"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 [...]

"He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind."

— Leonardo da Vinci

This week begins with a powerfully intuitive Pisces New Moon (7:31 AM PST 4° Pisces) on Sunday that provides much needed help to navigate the retrograde Mercury in Pisces period that is currently underway. We can begin to establish a more nurturing sense of connection — something that we have been craving. We can intuitively sense that by finding our proper place within a larger social and cooperative context, we will be able to take our vision, goals, or ambitions to a new level. In some sense, this represents a broad social reorganization and we must be prepared to [...]

"God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained."

— Mahatma Gandhi

We begin to feel the confusion emanating from the Mercury station and impending retrograde period in Pisces beginning next week. We continue to carry the powerful inspiration of last month's Venus-Neptune conjunction square Mars. Our vision is enduring and determined but we hit a fog bank when we begin to work on building collaborative alliances and engendering support. Under the Mercury Station, mental confusion is beginning to cloud our attempts to articulately make our case. Eventually, intuition will [...]