The week ahead is all about action. The cosmos is busy and life is likely to follow suit.
The week kicks off with the potent Mars/Jupiter conjunction, which occurs just once every two years. By Tuesday, the Sun and Venus have changed signs, helping redirect your focus.
Mars/Jupiter
This power packed combination combines the drive of Mars with the vision of Jupiter. The catch is that Mars can be moody in Cancer, though Jupiter’s exalted condition will offer inspiration and encouragement.
Mars in Cancer can get stuck in safe, secure or comfort patterns, whereas Jupiter prefers new experiences.
Together the two create a comfortable energy that can inspire you to take action regarding things you feel strongly about.
Mars in a water sign means mood influences motivation.
Mercury & Uranus: Forwards and Backwards
Over the weekend, Mercury stationed direct aka started moving forwards again and Uranus stationed retrograde :aka started moving backwards.
As one door closes, another door opens.
Mercury back on track means sorting out scheduling, communication or general organisational matters gets easier. Try, try and try again with something that’s been troublesome or just plain stuck. You’re more likely to get results, an answer or be able to create progress (even a second chance!) now.
Uranus Rx means the Aries area of your life has changed as much as it’s going to for now. (check the house ruled by Aries in your chart.) Think about the one area of life that’s been most unpredictable or like a roller coaster ride since March. That’s where you now get a breather, at least until January 2014.
Surveying the cosmos, I can’t help notice the change in energy in the sign of Cancer. (Again, to apply this to you personally, check the house ruled by Cancer in your chart – its associated topics are your Cancer subjects.) Mercury has ended its retrograde meaning delays start to sort themselves out and what’s been stuck now moves forward. At the same time Mars/Jupiter combine to power things up.
Sun sign wise this highlights the following topics:
Aries – home, family, flatmates, living situation
Taurus – communication, ideas, self expression, siblings
Gemini – money, finances, self worth, values, stuff
Cancer – your self! Appearance + attitude
Leo – retreat, rest, being hidden, laying low, escape, downtime
Virgo – friends, groups, community connections, luck
Libra – career, public roles and responsibilities, professional plans, public titles
Scorpio – travel, adventure, learning, faith, beliefs, meaning, purpose
Sagittarius – tax, debt, investments, inheritances/wills, couple finances
Capricorn – relationships, business partnerships, marriage
Aquarius – health, daily work and wellbeing routines, pets, employees or colleagues
Pisces – romance, children, creativity, sex
The Sun and Venus
By Tuesday the Sun and have Venus change signs. The Sun heads into Leo, while Venus enters Virgo.
The Sun changing signs is like the season changing. Now it’s Leo time, and a new house in your horoscope steps into the limelight. The Sun in Leo is about leadership, shining and being seen, as well as improving standards. Be the King or Queen and call the shots about something you’ve been neglecting.
Venus in Virgo represents a change in the heart. Rather than the ‘Show me you love me’ Venus in Leo vibe, Venus in Virgo represents love as a verb. With Venus in Virgo love becomes an act of service. Of course, Venus may rule houses connected to subjects other than love in your chart, thus this cycle may be about service at work, or regarding friends. For tips on applying Venus by sign in your chart, check this example out.
This week really has a progressive quality that’s especially obvious after Wednesday. Slow and steady might be the pace, but there’s definitely that feeling of moving forward again.
Can you feel the wheels turning? Where in your life are things changing the most?