Unstable Energies Lead Up to Super New Moon (Where’s your security?)

Have you ever looked through a kaleidoscope?  Well, that’s what the cosmic patterns leading up to the Super New Moon January 20^th look like.  Sharp and soft angles in light and dark tones create new, dynamic and unexpected pictures.  A flip of the dial creates a whole new scene.  Care to take a look?

On January 15^th power planet Mars in dreamy and spiritual Pisces squared off with teacher/task master Saturn.  (Squares require action.)  Now Saturn in Sagittarius challenges our beliefs and encourages higher learning.  The square at 2° brings a “Can we talk?” energy. This blends with the 15/6, activated by both the date and year.  The number 15 holds the potential for up leveling.  Think of the alchemy of turning lead into gold.  This then materializes through the power of love and nurturance (6).  (Are you still with me?  Read s-l-o-w-l-y if you’re getting lost.  Wink!)

Mercy trining the North Node at 13° Libra on this date adds another layer.  Trines denote free-flowing energy.  Here Mercury, the communication planet, in revolutionary Aquarius energizes our collective present/future (North Node).   The Nodes are impacting our sense of security through their positions in the astrological security axis of Cancer/Capricorn.  The number 13/4 calls for transformation through struggle for foundational change.

Plus Mercury was conjunct (blending energy) with Venus, the planet of love, balance, justice, and money.   Venus at 14° brought even more energy for change since 14 reduces to 5 (1+4=5), the most change-driven number in numerology.

Now consider that transformational Pluto is currently squaring the North Node and revolutionary Uranus also at 13°.  And Uranus, now only an arm’s length away (cosmically speaking) from the South Node in Mars-ruled Aries, moves into exact conjunction hours before the Super New Moon on the 20^th.  New Moons signify new beginnings, and Super New Moons boost that energy even more as they pass so close to the Earth.

Also just before this Super New Moon, Mars joins Neptune at 5° Pisces. (Again note the number of change.)  Neptune, guardian of hopes and dream, rules spiritually-based Pisces, so is at full strength now.  Blending these energies is kind of like hooking a jet engine to a kite.  This kite won’t explode.  Yet blown out of its comfort zone it lacks direction, zigging wildly here and there.

With all that powerful energy joining forces over the next week, you might expect a thrust forward, right?  And that could happen.  But here’s the cosmic curve ball.  (Pardon the mixed metaphor.)  Though we are in a 1 calendar month, denoting beginnings, we are in a 9 Universal Month, denoting endings and preparations for new beginnings.  Plus the days leading up to a New Moon naturally bring low energy and a time of assimilation rather than power spurts.  The Sun, our planetary power source, is in Capricorn, an internally-focused sign.  On the 15^th it was at 25°, which reduces to 7, the most solitude-seeking number.  Yet on the day of the Super New Moon, it moves into externally-focused Aquarius at 0°, highlighting again the themes of spirituality/beliefs and new beginnings.

Now here’s the kicker.  The day after the Super New Moon, Mercury goes retrograde at 17° in change-drive Aquarius while in a cosmic hug with the Moon and Venus, two love-oriented heavenly bodies.  Pythagoras saw 17 as the number of death.  Indeed allowing some things to die may be required to allow the new to materialize.  Also realize that this number often brings long-lasting effects.  As always, retrograde periods draw us to reflect, reorganize, and renew what still works.

This all creates a push-pull, start-stop sensation.

Keep in mind that we are in an 8 Universal Year and 17 reduces to 8.  This invites strong leadership with good judgment.  And as is true all year with this “king of the money numbers,” money may enter the picture as a learning/teaching tool.

So what does this all mean for you personally?  Self-esteem issues may arise, perhaps around addictions (Neptune).  It’s time to release fears (Pluto) of the present or future (North Node) and expand your faith to live your dreams (Sagittarius/Pisces).  Connect (Mercury) with your higher truth (Neptune) and look for your personal learning curve trajectory (Saturn/Mars).  Take classes (Mercury/Sagittarius) and allow yourself to explore new insights or futuristic information (Uranus/5/7).  Watch your relationships and finances (Venus/8) for challenges and opportunities for growth.   Apply the highest form of love you can to each person and/or situation (Venus/6).  And realize you now stand on the leading edge of a new chapter in your life on some level (New Year/Super New Moon/1).

Blessings, everyone!

Rayora Hartman   http://numbersatplay.com

 

(Photo credit: “World Planets Shows Solar System & Worldly” by Stuart Miles; freedigitalphotos.net)

Jupiter in Leo Fires Boundary Issues (Just one aspect in an action-packed month.)

Jupiter, the “lucky” planet earned its nickname over the years. Yet in truth, Jupiter expands and exaggerates whatever it touches.  With Leo now highly activated through a Fire Trine and its ruling planet, the Sun, transiting Libra, any unresolved boundary issues fire up.  And with the asto-numerology lining up for October and Jupiter transiting Leo, expect spot flares throughout the month.

You see, this Fire Trine—strongest through the first 10 days of the month– also involves Mars (action, self-empowerment) and Uranus (sudden, explosive happenings). Leo loves adventure and anything that draws attention to the Self.  It naturally occupies the 5^th House of Creativity, Romance, Children, and the Future.  (Where it sits in your chart may align this energy to different aspect of your life.)  Think of this as an extroverted sign in an extroverted house now supercharged through Jupiter and the Fire Trine.  Party time, volcanic eruption—or both?

The fact is this can be a great time for moving things forward in your life. And I encourage you to do just that.  Along with that, however, realize that the Sun in Libra shines attention this month on your closest relationship/partnership issues.  Libra urges balance, yet the tendency for many when under its influence is to give in just to keep the peace.  That’s not going to be so easy with this much fire energy in play.  So this may trigger both old and new boundary issues.

What are boundary issues anyway? That depends, and so does how they are triggered.  A student may realize their best friend’s cries for help are a cover for cheating.  At work, a woman suddenly realizes she is being offered a promotion mainly because the company feels they can pay her less.  A pro ball player might question whether they can maintain his/her current status on the team without performance-enhancing drugs.   Someone wants your services, but for free. Boundaries.  Where will you refuse to cross the line?  When is enough enough?  And in a marriage, that can get even trickier.

The energy this month supports using self-empowerment as the underlying energy to face any of these issues. This is not a destructive type of “only me” approach, but one of using the strength of all your inner resources to find ways to break destructive patterns and move your life forward again. (An old song with a new verse.)  It’s daring to see (Uranus) and act (Mars) on things that kept you from realizing your full potential and realization (Jupiter in Leo)—in and out of relationship.

Ironically, setting boundaries can free you to do just that. No longer are you at other people’s mercy, scattering and depleting your energy.  You become the one setting the course for your life and determining when to stay or go, act or wait.

Be aware that some of this may culminate for you around the time of the Full Moon eclipse October 8^th.  This energy could move someone out of your life.  Whenever we transit Libra, relationships are tested.  And with eclipse energy added, relationships that are strong and working well survive and become even stronger.  Otherwise the eclipse can serve at the ending point that ultimately frees both parties to start moving forward in different directions.

Also guard against being drawn into other people’s dramas. Leo loves drama.  And the “look at me” dynamic of that sign can easily draw our attention.  Unless you are directly involved, recognize it for what it is and don’t get sucked in.  Again, boundaries!  Allow others the opportunity to find their own way through their dramas rather than enabling them to continue in them.  In this energy, would-be rescuers will likely get burned anyway.

Adding intensity to the month is the degrees at which the major activations occur. Most of them are from 11° through 19°, the midpoints of the signs.  As astrologer Barbara Hand Clow points out, this is the area where the action occurs.  Remember that 11/2 is a relationship gateway number where you will either dare to step forward or sink back into your past.  We are currently in a 17/8 Universal Month which intensifies each activation of that number, the manifestation number of leaving a legacy behind.  And the number 14/5, also highly activated this month, puts the focus on all forms of media and your talents with the intent of pivotal change.   Number 19/1 points to leading with compassion.

Oh, and Mercury is retrograde nearly all month, (really…) so speak c-l-e-a-r-l-y and confirm how others hear what you say. Why let a misunderstood sentence or action blow up into an argument?  Also, Mercury returns to Libra for awhile on the 10^th, so you get an opportunity to revisit and elevate any relationship issues that came up over the past several weeks.  (Oh goody!)

So what do you say? Is it time to firm up your boundary lines?  Or set new ones?  By doing so you will find more stability as the cosmos now heats up again on its way to the fourth Pluto-Uranus exact squaring in December.

Blessings!

Rayora Hartman   http://numbersatplay.com

 

(Photo credit: “Rays’ Color Shows Framing Color” by Stuart Miles; freedigitalphotos.net)