Mercury moves direct on the 15th having been
retrograde since August 23rd.
From the 15th
therefore, many delays, hitches, travel chaos, will come to an end and many
confusions and uncertainties are likely to get clarification, both on a personal
level and potentially internationally.
Also necessitated are rethinks about issues that have become
blocked, which will start to make sense and be acted on, bringing improvements
in outcomes from the 15th.
Venus also moves
direct on the 4th, again suggesting some clarification on certain
issues relating especially to personal relationships and finances.
Pluto back in the
last degrees of Capricorn temporarily, till late January 2024, indicates that attempts
at pursuing the old, increasingly irrelevant policies of government and
economics are still being pursued, in many cases, to a crazy degree, ignoring
the vital issues globally, that now seriously need to be challenged, notably the old
value system. Don’t underestimate the
virtual civil war underway now between the old neo liberal, laissez faire
capitalism and the necessary new more egalitarian economic order and the global
environmental essential wake up calls.
Pluto represents power and transformation and often brings
significantly challenging endings is seesawing between the old economic power
based old system i.e., Capricorn, versus a new system i.e., Aquarius, which is
a new, big, outside the box, picture with more global humanitarian values. This
very rare alternation of signs goes on till the end of November 2024, when
Aquarius is finally committed to by Pluto, staying there for nearly 20 years.
Meanwhile attempts to up the extremes of the old, inevitably dying order, will
manifest by those with strong vested interest in it.
Mars now in Libra all
month, will certainly indicate a determination to get “fairness” by many in the
populace and only seemingly so by governments, but don’t underestimate the
ironic hidden forcefulness in the way this Mars position is often expressed
i.e. “In the name of harmony, we will do it my way!”
Uranus, which equals eruptions, shocks,
awakening events, if jolting and unpredictable, is ongoing in Taurus (March
2019--May 2026), a sign which relates to the very earth itself, and the
monetary system. Our grounding and security issues are looking shaky. Uranus is
now revealing a dramatic demonstration of the damage that our assumed
collective values, and our ongoing actions are doing to the planet., not least
through extreme wake-up wildfires and weather events. Uranus is a powerful
planet in terms of shaking up the status quo as a wakeup call, sometimes in an
uncomfortable way, but it points the way to some transformation.
If born around May 14/ 15th or
November 14/15th, give or take a day or two, you will be notably feeling this
power … not to be feared, as it implies a new order having to be grasped, which
although disruptive, is a wakeup call to a needed revolution in one’s life
somehow. Patience, care and thoughtfulness
is needed however in this transition. To some extent those born around 13th/14th
or 15th of August and February are also likely to be feeling this power,
but it is a little less strong.
Important though, for all with birthdays round these dates, to avoid
impulsive and potentially dangerous activities and behaviour. Always stop and
think before acting.
Jupiter thankfully in Taurus too,
till May 2024, is stimulating collective movements and individuals, who are
doing all they can to save the environment, by changing methods of farming and
revitalising natural habitats and rivers.
A battle of values between the
caring, knowledgeable few and the self-seeking economic giants, no less. It’s
also very significant and vital, that Neptune ongoing in Pisces, which is
compatible with Taurus values, is also a real force for increased emotional
sensitivity to nature and indeed spiritual values, in the collective
unconscious, not of least young people. Political posturing on the world stage
is becoming transparently ego and power driven, even farcical. A last-ditch
drive to keep outworn power, structures and ego status will culminate before
the end of 2024, and in many ways disintegrate out of sheer necessity, but not
without ruthless fights to maintain the old order.
Saturn is a karmic schoolteacher and currently
now also in Pisces, he is certainly creating spiritual realisations through
painful geophysical events, of our collective mistakes; and he demands objective
critical self-analysis, and to find ways out of difficulties, and let go of the
past. He tests for severance from old value systems, not least obsessive material
ones, that no longer are tenable. Saturn brings severe reality checks. For a
good reason.
Putin has learning curves as Saturn squares up
to his Moon for much of the month. He will be sorely tested re international
issues. Uranus also now opposing his Pluto (his ruling planet), is making his
security and ego very shaky.
Rishi Sunak is also in a very erratic and
shaky position for the coming year, as Uranus haunts his Sun by conjunction
(only every 84 years) and opposes its own place. He is in a position of loss of control, with
shocks and no real way forward, policy wise, and in terms of uncertain and
unreliable so-called allies. Saturn is also opposing his Mars for much of this
month. That will seriously block his goals and bring challenges from others,
that are very frustrating and demoralising. Unexpected change is the astrological
weather forecast for him. Only in April next year, will he have some relief, or
potential liberation, from his significant stresses. A change of position is possible then.
Jo Biden has some challenge of Saturn squaring
his ascendant late August and early September indicating a need to adjust his
way of dealing with people and to not do kneejerk responses.
Days of positivity this month are
the 8th, when the Sun trines to Jupiter, when a sense of
breakthrough and luck is in the air re practical and financial matters, and
potentially re environmental issues.
Also on the 16th, when
the Sun trines Uranus., positive and surprising breakthroughs are possible, not
least re technology.
Venus sextiles Mars from the 20th
till the end of the month, suggesting harmony and efforts to create peace are
more likely and possible, both personally, and globally. It is also augurs well for artistic efforts
and achievements.
Beware however on the 19th/20th
when situations and people are not as they seem, delusion and deceptions and
indeed confusion and foggy information, are all in the ether globally and in
personal lives… as the Sun is opposing Neptune then.
The Moon is new on the 15th at 21
degrees of Virgo and is full on the 29th at 6 degrees of Aries.
Take note if you have planets, especially the Sun, at those degrees of
the zodiac.
We sow on the new Moon and tend to reap on the full Moon.
leigh@astroanalysis.co.uk
