Weekly Astro Forecast for April 17 – April 23, 2016:
Sunday, April 17, Mars (the troublemaker) turns retrograde. This retrograde might make you wait and no one likes to wait when ready to initiate new projects. This may be a time when you become irritated and make poor choices because you’re fighting against Mars’ slowness and don’t want to wait to begin what you have planned!
Whatever you try to initiate may fizzle out and go nowhere, or you might become extremely frustrated because you’ll expect to move at your normal rapid pace and not at the slower pace of others. This may be a time when you’ll get into heated arguments and fire off your “Grenades” because, at times, you will not refrain from frankly describing your feelings about the situation. However, the grenades may come back at you later on as a big mistake!
Mercury (how the mind works) Trines Pluto (power and transformation). You’re probably going to feel mentally focused on what you need to do.
The stars like you today and you won’t feel challenged – just don’t take something for granted!
Venus (wants, needs and desires) Inconjuncts Jupiter Rx (expansion). You might have BIG expectations because Jupiter makes you think bigger is better. You might feel challenged between what you want and what you need.
The planets don’t understand each other and cannot merge. They are in a conflict, so you might need to make an adjustment because you might want to force something to happen!
Monday, April 18, the First Quarter Moon begins void-of-course at 12:29PM UTC Time (Greenwich Time) in the zodiac sign of Virgo. This energy might bring something to a standstill until the Moon finds a new home in the sign of Libra. This is not the time to take risks because the void-of-course phase is the time when Pandora’s Box might open and the unthinkable happens.
Sometimes the void-of-course phase makes you feel like you got out on the wrong side of your bed — you feel irritable or in a bad mood because you stepped into a crisis-in-action before you’ve had your first cup of coffee or you just start off with the wrong foot forward!
Venus (wants, needs and desires) Trines Saturn Rx (no restrictions). You might strengthen your bonds with business partnerships and friendships. Saturn retrograde might help you bury the hatchet and renew old ties with someone.
The stars like you today and you won’t feel challenged – just don’t take something for granted!
Sun (what you want) Semisquares Jupiter Rx (expansion). You might feel restless or have Big expectations and have a hard time accepting what you want verses what you really need!
The planets are in caution mode and you’ll probably feel the tension.
Pluto (power and transformation) turns retrograde. Pluto retrograde will be a time when you’ll internalize everything, and you might feel more secretive. You might feel pressured to eliminate and release what is not working in your life, a time when you’ll want to do some serious housecleaning and remove the obstacles, or break away from what is not working in your life.
You might overcome a nagging health problem and discover the root cause of it, because retrograde motion turns everything inward to find hidden mysteries. You might decide to take better care of your health and start a diet or exercise program. This will be the time when you’ll break away from your old habits that are weighing you down.
Tuesday, April 19. The First Quarter Moon occurs in the zodiac sign of Cancer on April 14, and this energy sets the stage through April 21. This Moon phase brings you into the time of “Check-Point-Charlie,” the time of needing to check to see where you’re at and determine if you need to change something or work harder to realize a dream or accomplish something important to you!
Meanwhile, the First Quarter Moon makes an ingress and finds its new home in the zodiac sign of Libra at 11:23AM UTC Time. With the First Quarter Moon in the zodiac sign of Libra, you’ll probably be working on your partnerships and unions!
Venus (wants, needs and desires) Squares Pluto Rx. You might feel like shaking the coconut tree to find out what is hidden, or you might provoke something to happen and bring a situation to the boiling point with close partnerships because you’ll feel determined to get to the bottom of something!
The planets are experiencing tension and you’ll feel challenged to release what you’ve been holding on to so you’re not restricted, but you might walk into a nasty storm if you’re not careful!
Mercury (how the mind works) Trines North Node (the future). You might decide to cooperate with others today to reap the rewards.
The stars like you today and you won’t feel challenged – just don’t take something for granted!
The Sun (what you want) enters the zodiac sign of Taurus. You won’t want to be pushed into something or you’ll butt horns with others. You’ll need to feel safe and secure, but once you are ready you’ll probably go with the flow.
Wednesday, April 20, the Sun (what you want) Semisquares Saturn Rx (restrictions). You might let things get to you today, or you might have a hard time getting from point A to point B, or you might feel blocked by a situation and need to wait something out.
The planets are in caution mode and you’ll probably feel the tension.
Thursday, April 21, the First Quarter Moon begins void-of-course at 6:13AM UTC Time (Greenwich Time) in the zodiac sign of Libra. This energy might bring something to a standstill until the Moon finds a new home in the sign of Scorpio. This is not the time to take risks because the void-of-course phase is the time when Pandora’s Box might open and the unthinkable happens.
Venus (needs, wants and desires) Inconjuncts North Node (the future). Someone close to you might disappoint you. When you hold a grudge against someone who hurt you, remember the bitterness you harbor poisons your life, not theirs, and keeps you stuck in the past, constantly reliving an experience you’d probably rather forget!
The planets don’t understand each other and cannot merge. They are in a conflict, so you might need to make an adjustment!
Friday, April 22, The Full Moon occurs on April 22 and this energy sets the stage through April 29. Since the energies of the Moon will only decrease, weaken, and wane after this point, the Full Moon is the time to either celebrate or to abandon the path that has failed to serve you. The seed that you planted during the New Moon phase has grown and blossomed or remained stunted and miserly.
This is not a time for new beginnings, but to cast your thoughts deep within and strive for the inner mental tranquility upon which the realization of all dreams thrives. The plans for your next step — whatever it may be — begin now.
Meanwhile, the Full Moon makes an ingress and finds its new home in the zodiac sign of Scorpio at 0.17AM UTC Time. This is not an easy place for Luna to be because she “falls” in the zodiac sign of Scorpio. Watch out for what pushes your buttons or sets your triggers off today, because you might say what is on your mind, call a spade a spade, or just stir the pot with your opinions and get into an argument!
Venus (wants, needs and desires) Conjuncts Uranus (unexpected changes). You’re probably looking for something new because you are itching for a change, or you might decide to leave a relationship because you want your freedom, or you might feel overly social and get caught up in the gossip mill today, or experience something unexpected!
The stars like you today. The planets are united and agree with each other because they are very close, but might send you into a blind spot because you’re too close to a situation!
Saturday, April 23, the Full Moon begins void-of-course at 12:29PM UTC Time (Greenwich Time) in the zodiac sign of Scorpio. This energy might bring something to a standstill until the Moon finds a new home in the sign of Sagittarius. This is not the time to take risks because the void-of-course phase is the time when Pandora’s Box might open and the unthinkable happens.
See you next week!