Starcodes week of February 14-20, 2025
Blessings on this Valentine’s Day in a year where we can really use more love. Valentine’s Day is an Aquarian holiday, the theory of love can be stronger than romance. It’s a wonderful time to show our love for humankind and all our relations but can be problematic when we expect the world to love us back – or expect our love life to live up to some abstract concept of romance.
This year it can be hard to feel the world is a loving place, so let’s use this theoretically loving holiday to help people feel safe to care. Yes, it’s good to honor our beloveds on this sensitizing day but also consider giving a Valentine’s to our world- community love- with random acts of kindness and compassion. Help a neighbor, bring dog treats to the pound, or check in on someone whose world is being shaken by recent changes. Do something to further social justice.
This is so important as we enter the sentimental and tender Pisces time- mental Mercury enters Pisces today and the Sun enters Pisces on Tuesday. While this can be a phenomenally creative time, under this Pisces tenderness we can also feel victimized or acutely overwhelmed by the world’s wounds. Pisces can leave us feeling permeable, both psychically permeable where we pick up on the worried buzz of the world or specific intuitive hits from the people around us. But we can also feel immunologically permeable, so take care of the immune system and listen for information about emerging diseases.
That soft receptivity will shift as the Sun and Neptune enter brash, action-oriented, rebellious Aries in late March. But for now, cut each other some slack; don’t judge people on what they need to do to take care of themselves in this vulnerable time. Lean into connection, collaboration, work towards longer-term change while there are storms on the horizon.
We do have to honor beloveds on Valentine’s Day as Mercury enters sensitive Pisces under a particular Virgo Moon, but our dear ones may need consideration and thoughtfulness more than excess or drama. Think about their specific love language and meet them there.
Whether or not we’re in a relationship, we can’t control anybody but ourselves, guilt-tripping a beloved to create the Valentine’s we want will backfire. So, it may be really helpful to meditate on our heart and write ourselves a long Valentine’s letter, a letter of love and appreciation. Honor what’s lovable about ourselves and respect what we’ve done to survive and thrive in the recent months. Then mail it home.
Or consider a delayed celebration as we’ll feel more Valentine-prone over the weekend under a sociable Libra Moon. The Moon enters Scorpio Monday evening and brings a ferociously stubborn few days where decisions are emotional rather than logical, but some people will claim otherwise. The week finishes under an outspoken Moon in Sagittarius. We want options, so challenge any myth of the closed door or done deal. Let’s consider our options and choose wisely.
For more about the year ahead, see my yearly overview in the 2025 We’Moon calendar
Friday, February 14: Mercury enters perceptive Pisces, and it may be hard to track what we’re doing. We could feel overwhelmed by our responsibilities or feel persnickety or edgy in our body or personal life; anxiety is easily misplaced, and our joints could creak as the Virgo Moon opposes Saturn this morning. Hang in there, and deal with one thing at a time. If we find ourselves spacing out and avoiding the work, take a moment with prayer, meditation, or imaginative daydreams- then notice work is now easier. Tonight, as the Moon sextiles Uranus around dinner time, take a break from routine and let the details speak, make the moment special whether alone or with a dear one.
Moon sextile Mars 5:13 AM, Mercury entered Pisces 6:06 AM, Moon opposed Saturn 7:52 AM, Moon sextile Uranus 4:34 PM.
Saturday, February 15: We could feel more sociable, with less emotional pressure than on Valentine’s; now we can enjoy the chocolate under the Libra Moon. Some event asks us to sort our priorities, we may need to wrestle with headlines or with a minor disappointment mid-day as Mercury semi-sextiles Pluto. It will be easier to see the problems than the gifts. Acknowledge what’s wrong with the world, then bring the mind back to what feeds our souls. Support one another and get back on track for a more collaborative evening as the moon opposes Venus.
Moon opposed Neptune 2:35 AM, Moon enters Libra 5:44 AM, Moon trine Pluto 10:45 AM, Mercury semi-sextile Pluto 2:58 PM, Moon opposed Venus 8:19 PM.
Sunday, February 16: We could feel spiritual or confused as the Sun semi-sextiles Neptune. This fog can give us room to explore our soul or dialogue with our creative muse but also uncertain about our world or thinking we understand something when we don’t. Don’t jump to conclusion; instead, introspect about those projections; don’t just get on a high horse, do the personal homework this afternoon as the Moon squares Mars.
Moon trine Jupiter 4:51 AM, Sun semi-sextile Neptune 3:37 PM, Moon square Mars 4:36 PM, Moon oppose Chiron 10:06 PM.
Monday, February 17: We may feel a bit raw around the edges and need extra gentleness this morning. Our curiosity and potential snarkiness grows through the day. Tonight, investigate mystery stories or go spelunking in the soul as the Moon enters curious Scorpio and squares Pluto, but keep a reality check going and avoid disappearing down an obsessive rabbit hole. Don’t take it personally if a beloved steps back into their own world, offer tea and tell them you’ll be there when they return. t
Moon trine Sun 5:23 PM, Moon enters Scorpio 6:18 PM, Moon square Pluto 11:33 PM.
Tuesday, February 18: We sensitize as the Sun enters Pisces for this last month of the astrological year. We could feel permeable, vulnerable, and easily fed up; so be gentle and offer encouragement to the overwhelmed. Communicate from the heart this morning, work to understand, and be understood as the Moon trines Mercury. This afternoon if we feel overwhelmed or irritated, bring the focus in and deal with one thing at a time. Communication logistics can get out of sync as Mercury semi-sextiles the Sun tonight, ask clarifying questions rather than jump to conc.
Sun enters Pisces 4:06 AM, Moon trine Mercury 9:54 AM, Mercury semi-sextile Sun 10:01 PM.
Wednesday, February 19: Our curiosity can lead us on a wild goose chase, lost wandering the Internet or shocked by the world. For peace of mind, be specific, choose reasonable goals for the day and stay focused as the Scorpio Moon trines Saturn. Feel satisfied with any chunk completed. We can get antsy, irritable, or accident-prone around dinner time unless we stand back, and either find a change of scene or look for a fresh perspective on an ongoing problem as the Moon opposes Uranus and Mercury approaches a square to Jupiter.
Moon trine Mars 5:06 AM, Moon trine Saturn 9:58 AM, Moon opposed Uranus 5:47 PM.
Thursday, February 20: We’re outspoken, could feel upbeat and ready to get on with it, but can bite off more than we can chew or promise more than we can deliver as Mercury squares Jupiter under the restless Sagittarius Moon. Set high goals but keep the pace and expectations reasonable. Celebrate little victories, appreciate what’s working. Speak up clearly, frankly, without abuse about what is not working; do not triangulate, speak directly to the person or people responsible.
Moon trine Neptune 4:05 AM, Moon enters Sagittarius 6:54 AM, Moon square Sun 11:32 AM, Moon sextile Pluto 12:11 PM, Mercury square Jupiter 2:13 PM, Sun semi-sextile Pluto 7:34 PM.
Provided by Heather Roan Robbins www.roanrobbins.com