Aquarius is a sign about the collective and can be detached by nature. It may help to see things from the outside looking in. Seeing a situation from a new vantage point can bring fresh perspectives on what is important, what is not and how to move forward.
In this day and age of information overload, Mercury retrograde does bring an opportunity to slow down, reassess and integrate new perspectives. As Mercury makes 3 connections to Saturn in the next two months, you might consider revisiting your long-term goals and objectives.
I’m so excited to be offering more astrology to more people until the New Moon in Pisces on March 18. Generally when the Sun is in Pisces, I like to extend a deep discount to say ‘thank you’ to my clients as well as those who follow my work online.
So, while there is still plenty to do, I feel a stillness I couldn’t reach until now. Saturn’s ingress into Capricorn, the Solstice and Mercury stationing today, I feel I can finally breathe.
As I collect my thoughts on 2017 and focus forward on 2018, there is certainly the changing of the guard on many levels.
It must also be noted that this all happens within the final degrees of Sagittarius, where Saturn will depart and not return for 30 years. Mercury retreating through the archer’s fire asks us to reflect on life topics that required a higher level of responsibility since December 2014.
Mars loves momentum, action and progress, while in Scorpio that energy can be directed toward a specific goal. Scorpio is known for is obsessive tendencies and do-or-die approach, which can boost increased focus and determination for the next 6 weeks.
In real life, this is a wonderful window of time to attend to mercurial matters such as logistics, communication and learning. It’s almost like the retrograde motion of Mercury, and the potential snafus it’s associated with are temporarily put on hold.
While Mercury can spend as little as two weeks in a Zodiac sign, due to this retrograde phase, he’ll spend the best part of two months in Virgo. Thus, bringing extra attention, focus and critical thinking into the house topics governed by Virgo in your birth chart.
Frustration is the feeling of this week, signalling that something needs to shift. The fact that these two planets are opposing each other highlights a lack of balance. Too much work, too many obligations, too many responsibilities. It can be easy to lose a sense of your own identity when you’re busy being a wind up solider.
Sun brings the Autumn Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere as well as the beginning of the astrological New Year with the ingress of the Sun in Pisces.
After a month long sojourn in the murky depths of the ocean, the Sun will rise, jubilant in the fire and glory in its sign of exaltation. Signalling the beginning of the tropical zodiac, the Sun in Aries offers a fresh start if the promises or resolutions of the New Year flagged or failed.
