This week's waxing gibbous moon keeps the urge to move towards fruition of our goals strong, and Jupiter joining Venus in Aries both lights and fire and brings opportunities in that area of our lives, but on Tuesday, Mercury stations retrograde, meaning we are going to be reworking, reviewing, and refining those new ideas and ways of thinking and expression that have come in in recent weeks. 

This doesn't mean the insight we have recently opened to is wrong - it means we are going to dive a little deeper and take our time with it rather than running off half-cocked.  It means that what is forming in us now is important, and deserves more attention so we can bring it through into reality in its very best version.  

This perspective is a good one to hang onto as we move through Sunday's full moon eclipse.  This upcoming full moon eclipse at 25 degrees Scorpio is a south node eclipse, meaning it is about the past and whatever is decreasing thus releasing.  It's a full moon in Scorpio, which always brings intensity.  Being an eclipse we can count that double.  Scorpio's modern ruler is Pluto, freshly retrograde in Saturn-ruled Capricorn, and its traditional ruler is Mars, which will be working behind the scenes sitting with Neptune in Pisces.  Both of Scorpio's rulers will be in aspect to this full moon eclipse, along with Saturn taking center stage in fixed sign square to this big event from Aquarius.  

Saturn in square to this full moon eclipse means it might come with some sort of "no" in our lives that stings.  Saturn is about authority, rules, responsibility, maturity, and discipline.  Saturn in square ultimately is asking us to grow to make whatever it is in question stronger and more stable, but when it comes up, it feels harsh, restrictive, and oppressive and can have us feeling isolated, lonely, depressed, hopeless, negative, and pessimistic.  If we consider sun as ego and moon as emotions, we can see how a square from Saturn to both at the same time might feel unpleasant.  It's a strong event, and being on an eclipse, with lasting influence, but it IS passing, and it IS giving us what we need to grow and evolve into the next steps and next stage of the journey we are on.  

Keep in mind that this will feel very personal to you if you have anything from around 23 to 28 degrees any of the fixed signs.  Otherwise it is a more general influence, or at least not so limiting and harsh-feeling.

Another thing to keep in mind is that both the "blessing-bringers," Venus and Jupiter, are now in Aries, so look to the house Aries rules in your chart to find what area of life the blessings are coming through over the next weeks.

The key with this full moon is to realize it is bringing growth and showing us what needs to be released to move forward.  The new moon eclipse on April 30th in Taurus was a north node eclipse.  It put us in touch with our desires and what we are yearning for in our lives especially in the way of how we enjoy life the everyday pleasures in life and feel resourced and stable.  It also was surrounded by a series of aspects that were "light-bringers," bringing the sorts of consciousness upgrades that take a bit to integrate.  Mercury stationing retrograde, Pluto already retrograde, and then Saturn in square to this full moon are checking us, saying "not so fast," you're not quite ready yet.  If we can show up for this Scorpio full moon eclipse square Saturn willing to acknowledge our shadows and take responsibility, we are going to have a much easier time moving through it.

Get ready for Mercurial Magic!  Mercury stations retrograde at 4 degrees Gemini, Tuesday, May 10th, beginning our second of three Mercury retrogrades in 2022 moving from an air sign back into an earth sign. It stations direct at 26 degrees Taurus on June 3rd.  That means the overarching theme of our Mercury retrogrades this year is taking ideas and making them real - "earthing" them.

The messenger, magician, and trickster is trickiest when stationing, so watch out Monday & Tuesday for miscommunications, missed communications, tech and travel mishaps, and even vehicle/appliance issues.  Think twice before speaking or pressing send, and make sure you're sending the right message to the right contact!

This week we are in the waxing gibbous moon, building to Sunday's powerful south node full moon eclipse in Scorpio, pulling in Saturn, Neptune, Mars, and ruler Pluto. 

That means intensity is building all week.

With it being an eclipse portal week, moving to culmination, it's more important than ever to stay focused on what you are for.  By that I mean connecting to the energetic vibration of that beautiful "Future You" that has achieved the desires you are working on now, finding that vibe in the now, and literally generating it, in the face of whatever "what is" comes up. 

Be the master of your destiny now. 

The multiverse is listening and the language it speaks is energy. 

Your fear, your joy, your emotions - they create your vibration.  And you will get exactly whatever vibe you hold most strongly and consistently. 

​Change is in the air.  Step into your creative power, authority, and leadership by choosing your vibration.  Show this full moon eclipse who's boss!

Hidden factors show internal conflict and people not minding their own business. You don't have to prove yourself or please them. Follow your heart and do what's right for you.

Allies come in the form of inner resources. It will be a success. Just get through this last bit. Dig deep and power through. You're golden.

​~Kasey

We are now officially in the lead up to the big Jupiter-Neptune conjunction coming 4/12 - a once-in-a-lifetime inspirational astrological hook up that begins a brand new cycle.  We are also in the preshadow of both Saturn and Neptune retrograde.  What else?  We are already feeling the upcoming eclipses that will be happening in Taurus/Scorpio 4/30 - 5/15.  

That's a lot of astrological action!

In the 5 card "success" spread below, I outline what's going on beneath the surface energetically now from the 3/18 Virgo full moon until the 4/16 Libra full moon, and what to do to successfully navigate the month ahead.

I actually wrote this article six months ago, in mid-September 2021, at the Virgo new moon.  Now, with the Virgo full moon on March 18th, we will be reaching the culmination of the six month cycle that began back then.

And it's a perfect time to revisit this, especially with this past weekend's (3/4 - 3/6) Mars-Venus-Pluto conjunction in Capricorn - a rebirth - with Pluto involved it requires that we first do the stripping, the dying to the old consciousness, the stepping into the fire, before we get to the actual rebirth - the magical part where phoenix gets to rise again from its own ashes.

So, what has come to pass over these past six months?  The Virgo-Pisces axis of the zodiac (as I detail below) is the healing axis - the axis that deals with healing on the physical plane (Virgo) and how it connects to healing on the spiritual plane (Pisces).  

When this axis is activated (in the late winter/early spring during Pisces season and in the late summer/early fall during Virgo season), it's a perfect time to dive into the metaphysical causes of our physical ailments and dis-ease and clean things up on both ends.

Here's my personal example. 

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. ​

This current issue with Russia and Ukraine actually started last week while Mercury in Aquarius was square Uranus. This is the same exact aspect - the square from Aquarius to Uranus, the change-bringer, in Taurus, that was the main energy of all of 2021, with the three squares from Saturn in Aquarius to Uranus in Taurus (2/17, 6/14, and 2/25), and we are not done with that - we have a fourth square between Saturn and Uranus on for an entire month in September/October. And the 2nd half of 2022 is going to be bumpy for more reasons than that.

Right now, we have Pluto nearing the end of Capricorn. It entered in 2008 - that was marked by a recession. Pluto brings transformation through death and rebirth - it shakes foundations, exposes, and strips before it brings the new. This year, America is coming up on its Pluto return. Then over 2024/2025, Pluto will be making its transition to Aquarius, where it will be doing its thing for the coming 16 year transit.

Uranus is the change-bringer, and it does so through disruption, sudden upheaval, and out-of-the-blue insight - it causes breakdowns before it brings the breakthroughs. In Taurus it is bringing change to all things related to earth, environment, food sources, and how we feel secure and comfortable. Taurus is a sign of security and pleasure - Venus-ruled earth - so Uranus here is asking us (forcing us) to innovate our relationship to the material world and how we derive our sense of security in day to day life. Uranus will leave Taurus for Gemini to spend the next 7 years there in 2025.

Neptune is transiting its own sign of Pisces from 2011 to 2026. Neptune in transit wants to restore balance, but as with the other two, before that can happen, it brings collapse - Neptune dissolves. In Pisces it has to do with the natural world and wildlife/life, and especially waterways and oceans. It rules the immune system. Neptune in Pisces also has to do with oil. But its overarching message is about the connectedness of everything in this world, that we are all one.

Now consider that on top of ongoing squares from Aquarius (the air sign of the collective, humanitarianism, the future, innovation, technology, and circulation) to Uranus in Taurus, at the moment we have Mars approaching Pluto near the final degrees of Capricorn, the sign of governmental and financial systems.

Mars and Pluto are volatile. This is the warrior and the lord of the underworld coming together. Power plays are not a surprise. The saving grace here might just be Venus in the mix, who already has a relationship going with Pluto from her first two conjunctions in December. The one coming on Friday 3/4 (with Mars traveling with Venus) is the third and final one, bringing resolution. The thing here is that Venus is the one in the middle. Venus made the first two conjunctions with Pluto in December before Mars got in the mix. Now Mars is traveling with Venus through Capricorn and then on past Pluto into Aquarius (mid-February through mid-March) - we can think of Mars being Venus' guest here that doesn't get along with Pluto.

At the same time, Jupiter is approaching Neptune for a 4/12 conjunction that begins a new 16 year cycle in Pisces. The upcoming 3/2 Pisces new moon with Jupiter is a prelude. Jupiter is a gift-bringer, a planet of protection and luck, but it is also a planet of growth and expansion, and it "blows up" whatever it gets close to. Jupiter wants more. This transit can very well be escalating the situation, and oil/natural resources could be a main motivator (Neptune in Pisces), as well as power (Pluto).

Mars Pluto always has the potential to get ugly. Jupiter always has the potential to make everything bigger.

However, next week's 3/2 Pisces new moon sitting with Jupiter (also a benefic and protector) and then Venus (the other benefic) in the middle of the Mars-Pluto issue on Friday 3/4 may be bringing blessings.
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As always, the most important thing we can do for ourselves and the collective at any time is to stay aligned with a bright future that serves the highest good of all.

We cannot do that if we are letting what shows up in front of us on the news dictate our vibe - choose your vibe according to what you wish to create - don't let it be dictated by whatever might happen around you.

​Be the leader energetically.

Saturn enters the pre shadow of its retrograde for this year on February 22nd. 

This means it begins making its first of three passes over the degrees of the retrograde, between 18 and 25 degrees Aquarius.

This first pass is our introduction to what the coming review from early June through mid-October will be about in our lives.  The actual review will happen during the retrograde, and then the third pass is resolution, after Saturn has stationed direct, from October 22nd until January 25th, 2023.

As of Friday, February 18th, Neptune began making its first pass over the retrograde territory it will cover from June until December.

This is the first of the three phases of the retrograde, with the first pass being the "introduction," the second pass in reverse being the actual retrograde and "review," and the third pass once direct again being the "resolution."