Astroblogick

The Great Undoing

    It would appear as though numerous investigations are gradually beginning to surface on the outskirts of Trumpworld with the promise of several large servings of a Reality Pie arriving as the first course, coming hot out of the kitchens of the DOJ and into the arrogance maws of what passes for the Republican Party these days.

    Despite what many see as writing on the wall, the GOPMAGAFOX complex seem rather smug and comfortable in their seemingly successful ability to make inroads into reframing consensus reality by way of deception, distortion, distraction and doubt in a bid to redefine reality, bending it to its own regressive ends. With the help of social media, such selfish arrogance has been allowed to poison the well of public trust in its institutions and sense of common purpose through the propagation and promotion of The Big Lie.

    This really needs to be corrected if there's still a democracy standing after the US Pluto Return opens a new 250-year epicycle in 2024-25. In the meantime, the big question is: when are the indictments going to drop? How much longer must we endure the torture of a prolonged cliff-hanger, awaiting the karmic scales of justice to tip? Recent events involving a few of the criminal types in Trumpworld suggest the bullshit cover-ups of the past five years (and more) are being gathered and notated, ready to expose the flimsy reality construct that allows them feel immune to being held accountable for any their actions.

    From a mythological/archetypal perspective, this type of hubris tends to anger the gods, and has always been met with extreme forms of cosmic retribution. Perhaps this is the case for Mercury, the Messenger of the Gods as it prepares to retrograde (review, rewind, go back over) in Gemini at the end of May; emphasizing communication, travel, exchanges, data, phone calls, documents and such like. Keeping in mind that Hermes, the Greek name for Roman Mercury was known as the patron god of thieves, we should expect plenty of skullduggery tied-up in Uncle Fester’s traveling laptops and Bill Barr’s preposterous nothing-to-see-here-folks defense of his Master which he tried to shove down our throats in March 2019.

    Apparently, Don the Con and his cabal of gangsters thought they got away with their crimes back in the good old days of Impeachment Trial #1, the Russia Investigation and the Mueller Report, Capitol Insurrection and Impeachment #2, yet these unfinished stories appear to be coming back to bite them in the ass. Did anyone forget about those obstructed, covered-up crimes? Mercury didn’t forget, and as it prepares to retrograde, those same themes will be dragged into the public square and exposed for what they are: all part of an outrageous lie that millions continue to believe. Mercury in Gemini has a needle in its fingers, we just don’t know how long he’s going to wait for those bubbles of bullshit to continue to over-inflate before he uses it. But when he does, stand back, it’s going to be messy.

Taurus New Moon    Moving into the more solid territory of spring, a new solar-lunar cycle opens in the geocentric sign of Taurus on Tuesday as we begin looking to practical, down-to-earth approaches to the structures and foundations we build our lives upon. Taurus is often associated with personal assets in the way of finances, possessions, talents and gifts while also amplifying the realm of appetites and desires. The New Moon in Taurus signals the commencement of a cycle that finds expansion through these qualities with whatever refinements we care to bring to our personal realities.

    The New Moon takes place on Tuesday, May 11 at 3:00 pm (Eastern Time) toward the backend of Taurus (21Tau18) where an important new cycle related to resources and finance gets a strong push. Whatever we set into motion at this time will find full expression two weeks later with potent consequence in the light of the Sagittarius Full Super Moon/Total Lunar Eclipse; the solar-lunar cycle we’re starting this week then closes two weeks later with the Gemini New Moon/Annular Solar Eclipse on June 10.

    If you’re looking for a moment to powerfully set an intention, look no further than the hour surrounding the Taurus lunation when the Moon precisely aligns with the heart of the Sun, what astrologers refer to as Cazimi. During the 30 minutes before and after the exact time of the New Moon (2:30-3:30 pm, Eastern) we can powerfully lock-in our desires and intentions. After this hour, the Moon symbolically becomes overwhelmed by its proximity to the Sun in what’s called Combustion, weakening the Moon’s influence for 30 hours - the time it takes for the Moon to move far enough away from the Sun to begin taking-on a sliver of light of its own. In other words, if you can’t set your projects, plans, intentions and desires at the moment of this New Moon, you might want to wait until Thursday for best results

The Sabian Symbol for this New Moon is worth contemplating as well:

PHASE 52 (TAURUS 22°): WHITE DOVE FLYING OVER TROUBLED WATERS.

KEYNOTE: The spiritual inspiration that comes to the individual in the overcoming of crisis.

    Here also we are confronted with a symbol of guidance, and the dove flying over troubled waters reminds one of the story of Noah and the Ark. Noah met his and mankind's crisis courageously and in complete obedience to God's promptings. The test completed, he received the dove's message. It is a message from the Holy Spirit announcing a new Dispensation. This symbolic scene can be applied to personal crises resulting from emotional upheavals or from the irruption of unconscious forces and impulses into the consciousness — if the crisis has been faced in the right spirit.

This second stage symbol [speaks to] the rhythm of cosmic, God-ordained cycles that reveals its conclusive beat through a living and concretely significant sign — a REWARD TO THE FAITHFUL.

- Dane Rudhyar, An Astrological Mandala

Jupiter Enters Pisces

    Expansive Jupiter crosses the cusp from Aquarius to Pisces on Thursday where it will remain for ten weeks before retrograding back into Aquarius on July 28. Jupiter is said to be the ruler of two signs: Sagittarius and Pisces, and although Jupiter has a commanding, executive presence in Sagittarius, Jupiter is deeply in love with Pisces and tends to amplify the spiritual and compassionate qualities of this sign when it visits once every 12 years.

    Due to Jupiter’s retrograde motion, it will move in and out of the mutable water sign of Pisces three separate times. Its first foray into Pisces (May 13 - July 28) is likely to give us a taste of what's to come before returning to Aquarius (July 28 - Dec. 29). Jupiter then returns to Pisces for another 18 weeks before crossing into the next sign of Aries (May 10 - Oct. 28, 2022); then making one final, seven-week visit to Pisces in the last two months of 2022.

    We can expect Jupiter’s sporadic journey through Pisces to coincide with an elevation and expansion of the more empathic and compassionate responses in the social sphere of expression. This can help us develop greater levels of personal wisdom and grace as well as applying creative ideas into works of art and music. Newfound trust in our relationships and social connections might also gain traction.

    As is often the case, there’s a dark side to even the most beneficent planet-sign combination, especially when viewed through a collective lens. With Jupiter having a strong connection with the courts, legislation, religion and ideology, its visit to Pisces can easily default into victim mode. Expressions of the universal sign of Pisces (not to be confused with sun sign personality traits) sometimes manifests by playing the martyr role, and in case of the upcoming indictments, we’ll probably see the defense utilizing the stale trope of partisan, deep-state attacks against those who can do no wrong. Jupiter (expansion, exaggeration) in Pisces (deceptions, illusions) might also fuel the ongoing reality disconnect even more with madness and insanity being the route that many of the true believers will take in the face of uncontroversial evidence in courts of law.

    Even so, the more positive aspects of Jupiter in Pisces, particularly when it comes to individuals, finds expression through spiritual growth, creative endeavors, imaginative solutions, compassionate responses and a deepening of wisdom and understanding. This is a great time to learn meditation techniques, yoga, trance states and psychoactive journeys while we see these things grow more mainstream and accessible. Whatever our personal and collective responses, such qualities will be strongly available to us until late July, at which time Jupiter will return to Aquarius where whatever was revealed during its ten-week visit to Pisces will find greater social impact. We’ll take a closer look at that once we get there. Until then, make the most of this uplifting time no matter how dark it appears outside.

Mercury Enters Retro Zone

    Here we go! Mercury begins its thrice-yearly retrograde period beginning Friday as it enters into the retrograde shadow ahead of actually retrograding May 29 - June 22 in Mercury’s sign of Gemini (24-19 Gemini). With Mercury inhabiting the retrograde shadow roughly two weeks before and two weeks after retrograding in Gemini suggests a plethora of news and information coming to our attention between May 14 and July 7.

    On a personal scale of manifestation, the two weeks following Mercury’s entry into the retro zone would suggest a time for setting the tone of our communication, education and travel themes. When Mercury turns retrograde on May 29, we might be forced to fall back on the positions we adopted during the pre-retro phase while whatever we’re dealing with after Mercury retrograde will need close inspection and analysis.

    With Mercury retrograding back and forth over the U.S. Mars position, the subject of violence and the propaganda surrounding the Second Amendment will be brought to our attention while it seems likely that recent revelations and court decisions will bring the spotlight back to the old business of Russia, Ukraine, Mueller and the machinations behind January 6. In addition, the repetitive motion of retrograde Mercury moving back and forth over the former guy’s fated Nodal Axis and opposed (awareness) his Sagittarius Moon begs greater scrutiny in areas where he was repeatedly let off the hook during his disastrous tenure. I also think that Mercury pacing in Gemini will bring the Big Lie (made up by many smaller lies) into clearer focus, clearing the muddied waters and putting the current Trumplican Party on notice.

Lunar Gardening Report

    In most of the temperate zones, Mother’s Day marks the end of the threat of frost and a green light for most garden plantings. From a lunar perspective, we’re still in the Dark-of-the-Moon (dying time) until after Tuesday’s New Moon in Taurus. Unfortunately, on Wednesday the Moon will just begin to take on light in sterile Gemini. This means poor planting conditions remain until Friday morning through Sunday when the Moon occupies fertile Cancer, marking an excellent time for planting, feeding and cutting to encourage growth.

Daily Forecast (For all signs)
(Times are Eastern Daylight/-0500 UTC)

Sunday, May 9: Mother’s Day. A great day to spend quality time with your mom if you can, with an energetic Aries Moon looking back in its closing phase. Perhaps this refers to last year when so many children and grandchildren couldn’t hug their moms and grandmas, perhaps making this year’s all the more special. Later in the day a lunar aspect suggests happy, upbeat and pleasurable activities with others, such as dinner as long as no one has a political bone to pick at the table. After a brief, one-hour void-of-course (VOC), the Moon enters Taurus at 7:45 pm when a more grounded vibe comes into play.

Monday, May 10: The darkly-waning Moon in Taurus ahead of tomorrow’s New Moon encourages us to complete and finalize projects or initiatives, particularly with regard to finances. Most of the activity appears confined to the evening hours with an energy boost or a notable event triggering crazy and unexpected developments. Headlines regarding healthcare, vaccines and public responses appear likely tonight (Mercury sextile Chiron) while we also find ourselves looking at delays, impasses and restrictions, particularly when it comes to money.

Tuesday, May 11: The New Moon opens a new solar-lunar cycle today at 3:00 pm, in the latter degrees of Taurus (21Tau18), invoking the earth element with a strong affinity to the material world and all things proper to it. Like a seed planted in fertile soil, this lunation speaks of growth, abundance and a promising future that will build out over the course of the next two weeks, leading to the Full Super Moon/Total Lunar Eclipse on May 26. The Cazimi Window for new beginnings will be open 2:30-3:30, but once it closes, action should wait until Thursday for better traction. Mars makes simultaneous aspects to Chiron and Uranus, suggesting breakthroughs or breakdowns, particularly with regard to health and healing, themes that might persist over the next six weeks.

Wednesday, May 12: After a fleeting, 20-minutes VOC, the New Moon crosses the cusp into Gemini at 8:43 am where the volume level begins to rise. Solid information and strict time-lines are indicated in order to keep things on track amid what looks like a hectic time for some. Good night for a dinner date. With Jupiter at the final degree of Aquarius before its ingress into Pisces tomorrow, we might already be seeing the magnification of something involving finance and/or the courts that may not find an outcome until late July when retrograde Jupiter returns to Aquarius, the sign its been in since late December.

Thursday, May 13: If you’ve been champing at the bit to get rolling on a new project, plan or initiative, this is the time to put it in gear with the Moon taking on a sliver of light in Gemini. Unless you’re watering-down your message, information themes take on considerable power when the Moon joins Gemini’s ruler, Mercury in the midafternoon. This is an excellent time for negotiations, compromises, contract signings and verbal agreements as well as simply saying the word. The big news involves expansive Jupiter entering Pisces, a sign of its rulership, where it will flourish intermittently over the course of the next eighteen months. This is considered one of the more positive sign-planet combinations in astrology in that Jupiter promotes a more spiritual, creative, compassionate and wise approach to how we interact socially and how we share our unique gifts. This will be the first of three forays of Jupiter into Pisces which will last until the end of July, at which time, Jupiter will retrograde back into Aquarius until the very end of the year. This means we have plenty of time to discuss it in the future.

Friday, May 14: With the Moon VOC in Gemini until entering Cancer at 9:30 am, it would be prudent to wait until that time to make a major decision or agreement. Mercury enters its retrograde shadow in Gemini today ahead of turning retrograde (May 29 - June 22) which means any specific news or information items that come to our attention now will probably remain in our faces until July 7. The Cancer Moon puts more of an emotional spin on matters today and tomorrow with the focus on family, home, real estate and security matters.

Saturday, May 15: Finding ways to direct our energy into a project today might be somewhat of a challenge, yet doable if we’re willing to put our backs into it (Mars quincunx Saturn). Although the Moon in Cancer is likely to find us sticking close to home, activities off the beaten path are hinted at around sunset. Those up past midnight might find themselves dealing with a sudden burst of energy as the Moon joins Mars in Cancer. Use it wisely.

Copyright 2021 Gary Paul Glynn

Waiting to Emerge

   Here, at the onset of the glad season of Beltane, the Kingdoms of Nature are in full bloom while, at least in my neck of the woods, we await the emergence of Brood X, where billions of cicada that have spent the past 17 years underground, sucking on tree roots grab their one and only chance to mate.

    As far as the news cycle is concerned, the Republican Party just gets more bizarro every day, making so much bullshit out of whole cloth, it's hard to keep track, even if one wanted to. Nevertheless, until I hear the sound of indictments being dropped, I’m going to hold-off on any astrological speculation about the trajectory of the GOP’s future, besides the fact that it looks rather bleak.

The Moon Ahead

    Aside from the usual smattering of astrological aspects and signatures, there isn’t really much in the way of stand-out events. The Moon enters its Last Quarter Phase on Monday, marking a week of completions, finalizations, endings, review and planning ahead of the Taurus New Moon ending one cycle and opening a new one on May 11. New business should wait until after that date if we’re interested in latching onto the forward momentum carried by the New Moon.

Sign Changes

    There are two sign changes this coming week as both Mercury and Venus transition from the fixed earth sign of Taurus to the mutable air sign of Gemini. Swift-footed Mercury goes first, crossing into its home sign of Gemini on Monday night where it will remain for an extended, nine-week stay. This is because Mercury will station retrograde in Gemini on May 29 (24 Gemini), retracing its steps back toward the beginning of this sign before ending retrograde on June 22 (19 Gemini) and then finally exiting Gemini on July 11. Gemini is an extremely animated location for the planet of communication and transportation and we’re likely to see the media taking a front row seat with particular news stories dragging on through July. On a personal scale, Mercury in Gemini is an ideal time for writing, research, public speaking, traveling and submitting manuscripts although there may be caveats for some of the above when Mercury retrogrades.

    Venus closes the backdoor of her luxurious home in Taurus on May 8 as she steps across the cusp of Gemini. Although adaptable, Venus isn’t as fond of Gemini as Mercury because this mutable air sign is more mental, abstract and fickle than reliable, plodding Taurus. Even so, Venus’ three-week journey through Gemini isn’t without merit as it places greater value on communication within the context of relationships, both intimate and professional. Love letters and notes, flowers, long-distance relationships, phone sex and sexting as well as deeply-involved discussions about The Relationship are all favored through the remainder of the month.

Lunar Gardening Report

    In light of the Moon entering its Last Quarter Phase on Monday, the last optimal day to plant falls on Sunday, before 3:30 pm when the Moon enters Aquarius when we’re always encouraged to back off from planting. With the weather warming and gardeners itching to put stuff in the ground, it’s unfortunate that we won’t have any ideal planting dates until next week, after the Taurus New Moon on May 11. Keep in mind that we’re talking “ideal” conditions here, so if you can’t wait or simply want to experiment with planting during the dark-of-the-moon, I would suggest Wednesday and Thursday when the Moon is in fertile Pisces. Otherwise, it would be best to hold-out until Luna gives us a green light in Cancer next week to commence.

Daily Forecast (For all signs)
(Times are Eastern Daylight/-0400UTC)

Sunday, May 2: Deep dives into just about any subject requiring research and sleuthing are favored this morning while repetitive thoughts may be difficult to dislodge (Mercury trine Pluto). This aspect might also have something to do with a stunning piece of investigative journalism with the Capricorn Moon tagging them both. After a five-hour VOC period beginning at 10:30 am, the waning Moon will enter Aquarius at 3:30 pm, bringing a lighter, more detached perspective ahead of an early evening contact that favors quiet pleasures in the way of movies, books or music.

Monday, May 3: We’ve got a busy day in store with lots of starts and stops to contend with as well as news or information getting out of hand in the way of oversized rhetoric and blatant deception (Mercury square Jupiter). Whatever it is will probably be met with a clap-back or some kind of resistance (Sun square Saturn) in the early morning hours with reverberations and unexpected developments continuing into the afternoon hours. Also notable is the Moon, entering its Last Quarter Phase at 3:50 pm, pointing to a week of completions and closures ahead of the Taurus New Moon on May 11. Tonight, Mercury takes leave of practical Taurus for an extended (repetitive) journey in its ruling sign of Gemini where information is likely to appear more changeable or superficial than usual until mid-July due to Mercury stationing retrograde in this sign on May 29.

Tuesday, May 4: The Aquarius Moon continues to provide a certain amount of emotional detachment today, even if we find differences in tastes and values making things more complex than need be midday. Upbeat, expansive energies are afoot just before sunset with a brief, two-hour VOC beginning at 8:05 pm and ending when the Moon enters Pisces at 10:09 pm. Of course, may the fourth be with you.

Wednesday, May 5: Cinco de Mayo. The Pisces Moon lends itself to overdoing it with the tequila, but is otherwise friendly and imaginative as well as energetic through the remainder of the day. Early evening may lend a sense of excitement and novelty to the mix while amorous vibes take the stage in the overnight hours.

Thursday, May 6: Passionate responses and obsessive desires find expression through most of the day (Venus trine Pluto), potentially magnified through the imaginative lens of the Pisces Moon. Venus-Pluto trine speaks to a deep-seated sexual response and the role of fantasy in driving our perceptions, minus the kind of tension or guilt that sometimes accompanies quirky personal tastes. Even in the realm of La-La Land, keep it real and recognize boundaries, which is important in any case, even more so this afternoon when the Moon joins Neptune with some people feeling confused and vulnerable. Be kind. Such vibes are likely to continue through the evening hours, ushering us across the threshold of sleep and into the realm of Dream.

Friday, May 7: Early risers might experience some grogginess first thing this morning before the Moon exits Pisces for Aries at 7:52 and we regret that second pot of coffee we consumed. Considering the Moon shows no daytime encounters, there’s little getting in the way of getting things done and with the full-speed-ahead nature of Aries, this is an encouraging thing. Keeping in mind that we’re moving deeper into the Moon’s closing phase ahead of Tuesday’s New Moon, the focus should be on completions and finalizations over fresh starts. Communication channels are open and animated later tonight with some potential for friction after midnight.

Saturday, May 8: Under an Aries Moon, impulsive actions are more likely first thing along with the potential for spending money you don’t have on things you don’t need, which certainly isn’t a bad thing if it’s what you intend (Venus square Jupiter). As this aspect takes place while Venus is occupying the final degree of her posh digs in Taurus, the more hedonistic side of Venus is amplified by Jupiter. Even so, an early afternoon lunar aspect to Saturn may provide a reality check instead of a credit card. Whatever the situation, find ways to fully enjoy the sensual side of life today before Venus exits Taurus and crosses the cusp into Gemini at 10:00 pm where matters involving relationships, sexuality and values find expression through the ever-changing field of mind and communication over the next three weeks.

Copyright 2021 Gary Paul Glynn

Hot Pink Supermoon

    Swiftly approaching the season of Beltane and the apex of fertility in the Northern Hemisphere, the upcoming Supermoon in Scorpio is aptly-timed with spring busting out all over the place and the atmosphere growing hot and horny throughout the realms of flora and fauna. The Moon’s close orbital approach to the Earth (perigee) also lends itself to a stronger tidal pull (thus, Supermoon) on a number of different scales. Although the last Full Moon wasn’t technically considered a “supermoon” in terms of distance, the fact that the Moon’s gravitational pull was enough to dislodge the massive Evergiven cargo ship from its bottle-neck in the Suez Canal one month ago pretty much settled it for me.

    This coming Monday’s Full Moon illuminates the early degrees of Scorpio and Taurus (07Sco/Tau06) at 11:32 pm (Eastern), placing a mundane emphasis on resources, finances, possessions, assets, debts and fiscal entanglements. On a deeper level of expression, this amplified Full Moon could bring deeply-held emotions up to the surface, feelings that have faced resistance when it comes to emerging. There is a strong indication of tension and release attributed to this Full Moon along with the potential revelation of long-held secrets coming to our attention.

    Scorpio and Taurus are considered the two most sensual signs of the zodiac which elevates the polarity factor considerably when the Moon is in watery, passionate Scorpio opposite the Sun in earthly, physical Taurus (every spring) or vice versa (every autumn). It’s during this time that we’re given an opportunity to become more aware of our deeper desires, urges and instincts; whether we choose to act on them is another story that involves personal choice and responsibility.

    Whichever way the Full Moon is likely to find expression in a more collective field of manifestation may be influenced by other factors taking place the day before and after. Saturday and Sunday host planets forming a configuration that speaks of truth and accountability, particularly where money is concerned or how resources have been procured and distributed (Mercury-Venus in Taurus square Saturn in Aquarius).

    This configuration can be summed-up as the “cost of doing business,” and in the “post-pandemic economic landscape”, the price might be steeper than many are willing to pay. We’re still not out of the woods in terms of this deadly virus and its claims on human life around the world, so what “post-pandemic” really means is different for many people; especially between those who’ve been vaccinated and those who haven’t. But even for those who have, the “new normal” is going to take some getting used to, which is what I think the signatures related to the Full Supermoon might be pointing to.

Pluto Station

    The other factor tied to the Scorpio Full Moon is Scorpio’s co-ruler, Pluto, is currently stationary ahead of turning retrograde on Tuesday in late Capricorn (26Cap48). As is always the case with the slow-motion outer planets like Pluto, their stations are more notable than their retrogrades, and with Pluto we’re likely to see an increase in extreme behaviors.

    Pluto tends toward fascist, autocratic approaches, often through the use of terror and ruthless oppression even while it points to complete and utter transformation of existing structures. Keeping in mind that Pluto was one of the primary indicators for the pandemic when it mixed with Saturn in early 2020, the specter of death and transformation is never far from this archetypal God of the Underworld.

    Because Pluto stations roughly twice a year, its current station wouldn’t seem so consequential if not for the fact that the United States is undergoing its first Pluto Return (when Pluto completes one orbit around the U.S. Birthchart, returning to Pluto’s zodiacal location of 1776). As the Pluto Return will take about three years to complete, we’ll continue to undergo considerable turbulence as we reshape every aspect of the government to be more of an authentic expression of the Founder’s overarching vision. I believe we have at least a strong potential for this happening under the direction of Biden/Harris and a Democratic majority, and to do this, we’re going to need to get rid of the filibuster, which might be part of Pluto’s agenda. Whatever is afoot, we may be getting strong indications this week as Pluto and the Full Moon conspire with one another to initiate sweeping change.

Mars Out-of-Bounds

    There are a variety of ways in which to track the cyclic movement of planets in relation to the Earth, and one of them involves something called declination which measures planets moving north or south of the celestial equator. The planets generally stay within the bounds of this declination (23 degrees latitude north or south of the equator) but they sometimes wander beyond the boundary which calls greater attention to the qualities of the planet involved in such a way as to exaggerate its characteristics. When this happens, a planet is said to be “Out-of-Bounds” or outside the norm.

    Apparently, I’ve been paying zero attention to declination as it has recently come to my attention that Mars has been Out-of-Bounds (OOB) since March 21 and will remain that way until May 24. Considering the mass-shooting in Atlanta took place just before Mars went OOB, followed by the grocery store shooting in Boulder two days later, followed by an ongoing string of active shooter episodes across the country. Whether this means another month of gun violence or not remains to be seen, but considering the recent run of shootings, especially those made by the police (Mars), this is a possibility. Either that, or we’re just paying closer attention to such behaviors which could lead to greater accountability.

    When speaking of Out-of-Bounds Mars, the notion of “excessive force” comes to mind, and it’s notable that Mars reached its extreme northern declination on April 22, two days after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin guilty on three counts in the sadistic murder of George Floyd. It’s my hope that this amplified Mars coincides with more pressure being placed on police departments around the country to end the excessive use of force against unarmed Black civilians.

Lunar Gardening Report

    Sunday is an excellent day to plant most things, weather permitting, with the strongly-waxing Moon in Libra through Monday morning. With the Moon peaking at its Full Phase in Scorpio Monday night - while making a close orbital approach to Earth (perigee) - this a Supermoon, which isn’t the best time to sprout, feed or plant delicate items due to overt fluctuations in the Earth’s biodynamic field. That said, Tuesday through Wednesday morning will be excellent for planting just about anything. Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning would be better days to mow, cut, clear or weed than for putting anything in the ground under the Sagittarius Moon. Better to wait until Friday afternoon through Sunday morning when the Moon is in Capricorn, marking a favorable time to fertilize or plant, particularly tubers or anything requiring strong root development.

Daily Forecast (For all signs)
(Times are Eastern Daylight/-0400UTC)

Sunday, April 25: A complicated configuration of planets appears to suggest face-to-face communication and the need to articulate one’s values within the context of a relationship, be it intimate or professional (Mercury conjunct Venus in Taurus). On a mundane scale, this could involve financial markets in the way of valuations (Venus in Taurus) as well as the technical infrastructure the global market rests upon (Mercury in Taurus). In any case, there could be disruptions, delays, impasse and resistance as these two “fused” planets form a 90-degree (square) aspect to Saturn in Aquarius. The Libra Moon may not seem very decisive if we’re weighing alternatives, while we might be feeling a drop in the psychic barometric pressure in advance of tomorrow night’s Super Moon in Scorpio.

Monday, April 26: Fleeting lunar alignments in the early morning hours might encourage us to act, although with the Libra Moon VOC at 8:40 am, it would be better to assess the situation than to dive in with both feet before the Moon enters Scorpio at 12:18 pm. A strong surge of energy is indicated this afternoon, ahead of tonight’s Full Super Moon, strongly illuminating the early degrees of Scorpio and Taurus (07Sco/Tau06) at 11:32 pm. There is creative potential in this Full Pink Moon with a strong urge to merge, as reflected in the riotous orgy of spring. This Full Moon may also find expression by way of stubborn resistance or a strong emphasis on resources, assets and debts on a collective level. Today or tonight are good for going barefoot on the grass or mud in order to reconnect to the earth/water elements reflected in the Scorpio Super Full Moon.

Tuesday, April 27: The Full Scorpio Moon continues to show itself throughout the day, perhaps by revisiting recent events or encouraging us to avoid situations that could leave us feeling stuck in some way. Pluto, planet of transformational extremes, stations retrograde this afternoon in the late degrees of Capricorn (26Cap48), coincidental to any upheavals now underway, Pluto has been essentially motionless at this zodiacal location for the past week and will continue for at least another week. A spike in activity, information or discovery brings clarity to the murky waters of Scorpio tonight.

Wednesday, April 28: The Moon continues to occupy Scorpio through the morning hours but will be VOC until the Moon enters Sagittarius at 11:47 am and we experience a shift in the background tone, perhaps from a sense of existential dread to a lighter, less serious vibration. This is an expansive lunar placement that tends to take on a wide-angle, philosophical view of matters beyond our individual, ego-based feelings about them.

Thursday, April 29: Hopefully, we’re still experiencing a positive, upbeat tone under the Sagittarius Moon, although it can just as easily be turned into a grievance-based diatribe that conveniently ignores the facts. Focus is strong in the morning hours while the evening hosts an aspect favorable for reading an actual, physical book or finding creative expression through your own words (Mercury in Taurus sextile Neptune in Pisces).

Friday, April 30: Beltane Eve/Walpurgis Night. Expansive, effusive energies might be apparent this morning under the Sagittarius Moon which is worth experiencing before things take a more serious turn just after noon when the Moon enters Capricorn. Although this lunar placement signals cautious ambition or using past solutions to solve current problems, all that might get blown out of the water when the Sun makes its annual conjunction to Uranus. Unconventional, eccentric and rebellious behaviors, sudden developments with regard to persons in positions of privilege, power and influence are possible today. At best, this is about an unencumbered expression of freedom and creativity. Conflicts are possible with this combination, particularly as we approach sundown while there is magic in the air later tonight and tomorrow. This is Walpurgis, opposite Samhain/Halloween, also known as a time when the veil between dimensions thins.

Saturday, May 1: May Day/Beltane! Today marks the pagan celebration of Beltane, the seasonal, cross-quarter festival denoting the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Nature is going full blast while the Moon coasts through the somber earth sign of Capricorn and we’re still left with some semblance of sanity. Let us raise a cup to the Great Mother, celebrating the return of the lifeforce and the brightness of summer, here at the end of our long journey through a year of darkness and isolation.

Copyright 2021 Gary Paul Glynn