This portion of a recent high-resolution picture from the HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows twisting dark trails criss-crossing light coloured terrain on the Martian surface. Newly formed trails like these had presented researchers with a tantalizing Martian mystery but are now known to be the work of miniature wind vortices known to occur on the red planet – Martian dust devils. Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona {{PD}}

On the 22nd, in order to connect with our own sense of empowerment, we must do two things: reject hurt (even and most especially those wounds we have been embracing for a long time!) and we must be willing to fit the individuality–our originality, our uniqueness–to the critical feedback we receive. The temptation is to rebel against any critique, whether we judge it good or bad, to strike out on our own–but almost certainly, our choices and actions at this point will be based too much on our own delusions, fantasies, and ideals–and so are likely to be less successful than they could be if we were hooked into the world as it is. Helpful hints: reality was illuminated clearly yesterday, the 21st–if you can recall what you perceived then and apply it to now, you can make the most of what comes your way. Unfortunately, it’s a time when our minds and our instincts are somewhat off, not to be trusted–and even the material reality conceals things we’d be better off addressing. Right now, it’s not a matter of willingness so much as of clarity–until the dust clears, we are better off proceeding with care, and recalling yesterday when we saw how precisely gifted we are, and how and in what form we realized we must put it to use.

Luna enters Sagittarius at 1:41 PM Pacific time. You’ll be emotionally tuned-in to this area of the natal chart–the matters of this House are the one place today your impulses and perceptions are likely to be correct.

The 23rd everything may go according to our own relationship with the social sphere and/ or with our own recent expansion efforts. If we are cool with not trying to control others or anything not in our purview, we can enjoy true harmony between thought and instinct, values and wisdom, allowing us to make choices that are ultra-appropriate to who we are and what we need. It’s all about the spirit with which we meet things, and the willingness to attend to duties, to serve–and so reap the benefits.

Have a wonderful weekend!