Venus in Scorpio is opposite Uranus in Taurus  today.   Expect the unexpected in both love and finance with this aspect.  Could bring serendipitous good fortune,  could bring complete disaster.  If you have a partner a surprise event a discovery or a revelation now may cause tension.  Healthy relationships should be able to withstand what comes up.  Other relationships, not so much.  If you have been 'getting away' with something this can be the day you get caught.  Certainly not a day to take reckless chances.  In those sort of situations what can go wrong will go wrong.  Even at that no matter who we are or what we are doing fate will present each of us with a choice or opportunity.  Perhaps the way to see  the eventual outcome of that situation is that it was based in Karma we had already spun.

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The Autumn Equinox arrives at 3:21 PM EDT today with the ingress of the Sun into Libra.  For those who practice the Craft,  for those who identify as  Wiccans and for many other pagans this marks the great Sabbat of Mabon.  Light and darkness are in perfect balance  at the moment of the Equinox.   Equinoxes have long been seen as sacred portals, perfect for powerful magick and ideal for profound transformation.   We enter now into a Season of Venus.  The planet Venus rules the sign of Libra.  Libra is a sign of balance  and thus this becomes a season of finding and creating healthy balance in our life and in our communities.  For the next four weeks energies will be conducive to creating harmony and balance internally and externally via spiritual principles and healthy daily regimens. They will be conducive to diplomatic resolutions to complex problems  that work for all parties concerned.  They will be conducive  to experiencing and creating art.   And, yes, to romance and love.  Caution against a tendency toward people pleasing during this window though.   One must always balance one's own needs with the desire or perceived need to please (or placate) another.  The Sun will be in Libra until October 23.

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The Moon waxes to Full in Pisces today at 7:54 PM EDT.   This Moon is sacred Water energy.  This lunation is a time of sacred Water magick.  The Pisces Full Moon is a dreamy, mystical placement that helps us find our personal power and inspiration. This Moon wants us to look at our relationship with faith and trust.  What do we believe in? What or whom do we trust?  This lunation compels us to identify and express our spiritual needs, and then to bring form to them in some sort of creed or belief set, a frame-work that can help us live better as we move forward through times both good and bad.  This Moon aligns us with our deeper dreams and challenges us to bring them into the world.  This Moon brings us face to face with our weaknesses, with our fears, with our ghosts, our failures and our addictions.  It will sing to our darkness and to our hunger.  It brings us an opportunity to let go of what causes us to suffer, to free our self of what no longer belongs in our life.  Be open to making peace with yourself and with your past.  Be open to healing the struggling relationships in your life that are salvageable and should have a place in your life.  This Moon offers us insight into who we really are and what kind of life we really should be living. Form intent to feed the good things in your life during your Full Moon ritual and cultivate willingness to let go of all the things that no longer nourish or please you.

For further information about current astrological influences check out my twenty minute long weekly podcast posted each Monday:

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The Moon transiting from Aquarius to Pisces (16:43 EDT) and the Mercury/Neptune quincunx will make for a spacey, head in the clouds kind of day for many today.  Keep it simple though
and you should be okay.  Communications can easily get tangled under these energies.  Be careful around commitments now.  Be sure you really want to do whatever you are agreeing to in any given situation or encounter.  Caution against overidealizing people, or perceived opportunities for that matter.  Your ears may be very receptive to siren songs now, but if your gut says no, don't go. A certain sort of melancholia  may afflict some now,  making them more susceptible to said siren songs.  This is good day to sit in a parc or float on a lake and slip into stream of consciousness mode,  letting your mind drift  from one thought/feeling/memory/concept to the next.

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A Venus/Saturn square adds a new dynamic to the cosmic mix today.  The transformative Sun/Pluto trine is still strong, however the Venus/Saturn square puts our relationships and the whole sexual/romantic realm of life under the microscope.  It will be hard to ignore dissatisfaction, frustration, isolation, neglect and/or loneliness now.  This aspect can be the catalyst for change we have been waiting for, it can push us to declare enough is enough.  It can help us to see what our role has been in things.  Certainly we deserve good relationships. Relationships that offer love and affection. Relationships that inspire and nourish.  Relationships that support us in our dreams for our self in life.  Anger may rise to the surface now.  Perceived lack of appreciation will likely be its root cause.  This can be cathartic but ultimately the answer is change, be it change in a partner, change in us, change in a partnership, or change of partnership.

For further information about current astrological influences check out my twenty minute long weekly podcast posted each Monday:

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The Sun forms a trine with Pluto this evening (North American Eastern time zone).  Once engaged this powerful Earth Element aspect merging Virgo and Capricorn energies will hold strong over the night and right through Friday.  With the presence of these energies we feel strong, focused, determined and capable now.  We are very goal oriented. This aspect can help us bring plans that have been developing for a while to fruition in the world.  This is a great go time
for Earth projects of all sorts.  The primary driver of the Earth signs is creating physical and material security in life.  Earth is all about sustenance and well-being.  We are able to see what we need to change in our immediate environment now and we are able to see where we need to transform personally.  This is a great window for manifesting personal transformation. There are six degrees of Virgo left, then the season is done.  Detoxify yourself and detoxify your life. Then build good and healthy things that can support and sustain you in the days to come.

For further information about current astrological influences check out my twenty minute long weekly podcast posted each Monday:

www.montrealmystiqueastro-tarot.com/the-sky-now-astrology-podcast/the-sky-now-an-astrology-podcast-september-13-to-19 

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Mars transits into Libra Tuesday September 14 at 8:14 PM EDT.  Libra is not the best sign for the planet that influences our outward expression of energy.  Mars is in detriment in Libra (Libra is opposite the sign Mars rules, Aries), so expect to feel less energized during this transit, particularly in the areas of life Libra rules in your Natal Chart.  Mars can be too chill in Libra.  Certainly it can be indecisive.   All of his will impact Libras and Libra Rising folk most, but everyone can experience a slowdown.  Watch out for passive aggressive energies that build inside now.  The culprit can be an overly passive approach to life and/or people pleasing behaviors.  We can try to take the easy way and rely on charm now. That can work to a point, but sooner or later we have to do the work or be exposed as a poseur.  Mars will be in Libra until October 30.

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There is a New Moon in Virgo today at 8:52 PM EDT.  New Moons are a time of setting intent and planting seeds.  This New Moon in Virgo forms a tight trine with innovative and revolutionary Uranus.  With the Uranian influence this becomes a time when we can really shake our life up.  Inspired creativity and an ability to break free of limitations we have placed upon our self are key elements of this New Moon energy.  This is a practical magick Moon, oriented toward improving our relationship with health and well-being and with creating more effective ways to work which will increase our productivity in the moment, thereby freeing time for us to enjoy a more balanced work and life ratio in our life.  Fresh commitment to stalled projects can yield fruitful results during this lunation period.  Communications are highlighted, at least until Mercury goes retrograde very late in the month.  Constructive self-criticism can be employed now to help move on from troubling character traits such as perfectionism in our own life and being harshly judgmental of others.  In many ways this is the home improvement Moon. Meditate on what you would like to change in yourself and in your life in the hours before the New Moon lunation, then plant those seeds in your New Moon ritual.  However don’t forget that there is a fourth step to magick, after intent and will and energy.  Magick requires action.  What you plant must be nurtured and nourished in the days and weeks after the initial work.

​Duncan de la Montagne