Weekly Hello

Change, innovation and awakenings are the stuff of the astrology during the coming week. Uranus is in the spotlight since it is currently stationary and poised to turn retrograde on Thursday. Will its retrograde passage make a difference? The slower moving planets spend thirty to forty percent of their time in retrograde, so this turn of events is not going to set the internet on fire. When planets are in retrograde, they are going over old ground, which is the most obvious way of interpreting this phenomenon. The planets do not change their properties because they’ve changed direction. Nonetheless, when a planet is stationary, its effects tend to be more noticeable, and in the case of Uranus this suggests we are in for a short period of shocks, surprises and epiphanies.

Venus and Mercury change signs during the week. Venus heads into Scorpio and Mercury into Libra, and together with Friday’s new moon in Virgo, there are indications that a new and different chapter is opening in both an individual and collective way. Take a moment to consider where you might be running out of road and how you may benefit from a complete change of direction.

I continue to observe a strong theme of chickens-coming-home-to-roost, which has been one of the most recognizable effects of Neptune and Saturn in Pisces and the Saturn-Neptune conjunction in Aries. This conjunction may be separating but these two planets are within ten degrees of each other so close enough to keep reminding us that actions have consequences.

My video covering the new moon and the next two weeks will be posted today, and I take a moment to look back over the recent lunar eclipse in Pisces, which will continue to exert an effect through early-to-mid- September. Think of all the events that have involved the destructive power of water, not only in terms of real events but symbolic ones. The world of Neptune can be both magical and treacherous.