on sunday the 17th, the sun forms a trine with jupiter. we’ve acclimated to our new sense of self within the chaos and transformation, and that translates to more room for growth. we can begin to redefine what progress looks like in the context of our new identities and the new world.
we bid farewell to taurus season on wednesday the 20th when the sun moves into gemini. our focus is shifting from how to embody our new selves, to how to communicate and connect that self with the people around us: extended family, neighbors, any local community of which you are a part.
also on the 20th, venus forms a square to neptune. this aspect first occurred on the 3rd (which i mentioned in my last horoscope,) and repeats due to venus’ retrograde motion. the reiteration of this aspect invites us to re-examine the ways our insular focus on the material disconnects us from the true, intangible value of our relationships and resources: feeling joy, connection, and security. unfortunately, continuing to center the material at this time and not meeting these relational needs has the potential to trigger anxiety as well as addictive or dissociative behavior. creating or consuming any form of art is a great way to self-soothe at this time.
the new moon in gemini occurs friday the 22nd with the venus/neptune square still in effect, as well as a mercury/venus conjunction. our thoughts and cerebral functions are preoccupied by this conflict between the physical and the felt. hopefully that looks like getting a little mental clarity, but more likely it looks like a cognitive bias to patterns of anxiety and addictive or dissociative behavior. again, this is a great time to self-soothe through art, particularly verbal arts (reading, writing, podcasts, poetry, music with good lyrics, etc.)
arguably the most poignant aspect during this new moon is the trine between the new moon and saturn. each new moon sows seeds of intention for the next full moon, but each new moon also sets intentions for the next six months, until the next full moon in the same sign. the trine to saturn sets the stage for reviewing and planning the radicalization of social structures, culminating into a blueprint at the gemini full moon on november 30th.
the final aspect in the new moon chart is a sextile between mars and uranus, exact on the 25th. in the coming six months, we’ll encounter opportunities to use our felt experience of sudden upheaval to focus and motivate our efforts. honoring our subjective perception directly connects us to what is and isn’t personally helpful or effective.
when mercury moves into cancer on thursday the 28th, our mental focus on social connection and the exchange of information shifts to our chosen families and domestic environment.
finally, on the 29th, the sun forms a sextile to chiron. not the most impactful aspect by itself, but worth mentioning for the opportunity to unpack the way our trauma and deepest wounds impact our definition of self, and the function of that self in the world at large.
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