Year: 2020

“Here are the years that walk between, bearing
Away the fiddles and the flutes, restoring
One who walks between sleep and waking,
wearing
While light folded, sheathed about her, folded,
The new years walk, restoring
With a new verse the ancient rhyme. Redeem
This time. Redeem
The unread vision in the higher dream
While jeweled unicorns draw by the gilded hearse.” TS Eliot

“If faith puts us on the road, hope keeps us there.” William Sloane Coffin

It’s another very busy week in the starry heavens.

Mars the planet of action, courage and desire just entered his home sign of Aries. The transit through  this sign will last through early January. The long stay in Aries is due to the Mars retrograde period from early September through mid January. A lot can be accomplished during this time.

The Pluto /Jupiter conjunction in Capricorn will be exact again on Tuesday.  This is the second of three conjunctions – the first in April this year, the second on June 30 and the third, November 12. Under this influence it is possible to understand things in our lives that underlie our thinking but we previously were unaware of. It can deepen thinking and provide a broader perspective about inner and outer issues.

Pluto represents the  natural cycles of life,  death, rebirth and regeneration. Jupiter is associated with religious or spiritual systems and the kind of wisdom and guidance with which they can inspire and guide life. Mercury  is retrograde  now providing a good time for review this area and to look for what is being born or reborn in the midst of these rapidly changing times.

It’s a good time for spiritual growth and renewal. It’s also a good time for catharsis – and letting go of old emotional patterns that no longer work from a spiritual perspective.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,” A woman reading tea  leaves.”

“He said that her words had broken the spell of a magician, who had doomed him to wear the form of  beast. The enchantment could only be broken when a maiden loved him in spite of his ugliness.” Amy Ehrlich 

“Living in balance is living in a state of grace, of delicacy, of gentleness. Only by being balanced within ourselves can we hope to bring balance to the world.” Anodea Judith

This week may feel a little spell-like as Neptune – the planet of dreams and illusions is strong in the sky – slowing down to station retrograde on Tuesday. Neptune rules fog and is currently conjunct Mars – the planet of energy and drive.  This can add more confusion to the mix along with the current retrograde Mercury. It can be  hard to see what exactly is going on. Best to use extra discrimination with any decisions that need to be made this week.

Venus will station this week also on Thursday. The planet of love and beauty will station direct. If there are any new intentions you have about love, abundance, beauty, pleasure and money, Thursday would be a good day to set or reaffirm them.

Friday Mars will square the Lunar Nodes indicating impatience and irritability can be on the rise this week.

Strong personal boundaries will be helpful this week as well as keeping emotions in check. The pull of addictions may be stronger.

It is a good week for creative projects and a spiritual endeavors

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”An old fashioned well with the purest and coldest of waters.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill