Home Sweet Home / Revisited
Monday started off with the moon in her home sign of Cancer. Should've been perfect for entertaining at home and cook-outs since Cancer rules domesticity and the stomach. Emotional tides should be relatively easy to maneuver since there is also a lovely shift of Venus >> moving from Aries into Her Home sign of Taurus. It seems a strange combo - the Bull being ruled by the lady of love, but it's true, Venus rules Taurus and all things appealing to the senses. It'll be three weeks of more yummy food, more pleasurable experiences, hopefully some good lovin' and satisfying shopping. Although, Taurus does tend to have an overboard tendency - simply because the Bull doesn't know when to stop! Taurus - hard to get started - and his brakes are bad!
On Wednesday, the moon enters Leo early in the a.m. which should be good for dealing with authority figures since Luna will be lining up with Saturn and there will undoubtedly be pointed words when Mercury opposes Pluto late that night. But no so late that you won't feel it, the actual transit is at 10:32pm but you'll feel the pulling of mysterious forces all day long. It could feel like someone's keeping something from you, but this aspect brings with it an opportunity to de-code what the universe is trying to tell you. Relying on mere mortals to hand you a message about fate could get you into trouble. Pay attention to your dreams Wednesday, they may be your best clue. Whatever leaves your life right now, let it, but keep your communications in check and see how you feel on Thursday when the Sun and Jupiter help to open up while simultaneously scaling down your perceptions and outlook on certain situations.
There are a lot of shifts happening throughout the week's end. The moon stays in Leo 'til 10:34am PDT Friday and then goes void-of-course 'til 1:17pm. Luckily, this isn't a terribly long void period and happens right around lunch time. Void moons are good for things already in progress but a bad time to go shopping, start any new projects or trying to get people to make commitments you want them to stick to! And that includes yourself!
By 1:17pm PDT, the moon will be in Virgo which is good for getting your desk in order before the end of the week. It'll feel good to come into an organized desk on Monday! Even if you only put things in neat little stacks to make it LOOK neat. Virgo gets the misnomer of being the "tidy" one, but that's not necessarily the case; Virgo puts things in their place, but it's not always a tidy-looking system. This vibe extends throughout most of the weekend, so it's also a good time to get your home in order. Clean up, buy groceries, do laundry, pay bills. Sounds like fun huh? Well, you'll want to get as much as possible done before the big HIT comes on Sunday... But before Sunday's crucial moment, Mercury leaves His Home sign of Gemini and moves into the sign 'representing' home >> Cancer. The personal planets move around a lot this week and Mars of course wants a piece of the action when he is probably thrilled to leave Cancer and move into that fiery sign of Leo the Lion. For the past two months while Mars was in Cancer, Mars, the Warrior has been feeling "kept" and self-protective, so look out! Leo usually doesn't rebel, but with Saturn not far ahead in his path, I'd prep yourselves for battle...just in case. Whatever your personal mission is...express it...accept the limitations surrounding it...and then refuse to quit.
Sunday is the BIG ONE when Venus Squares Saturn at 2:08pm, PDT. I'm sure there must be some way to experience this transit is a positive light, but it's hard, even for an astrologer, not to fret and worry what this will bring. Power plays in romantic relations? Money problems and the TRUTH surrounding your bills and debt? or maybe just a fly in the ointment of the day. Hard to say, but it'll surely leave very little wriggle room and something will undoubtedly have to change; be that the status of your relationship or how you're going to deal with your debt; definitely a bad day for gambling. Saturn makes you see things in a realistic light and Venus is all those sweet things. The best advice I can give is - see what really matters and choose your battles carefully. This CAN be a productive energy especially since Venus just moved back home, but Saturn in Leo demands self-expression and if you've been holding back your opinions about your relationship or checks and balances, or what you really want that you're not getting, now is the time to artfully and efficiently express those opinions. What are your values? What are your limitations? It's time to lay out the cards and see if your values and your actions are living in the same reality.
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