Weekly Hello

Welcome to a week that on paper looks as smooth as silk. Let me explain. My way of writing my weekly forecasts is to list the planetary aspects from Monday through Sunday. I highlight in red the challenging aspects and green for the “easy” ones. So, as I look at my astro-plan for the week ahead there are no red lines, just one green – a Venus-Jupiter sextile.

What could possibly go wrong?

Bad things can happen on good aspects, in large part because previous aspect patterns continue to exert their influence up to eight days after the moment of exactitude. So, we are still in the embrace of last week’s Sun-Pluto square. And Pluto not only spells transformation but turmoil. Nor should we forget that Mercury is still retrograde, generating misunderstandings, missteps and communication breakdowns while Venus, also in retrograde, is not in the mood for harmony and peace. Indeed, she is opposing Chiron, which suggests the week ahead is quite the learning curve. And if, as President Trump has hinted at, there is a renewed attack on Iran, we should not be surprised.

It’s hard to believe that the American midterms will pass off smoothly. There’s simply too much at stake, but we will have to wait and see. Mercury and Venus turn direct at the end of the following week, so even if there is confusion and chaos on the day, things should start to make more sense as we get to mid-November.