Starcodes week of October 18-24, 2024
Find a good use for irritation, let it propel good works and creative solutions, or at least a good walk around the block.
Underneath a few creative and inspiring aspects, the past speaks to us this week, old confrontations or complaints, ongoing struggles or unfulfilled ambitions – both small and large – could call for our heroic behavior. It can be more of a challenge to treasure our beloveds, easier to speak of our irritations, easier to be painfully aware of the problems in our life. It can also be easier to try to rally the voters against than it is to speak of a vision for improvement.
Some contests, campaigns, or confrontations, particularly ones with old or long history, old scars, activate this week as a lingering square between Sun and Mars begins to talk to Pluto, while the Sun squares Pluto on Tuesday and then joins Mercury in Mars-ruled Scorpio. This martial energy resonates as Mars approaches an opposition to Pluto on November 3rd, right before the November election. But we can steer this boat, we can consciously choose to direct this energy and look for the opportunities, beauty, the potential in the person or situation, and help that grow.
Mars loans us energy, if not patience, heroism and courage, endurance, if a tendency to act first and then think out the consequence. Pluto encourages us to ask what is the right use of power and empowerment, what really matters to us in the face of life and death, and not as a rhetorical question, it really wants us to look, to make it a meditation.
This discontent can settle into our bodies as that Sun, Mars, Pluto t-square tags the health oriented asteroid Hygeia this week to form a grand square. Notice health issues in the news and in the wake of recent disasters. Don’t hold on to the discomfort this can bring, Shake it out of the body, throw some muscles and or resources into work to improve the situation.
Communicative Mercury is now in Scorpio, so our anxiety or irritation can easily come out our mouth and we can sound short, curt, disrespectful or critical, whether or not we intend it. This can quickly set off our defenses with Mars now in self-protective Cancer. So before speaking brusquely, even if the people around deserve it, ask if it will further. Manage anxiety another way.
As a saving grace, Venus now in Sagittarius infuses a glimmer of humor, adaptability of spirit and a positive belief in the potential of the future. We don’t need to get stuck in those past stories no matter how they grab us. This Venus helps us do right by the emergencies that show up, and to search for new solutions. Honesty activates this Venus- an honest and curious assessment of the situation, honesty about our feelings and what we perceive.
Over this weekend the Sun forms a yod with two quincunx, one to Uranus and one to Neptune, which can add to the irritation but takes that discontent down to our metaphysical sense and asks us to walk our talk, bring our spirituality in to our daily life, rather than just sit on the sidelines and critique.
Ingenuity and intuition are spurred on in the later half of the week as Mercury quintiles Pluto and sextiles Jupiter. We can just take a deep breath, if that is what we need, or use grace to bring that ingenuity to our less urgent but more important work.
Friday, October 18: Mixed feelings and real resistance to being hurried can complicate our morning. Pacing and timing matter. Engage a cuddly streak under a coziness-loving Taurus Moon and slow down enough to enjoy the senses, and get grounded; note the autumnal sky and this bittersweet moment of fall while keeping a steady pace towards the day’s goals. More complex and nervy questions arise tonight as the Sun quincunx Uranus just after midnight, restlessness can bring a need to stay occupied while the subconscious mulls deeper issues or get involved in and effort to make good things happen.
Moon opposed Mercury 1:14 AM MDT, Moon sextile Saturn 11:12 AM.
Saturday, October 19: Check the landscape this morning for overnight changes, shifts in opinions or priorities as the Moon conjuncts change-encouraging Uranus. Midday brings a potentially productive and peaceful pace in a disjointed week, with steady rhythms in the morning and intriguing conversation this afternoon as the Moon heads into talkative Gemini. Social discontent can keep us moving, the mood is better for quips and sound bites, and good quick questions, than depth tonight as the Moon opposes Venus, just be careful not to reduce real feelings to just a meme. Though the memes and reels will gleefully proliferate.
Sun quincunx Uranus 12:40 AM MDT, Moon sextile Mars 3:59 AM, Moon conjunct Uranus 8:10 AM, Moon sextile Neptune 10:27 AM, Moon trine Pluto 1:33 PM, Moon enters Gemini 2:07 PM, Moon opposed Venus 6:30 PM.
Sunday, October 20: Information seems a pace behind, off the mark, our thinking one step behind or to the side this morning as the Sun quincunx Neptune. Rumors and water or spilled liquids can be problematic so watch the weather and coffee near the keyboard. Tap into the positive Neptune in imagination and spiritual sensitivity. Some people need to process politics tonight as the Moon squares Saturn and conjuncts Jupiter. Late tonight watch the Moon and Jupiter rise together, exact early tomorrow morning, and let it create room within.
Moon semi-square Mars 5:23 AM MDT, Sun quincunx Neptune 9:44 AM, Moon square Saturn 12:07 PM.
Monday, October 21: Make the calls, have the meetings this morning, some opportunities shook loose last night as the Moon conjunct Jupiter- look for one nearby. The situation could become less clear midday as the Moon squares Neptune, and more self- protective this evening as the Moon enters Cancer—self-care and nurturance tonight.
Moon conjunct Jupiter 1:24 AM MDT, Moon square Neptune 12:50 PM, Moon trine Sun 2:59 PM, Moon enters Cancer 4:49 PM.
Tuesday, October 22: Take things seriously, but not so personally, as the Sun squares Pluto and enters Scorpio-while Mercury trines serious and competence-encouraging Saturn. The storm is not for us alone, look at the big cultural and political context that provides the backdrop for our individual dilemmas, and know we are all dealing with these stressors. Halloween feels closer, so does election day, all the big scary events.
Mercury trine Saturn 12:34 AM MDT, Sun square Pluto 8:15 AM, Sun enters Scorpio 4:14 PM, Moon square Saturn 4:16 PM, Moon square Mercury 6:21 PM.
Wednesday, October 23: Intuition flows today; we can feel permeable, but choose carefully what we pick up if we pay attention and filter what we absorb. Follow the leads, intuitive hits about the people in the surroundings, and psychic red flags, then look for practical corroboration. Use the internal scanners and ask what could help create dynamic safety, what creates a healthy path forward. Notice a need for attention tonight, skip the fight and trade off being the center focus as the Moon opposes Pluto then enters Leo.
Moon conjunct Mars 3:19 PM MDT, Moon sextile Uranus 4:16 PM, Moon trine Neptune 7 PM, Moon opposed Pluto 10:47 PM, Moon enters Leo 11:23 PM.
Thursday, Oct 24: Necessity is the parent of invention this morning as Mercury quintiles Pluto and sextiles Jupiter. Don’t get stuck at a conundrum or with tough news, let these spur an ingenious leap forward. There’s no need to dramatize the situation; be honest about feelings, that will be enough. Steadiness further. Tap into generosity but with eyes wide open about other people’s realities; ask rather than assume what would be helpful.
Mercury quintile Pluto 12:16 Am MDT, Moon square Mercury 10:41 AM, Mercury sextile Jupiter 3:41 PM.
Provided by Heather Roan Robbins www.roanrobbins.com