Weekly Forecast ~ Week of April 9th ~ Some of the Best Things in Life Are Mistakes

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We have an influx of positive energy this week that is greatly needed after the stress of the past few weeks.  Are things easy? Maybe not. But they sure are getting some help along the way this week.


Any time we deal with Saturn (which we have over the past few weeks) there is always a lingering effect of heaviness and weight from the issues Saturn has triggered in your chart.  Compound this with the fact that Saturn stations retrograde next week (on April 17th) and I can promise that those of you dealing with some heavy issues have Saturn triggering some stuff in your natal chart right now for sure!

Monday April 9th ~
What’s going on today:  
Moon in Aquarius

Quirky Aquarius moon loves to delve into ideas.  I like to think that Aquarians are actually turned on by intellectual content.  Be a brainiac. It’s cool today.


Tuesday April 10th ~
What’s going on today:  
Moon in Aquarius
Sun square Pluto

What it means:  
The sun and Pluto can shine the light on any control issues that are going on under the surface of a relationship.  Sometimes we do not realize that we fall into patterns that aren’t completely healthy and an aspect like today will help to make us aware of what’s going on in the shadows so we can do something about it.  Confronting the darkness isn’t easy but it is necessary.

Questions to ask yourself:
Where have I gotten too controlling in my life?  What’s going on when I look between the lines?


Wednesday April 11th ~
What’s going on today:  
Moon in Aquarius void-of-course at 8:55 AM MDT until Moon enters Pisces at 12:40 PM MDT
Venus square Mars

What it means:  
There is something sexy sexy about Venus and Mars and when we bring Neptune into the mix tomorrow it adds some romantic, rose-colored glasses to the mix as well.  Venus and Mars really is all about relationships and can be more than just romantic partners. Relationships with money, with friends and family, with your environment and more can all be examined today.

Questions to ask yourself:
How can I add some romance and positive energy into my relationship?  Into my relationship with money? Into my living environment?


Thursday April 12th ~
What’s going on today:  
Moon in Pisces
Venus sextile Neptune

What it means:  
Get those rose-colored glasses, grab your friend Lucy and go stargazing for diamonds in the sky.  Venus and Neptune is all about fantasy and there is also a sense of other-worldliness that comes with this aspect as well.

Questions to ask yourself:
How can I add more fantasy into my life?  How can I better engage my imagination?


Friday April 13th ~
What’s going on today:
Moon in Pisces void-of-course at 5:27 AM MDT until Moon enters Aries at 9:26 PM MDT

All day void-of-course moon means we will have trouble getting motivated.  Take care of the basics. Do some doodling. Daydream about the weekend to come.


Saturday April 14th ~
What’s going on today:  
Moon in Aries
Jupiter sextile Pluto
Mars sextile Neptune

What it means:  
Jupiter and Pluto are really about wealth.  Wealth of optimism. Wealth of inner power. Wealth of generosity.  Financial wealth. What are you trying to grow in your life right now?  These planets can first of all help you believe it is true and second give you the drive to invest wisely in your venture, whether that is time, money or attention.

Mars and Neptune remind me of floating in the ocean.  Sure we can swim in one direction or another but where is it we are really going?  Is the shore even in sight? Or are we in search of something larger? This is a great aspect for spiritual or artistic practice but for practical purposes … not so much

Questions to ask yourself:
What are you investing in right now?  Relationships? Career? Spiritual practice?  Health? How can you make that investment pay off even more?  Where does your spiritual path lie and how can you follow is even if it lead into the unknown?


Sunday April 15th ~
What’s going on today:
New Moon in Aries at 26’02”
Moon void-of-course at 11:59 PM MDT
Mercury Station Direct

What it means:  
Let’s talk about Mercury Direct first.  We have waited weeks for Mercury retrograde to end and here it is!  When Mercury turns direct there is still a few days where things might still seem glitchy but that is only because Mercury hasn’t really started moving again yet.  We may have learned some lessons over these past few weeks and it is up to us to remember them so we do not have to repeat them again next Mercury retrograde cycle.

The new moon in Aries is the beginning of a new twelve month cycle.  Here we can plant seeds that we would like to harvest over the next astrological year.  This new moon is conjunct Uranus and so asking us to rebel against things that have not been working in our lives in order to create something new a different and better.  There is something Utopian about this new moon but hey, we can all improve our lives in some way, even if Utopian isn’t real.

The Sabian Symbol for this new moon is “Through Imagination A Lost Opportunity Is Regained”.  When it comes to creating something new in our lives, a personal revolution of sorts, often we feel like things are gone and our dreams have ended when in reality we can have an opportunity to approach our dream from a new angle.  Often when we want to make changes in our live we have to go back to the beginning and start fresh to seek that which has thus far eluded us.


Questions to ask yourself:
What have you learned over the past 3 weeks or so that will help you moving forward?  What do you want to remember? What do you want to let go of and forget? If you could re-create your life from scratch what would you change?  What would you keep? What dream have you given up on that you would like to reclaim?


Even though we have some lighter aspects this week we are preparing for the Saturn station next week.  Whenever Saturn stations we feel pressure, heaviness, burden. Whether that is in our responsibilities that we must live up to or in the realities we face in our lives, Saturn becomes easier when we simplify our lives.  So I leave you with this final question: as we prepare for the Saturn station next week what in your life can you simplify?