November 10-16, 2024

This can be a week of gestation that leads to ambitious drives to follow our bliss. Along the way, however, we may find ourselves wrestling with the tight grip we have had on our sense of security. Letting go of some of those things that we are convinced help stabilize and sustain our lifestyle is not easy to consider, especially when the world and society around us seems to be in such chaos and upheaval. But we are going to need to put all of our values under a microscope this week to determine what must be done to make headway toward our hopes and dreams. We should expect this Full Moon on Friday to snap, crackle, and pop new ideas and concepts into our weary hearts for some glimpse of how to make our lives more inspiring and meaningful, despite whatever may be bringing us down otherwise.

Sunday, November 10, 2024

Moon in Pisces square Mercury in Sagittarius

Moon conjunct Saturn in Pisces

Our wires may get crossed trying to understand, explain, or convey something somehow today. We might also be deeply pondering the unknown and unknowable, whether in our spiritual practice or in our everyday musings driving down the road. Distractions will not be uncommon, nor will confusion or misunderstandings. If we get ourselves into an overwhelming state of mind over anything we cannot understand, it would be best to let it all go and trust that eventually we will come to understand it. There does not have to be a reason for discombobulation, because what confounds us leaves us in the dark anyway. Just having faith in the divine will suffice.

When boundary issues crop up, however, we must pay close attention to where those lines are, how they may have been crossed, and why they should not be. Setting our own boundaries about anything we feel has imposed or forced itself or themselves upon us should also be considered. Sometimes we say yes much too often, afraid to let friends, family, or loved ones down, but when we set boundaries and make those known through kindness and open-hearted conveyance, we can begin to breathe better, function more optimally, and feel a noticeable respite from overwhelm and anxiety.

Monday, November 11, 2024

Moon in Pisces square Jupiter in Gemini

*Venus ingresses Capricorn*

Moon in Pisces sextile Uranus in Taurus

Moon conjunct Neptune in Pisces

The impositions, confusion, and overwhelm we may have felt yesterday can carry into today. Moon’s square to Jupiter in Gemini is much akin to yesterday’s Moon square to Mercury in Sagittarius. One important factor that should be considered today is a chance for opportunities to present themselves. These opportunities have the potential to foster considerable expansion of our perspective and consciousness. Is there a demand for us to think outside the box? Do we need to dig in to a body of knowledge to proceed forward? New things can come to light that beckon us to follow a new path into territories that enrich and enliven our minds and spirits.

Righting the wrongs committed in our relationships is circling back around for us to do something about. Truth and consequences within those relationships are becoming paramount to ensure the future health and intimacy we feel with those we love. We may also feel in need of getting our financial affairs in order. Perhaps we need to restructure our investments, allocate our funds more strategically, sell things we no longer need or want, or even ask for a raise if we feel we deserve it. Though today is not the best day to actually ask for a raise, we should try to spend some quality time assessing our resources and planning strategies to better position ourselves financially. Making time for some healthy escape into a fantasy novel, fantasy movie, or enlightening conversation with friends is a good way to close out the day.

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Moon in Aries trine Mars in Leo

Mercury in Sagittarius square Saturn in Pisces

Moon conjunct its North Node in Aries

Moon in Aries trine Mercury in Sagittarius

After the runaround with our sense of conviction and certainty, we finally may feel a little more productive and sure of our next moves. While there may still be critical structural or boundary issues to shore up, we can feel set free today to explore the whims of what we envision our destiny to look like. Do we feel lined up with our interests and desires? Are we pursuing things that bring us joy and bliss? If we are not able to completely follow our bliss, are we able to perceive our path more positively and perhaps make plans and arrangements to find more joy down the line a bit?

There are prisms flying around the inspirational facets of the jewels in our hearts today. We can feel excited, giddy, and revved up to charge headlong into the wild western future we are dreaming of. The fascination freeways are calling us to pay close attention to our desires and the heading those desires steer us toward. There is a need for some restraint, however. We have to be careful when there is any emergence from the foggy mists of Piscean influences into the often careless and ruthless impulses of Aries influences. The wisest course of action is to open our eyes wide and keenly make ourselves aware of what lies ahead. Biding our time and strategically plotting our course will make for a much more valuable future.

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Moon conjunct Chiron in Aries

Part of biding our time and plotting our course involves addressing the elephants that may still be walking around in the rooms of our minds. The painful feelings we all have of ourselves that trick us into thinking we are not as good or worthy or valuable as we want to be must be dissected and reconsidered thoroughly. Part of holistically healing our souls involves accepting and coming to terms with what we cannot change. We have all made mistakes, we have all made poor decisions, we have all failed, relapsed, been shamed, and emotionally traumatized somehow. It is up to us to understand that the evolution of our experience through life as a human being requires learning from our mistakes and failures.

How can we sincerely find love in our hearts for ourselves, despite all our wrongs and suffering? Have we congratulated ourselves lately for all we have been through in this life? Have we ever arrived someplace that feels like a blessing? Have we ever met someone, learned something, or humbled ourselves to the point that it changed our lives, for better or worse? These moments need to resurface in our memories if we are to forgive ourselves and anyone else who perpetrated against us. Trauma needs to be more understood to be alleviated and healed. Once we see trauma as critical lessons in life, we can begin to see how to move through it more gracefully and with acceptance and love.

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Moon in Taurus square Mars in Leo

Moon in Taurus trine Venus in Capricorn

Moon in Taurus sextile Saturn in Pisces

Through the storied speckled past of our long strange trip, we have gone through values like socks and underwear. How often do we make time to sincerely consider what is important and valuable to us? How often do we make time to recognize and give thanks for all that we have been blessed with? These are incredibly potent exercises that help shape our sense of contentment, confidence, and tranquility, or any lack thereof. Are we satisfied? Have we achieved enough to feel a humble pride in our hearts? If we think positively of ourselves we have a much higher likelihood of experiencing tranquility in our hearts. 

That said, perhaps we choose to hang on too tight to all that provides a sense of security and comfort, even if it eliminates any opportunity for valuable growth and change. Are we afraid to sacrifice something we have clung to even though we know in our hearts that it would be a worthy sacrifice? Maybe our zesty gusto to strive for our desires is thwarted by something we are now realizing is holding us back. Whatever the case may be, we should take a cold hard look at our most precious values and reconsider how to honor them with integrity and courage, even if that means giving up something else less valuable to us.

Friday, November 15, 2024

*Saturn stations direct at 12° Pisces*

*Full Moon at 24° Taurus at 4:28pm EST*

Moon conjunct Uranus in Taurus

Saturn’s station signals an opportunity to begin repositioning ourselves to better align with our morals and principles. We have spent a good deal of time reflecting upon our wrongs and our guilt and our shame, so now it is time to apply what we have learned to better support our progress professionally and personally. Though we might expect a stationing Saturn to foster greater adherence to boundaries and ethics, it remains in Pisces for quite some time, so the likelihood of these things to truly pan out are rather slim for now. But we are bound to become more aware of any misgivings toward these issues moving forward.

This is a Full Moon that has lightning bolts hanging in holsters on both sides of it. Just when we thought we had everything sorted out and stabilized for ample sustainability, something shows up to completely dismantle that notion. As heartbreaking and anxiety-ridden as such an experience can be, we are better off taking deep breaths and trusting that there is an elevated purpose and intention behind it all. We are being asked to see our situation from an entirely new perspective. How do we muster up the gumption to oblige the sacred order of things and follow through with what is being asked of us? The best answer I can give is hope and faith.

So many upended plans and strategies require a critical level of emotional maturity to accept and carry on with our lives regardless. Maybe something we never expected will knock on our door, show up around the next corner, or end up in our mailbox. Even if nothing seems to change much on the outside, this Full Moon provides a glaring opportunity to see into the darkness that has enveloped parts of our lives that may need to change on a dime sooner than later. Our values absolutely need to be assessed and reassessed if we are to stay entirely true to ourselves and uphold the dignity that we should always be striving to polish and refine. Windows are opening and showing us the way through everything with new eyes and an elevation of our consciousness.

Saturday, November 16, 2024

Moon in Gemini sextile Mars in Leo

Sun in Scorpio opposite Uranus in Taurus

Moon in Gemini square Saturn in Pisces

Messages come in mysterious ways, and sometimes we are too blind or ignorant to not only heed them but see them. What are we learning about ourselves and where we are positioned in the course of our lives right now? How can we harness what we are learning to more productively achieve what we seek? We must prepare ourselves for a downturn in the mighty verve that has driven us forward fast and furiously. It is time to plan our next four months as a period of egoic and emotional reflection and introspection. We still have a little time before Mars stations retrograde, so whatever we can do to get our house, life, love, relationships, finances, and health in order should be implemented as soon as we can.

The stark contrast between what some people hold sacred and precious in their lives and what we hold sacred and precious can be confounding, but if we step back far enough from those differences, we will find similarities and camaraderie. But this requires courage, humility, and compassion. If we are lucky, we will figure out how to work with others who have differing values congenially and amicably. Furthermore, we would do well to consider the importance of establishing some practices into our lives that foster intellectual growth and inspiration. We may get into arguments with others who challenge our conviction that these practices are so important, or they may argue against what we find sacred, but the more knowledge we gain, the more we empower ourselves for the future that lies ahead.

If we hold on through the waves that have tumbled us head over heels into the shore, we will find that we have the strength and fortitude to make it through the ever-changing journey ahead. Though we might suffer a bleak outlook on what is to come in life, we must not relinquish our hope that something unexpected and brighter may actually be waiting for us in all its glory somewhere over the hills and far away. The road goes on forever, and it is no simple highway, but as long as we have the knowledge and wisdom to proceed with compassion and forgiveness, we will prevail and arrive at new sacred depots over and over again.