"I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do."

—Robert A. Heinlein

We reach an intense culmination of the current lunar cycle this week at the Scorpio Full Moon (9:55 AM PDT 22° Scorpio) on Monday. Since the Taurus New Moon (April 27th, 12:30 PM PDT 7° Taurus), determined follow-through has been supported by a great deal of creativity and a 'New Attitude'. But the strong 'fixed sign' energy is still with us and on full display under this week's Full Moon. Some may experience the fixed sign energy as stabilizing while others feel more frustration and a strong desire to [...]

"Some people say I have attitude — maybe I do… but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there."

—Venus Williams

There is remarkable determination fostered under the Taurus New Moon (12:30 PM PDT 7° Taurus) at the beginning of this week. Venus rules the New Moon from Pisces, suggesting that we are swimming through some deep, emotional currents while also feeling a modicum of deference to Taurus' preference for peaceful order. Creativity is aided by intuition, helping us to avoid the temptation to feel discouraged by slow progress. We have seen significant frustration, challenging obstacles, and 'roadblocks' under the strong 'Fixed Sign' influences of [...]

"The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at."

— Jesse Owens

Mars, Mercury, and Venus are all now direct. Each planet crossed a Water/Fire cusp during their retrograde motion — Mars from Leo back into Cancer, Venus and Mercury from Aries back into Pisces. Mercury is the first to cross back from the 'Water element' into the 'Fire element'. Mercury's ingress back into Aries on Wednesday hits Neptune's fog bank, suggesting both idealism and confusion. The Mercury-Neptune conjunction occurs on the first degree of the Zodiac, suggesting a great deal of inspiration aimed at making a New Beginning. However, there is little clarity or tangible action that accompanies [...]