significant [...]

"Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine."

— Alan Turing

The implications of the profound shifts that happen this week will likely take years to fully understand. A new, 20 year Jupiter-Saturn cycle (The Jupiter-Saturn conjunction) begins on Monday under the Winter Solstice — the point at which the Sun's light begins to restore it's power. This week also presents us with this year's third Mars-Pluto square, an intensely potent, transformational crisis point all by itself. The burdens may feel quite overwhelming and the need for responsible action is paramount. However, as we move through the week, much of the [...]