This week could serve as a turning point in our lives. A powerful Hunter’s Moon on October 25th/26th accompanied by the retrograde station of Mercury on Saturday, is filled with intensity, urgency and a righteous sense of survival. Prioritize, prioritize, prioritize. And we can get a tremendous amount done in our lives. Just make sure all this activity is being balanced with moments of retreat and the inner reflection that is needed at these times. We’ve got this.  

This week retrograde Venus makes the 2nd of 3 squares to Pluto, which only just stationed on Thursday, ending its own retrograde phase. The first square on September 15th was making us aware of an issue. This second square is when we address the underlying issues standing in our way. The work we do within the bounds of the retrograde phase of Venus allows us to then better resolve the issues with the 3rd square on December 9th. Pluto transits are always about transformation. And so it is. 

On Saturday, October 10th, we have a New Moon at 17º Libra 22’. The New Moon in Libra speaks to fairness, equality and reciprocity. It speaks to the natural flow of giving and receiving between individuals that feeds healthy co-equal relationships. This year, Venus, the ruling planet of the Libra Moon, now retrograde and in the sign of Scorpio, is busy navigating the deeper depths of connecting that can make relationships a bit more complicated. 

When Venus, the planet of the divine Feminine, appears to station for its retrograde phase in the sign of Scorpio, it can bring up issues surrounding sexuality, women’s roles, and all the associated underlying wounds still embedded in the psyche of our society. Stay posted. Venus is retrograde from October 3rd thru November 14th, and will soon be banished from the heavens by the rays of the Sun. However, she remains undaunted. No matter what setbacks she might endure, whatever wounds are being revealed, the divine Feminine will rise again. 

As Mars gradually positions itself for a direct opposition to Pluto, we may all be subjected to the exhaustion this transit can bring. Use the weather this week to seek healing, rehabilitation and strengthening to compensate. But most of all use the glorious Full Harvest Moon to connect with your innermost knowing and wisdom to guide you through the treacherous reefs and shoals that can await us when Mars opposes Pluto.

The Sun enters Libra on the Equinox this coming Tuesday. This is a time of balance. Balance between day and night. Balance between light and darkness. And it is a time to reflect on what we have achieved in the previous year and what we are most grateful for. 

As we are being launched by the recent New Moon in Virgo, we begin to see, hear, feel, more of what the general themes are going to be about over the next several months. No matter how transcendent, or how deep we go. We are being led where we need to be.

The New Moon in Virgo on September 10th (or 11th depending on where you are in the world) is both complicated and incredibly motivating.  Use it to find your footing, follow through with pending changes, and get your life in order. There is much more than meets the eye with this Moon.

We open the week on the heels of the Lunar Eclipse which was attempting to illuminate our lives. Something that we can not ignore. And now that the dust is settling, we may even begin to see the patterns and the plans and the means that allows us to create a strategy. Our Big Vision for the Future is seeking purchase. 

At the end of next week, on August 28th(27th), we have a final Lunar Eclipse in Pisces. Square unpredictable and sometimes surprising Uranus, we can expect things to both speed up, and even change on a dime. We all might want to wait until after the eclipse, when the dust settles, before making any major long term plans.