Mercury in Sagittarius I first published this post a few years ago – the ages and dates have been updated. These days our walks are on the beach and her school days have been replaced by university…the rest remains the same. There’s a line in the great Aussie movie The Castle where Dale Kerrigan is …
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December 7th, 2018: Flow
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Mercury in Scorpio trine the Cancer North Node (27 deg)
Mars conjunct Neptune in Pisces (27 deg)
Mercury/North Node continues the flow of the Grand Water Trine that’s been in force since December 2nd. Mercury Rx previously trined the North Node on December 4th, and this second hit could manifest as a confirmation of what you’ve been questioning/investigating/contemplating. Watch for a messenger (in the guise of a person, clue or internal realization) to confirm that you’re on the right path as the dots connect easily and instinctively. Profound truths align with emotional progress – the deeper you look, the more progress you’ll make.
Continuing the energy of flow, the Mars/Neptune conjunction indicates a new beginning with actions (Mars) that transcend limits, reality or boundaries. Neptune eases the passage by dissolving barriers, so you can slide into something new or slip past defences. The dream (Neptune) is energized (Mars) and actions can be sacred (as you reach towards a higher power) or undermining (as you wander down the path of addiction or avoidance).
Watch where you step – motivations can be blurry. The situation can waver and go either way. What do you want to accomplish?
This conjunction is a crucial part of the Sagittarius New Moon.
December 6th, 2018: Mercury Direct
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Mercury stations direct (27 deg Scorpio at 4:21 PM EST)
Mercury concludes its retrograde this afternoon, moving ahead and signalling progress in all matters of communication and information. Rx since November 16th, Mercury direct will reactivate 27 to 29 deg Scorpio and 0 to 13 deg Sagittarius. This reactivation (also known as the shadow period) will take you to December 24th, so you may still be discussing the same issues or looking (again) at the same truths/lies.
But Mercury is direct now, and that counts for something. There should be clarification. You can be confident that the repeat issue you’ve been chewing on is winding down.
Mercury direct in Scorpio will ask you to move forward with what you’ve dug up (secrets, taboos, the things no one else wanted to confront) and Mercury direct in Sag will ask you to take it further- expand on it, look at the bigger possibilities, apply what you’ve learned to the promise or story. Does the ideal still hold up now that you’ve done your research or glimpsed the underside?
Mercury direct may start off quietly, because it’s still in dark, private Scorpio (Scorpio’s power comes from holding back until the right moment). There may be whispers or unspoken confirmations – a pause before the strategic reveal. Once Mercury makes a jarring inconjunct to Uranus Rx in Aries on December 11th and re-enters Sagittarius on December 12th, things could get louder.
Mercury retrograde revisited and something about the balsamic moon…
I told you last week about my Mercury mishaps this time around. There have been more… I’m off to Sydney this weekend for a 60th birthday party. I’m staying down into next week in order to show my face in the office, but hubby is coming home on Monday. When I booked his return flight …
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Astrology of Now: Sorry!
If you have written to me in the last few months and have heard nothing in response, I apologise. Yesterday, I found that, for reasons too boring to explain, one of my email addresses has not been functioning for months! I am so sorry and I am endeavouring to respond to each of you this week. Now this is, of course, not brilliant, but on the other hand, thank you Mercury Retrograde, because it might have gone on even longer. When little Mercury is retrograde, he is excellent at finding lost things. And in my case, he had just slipped […]
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December 4th, 2018: Grand Water Trine
Mercury Rx in Scorpio trine Chiron Rx in Pisces (27 deg)
Mercury Rx in Scorpio trine the Cancer North Node (27 deg)
Continuing the Grand Water Trine that began on December 2nd with Chiron’s trine to the North Node, Mercury Rx suggests your research, deep reviews or focus on a secret/taboo/sensitive issue can open up a flood of healing and relief. Words (Mercury) hit a compassionate note or release a painful issues (Chiron) which in turn points you towards the future (North Node). This is your way through the uncomfortable issue that’s been lingering.
This Grand Water Trine has been active, on and off, since November with Jupiter and the Sun in Scorpio harmonizing with the North Node and Chiron. Now it’s Mercury’s turn, allowing you to put it into words. Maybe you’re reaching out to someone or coming to a profound, internal realization. Maybe you receive some news from the past that helps you let go and move on.
Thanks to Mercury direct (December 6th) and Chiron direct (December 9th) this influence will continue until December 9th. So you’ve got a few days to say it, write it or make sense of it.
The key is putting the difficult issue into words, especially if you previously felt it was too dark or intense. The Grand Trine means natural, effortless flow – what’s meant to come out and be understood will emerge easily.
December 2nd 2018: Myriad Energies
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Waning Sextile between the Libra Moon and Sagittarius Sun (10 deg)
Sun in Sagittarius square Mars in Pisces (10 deg)
Mercury Rx in Scorpio inconjunct Uranus Rx in Aries (29 deg)
Venus enters Scorpio
Chiron Rx in Pisces trines the Cancer North Node (27 deg)
A rather full day today with myriad, shifting energies that promise some tension, some harmony and some healing.
Waning Sextile
The Waning Sextile gives you an opportunity to move into new territory (travel, education or the embrace of a new belief-Sagittarius) in a balanced, harmonious (Libra) way. This is a highly social aspect that implies support from others as you explore new possibilities.
However, note that the Sun does square Mars, so what you’re moving towards will have an edge. There may be some tension between actions and goals but the actions will not be 100% clear (Mars in Pisces can be diffused). As you step into the unknown country, use the tension to motivate you, but move with caution.
This energy will lead to December 7th’s New Moon in Sagittarius (stay tuned for a separate post on this).
Mercury, Venus and Chiron
Mercury Rx’s recent return to Scorpio is marked by a tense inconjunct with Uranus Rx. The hidden, uncomfortable or intimate information that you’re reviewing/researching will involve a jarring truth or reveal. But the disruption will have to be adjusted with deeper information that will need to remain private or unspoken. This is a tricky aspect that will be repeated on December 11th (when Mercury is direct) so you’re only on the first step.
Meanwhile, Venus re-enters Scorpio for the first time since September 9th. Venus back into Scorpio, post-retrograde, indicates that you are ready to complete the journey that began on September 9th- a complete immersion in a relationship, financial or self-esteem issue. Venus Rx pushed you to re-evaluate, but that process is over. Now you move forward with the knowledge you’ve gained (you know what you have and what you deserve).
Note that Mercury Rx is hitting the late degrees of Scorpio and Venus is activating the early degrees, so the full depth of an issue is being mined. Mercury Rx urges you to analyze and put it into words (even if those words are only in your head) while Venus asks you to move ahead with what you really want. In both cases (mind and heart) nothing will do but total honesty and an unblinking look at what lies beneath the surface (this can also refer to your recently discovered reservoirs of power).
Chiron and the North Node encourage you to deal with a wound/vulnerability. Harmony with the North Node means there should be a beneficial way through the discomfort, and it will involve acknowledging vulnerable feelings. But the process should feel natural and relatively painless. Is it time to forgive, move on or stop the sacrifice/self-flagellation? You’re not denying the wound or making it disappear, but you are finding a place (the North Node) where you can feel whole and safe.
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In honor of #Sagittarius season: 4 planets in the 9th house?
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December 1st, 2018: Mercury Rx Into Scorpio
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Mercury Rx returns to Scorpio
Mercury Rx in Scorpio sextile Vesta in Capricorn (29 deg)
Vesta enters Aquarius
Mercury backs out of Sagittarius and returns to Scorpio, activating issues from October 30th (when it first exited Scorpio for Sag). Now as Mercury is retrograde, the questions that have been raised about the story, promise or big picture (Sagittarius) go a step deeper, to what lies beneath.
Mercury Rx in Scorpio is the transit for digging into secrets, peering into the shadows and obsessing about an obscure/taboo issue. This portion of Mercury’s Rx transit might take you to some dark places, but you’ll definitely learn ultimate truths.
Mercury/Vesta enhances this concentration (Vesta is about devotion and pure focus) on one issue. This may have first caught your attention around October 16th, when Mercury/Vesta connected by sextile at 9 deg Scorpio/Capricorn. Now, the matter has progressed (we’ve moved from the early to the final degree) and you may be peering intently at it as you drill into the heart of the issue.
What is demanding your full attention? Know that there’s more to uncover, but you’re almost done (Mercury stations direct on December 6th).
A few hours after this, Vesta moves into Aquarius. After the brief but intense period of concentration, the sign change suggests awareness of more detached, universal subjects. Vesta in Aquarius is about devotion to the group (in an abstract way) and/or the freedom to be you, no matter how far outside the lines this places you.
Keeping in mind that Vesta always involves limits (which create the sacred focus) this transit can light the fire of uncompromising freedom or it can enhance existing feelings of being an outcast. Consider the contrast between what you saw in Scorpio’s depths versus the clear light of Aquarius’ detachment.
Vesta will exit Aquarius for Pisces on February 1st, 2019.