Astrology February 2018

We’ve started the month off with a BIG bang, having had the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Leo, peaking in the wee hours of February 1st. Due to ill researched media coverage, many thought this was a Blue Moon, however for us down here in Au, it’s not actually the case! A Blue Moon simply means during a Month in which two Full Moons occur, the second is classified as being a Blue Moon. I bring this up because we’ll also be hearing reports no doubt, about how February is a Month with “no Full Moon”. However, again for us, it’s not the case. We had one on the 1st of Feb! Ahh… the trouble with time differences.

So I’m sure you’ll all have heard much about the Leo Eclipse & I won’t be laboring the fact, but I will point out that it ties back to the end of last August & for many, recently jumped up events have been a culmination point regarding whatever was going on for them since that time. I’ve heard of some positive great releases & great escapes, I hope this is how it went for all of you! I’ll also point out that this first week of February is showing us a preview of what we’ll be dealing with in July. I hope you’re all paying attention!

The parade of Planets that were trouping through Capricorn have now marched into Aquarius & many of us will be breathing a sigh (or two) of relief. Aquarian Energy is quite different to Capricorn, in as much as we’ll be able to lay down some of our heavy bags & start to gain a fresh & much lighter perspective on everything. Aquarius is an Air Sign & ALL about being liberated & different. Aquarians are about carving out their own path & being their authentic self. You often hear Aquarians “fly their freak flag” with pride & this is what we all should be doing now! Aquarians are super duper intellectual, cluey & smart. They see things through a very different lens & have the ability to separate their hearts from their heads, as they please. I find this quality quite enviable, as I’m sure any of you Water or Earth Signs do. Fire & Air Signs are great buddies however, as they’re both very much about inspiration, ideas, changeability & fresh starts. Water & Earth Energy tends to find these things a little too precarious for their liking, preferring some stability & something bankable to lean on. Even so, it’s time for us all to shake up the status quo.

If you have been doing your Capricorn & Saturn duty throughout January & you’ve worked at planting trees & building plans for the rest of your year, here’s where you get to tweak things & refine them! To tailor things more to your OWN liking. In February, step back & look at your trajectory. Have you been making decisions based on what others want? What about YOU? What would YOU like? Aquarius is Ruled by the Planet Uranus. Uranus is Freedom Energy, it doesn’t care for blocks or routine! It simply will NOT be pinned down or restricted, certainly not by stuffy old rules or tradition & especially not by anyone attempting to tell it what to do. Even the word “Uranus” is unfettered, it means “Sky”. So the sky is your limit, guys! If you’ve been stuck or confined, if you’ve really had ENOUGH of something? NOW is the time to blow it up & get it out of the way. Yes, that may be destabilising, but that’s Uranian Energy for you. Invent, be invigorated, be a rebel WITH a cause, observe, innovate. Step out of the old you & start creating your OWN unique expression of yourself. The lower form of this Energy is to be inflexible & jaded, perhaps a little too frosty & detached. As usual, yes we do care about others, but sometimes we need to crack open the cell door & find some light for OURSELVES.

Of course we can’t get through February without mentioning Valentines day, though it has always seemed odd to me that THE (supposedly) Most Romantic Day of the Year falls in Aquarius Season. Who on Earth thought THAT was a good idea?! Many things Aquas are, but they are *not* the kinda guys & gals who walk around with roses cradled in their arms & hearts on their sleeves! If I had my choice? I’d totally be deferring V day until the New Moon or just after. If you can, make your romantic plans for either Friday the 16th, or Saturday the 17th, because in all honesty, the 14th isn’t looking half as good! For those of you who are single, I may as well have written “The Dreaded V Day”, but your way out of the “I’m so lonely” blues is to either get your head stuck into some intellectual pursuit, or task yourself to go out & do something you’ve *never* done before. Every & Anyone gets the Aquarian/Uranian stamp of approval & reward when they dare to step outside themselves & shake things UP! Couples too… plan to do something you’ve both only ever thought about.

As I’ve talked about the Full Moon above, let’s focus on the coming New Moon. Eclipses always come in pairs. It’s a Cosmic Plan, I’m sure, though Astronomists hold a more Scientific view! So not to be out done Energy wise, here comes a Partial Solar Eclipse New Moon, occurring on February 16th at 08:05am, in Aquarius @27 degrees. Again I’m reminding you to check your own Natal Chart to see in which House 27″ of Aquarius falls, because you’ll be able to target this New Moon Energy in a far more focused & productive way.

For our general purposes here though, I’m saying I really REALLY like this New Moon! It holds a Square to Jupiter, which means the Energy is inflated & therefore extra powerful. Think Revolutionary, think Freedom! Interestingly, even though it’s in Aquarius there’s also a relationship feel to this Moon, in as much as it’s sandwiched in between the Asteroid of Partnership, Juno (also in Aqua) , & Venus, the Goddess of beauty, in Pisces. I imagine a bit of a push/pull feeling at this time because contrary to an Aquarian modus operandi, Venus in Pisces is THE most romantic kind of Venus there is! I believe this combination is encouraging us to intellectualise how we feel, so we can truly, honestly SEE what we NEED to make us feel loved & supported… & therefore beautiful. It’s not a matter of distancing or focusing on our lack of love, or the things that are missing. It’s an Energy of clearly recognising these issues & making an Aquarian plan (ie finding a rational/cool/constructive way) to fix the problem/find the solution/fill the void constructively. I’ll stick my neck out & declare it’s probably the best New Moon of the year to burn down the old & REINVENT your new romantic hearts path. Please don’t waste this time by getting in your own way. Don’t not try something because you “think” you won’t like it, or you guess it’s fruitless, or you tried it once before & it didn’t work. Straight up? Just suck it & see!!!

For any of you who don’t give a fig about romance, this is also a fantastic New Moon (& Month) to revolutionise your money making or any of the things YOU find valuable. Try new ways of making money, investigate a different way to save or pay off a loan, you may find something that will allow you your freedom sooner than you thought (Gold!) It’s great Energy for leading, teaching or participating in workshops or seminars. Any collective or humanitarian projects should go extremely well, as will any of the futuristic (but now quite common place) technology based types of business & study. Newly invented technology anything is starred, buying new technology is great too, so if you need to upgrade, I’d start shopping shortly after the New Moon. Promotion on social media etc is supported too. Aquarius is a Sign of friendship & the Collective, so get out there… make new friends! Join new groups, join (or donate to!) a Charity, learn something cutting edge, walk around your neighbourhood & go places you’ve only flown past in the car. Wear clothes you usually wouldn’t, change up your colours!

With regard to the other Planets & what they’re up to, the Sun is in Aquarius (Happy Birthday Inspirational, Brilliant Aquas!!). The Moon is in it’s waning phase for the first half of the Month, allowing us a bit of R & R after it’s dramatic Leo Eclipse Party. Mercury is in Aquarius too, offering up speedy, clear & productive thought processes & communications. He loves being in Aquarius, he’s humming! So take advantage, as he swans into Pisces around the 18th & that is a far more fuzzy placement for him. Actually, the latter part of the month may become even fuzzier as he forms a Conjunction with Neptune.

Venus starts out in Aquarius, blessing all Aquas with edge & quirky beauty… & all of us with the opportunity to look a different way, feel a different way & love a different way! But she’ll be moving into Pisces mid month & becoming much more gauzy, floaty, dreamy & romantic (or soggy, depending on your stance!). She too forms a Conjunction with Neptune around the 22nd, a HIGHLY sweet/sensual /dreamy & poetic combination, so it’s not the best day for facts/figures & business decisions & hopefully you’ll have made those earlier in the month.

 Mars has spent much of his time under ground in Scorpio & though he likes being here, plunging into the depths & offering us a view of our core beings & inner workings, it’s time he came up for some air & light heartedness, which he has. He’s moved into Sadge, so he’s far more optimistic & expansive now. As such, the things we are planning to do & the actions we aim to take, will be optimistic & hopeful. Make sure you keep a foot on the ground, but know he’s supporting all this Aquarian energy to change, Think Big & perhaps be a tad more daring in what you’re doing!

Saturn is being Saturn, in Capricorn & keeping a firm eye on us, making sure we understand the importance of working for our dreams, but interestingly, he’s making a supportive Aspect to Venus at New Moon time, as is Uranus. These two Planets so often cause challenge but now, for a while, they’re both smiling down on us! I guess I’d call this the “whistle while you work” team, toward the end of the month. Also, Pluto is being entertained & encouraged in a very nice way by Jupiter too. Neptune? Well, he’s gearing up for the coming Pisces Season.

As a final note, February is the last month of all Personal Planets being Direct. Also, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, then Neptune & Uranus follow & head toward Retrogrades soon. So this Green Light phase ends on around March 9th. We have both Venus & Mars Retrogrades this year too, to boot. If you want to start something this year, do it NOW. Take advantage! There’ll be fewer tricky happenings & sticky moments involved! Of course a few sweet spots will be coming later in the year, so if you really need to wait for some further developments, you’ll find your moment ahead. But I say get going with these Stars! Change, change, change.

I usually add in an idea for some specific Crystal to support the Months Energies here, but I figure, as it’s Aquarius Season & we ARE all individual, we should riff off that & pick our own Stones for February! What I will suggest is that you choose something new & untried ever before. Loosen up any rigidity you feel in your body… stretch, take (start?!) a yoga or meditation class & definitely (sensibly) experiment & try out alternative ways to heal your Body as well as your Soul. Work with Uranian Magic & those flashes of uncanny intuition, they will never fail to surprise you. The photo I’ve posted above is of course of one of Antoni Gaudi’s extraordinary Architectural creations. If anyone was channelling Uranian Energy, it was him 😉

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