Lunar Living Astrology

This new moon will feel like a "do over," after the past eclipses that kind of smacked us around. The Sun and Moon have just entered Sagittarius, and are only forming an out of sign quincunx (inconjunct) to Jupiter retrograde in Pisces. The fact that they are connecting to a retrograde planet that is out of Aries, encourages us to deal with the potential challenges by reaching out to professionals who know how to fix the issues. The Sagittarius influence helps us approach the challenges with optimism and perspective. We are ready to learn new skills and put them to good use.

Mercury and Venus are forming a conjunction in Sagittarius. They also will help with learning, exploring, and coping. Just don't get bogged down with all the new and shiny information, or we may lose track of the day to day tasks we need to handle.

Mars in Gemini is retrograde and also transiting Out of Bounds. Mars is trine to Saturn in Aquarius and square to Neptune retrograde in Pisces. When Mars is transiting through Gemini, we tend to be restless, but throw in the retrograde factor, and we likely are not sleeping well, either. Some good outlets for this tired restless energy loss is to practice meditation, mindfulness, self-awareness, and become cognizant of our environment. Slow things down a little to allow our body and our brain time to focus and rest. This can be a good time to start projects over. We need to sweep away the clutter so that we become less distracted by the frivolous.

Jupiter retrograde and Neptune retrograde in Pisces are on either side of sextiles to Pluto in Capricorn. There's a strong possibility that we are re-evaluating some issues that we encountered a few months ago, from April and May. There may not be solutions to be found at this time. But, some solutions are likely to show up around the time of the full moon.

Saturn in Aquarius is square to Uranus retrograde in Taurus. People, in general, are emotionally sensitive for a variety of issues. We are prone to assuming that others are thinking the worst about us, and our insecurities are right on the surface. It is time to accept responsibility for our own choices and actions. Stop assuming that we are victims of malfeasance simply because we have gotten away with inappropriate behaviors in the past. Our past actions that others allowed to slide, are likely to be brought to our attention, and corrected without our permission. Just because we got away with incongruous actions in the past does not mean that we were being ethical, legal, or moral. In other words, our past privileges associated to our naughty decisions are likely to be stripped away. As some might say, it is time to stop being a "Karen" or a "Ken"... or a Harvey, a Martha, a Bill, an Elizabeth, an Alex.... (No offense intended towards individuals who have those names but never benefited from special privileges.)

This chart is heavy with the Mutable sign placements meaning that life is still changing and moving, but that we are more adaptive now, and feeling as though we are able to solve more of the problems confronting us. Even if we are not solving issues, we are finding better coping skills than we had a couple of weeks ago. There are enough Fire sign placements involved, also, to help us find opportunities and let our skills take us in new directions. We have the ability to work along side the interests of others, without losing our passions for our own desires.