"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 [...]

"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 [...]