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Weekly Starcodes—Planetary Aspect Interpretations & Predictions |
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Starting Friday the 13th, don’t count on luck as this week holds an urgent Mercury-Mars conjunction in Pisces on Sunday and a heartfelt, puddle-like new Moon in Pisces on Wednesday, all under a fog-inducing retrograde Mercury. We can count on creative vision, kindness, and sensitivity, and need to apply a healthy dose of critical thinking to anything we hear. Friday 13ths are notoriously synchronous with snafus in the material world but also carry the potential for sublime, heart-centered, spiritual openings. Tread carefully and keep the compassion gates wide open.
Be particularly mindful about words, actions, and declarations this week. Unthoughtful decisions can boomerang and produce the opposite results to what we desired, as our country may find. With mental Mercury now retrograde in Pisces, the sign opposite its rulership, and creeping closer to Mars, our minds can feel like its caught in a wet muddy road replete with strange emotional swirls and eddies. Winds and weather can spin out dangerously, just like our moods. Stay alert to find solid ground, know when to hold still.
This odd muddiness gets better next week but can intensify towards the end of the week as Mercury appears to hold still before turning direct. Look forward to new beginnings in the weeks ahead but right now, walk with awareness and caution. Practice Mercury retrogrades survival skills; track carefully what needs to be done and keep lines of communication open. Use this time for renewal, retreat, reconnection. And pull out the art supplies.
If tension shows up in the family, assume it's a misunderstanding or that someone is anxious, or needs time wandering internally and doesn't know how to ask for it. Let old grudges slip through the cracks, let them go. We're dealing with enough grudges on an international scale and don't need them at home. Don't forget personal history! Don't call an ex thinking they'll be different this time, but do hold people accountable for their actions. Study the difference between that and holding a grudge.
Friday brings more strategic moves, but ones we might regret as the Capricorn Moon opposes Jupiter. Over the weekend Mercury conjuncts Mars under a convivial Aquarius Moon which can sharpen the voice of the critical public. Watch that it doesn't sharpen tongues close to home.
We could worry about how we feel seen in our community, our public image, and wonder how we can listen to our own calling underneath that concern.Early next week a new Moon in sensitive Pisces, as Venus squares Jupiter, may be wonderful for fiction and writing, but our hearts can feel sore with the grit of the world. This new Moon spotlights true victims and exposes those that play the role but are doing just fine.
Go tenderly with one another, tears can flow close to the surface. The Moon enters Aries late Wednesday, conjuncts Saturn and Neptune with some power on Thursday, the last day full day of winter and of Mercury retrograde. A new beginning springs forth in the weeks ahead.
Day By Day: Starcodes are in Mountain time.
Friday, March 13: The energy can feel pushy, strategic, manipulative, especially on the world stage, but can also help push us to complete essential work as the Capricorn Moon opposes Jupiter. If random emotions bubble up, find a healthy place to put them. Much is going on just out of sight; stay present, competent, but deal with what's visible for now. Tonight, catch up with one another; it helps when someone cares about our struggles and our progress.
Moon opposes Jupiter 4:10 AM MDT, Moon sextile Sun 8:41 PM.
Saturday, March 14: Lean into community and communal voices as the Moon enters Aquarius and sextiles Neptune and Saturn. Encourage the lights; listen to those speaking from compassion or seeking connection. Find odd common ground with dear ones and also with the least likely people, if even for a fleeting moment, to build allyship. The day may grow more serious, if a problem arises around dinnertime deal with it directly as the Moon conjuncts Pluto, but don’t make it a power struggle. Tonight, it’s too easy to be preoccupied or irritated, so prioritize safety and kindness as Mercury approaches an overnight conjunction with Mars.
Moon trine Uranus 5:32 AM MDT, Moon enters Aquarius 9:13 AM, Moon sextiles Neptune 12:12 PM, Moon sextile Saturn 3:46 PM, Moon conjunct Pluto 6:34 PM.
Sunday, March 15: This Ides of March is tricky. Calm down and don’t take the bait on an artificial sense of urgency but do stay on task. Focus on peace, equanimity, safety, and good balance as Mercury conjuncts Mars. Check headlines for physical or verbal explosions, collisions, or radically unwise comments, and let's not make the same mistake ourselves. Lean into a diplomatic Venus-Moon sextile this afternoon which can soften our hearts and help us work together to handle emergencies or build mutual awareness.
Mercury conjuncts Mars 2:07 AM, Moon sextile Venus 6:41 AM.
Monday, March 16: Deal with people early on, check in on the team this morning under a collaborative Aquarius Moon. Midday, choose carefully where to flex and where to stand ground as the Moon squares nervy Uranus; something has got to change, but ask if it’s the plan, our attitude, or our position that needs to shift. Later on, we can get more sensitive, snippy, and potentially anxious, and make people walk on eggshells. The mood softens and we may need a long hot bath tonight as the waning Moon enters Pisces. Offer reassurance where it can be done authentically, this is not a time to add to false perceptions.
Moon square Uranus 1:56 PM MDT, Moon enters Pisces 5:15 PM.
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Tuesday, March 17: Go gently, but keep going. We can be deeply aware of our vulnerability as a country or a person while the Moon joins Mercury, Mars, and the Sun in sensitive Pisces, but can manage if we notice the fog, stay focused, and stay situationally aware. That sensitivity can either give us energy and a chance to connect over shared difficulties or create a backlash where we feel unsafe as the Moon and defensive Mars conjunct midday. Don’t leave a person or entity feeling cornered, they’ll lash out without a clear pathway forward. Do offer help to someone or some animal in need, you’ll both feel better. Notice an opening, room to relax and expand tonight as the Moon trines Jupiter.
Moon conjunct Mercury 9:24 AM MDT, Moon conjunct Mars 2:46 PM, Moon trine Jupiter 8:18 PM.
Wednesday, March 18: Tears, laughter, overwhelming emotions slosh around as Venus squares Jupiter under the waning Pisces Moon. While it’s great to cuddle with garden catalogs, we might feel raw, aware of the world’s vulnerability and pain. This afternoon the planets encourage a shift, a chance to believe change is possible as the Sun and Moon sextile Uranus before the new Moon at 7:23 PM. Dream of a change and take action to further it along. Sprout a seed in this fertile moment as an act of faith towards a healthier life. Late tonight the Moon enters Aries where it raises bravery and our temper’s heat. We can be tempted to tell someone off or take radical action because we’re tired of waiting, but don't do it. Stay in the present moment.
Venus square Jupiter 10:08 AM MDT, Sun sextile Uranus 219 PM, Moon sextile Uranus 7:02 PM, Moon conjunct the Sun 7:23 PM, Moon enters Aries 10:02 PM.
Thursday, March 19: Hurry up and wait; an urge to leap ahead and make some irreversible decisions intensifies as the Aries Moon conjuncts Neptune and Saturn in Aries on this last day of winter. Mercury appears to hold still, stationing to turn direct tomorrow, and it’s imperative to not rush blindly ahead. Gather info, instigate ideas, meditate, investigate, organize gracefully develop plan a, b, and c. Don't jump to conclusions If difficult information arises, new decisions unfold soon. There is a Korean expression for a meditation retreat which calls to leap like a tiger while sitting, hold still on the outside and leap within. This is a good metaphor for today's astrological instructions.
Moon conjunct Neptune 12:59 AM MDT, Moon conjunct Saturn 4:51 AM, Moon sextile Pluto 6:33 AM, Moon square Jupiter 11:52 PM.
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