Features of this week: revelations around the sensual, normally counterproductive aggression given direction, thoughts and conversations become focused on the actual and practical. All of this is preamble to a big full moon next Wednesday. Let’s talk through that build-up.

Let’s start with today. Thoughts may yet buzz with the potential of dynamic growth, healing, and self-empowerment as Mercury is only just separating from its conjunction with Jupiter and Chiron. Yet there may be some emotional discomfort around this, either with actualizing plans or with aspersions cast by others, as the Moon casts a disillusioning square against this line of thinking, pulling us back to comfortable homeostasis.

Mars has just freshly changed signs to Cancer, where it is classically thought to be weakest. What’s more, and what I have certainly been feeling, is that some may have trouble finding their hitlist bearings with Mars changing signs after such a lengthy stay in Gemini. (Mars was in Gemini for around 5 months, where he usually changes signs every two months.) The combination of sign change and weak placement may have some feeling out of rhythm with their motivations, the gut trailing behind the head in a detrimental way. Mars in Cancer is said to be a tough placement in part because of its tendency to bottle up frustration until it explodes. But there’s help! Today is Mars’ exact trine with Saturn, and Saturn is a stabilizing force on Mars’ potential volatility. Some might say this could make the repression all the worse, and while that potential is there, the nature of this relationship suggests that Saturn will offer avenues by which to consciously direct aggression, to pour the hot lava into ready-made molds where it may cool and harden. Then again, the South Node is also involved by trine, a point of disintegration, and so it may be that the lava is simply directed into a bottomless pit. This would resemble something along the lines of wailing on a heavy bag more than building something meant to last. Your mileage may vary.

Mars trine Saturn is one of the big headlines of the week. Another is the conjunction between Venus and Uranus, which is definitely in effect currently, and which becomes exact tomorrow, Thursday 3/30. Venus is in a place of strength in Taurus, her Spring home which focuses a little less on heady aesthetics and much more on simple comforts and sensory delights. Hers is an energy that connects, which creates connections to other people, to arts and culture, to food and drink, to what we like and love and lust after. Uranus, though, is a destabilizing force. This may augur sharp left turns in what we connect with. Here is a little from my recent Aries Season piece:

“Uranus’ influence may portend strange revelations around preferences and desires, and these bolts from the blue are generally irrevocable. That is to say, if truth bombs are dropped, it’s inadvisable to try to un-drop them, and I have met people who seem to have cracked their minds in the attempt. Uranus is also an expression of the primal Yang, the cosmic male force, and its influence on arguably the most feminine planet may leave some to contend with a very Yang feminine...this transit may reveal kinks, among other things, and is likely to highlight developments around the current (and absolutely ridiculous) debate around drag culture. This transit may also get some ladies pregnant.” Break-ups are also possible, though it feels like they’d be the type where someone realizes they’re being made to feel lesser by their partner and are finally taking back their power. Again, mileage may vary. The moon will be at the end of Cancer during the day, trine to Neptune and casting a dreamy mist over the day’s proceedings, which may make any Uranian surprises feel all the more surreal. By night, the Moon enters Leo, opposing Pluto and highlighting disparity between what we can accept and what we cannot.

On Friday and Saturday (3/31 and 4/1,) the Moon continues to make its way through Leo, supporting the self-empowering planets in Aries while conflicting with the more decadent and/or practical planets in Taurus, most notably the Venus-Uranus conjunction. Denial or anger around any recent shake-ups may follow. The moon’s square to the Venus-Taurus conjunction is likely to trigger realizations that were percolating, not quite ready to serve during the exact conjunction.

While all of this is going on, the Sun creeps closer to exact conjunction with Jupiter and Chiron, though by now, they are firmly under his beams. He’ll catch up to Chiron first, an aspect which may trigger self-doubt and mortification, though which may also offer healing insights. Jupiter’s presence may engender inspiration, wisdom, and true growth. These themes will be central to the Full Moon in Libra on Wednesday.

On Sunday (4/2) the Moon in Virgo opposes Saturn in Pisces, trining the North Node. Those interested invested in craft or maintenance may run up against natural obstacles, like trying to build an enduring structure on a bog. Meanwhile, Mercury lingers on the last degrees of Aries, potentially drying up our stores of brain-juice.

Then on Monday 4/3, Mercury enters Taurus. “…Mercury is neither strong nor weak here, it’s just not his home court. Mercury generally prefers to go where he pleases and speak with who he pleases. And it’s not that he cannot do that in Taurus, it’s just that the Bull’s fields generally bring localized concerns and an apathy for what is outside their scope. There is a hyper-focus on what is real, practical, what has utility, and the abstract is of little concern.” And while I normally find this flavor of Mercury to be a little more dull or unimaginative, this is going to be a dynamic entry: “Upon entry into Taurus, Mercury will immediately trigger a contentious square with Pluto. Arguments around the practicality of pie-in-the sky ideas seems likely, the benefit of certain experiments. Just because you can do it doesn’t mean you should.” Not only will he square Pluto, he’ll be conjunct the North Node, and sextile to both Saturn in Pisces and Mars in Cancer. The combination of forces is one that seeks to actualize a plan, which can think through a blueprint and turn it into a structure that works.

The moon moves through Virgo on Monday and Tuesday (4/4,) engaging for a final time with the waning Venus-Uranus conjunction, perhaps paving the way for acceptance of whatever has been brought forward. She will then oppose Neptune on Tuesday, an unhelpful brain-fog or a seemingly endless parade of distractions calling us away from the task at hand.

Wednesday is the Full Moon in Libra, which we will cover next time, and which I have already written about some in my monthly.

Until next Hump Day!