Expect the unexpected on Earth Day, Monday April 22 as a shocking Sun/Uranus conjunction excites our day with a twisted, surprising shift. Life can go in any direction – and we’re about to be awakened to some fresh truth from the slightest turn in direction as a rebellious nature fills the air. The wild gypsy […]
Tag: Gemini
Mercury’s Transit of Aries: Prickly Words
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Mercury enters Aries on April 17th, 2:00 am EDT. Communication and information becomes prickly and raw – the message is delivered without finesse but with pure honesty. In some cases, painful honesty (especially when Mercury conjoins Chiron).
This can be an aggressive transit for those who like things nice and polite. Mercury in Aries doesn’t have time to be polite – information is quick and bold. Excellent if you have something to say but have trouble standing up for yourself. Also good for breaking through writer’s block and connecting with new ideas/plans/diagnoses.
Note that Aries is ruled by Mars and Mars is currently in Mercury-ruled Gemini, creating mutual reception – a connection between transiting Mercury and transiting Mars. This will peak on May 1st when they sextile each other and will also involve Mercury’s square to Saturn and the Nodes . May 1st should be an interesting day (choices, choices, choices but really only one valid choice).
The alignment between words and actions will be crucial – what choice most accurately reflects what you’re doing and saying? Can you follow up your ideas with action? And most importantly – think about what you’re doing.
Here are the aspects Mercury in Aries will make:
Apr 19th: conjunct Chiron (3 deg)
Apr 24th: conjunct Vesta (9 deg)
April 26th: trine Ceres Rx in Sagittarius (13 deg)
Apr 27th: opposite Pallas Rx in Libra (14 deg)
May 1st: sextile Mars in Gemini (20 deg)
May 1st: square the Nodes in Capricorn/Cancer (20 deg)
May 1st: square Saturn Rx in Capricorn (20 deg)
May 2nd: square Pluto Rx in Capricorn (23 deg)
May 2nd: trine Jupiter Rx in Sagittarius (23 deg)
May 6th: Taurus ingress
Mercury’s Transit of Aries: Prickly Words
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Mercury enters Aries on April 17th, 2:00 am EDT. Communication and information becomes prickly and raw – the message is delivered without finesse but with pure honesty. In some cases, painful honesty (especially when Mercury conjoins Chiron).
This can be an aggressive transit for those who like things nice and polite. Mercury in Aries doesn’t have time to be polite – information is quick and bold. Excellent if you have something to say but have trouble standing up for yourself. Also good for breaking through writer’s block and connecting with new ideas/plans/diagnoses.
Note that Aries is ruled by Mars and Mars is currently in Mercury-ruled Gemini, creating mutual reception – a connection between transiting Mercury and transiting Mars. This will peak on May 1st when they sextile each other and will also involve Mercury’s square to Saturn and the Nodes . May 1st should be an interesting day (choices, choices, choices but really only one valid choice).
The alignment between words and actions will be crucial – what choice most accurately reflects what you’re doing and saying? Can you follow up your ideas with action? And most importantly – think about what you’re doing.
Here are the aspects Mercury in Aries will make:
Apr 19th: conjunct Chiron (3 deg)
Apr 24th: conjunct Vesta (9 deg)
April 26th: trine Ceres Rx in Sagittarius (13 deg)
Apr 27th: opposite Pallas Rx in Libra (14 deg)
May 1st: sextile Mars in Gemini (20 deg)
May 1st: square the Nodes in Capricorn/Cancer (20 deg)
May 1st: square Saturn Rx in Capricorn (20 deg)
May 2nd: square Pluto Rx in Capricorn (23 deg)
May 2nd: trine Jupiter Rx in Sagittarius (23 deg)
May 6th: Taurus ingress
April 16th, 2019: Juno and Black Moon Lilith
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Juno in Gemini trine Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius (28 deg)
Juno’s partnership choices blend nicely with BML’s taboo or unusual expression of female energy. Usually Juno (the wife or committed partner) and Lilith (the other woman, the dangerous woman) are not on the same page. But here is an opportunity to open an agreement up to what’s normally forbidden or uncomfortable. There’s room for something different and the detachment of the Air signs means open communication and open minds.
BML can be incorporated into a partnership agreement if her radical truths are recognized. Consider how these two expressions of female energy are blending today – Gemini emphasizes duality.
April 16th, 2019: Juno and Black Moon Lilith
Photo by Anastasiya Lobanovskaya from Pexels
Juno in Gemini trine Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius (28 deg)
Juno’s partnership choices blend nicely with BML’s taboo or unusual expression of female energy. Usually Juno (the wife or committed partner) and Lilith (the other woman, the dangerous woman) are not on the same page. But here is an opportunity to open an agreement up to what’s normally forbidden or uncomfortable. There’s room for something different and the detachment of the Air signs means open communication and open minds.
BML can be incorporated into a partnership agreement if her radical truths are recognized. Consider how these two expressions of female energy are blending today – Gemini emphasizes duality.
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March 14th, 2019: Take Action
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First Quarter Square between the Gemini Moon and Pisces Sun (23 deg)
Sun conjunct Mercury Rx in Pisces (24 deg)
Mercury Rx trine the Cancer North Node (24 deg)
Mars in Taurus trine Saturn in Capricorn (18 deg)
First Quarter Square
Here we have a crisis that demands action, but your choices (Gemini) may be vague (Pisces). It will be difficult to pinpoint the correct path and it may feel easier to not choose, or to simply drift along without looking at the facts. Nonetheless, you need to do something and that will require selecting A or B.
The Sun’s inferior conjunction to Mercury Rx (ruler of Gemini) can help, as it marks a point of clarity. This is the middle of Mercury’s retrograde, so something essential will be illuminated. Delays, shifting facts and hazy truths have led you to this point- pay attention to what’s revealed and use it in your First Quarter Square decision.
Mercury Rx trine the North Node means that overall, what you learn (and act on) today can take you in the right direction-towards a place that feels (Cancer) safe, authentic and fully aligned with what you need. This is the second of Mercury’s three trines to the North Node (the first one occurred on Feb 26th) so this is part of an ongoing process.
Note that the inferior conjunction is similar to a “New Moon” influence (it marks a new beginning) and will be connected to the “Full Moon” results of the previous superior Sun/Mercury conjunction from January 29th at 9 deg Aquarius.
Mars/Saturn
Patient actions harmonize with rules and structure. In the Earth signs, this is the ultimate manifestation aspect as what you do can have physical, measurable results. There’s nothing dramatic here – slow and steady is the way to go. Work within the boundaries. Movement may be so slow that you question if any progress is being made, but you’ll know there’s progress if you can see/feel the results. Mars in Taurus favours building material security or working to make something grow.
This is about taking responsibility (Saturn) for what you want. If you don’t act and you don’t commit to the long- term, nothing will happen.
Consider how this relates back to the required action of the First Quarter Square – choose (Gemini) based on what’s revealed (Sun/Mercury), commit to that path then move forward carefully and deliberately.