Author: Amelia Shea

“I would love to live
Like a river flows,
Carried by the surprise
Of its own unfolding.” John O’Donohue

“The garden flew round with the angel,
The angel flew round with the clouds.
And the clouds flew round and the clouds flew round
And the clouds flew round with the clouds.” Wallace Stevens

The Sun moves out of Aquarius today and into the dreamy, imaginative sign of Pisces.  This ushers in (for the next month or so)  a good time for spiritual and creative work. It’s a good time to enjoy poetry, music and art and let more  inspiration flow into your life. It bodes well for retreats and renewal.

Later in the week Mercury in Pisces will square Jupiter in Gemini. It’s wise to keep a balance between thinking and feeling with these two in a challenging alignment and Jupiter’s tendency towards excess.

Neptune has been widely conjunct the North Node in Pisces and the alignment will be exact Friday. It’s wise to keep a positive view of the future. Best to pay attention to your dreams and intuitions.

Mars will be stationing direct on the 23rd – calling an end to what- for many- has been a  period of frustration and delay.

Venus will station retrograde on March 1 and the retrograde period will last through April 12. More on this later.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is, “a Hindu healer glows with a mystic healing power.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill

 

“To live is so startling, it leaves time for little else.” Emily Dickinson

“Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all.” Emily Dickinson

The Moon waxes full in the fiery sign of Leo Wednesday at 8:53 AM EST at 24 degrees. The Sun and Mercury  in Aquarius will be opposing the Full Moon as Uranus – the planet of the unexpected – will be squaring it.

This influence is very much with us now and there can be unexpected events, snafus with communications and technology as well as sudden surprising occurrences. It’s best to regard any setbacks as temporary with the Mars Retrograde.

Urnaus governs lightning and is interesting how after  lightning strike the air can be of tension. Uranus governs the Higher Mind and Mercury the Lower Mind. Sudden realizations or awakenings  are possible under this influence. It is wise to raise awareness about information which may surfaces that can  represent a shift in thinking or awareness.

It’s wise for the next  several days – as Emily Dickinson implies – to stay grounded and in the present.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”After a heavy storm, a rainbow appears.”

An Astrology or Tarot reading can be very helpful in navigating a path through  challenging times. Get in touch if you’d like to schedule a reading.

Sabisn symbol from Lynda Hill

“Uranus has an affinity for Aquarius, which comprises the whole community of creation. Intuition connects us to the larger dance of creation, and through the agency of synchronicity, keeps us all in touch with each other.” Caroline W. Casey

The week gets off the an inspired start as Mercury in Aquarius forms a harmonious alignment with retrograde Jupiter in Gemini. Mercury in Aquarius can have  visionary nature and  a unique kind of brilliance. There can be important  revelations and realizations under this influence. It’s a good time to take an expansive, optimistic view. Jupiter is strong in the sky now – stationary- and readying to station direction on February 4.

The Jupiter/Mercury trine can help with clearing up communications – with one caveat – that Mars is still retrograde and can make this a more contentious time.

Venus will move out of Pisces and into Aries on Tuesday. Venus in Aries is direct and assertive. It’s a good idea to watch for impulsiveness for the next couple of weeks .

Uranus is a strong influence in the sky now through the Full Moon in Leo on the 12th. Nervous tension can be high under these influence and communications and technology can be wonky. It’s best to stay in the present and keep an eye on equilibrium.  Best to avoid  making impulsive decisions. And watch out for impulsiveness on the part of others.

The Full Moon in Leo is on the 12th – more on that later.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,” A large white dove bearing a message.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill.

“Don’t just do something. Sit there!” Melanie Reinhart on the Mars Retrograde

“If we cultivate Mars by being physical- dancing, doing martial arts, gardening, walking in the woods, we thus tap into the vitality of life.” Caroline W. Casey

Author and astrologer Melanie Reinhard has written that the current Mars Retrograde period (through 2/23) is a good time to think about the “purification of the Mars principle.” In other words, this continuing time frame bodes well for thinking about how we take action, deal with frustration, desire and aggression in order to accomplish our goals and aspirations. It is a good time to make adjustments or  improvements if indicated.  New, more successful  strategies can be evolved under this influence.

Using Mars in this inner way bodes well as under the retrograde influence as efforts to move forward with some projects can be delayed or thwarted.

Uranus, the revolutionary planet stations direct today at 23 degrees of Taurus. Make sure any plans are on solid footing and watch for impulsiveness.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”A white dove flying straight and fearlessly over troubled waters.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill

“I can see the harbor lights,
Hear the foghorns in the night
All up and down the lough, calling, calling,

From the rocky shores on Maine
I will sail back home again
Back to where my heart longs to be.” Van Morrison

“Mars is the god of desire: eros, feistiness, aggression, heat and action. We draw up on Mars for courage, dynamism, passion and kinship with life.” Caroline  W. Casey

The Moon waxes Full today -January 13- at 5:27 PM EST at 24 degrees of Cancer- the sign of home and family. The Moon is conjunct Mars at this time lending energy, drive and vitality. This can strengthen courage and motivation.

Mars can also bring irritation and impatience. If this occurs it’s best to start moving – take a walk or do some yoga.

The Moon will be making favorable alignments with Uranus and Neptune as well. It’s possible now to express yourself in creative and innovative  ways that  you may have been hesitant about up to this point. It is a good influence for changing habits and beliefs that have outlived their usefulness.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”A nature spirit dancing in the mist of a waterfall.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill

 

 

“The room was suddenly rich and the great
bay-window was
Spawning snow and pink roses against it
Soundlessly collateral and incompatible:
World is suddener than we fancy it.” Louis Mac Neice

“Learning to trust your intuition is an art form, and like other art forms, takes time to perfect. Your intuition is always 100% correct, but it takes time to hear it correctly.” Shakti Gawain

Mercury has just recently entered the sign of Capricorn.  Mercury in this placement is down to earth – pragmatic and
responsible. He is serious in communication and thinks before he speaks. This placement can bring some clarity into what may have been a more confusing time recently when Mercury was squaring Neptune.

Retrograde Mars has entered the late degrees of Cancer now. This placement brings the focus of the action oriented planet to the past and family. It’s wise to watch for impulsiveness in speech and action with the retrograde focus as with the Cancerian influence, subjectivity can be the orientation. It’s wise to keep objectivity in mind. This will be an influence through late February when Mars will station direct.

On Wednesday the Sun in Capricorn squares Chiron in Aries. This can bring up issues related to the steps we take to attain our goals .It’s a good time to look at our orientation to this area of life and how improvements may be beneficial.

Mercury in Capricorn will be squaring the Lunar Nodes  Wednesday- best to raise awareness to any information which indicates the path forward. It can come from many sources – you could hear it, read it and it could come through an intuitive channel.

Retrograde Mars backtracks to a trine to Neptune in Pisces on Sunday making a good time for creativity, spiritual journeys and romance.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”A woman has risen out of the ocean, a seal is embracing her.”

Friends – Alot of change is on the horizon for 2025 – both globally and personally. Get in touch if you would like to see how the changes will be impacting your chart. The rate for the one hour reading is $150.

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill

 

“There is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t.

“You would not have called to me unless I had been calling to you.” Aslan in The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis

Mars, the planet of courage and energy, is moving up to a harmonious trine with the North Node now and this alignment  will be exact on Thursday. Do watch for particularly significant events tomorrow which may point the way to the future for you.

With Mars sextiling the South Node there is the opportunity to let go of or move beyond issues that have created  impediments to the path forward.

It’s best to keep intentions very clear this week.

The Sun in Capricorn will form a quincunx with Jupiter in Gemini. This is a good aspect for having fun and feeling free of restrictions. Do watch for overdoing as Jupiter was a lover of good times and pleasure and prone, at times, to excess.

Venus moves out of Aquarius and into Pisces this week. Venus in Pisces is sensitive, empathetic and mystical. This provides a good time for mystical and creative journeys and a good time to bring more inspiration into your life.

Mars has been retrograding down to an opposition to Pluto for some time now and will be exact on Friday with Pluto at 1 degree of Aquarius and Mars at 1 degree of Leo. This can bring heightened conflict both personally and collectively. It is a good time to contemplate how  you use power and if improvements can be made. Do you give it away? Or find it hard to advocate for what you want in your life?

Pluto is activated now. It is a strong influence  in 2025 and provides an excellent opportunity for personal transformation in a more empowered direction.

The 2025 alignments can bring  sudden breakthroughs and illuminations which create a broader perspective of life.

Pluto will be sextiling the North Node this week providing good timing for a new level of closure on unresolved issues of the past.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”An unexpected thunderstorm.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill

 

“The strength of Capricorn lies in its ability to endure. It knows that true transformation is a long process and it is willing to walk the slow and steady road to wisdom.” Diane Rudhyr

“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.” Eleanor Roosevelt

Monday’s New Moon is at 5:27 PM EST  with the Sun and the Moon at 9 degrees of Capricorn. Capricorn is the sign that knows how to build a solid structure for our lives. This Moon cycle – for the next month or so – provides very good timing for planning, organizing and putting a strong foundation under your plans and intentions for the New Year.

The Moon and Sun are conjunct Pallas Athena – the goddess of strategy and advocacy. Pallas Athene always was pictured with an owl on her shoulder – as a reminder of what she could not see.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”An angel comes, carrying a harp.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill

“Go, said the bird, for the leaves were full of children,
Hidden excitedly, containing laughter,
Go, go, go said the bird: humankind
Cannot bear very much reality.
Time past and time future
What might have been and what has been
Point to one end which is always present.” TS  Eliot

“I recognize my other self and in the waning of that self I glow and grow,” Alice Bailey

We are still under the influence of the recent Winter Solstice when the Sun entered Capricorn on December 21. This time of the year is a sacred portal of sorts and a good time to contemplate your personal evolutionary process – particularly about actions and decisions that were made over the past year and how they played out.

Now is the time to consider movement forward and how and if plans and aspirations might benefit from adjustment.

This week – through Friday -Mercury will be squaring Saturn. This is a good influence for turning inward. Conversations may become more serious and comments may be taken more seriously than intended.

Mercury will also be opposing Jupiter Keeping speech moderate, balanced and thoughtful will be beneficial.

Jupiter will be square Saturn on the 24th. Saturn is the god of consequences and Jupiter is the planet of expansion. This alignment can provide insight and wisdom to what you have set in motion over the past year and how and why it played out the way it did. Again, this is helpful in charting the path forward in terms of your personal evolution.

Under this influence it’s wise to remember to temper optimism with pragmatism and pragmatism with optimism.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”In a quiet moment, a creative individual experiences the flow of inspiration.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill.

“Atoms arrange themselves into complicated structures from stars to snowflakes almost as if the particles were obeying a hidden yearning for organization and order.” Mitchell Waldrop

“Why sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” Lewis Carroll

There may indeed be a longing for more organization and order  early this week as the Sun moves up to a square with the dreamy, drifty planet Neptune. This can contribute to a sense of uncertainty or indecision and is a bit of a continuation of last week’s Neptunian energy as well as the Mercury retrograde station.

Mercury stationed yesterday but there can be less clarity sometimes around the station – especially when Neptune is a strong influence. If things feel unsettled, give it a few days.

On a lighter note, Jupiter in Gemin is aligning with Venus in Aquarius  in a very harmonious way. This  aspect bodes well for enjoying life. It is a great time for socializing and being with friends. This alignment will be exact at 14 degrees.

Saturday the 21st is the Winter Solstice when the Sun will move into Capricorn. More on this later.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is, “Two lovebirds sitting on a fence and singing happily.”

Sabian symbol quote from Liz Greene.