This month is filled with Aspects, Ingresses and Changes. The first and third weeks are especially interesting, and potentially exciting. The big shift is Jupiter Turning Retrograde on the 11th and Saturn turning Direct on the 27th so the Bull Market will likely turn into a Bear as people focus on protecting their assets rather than risking them. But with so many Outer Planets Retrograde, global affairs will feel stymied. Scorpio and Sagittarius can be great times for the family and personal life, so focus on your personal wellbeing and tune out the news and noise. The pre-Christian, and truer symbol for Scorpio, is Aquila, the Eagle, because the winged raptors were sacred to Mars. The early Catholic Astrologers substituted the scorpion because the little arachnid kills its partner after mating. That came from a contemporary Roman story of a group of Aristocratic women who were poisoning their husbands to gain control of their estates. The early Catholic church, like today, only had male priests so they rebranded the Zodiac to cast feminine power in a negative light. In the 1930’s, a group of male writers helped that along by assigning Scorpio to Pluto, an almost unknown dot at the farthest reaches of the Solar System and making Mars one hundred percent male.

A – 4th - Mars enters optimistic Sagittarius and immediately Opposes Uranus in Gemini which is about to Retrograde into Taurus. This could be an argumentative day with unexpected outbursts.

B – 5th - The Full Moon between Taurus and Scorpio may seem diffused because they are making few other Aspects. Planets in feminine Signs dominate so it’s a responsive day rather than dynamic. Mercury and Mars in Sagittarius could add some levity to your home life.

C – 6th - Venus enters Scorpio, a deeply personal position that works especially well in your family life by encouraging careful management of resources, and confidentiality.

D – 7th - Uranus, after dipping its toes into Gemini, backs into Taurus, so we may feel like we are revisiting issues related to the climate and economy.

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* 26th: Black Box. The Moon squares Mars while the Sun squares Pluto so there will be issues to work out today with these two potential troublemakers. Each is butting heads with one of the ‘Lights,’ which are the two most personal bodies, so we feel it personally. But a great deal can be accomplished if you face those demands directly. Sorry that it has to start on a Monday, a day that is already, well, a Monday!

* 27th: Day-long Void of Course. Although there are quite a few long VOCs during the month, this one needs special attention because of the Lunar Aspects involved. The Moon opposes Mercury and squares Jupiter. These are the players we turn to for support and they are giving the Moon attitude first thing in the morning. Meanwhile, the helpful planets are Neptune in Aries and Pluto in Aquarius, and those occur after the Void ends! With friends like these…! Like they say, ‘you’re on your own, kid.” Lay low and don’t say anything you might regret.

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* 23rd: The Sun’s Ingress into Scorpio/Eagle, occurs on the day that Retrograde Venus conjuncts the Sun. This deeply spiritual inferior conjunction of Venus happens every 19 months. It is the basis of the myth of Persephone, who travels to Hades to rescue her beloved. This is an allegory of the mother’s birth experience when she travels over the edge of death, and through the pain of giving birth to bring her child into the world.

* 24th: The Black Box is based on Mercury turning Retrograde, which is always filled with trepidation, at 20 degrees Scorpio/Eagle. Mercury in the Sign of the Eagle is usually a bit brooding and contemplative so turning Rx does not really affect him as much as in other signs. Although it provides special power and perspective, like an eagle soaring high above us.