Astro for June 5, 2o22

Today, the Moon in the last decan of Leo opposes Saturn in Aquarius, whom we know began retrograde motion yesterday. We still have Mercury sitting in the same spot since it ended retrograde as it starts to pick up more speed to continue at its normal pace. So Mercury is included in the mix as it forms a square to both the Moon and Saturn. In astrology, when one planet squares two planets it forms an aspect pattern known as a T-square. Squares and oppositions in astrology represent tension, challenge, contrasts, and an abundance of energy that can be stagnant/at a standstill and requires our activation. The combination of these two aspects to form this specific aspect pattern only intensifies the energy I just mentioned. 

We must keep in mind that in a square or opposition the planets are in signs that differ in element but share the same modality. So the modality that these 3 planets have in common is the fixed modality. Fixed signs represent signs that are associated with sustaining, upholding, and preserving. This is because when the Sun is in a fixed sign it is in the middle of the season. Cardinal signs start the season. Fixed signs are the continuation of the season, when you’re really in the season, experiencing the real weather of the season. Mutable signs end the season and begin the transition phase into the next season. So, this gives an idea of why Fixed signs are seen as “stubborn” they are fixed in place. Fixed isn’t transitional or fluid. Fixed just is. Fixed energy is just slower to change sometimes, more than anything they inspire change in other people. This isn’t to say fixed energy is stagnancy but fixed energy more so represents a sureness of will, when we are in a fixed sign season we are sure of the season we are in because there is no mistaking the weather. Fixed energy is all about standing rooted in place, being solid, and only changing when you are ready when it’s worth it because when you are grounded in place its only worth deconstructing and reconstructing when its big changes to be made. It’s like moving houses is stressful, people only move every so often because picking up everything you have settled into is a lot of work and only is to be done when absolutely necessary. The fixed sign energy is like if it's not broken don’t fix it, I’ll fix it or replace it but only once it's truly broken.

If we factor in the Lunar Nodes' involvement in the situation, we actually get another aspect pattern including the Moon and Saturn, that leaves Mercury out. The Lunar Nodes always oppose each other but they are also square to the Moon and Saturn, who we know oppose each other. So when we deal with 2 oppositions, that result in 4 squares, we get the aspect pattern that is known as the Grand Cross. So, once again more of that tense energy that we need to activate. This Grand Cross including all 4 of the fixed signs, Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius can have us feeling kinda stuck but on the brink of something huge, bigger than us. There could be a lot of intense emotions that feel trapped inside us. Saturn in retrograde has us contemplating a lot about the direction of our lives and how we can get our shit together. The Nodes bring more intention to purpose and life’s mission. The moon is the fastest moving astrological body so it affects us more personally with such day-to-day influence. This aspect brings all of these topics about our life as a whole bearing down on us today. You can’t fit fulfillment of purpose, dedication, and entire life remodel into a day. You don’t have to have it all figured out today. You don’t have to feel pressured to perform, show others what you are capable of, or prove how likely you are to reach your long-term goals. 

It’s not your job to convince anyone. If you feel like you have to convince someone else of your value, talents, and capabilities that’s just the projection of your own uncertainty of self. Stop tryna sell yourself to other people. You are not for sale. You are not on display. Remember how teachers used to say “the bell does not dismiss you, I do.” We can transform that personal power “The clock does not move me, I do.” This just means that there is no rush to figure things out. Don’t put yourself on a deadline that isn’t actually required of you. Accept things will naturally move at the pace that they do. When you rush you end up missing the journey. You can’t rush this fixed energy. This isn’t to say put in no effort, but more like be more intentional with the effort and enjoy this slower pace. Be intentionally still as necessary. Intentional movement is better than speed. If you’re gonna get there either way and the view will be the same when you get there, the timing doesn’t matter. The opportunity that is for you await you. When you are ready the thing you were waiting for will arrive because it was waiting for you. 

If you’re not where you wanna be right now embrace that. Sometimes we aren’t granted things until the moment we can actually appreciate it and maintain it. Be honest, if you had what you were asking for right now, would you be able to keep it, handle it, and really value and appreciate it the way you deserved? Have you taken the time to actually learn more about what it is you’re asking for? Have you done your research to be sure that you want it? Do you know why you want it? Today is an opportunity to be still enough to guarantee that we have our next steps mapped out or at least a sense of direction if not a clear plan just yet. If you’ve come to terms with knowing where you don’t want to be and you feel strongly about that, then you need to be very sure and passionate about where you want to be. 

Today feels like taking a moment to sit with our compass just to make sure we know where we are right now and what we need to be moving towards. We are at a cross road between home/where we’ve been (the moon & the south node) and where we are headed (Saturn and the North Node). Saturn talks about purpose in relation to worldly ambitions and what we physically want to build and sustain in this life. The North Node relates more to the purpose of the soul. The moon relates to home and history when it comes to our emotions and even our physical reality at home. The South Node is more so about the history of our soul, what we’re coming from that goes past our existence in this lifetime. So this crossroad deviates even further from physical/tangible purpose and history to soul purpose and parts of our journey that is so deeply ingrained in us we might not be aware of it. Today’s energy feels very much like a time for us to figure out how we can align physical purpose with soul purpose. So that we don’t feel like we have to fight against the physical to maintain our soul or that we don’t have to be at odds with our soul to acquire tangible success. We are dealing with really heavy topics, things that we were so sure of before our now starting to look less certain. That fixed energy where change isn’t as simple as dissolving but instead change means uprooting, taking things apart brick by brick and then having the construct the next thing in the same way. It’s not simple. It doesn’t feel easy. But its so necessary it’s so worth it and it is so purposeful. 

Can’t forget about my dawg Mercury in the cut in Taurus, I mentioned Mercury earlier then got sidetracked with my tangent about the fixed signs lol. Mercury comes to make sure that we are fully informed before we commit to our next decision. That’s the research I mentioned earlier. Before something is manifested in the physical it has to start as an idea. Mercury and the North Node are about 5 degrees apart in Taurus so that gives a nice cozy, close distance to each other but not too close. Yet close enough that Mercury is informed with a bit more intuition and premonition rather than just plain old logic. Today might feel like hearing whispers of reassurance from our future selves. Don’t let these whispers make you impatient to get there but instead let them reassure you that you will get there and that where you are right now is still on the path and exactly where you need to be :)

Today’s post was a lot longer than the previous ones and was a bit more rambly than yesterday’s. I hope it all still made sense tho <3 hmu and lmk what you think. Even if you wanna talk about it in retrospect once the day has passed. I’d love to hear from you. I know people have been reading it but I haven’t gotten much direct feedback. Even if its a critique I am so open. Its just nice to know someone took the time to read it and cares enough to discuss it. No pressure tho. I know you’ll reach out when you’re ready when it's time

P.S.- This was something that came to me once I finished I was gonna try to stick it somewhere in the report but it doesn’t fit so ill let it stand here on its own:

Your life isn’t over, today isn’t judgment day. You don’t have to count yourself out or count your losses before the match is over. Boxing matches have 12 rounds, you could lose the first 5 rounds and redeem yourself, shit you can be getting your ass handed to you in the first 11 rounds but as long as you don’t quit you can come in that 12th round knock a mofo out and still have victory. As long as you are alive with breath in your body there is still an opportunity for redemption. You have not lost. You have not failed. You still have more tries. If you’re feeling down for the count that’s okay rest, watch, learn, observe, reflect, and nurse your wounds until you feel ready to stand again. Take whatever time you need but do not accept defeat. You are the champion of your life, no matter how this match is looking the fight is not ovet.

I’m such a metaphor making ass nigga.

Saturn Retrograde begins today

Saturn goes retrograde this afternoon, which is ironic because it's Satur(n)day. When a planet goes retrograde it usually indicates that we, as a collective of individuals, will each be doing reflection and introspection about the themes of the planet in retrograde. Saturnian themes include responsibility, time, aging, wisdom, discipline, karma, limitations, long term worldly ambitions, tradition, elders, figures of authority, and accountability. This can be some heavy stuff. Saturn is not in the business of letting anyone run from their problems or avoid the consequences of their actions. Saturn reminds me of granddaddy energy, tough boss energy, a coach that will make you run laps and do push ups for being late energy. 

Saturn’s retrograde ends on  October 23rd plus the shadow period, so we will be experiencing this energy for the next 6 months or so. SO, for the remainder of this year we’ll be having a lot of internal evaluation and dialogue with our inner authoritative figure. We want to make sure that we’re not allowing this retrograde to make us too hard on ourselves. Especially since this Saturn retrograde takes place in Aquarius, some people might be feeling the need to self isolate and withdraw from their social life. Aquarius is the expression of humanitarianism, being community oriented, rebellion, radical thought, innovation, revolutionary change, scientific/technological advances, and freedom via detachment. Internally, we might be feeling called to make radical change in our life. The end of Mercury retrograde in Taurus allowed us to make up our minds about what we want. Saturn retrograde in Aquarius will be about the actual process we have to go through in order for our physical reality and actions to align with what our minds have decided on. 

Saturn retrograde is going to feel like a lot of deprogramming, deconditioning, and unlearning. We have to remember that these processes take tiiiimeee. Saturn is all about teaching us to practice patience and intentionality with our time. Over these next few months, we will be realizing where we need to practice more discipline and accountability in our lives. We might be considering how we can be more radical and innovative with our own goals. We won’t be content with settling for the old way of doing things. We will be questioning authority more and looking inward for wisdom more than blindly following the knowledge of someone else. You might be feeling called to great better boundaries between you and some of your friends or putting more limitations on your social media usage. We might be seeing a lot of people feeling called to disengage from social media completely. We are trying to eliminate distractions so we can more easily access our own inner compass.

We must make sure that we don’t allow ourselves to become overwhelmed by all the work we feel like we need to do and the amount of time we perceive ourselves to have. You cannot expect to change decades of conditioning in one day. Your conscious understanding takes repetition and practice to reach a more subconscious level. 

Don’t be alarmed if you feel your life do a complete 180 as you change your 5 or 10 year plan completely. We might see some people switch career fields to do things that they feel or more for the collective good than personal gain. People could feel compelled to think more about their effect on society and being a more active and responsible community member. It could be our new radical understanding that could motivate us to be the change we want to see and apply ourselves more than we have been before because now we see the impact we can have. The goal is to help bring more structure to our rebellion so that we have a cause and we’re not just expending unnecessary energy. People who have the energy and don’t feel called to isolate, may be doing some strategizing within their inner circle and coming together with their community to build something that is sustainable and beneficial to everyone.

We will be thinking back on some of the decisions we made in the past 6 months as we are met with the consequences of our own actions. So, this can go either way. Whatever you have been putting out into the universe, whatever actions you’ve been taking will come back to you with results or a reaction. If you are unhappy with some of the current results unfolding be sure to take responsibility for your part in your current reality. 

This is a time to ask yourself some of these questions. What are the main influencers in your life? Who or what has the most authority over you? How do you spend your time? Have you been putting enough time into the goals you set for yourself? Can you handle the amount of responsibility you’ve taken or are you overwhelmed? Are you downplaying your own strength? Do you think you could put more work and effort in? Have you been sticking to the plan you created for yourself? Do you need to revise your plan to better fit your pace and capacity? What is your legacy? What does legacy mean to you? What do you want to be known for? Are the goals you’ve set too big or too small? What is your relationship with doubt? Where does your self-doubt and deprecation come from? Are there any naysayers in your life? (Remove them). I could go on and on with reflection questions for this saturn retrograde. I would suggest choosing some of these as journal prompts just to check in with yourself during the retrograde.

I wish you all the best through this time of reflection. Happy Saturday :)

Astro For june 3, 2022

Today, we experience the Moon’s opposition to Pluto as it leaves Cancer and enters Leo. The moon enters Leo around 2:39pm EDT. The moon opposite Pluto can bring up dynamics of power and vulnerability. The moon is our comfort zone and sense of security while Pluto is like running up the stairs while it’s dark to make sure the downstairs monster doesn’t get you. This opposition can bring challenges related to emotional regulation, jealousy, paranoia, manipulation, control, and abuse of power, especially in familial, domestic, or private/personal matters. This could feel like a bit of inner turmoil, but with the moon, in outwardly expressive Leo it could be a challenge not to project these emotions externally. The emotions that are exposed to you today could be a great catalyst for change. You could finally be addressing the root of behavior that you haven’t been able to lay to rest, no matter how hard you try. As you are forced to dig deeper into the uncomfortable feelings of a situation, you will finally be able to address it to the depth from which true evolution can happen. 

Today could be really emotionally trying, but the Cancer & Leo moon will give us the ability to handle it with a certain poise. We stand up and show up for our emotions. We aren’t ashamed to let people see us cry today. We cry our tears with a certain fierceness, with our heads held high. We wear our emotions to showcase our bravery, our freedom, our power. 

Neptune helps to unify this opposition with its trine to the moon and sextile to Pluto. Mercury, who just stationed direct at 4 EST in the morning (we’ll get into that in a second), is in the mix too with a sextile to the moon and trine to Pluto. Meanwhile, Mercury and Neptune sextile each other. So, logic teams up with our sense of fantasy and faith to help guide us through the grapple with today’s intensified and overexposed emotions. Neptune comes through with self-compassion and acceptance so that it can be a gentle, ease of flow into today’s emotional deep dives. Neptune, especially in mutable Pisces, brings a bit of fluidity to the surplus of cardinal and fixed energy that is heavyyyyy right now. 

Mercury’s assist, especially fresh off the retrograde motion, comes from the confidence and comfort that words can bring to a situation today. Mercury trine Pluto (especially keeping the end of retrograde in mind obviously) makes me think of how sometimes words bring a sense of finality. It’s giving closure, even if it’s painful. Closure doesn’t always look how we want it. Maybe today’s closure is someone finally saying the thing that strikes a chord that helps you end a relationship that has been over. It could be the person themselves saying the thing that finally helps you to see them in their truth, helps you see the illusion you’ve been under, and helps you see the way that they have been misvaluing you. The Moon transitioning into Leo might be the click to choose self, choose love, choose your honor. 

Today you’ll be able to look at your perceived losses and see the victory that was actually there the whole time. You’ll be able to see that no matter who or what you lose when you choose love and personal well-being you are always victorious. Today can feel like taking back power but in the loudest way possible. Metaphorically speaking, you’ll be flipping tables and pulling things up by the root. Yet, there might be a certain calmness to your storm. If it has been brewing for a while, today could just be the straw that breaks the camel’s back so you can go and get a horse. It might feel like a painful or inconvenient turn of events but a turn that was necessary to improve the quality of your journey. This will not stop you from getting to your next destination but will help you to be even more appreciative once you arrived.

I be rambling y’all. Comment, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Shoot, lmk if this made sense or if I lost you anywhere. I have a lot of thoughts and I be tryna type at lightning speed to get them all out. Excuse any typos :))))

Astro for June 2, 2022

This is the last day before Mercury stations direct tomorrow. Mercury is experiencing quite a few aspects right now. Check back to the report from May 31st, in there I talk a bit about Mercury’s aspects to Pluto & Neptune which we will be experiencing well into June.

For today’s report, let’s focus a bit on Mercury’s square from Saturn in Aquarius right now. Saturn in Aquarius makes me think of having high stakes in the future, something that we are building towards that we know we won’t see the fruits of any time super soon. Mercury retrograde in Taurus represents our comfort zone of thinking, especially the retrograde motion being in relation to the deep-rooted ways of thinking that were necessary for our comfort in the past. Thoughts that focus on what we do and don’t have right now. The will to relentlessly protect what we know to be right, just, and so. We have to consider that all the parts from our old foundation can’t go into the new foundation. 

The sugar-coated language that dances around the truth, that dances around the inevitable won’t cut it anymore. Saturn in Aquarius challenges Mercury in Taurus to speak from an honest place that centers growth and revolution over contentedness with something that we know can be better. Neptune’s sextile to Mercury still allows us to speak from a place of empathy and a healthy sense of detachment that helps us not be so triggered by words. This Mercury/Saturn square feels like it will be the final major lesson and application of knowledge from the retrograde. Over the next few days, we will be shown the growth and maturation that we gained over the course of the retrograde. This can look like events popping up now that are a result of or similar to events you experience at the beginning of or prior to the retrograde. Saturn transits usually are a test of our discipline, accountability, patience, and self-authority. 

Stick to that promise you made to yourself. Stick with that routine you came up with. Stick with that new lifestyle change you made. Don’t talk yourself out of the goals you set for yourself. Don’t get caught up thinking about what you weren't able to accomplish in the past. The past is not here to haunt us. If life experience is the best teacher, then our past is the professor and head of our grad program. Allow yourself to reflect fondly and with grace on some of your mishaps and missteps. Remember how the world didn’t end that time you thought it would? Or any of those times anybody thought it would? That’s what life is like when we “fuck up” it feels like the world will end… and then it just doesn’t. So, think of all the things that were hard that you did anyway, and find that same strength and dedication today. At some point, the day that is today was a day in the future and soon the day that is today will be in the past. Time will continue this way, no matter what. Don’t be afraid to mess up because mess ups won’t cause the time to stop or end. Don’t harp on the mess-ups because that won’t cause time to stop or allow you to go back. All we have is now and our current hope for the future and our current interpretive memory of the past. Either way, you have to experience the present. Do you want to be present in the present or project on the present? Time is not linear but it also doesn’t regress. So soon, the future will be the past. Mess up while you can, the point is that you always can be because you can always recover, time allows us the space to at least do that.

 Don’t let those Mercurial mess-ups stop you from meeting your goals. 

Astro for June 1, 2022

Today, the Moon is at home in its sign of rulership, Cancer. We are surely feeling the emotions. We are holding space for our emotions and receiving loving support from the people we love as we return the favor. Venus is also at home in Taurus right now and today the Moon forms a sextile to our sweet Aphrodite. This sextile between the two feminine entities of astrology will have us leaning more into our yin nature. We are allowing ourselves to rest, to feel, to indulge, and to be doted on and supported, even if only by our own attentiveness. 

Lilith cannot be ignored in the mix because as the Moon sextiles Venus it also forms a conjunction with Lilith today. Here we have somewhat of a Holy Trinity of Feminity. It makes me think about the triple Goddess dynamic: Mother, Maiden, Crone. Venus is the enchanting, sweet maiden. The Moon is the nurturing, emotional Mother. Lilith is the mystical Crone that takes no shit. Today, it is necessary for us to see the ways in which our nurturing side can quickly become bitter. We see today how over-extending and catering could leave us feeling betrayed. It’s great to be a committed caretaker and devoted lover but not at the cost of your own right to receive. Today, we feel as though we reap the benefits of giving and caring within our boundaries. We practice our right to say no and in return, we are able to see firsthand that our no is not a cancellation of love. We are not being unreasonable when we say no, we are practicing self-love and balance when we say no.

Today is one of those days where you have to speak up for your needs. If you open your mouth about your needs today, you’ll be met with the fulfillment of not only your needs but desires as well. Lilith greets the moon with the reminder to stand up for self. How we can stand up for ourselves and tell others how we feel if we don’t even know how we feel? Take the space to be real with yourself, even if it hurts. If you’re dissatisfied say it. It won’t hurt anything but maybe someone else’s ego but if they love you they will be more than willing to see what can be done so that everyone can feel satisfied with the situation. Venus in Taurus wants things to be fair and enjoyable for everyone, however, Taurus rules the tongue and the throat. Taurus knows the standard of what it wants and won’t settle, so it knows that it must not be afraid to ask for special modifications to get it just right. Mercury retrograde in Taurus you might stumble over your words a bit. It could be a challenge to articulate that desire, especially if you’ve never said it out loud. Yet, if you never say it no one will ever be able to help you to meet your satisfaction. That includes you, you can’t even help yourself if you are too ashamed to admit what you need help with.

Venus in Taurus is waitinggggg to pour that special, sensual, tender, intentional loving into your life once you open up your mouth and hands to receive it.

If we have not been practicing our boundaries and saying no when we need to, then today you might actually feel a little funky. It could feel as though you’ve been slighted. Reflect on what you could’ve done better to advocate for yourself, instead of reacting to your feelings of lack and insecurity. Saturn square Mercury in Retrograde is stopping by to hold us accountable for all the words we did and didn’t say these past few weeks. How can you be mad at someone else’s ignorance when it was your job to enlighten them on matters that are concerning them? Do you expect someone else to know you better than you know yourself? Or have you been put on mute for so long that you are afraid to speak up, in fear that you will be shushed or denied? 

If no one else is actually present denying you, why should you keep denying yourself? Don’t focus on past no’s. Shit, not even recent and present no’s. Focus on your personal right to say yes or no, when you can.

Lilith in astrology represents the experience of and reaction to betrayal, inequality, oppression, and overall just being forced into a very tough spot. Yet, Lilith also includes the journey to finding your power after some of these unfortunate experiences. This transit can bring feelings of retaliation, resentment, and disempowerment into our awareness. It is through the awareness of such deeply felt and avoided emotion that we find the power that we feel we have lost in the situation, we usually find that power strengthened. Lilith’s conjunction with the moon makes me consider the idea of self-betrayal and taking care of others before oneself, especially with this Cancer placement. We cannot avoid our own accountability by blaming others. When we overextend ourselves, why do we expect people to say no? What care are you extending to yourself? Who do you take the best care of? Yourself? Your possessions? Your lover? Your pet? Your plant? Your phone? Your work? Your child? Remember to take care of you as well, if not better, than you take care of others.

Today’s message from this Lilith transit is, to stand firm in your no, for what you won’t accept because eventually, it will lead you to the part when you can say yes, and truly mean it. If you say yes too soon or for reasons that are not your own you subject yourself to slow torture that other people will say you agreed to.

If there is someone in your life who will exile you over saying no… then you are not meant to be in their garden and vice versa. Yet, in the same breath, you have to practice saying no because that will show you the people who no matter whether you choose yes or no, you know they will choose to continue to love you regardless. That is what you deserve.

A bit of a ramble :) hope that made sense lol

Astro for May 31, 2022

Neptune sextile to both Mercury and Pluto who trine each other:

Imagination, spirituality, and intentional detachment help to empower our way of thinking. Considering how we feel intuitively and incorporating that wisdom into our logic, which is currently more open to our physical sense while Mercury is in Taurus. We consider ways in which we ignored our intuition in the past as we deconstruct limited beliefs that only evaluate the physical reality. We find harmony between mind, body, and spirit. We find harmony between our shadow, our logic, and our hope. We let the sensory pleasure of our physical reality show us where creativity, imagination, magic, wonder, healing, and a natural high can come from even the small moments in our life. Rather than escape your body be in your body and let those feelings find you there. 

Find your natural high or maybe even embrace your current low but don’t betray yourself by chasing something that you know is too good to be true specifically because it’s just a veil for what you won’t deal with in yourself.

Especially with Moon square Neptune today right after yesterday’s new moon, we must find new ways to ignite our imagination and social butterfly within our own bodies. Don’t get too carried away with yourself before it’s time to take off. Saturn's trine to the moon indicates perfect timing is coming but you have to be present to experience it. Today’s emotions are meant to help ground you, it’s not inhibiting, being present with your emotions is the truest liberation.

We got Mars and Lilith in an exact square to each other. Mars is in Aries right now, so somebody might be ready to shake the table. The square to Lilith might have us feeling enraged and ready to be riled up after a time of feeling ashamed or suppressed. It’s giving, some people might be coming back with a vengeance. Especially since it’s currently Mercury retrograde and everyone is doing some reflecting. This includes reflecting on the time we’ve been wronged and admitting the hurt we may still be feeling from that. Some people are using the power of their words to reclaim their power and some people are using force and direct action to get their get back. The high road ain’t for everybody and that’s okay. 

Mercury is decelerating to take its last few strides of retrograde motion as it prepares to station direct this upcoming Friday, June 3rd. So, things that were brought up during this retrograde season could be finally coming to a climax and/or drawing to a conclusion. For some people, this could look like internal solutions and for others, this could look like creating their own form of justice out loud for others to see. Either way is valid. Either way, we are ending out this month of May, this eclipse season, this retrograde season with some type of relief and release. And if you haven’t found that for yourself yet. Getchu some.