Dear Friend and Reader,
Happy Monday and welcome back to the work week for all of you out there who begin your work weeks today. We are starting this week off with a very interesting set of aspects. Scorpio Mercury is in a sextile with Virgo Saturn, and a square with Aquarian Neptune. Today’s aspects are focused on the mind and the challenges brought about by reality and faith.
According to my sources, when Mercury is in a sextile with Saturn, resourcefulness and practicality come easy. Even though the mind is whip-quick, Saturn adds the weight of time’s passage, opening up awareness and bringing patience to situations that might otherwise be maddeningly slow. Today you may come to the conclusion that you are an eternal student, and you are ready for the challenge.
Virgo-Saturn feels very earthbound to me, and very interested in health and the physical environment. Limitations could be looked at as metaphors under this aspect, and holistic thought easily accessed. In my opinion, the Scorpio-Mercury adds a bit of darkness and courage in the face of serious situations. As Isabel Hickey remarks about Scorpio: “It is the death sign and the sign in which the battle must be fought between the soul and the personality.” I would say that today’s aspect is about regeneration and the awareness of limitations as well as obligations.
When Saturn is involved in any planetary interaction, one of the things it evokes is a sense of duty. What things in your life are being done solely for the advantage of others? How does that make you feel? What would happen if you were let down or let someone else down? This aspect suggests a certain attitude that makes forgiveness very important.
Mercury square Neptune provides an interesting bit of tension as far as belief is concerned. According to my sources, this aspect correlates with an overactive imagination, and circular logic. If this is the case, awareness is key, as it is in many situations. Because of Neptune’s sometimes delusional nature, it could be that the source of avoidance is not real, in which case, it is worth examining. This aspect feels to me like an obsession with danger: either dangerous thoughts, or dangerous circumstances. Luckily, Saturn is throwing his weight around, and will lend a more than healthy helping of grounding if called upon.
With Neptune in the picture with Saturn, it seems as though confinement is brought about by deception. Taken at face value, and honestly speaking, this does not sound too positive. However, full frontal engagement of these issues, or the beginnings of the awareness of involvement in these issues, will bring to bear many long lasting rewards. Mercury is dancing around all sorts of challenges and taking on many roles today. The mind is nothing if not flexible.
Moon enters Leo at 4:07 pm EDT.
Merry Met,
Genevieve