How's the Weather?
ASTROLOGICAL WEATHER PATTERNS
Q:how’s the weather?
A: It is 7:30 a.m. and 79 degrees outside. The AC is on and blowing lucid visions of life yet to be integrated into my conscious mind from the depths. There is a correlation between the movement of cool air and the rustling up of sedimentary processes lying inside the dark lake of my inner stillness. I hear the internal call to review how I got here, what is happening now, and what comes next once the past and present are clarified. The astrology of the moment is also a great indicator of how cosmic weather provokes similar invitations if I am paying attention.
VENUS STATIONS DIRECT
Venus is now direct after 6 weeks, turning the tide once again to traverse the terrain of Leo that has been super-charged and pulled into focus as a means of reviewing relationships, finances, and our priorities. Can you look back over the recent weeks and notice how any of these areas may have shifted for you? Perhaps with one relationship in particular that was in need of a sea change? Depending on where Leo lives in your chart, you will have had a particular flavor that resonates with the house that has been intimately swept by Venus at this time.
Many will have found themselves at odds with their partners, considering separations or taking the leap to finally let go of the patterns that are no longer serving. Singles may have had encounters here or there with nothing remaining except a memory, lesson, or reflection of something new to learn about themselves. Now with Venus direct, the momentum will begin to grow this week bringing more fortitude and clarity to these areas. Relationships that withstood the strain may now be stronger than before, having learned new ways of being together.
JUPITER IN RETROGRADE
Jupiter also just stationed retrograde nearly simultaneously with Venus’s direct move. The great amplifier will retrograde through Taurus until December 30th, 2023, continuing where Venus left off to ensure that our personal value system is in alignment with our outer world manifestations. It is a time to rethink, review, reevaluate, reassess, and reconsider the very foundation upon which you live your day-to-day life, how you nourish yourself, support yourself and your family financially, and what is truly important to you. One suggestion? Go deep and let this magnificent planetary shift work on your behalf. If you give your attention to this transit, 2024 will emerge as a fertile ground for a new vision of your precious life.
MERCURY IN RETROGRADE
And we still have Mercury in retrograde until September 15th. In our natal charts, Mercury represents the mind, our perspective, and how we articulate our worldview. When in retrograde, there is an incredible opportunity to inquire within and reconstruct new possibilities of thought. Don’t waste it, enjoy it. Think of it as the means to shake yourself out of any feedback loops of thought that are no longer or perhaps were never in your favor. A new moon on the 14th in Virgo combined with Mercury stationing direct just one day after is going to feel refreshing and satisfying for those who really love to feel organized and on point through and through.
Here in New York City, it is hot hot hot. Humidity is at 78%, which is great for our skin. So what happens when you add heat and water? You get steam (and cleansed pores with a glow). Steam has the power to carry essence upward to heights where density and weight cannot go. I love working with the weather as opposed to fighting it. Maybe growing up in negative 20 degrees with the sun shining in Jackson Wyoming was a good teacher for me! So today, may I be like the steam and let go of what is weighing me down as I rise with only the essence of what is needed. And in a similar fashion, may I attune to the planets and allow their mirror to reflect new possibilities of inner work and flow within my psyche.
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