"How long? Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."

—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

We continue to face headwinds and obstacles this week, especially when we try to effectively articulate our message to others. Mercury's sextile to Mars, at the beginning of the week, encourages us to push our message forward. However, pride and independence seem to stall a true 'give and take' of ideas. We may feel significant discouragement at times this week as the Moon 'wanes in light' and we struggle to gain traction to share our intellectual insights. There is an impatience that may lead us to [...]

"I know just when to face the truth
And then I know just when to dream"

— Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply
Jim Steinman

The 'hits' keep coming this week as we reach the culmination of the creative, self-expressive, Leo lunar cycle with an Aquarius Full Moon (12:54 AM PDT 16° Aquarius/Leo) at the end of the week. The Moon and Jupiter are in mutual reception at the beginning of the week, producing expansive, stabilizing progress and significant optimism. Mars arrives in Libra mid-week, echoing last Tuesday's instinctual energy surge, when the Moon [...]

"In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision."

—Dalai Lama

The powerful shifts that are underway are unmistakable this week. Thursday's Leo New Moon (12:10 PM PDT 2° Leo) powerfully connects with Uranus (now) in Gemini, Pluto in Aquarius, and the Saturn/Neptune conjunction in Aries. This is Fire and Air, action-oriented, forceful will-power-driven, inspired intellectual determination. The intuitive elements of Gemini are also highlighted at the beginning of the week. The dual nature of Gemini does suggests [...]