~Monday April 22nd through Sunday April 28th~
***All times are Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT)***
Monday April 22nd-
There are no major transits today but we are building to a powerful Full Moon in Scorpio square Pluto tomorrow. From yesterday Sunday April 21st when the Sun squared Pluto to tomorrow evening with the Full Moon in Scorpio square Pluto- we are in highly charged Plutonian territory! Be aware and navigate the emotions, shadow and intensity with care!
Today is Earth Day- and with Sun square Pluto yesterday and Full Moon square Pluto tomorrow- there can be some big things arising around the earth, climate change, the environment and what we need to do to caretake our Mother Planet in better ways. Some of what comes in could be intense and revealing of stuff we did not want to look at. But there can also be some powerful shifts incoming that can be useful and transformational going forward.
Tuesday April 23rd-
At 7:02am Venus in Aries quincunxes Mean Black Moon Lilith in Virgo- creating tension between the Goddess of Love and Beauty and the Fierce Dark Feminine. Venus in Aries is firey and assertive but she can also be selfish and aggressive in needing her own way all the time. Lilith in Virgo is discerning and humble but she can also be overcritical and judgmental in excessive ways. Both of these are feminine bodies- so this can play in relationships with the feminine or with women in our lives. Finding the right balance between taking action and holding energy in reserve- so that actions are taken from a place of response rather than reactivity- is key. If we are not dealing with anger and rage in healthy ways our body can talk- so if there are any body/health things going on working with anger for expression and release (in safe containers done skillfully) can be liberating and healing! Having this transit happen 12 hours before the intense Pluto lunation tonight makes for a powerful and perhaps explosive day- so navigate with care <3
The Full Moon at 4’17 Scorpio is exact at 7:49pm EDT, marking the midway point of the current Lunar Cycle we are in that began with the potent and powerful Total Solar Eclipse conjunct Chiron on 4/8. With the New Moon Eclipse in Aries and this Full Moon in Scorpio- Mars as ancient ruler of both and Pluto as ruler of Scorpio are in strong focus right now. Mars is the lower will and Pluto is the Higher Will and the journey with both is learning how to navigate power and not misuse and abuse it but also not deny it and give it away. This Full Moon is in tight T-square with Pluto- and on the heels of the Sun/Pluto square two days ago it can REALLY EXACERBATE POWER STRUGGLES right now. In relationships and intimacy, in finances debt taxes and other legal issues, and in friendships or social circles- the shadow is coming to Light. Seeing, facing and dealing with it is key. As Mars makes his way to cojoin Neptune (4/29) we want to watch out for being evasive, dishonest, addictive or in denial of our shadow and what we need to do to deal with the realities of life. A much deeper drive on this Full Moon can be found in my Lunar Insight here- https://divineharmony.com/lunar-insight/full-moon-in-scorpio-power-under-or-power-over-vs-power-within-4-23-24/
Wednesday April 24th-
At 3:47am Jupiter in Taurus semisquares Vesta in Cancer- creating tension and friction between the Planet of Expansion and Excess and the Priestess Asteroid Goddess. Jupiter/Vesta is amazing for intuition, inner knowing and devotion to something that means a lot to us. Vesta in Cancer is devoted to emotions, the feminine, family, children and more. Just watch out for overdoing, over spending, overindulging a la Jupiter in Taurus- as the tense nature of the transit can lead to excess.
Thursday April 25th-
At 12:33am Jupiter in Taurus trines Mean Black Moon Lilith in Virgo- creating alignment between the Planet of Expansion and the Fierce Dark Feminine. Both bodies are in earth signs which can bring positive energy into situations related to work, health, finances and values. Jupiter shines Light and Lilith sees into the shadows. We can bring shadow to Light (or to consciousness) with this transit. This happens overnight so pay attention to your dreams upon waking for messages from the Unconscious!
Chiron in Aries squares Ceres in Capricorn at 1:48am- creating tension between the Wounded Healer and the Great Mother asteroid Goddess. Chiron/Ceres can bring up some deep old wounds and pain around mother, mothering, children, childhood and the past. With Ceres in Capricorn this can also play out in career, profession and work in the world. Chiron is HUGE right now- having just aligned with the North Node 2/19-3/5 and the Total Solar Eclipse conjunct Chiron to the minute on 4/8. Mercury Retrograde is also triggering Chiron 3 times. We all have our own unique Chiron journey right now. Some of us have healing that involves speaking up, staking a stand, setting boundaries, saying no! Others of us have healing that involves softening ego, not reacting impulsively, not creating conflict. Working with shame and anger are key right now. If you have things coming up around childhood- Inner Child work can be pivotal for really working with what is arising <3
At 4:44am Venus cojoins Eris at 24’55 Aries- aligning the Goddess of Love and Beauty with the fierce Warrior Goddess! Venus/Eris is fiery, dynamic and a force to be reckoned with. Venus in Aries is ready to take action and Eris in Aries is ready to expose what is hidden behind the facade. This is a time to be assertive and have agency while doing your best to avoid power/control dynamics. Where do you need to take action, be a pioneer and/or an activist? Make sure you do this from the heart (not the ego)! Taking a stand for what you believe in needs to be tempered with right use of power so you are not playing the victim/tyrant game.
Mercury stations Direct at 15’58 Aries at 8:54am- ending the Winged Messenger’s journey through the Underworld. From now until May 13th he will navigated the back end shadow of this almost 2 month cycle (that began with front end shadow on March 18th) and he will align with Chiron and Eris for his 3rd and final times. Starting today and particularly as Mercury picks up speed and starts to move forward- it will be time to take action based on all you have realized and gone over in the last several weeks. One slow and steady step forward at a time! You can read more about this particular Underworld Journey of the Winged Messenger in my Astrology Blog posted here- https://divineharmony.com/astrology-blog/mercury-retrograde-in-aries-rethinking-and-healing-our-relationship-with-the-masculine/
Friday April 26th-
Chiron in Aries sesquiquadrates Retrograde Pallas Athena in Sagittarius at 10:44am- creating tension between the Wounded Healer planetoid and the Wisdom and Warrior Goddess asteroid. Chiron brings up old wounds and pain and Pallas relates to our intellect, intelligence and wisdom we carry. Chiron’s wounds make it easy for him to see through the lense of pain, trauma and/or shame. Being able to see the Bigger Picture requires that we can see our own stuff running us from behind the scenes. With Chiron square Ceres yesterday and then Pallas Athena today- we can have intense things unfolding with our feminine selves, in relationships with women, in career or work and more. At his best Chiron in Aries teaches us to come into right relationship with the masculine- so we have boundaries, can express anger in skillful ways, and we can take action and have agency in our lives. The shadow of Chiron is when we suppress anger or always surrender when we need to take a stand OR when we come from a combative, argumentative, reactive place of ego that does not help resolve conflicts but actually makes them worse. Honest self check ins about growth edges and where we are being asked to evolve past them is key right now.
Saturday April 27th-
At 11:10am Sedna moves out of Taurus and into Gemini – shifting the Inuit Goddess of the Sea from earthy, sensual Taurus to airy, mental Gemini. Back in June of 2023 Sedna moved into Gemini for the first time (on June 15th) and because she is such a deep space object she moves very slowly and her back and forth between 29 Taurus and 0 Gemini has lasted from 2023 through to 2025. She is officially in Gemini for good as of today but she will station Retrograde in September and in February of 2025 she will station Direct again at 0’05 Gemini- darn near close to 29’59 Taurus! You can link what is happening right now to what happened back in June- and see if you can connect any dots.
Sedna is about betrayal by the masculine- and the deep grief and trauma the resulted. She is also about the creative new things that get born out of that sadness and trauma as she is the Mother of the Sea and all the sea creatures like seals, whales and dolphins are seen as her creations. In Jungian Psychology the sea is a metaphor for the Unconscious- so she governs all that resides in our Unconscious, most of which people spend their whole times avoiding looking at.
Sedna in Taurus was about the loss and betrayal around body, earth, nature, resources, safety and security. Whereas Sedna in Gemini is about loss and betrayal when it comes to intellect, communication, ideas, siblings, neighbors and social relationships. Sedna rules the depths of the sea- but Gemini is an Air sign that wants to stay lightly on the surface. These two are not really good bed fellows – so we may find ourselves using our minds to avoid going into the depths of our feelings and shadow OR we may find ourselves swallowed up by the shadow and emotions that we feel we are being taken over by (apropos for the Star Sparks degree for the Full Moon in Scorpio linked above).
Gemini is the sign of the twins- modernly seen as two brothers but anciently they were seen as woman and man. Sedna in Gemini can speak to the healing we need to do around the split- between masculine and feminine, light and shadow, mind and body/heart, divine and human. The place where Pluto is stationing Retrograde next week also speaks to this symbolism which is honestly quite fascinating (you can read about it in my Full Moon in Scorpio blog here- https://divineharmony.com/lunar-insight/full-moon-in-scorpio-power-under-or-power-over-vs-power-within-4-23-24/)
There is much more to say about Sedna in Gemini- I will leave it at that for now. Pay attention to where your healing journey is calling you deeper this week and choose to intentionally dive deeper for greater healing and awakening <3
Sunday April 28th-
There are no major transits today.
Have a blessed week…
~Harmony