November 5, 2024 - Vote!

 

As an astrologer who also an activist for education, environment and animals, I spend a lot of my time in meetings with electeds where I am pushing for specific legislation.   I am that person.    Having said that not everyone has that work in them and I get it.   But the most important thing you all can do is VOTE.  

Take the power of Mercury still (out of sign) trine Mars and  Sun Trine Saturn and go to your nearest polling location which you can find  at  I Will Vote 

The final days of USA Pluto return is counting on you to show up.  

Scorpio New Moon: November 1

 

Wisconsin State Capitol: Wikipedia 

November 1

5:47 am PDT

9 Scorpio 35

You can read my whole Scorpio New Moon HERE. 

Here's a snippet---there are a lot of opportunities in the next lunar month to get 'unstuck' and lean into a new freshness ( I hope you will read the whole write up)  

Welcome to Scorpio New Moon.  

 

After a year of cardinal eclipses and bumpy aspects in fall and summer I feel the comfort of a Scorpio New Moon.  Something not said often. 

 

Scorpio goes deep in anything it pursues.  It prefers the definitive. It speaks in extreme such as black/white, all/none, everybody/nobody, yes/no.  Scorpio is not grey.   It draws a line.   Scorpio connects to sex, co-mingled resources, taxes, surgery, it hangs out in serious.  Scorpio also purges debris.   Scorpio is a fixed water sign and is plumbing; it is the pipes that get rid of crap and the pipes that bring in fresh.  Scorpio is death and transformation.    

 

The new moon chart has a 29-day life cycle, and we look at the aspects of the chart to find themes for the lunar month.  This Scorpio new moon chart has Sun/Moon trine Saturn which is helpful for the lunar cycle.  There is NO frittering away power with Scorpio.  It keeps its powder dry until it needs it.  

 

Going in deep and getting rid of stuff will be supported.  It’s also good for finding that which is buried or ignored in our psyche or our history that needs to get plumbed out.  We are all spelunkers in Scorpio especially with Saturn supporting our deep dives.  Saturn in Pisces brings Scorpio faith and intuition and work that feels good.  

 

The two planets associated with Scorpio are Mars and Pluto.  In the chart Mars trine Mercury (28 Scorpio) and Pluto sextile Mercury.  This is a lot of strong juju for Mercury.   It suggests an excellent cycle to get clarity of thoughts and communication.  Even with, hold for it, a Mercury retrograde coming up at the end of the lunar month.  By the time we get to the retrograde, Mercury will be in noisy Sagittarius where we will assess our opinions, judgements and our rhetoric.  But we can still learn from it. 

Coincidentally, the most potent aspect on the chart involves Mars and Pluto who are in opposition and perfect Nov 3.   This is a very strong aspect which pits two warriors against each other.   But, they share a commonality, which may mean the two of them are in the business of transformative work.    

 

....go to link for the rest of the article.  

Astrology of October 28 - November 1 --- Balsamic to New. Death and birth before death and birth.

 

Balsamic Moon Phase

 

October 28, 2024 

2:00am PDT  

 

Balsamic:   We let go.  By releasing we can prepare for the new.  

 

 

Focus on:  How are you releasing ego?  How are you releasing arrogance?   How are you releasing stubbornness?   How are you releasing controlling tendency?  How are you releasing exaggeration?   

 

 

Special focus:

 

10/28: Mars trine Neptune.  Action inspired by faith.  

10/28: Venus square Saturn.   Love and money feel stressed and cold.  Money and obligations.   Being responsible is work.  

10/30 : Mercury opposition Uranus.   Thinking is deep, creativity comes from liberation.  Liberating thoughts are critical even if they cause tension. 

10/31 : Mercury trine Neptune.  Thinking and communication that inspired.  Faith weaves into our thoughts and talks.  

 

 

 

Scorpio  New Moon November 1, 5:47am PDT (9 Scorpio 35)  

New Moon (To come)

Mars Oppose Pluto: November 3, 2024

 

Image:  AstroSeek 

Mars opposition Pluto 

11/3/24 

3:37am PST 

 

Yesterday I was with a group of astrologers, and we were discussing the upcoming Mars retrograde and the Mars opposition Pluto on November 3.   There was some concern in the group.  Sure.  It's a big deal.  Not going to disagree.   Having said that,  maybe I was feeling last night’s Moon in Cancer heading for its monthly conjunction with Mars, but I was compelled to bring up something that I do not hear a lot of astrologers discussing, which is the power of water.   Cancer is a water sign.   Capricorn is a mountain.   Water can breakdown almost everything, including mountains.  Consider the steep ravines of the Grand Canyon carved over millennia by a meandering river.  Or unfortunately the real time images of Hurricane Helene after it dropped millions and millions of raindrops in mountain communities 300 miles away from a beach.    Sigh.    

Obviously, most of the time we will give the weight to Pluto when tackling any of its aspects with inner planets.   But I dunno, Pluto at 29 Cap 46 makes me wonder if after 16 years of traveling through mighty Capricorn that this final aspect with Mars, if Pluto will be susceptible to the power of water?    What if, the lesson we learn is the power of a Pluto death and rebirth?    What if we learn the power is not in the leader but in what the people do with other people to form a group effort?  We are transiting between Capricorn and Aquarius which I have written a lot about in the last two years.  

Obviously, the conjunction has a potency given it is two days before the USA Presidential election. I wonder about the election and a possible massive turnout. A turn out that is being spiked and perhaps not being picked up by pundits or prognosticators.   I say that with some personal perspective.  I am very plugged into Grassroots groups.   

I have gotten out 4000 post cards to swing states and swing districts this summer. That's just me. One of my friends has been getting out 5,000 cards a month for most of this year. My other friend and his group have registered over 3 million people in the last two years. I have friends who have flown to swing states. They are doing real work on the ground on the front porches, knocking on doors.  Having real conversations with folks.  Listening to what they have to say and what they want in their future.   These conversations are important and there are a lot of them fueled in part by Jupiter in Gemini no doubt.   

I wonder about that Mars in Cancer and Pluto in Cap and the last gasps of the USA Pluto Return; I wonder if the election will be a massive turn out.  That would in many ways lean into the new landscape of Aquarius.    People coming together.  

It may bring a tough response by the other side...or not. As one who has had a lot of conversations.   I am not sure what a response would be to a groundswell election.   More to be revealed.      I will say however, I am grateful that it is not a Mercury retrograde like the last couple of November elections.   Thank Gawd for that fact.    In the meantime, I will sit back like the rest of the world let Mars Oppose Pluto on November 3^rd roll out and think about the new horizon on November 19 when Pluto moves into Aquarius for twenty years.   

Please vote.  

Mars Retrograde (PT 1 Mars in Cancer)

Photo Image:  Etsy Lillas Werder 

 

Mars Retrograde (PT 1 Mars in Cancer) 

In September we discussed the Mars retrograde that is coming up soon.     Mars is typically in a sign for five weeks but during a retrograde is in a sign for seven months.   This year Mars stations retrograde on Dec 6 at 6 Leo10 and then goes almost halfway through Cancer.     On October 4, during the new moon phase, Mars crossed the shadow at 17 Cancer 01 The shadow is the point that Mars will return to when it stations direct in February 2025.   We will be covering a lot of ground between now and Feb and then again between Feb and April when Mars exits Cancer.  

Mars in Cancer is all about EMOTING especially actions based around mothers, home, family and childhood.  Memories are pronounced, emotions are peak, and sensitivity is great.  Some of us will feel protective and put up a big hard shell (remember Cancer is the crab) others will use pinchers and do a lot of snapping (Cancer has claws).  Of course, there is a possibility that many of us have outgrown our shell.  There could be patterns, behaviors and habits that are not serving us and during the shadow and retrograde we have a skirmish or two and realize something inside us has changed.  We may sense we have outgrown something.   Will we let our shell crack?   Gosh knows the Mars in Cancer oppose Pluto will get our attention.   (See separate post).   Will we be run-a-muck with our feelings?   Or will we use the hard shell of the crab to contain our energy and propel us to where we need to go?  

The last Mars retrograde in Cancer was Nov 2007 – Feb 2008, covering 24 Gemini through 12 Cancer.   Before that time there was Nov 1992 – Feb 1993 covering 8-24 Cancer.   And the closest Mars retrograde to these current degrees we are about to experience was when we go back to Dec 1977 with Mars retrograde 11 Leo through 22 Cancer in March 1978. 

 

 You may want to think back to those periods for insights to your personal experiences of Mars retro Cancer.  

As one who spent my youth at beaches and got pounded in the sand when heavy surf crashed on me in California shores, I can tell you it is not always fun getting caught up in the force. But when your head pops up and the white froth is all around and you stand up having survived the tumult –well that is a great feeling.     

We will probably get caught up in a force during the retrograde.  But it is possible  to come out of it perhaps ---more invigorated?  And not drowned?   We shall see.    As always, more to be revealed.   

 

In the meantime, here are the Mars dates again, which I had in the Sept report: 

 

Sept 4:       Mars enter Cancer 

Oct 4:         Mars enters shadow (17 Cancer 01)

Nov 3:        Mars oppose Pluto (29 Cap 46)  #1

Nov 3 :       Mars enters Leo  

Dec 6:        Mars station retrograde (6 Leo 10)

Jan 3 :       Mars oppose Pluto (1 Aq 08)  #2

Jan 6 :       Mars re-enters Cancer

Jan 12 :     Mars trine Neptune (27 Pisces 30) 

Feb 3 :       Mars square Chiron (19 Aries 36) 

Feb 9 :       Mars trine Saturn (18 Pisces 22)   

Feb 23 :     Mars station direct (17 Cancer 01)

Mar 26 :    Mars square Chiron (22 Aries 00) 

April 4 :     Mars trine Saturn (24 Pisces 58)  

April 18 : Mars re-enters Leo

April 19 :  Mars trine Neptune (0 Aries 44) 

April 26 :  Mars oppose Pluto ( 3 AQ 48) #3

May 2:       Mars exits shadow (6 Leo 10) 

June 7:      Mars enters Virgo 

 

Astrology for October 20 - October 31

 

Disseminating

October 20, 2024 

10:21am PDT         

     

 

Focus on:   How are you sharing your ability to pivot?  How are you sharing your ability to connect dots? How are you sharing your ability to communicate?  How are you sharing your ability to find what is current?  

 

 

Special focus:

10/21: Mercury trine Saturn. Thoughts that are streamline, practical tap faith and hopeful are helpful.  

10/22: Sun square Pluto – final one with Cap. How do you navigate fairness when going up against the status quo?  How do you codify fairness?

10/22: Sun enter Scorpio 

10/22: Venus trine North Node.   Big fun, big joy, big healing.   Willing to strike out on your own and feel appreciated. 

 

 

 

Last Quarter Moon Phase

October 24, 2024 

11:49am PDT    

   

 

Last Quarter moon:  Now we do the final adjustments to the seeds we planted on new. The final call, the final letters to send, we follow all the trails that came up that still make sense.  And we let the other parts lay fallow. It is a time of action but wise action.  It is a time for living “The serenity prayer” 

 

God, grant me the Serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change Courage to change the
things I can, and the
Wisdom to know the difference.

 

 

 

Focus on:

What actions are you taking that harken back to the new moon on October 3?   How are you tapping your creativity?  How are you tapping strength?  How are you leaning into your self-esteem and leaving ego by the door? 

 

Special focus 

10/24: Mars sextile Uranus.  Actions that are dynamic and electric.  Big creativity and novelty go far.  

 

 

Balsamic Moon Phase

 

October 28, 2024 

2:00am PDT  

 

Balsamic:   We let go.  By releasing we can prepare for the new.  

 

 

Focus on:  How are you releasing ego?  How are you releasing arrogance?   How are you releasing stubbornness?   How are you releasing controlling tendency?  How are you releasing exaggeration?   

 

 

Special focus:

 

10/28: Mars trine Neptune.  Action inspired by faith.  

10/28: Venus square Saturn.   Love and money feel stressed and cold.  Money and obligations.   Being responsible is work.  

10/30 : Mercury opposition Uranus.   Thinking is deep, creativity comes from liberation.  Liberating thoughts are critical even if they cause tension. 

10/31 : Mercury trine Neptune.  Thinking and communication that inspired.  Faith weaves into our thoughts and talks.  

 

 

 

Scorpio  New Moon November 1, 5:47am PDT (9 Scorpio 53)

Astrology for October 15 - 22

 

 

We continue to slog through the Gibbous Moon

 

On October 13^th  the moon went into Gibbous phase with some bumpy aspects on both the 13^th and the 14^th.    On the 15^th we have a gentle trine from Venus and Neptune to help soothe anxiety.   Maybe some synchronicity moments remind us there is something bigger out there.   

 

Then on the 17^th we go into the Aries full moon which is not your average full moon.    It is loaded with tension. 

 

Gibbous focus How are you refining your faith?  How are you refining your spiritual practices?   How are you refining your fears?  How are you refining your connection to something bigger than you?  

 

 

10/15: Venus trine Neptune.  Love and joy connect with inspiration and faith.   Finding inner dept that connects with something bigger outside of little ol’ self. 

 

 

  

October 17, 2024

Full Moon – Aries 

4:26 AM PDT

24 Aries 35  

 

 

Full Moon:  We make the needed adjustments on the things we planted. Usually, emotions are up and running and for those people who perhaps did not utilize the new moon and the rest of the waxing moon, this is when emotions can get the better of us. There can often be a big emotional break, for no other reason than to get back on track.   Some partnership will offer up some balance.  The moon is bright and full and there is no room for shadows, what is reflecting on you?  

 

Focus on:    

 

Separate post on Aries Full Moon

 

 

Special focus 

10/17: Venus enters Sagittarius.  Let’s get our party on.  And sure we’ll get biggggg.   

 

 

Disseminating

October 20, 2024 

10:21am PDT         

     

 

Focus on:   How are you sharing your ability to pivot?  How are you sharing your ability to connect dots? How are you sharing your ability to communicate?  How are you sharing your ability to find what is current?  

 

 

Special focus:

10/21: Mercury trine Saturn. Thoughts that are streamline, practical tap faith and hopeful are helpful.  

10/22: Sun square Pluto – Sun in Libra will square Pluto in Capricorn for the final time until Pluto returns to Cap in 240+ years.   Libra is about diplomacy and finding a way to listen to others and hear different perspectives.  Pluto in Capricorn is all about power in big business, big government and big agencies and does not always care about other people’s opinions.  Especially if it involves money. This is a rub.  

 

10/22: Sun enter Scorpio 

10/22: Venus trine North Node.   Big fun, big joy, big healing.   Willing to strike out on your own and feel appreciated.