"Lor', there been times that I thought
I couldn't last for long
But now, I think I'm able to
Carry on
It's been a long
A long time comin', but I know
A change gon' come"

—Sam Cooke
A Change Is Gonna Come

The Jupiter-Saturn trine (from Cancer to Pisces) gets to within 10 minutes of completion this week. Even though the aspect does not fully perfect, it is being intensively activated — forming Grand Water Trines from the Sun, Mars, Mercury, and Venus — beginning last month (by Mars) and extending well into next month (when Mercury returns to form the final Grand Water Trine on December 6th). The first exact Saturn-Jupiter trine aspect won't actually complete until September 1, 2026 when [...]

"Ego takes everything personally. Emotion arises, defensiveness, perhaps even aggression. Are you defending the truth? No, the truth, in any case, needs no defense. The light or sound does not care about what you or anybody else thinks. You are defending yourself, or rather the illusion of yourself, the mind-made substitute. It would be even more accurate to say that the illusion is defending itself."

—Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

Venus rules this week's Taurus Full Moon (5:19 AM PST 13° Taurus/Scorpio) while crossing the degree of last month's Venus ruled Libra New Moon (October 21, 5:24 AM PDT 28° Libra). Clearly, the Venusian desire for beauty, harmony — and perfection — is a powerful, guiding force at the culmination of this lunar cycle. Venus squares Jupiter at the beginning of the week and also opposes Chiron. The idealistic desire for balance and caring connections to others is overwhelming. However, when this idealism is challenged by [...]

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."

—Martin Luther King Jr.

Decisive, productive action requires considered, well-balanced 'judgement'. Tuesday morning's Libra New Moon (5:24 AM PDT 28° Libra) provides us with excellent capacity for such judgement. Following the New Moon, we make a distinct shift from Libra's discerning balance and judgement into a much more decisive and determined environment. The Moon quickly moves into Scorpio, after the New Moon, to make a demanding but transformative square to Pluto. The Sun follows up [...]