As part of the fixed Grand Cross, Jupiter is conjunct the North Node this month and next. While Jupiter is expansive, the North Node aims to bring us in alignment with our life path. However, Jupiter’s expansive nature makes all things grow. Even the things we don’t want to. As an example, the last time Jupiter was conjunct the North Node was in May 1929. The stock market was exploding, and everyone was taking a ride, investing all they had. And then in October, Jupiter stationed retrograde and the stock market tanked. It is possible to have too much Jupiter.

We’re all being asked to pay attention to our foremost priorities this week, focusing in especially on those things that we value the most. The New Moon in Taurus on Friday falls right in the midst of a fixed Grand Cross all tied up with the Nodes of the Moon. Karma comes to call. And the choices we make now are bound to have far-reaching consequences.

Very interesting week coming up. Especially when you consider that Mercury is stationing direct, and it is almost (but not quite) conjunct the North Node. And that Jupiter is entering Taurus right after where it will cross that same degree where Mercury stationed. And that there is an Eclipse at that same degree later this year. And that Jupiter will station direct, once again, at that same degree. To find out what this all means (and the Jupiter/Pluto square!) click below.

This is not a dramatic blood red moon eclipse, as this is a Penumbral Eclipse, in which the Moon merely dips into the outer edges of the Earth’s shadow (umbra). But it is still an eclipse. Surprising. Unpredictable. Revealing. Perhaps a little dreadful. Be prepared for some interesting turns as we move through the last of the Scorpio eclipses.

Pluto stations for its retrograde phase on May 1st. This is important for so many reasons. For one, planets are even stronger when they station. But this retrograde will also mean that Pluto will square the recent Solar Eclipse point several more times over the next few years. We are in a period of great transition between one phase and the next. Between an old era and a new one. But before we do so, we are needing to tend to some unfinished business first.

Betwixt and Between the 2 Eclipses, we have the retrograde phase of Mercury. Mercury stations just before it meets excitable and innovative Uranus, and while sextile Mars. Mars/Uranus can bring all sorts of activity. Yet with Mercury retrograde in Taurus, what we are needing is some silent retreat. See if you can find your eye in the storm. For that is where you will find yourself.

On April 19th or 20th (depending on where you are in the world) there is a New Moon Solar Eclipse in the very last degree of Aries. This is a rare Hybrid Eclipse, meaning that in the areas where it is visible, some will see it as a Total Eclipse, while others will see it as an Annular Eclipse with its legendary ring of fire surrounding the Moon as it occults the Sun. This Eclipse can also represent a very important turning point in our lives, both individually and collectively.

As we gear up for the Solar Eclipse on April 19-20th, one of the more prominent transits of the year, highlighted by the Eclipse, is Pluto square the Nodes of the Moon. Betwixt and between one phase and the next, Pluto is making the transition to Aquarius; and so are we.

The Full Pink Moon, the Libra Full Moon falls on April 5th or 6th, depending on where you are in the world. This is a time of culmination, reward, and/or consequence. But most importantly it is a time to restore the balance. To read more about the Full Moon in Libra, click below.

This week Mars finally (!) leaves Gemini and enters Cancer. Most Gemini’s thought he would never leave! And Pluto has now made its first ingress into Aquarius. To see some of what we might anticipate or expect from Pluto’s transit through Aquarius, click below. But also be sure to check out this week’s horoscopes for its transit through the house of your natal (or Solar) chart.