"Clarity is not the things you understand in mind
Clarity is the space in which confusion dies."

— Matt Kahn - Thy Will Be done

We find ourselves on a roller coaster this week, moving quickly and suddenly from deep insecurity to surging confidence. The Libra Full Moon (7:34 PM PDT 18° Libra/Aries) on Tuesday is especially intense under the square of Mars to Uranus. There has been a need for restraint and self-control under the current lunar cycle and Tuesday's Full Moon is a major test of that need for self-control. Mercury moves through the last few [...]

"Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom."

— Bertrand Russell

Although this week's Aries New Moon (2:28 AM PDT 4° Aries) does not occur until early Tuesday morning, the energy is building well before that, as we begin the week on Sunday. The energetic, growing power of Aries is unleashed under Tuesday's Aries New Moon in a close conjunction with Chiron, sending out waves of enduring, determined, individual initiative. Aries is ruled by Mars — which is tightly conjunct perceptive Pallas, expansive Jupiter, and transformative Pluto throughout the week. The powerful energy that is unleashed requires [...]

"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly. "

— Richard Bach

Mercury turns direct this week following Monday's Virgo Full Moon (10:47 AM PST 19° Virgo/Pisces). We begin to gain important access to hidden knowledge and profound wisdom that has been seemingly obscured by the strong Neptunian/Pisces influences involved with the retrograde Mercury in Pisces. While intuition has been extremely important to navigating the cloudy environment, there has also been a significant amount of confusion to try to overcome. Mercury has returned to Aquarius, providing an important level of detachment to help us extricate ourselves from feelings of vulnerability that has resulted from the confusion. As we embrace the importance of cooperation and the profound value of becoming teachable, our [...]