Saturn is coming to the bending of the Nodes, and this week Venus comes to join Saturn. Next week this will be followed by Mars. This can feel like we are standing between two worlds: between the past and the future, between the old and the new. But even as we do so, we are also standing here in the dark of the moon, holding on to these ephemeral sparks of hope. We are on our way.

A Full Moon in Virgo is shining a light on those things that bring us the most meaning in our lives, what we care most about, and how we can place ourselves in greater service to these. And the Aries Equinox, the first day of Spring, sets the tone, not only for the next quarter, but for the full year ahead. To read more about the Full Moon and the Equinox (Mabon), click below.

From the futility of despair to the heights of compassion and Oneness, the Sun is conjunct Neptune this week, reminding us of the ultimate reality of our universal interdependence. No matter how much we may try to convince ourselves otherwise, we are all swimming in this great Ocean of Life together, and this can not and will not be denied.

Venus and Mars make another conjunction immediately after simultaneously entering the sign of Aquarius this weekend. This was the exact degree of the Great Conjunction in December of 2020. This is also when Venus is finally picking up speed and emerging out of her shadow period. The Mayans saw in Venus as a morning star, a god of war. But in Western Astrology we see her as an arbiter of peace. May cooler minds and hearts prevail under the guidance of our morning star.

The above painting by Edward Burne-Jones depicts Merlin, who had fallen in love with Nimue, the lady of the lake. Nimue was ambitious, and she took advantage of Merlin’s infatuation, in order to learn the secrets of his magic. In this painting she has used one of his spells to put Merlin into a deep sleep. As he succumbs, she feels both giddiness and surprise at the power she has at her disposal. The Venus/Mars/Pluto conjunction is both beguiling and terribly dangerous. And all this falls within the ambit of the New Moon in Pisces on Wednesday. A Moon of vast potential.

This week: More of the Jupiter/Uranus sextile of unique possibility; Venus and Mars seduce us with their wiles; and the US is in the throes of its first Pluto Return.

Jupiter and Uranus can open up doors, bring realizations, and allow us to see things in a whole new light. Be open to possibility and lean into the Jupiter/Uranus transit. For even small changes can have remarkable ramifications in this weather.

Mercury stations direct conjunct Pluto. Know that it was Mercury who descended into Hades in order to rescue Persephone and lead her back to the surface, and into the arms of Demeter. Mercury/Pluto work together to uncover that which had been lost, hidden or simply forgotten. Old mysteries surface which we suffer to solve, while some of the pieces are long lost and buried somewhere else, in some other lifetime. And yet we are meant to make sense of all this. Also note that something interesting is coming, and you won’t want to miss this.

Thankfully Venus will station direct this weekend allowing us to move forward towards the fulfillment of our needs as well as our desires. Mercury too will station direct by the end of next week. While betwixt and between we have a New Moon in the sign of Aquarius. To read more about the New Moon in Aquarius, click below.