Month: December 2022

Hump Day Transits 12/28/22 – 1/3/22

Posted on by Nicky Boom Boom

Today: minds slow to stillness, allowing greater perception of our heart’s depths. There, we may navigate emotional fathoms by an echolocational sense, abilities we may have forgotten that we have.

This comes as Mercury, Venus, and Pluto all come together in conjunction, in a harmonious relationship to the Moon’s transit over Neptune. Mercury, the master of cognition, is rapidly losing his characteristic speed – more on this later – allowing Venus to catch up. Now very closely connected, the love planet has access to technology not always available, devices for exploration and transmission. The proximity to Pluto ensures that these insights are direct and strong, cutting through any layers of self-deception or delusion – though they could be used to deceive or delude others, as Pluto is often tapped as an instrument for power and control. This is especially true with Neptune’s involvement; Neptune’s presence conjures the illusory. But assuming there is no ill intent, (and indeed, the contact is harmonious here,) Neptune can be a port of call to the great sea of dreams, revealing the interconnectedness of us all.

So while there are some components fit for duplicity, the week begins on a largely romantic note, possibly even a transcendent note.

And that’s the sugar around the bitter pill, because on Thursday (12/29,) Mercury will go retrograde until January 18th.

I wrote about this in my Capricorn Season piece, and will quote myself here. This retrograde marks the ending of a long period of connection between transiting Mercury and Venus, and indeed, they are exactly conjunct on this day, fusing the heart-mind for a final time this season. They will not get far away from each other this week, but space between them can be felt as the new year begins. “The mind has to remember how to be the mind on its own again, separate from the heart. Neptune’s involvement in this retrograde station is also likely significant. Mercury doesn’t typically do well in aspect to Neptune, because Mercury is usually trying to work systems of communications, to transmit data, and Neptune is an ineffable sea of all available data. It would be like trying to print the entire internet. But in encountering that prospect, our minds may encounter koans which unlock deeper, more effective processes. This Mercury retrograde occurs in Capricorn after all…Capricorn likes getting things done. All the typical Mercury retrograde warnings apply: check your emails before you hit ‘send,’ expect traffic and technological mishaps, try not to sign anything binding and official, travel during this period could be problematic, don’t break your cell phone, etc.”

On the same day, the Moon will be sandwiched between Jupiter and Chiron, casting a negative ray at the Sun. Don’t overthink a compliment, or other vessels of elation. Getting out of one’s comfort zone could open avenues to real growth. Potentially a good couple of days for facing down trauma, as the Moon will also be with Chiron on Friday, 12/30.

This actually dovetails nicely into Saturday 12/31, New Year’s Eve, where Venus will make her conjunction to Pluto. We talked a little bit earlier about the power dynamic effects that can occur with a merging of these two celestial bodies, but it also holds a deeply transformative power. I will borrow once more from my Capricorn piece… “Pluto is an intensity modifier, one that draws up what is hidden below the surface of whatever it touches. Part of Venus remembering who she is on her own is taking a long look at what she is getting from Capricorn’s controlling need to acquire. For some, this may mean interrogation of their hedonistic side to see whether or not they’re okay with a particular set of preferences. Should be an interesting New Year’s Eve! But seriously, there can be a huge array of emotional stirring from this type of internal process: shame, disgust, but also ecstasy and liberation. It may be a difficult transit for some folks, but an important one. Venus will then enter Aquarius on 1/3/23…” The Moon will cast some friction on this conjunction of Venus and Pluto early in the day on Saturday, which may propel some folks into action.

New Year’s Day is usually a placid occasion to my mind, but it might be a little different this year. Though not necessarily unpleasant, the two luminaries may preside over some big surprises on Sunday 1/1/23, as the Sun casts a harmonious ray to the Moon, who will be passing over the conjunction of Uranus and the North Node. I’ve written a lot about this conjunction before, and the long and short of it is “material shake-ups.” The Sun and Moon should smile on whatever curveballs fly into your open glove. Meanwhile, Mars begins to slow down and station at 8 degrees Gemini. More on this in the coming weeks, but what it basically means is that Mars Retrograde is drawing to a close. Now is the time not to act, but to digest information from the past few months, to strategize, cultivate oneself, fortify.

Monday (1/2/23) may feel like the first real salvo of the Mercury Retrograde period, as the Moon tips a hat in his direction Mercury. He is still stalled out, busy trying to process too much information, as the sextile to Neptune is still active. We may be called to revise, rethink, redo.

Then on Tuesday (1/3/23,) Venus enters Aquarius, truly ending her time together with Mercury, as they are now fully in different signs. Her transit through Pluto served as a gateway of sorts, a crucible for rebirth. She is not particularly strong or weak here, but she is certainly different. “With Venus in Aquarius, we may be drawn to the contrary or uncommon. This is the realm of counter-culture, of sci-fi, of art with big ideas about the world, possibly informed by her recent time with Mercury.” As an exclamation point on this change, the Moon will move over Mars, but will cast a big, harmonious ray to Venus, highlighting the renewed connection between the maiden and the knight. She is in a position to offer the wounded warrior comfort and counsel as he takes this moment to rest. Indeed, in our lives and insofar as we are able, this may mean directing our energies to the things we love most, or to be open to new enjoyments.

Until next Hump Day! Happy New Year!

Capricorn Season 2022

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Happy Solstice to all! And Happy Holidays. The Sun enters Capricorn today, and the salty old sea-goat will play host to a labyrinth of celestial twists and turns over the course of this solar month. There will be challenges and there will be pressure, but they will be the type to refine uncommonly strong wills, akin to a tough little sapling bursting up through cracks in the asphalt.  

Nothing speaks to that more loudly than the New Moon in Capricorn on 12/23/22. Jupiter moved from its watery domicile in Pisces into brash Aries right before the Sun made its ingress into Capricorn, which immediately puts the two sky chiefs into an adversarial relationship This lunation serves as an exclamation point to that friction, but also as a jumping off point to the work they must do together. In Capricorn, the Sun’s light conveys cool control over its domain, a resource-oriented regent who wants his subjects to know that he runs a tight ship on every level. Meanwhile, Jupiter in Aries takes the archetype of the guru and trades out his entire lesson plan on interconnectedness for a playbook on will, power, and agency. He’s somewhere between fight coach and motivational speaker, but either way, he seems to want you to get your knees up and hustle for your personal betterment. The cultivation of these skills may not seem practical to the Sun in Capricorn, and practicality may seem banal and unimportant to Jupiter in Aries. The commonality here is efficacy, which is a quality that both planets prize. 

The new moon’s square to Jupiter marks the beginning of a period where a lot of growth is possible, but may be hard-won. All the more so because Jupiter in Aries takes his marching orders from Mars; Mars is still firmly retrograde, a commanding officer who is too busy and frustrated trying to clean and reassemble a gun they’ve taken apart to ever give a clear-headed order. It is likely that the way forward will not only be difficult and uncertain, but that it may require us to rethink our methodologies, whether that means getting inventive and trying something new, or as is often the case with retrograde planets, casting our minds back to reclaim strategies that have worked for us in the past. Another important component here is that Mars will not be retrograde for very much longer. More on that later.   

Chiron turns direct in Aries on the same day as the new moon, so we may expect that past doubts and insecurities are likely to creep into the picture. But for many, this may show the way to truly heal and move beyond these limiting factors, transmuting them into strength.

Mercury and Venus have been walking together for some time now, since mid-November, having spent the entirety of their time in Sagittarius walking hand in hand and never getting more than a few steps away from one another in Capricorn. When these two planets get together, clearer channels of communication open around love and aesthetic, art reflects the contents and processes of mind, casual conversation comes with a zest of the poetic. However, their time together is coming to a close.

First, the two planets will take turns making sextiles to Neptune. Mercury will do so on 12/24 and Venus on 12/27. Neptune is the planet of the great collective unconscious, and forms become more diluted in this space. But a sextile is an easy-going aspect, so even though it is an invitation to bathe in the potential for every other idea that’s possible, it is not a mandatory directive. Our minds and hearts should generally have a pleasant time slipping into this space, and good few days for indulgence into fantasy. For Venus, this is Step One in a process of being remade, and Step Two will be tougher. For the messenger planet, this dip in Neptune’s waters will occur twice more.

After a month of increasing distance between them, Mercury and Venus close the gap and form an exact conjunction again on 12/29, a culmination in the fusion of heart-mind. But they have only reconnected because Mercury has slowed down in order to turn back. On the very same day, Mercury’s retrograde through Capricorn begins. This retrograde lasts until 1/18/23, and the period will likely be colored by his conjunction and parting with Venus. The mind has to remember how to be the mind on its own again, separate from the heart. Neptune’s involvement in this retrograde station is also likely significant. Mercury doesn’t typically do well in aspect to Neptune, because Mercury is usually trying to work systems of communications, to transmit data, and Neptune is an ineffable sea of all available data. It would be like trying to print the entire internet. But in encountering that prospect, our minds may encounter koans which unlock deeper, more effective processes. This Mercury retrograde occurs in Capricorn after all, and as we discussed above, Capricorn likes getting things done. All the typical Mercury retrograde warnings apply: check your emails before you hit “send,” expect traffic and technological mishaps, try not to sign anything binding and official, travel during this period could be problematic, don’t break your cell phone, etc.

Venus will head in the other direction, casting off her vestments so that she can pass alone through the pressurized eye of Pluto on 12/31. Pluto is an intensity modifier, one that draws up what is hidden below the surface of whatever it touches. Part of Venus remembering who she is on her own is taking a long look at what she is getting from Capricorn’s controlling need to acquire. For some, this may mean interrogation of their hedonistic side to see whether or not they’re okay with a particular set of preferences. Should be an interesting New Year’s Eve! But seriously, there can be a huge array of emotional stirring from this type of internal process: shame, disgust, but also ecstasy and liberation. It may be a difficult transit for some folks, but an important one. Venus will then enter Aquarius on 1/3/23, ending her long rendezvous with Mercury. With Venus in Aquarius, we may be drawn to the contrary or uncommon. This is the realm of counter-culture, of sci-fi, of art with big ideas about the world, possibly informed by her recent time with Mercury.

On the other side of the zodiac, and as previously mentioned, Mars is still retrograde, a fact now complicated further by his rulership over Jupiter. That said, things are winding down. Most of the more problematic aspects on this journey are behind us, and the solar month begins only with a sextile to Chiron, which should offer entry points to therapeutically constructive use of Mars’ severing force. There are, however, a couple of contra-antiscial relationships to contend with. Antiscia and contra-antiscia are a different sort of connection in the chart, a sort of mirroring process that allows two planets to see each other despite not being connected by classic Ptolmeic aspect. To cut out the jargon, it’s sufficient to just call it a connection, one with significant charge. Mars will share this connection first to Mercury on 12/22, then to Venus on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. When Mercury and Mars get together, things might be said that can’t be taken back, anger and shit-talking are at a premium. With Venus, there may be unexpected passion in the mix, the kind that comes from opposites attracting.

Mars’ retrograde is usually a time where people feel their ability to implement their will is compromised, where things that have worked for them don’t anymore, where they feel impotent, pent-up, aggravated. I’ve written a lot about it in the past couple months, but it bears repeating that finding healthy outlets for this current is key. Self-destructive behaviors should be checked. And while we’re at it, check on your people.

Mars takes his marching orders from Mercury, as we just discussed, he’s going retrograde, too. So even thinking through solutions to Mars problems may prove to be shakey ground. Where to turn, then? Well, thankfully, the line of rulership terminates in a strong place. Jupiter may take his orders from Mars, and Mars may take his orders from Mercury, but Mercury in Capricorn is ruled by Saturn in Aquarius, who is a very strong and stern taskmaster. Thus, when in doubt, the best thing may be to fall back on the habits and routines that have proven most healthy and productive, and to cling to them for the time being. For those who have seen that Stutz doc, take care of your life force first.

And hey, it’s almost over: Mars slows way down and starts to station on 1/1/23, at 8 degrees Gemini. He stays put for almost two weeks, until he resumes direct motion in the late afternoon on 1/12/23. Mercury will be direct less than a week later on 1/18/23, at 8 degrees of Capricorn. Both planets will just hang out at 8 degrees of their respective signs until the end of the solar month. I’m not an astrologer who puts much stock in the meaning of individual degrees, nor am I a numerologist, but I bet someone has something to say about the significance of 8 degrees in relation to this doubled direct station.

That’s the big news, and takes us well past the holidays. A few other matters: the Full Moon in Cancer occurs on Three Kings’ Day, 1/6/23. The Moon will be right on top of the asteroid Pallas. Outside of Chiron, I don’t track the asteroids much, but I’ll sure pay attention when something big happens right on top of one. Pallas’ association with pattern-recognition mixed with the full-hearted moon in her domicile may mean it’s a good time to reflect on relationships with others and emotional processes on an internal level. This is the time when many have just reconnected with family and old friends, for good or ill, as well as the season of New Years Resolutions. All of this is a good excuse to take a good, long look at our own hearts and what they’ve been conditioned to do. The Sun will be conjunct a newly-retrograde Mercury, still trine to Uranus, just past a square to Chiron, a recipe for epiphanies which have been hanging out just at the tip of your brain.

The asteroid Juno then enters Aries on 1/13/23, making a conjunction to Jupiter. This becomes partile on 1/19/23. Like I said, I don’t pay attention to the asteroids much, but this was too cool not to take notice: in Greek and Roman myth, this is the pair that rules over the Pantheon. Of course, the planets and the gods are not a 1-to-1 equivalent. Most of the popular myths around this pair evoke marital discord, but I think we can expect the opposite here. Jupiter generally ennobles and bestows gifts upon what it touches; Juno, to my understanding, represents the things in life we feel drawn to commit to. With the two together, my feeling is that many will be drawn to actually capitalize on the blessings that Jupiter brings to their life by fully committing to their realization. Mileage may vary, as always. Look towards the area of your chart where Aries falls to see what this may represent.

Finally, the Sun will pass through the gates of Pluto, just as Venus did. For some, this will be an echo, a confrontation of what the redefinition of Venus says about one’s sense of self. This conjunction occurs on 1/18/23, the same day that Mercury resumes direct motion in Capricorn. We may expect the media cycle to focus in on corruptions within our civic systems, as the Sun’s flashlight is drawn to the vermin thriving off of the rot in these structures, totems of Pluto’s drive to consolidate power through unscrupulous means. The Sun will leave Capricorn a couple of days later.

Those are the headlines. Here are some notable dates:

12/21/22 – Moon opposite Mars Retrograde. Volatile stirrings of the heart.

12/22/22 – Venus’ exact trine to Uranus-North Node. Unexpected surprises, likely pleasant. Mars Rx sextile to Chiron in Aries. Mars-Mercury contra-antiscia. Cutting words may fly freely.

12/23/22 – New Moon in Capricorn square Jupiter in Aries. Chiron direct in Aries.

12/24/22 – Mercury exact sextile to Neptune. Moon will run across Venus, Mercury, then Pluto. A dreamy sort of Christmas Eve.

12/25/22 – Mars Rx contra-antiscia to Venus. Uncanny passions may be drawn out, and on Christmas Day!

12/26/22 – Moon conjunct Saturn in Aquarius. A day to get back to business.

12/27/22 – Venus sextile to Neptune. A pleasant window to escapism.

12/29/22 – Mercury goes retrograde in Capricorn. Mercury conjunct Venus exact. Moon sandwiched between Jupiter and Chiron. Don’t overthink a compliment, or other vessels of elation.

12/31/22 – Venus conjunct Pluto in Capricorn.

1/1/23 – Sun trine the Moon conjunct Uranus-North Node. A day for shake-ups and surprises. Mars begins to slow and station at 8 degrees Gemini.

1/2/23 – Mercury Retrograde sextile Neptune exact. Moon trines Mercury. We may be called to revise, rethink, redo.

1/3/23 – Venus’ ingress into Aquarius, sextile Jupiter in Aries. Moon conjunct Mars Retrograde. Careful of anger triggers.

1/5/23 – Sun trine Uranus exact. The air is thick with self-revelation. Mercury begins to lock into combustion, bringing the retrograde functions from bad to worse. Combustion is a condition where a planet grows too close to the Sun, its strength drowned out and stolen.

1/6/23 – Full Moon in Cancer.

1/7/23 – Mercury cazimi, a quick one, only in the early morning hours between 7am-9am. Venus begins to trine Mars Rx, cooling and bringing peace to the overheated warrior.

1/8/23 – Moon in Leo will touch the Uranus-NN by square, will oppose Venus, and Jupiter and Mars will be keyed into this by trine and sextile to the Moon. Mercury Rx trines Uranus exactly. Volatile and uncomfortable, but a day which may set things into motion by friction.

1/9/23 – Venus locks into an exact trine to Mars Rx, further pacifying him as he prepares to resume direct motion.

1/11/23 – Grand Earth Trine: trines between Mercury Rx, Moon in Virgo, and Uranus-NN. Possibility for foundations to shake.

1/12/23 – Mars goes direct in Gemini, in a trine to Venus in Aquarius, and in contra-antiscia to the Sun. Fresh from retraining, the warrior assesses targets and makes his preparations. Venus is in an exact sextile to Chiron. A window to work with our insecurities around our preferences and aesthetics opens. Mercury Rx is in an exact trine to the North Node. There is an opportunity to revise on a material level, but also a potential for mistakes made today to stick. The Moon in Virgo opposes Neptune. The possibility for delusions to knock us off course.

1/13/23 – The Moon in Libra passes over Ceres, opposes Jupiter and a square to Mercury Rx. She also creates a Grand Air Trine, sharing soft aspects with Venus and a freshly-direct Mars. The Air Trine invigorates minds and promotes freedom of thought, though some may find this disruptive and maddening. Juno enters Aries, making a conjunction with Jupiter. Sun in an exact sextile to Neptune.

1/14/23 – Moon in Libra trines Saturn in Aquarius, inviting us to examine ways to get comfortably organized.

1/16/23 – The Moon in Scorpio passes over the South Node, possibly triggering the destructive energy of the Uranus-NN conjunction. The Sun begins to pass over Pluto. Mercury slows, stationing at 8 degrees Capricorn.

1/18/23 – Mercury goes direct this morning, in a trine to Uranus-NN and square to Jupiter. A brains get a jolt in the right direction. The Sun is conjunct Pluto.

1/19/23 – Exact conjunction of Jupiter and Juno. The Sun is anaretic, which may make some mentally sluggish. Both Mercury and Mars are direct, but staying put at 8 degrees of their respective signs.

1/20/23 – The Sun enters Aquarius. 

Hump Day Transits 12/14/22 – 12/20/22

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An unhelpful fog prevents a clear vision at the start of this week, as the square between the Sun and Neptune stirs the pot of delusion and misunderstanding. Obfuscation around goals is a possibility, as are self-aggrandizement and negative self-talk alike. This becomes all the more likely since Mercury will square Chiron, which may set old wounds to itching, distracting from progress. However, for those that can focus up in spite of challenges, there are ripening fruits. The Sun is also departing from a sextile to Saturn, which may serve as a reminder to color within the lines to produce the prettiest picture. Mercury is also casting a trine to the North Node, which may show us the way to implementing material goals, and should be especially valuable to those engaging in administration or other organizational concerns. The Moon in Capricorn lends support to this aspect, creating what is known as a Grand Earth Trine in the evening and through the next day (Thurs 12/15,) providing rich grounding energy. This seems a strong contrast to Neptune’s influence. It may mean that the path forward means relying on one’s full range of senses, as what is in our line of sight does not tell the whole tale.

This array may also yield surprising results; Uranus is the master of stunning revelations and “Eureka” moments, and he is still very much in the above mix. In a more contentious aspect, we could expect major disruptions to be triggered, and this may in fact be the case for some. But for the most part, shake-ups from this array should prove productive. Mercury will spend the remainder of the week in contact with Uranus, so while Wednesday and Thursday are the hot-button days, seeds planted here may erupt from the ground before the solstice.

On Friday (12/16,) Venus begins to trace some of the same ground that Mercury just passed over, making uncomfortable contact with Chiron in Aries and setting off insecurities around attraction, aesthetic, and general agency. This square will perfect on Monday, 12/19, and then Venus will begin her own trine to the Uranus-North Node conjunction. At the same time as Venus is making this journey, the Sun will begin to lock into a contentious aspect to Jupiter. This looks like the type of adversity to raises us up and asks us to do better, a challenge to boost fellowship and confidence. However, this aspect will not perfect while these planets are in their current signs, as Jupiter will move into Aries before that can happen.

Jupiter already made its way through Pisces earlier in the year, making ingress into Aries in mid-May. He went through a retrograde phase which saw him moonwalk it back into the final two degrees of Pisces at the end of October, and we have been treated to another month and a half of Jupiter in one of his seats of natural strength, where his ability to inspire hope, confidence and belief are firing on levels that feel transcendent and emotional. Jupiter is about expansiveness and generosity, about the best virtues humanity has to offer, which is the reason that Jupiter has long been associated with the character of the venerable sage. In Pisces, we were treated to one of the purest expressions of this planet.

It’ll be different in Aries. It will be Tuesday (12/20,) Mars’ Day, when Jupiter enters Aries. This is appropriate given that this will be a Mars-oriented Jupiter; planets in Aries take their marching order from Mars. This is not ideal, since Mars is currently retrograde, a warrior in the throes of frustration and self-undoing. One hopes that Jupiter’s new connection to Mars will be a balm to such feelings, but if so, the salve is not likely to kick in until they are within range of a positive relationship by degree, and unfortunately they will not get close to a sextile until Mars stations and then turns direct next month.

Still, Jupiter in Aries is like the old martial hermit living on the mountain, willing to teach his secrets of efficacy to any brave enough to fight through the dangerous environs he chooses to call home. The spirit of benevolence becomes a code of chivalry here, the expansive nature applied to self-assertion in all of its forms. The fighting arts are the clearest manifestation of this, but there are a lot of less punchy ways to work within a philosophy of will.

Next week brings the new moon, the Winter Solstice, and for those that celebrate, Christmas Sunday.

For this week, Happy Hanukkah! Until next Hump Day.

Hump Day Transits 12/7/22 – 12/13/22

Posted on by Nicky Boom Boom

There’s a big full moon tonight, and given that it’s happening right on top of Mars Retrograde. Full Moons and Mars Retrogrades are already spicy enough on their own, so we’re really throwing some jalapenos in the hot pot here. The full moon generally seems to shift some immaterial energetic tide, turning the fader on inhibitions down, overflowing emotional containers, and just generally putting a spotlight on whatever it touches. In this case, it’s touching Mars, who is moonwalking backwards through the sky and causing our figurative firearms to jam and misfire. Any frustrated internal monologues are likely to get louder. As I wrote in my Sagittarius Season piece:

“This day is potentially dangerous. The full moon brings a lot of raw power to whatever it touches, and Mars is in werewolf mode already, primed to hurt itself and to unwittingly harm others. This is not to fear monger, but to encourage readership once again to adopt healthy outlets for the raw martial current. A couple of blessings to count here: Mars is ruled by Mercury, who is now in cool-headed Capricorn. Moreover, while Saturn can be a notorious party-pooper, he is great at restoring order. He’s strong in Aquarius, rules Mercury, and is casting a positive ray to Moon-Mars, hopefully giving them a proper channel, a container. There is treasure to be mined here: Mars retrograde should be about learning new ways to Mars more effectively. The Moon and Saturn may show the way here, and if it works under these conditions, it’ll work under most.”

So while it’s probably a terrible day for throwing your body against a brick wall and hoping it falls, it’s probably a great day for rethinking your methods regarding demolition. (Has throwing your body against a brick wall ever worked? Stop hurting yourself!)

As mentioned, Mercury will be in Capricorn by now. Here, cognition turns from the expansive indulgence of Sagittarius’ Big Ideas and instead focus on how to implement them, how to market them, how to integrate them vertically. Conversation becomes more officious and utilitarian. Mercury’s not particularly strong or weak here, but does just fine. Things won’t get too dry or boring either, since Venus will be following him, setting up shop in an adjoining cubicle late on Friday 12/9. On the way in, she completes a square to Jupiter, opening hearts and artistic expression wide-open before it all gets corporate. If Venus in Sagittarius favored brightly-colored plummage, Venus in Capricorn favors the sharp, buttoned-up, well-tailored suit – uniforms are prized here, a consequence of Saturn’s rulership over Venus here. Saturn also presides over taboos, constrictions, control, dominance, and other factors influencing kink. Saturn also rules over old age, making Venus in Capricorn a common signature in romances with a large age disparity.

Friday also sees the Moon oppose Mercury in Capricorn, an emotional refutation of the shift in though, before moving to late Cancer on Saturday (11/10) and casting a dreamy, optimistic fog on the day by harmonious aspect to Neptune, then Jupiter on Sunday morning (11/11.) This also puts it in opposition to Pluto, so those good feelings may be coalescing to stand up and face down deep, structural issues, to uncover what is hidden or even corrupt. On a more basic level, to combat whatever seems to be holding us down.

By Monday (11/12,) Mercury will begin clicking into some interesting aspects. It’ll first begin to square Chiron, bringing the administrative brain into disharmonious contact with ideas around insecurity and lack of agency. Conversational tones may turn overcompensatory and geared toward resolving any perceived weaknesses as Mercury begins to make positive contacts with the nodes, which can help him turn thoughts into realities. Meanwhile, the Sun has already begun to cast a square to Neptune, diluting identity and self-expression in a way that may feel unpleasant, but in which there is possibility to shed one’s skin and take on new roles. Mileage may vary there. This configuration sees some emotional support from the Moon in Leo on Tuesday, 11/13, before perfecting the following day.

That’s all for now. See you next Hump Day!