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Full Moon in Libra, April 7th-8th, 2020 ~ Clearing Timelines ~April 7, 2020


By Natalia Alba

This is a time of planetary confusion for many, as the majority may not know what is truly happening behind the created chaos. This is why it is so important to always look within to connect with our own guidance and receive with clarity the truth behind any situation in our live or in the macro. This is a time for the ascending souls to unite as One Family and practicing unconditional love for All, not just for the few who resonate with us, spreading our compassion, for it is the only thing that we can truly do, and that will reach All beyond physical borders and other mind limitations. 

Many of you are already feeling the consequences of what is taking place in our Planet. The created crisis has affected us all in some way or another and it is only through dedication, devotion to service, and to our unique purpose, that we can counteract the many tactics that the matrix uses to keep us enslaved and isolated.

It is precisely by impeding us to be totally free that many of us cannot work, as we wish, as physical contact is not allowed, for obvious reasons, and many have lost their unique way in which they sustained themselves. To help us anchoring balance at this time in both within ourselves and in the Planet, we have a wonderful and harmonizing Full Moon at 18 degrees of Libra on April 7th/8th. A harmonic wave that began previously to the 444 portal. 

This is a Moon that helps us in setting the proper stabilization required, as well as to create balanced relationships, as it is one oriented to assist us in our soul reunions, as its ruler is Venus who aligns with Mars, which even if at this time of isolation can be ironic, it is not, for as you know, in a soul level we are all connected and interact in any way and it does not matter whether we are physical near or able to touch each others or not.

There are some who believe this Moon will seed disease, as it makes an aspect to Neptune. However, this is just our human interpretation, for what the macro is reflected is simply what is already occurring. The planets and stars do not rule our lives, this belongs to the old and needs to be dissolved, for they simply have a unique essence and it is our task to align with it, understand and direct it towards what is best for us, rather than making simply conjectures based on human illusions.

As I recently shared, the influence of the Jupiter and Pluto conjunction will be also great at the Full Moon time. We often tend to think that luck comes from outside and that the best circumstances to act upon our soul desires are brought by the planetary events and other human illusions. 

The truth is that luck is a mixed between strength, determination to act towards our desires and personal power, which is what this conjunction invites us to remember at a time when we may not get out or act much, in the outside, but we can always create from within the perfect conditions for us to live the lives we truly desire, or simply a more peaceful state of being, for we do not necessary need to go out, as we reside everywhere, as the unlimited and multidimensional beings that we are.

At a deeper level, the message I received at this time for all who desire to connect more with the present healing energies, as well as focus on personal evolution and selfless assistance to others, is one of humility, for all that is happening is in part doing so for humanity to learn that we are not in control of the Planet but in equal co-creation with it, as their guests, and that man damage to it, was never meant to occur, for all beings shall coexist in perfect resonance and respect. 

However, for those who continue believing that this is a punishment, this will be a time, if you choose so, to move inward where the Truth resides, so you know that within a loving Universe, there is never such a thing as punishment, there are just consequences for our acts as well as taking the responsibility for them.

As healing tools, I received that at this time, calling upon the God Will Power, called as well Blue Ray or Ray of Power, as you may prefer, will benefit many who are still working on the conscious embodiment of their sovereignty, understanding and differentiating, that this is not about the human meaning of egoic power that we were taught, but about the one who comes from remaining in a space of love for All, working behind the physical scenes to liberate ourselves, and helping others to do so too, from human, whether implanted or not, illusions. 

As a second tool, when I was beginning to write this message, I envisioned an icosahedron, which as you know has twenty triangular faces, and belongs to one of the sacred geometry forms of the Platonic Solids. This is a tool that whether consciously painted, used in a crystal form or in any other way we feel guided to connect with it, will assist us to release, let go of what does not serve and birth something new, which is what is truly happening  behind the chaos, whether some believe it is a new order in which we will be enslaved in a harder way, and others a new dimensional space. The truth is that something new is being reestablished, restructured, and hence birthed.

Nonetheless, whether it will be something greater or meant to destroy, it is up to you, for in what you focus, it will become the timeline that you will be experiencing. As always, it is up to you to diverge into the new dimensional space that resides first inside, and that many of us occupy now, or within the new 3D one that is being created.

Behind the destruction, the chaos and the many tactics used to create fear, there is a seed growing, within all of us, within the collective consciousness. This seed is pure, humble, loving and compassionate, and it cannot be manipulated or destroyed, for it is the result of all the conscious intentions put by many of us during years.

Hold a higher vision of who you truly are, even though they try to make you believe otherwise. Hold a more Illumined vision of where you are heading. For it will determine what you will be experiencing the day we called tomorrow, although as many of us are experiencing at the moment, there is no tomorrows, just endless todays, which can be filled with joy and love for what we are birthing, or by fears. However, the second one only comes when we do not take charge of our own life experience, and we always have the gift to begin doing so, from an empowered and loving state of being.

Have a healing Full Moon Beloved Ones. 

Stay always in the Illumined Essence of your Soul.

In love, light and service,

Natalia Alba 

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MAYAN ASTROLOGY ~ NEW EARTH CYCLE STARTS: BLUE STORM WAVESPELL FOR SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 11 2019 ~ September 30, 2019


Editor’s Note: Nice…these Maya had it together! The message below is simple and graceful. It’s time to be yourself, catalyze action in your life, remain calm, and BE…

InJoy!

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FROM ELIZABETH for SACRED EARTH & STORM

THEME: May the energy of Blue Storm help me to accept change and chaos necessary for transformation and self-generation to occur.

Hand over transformation to a higher force.
External purification.
Face what you have to mercilessly.
Step-free from denying your experience.
Give up denial.
Blue Storm is not subtle but gives you huge power and an ability to deal with all kinds of things.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Catalyze action.
Direct love to purify the storm.
Look out for the storms of others, remain calm.
Strong feelings of despair/ separation from Source may surface.
Call upon your higher knowing to carry you through intense feelings that accompany profound growth.
Face your own fears of the unknown.
Accept change.
Activate self-generation.
Be open to a force that purifies and transforms you.

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September 15-22 2019 Week Ahead Forecast ~ September 16, 2019


By Hare in the Moon Astrology

“Write them all down. The mistakes and the blessings and the places you cracked in two. Write down the prayers and the tantrums. The sacred and the profane. The open roads and the closed doors. Nothing is permanent.” Jeanette LeBlanc

The 2020 Gateway is now wide open – a rising tide of unstoppable momentum which will double the acceleration of the Freedom Codes every month for the next 3.5 months as we approach the December 26 Capricorn eclipse. Notice an unsettling feeling of time-collapse; of weirdly stepping outside of it all yet still being engaged as things further exit/enter/shift/transition more fully at this latest level of the embodiment process.

Yesterday’s Pisces Full Moon heralded a new phase of intense Evolutionary Burn.Make a note of these dates:

Saturn Lord of Time and Karma stations to turn Direct on Wednesday September 18th making one last conjunction with the karmic South Node of Fate- a doorway between 3D and 5D

The Node of Fate at 13 Cancer conjuncts Great Central Sun Sirius for the first time since 2000 on September 24

The 3rd (!) Super New Moon in a row presses fast forward on September 28 – a Stealth Super Moon with a longer than usual seismic storm window disrupting the frequencies and sending your nervous system haywire.

As Saturn turns direct to catch up with Pluto, the single most important thing you can do in the 15 weeks between now and the epochal January 12 2020 Saturn/Pluto Conjunction, is to re-set to your own True North and give form to whatever you are developing or creating. If you can’t, then it’s time to throw away the old blueprint and start again, conserving and concentrating your resources.

This is a not to be repeated opportunity to build a permanent platform for growth. Frame pragmatic, grounded Saturn as your leverage point in the intensifying Saturn/Pluto Conjunction where the part of your life symbolised by 13-25 degrees Capricorn is undergoing complete renovation from the ground up. Building strong foundations to support your radically re-purposed direction of travel has never been so important.

As Saturn turns Direct, ideas, projects, dreams and visions you left by the wayside will remind you of their existence. New connections, synchronicities and opportunities will appear seemingly out of nowhere that in reality you’ve been creating from the deep structure causative level since December 2017.

Step 1: take responsibility for where you are.
Step 2: clarify your values.
Step 3: write down what you want and how you want to feel.
Step 4: clean up any past memories not consistent with what you want.
Step 5: create your future by dropping new memories into your future time-line.
Step 6: align your thoughts with your intentions.
Step 7: play everything at a 100%.

New! Don’t miss out on my October 5D Report:” Life Shocks as Leverage”-your guide to the Pluto Direct storm just up ahead.
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Into the Eclipse Tunnel: Astrology Forecast 2nd – 9th June 2019 ~ June 3, 2019


June 3rd, 2019

By Lorna Bevan

Contributing Writer for Wake Up World

Originally published at hareinthemoonastrology.co.uk and reproduced here with permission.

On Monday June 3, the Gemini New Moon opens an 8 week eclipse tunnel that brings 2020 right on to the event horizon and when we emerge, everything will have changed. For practical applicable eclipse tools and strategies, buy my 6 page pdf “Making Eclipses Work for You”.

Be aware that the seismic ripples are already reaching you from the July 1st Solar eclipse that hits Saturn/Pluto/South Node of Fate- eclipse impacts bringing change outside your control always manifest themselves 4 weeks before the actual date.

This New Moon plugs you directly into the Noosphere, Cloud or Source as hierophant Jupiter moves retrograde between the Galactic Centre and Great Attractor in Sagittarius square limitless far seeing Neptune. The Great Attractor at 14-17 Sagittarius and the Galactic Centre at 27-29 Sagittarius are two of the most powerful complex energy vortices in quantum astronomy and astrology. Both are conduits from the Noosphere: the Great Attractor known as the Wavelength of the Creator’s Voice and the Galactic Centre known as our Homing Signal from where new stars and radio waves are still being generated.

The Noosphere is not an abstraction but the universe of creative evolution – a living library, a collective brain, an Akashic Record acting as Karma / Free Will, a cosmic vacuum cleaner and a psychic transmitter. In June and beyond the great web of centaur, threshold and deep space planets contacting these points will spark a physical transfiguration, new connections, alignments, neurological pathways, bridges and sideways escalators from the past to the future via the present.

Upping the drama, the volatility and the intensity, Mars and Mercury are both out of bounds – out of control and in completely uncharted territory – and as Mercury enters Cancer aligning with the hyper-sensitive Wold Axis, with Chiron and disruptor Eris, a major mind/body realignment begins, lasting until September. To make sure you get the message loud and clear, in those months Mercury will turn retrograde making no fewer than 3 conjunctions with Mars.

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The Chandra Symbol for the New Moon:

Garlic hung in the Window for Protection

“Taken offline to download special offerings. Endowed with timing and grace to preserve and maintain worlds apart. You are directed from within to remain in telepathic wavelength beyond words. Inside there, you become conversant with extraordinary spheres – held in a purity of protection and veiling. A kind of otherness which rarely is seen for what it is. A tremendous need to overthrow old agreements and previous enchantments. The desire to join forces with those who are also coming out of the woodwork. A destiny impulse which cannot wait, which seeks freedom – a leap of faith”.

For much more, my June 2019 5D Report alerts you to three (!) fast approaching intense energy influxes + draws you the definitive time-line of the eye watering astrological ride of a lifetime you can expect between now and the end of 2020.
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Aries Weekly Forecast: June 2-9, 2019

With your personal ruler Mars now running amok in your zone of home, family and belonging, now’s the time to roll up your sleeves and make over your home to match who you are now. Whatever’s dated, worn out or dull needs to go, so you can bring fresh energy into your space. Watch for flare ups between family members and sort them out amicably before they escalate into all out warfare. Tuesday’s New Moon in Gemini lights up your angle of communication so make those calls, write that blog, reach out and connect or re-connect with the important people in your life. Mend fences, build bridges, collaborate and cooperate. This will prove to be hugely important when volatile Mars confronts Saturn/Pluto/South Node of Fate from July 16-19 and might just be your saving grace.

Channel your excess energy into practical changes.

Taurus Weekly Forecast: June 2-9, 2019

Make the very most of your personal planet Venus’ last few days in your sign by adding beauty to your daily life. Notice what makes you happy and gift yourself with more of it-whether it’s fresh flowers, long baths or walks in nature. This will go a long way to soothe your soul in what is set to be an intense and volatile month. Tuesday’s New Moon begins a much better cycle in your finances, making it easier than usual for you to develop extra income streams, ask for what you’re worth or even start your own business. Sometimes you tend to take for granted your most valuable skills and talents, hiding them out of modesty. Ask:” How am I underestimating myself?”, listen to what immediately springs to mind then look at how to package your gifts, your experience and your passions into something that ads value for others.

The world needs what you have to offer.

Gemini Weekly Forecast: June 2-9, 2019

Tuesday’s bright New Moon in Gemini marks your personal New Year and right on time Venus returns to your sign on Saturday. She brings a reminder of how important beauty, relaxation and living from your five senses is to your wellbeing. Sometimes you get lost in your head but your body has important messages for you too. Move on from challenges or difficult experiences, lay them to rest and focus on making the year in front of you your best year yet. You have support as your personal ruler communicator Mercury moves into Cancer on June 5th bringing new sources of income, not to mention inspiring ideas for collaborative projects. Groups of all kinds are likely to be a source of happiness offering you friendship and alliances that you’ve been missing.

Creating the future, one day at a time.

Cancer Weekly Forecast: June 2-9, 2019

Once Mercury joins action planet Mars in Cancer this week, you’ll be fired up and ready to take on the world. The upside of these two personal planets is that they give you a welcome boost of momentum and inspiration. The downside is that they are both out of bounds, out of control. Channel Mercury in your highly sensitive and intuitive way to decide what’s worth thinking about and what you can simply ignore. Keep reminding yourself that it’s easier to build bridges rather than burn them behind you. This is excellent practice for July 16-19 when Mars and Mercury face off Saturn/Pluto/South Node of Fate in your opposite sign and volatility is a given. With Tuesday’s New Moon deep in your 12th House, retreat from the fray and prioritise you own wellbeing above everything else. Relax in the wisdom and comfort of your own guidance.

Cut yourself some slack-you deserve it.

Leo Weekly Forecast: June 2-9, 2019

Until June 9th, Venus is still polishing your public image and garnering you career opportunities and offers. On Tuesday 3, the Gemini New Moon activates your 11th House of groups, friends and alliances, starting a new cycle of joining in instead of being overly independent, which might take you by surprise. Suddenly your most deeply held views are seeking collective expression. Mars and Mercury-planets of action and connection -are pushing you to put yourself and what you believe in on the line, to walk your talk and show up. Before you jump in with both feet, take some time to update yourself with yourself and make sure you’re operating from your current values, not from old software.

Discovering like- minded people.

Virgo Weekly Forecast: June 2-9, 2019

This is one of the best periods all year for you as a Virgo. Saturn – archetype of potential – is in a long term supportive aspect to your Sun while Mercury crosses the pinnacle of your chart near Tuesday’s bright New Moon in Gemini on Tuesday, starting a whole new cycle of career opportunity. All of this inspiring astrology is about raising your personal standing, not in an egotistical way but to be valued for your contribution. Over the last few years you have gained enormous resilience and hard won inner resources and that makes you authentic-someone who can pass wisdom on to others. The time is ripe for you to re-package your skills, qualities and passions into offerings to add value. Then the next step is to launch them into the world.

Ask for what you are worth.

Libra Weekly Forecast: June 2-9, 2019

The week and month start positively with a bright New Moon followed by your ruler Venus in compatible air sign Gemini on Tuesday 3rd. You’ll get a boost of confidence, clarity and the ability to look at situations from all sides. That will stand you in good stead with Mercury and Mars-both out of control and highly volatile-stirring up life at home, your family and your tribe. From midmonth both these planets will be in conflict with reality trio Saturn, Pluto and the Node of Fate and you will feel pressure to adjust the dynamics of work and home. This theme and balancing act will be ongoing and intensified by both eclipses in July, so don’t grab the first answer you can come up with.

Keep asking yourself: “Am I feeling my thoughts, not the situation?”

Scorpio Weekly Forecast: June 2-9, 2019

For you as a Scorpio 3 areas of your life are in the spotlight: your close relationships, your finances and your growing need for more personal freedom. Tuesday’s bright New Moon in Gemini starts a fresh monetary cycle, making it the perfect time to take stock, look reality straight in the face and set some bigger goals for the rest of the year. Keep reminding yourself that you’re only as free as your financial options. Meanwhile, Mars and Mercury in your 9th House of expansion, travel and study are pushing you to broaden your outlook, get a much bigger view from the mountain top and to take some risks. You’ve outgrown your old comfort zone so make the leap, taking those you love along for the ride.

Do it now before July’s wild card eclipses do it for you.

Sagittarius Weekly Forecast: June 2-9, 2019

For you as Sagittarius relationships are centre stage from Tuesday’s New Moon right through July. The Gemini Moon in your opposite sign ends one entire phase of friendships, affiliations and close partnerships. Not necessarily in the sense of splits or heartache but in you seeing absolutely clearly who is for you and who is against you. Once you start to look closely at the circle of people you regularly engage with, you’ll notice that some are long outgrown, that some drain you and some are one way streets. With both Mars and Mercury hyped up and volatile, expect to be making and taking endless calls, texting, posting or reviewing/renewing connections. This trend will continue, intensifying around June 16-19 with a big financial decision to be made. Don’t rush it but wait until the two eclipses in July have revealed improtant information you’re not yet aware of.

Befriending and defriending.

Capricorn Weekly Forecast: June 2-9, 2019

June is set to be a month of negotiating unexpected minefields. If that sounds dispiriting, at least forewarned is forearmed. And keep reminding yourself that you have very powerful allies at your back in the shape of your ruler Saturn and Pluto in your own sign. You are mainlining their power, resilience and realism. You will need to draw on it and throw in some strategic thinking with both Mars and Mercury out of control in your opposite sign until the end of July. Put simply, other people will be overly sensitive, reactive, aggressive or trigger happy. You may encounter opposition or stonewalling. The upside of these aspects is that you see where you stand, who is for you and who is against you. Use the first few days of this week around the New Moon to make your wellbeing a priority.

How can you create win/win relationships?

Aquarius Weekly Forecast: June 2-9, 2019

Make the very most of this first week of June a when you are enjoying tremendous planetary support. The New Moon on Tuesday in fellow Air sign Gemini lights up your angle of the new and the innovative. Then on Saturday, Venus archetype of everything beautiful and harmonious adds her glitter. This is your time to bring something new into existence-to birth something, in other words. It could be quite literally a baby but more likely a project, an idea, a passion whose time has come. Switch from driven work mode into artist creator mode and let it all emerge in its own time and own rhythm. Fun, enjoyment, pleasure are far better ideas generators than striving and struggling.

Time to smell the roses and maybe plant some of your own.

Pisces Weekly Forecast: June 2-9, 2019

If you’re feeling stretched, stressed or just plain weary, this week’s astrology offers something of a reprieve. Think of Tuesday’s New Moon in Gemini as a welcoming oasis of peace and tranquillity, no matter what’s happening around you. This is the time to slow right down and look at those who love and care for you, at all the little things that bring you pleasure and count your blessings. Make a list of things, activities or people who lift your spirits and make sure you have more of them in your day to day life. Cocoon yourself with your family or tribe and restore your soul. Mars and Mercury in your 5th House of pleasure and creativity are just the catalyst you need to pull some inspiring ideas straight out of the ethers. Watch as they arise quite spontaneously when you’re out in nature or connecting with friends.

Time for restoration, re-generating and recuperating.

About Lorna Bevan M.A., MAPAI:

Variously described as a visioneer, a creative disruptor, a life guide and a change maker, my passion is to blend the tools of Visionary Astrology and Transformational Coaching to help you to connect with your inner world so that you can transform your outer world. Through my practice, Hare In the Moon, I combine the ancient art of astrology with the modern art of personal coaching to offer clients all over the world a unique mix consultations and coaching services. I work with clients around the world by phone and email, tailoring my Astrology Coaching to each unique individual or business I work with.

I’m a qualified Psychological Astrologer, Jungian Psychotherapist and Master NLP Coach, and I’m currently taking a Master’s Degree in Analytical Astrology. I’ve had a varied career as a Modern Languages Teacher, a Management Development Consultant, a Counselling Clinician at Personal Performance Consulting Worldwide, a Personal and Career Coach and Psychotherapist, and former Consultant Astrologer for The Sunday Times Magazine.

You can pick up my e-book “Bringing Your Astrology into the 21st Century: The 5D Planets” here.

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Pluto, Saturn, South Node: Going Back To Move Forward ~ May 2, 2019


By Dana Mrkich

Saturn is going retrograde today on 20 degrees Capricorn.

Pluto went retrograde last week on 23 degrees Capricorn.

The South Node is retrograde (nodes are always retrograde) currently on 21 degrees Capricorn. 

What does this mean?

Firstly, these three planetary power-brokers are all together right now which strongly impacts their influence on each other. This combined influence has a stronger than usual impact on us (personally and collectively) than any one of these planets/points would have on their own.  On their own they can and do trigger major life events and shifts in perspective. Together, they are likely to trigger massive turning points that offer collapse and stability all at once, quantum leaps that feel destined, end of one life/beginning of another life type situations, and huge healing moments when it comes to finally understanding what’s been holding you back – and letting go of it once and for all!. Halleluljah!

Not only are they together, but as of this week they are ALL moving in the same direction – retrograde – until mid-September when Saturn starts moving forward again.

(Note: technically speaking retrograde doesn’t mean any planet is literally moving backwards. They only appear to be, just like when you drive faster than the car next to you and from your perspective it looks like the car next to you is going backwards in that moment. Even though the planets don’t actually move backwards, the occasional appearance that they are is known as “retrograde phase”. Retrograde periods mean that each particular planet has a slightly different affect on us than when it is in “direct” phase.) 

We also have Jupiter Retrograde at 23 Sagittarius. So he isn’t in the exact same space as the other trio, but it’s safe to say he’s there via video-conference call adding his expansion-loving, abundance-focused, adventure-seeking mojo.

Retrograding planets love introspection. They love putting the microscope on things. Been avoiding a certain life area or situation? Been neglecting a big part of your self? Have you been trying to make things happen but they just haven’t worked out due to unresolved old patterns? A retrograding planet will shine the torch on those things, helping you to see issues, and solutions, more clearly. If you’re paying attention to inner and outer nudges, retrograde phases can feel like deep dives into whatever needs exploring, expanding, healing and shifting. If you are trying to plough on, business as usual, ignoring signs that something needs to change, well, you’re still going to be sent on a deep dive in one way or other only you might experience it like “Why is it so dark in here? Why is this space so tight? Why can’t I be back on the boat on the surface?” Enjoy the deep dive for what it is: a seek and find treasure hunt, a soul search and rescue period. You’ll get back to the surface eventually, and when you do, you’ll be all the richer for it, spiritually, emotionally, physically, and yes, even financially. 

So how’s this all going to play out?

We all have 20-23 Capricorn somewhere in our natal chart. So a good place to start is go to www.astro.com and see where that is for you. It will be in one of your 12 houses. The house that these degrees are in, will give you a heads up as to which area of your life is most due for deep diving right now.  Also check out if you have any natal planets on those degrees because if you do, Pluto, Saturn and the South Node will have an extra big affect on you.

Saturn represents: the Father – your biological father or anyone in your life that had the role of father, it includes your inner father, your inner parent voice. How did your father affect you? Is there healing to be done? Or unfinished business? Are you still carrying old wounds or old words around via your inner parent/inner father voice? Sometimes we grow up, live our own lives, but we still continue to carry these old wounds or old words with us as if our critical parent is right there on our shoulder. Do you talk to yourself like your father did? Are you becoming your father? For some of you this might be a good thing.  For others, it’s time to say enough. Saturn can be about us stepping into our own healthy inner (or outer) father role. Being the father that we never had but needed. Being our own protector and provider, or stepping up and being that for others. Creating the healthy role model we so wanted.

Saturn also represents people in positions of authority, governments, lawyers, the legal process. Rules and regulations. Contracts. If this is something that’s around you right now, know that certain t’s have to be crossed and i’s dotted. Rather than looking at it like someone has authority over you, ask yourself: How is this on some level helping me, protecting me, setting me up for more stability and security (in the long-term), or teaching me something? 

Saturn is about growing up, being an adult and putting on your big girl or big boy boots. Owning and claiming your inner authority, as well as outer authority and sovereignty over your own life. 

It represents duties and responsibilities, as well as restrictions, limitations and discipline (in an, “for your own good, to protect you/serve you later down the track” kind of way, although it often doesn’t feel like that at the time). While Jupiter is over there waving the rewarding carrot in freedom loving Sagittarius, Saturn in Boss Capricorn wants to make sure you are ready for it and get there in a solid honest way. We’ve all heard about the people who win millions in the lottery only to have lost it all just a few short years later right? Well not on Saturn’s watch. Saturn asks: Have you cleared your inner worth issues before I hand you this? Have you done your homework? Have you studied hard and passed your exams before I can give you this degree? (Or if not, if you’ve been, let’s say, part of a college admissions scandal, Saturn will shake his head sternly and say no you can’t do that anymore.) Saturn asks Have you eaten your vegies before I give you dessert? Do you know how to drive safely before I hand you the keys to this high-powered sports car?  If you have a business and want it to be more financially fruitful, Saturn wants to know: what systems do you have in place? What are you doing on a day to day, week to week, scheduled, routined way to get where you want to go? Saturn can seem like a real party pooper, but he really has your best interests at heart and is all about the long-term as opposed to short-term gratification.

Saturn also represents karma, time and timing. There’s no getting past the red light once Saturn has it on which can feel mega frustrating if you don’t realise what’s happening. But, he’ll turn it onto green once he sees you are good and ready. So buckle up, read your manual, prepare your foundations, do your homework, trade dodgy shortcuts for a slow and steady wins the race approach. It’s not true that things can’t happen during a retrograde phase. Absolutely they can. ONCE you’ve done any necessary reviewing, repairing, renovating etc.

Pluto represents: Transformation, Death, Rebirth. Pluto is the Tower card in the Tarot – it’s the ending and collapse of the old, so that new life and energy can rise from the ashes.  During a major Pluto transit you can go through a major identity overhaul, or identity breakdown wondering who even am I anymore? This eventually leads to an identity breakthrough as the next, newer, better version of yourself comes through. 

Pluto represents your shadow. What part of yourself have you been avoiding or neglecting? What part of yourself do you project onto others?

Pluto is about power. Do you own your power in a healthy way? Do you shy away from your power or hand it over to others? Do you abuse your power or take it from others in any way? Do you have negative associations with the word power, and need to re-define it in healthier terms? 

Right this minute, what words or images do you associate with Power?

If your words and images need an upgrade to something more positive replace them now or make a note to journal about it, draw it out or even do a Healthy Power vision board!

On a collective level we are in the throes of a massive shift when it comes to who we’ve given our power to, what they’ve done with that power, who has had authority over us, who we’ve deemed as a voice of authority, and what has been hidden in the shadows that the majority of humanity have not known about.

The “Power Pyramid” is being dismantled brick by brick, bottom bricks first (lower power players), then going to medium before eventually reaching the top. So we’ve been seeing revelations of sexual abuse of power in Hollywood mainly in relation to women, and now slowly we’re starting to see well known public figures being exposed in relation to the sexual abuse and trafficking of children. The more that the bottom of the iceberg melts, the more that there will be less and less to hold the rest up. 

The South Node represents: what is familiar and a comfort-zone, however it isn’t necessarily a huge area of growth for us if we were to just stay there our whole life. Some people say that our North Node represents what we are here to move toward, while our South Node is what we have to let go of, which isn’t entirely true. It’s taken me a long time to really understand the Nodes (and I’m sure there is plenty to yet understand), because I think it’s not until you really live out their lesson over and over again that you start to get what they’re here to teach us. A more accurate description of the Nodes is: We’re here to live an integrated, balanced life embodying the best of both our North and South Nodes. Life will let you relax into your easeful South Node, once you’ve taken the time to really own your North Node. But even then, the South Node won’t let you just be in South Node mode all the time. It wouldn’t truly fulfill you on a soul level. For example:

If your North Node is in the 10th house of Career, and your South Node is Home and Family, your comfort zone is the latter but life will keep pushing you to follow your own work-related ambitions whether out of necessity or a nagging inner drive. This doesn’t mean you have to abandon your home and family or live without them. It means that life isn’t set up to let you be immersed in them full time. Either circumstances won’t allow it, or you will feel like something is missing if your life is solely about that. The more you follow your career goals or get out there in the world, the more fulfilling, easeful and healthy your home and family life will be.  

So we can look at the North and South Nodes as a see-saw. One side is very developed, so the other side needs extra attention so that you can achieve a healthy balance. Some people crave their North Node, while others have to really be pushed into it.

What does it mean then for the South Node to currently be meeting with Pluto and Saturn? Astrologers associate the South Node with the past – be it past lives, or ancestral patterns. With it aspecting Pluto and Saturn so closely, when it comes to our transformation, rebirth and ‘firming up our foundations’ processes, for a lot of people this may involve “going back to move forward”. 

For example: old family patterns or issues coming up so that you can deal with them, shift them, move on from them; finding out things about your family line, family history or personal history that helps you to understand things that never made sense, and that can now help you to move forward in a new way; having certain situations come full circle; karmic endings and new beginnings; going through old papers/photo albums/diaries, sifting, sorting, letting go.

The North Node is directly opposite Pluto and Saturn this year so you might find yourself being catapulted out of your comfort zone into things that feel very destined and exciting even if you’re also feeling “How am I going to do this?!!”

Balance will be a huge theme during this period. If you keep getting setbacks at work, is your home and family life needing more attention? If you are all about taking care of others and regularly feel drained, it’s time to make sure you are attending to your self – making time for self-care, and asserting your needs.  If you are big on planning and routine, you may be experiencing huge signs that it’s time to trust and surrender to the flow that is wanting to perhaps take you to other destinations, in other ways. 

May – June – July – August: These are all big months thanks to all of the above. You may find yourself in a very different place at the end of this time than you were at the start. This is an excellent time to do any sort of self-overhaul project: Commit to a workout plan, take on a challenge of journalling or meditating every day for 100 days, declutter or re-organise your home, make a new vision board and get your family to do one each with you.

Can you feel the winds of change in the air?

Has this Saturn/Pluto/South Node conjunction started to affect your life already? How?

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