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Weekly Summary: NOVEMBER 2 - NOVEMBER 8 "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 PurposeVenus 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 the reality of 'the facts on the ground', Venus may not really 'pack the gear' to determinedly dig in and resolve the challenges effectively. This week's idealism is compounded by a Mars-Neptune trine, suggesting deeply emotional, idealistic determination. As we approach the Full Moon, there is a great deal of potential to 'cut off our nose to spite our face' when we struggle to stabilize ourselves in the midst the intensely emotional environment. This week's emotional elements are extremely difficult to channel effectively. There are likely to be more endings than beginnings with Neptune at the last degree of Pisces and both Mars and Venus crossing the last degree of Scorpio and Libra, respectively. Mars arrives in Sagittarius just before the Full Moon, stirring aggressive independence in an unpredictable — and seemingly out of control — environment. Any loss of balance is likely to produce a great deal of defensiveness and quickly expose any inability to ground our idealism with practical, responsible approaches and intentions. The ingress of Venus into Scorpio on Thursday is followed up by the return of Uranus into Taurus on Friday, bringing forward an imperative to deepen our connection to those around us in order to reestablish our balance. Essentially, there is little or no room anymore for 'superficial' connections. Venus in Scorpio can help us to recognize that we need to "let your yay be yay and your nay be nay" — no more 'sitting on the fence'. By the end of the week, Mercury prepares to station retrograde (officially stationing at the beginning of next week) in Sagittarius. Mercury is poised to pull together an extraordinary amount of experience in order to draw profound new conclusions over the next few months. Uranus is now making a final pass through the last few degrees of Taurus while Saturn and Neptune have returned for a final pass through the last few degrees of Pisces. The impact of the upcoming retrograde Mercury period (November 9 - November 29) from Sagittarius back into Scorpio, is extraordinarily supportive, giving us an important opportunity to review past ideas and assumptions and begin to come to terms with what must be released and what can be salvaged — and ultimately transformed into useful new insights.
Sunday's powerful flow of energy and emotion is unmistakable and will continue to strengthen all week. We will need to find the 'courage of our convictions' on an individual, independent basis — and share that conviction with others. We may not initially recognize how deep Monday's emotional, idealistic determination actually is — but this idealism has pitfalls. There is a possibility that we may 'lose the thread' of purpose, stirred by too much impulsiveness and a lack of grounding. The aggressiveness in the air on Tuesday is hard to miss. The more that we have managed to ground our idealism, the more effective we will be. Surprising issues of self-confidence and self-esteem are lurking just below the surface on Wednesday and seem particularly hard to deal with. We may find ourselves stubbornly holding on to ideas and approaches that are well past 'viability'. We are encouraged to seek deeper connections with others on Thursday (and going forward). Essentially, there is little or no room anymore for 'superficial' connections. Friday's misunderstandings may actually bring forward issues that result in stronger connections. While this may feel like quite an uncomfortable environment, significant progress can be made. Although we have seen confidence waver at times this week, Saturday sets us on an entirely new course where our confidence begins to build around a powerful new sense of purpose and determination. We find ourselves on the threshold of an important process of review.
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Current Planetary Positions
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| Sun | 20° Scorpio 04' 56" | |
| Moon | 20° Leo 06' 06" | |
| Mercury | 06° Sagittarius 24' 08" R | |
| Venus | 06° Scorpio 37' 21" | |
| Mars | 05° Sagittarius 32' 07" | |
| Ceres | 02° Aries 48' 59" R | |
| Pallas | 10° Aquarius 25' 08" | |
| Juno | 13° Sagittarius 14' 32" | |
| Vesta | 28° Sagittarius 21' 49" | |
| Jupiter | 25° Cancer 09' 08" R | |
| Saturn | 25° Pisces 22' 58" R | |
| Chiron | 23° Aries 44' 21" R | |
| Uranus | 29° Taurus 49' 56" R | |
| Neptune | 29° Pisces 35' 38" R | |
| Pluto | 01° Aquarius 34' 09" | |
| TrueNode | 16° Pisces 08' 13" R |
The Daily Astrological Currents by Week
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This Daily Astrological Forecast is a bit different than most daily forecasts since it isn’t written for each individual Sun Sign. Rather, it is intended to be a bit like an Astrological Weather Report. To read more about this forecast, see this post
The Moon's arrival into energetic Aries this morning (7:39 AM PDT) is strongly amplified by the Moon's sextiles to both Uranus and Pluto. As well, the Moon is ruled by an extremely powerful Mars which is riding the Scorpio/Sagittarius cusp and forming an opposition to Uranus and sextile to Pluto. The bottom line here is that we need to find the 'courage of our convictions' on an individual, independent basis — and share that conviction with others. Today's powerful flow of energy and emotion is unmistakable and will continue to strengthen into Wednesday morning's Taurus Full Moon (5:19 AM PST 13° Taurus/Scorpio), which is likely to 'anchor' determination. This afternoon's Venus-Jupiter square emphasizes today's independent, freedom-demanding environment. Nonetheless, it may be a bit too easy to take today's surge of energy for granted and allow impulsiveness to cause us to lose track of the importance of awareness and follow-through. We need to pay attention in order to stay on top of today's incredible flow of activity.
Today's Mars-Neptune trine suggests independent idealism in a deceptively understated approach. We may not recognize how deep today's emotional, idealistic determination actually is. But this idealism has pitfalls. There is a possibility that we may 'lose the thread' of purpose today, stirred by too much impulsiveness and a lack of grounding. There are endings and new beginnings inherent in today's atmosphere but also a great deal of potential to 'cut off our nose to spite our face'. The stir of emotions is difficult to properly channel and we may find it difficult to salvage elements that may still have value. We continue to be challenged to maintain the 'courage of our convictions' and stay connected to deeper, lasting principles and sense of purpose.
The aggressiveness in today's atmosphere is hard to miss with the arrival of Mars into Sagittarius and opposition to Uranus. The independent streamers are flowing in all directions. The more that we have managed to ground our idealism, the more effective we will be today. There is powerful intuitive guidance that supports this action-oriented atmosphere. To some, this will seem completely unpredictable and out of control. Any loss of balance is likely to produce a great deal of defensiveness and expose an inability to ground our idealism with practical, responsible approaches and intentions. The Moon arrives in Taurus this morning, following an overnight opposition to Venus. The Taurus Moon can help us with 'grounding' but also increase stubbornness and defensiveness. The challenge is to recognize that true stability comes from inside.
The value of connection is highlighted today in somewhat mysterious ways. This morning's Taurus Full Moon (5:19 AM PDT 13° Taurus/Scorpio) offers grounding but may seem to hamper our ability to communicate effectively with others. Surprising issues of self-confidence and self-esteem are lurking just below the surface here and seem particularly hard to deal with. We may find ourselves stubbornly holding on to ideas and approaches that are well past 'viability'. Nonetheless, we can find increasing support for planning and coordination with others when we are able to set aside individual concern for personal safety in favor of focusing on the greater good. Setting aside defensiveness and seeking consensus brings valuable cooperative alliances.
This morning's Mars-Pluto sextile, followed up quickly by the Moon's arrival in Gemini to conjunct Uranus, helps us return to a reassuring level of confidence in order to 'face the day'. Nonetheless, the follow up Moon-Mars and Moon-Mercury oppositions keep us trying to balance confidence with effective investigation and some degree of caution. The arrival of Venus into Scorpio this afternoon (2:39 PM PST) suggests some degree of difficulty but there is also an element of cooperation between Venus and the Scorpio Sun that serves to encourage us to connect deeply with others. Essentially, there is little or no room anymore for 'superficial' connections. Venus in Scorpio is helping us to recognize that we need to "let your yay be yay and your nay be nay" — no more 'sitting on the fence'.
Uranus returns to Taurus today, just after Venus (ruling Taurus) begins the journey through the opposite sign of Scorpio. Ultimately, this begins to emphasize the need to deepen our connections with others. Today's Venus-Pluto square suggests challenges in relationships, especially when we face stubborn resistance. Initially, we may see this in 'endings' rather than new beginnings. Nonetheless, as we begin to recognize the importance of deeper connection, some will fall away while other connections will strengthen. Today's misunderstandings may actually bring forward issues that result in these stronger connections. While this may feel like quite an uncomfortable environment, significant progress can be made.
Mercury is stationing to turn retrograde tomorrow and is poised to pull together an extraordinary amount of experience in order to draw profound new conclusions over the next few months. Uranus is now making a final pass through the last few degrees of Taurus while Saturn and Neptune have returned for a final pass through the last few degrees of Pisces. The impact of the upcoming retrograde Mercury period (November 9 - November 29) from Sagittarius back into Scorpio, is extraordinarily supportive, giving us an important opportunity to review past ideas and assumptions and begin to come to terms with what must be released and what can be salvaged — and ultimately transformed into useful new insights. Although we have seen confidence waver at times this week, today sets us on an entirely new course where our confidence begins to build around a powerful new sense of purpose and determination.
Today is Tuesday November 11, 2025
Weekly Summary: NOVEMBER 9 - NOVEMBER 15 "…re-examine all you have been told in school or church or in any book, and dismiss whatever insults your own soul; and your very flesh shall be a great poem, and have the richest fluency, not only in its words, but in the silent lines of its lips and face, and between the lashes of your eyes, and in every motion and joint of your body."—Walt Whitman
Preface - Leaves of GrassMercury turns retrograde in Sagittarius at the beginning of the week, followed up by Jupiter's station retrograde on Tuesday. These 'stationary' planets aren't especially comfortable as they undertake their review process. Mercury isn't terribly comfortable in Sagittarius anyway and this particular 'station' is likely to leave us initially feeling rather 'lost', at 'loose ends', or generally lacking a clear sense of direction. Perhaps the only escape from the initial discomfort is through service to others — stepping as far outside of our personal bubble as we can in order to connect to a deeper sense of purpose through our connections to those around us. Mercury, in tandem with Mars in Sagittarius, can quickly provoke some defensiveness when our mind isn't offering as many 'answers' as we would like. Jupiter's station in Cancer seems to push us even further towards defensiveness and increase a feeling of isolation. Jupiter's expansiveness can feel restricted as it retrogrades in Cancer, suggesting a turn inward. But Mercury's second (of 3) exact conjunctions with Mars, occurring on Wednesday encourages us to find a 'Megaphone' — our 'voice' — and 'turn up the volume'. The first Mars-Mercury conjunction occurred last month in Scorpio and was rather subdued — more interested in laying foundations than making pronouncements. While we may not actually have a clear message to deliver quite yet — our first attempts to deliver our message this week are likely to 'fracture' — we do quickly begin to adapt (as we move through the week) to the new 'review process' that has been initiated. While there may be significant discomfort — the waning lunar cycle suggests a dimming of our 'light' — the review process that we begin this week will help us to find increased connection and embrace a deeper sense of cooperation with others. Mercury's retrograde motion, from Sagittarius back into Scorpio, will help us to re-organize our idealistic ideas and intentions into a determined new way forward. We may struggle to clearly see or understand how any momentum that develops this week will ultimately unfold. Nonetheless, we will see that this week's efforts flow directly into next Wednesday's Scorpio New Moon (10:46 PM PST 28° Scorpio). Our determination and follow-through will be unmistakable and the new lunar cycle will give us the traction that we seem to be lacking this week. The Sun is beginning to connect to both Jupiter and Saturn in a Grand Water Trine, producing an increasingly intense flow of emotion heading into next week's New Moon. That emotion will be combined into this week's steadily building stream of connection and cooperation, unfolding into a cohesive and productive flow of new information once we begin the new lunar cycle.
We may feel lost or at loose ends on Sunday. Perhaps the only escape from the discomfort is through service to others — stepping as far outside of our personal bubble as we can in order to connect to a deeper sense of purpose through our connections to those around us. There is quite an emotional roller coaster of frustrated, ego-driven independence on Monday. Nonetheless, with enough awareness, we'll recognize the need to back off and allow everyone the space to have their 'say' without too much righteous judgment. Accepting outside help is difficult on Tuesday. The key is to set aside the self-serving defensiveness and recognize the importance of making connections to others and finding ways to be of service to a 'higher purpose'. Although we may believe that we have found a 'Megaphone' on Wednesday, our ability to convey our message seems to quickly 'fracture'. However, we do find a 'thread' of meaning to follow that we aren't inclined to set aside quickly. There is a surprising and unexpected level of cooperation that we can begin to see unfolding on Thursday. However, we may not see how all of the pieces will fall into place productively. Emotions stabilize on Friday with sharp, clear-eyed analysis. As we move past our defensiveness, we can gain better insight into how to be of service to others. We get a strong reminder of our need for others on Saturday. Nonetheless, we may need to guard against pushing too hard or expecting quick resolutions.
Sunday November 09, 2025
Mercury stations retrograde in Sagittarius today and will return to both sextile Pluto and oppose Uranus two more times over the next few weeks. Mercury's discomfort in Sagittarius is quite pronounced today as the 'stationary' effect is likely to have us feeling especially 'lost' or at loose ends with little clear sense of direction. Even the Scorpio Venus and Scorpio Sun don't seem to offer much sense of determination or 'purpose'. At the same time, the Cancer Moon approaches a conjunction with Jupiter and square to Chiron, which is turning up our idealism. Perhaps the only escape from today's discomfort is through service to others — stepping as far outside of our personal bubble as we can in order to connect to a deeper sense of purpose through our connections to those around us.Monday November 10, 2025
The Moon goes VOC this morning following a trine to Neptune (8:53 AM PST) and a sextile to Uranus (9:22 AM PST). This morning's idealism and heightened sensitivity is likely to explode dramatically this afternoon with the Moon's arrival in Leo. The Moon opposes Pluto (12:15 PM PST), then goes on to trine Mars (5:47 PM PST) and square Venus (6:43 PM PST). This suggests quite an emotional roller coaster of frustrated, ego-driven independence — essentially, unproductive 'windmill tilting'. Nonetheless, with enough awareness, we'll recognize the need to back off here, allowing everyone the space to have their 'say' without too much righteous judgment. When we can keep our egos in check, we won't be as inclined to go on defense. Setting aside jealousy and mistrust and avoiding defensiveness is extremely powerful here.Tuesday November 11, 2025
The retrograde station of Jupiter today may seem to push us further towards defensiveness and increase a feeling of isolation. Accepting outside help is especially challenging today. Nonetheless, the re-forming Mercury-Mars conjunction (completing tomorrow afternoon) is beginning to offer an outlet for a more expansive and idealistic vision. We are reaching the place where we can begin to incorporate lessons learned over the past few months in order to stabilize our sense of purpose — our aims and goals. Mercury's return to Scorpio on November 19th will help us to firm up our strategy and determination on a much firmer foundation. At this point, the key is to set aside the self-serving defensiveness and recognize the importance of making connections to others and finding ways to be of service to a 'higher purpose'.Wednesday November 12, 2025
Mercury's 2nd conjunction with Mars and the Moon's square to Uranus this afternoon sets off some significant fireworks.The first conjunction occurred in Scorpio at last month's Libra New Moon (5:24 AM PDT 28° Libra) and was rather subdued — more interested in laying foundations than making pronouncements. However, the 'megaphone' is suddenly in our hands and 'turned up'. The Moon moves quickly into Virgo (ruled by Mercury) right after the square to Uranus (3:51 PM PST), which may seem to fracture or confuse our message. However, we do find a 'thread' of meaning to follow today that we aren't inclined to set aside quickly. In essence, we are beginning to recognize a path forward that allows us to pull together — in a coherent message — a wealth of experiences.Thursday November 13, 2025
The Moon squares the Mars-Mercury conjunction overnight and sextiles Venus by 7:46 AM PST. The Virgo Moon helps us to organize our thoughts and begin to adapt to the retrograde motion of both Mercury and Jupiter. There is a surprising and unexpected level of cooperation that we can begin to see unfolding. As the Moon wanes in light, we may struggle to clearly see or understand how today's momentum will ultimately unfold but this energy will continue to flow into next Wednesday's Scorpio New Moon (10:46 PM PST 28° Scorpio) when the determination and follow through will be unmistakable. The Sun has begun to connect to both Jupiter and Saturn in a Grand Water Trine that will continue to intensify the flow of emotion. That emotion will be combined into today's steady stream of connection and cooperation, unfolding into a cohesive and productive flow of new information.Friday November 14, 2025
The Moon stirs the forming Grand Water Trine today, stabilizing the emotional elements with a sharp, clear-eyed analysis. As we have moved past the defensiveness that was seen earlier in the week, we can gain better insight into how to be of service to others while maintaining our individual ability to discriminate and direct our efforts to where they can be most effective. We are also recognizing areas of investigation that need further attention. Today's environment offers us added determination and persistence to go back and clarify ideas, insights, and information that we may have overlooked over the past few weeks and months. In essence, this is a time to overcome past mistakes, challenges, or failures in order to find a new way forward.Saturday November 15, 2025
The Sun's quincunx to Chiron today helps to prepare us for the emotional watershed coming through next week's Grand Water Trine. The Moon arrives in Libra early this morning (1:41 AM PST) following a trine to Uranus (1:08 AM PST). Today's Libra Moon is a striking reminder of our need for others. The Moon-Mercury and Moon-Mars sextiles open the door to sharing and cooperation, while the Sun-Chiron quincunx keeps us aware of whatever pain or discomfort is driving us to further investigation. The need for cooperation is intensified today and is well grounded in courage and determination. Nonetheless, we may need to guard against pushing too hard or expecting quick resolutions. As we head towards next week's Scorpio New Moon (10:46 PM PST 28° Scorpio) we need to maintain a deliberate, methodical approach.
Weekly Summary: NOVEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 22 "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 ComeThe 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 Jupiter is in Leo and Saturn has returned to Aries. This year's connection involves the deeply emotional, water sign element while next year's completion brings forward the activating, energetic fire sign energy. To some extent at least, this suggests that what we are 'watering' or nurturing now under the current Water Sign energy, will come into bloom when the Jupiter-Saturn trine, in the activating Fire element, is exact next year. Both the Sun and Moon, in Scorpio, 'carry the light' of the Jupiter-Saturn trine into Wednesday's Scorpio New Moon (10:46 PM PST 28° Scorpio) — an incredibly powerful New Moon with the Sun in an inferior conjunction with Mercury, opposing Uranus, and trining Neptune. This is an incredibly powerful, cleansing, healing, and revealing tsunami wave of Water Sign energy — given an added, extreme jolt from the Uranus opposition! The Scorpio energy encourages release — purging of old ideas — in order to 'clear the decks' for what is to come when our efforts begin to bloom in the coming year. Mercury's involvement provides an intellectual 'channel', encouraging us to pull together our experience into a cohesive strategy for moving forward with the new insights and fresh determination that is offered. But most of this week's activity is actually guided only by intuitive clues. Mercury sextiles Pluto early in the week — encouraging a deep dive into whatever clues are offered — then Mercury moves back into Scorpio for 'further investigation', just before the New Moon. The New Moon quickly begins to infuse courage into a fate-like sense of purpose. The Sun's arrival in Sagittarius, at the end of the week, boosts our confidence a bit, cheered on by Mars in Sagittarius. The retrograding Mercury helps to keep the 'communication channel' — between Scorpio's courageous determination and Sagittarian confidence — open and flowing. It is, in fact, our mercurial intellect that needs to do most of the intellectual, analytical, 'heavy lifting' this week in order to make the most of the extraordinary possibilities that are offered. Since Mercury is retrograde and influenced significantly by Neptune, we must also stay closely in touch with the intuitive clues that are offered and have faith that, as we proceed through this lunar cycle, we will find increasing clarity of purpose as new information is revealed. It is also quite important to recognize that, while Jupiter has turned retrograde, Saturn is stationing to turn direct (November 28th). This suggests a shifting, delicate 'balance of power' between Jupiter and Saturn, creating significant 'fluidity' (uncertainty). Jupiter retrograde in Cancer emphasizes a concern for safety, suggesting some challenges with defensiveness and isolation. As Saturn begins to station direct in Pisces, the power balance will shift towards a more pronounced incentive to sacrifice elements of the past (encouraged by the Scorpio New Moon) that no longer serve us. The defensiveness of Saturn in Pisces is a 'life and death' struggle — focusing not merely on individual safety but on the need to find a deeper, eternal, Universal Connection. Even with the Sun's arrival in Sagittarius, our confidence continues to fluctuate. While the Scorpio New Moon may not provide us with extra confidence, what we are offered is extra courage — we will do well to consider that confidence is not the same as courage. The Sagittarius Sun's confidence can encourage an idealistic optimism which quickly leads to irresponsibility. But the message of this week's Scorpio New Moon is to have the courage to continue to seek deeper truths no matter where it may lead us. It is especially important to set aside self-righteousness and any version of an attitude that 'might makes right' and rather, continue to seek deeper truths and reasonable consensus. Finally, Uranus completes another sextile to Neptune this week — as if there isn't enough going on! We can refer back to the end of August for better understanding of how this aspect relates to the significant global changes that are unfolding. The importance of this connection highlights the immense stakes surrounding finding a clarity of purpose through an objective examination of where we are and how we choose to create change moving forward. This is an extremely empowering aspect but one that demands clear, objective vision of what we want our future to be.
Sunday's atmosphere is not especially aggressive unless and until opposition surfaces that seems to require an aggressive responsive. We seem to be intent on maintaining balance and harmony — if at all possible. We find an extra dose of determination on Monday as we try to follow through on investigating intriguing clues. We are ready to clear away any blockages to effecting real change. On Tuesday, we will need to exercise caution and stay connected with friends and allies who can help us to bide our time and wait for the openings that are sure to come as we move through the rest of the week. There is an intellectual 'channel' opening up that encourages us to pull together our experience into a cohesive strategy for moving forward with new insight and determination. We can begin to uncover new information on Wednesday that allows us to develop an entirely new perspective and approach. We are offered extraordinary intuitive awareness — but complete clarity will still require a great deal of persistence and determination. Thursday's challenge is to set aside our defensiveness (inspired by a concern for our individual safety) in order to begin to see the importance of our universal connection. As we follow through on our investigations, objectivity is crucial. We are driven to rise to the level that those around us are asking of us — but we may also be led astray if our 'circle' is not asking of us our highest potential. Friday's optimism may be quite infectious but won't be the 'last word'. Temptations to 'rest on our laurels' or be otherwise led astray can be quite devastating. We are being asked to 'lay our cards on the table' on Saturday, offering whatever clarity that we can articulate, in the hope of making productive use of the powerfully insightful energy. It is especially important to set aside self-righteousness and any version of an attitude that 'might makes right', relying instead on recognizing our interconnectedness and seeking a reasonable consensus.
Sunday November 16, 2025
The Sun trines Jupiter this evening (9:07 PM PST) and will complete the Grand Water Trine with a trine to Saturn just after midnight (12:55 AM PST) tomorrow morning. Today's emotional, watery atmosphere is stirred to action by a Mercury-Ceres trine from Sagittarius to Aries. The atmosphere is not especially aggressive unless and until opposition surfaces that seems to require an aggressive responsive. The waning Libra Moon keeps us focused on maintaining balance and harmony — if at all possible. As Mercury moves back towards another sextile to Pluto, we're generally more interested in gaining more information rather than stirring up any sort of 'discord'.Monday November 17, 2025
The Moon squares Jupiter early this morning (3:50 AM PST) before going VOC for the rest of the morning. Mercury forms the second of three sextiles to Pluto shortly after noon (PST), which adds an extra dose of determination to the Moon's arrival in Scorpio at 1:44 PM PST. Essentially, we may have a difficult time getting going today but once the Moon gets to Scorpio this afternoon, we find openings to 'forge ahead' boldly. The Moon's square to Pluto, just after 5 PM PST, only increases our determination to clear away any blockages and move forward. Today's Scorpio Moon provides significant 'foreshadowing' of Wednesday's Scorpio New Moon (10:46 PM PST 28° Scorpio) — offering enticing clues that "Change Is Gonna Come".Tuesday November 18, 2025
Mercury rides the Scorpio/Sagittarius cusp today before moving back into Scorpio by 7:20 PM PST this evening. Mercury is essentially offering a communication channel between Mars in Sagittarius and the Scorpio Sun and Moon. This intellectual 'channel' encourages us to pull together our experience into a cohesive strategy for moving forward with new insight and determination. At this point, most of the activity is guided by intuitive clues. Nonetheless, tomorrow's Scorpio New Moon (10:46 PM PST 28° Scorpio) will begin to infuse confidence with a of fate-like sense of purpose offering new clarity. In today's context, we will need to exercise caution and stay connected with friends and allies who can help us to bide our time and wait for the openings that are sure to come.Wednesday November 19, 2025
Today's Scorpio Moon revives Sunday's Grand Water Trine with Saturn and Jupiter. This evening's Scorpio New Moon (10:46 PM PST 28° Scorpio) sets up a powerful new lunar cycle. Mercury's joins the Sun and Moon in opposition to Uranus and trine to Neptune, suggesting a series of endings which will, essentially, 'clear the decks' for an entirely new approach — new ideas and new inspiration. Both the Moon and the Sun will conjunct Mercury just after the New Moon, suggesting a powerful springboard for these new insights. Both Mercury and Venus will again revive the Grand Water Trine (Mercury on November 22nd and December 5th; Venus on November 26th) but it is Mercury's involvement today that is helping us to understand the unfolding series of revelations and new insights. We can begin to uncover new information that allows us to develop an entirely new perspective and approach. We are offered extraordinary intuitive awareness today — but complete clarity will still require a great deal of persistence and determination. In essence, it is our mercurial intellect that still needs to do most of the intellectual, analytical, 'heavy lifting' that is needed in order to make the most of the extraordinary possibilities that are offered by this New Moon.Thursday November 20, 2025
While Jupiter has turned retrograde, Saturn is stationing to turn direct (November 28th). With both planets in an extended trine — intensified by the trines from the Sun, Mars, Mercury, and Venus beginning last month and extending into next month — the shifting, delicate 'balance of power' between Jupiter and Saturn has been creating significant 'fluidity' (uncertainty). Jupiter in Cancer has emphasized our concern for safety, suggesting some challenges with defensiveness and isolation. As Saturn begins to station direct in Pisces, the power balance is shifting towards a more pronounced incentive to sacrifice elements of the past that no longer serve us. The defensiveness of Saturn in Pisces is a 'life and death' struggle, offering us less individual confidence than what we may be feeling from Jupiter in Cancer. The Moon's arrival in Sagittarius this morning (2:45 AM PST) helps to boost our confidence somewhat. But Saturn in Pisces demands that we see and feel our connectedness to everything around us. That connectedness is an essential element of the investigative journey that Mercury is undertaking as it retrogrades back through Scorpio. Essentially, today's challenge is to set aside our defensiveness (inspired by a concern for our individual safety) in order to begin to see the importance of our universal connection.Friday November 21, 2025
The Sun arrives in Sagittarius late this afternoon after making an opposition to Uranus (now in Taurus) and a trine to Neptune (in Pisces) early this morning. Today's endings bring with them new beginnings and the Sagittarius Moon's confidence is boosted further by the Sun's ingress into Sagittarius. Whatever environment that we find ourselves in today is especially important. We are driven to rise to the level that those around us are asking of us — but we may also be led astray if our 'circle' is not asking of us our highest potential. Today's optimism may be quite infectious but won't be the 'last word'. Temptations to 'rest on our laurels' or be otherwise led astray can be quite devastating. Irresponsible action is a trap — confidence is not the same as courage.Saturday November 22, 2025
Mercury returns to trine Saturn and Jupiter today, bringing intellectual insight into the dynamic interplay between (expansive) Jupiter and (constrictive) Saturn. This equation should offer a productive balance — especially with the sharp insights that Mercury is offering. Nonetheless, there are intensely high, idealistic aspirations and a determined desire to find safety — whatever that might mean to us, materially, spiritually, or emotionally. Jupiter rules the Sagittarius Sun while Saturn rules the Moon's arrival in Capricorn this afternoon (2:52 PM PST). In essence, we are being asked to 'lay our cards on the table' now, offering whatever clarity that we can articulate, in the hope of making productive use of today's powerfully insightful energy. It is especially important to set aside self-righteousness and any version of an attitude that 'might makes right', relying instead on recognizing our interconnectedness and seeking a reasonable consensus.
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