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Transformation is difficult. They don't call them growing pains for nothing. The trine retrograde Mercury forms with retrograde Pluto today takes each of us into our past. You may not like what you find deep in the chambers of your own personal mythology. Likely it will not feel comfortable. However it will serve your greater purpose, that being a better state of being inside of yourself and a better life out in the world. Both Mars and the Moon moved into Aries last night, bringing a useful restlessness to the energy mix. Over the next six weeks Mars will bring courage and a strong proactive energy to the cosmic blend as it transits Aries. This will help you move forward in your life. There is a combustive quality to this planet/sign combo however, which is most likely to show up when the Moon is also in a Fire sign. Therefore those with core anger or anger issues should be aware that aggression can lead to destructive conflict today and tomorrow.
Keep it spiritual. And find healthy frameworks for conflict resolution. Also, focus on becoming a better advocate for yourself in your day to day life. Duncan de la Montagne Mars in Pisces forms a sextile with Pluto Sunday and the Moon transits into Pisces at 11:50 AM EDT. This expansive and transformative spirituality and creativity oriented Mars/Pluto aspect can have us embarking on new projects and pathways that are aligned with our own true core values in the coming days. The Moon in Pisces supports this energy. Consequential events occur now. Our beliefs can change. We see a bigger picture, or more of the picture. Intuition is strong and we should follow where it leads. On the social level spending time with small groups of very close people is probably what will feel best. Anything too demanding will feel draining. Sweet and easy is the tone of the day. Pay close attention to your dreams. Journal throughout the rest of the long weekend. Meditation and observation can bring us to new higher path ambition and purpose in life.
Duncan de la Montagne Friday morning at 8:53 EDT the Moon moves into Aquarius, setting an independent Air element tone for the day. We feel the need for space when the Moon is in Aquarius and we feel best when we are immersed in our own thoughts and projects. At 9:22 PM EDT the Sun enters Gemini. For the next four weeks the focus is on indulging curiosity, exploration, innovation, learning and travel. This is a more social astral season than home life and work focused Taurus Season and as such we will want to attend group gatherings and events where we can mingle with and meet other humans outside of our core circle. This is also a time when we can feel compelled to chronicle our life experiences either in a journal or via video mediums and platforms. Caution though against oversharing, or in being overly judgmental or engaging in insensitive communication modes during Gemini Season. Friday is the most social day of the week, but in a hang out with friends kind of wayand not a date way.
Duncan de la Montagne Mars is conjunct Neptune in Pisces today and the Moon is in Sagittarius. The combined energies
of Mars and Neptune in Pisces take us inward to deeper levels of consciousness and they connect us with the spiritual plane. This is a day of insight and awareness which can lead to inspiration toward loftier goals and finding higher purpose in life. Beyond being a day of spiritual inspiration this is also a day of artistic inspiration. In either follow wherever feeling and intuition lead. The energies of the day stir compassion within us. This can help defuse stressful conflict, both externally and internally. This can have us reaching out to those around us who are struggling. With the Moon in Sagittarius there is a predominantly Mutable quality to day and things should feel smoother than they did the past couple of days. Just remember to takes things slow and to not be so much in your thoughts and daydreams that you put yourself at physical risk due to distraction at key moments. Duncan de la Montagne The Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio (May 16, 00:14 EDT) takes us deep into our fears, forcing us to face them. Then it takes us even deeper to the root cause of those fears, the shadows of early life experience, our personal trauma history. This is core identity and experience stuff. Ultimately wisdom and transformation await us at the other end, but the journey we take through our darkness
will be draining and exhausting. Revelations regarding our relationship patterns and our attachment style occur now. The late decan 3 Scorpio South Node placement wants us to scrub our life, to remove the residue of betrayals past and present. The square formed with Saturn in Aquarius may spark a strong hunger and desire for revenge. Think twice. The energies are volatile and just as likely to turn that darkness against us now. Visualize a version of you now who is no longer haunted by the past. A version who is liberated and free to live the full of their passion out in the world. Then open yourself to the process of letting go. Duncan de la Montagne The most significant astrological aspect of the week occurs Friday when the Sun forms an exact conjunction with the North Node in the Earth element sign of Taurus. This is a good day to give thanks to and make an offering to Mother Earth. This would be a good time for everyone to commit to at least one new initiative in their personal life to help the Earth. Friday will be a day of good fortune for some and a day of karmic reckoning for others. The past may indeed return now and manifest in the present. How each individual experiences the energies of this conjunction will be dependent on how it aspects personal planets in the Natal Chart and on the health of the choices the person is making in their life. This can be a good day for making new commitments in one's life and for launches of all sorts. Take some time to reflect on your journey today. Make sure you are headed in a direction that allows you to live well inside of yourself and out in the world. The energies of this aspect will be strong throughout both Friday and Saturday.
Duncan de la Montagne The astrology of the past few days brought a nefarious plot to light, a plot against women. Pluto went retrograde on April 29. Then there was a solar eclipse Saturday May 1 during the New Moon in Taurus and finally the Jupiter/Pluto sextile perfected on Tuesday. Also Tuesday a draft was leaked that revealed that extremist elements with strong religious views in the American Supreme Court were working to overturn Roe vs Wade and remove abortion rights and protections for women in America. The religious right wing has been pushing for this for years in America and it is pushing for it here in Canada too. There are a large number of male and female MPs in the Conservative caucus in Parliament now who are opposed to abortion rights for women, including the interim leader.
I have supported women's rights and abortion rights for women since I was a young teen in the 1970's. The 1960's and 70's were a time when Western society freed itself from the yoke of institutionalized fundamentalist religious oppression, which opened the gateway for sexual liberation, abortion rights, alternate spiritual views, women moving into the workplace, gay and lesbian rights, gay marriage and more recently trans rights. It is appalling that in the 21st Century women once again must fight for agency over their bodies, but here we are. What should be sacred is a woman's right to choose, medieval interpretations of even older scripture written by humans hundreds of years ago in the Bible and the Quran. It has only been 270 years or so since these same religious zealots were burning people like me at the stake here in the western world and of course religious persecution against those who do not follow the dogma of the dominant religion of the land exists in many places in the world today. The Patriarchy is a religious construct going right back to the Genesis and Garden of Eden myths, when the god plucked a rib from the man he had just made and created woman. For this to be a spiritual paradigm based in equality both man and woman would have been created from the source material. Immediately afterward woman is cast as a temptress and as weak in moral character by offering the man the forbidden apple. I have always preferred astrology to religion. Astrology is inclusive, astrology does not hate, astrology does not demean, and astrology does not take away fundamental human rights of the born and living. My body, my choice, should and must be the law of land. Sadly we must fight this fight once again. Duncan de la Montagne The Sun is conjunct Uranus in Taurus now. Jokers are wild when the Sun is conjunct Uranus, anything can happen. Expect the unexpected over the next couple of days. This aspect can bring sudden change to your life. A sextile formed with Mars can bring exciting new opportunities now, or attract stimulating and eye-opening new experiences outside of whatever is normal for you. This aspect can be quite liberating but it can also spark chaos. Be aware of what is going on around you. Conflicts that have been simmering have a strong likelihood of boiling over now. This is not a day for foolish risks. What can go wrong will go wrong. If you have been getting away with something for a while this can be the day your luck runs out. The current nature of your internal state of being will have a strong influence on how things play out for you now, as will the sort of choices you are making.
Duncan de la Montagne Mars sextiles Uranus today and the Moon transits into Cancer. This is a heavily Water Element influenced day which can have a strong transformative effect on our beliefs and views, a day which can have us aligning spiritually with causes that resonate deeply. We feel a strong desire to break free from whatever restricts us, limits us or holds us in place. Spend time with yourself. Be in your feelings. Know your heart. Intuition and dream messaging are enhanced now. Take time to journal. Clarify thoughts and feelings. Conceptualize. Soon you will be called to action.
Duncan de la Montagne May 1 is the sabbat Beltane, an ancient European celebration of life and fertility rooted in pagan pre-Christian and pre-Islamic times there. Feasting, dancing, maypoles and bonfires have long been part of Beltane rituals, as has sexuality. Beyond the celebratory Beltane is a time of rites and incantations invoking spiritual protection from both natural and supernatural harm. Venus is conjunct Jupiter in Pisces today. We find joy and inspiration now in love, art, beauty, spirituality and pleasure, and we become aligned with a vision of a better life, a better world, a better future.
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