"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."

— Helen Keller

As we roll towards the Scorpio-Taurus Full Moon (May 18th 2:11 PM PDT Scorpio/Taurus), we face increasing tension between individual independence and the importance of working within the framework of a team. Both Venus and Mars change signs this week, marking important shifts in personal interactions. As they move into new signs (Venus into Taurus and Mars into Cancer), they form a helpful sextile that blends charm with assertiveness. Venus is not at all comfortable in Aries and the discomfort is shown through [...]

"Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne,—
Yet that scaffold sways the future, and, behind the dim unknown,
Standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own."

— The Present Crisis
James Russell Lowell

Saturn turns retrograde this week conjunct the South Node, asking us to review our plans in order to find a more solid footing. It's time to build the model, not break ground on the project. Saturn-South Node, with Saturn retrograde, may feel like a significant slowdown but the process is crucial to bring the last few months of the ongoing visioning process to tangible fruition. Saturn's weighty influence is often seen as a malevolent task master. However, Saturn is also a teacher as well as the paymaster — providing us "our daily bread". This week, the importance of [...]