April 15-20

The Sun is in 26 degrees of Aries, just past the 1st quarter square aspect to the Moon.  The Moon is in 0/15 degrees of Pisces in close conjunction with Neptune in 2/30 Pisces.  The planet of dreams, mysticism, illusions, imagination, and open intuitive channels, in such close alignment with our Moon, connects us emotionally and spiritually with very deep and intricate aspects of our being. Our connections with whatever most opens our awareness, is strengthened now, in ways quite unlike what we normally experience. Mercury in 20/23 degrees of Pisces, the anaretic degree (the final and critical degree of a sign) of this transit, brings to completion, whatever needs to be finalized, and makes room for a whole new way of communicating, receiving and transmitting information. Surprising messages now reach us, and what was thought lost, may be found. Decisions and choices have been made and the results now manifest in strange, surprising, and unusual ways.  Venus in 10/46 of Gemini, is trine Saturn in 26/8 degrees of Libra. We learn now, long-hidden truths that lead to deeper and more authentic understanding and manifestation of our true natures, our dreams realized, and our subconscious connections with the Universal Consciousness. Divine Wisdom awakens in every fiber of our being, and appears in the ordinary and extraordinary of life; Truth is evident, and we find ourselves living in the midst of what we have connected with through our desires, intuitive senses, dreams, imagination, thoughts, and actions. Mars has just turned direct at 3/42 Virgo, releasing the pent up energies of Mars. Still grounded in earthy Virgo energy, Mars seeks action through immediate, pragmatic, and grounded movement, choices, and channels. Mars is in trine aspect with Pluto at 9/33 Capricorn (having just turned retrograde). Pluto forges even deeper under the surface to distill, seek, prepare the ground for what has been planted in our consciousness and acted out in our relationships, choices, creativity, and efforts to build up or tear down. We have the opportunity to allow the growth taking place beneath the surface of our being, to open us to creative and energizing levels of prime connection and imaginative expression. Our work, service, art, and caring is measured and understood through actions and creations at this time. Good time to work on long-term projects, make long-sought after changes, and develop the skills and resources necessary to fulfill our purpose and to live out our dreams. Jupiter at 16/45 Taurus, also is in a waning trine with Pluto and Mars, showering the star dust of creation onto whatever we are creating in our lives.  Jupiter is the archetype of bounty and beauty, and this benevolent planet is riding the tailwinds of Venus, casting trails of fairy dust and dreams from her journey through Gemini (the coming together of opposites, the melding of polarities, the integration of the Divine Feminine into the all areas of relationship, love, and passion.  The Cosmic Gardener is preparing the planting and harvest times for opposite ends of the Earth.  Abundance is rich within the Earth's depths, and spills over in the highly charged energies moving the waters, the air channels, the light paths, and all the energy fields.  A sense of full speed ahead, in high gear, moves us along beyond our abilities to comprehend or manage fully.  This is a building up time, and final clearing of the fields and furrows where doubt, fear, or pain remain.  Uranus in 5/46 Aries in exact conjunction with the Sun in 26 degrees of Aries, may bring about sudden, surprising, and earth-changing experiences, events, decisions, and may make us feel as though we are riding on the waves of something much greater than we can either comprehend or fail to experience.  Movement is afoot, on all levels of being and experience, and regardless of what is said, there is a growing understanding and awareness that moves well beyond words and is only understood  in the manifest expression. We are what we create in our lives. Being at peace with our inner being and allowing ourselves to live fully present within whatever we are doing, allows us to experience life at its most fundamental and most authentic level. The exact conjunction of the Sun in 5 degrees Aries, Uranus at 5 degrees Aries, trines the North Node at 5 degrees Sagittarius.  Wherever 5 degrees of Sagittarius lies in your chart (area of your life), you will become fully aware of a new pathway that has opened for you. Whatever you are cooking up in the Aries sector of your life, will be manifesting in the sector of your life where the Gateway/North Node is transiting Sagittarius. Throughout this entire month, Chiron, the Wounded Healer, in 8 degrees of Pisces, continues to be in close alignment with the Moon, Mercury,  and Neptune...nearly forcing that which has been thinly veiled, to burst forth in the conscious awareness of what needs to be done, how we need to be operating, and where we are called to ground and settle ourselves in preparation for the journey ahead.  Wherever we are, we are surrounded by images, messages, examples, reminders, and signs of what our true nature is and what our divine purpose requires of us. Neither lays outside our immediate experience: both rest within that which is most real in and around us.  Grounding ourselves in genuine concern, love, caring, beauty, and presence, is what is required.