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On Sunday, October 10th, Saturn stations direct as we resume forward motion, the pressures of the past few months begin to lift.

This is our third out of four planets to station direct in two weeks.  On October 6th, Pluto stationed direct with the new moon, and on the 17th and 18th, Jupiter and Mercury will station direct, respectively.  

Because of all of these planets returning to direct motion right now, these two weeks are a big shift forward for us, and Saturn's return to forward motion is coming as sweet relief after a long retrograde summer.

Saturn stationed retrograde back on May 23rd, in between Pluto stationing retrograde in late April, and Jupiter following suit in mid-June.  

Retrogrades are reviews, and no matter which planet is backtracking, they always have us slowing down, turning inward, and learning lessons. 

However Saturn retrograde can feel more challenging to us, as Saturn is the planet of limits and boundaries. 

Saturn's lessons involve responsibility and maturity.  It asks us to step into our own authority.  If we aren't in our authority when Saturn is in play, we might find authority from the outside coming down on us, and it is likely to feel quite oppressive. 

When Saturn is in retrograde, we can feel slowed down or completely stopped, and our duties and responsibilities can feel much too heavy, like constant pressure that might break us.  It can feel like there is no end in sight.  This in turn can have us feeling depressed, weighted by sadness, sorrow, and grief.  

The good news is, Saturn is the Roman god of the harvest.  When we do the work, we reap the rewards.   Saturn, no matter how challenging, is always asking us to build a better foundation and structure from which to cultivate the fruits of our love and labor.  

On Sunday, October 10th, Saturn stations direct and slowly resumes forward motion.  As it does this, the pressure eases up and we get to move forward again too.

For the entire year of 2021, Saturn in Aquarius is in square to Uranus in Taurus, as they intersect paths three separate times on February 17th, June 14th, finally coming to resolution on December 24th.  

Saturn being at an energetic impasse with Uranus, planet of the future and sudden change through upheaval, makes for an even more difficult retrograde period, as we are caught in between being pulled back into reviews and lessons and the urge to push forward into the new, break free, and innovate.  

However, the Saturn retrograde itself makes several supportive aspects, so this helps ease us through it. 

The key here is to focus on doing the work of building the foundations and structures that Saturn wants.  2021 is a transition year, and with its main energetic signature being the Saturn-Uranus square, we are working out how to move forward, creating the new routines, new foundations, new structures, new traditions, and new rules that will hold us when we actually step into the new that Uranus is bringing.  

Although it is likely that during Saturn's retrograde since May 23rd we have felt restricted and limited in different ways, and that has brought up frustration, grief, and even depression, we were being asked to do the work and build a container to hold the new.  

This retrograde has also been blessed by goddess of love and money, relationships and resources, Venus.  When Saturn and Venus come together we get spiritual and/or karmic love, stability and maturity in love, and both love and business/financial endeavors or investments that are long-lasting.  (Venus and Saturn can also point to a long-term relationship in love or business with someone much older or younger than you.)

​Hi, I'm Kasey, and I am here to say it is possible.

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It is possible for all of us to find the magic in this life, and consciously create a life that supports us in every way where we can access the magic in ourselves and in our lives every single day. 

But if we want things to be different, we have to start doing things differently. 

I am here to help with that process. 

​~Kasey

In light of yesterday's giant Facebook/IG/WhatsApp tech malfunction, I thought it might be a good time for a Mercury RX check in.
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1. This is our third and final Mercury Rx of 2021, and all of this year's are in air signs ~ this one is in Libra.
2. It's strong. We have sun and Mars in Libra with Mercury, and in conjunction for this week's new moon no less.
3. Uranus Rx in Taurus (Venus' other sign) is at a 150 degree angle to all of this (not harmonious), specifically Wednesday's new moon with Mars, adding to the sudden upheaval type situations.

Here is a reminder list of what to expect when Mercury RX is in play.

This week, Mercury is approaching the heart of this retrograde. It will arrive for its meeting with the sun and big "aha" moment on the 9th. Until then, things are building. After that, we will be on the "downhill side" of the retrograde, so to speak. (It won't be as active/intense.)

Being our final Mercury RX for 2021, in an air sign, during a big air sign year.

With January's "grand conjunction" between Jupiter and Saturn at 0 degrees Aquarius, we kicked off a new 20 year cycle but also a new 200 year cycle of these conjunctions happening every 20 years in air signs - for the past 200 year cycle, they have been focused on the earth signs.

Also, this year's main energetic signature is the 3 squares between Saturn in Aquarius and Uranus in Taurus - Saturn wants to bring structure and rules to innovative Aquarius, and Uranus, ruler of Aquarius, is shaking things up in earthy and material- and security-oriented Taurus.

2021 is a year of working out the way forward into the new - it's a year of transition (from earth to air, more specifically).

(Plus we are preparing for Pluto to start making its transition out of Capricorn, where it has been since 2008, into Aquarius, in just a couple of years - a huge earth to air transition.)

Mercury in retrograde slows down our everyday communications and travels to help us review our thinking and communications.

The key here, especially through this weekend, is SLOW DOWN.

When we run into tech issues and scheduling conflicts and communication mishaps this week, it is our cue to slow down. It may feel like a hindrance, but Mercury is actually helping us. Everything that comes up now is an opportunity to work out hidden kinks in things and get it ironed out for later.

With Mercury RX and this new moon conjunct Mars all in Libra, look to the house Libra rules in your natal chart to get more info on how this is affecting you personally ~ what area of life does Libra rule in your chart? That's where this is coming through in your life. If it is making aspects, especially squares or oppositions, to significant placements in your chart, then it's personal for you, and likely coming through to you via people and situations in your life, through the area of life represented by Libra's house placement.

There's a lot of "noise" going on with all of this planetary action in Libra, and with Pluto and Saturn both stationing direct this week, but ultimately, Mercury is the mind, thinking, and communications, and Libra wants harmony, balance, peace, and cooperation.

Libra is about partnership ~ having harmonious relationships with others.
Mercury retrograde wants to refine. (It is also getting help from Pluto and Jupiter to helps us transform and expand our thinking by early November.)

This isn't time to push, it is time to listen, allow, and flow.

Remember, we are still in the dark moon today, the new moon is Wednesday, Pluto is in the midst of stationing direct, Saturn is preparing to station direct Sunday, and we don't get to Mercury's big "aha moment" until Saturday.

We don't have all of the information yet, and we are in the deepest point of the lunar cycle.

Tune in now, turn inward.

What is Mercury RX helping you with?

What are you being advised to wait on and not force this week?

How and where are you being shown to create more harmonious and balanced relationships with others?

What are you releasing with this dark moon in order to move towards that more fully?

Keep the faith! Know that light is coming on the other side of this new moon and this weekend, and things will look different with that illumination. We are in the process of moving forward.

~Kasey    

Happy Equinox!

The September 20th Pisces full moon landed just two days before equinox (marked by the sun arriving at zero degrees Libra) on September 22nd.

This full moon was a culmination of the past six months, since the mid-March new moon in Pisces.  What has come to pass in your life over these past six months that began around March 13th (just before the Aries equinox and the astrological new year (new moon in Aries).   What are you bringing to completion and honoring now having to do with Pisces energy that includes healing, compassion, forgiveness, dissolving, unity, and spirituality/creativity?  (Hint:  the house Pisces rules in your natal chart will tell you what area of life this completion is happening in for you personally.)

Equinox is when light and dark, day and night, come into balance.  This is a magical gateway that happens twice a year, when, for just a brief moment, everything comes into perfect balance and time seems to stand still.  

This equinox this year, however, is extra special, as it is a gateway opening us to the waves of change coming from now until mid-January that will carry us forward into 2021.  (Check out my short video overview of these waves of change and the four distinct segments they are coming in here.)

Last month's success spread (for the 8/22 full moon to the 9/20 full moon) was about releasing what we did not wish to carry forth in preparation for passing through the equinox gateway into the coming months of transition.

This month's reading has a simple theme:  keep the faith.  

Like I mentioned above, the equinox gateway is opening us to rolling waves of change, that little by little, week by week, are carrying us forth into the new, and it is coming in four distinct parts.  

From now until the October 20th full moon, we need to hold the line and trust as the shifts begin to take place.

Like a seed that is beginning to unfurl under the protection of the dark, fertile, soil, we just know that it is happening, even though we do not yet see the green shoots emerging.

The five card tarot below gives more insight to successfully navigating the coming month through the October 20th, 2021 full moon.

~Kasey

Are you ready for change?  Did you think that 2021 was bringing "the new," and didn't deliver on its promise?  Well then, get ready, because equinox (Wednesday, September 22nd) is the gateway through which we access the real magic 2021 has for us.  

Up until now we've been laying the foundation, doing the groundwork, for what's in store for us in the remaining months of this year.  

From now through the end of the year, we are in rolling waves of change sweeping us forward into "the new."  2021 is a big year of transition, and we are about to start seeing the results of the work we've been doing all year.  

This change is basically coming in four parts ~ Mercury retrograde in aspect to Jupiter and Pluto from now until the beginning of November along with Pluto, Saturn, and Jupiter stationing direct in October, Scorpio season (sun, Mercury, and Mars in Scorpio squaring Saturn and then opposing Uranus, respectively), eclipse season, and then the big finale-the third and final square between Saturn and Uranus on December 24th, Jupiter back into Pisces on December 28th, and Uranus direct on January 18th.  (And lets not forget Venus' retrograde in Capricorn in December.)

If you've been waiting for the shift this year, this is your week.  This week we walk through the gateway that opens the door to the new.

Virgo and Pisces sit directly opposite each other in the sky, creating one of six axes of the zodiac.

Along with the twelve constellations that make up the wheel of the zodiac, astrology uses twelve houses, or temples of life, which denote twelve different areas of human life.  The first house is the self and identity, the second house is resources and how the self is supported in the world, and so on.  The sign that occupies the first house is always the rising sign or the sign that is on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth.  The rising sign determines which sign of the zodiac, or energy, will occupy which temple of life for the individual, as the rising sign will change, but the placement and order of houses is always the same.  

Yet in astrology, we work with associations.  Each sign of the zodiac has its specific energetic characteristics, as well as an associated element and modality.  Each sign also has a planetary ruler it is associated with as well as rulership over a house or area of life. ​

I just saw a Brene Brown post with a quote about "Pandemic Flux Syndrome."

This is the first time I've heard about this, and if this is on your mind right now or orbiting in your awareness, I would like to offer some astrological perspective.

The quote was from a Washington Post article, citing Dr. Amy Cuddy and JillEllyn Riley, and said this: "If you're experiencing increased sadness and anxiety along with an urge to dramatically change something about your life - some of the markers of pandemic flux syndrome - be assured you're not alone. Many people are feeling such tensions. Although human beings are more resilient than we generally appreciate, it will take time for many of us to stably recover, to reflect and recalibrate."

My first thought was, "oh no, now a syndrome?"

​But of course. And it deserves acknowledgement. The pandemic has traumatized us collectively. Even though it is the last thing we may want to hear more or talk more about, trying to sweep it under the rug and just move on will only keep us from truly moving on - that's the number one rule of trauma - it must be acknowledged, witnessed, recognized, rather than being dismissed and minimized.

But what does the astrology tell us about how the events of 2020 played out, what the bigger picture of 2021 is, and most importantly, what's next?

Here's a little perspective....

In 2018 Saturn entered its own sign of Capricorn, where Pluto has been since 2008, and started moving towards its January 2020 rendezvous with Pluto. These two are heavy hitters, Saturn being authority, and Pluto being power, Saturn being tradition and Pluto being regeneration, and the 2020 conjunction was the beginning of a fresh 35 year cycle.

The end of 2019 saw a Capricorn season including eclipses on the Cancer-Capricorn axis with Capricorn a planetary packed house. When so many planets are in a "traffic jam" in one sign, this makes the energy heavily weighted to just that one sign. With that sign being Capricorn, cardinal earth, the energy was that of being constipated, like compacted soil that needs to be aerated and then watered to bring life back to it.

That's how we began 2020 - energetically, like compacted soil.

Then as the year progressed, at equinox, on March 21, 2020, Saturn entered into Aquarius. It stationed retrograde there, returning to Capricorn on July 1st, 2020. Where I live, late March 2020 coincided with pandemic lockdown/shelter in place. That was Saturn, the planet associated with authority, rules, restriction, limits, boundaries, sickness, and depression, taking its first dip into Aquarius, the air sign (think lungs, breath) that rules the collective, innovation, the future, and humanitarianism.

Then, the last half of 2020, from July on, was dominated by Mars, the warrior, strong in its own sign of Aries and retrograde, coming into three challenging squares with Saturn retrograde in Capricorn. This was an energy of being forced to grow and transform under great pressure and restriction - transformation under circumstances much like a diamond might be formed.

Then in December of 2020, both Jupiter and Saturn entered into Aquarius, coming into the Great Conjunction on Dec. 21st, 2020, beginning a new 20 year cycle.

Keep in mind that Jupiter, planet of expansion, growth, abundance, and gifts, was traveling with Saturn through Saturn-ruled Capricorn all of 2020, so under the more strongly positioned Saturn and unable to bring gifts in its normal style. Then in 2021, it moved into Aquarius with Saturn. Jupiter is a little better positioned in Aquarius, but with Saturn also there, Saturn is still stronger, as it ruled Aquarius before Uranus was discovered. This won't be the case as we move 2022 - Saturn will remain in Aquarius while Jupiter moves into Pisces, the sign it traditionally ruled before Neptune was discovered. This puts Jupiter in the strongest position to bring growth and gifts its been in since when it was in its own sign of Sagittarius in 2019. (We got a taste of what Jupiter in Pisces in 2022 will feel like from 5/13 to 7/28 of this year - whatever expansive good things came onto the horizon then will be back starting Dec. 28th, 2021.)

Again, for most of 2021 (except for mid-May to late July), Jupiter has been under Saturn and debilitated.

The defining energy of 2021, however, is Saturn in Aquarius making three squares to Uranus in Taurus. The first one was February 17th, the second one was June 14th, and the third and final one, the resolution of the issue, will be December 24th (right before Jupiter returns to Pisces).

Just as 2020 began with a traffic jam of planets in Capricorn, 2021 began with a traffic jam of planets in Aquarius. Over these two years, we have made a monumental move from earth energy to air energy. The Saturn-Pluto conjunction of 2020 ushered in a new cycle of power, rules, and traditions. The Saturn-Jupiter conjunction of 2021 was the shift from us having this conjunction every 20 years in earth signs for the past 200 years to us having this conjunction in air signs for the next 200 years. When we look at the big picture, we can see how the pandemic forced us away from our traditions around a "brick and mortar" lifestyle of the earth element to one that is more of the air element - work from home, Zoom, online shopping, etc.

In general, the three squares between Saturn and Uranus over 2021 are helping us work something out having to do with innovating the way we feel secure and enjoy the everyday pleasures of life. Saturn is what is established and the past. It is tradition, authority, systems, structures, and rules that are time-tested. Uranus is the future and what is innovative. It is outside-of-the-box thinking and creating new traditions based on what is relevant to our present experience, and what benefits the good of the collective. Squares between planets create an energetic impasse - pressure that forces us to grow. They ask us to build a new foundation and new structure that was not there before, and this is exactly what we are doing in 2021.

From now, equinox, through the end of the year, we will be reaching resolution and moving forward via rolling waves of energetic shifts as Pluto, Saturn, and Jupiter station direct and resume forward motion in October, we have our third and final Mercury retrograde, we move through our second eclipse portal of the year late November to early December, we reach the final Saturn-Uranus square on December 24th, and Jupiter returns to Pisces on December 28th. Then the big finally comes in mid-January 2022 when Uranus stations direct and we really start moving forward with "the new."

Keep in mind, astrologically speaking, retrograde planets always mean we are turning inward and in review mode, and Saturn in retrograde, as it has been since May, can have us feeling blocked, challenged, frustrated, unable to move forward, fearful, limited, anxious, and depressed. It is even more strongly felt being in Aquarius and in square to Uranus - a planet that pushes for innovation and forward motion which is now retrograde as well since August. Saturn is a centerpiece of this year, so we are feeling its repressive energy and push to keep nose to the grindstone and "do the work" even more acutely. At an impasse with Uranus calling for change, this can definitely have us feeling impulsive and restless and feeling like there is no way out and no end in sight - but there is.

Saturn stations direct in under a month on October 10th, amidst several other astrological shifts forward, and it will resolve its issue with Uranus on December 24th, just before Jupiter returns to a very strong position in Pisces for 2022 on December 28th. Whatever good stuff came up between mid-May and early July is back on at the end of the year, and after our several month review period, we will be more than ready to hit the ground running.

Change is the only constant and divine order is always at work.  Keep going.  We've got this.

*P.S. We have been under the influence of outer planets squares with Saturn in challenging aspect more or less since as far back as 2012 when we began "the awakening" with those 7 squares between Uranus in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn. 2022 is the first year we will not have any of that in play!

After a bumpy last month featuring two Uranus -ruled full moons in Aquarius in a row with a new moon in between in challenging aspect to Uranus, this month is a welcome change.

As we move towards equinox (September 22nd), we come to a turning point in the year with September 6th's Virgo new moon in supportive aspect to Uranus.  

This year's biggest energetic signature is the set of three squares between Saturn in Aquarius and Uranus in Taurus that are helping us work something out between past and future, tradition and innovation, and find a new way forward.  We are truly in the home stretch of that now, with two of the three already behind us and the third and final one coming up December 24th, and September 6th's new moon is a big piece of this puzzle.

Here is a 6 card "success" tarot spread for the coming month until the September 20th full moon that breaks down how to successfully navigate the next few weeks.

Card 1:  3 of Cups.   The 3 of Cups is a card of revelry and people coming together joyfully.  This is also the suit of water, so think emotions and creativity.  This shows that the situation currently is of connecting with others and having a good time.  This includes mutual support, and maybe even more structured collaborations.  ​

​Card 2:  The World, reversed.  ​The World is the final card of the Major Arcana - a card of completion.  However, when reversed, it says "not quite yet."  Card 1 shows we may have been enjoying a fun social break, but this card in position 2 representing "current challenges" tells us that there is still work that needs to be done and we need to now return focus to that.  Now is the time to ask how we are holding ourselves back from completion.  We may need to fully release the past in order to move forward and complete this chapter now.  The World also is a card of Saturn.  This means no short cuts.  Only showing up fully now and taking responsibility for ourselves will do.  This is a time for discipline and integrity.  There's only a little farther to go.  Be aware of distractions and a tendency to self-sabotage because of fears that may come up now.  If necessary, break what's left to be done to get you across the finish line into small daily doable action steps, and just focus on the task at hand each day, steadily continuing to put one foot in front of the other to reach the goal.

Last week, with the Aquarius full moon on July 23rd (the first of two in a row), I did a monthly astrological forecast along with a five card "success" tarot reading for the month.  (Check that out here.) 

​We know the course of this month features a strong Uranus vibe, so there are likely to be lots of changes happening and in a sudden or unexpected manner that keeps us on our toes. 

But, the cards showed the sun (a big positive indicator of joy and success) and the outcome was the Ace of Cups - new beginnings that are emotionally fulfilling.

The main theme of the reading for this month was simply, "follow your heart."  And that is really fitting as we approach this weekend's Leo new moon on the same day that the Lion's Gate is at its peak (more on that below). 

This weekend's August 8th new moon at 16 degrees Leo is book-ended by two full moons in Aquarius - the first was July 23rd at 1 degree Aquarius, and the second will be August 22nd at 29 degrees Aquarius - the first and last degrees of the sign.

Aquarius' modern ruler is Uranus, and Uranus is active all of this week, including being in growth aspect to this weekends Leo new moon.  In fact, with Uranus being the ruler of both the July 23rd and August 22nd full moons, its energy is strong all month. 

​Adding to that, it will station retrograde on August 19th, just a couple of days before the August 22nd full moon, not turning direct again until January 18th, 2022.  (December and January are going to be bringing us a lot of positive shifts, so eyes on the prize!)

As this week begins, the sun-Saturn opposition, strong over the weekend, still lingers, as Saturn reminds us there is still work to be done.  Saturn retrograde is a review, and one that ultimately helps us by holding our feet to the fire around integrity, responsibility, duty, and showing up and doing the work that needs to be done.  Saturn is a harvest god - this "work" is the work that lets us enjoy a successful harvest.  It is never just busy work - this is serious stuff, and Saturn acts now as our mentor, helping us stay the course and get the job done.  But in opposition as it has been all weekend to sun and Mercury, it can feel like harsh and relentless outside authoritarian pressure coming down on us.  The only medicine here is patience and diligence - we must be our own authority to alleviate the feeling of the authority coming from "out there" down on us.  The energy is the same either way.  Do the work, and keep doing the work.

Luckily this is subsiding on Monday the 2nd, and while Saturn is still doing its retrograde thing in Aquarius until October 10th, when it isn't directly firing at another planet, we feel a bit of relief.

Plus, we get a boost on Monday/Tuesday as Venus in Virgo comes into alignment with Uranus in Taurus.  Later in the week we will be feeling Uranus in challenging aspect as it squares Mercury midweek and then the sun through the weekend, which will be asking us to grow and evolve, but at the beginning of the week, we get Uranus in the form of enlightening insight or supportive change, grounded, and in the realms of love and money, and especially how we value ourselves.  Be on the lookout for something good, whether it is a paradigm shift or something more tangible.

From midweek right through Sunday's Leo new moon and the peak of the Lion's Gate portal, we get Uranus in square aspect, meaning that it is bringing its signature change vibe through tension via energetic impasse with first Mercury (the mind, thoughts, communication, expression, and everyday money) and then the sun (our source, light, and light of consciousness/conscious focus), now both in Leo, sign of creative self-expression.  

Uranus tends to work through sudden upheaval, insight, or even disruption, and the square aspect between two planets brings tension that requires us to evolve and grow in order to move forward, so with sun and Mercury in Leo and Uranus in Taurus, there is something to work out between our creative self-expression and finding new ways to feel secure amidst these great waves of change and still being able to enjoy life's little luxuries and our daily creature comforts.  

With Uranus ruling the July 23rd and August 22nd full moons as well as being in growth aspect to this August 8th new moon, this is a main theme of this month.  This new way of feeling secure is everything right now, and we are in the process of working it out, creating new rules and new traditions, (with Saturn retrograde in Aquarius reminding us all the while that it must be solidly structured and foundationed, and there are certain "rules" and laws in this earthly existence that must be adhered to, and also that it all has to benefit the greater good of the collective).  

Remember that the overview for the month from July 23rd to August 22nd was about following our hearts - that was the pathway to success.  When it is in true alignment with our hearts and souls, then it is always true that what benefits us benefits the greater good, and what we give to others we must always give to ourselves first.  When we identify with what we truly need to give to ourselves on our most authentic level, we identify what our gift is to the world as well.

This is really perfect, because Leo season is all about the heart, our hearts, and what sets our hearts on fire.  It is about creative self-expression, but on a deeper level, it is about our expression of the Divine - about being a vessel for what wants to come through us out into this world.

And this all ties right in to something else happening in the cosmos right now - the Lion's Gate portal, on from July 26th to August 12th, but at its strongest on August 8th - the same day as the Leo new moon.

As I said before, this month (from the July 23rd full moon to the August 22nd full moon) is carrying a strong Uranus vibe, and Uranus is the planet of change through sudden upheaval.  But Uranus is also a planet of the 4th dimension (Saturn is 3D, and Chiron, the wounded healer, has an elliptical orbit that goes back and forth between the two), and a planet of change through sudden and out-of-the-blue insight.  It's a planet that can bring lasting change to our lives through revelation and sudden shifts in consciousness.  In this way, it can push us through a doorway into the future and there is no pathway back, because there is nothing left to go back to.  Once we know, we cannot un-know - we simply cannot go backwards in consciousness, even if we find ourselves uncomfortable in an unfamiliar, "wild new world."  

There is another force at work right now, besides Uranus, bringing us higher consciousness, and that is the 8:8 Lion's Gate portal.

This is an alignment between the earth and the fixed star Sirius (it sits at 16 degrees Cancer), that happens every year between July 26th and August 12th, and reaches its peak on August 8th.  

Sirius is sometimes referred to as the "spiritual sun" of the earth (and it is two times the size of our sun and 26x brighter).  

It is called the "Lion's Gate" portal because it occurs when the sun is in Leo every year.  

Sirius was associated with goddesses of ancient Egypt, with Ishtar for the Babylonians, and with Inanna for the Sumerians (both of which are associated with lions, like the lion relief from the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, in the picture above which I took at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum in 2009).  Although Venus refers to both a goddess and a planet, the fixed star Sirius is associated with the goddess Venus as well, as Ishtar and Inanna were her predecessors before Greek and Roman times.  Thus, Sirius is associated with the goddess energy of the divine feminine, of harvest, and fertility in ancient times, which translates to simply to abundance across cultures and time, and the higher frequency of love and the law of attraction.

When we talk about love, abundance, and the law of attraction, and the goddess, it is simple:  as above, so below; as within, so without. 

​This is illustrated clearly in the Sumerian myth of Inanna's Descent, where Inanna (Venus), Queen of Heaven and Earth, becomes conscious of her sister Ereshkigal, Queen of the Underworld - her shadow self - and sets off on a long and arduous journey to meet her, where she descends into her own underworld, is stripped of her worldly status, and ultimately dies to her old consciousness and is reborn to a new one - one in which she reclaims her throne, whole unto herself, and rules both light and shadow from a place of wisdom and love.

So what does all this mean for us for this weekend and Sunday's Leo new moon?

Sirius is known as our "spiritual sun," and with this alignment between earth and Sirius peaking at the August 8th Leo new moon, we are getting a consciousness upgrade!

Leo rules the heart, inner child, and our creative self-expression - our being the vessel for the divine to shine through us out in to the world to benefit all.

What did you love doing the most as a small child?  What ignited your imagination and inspired you?  What did you dream of doing when you grew up?  

This is the authentic you before the world told you what you needed to be and do to "make it."  Reconnect with this you.

Beginning now, using the last few days of this waning moon before Sunday's new moon, think on how you most want to experience your life.

How do you want to BE in the world?

What sets your heart on fire?

What gift would you like to give the world?  (Remember, whatever you give to others, you must first give to yourself - what do you need to give to yourself?)

What service, that is uniquely you and lights up your heart, would you most like to provide to the collective of humanity? 

(Keep in mind that this month is Uranus-charged, and that means big change vibe, innovation, and most likely getting out of our comfort zones - if your answer to these questions feels exciting and really uncomfortable at the same time, you are in the sweet spot!)

It's that time of the month again, and by that I mean full moon time.  

This full moon (July 23rd, 2021) is at 1 degree Aquarius, and is the first of two full moons in a row that will be in the sign - the coming full moon on August 22nd will be at 29 degrees Aquarius.  In between the two, we will have a new moon on August 8th at 16 degrees Leo that will be in growth aspect to the ruler of these two full moons - Uranus.  

Looking from full moon to full moon, we have three lunar events all with one important thing in common - Uranus.  

Uranus is the planet of sudden change, the future, innovation, liberation, insight, and breakthroughs - prepare for a month of growth and fast-paced change  that will keep us on our toes.  Uranus is known for bringing us change through sudden upheaval and/or insight, so expect the unexpected, and keep in mind that with Uranus, many times it is the "breakdown" that clears the way for the "breakthrough."  Consider, however, that things might just be falling together rather than falling apart - this month is preparing us for a beautiful new beginning.

In honor of this (and the energy of creating new traditions that the square between Saturn and Uranus is bringing to this entire year) I took the time to do a "success" tarot reading for the coming month, from full moon to full moon, as full moons are times of illumination.  This is a new monthly tradition and ritual I am beginning as a part of MoonWorks, a women's circle for consciously creating life that meets four times per month with the four points of the lunar cycle.  (We begin with the August 22nd full moon, and space is limited, so if you are interested, click here for more information.)

The sun just entered Leo yesterday, on July 22nd, making it officially Leo season.  Although Venus is ahead of the pack now, having already transited Leo and moved into practical and service-oriented earth sign Virgo, Mars is still in Leo, and Mercury has yet to make it out of Cancer.  (Mercury will join the sun and Mars in Leo on the 27th.)  By August 22nd, sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars (the personal planets) will all be in Virgo - the sun will be the last to enter the sign just hours after the full moon in Aquarius that day.  

As the personal planets move through Leo this summer, they one by one will oppose Saturn in Aquarius and then square Uranus in Taurus.  Both of these aspects are challenging ones that bring tension that fosters growth in our lives.  In this case, as each planet bounces through the cross-hairs of the Saturn-Uranus square, it is giving us necessary additional information.  (The Saturn-Uranus square is exact three times over 2021 - the first was February 17th, the second was June 14th, and the third one, the resolution of the issue, will be December 24th.  We are working out something between old and new, past and future, tradition and innovation, and it has to do with finding new ways to feel secure and enjoy life's pleasures amidst the great changes we currently find ourselves in collectively.)

But here's the thing.  As those same planets move through Virgo, they will then one by one make a supportive aspect to Uranus in fellow earth sign Taurus.  Where we experienced tension as the planets moved through Leo, we will begin to see some solutions or answers as those same planets move through Virgo.  And Virgo is an earth sign, so that means we are in the energy of being able to take action and apply this in our lives.  

On August 19th, Uranus stations retrograde until January 18th, 2022.  This means it is going into review mode, and it also means it will still be in review mode for the final Saturn-Uranus square on December 24th.  Uranus is turning back to retrieve something that we missed along the way, and it most likely will have everything to do with resolving the Saturn-Uranus issue that first popped up around February 17th.  

In the lead up to the full moon on August 22nd (which again is Uranus-ruled), not only does Uranus station retrograde, but both Mercury and Mars will be making their supportive aspects to the planet, from August 20th through the 22nd.  

While the coming month is going to have some bumps (especially the first week of August), the energy is shifting in a big way, and we are moving into the new; the cards for the coming month tell us that things are breaking loose in beautiful ways, but we need to be ready to move with the current and stay focused.