The Moon’s just hit Pisces and so has Jupiter, bringing a sense of exuberance that may have an over-optimistic, reckless quality–everything’s wide open and we are quick to rush right in. Does that make us fools, like in the old song, or angels who wander, protected, into dicey territory? A little of both, as Mars sextiles Zeus and squares Pallas, making the action and ambition principle quick to push us forward while good sense and inner wisdom cry out for attention–and they’re likely to be ignored, unless we rein ourselves in and focus on the practical and the doable.

Saturn squares both Pluto and Mercury, and Vesta trines them; we find the practical and the doable here, but nobody said it would be easy. Tension continues between the realism principle and the transformative one, and words and thoughts may betray us as they clash with ‘what is,’ and worse, are inadvertently destructive; we open our mouths and the meaning of our utterances can be much different than we intended. If we invest in Self-discipline (and this may mean keeping our opinions to ourselves, for now), and don’t expect leaps and bounds of progress, the day will go by without implosions; even better, if we focus on those things we truly revere, and take care of home and our most intimate relationships (and this may not be easy, see Venus, below) we can make the most of these touchy energies–something genuine and sturdy can be built, if we try.

 In the 7 AM hour Venus enters Aquarius, at least helping us understand what’s of worth, what we should bother with, and what can be disregarded. In this sign Venus enjoys a clear head, for once, though she’s adept at justifying anything she wants and may play it cool and hard to get; what’s more, she hides her jealousy and desires behind rational arguments and reasoning, and she may needlessly rebel when frustrated, possibly destroying what she normally treasures. Unless you’re naturally attuned to Aquarian and Uranian energies, caution is called for, as Venus takes an atypical tack in the sign of the Waterbearer. In two days the Sun joins her and the influence is much more easily detected.

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