Here’s a dynamic I think worth talking about, where the Sun, Mars, and Ceres all conjoin, very late in Scorpio/ early in Sag, with all three sextile Pluto, square Saturn, and opposed Sedna as this latter moves from early Gemini back to the crisis degree (29) of Taurus. These combos make for a feeling of simultaneous push and pull, where we grind gears every time we try to move forward, even as retreat is made impossible by problems and barriers we can’t ignore. Our actions and choices, our sense of personal authority and responsibility, the very essence of who we are, is pressured to perform, to accomplish what we intend, and yet to do so threatens to strip us bare of protection. The consolation is that we’ll learn something new–but what a way to learn!

It doesn’t help that our instincts are in panic mode, restrictions seem insurmountable, and change to the point of obliteration is a constant ‘promise’–but here’s where we need to pause and ask, are our perceptions accurate? And the answer to that is: yes and no.

I think maybe bullet-pointing the way to approach this period is the best way to go; that way you get some direct ideas of how to respond, without worrying too much about the why of it all (because, of course, there is no why! It’s just life–no explanation needed).

–Keep in mind that at present the identity, the concepts of who we are that run Soul-deep, are feeling intense pressure to assert, to put the Self forward, to shout I Am from the rooftops–but included in this is too much push, a sense that something important is at stake if we don’t make an impact, and it’s this overemphasis on having our own way (or on doing something our own way) that causes us to lose perspective. We simply can’t see ourselves with much clarity, right now, and our instincts are, one way or another, unavailable for consult.

–It seems like reality exists mostly to give us a hard time. No, we’re just taking things too personally, and in doing so failing to recognize that some of what’s stopping us, or burdening us, is actually beneficial. Our ability to gauge how reasonable circumstances are is flawed, at this point–accept that, and you’ll avoid 99% of possible quagmires, simply by holding back instead of shouldering forward.

–Now here’s the good part: if we can bring ourselves to see and acknowledge the naked Truth, the genuine reality of any situation and our place in it (no sugar coating, no excuse-making masquerading as being reasonable), what we learn from this can give us the power to make needed changes, to transform areas that have recently felt stagnant, and to bring to an end those things that are truly beyond their ‘best by’ date. It’s an opportunity to control the changes to your world–and that’s priceless, considering that change will occur, like it or not–so better to shape things as we like, rather than to feel helpless in the process.

A few other points:

Zeus conj South Node, qnx Neptune=our ambitions and desires from the past hold some info or key to going forward–give those old aims a once over, and adjust the imagination/ creative energies to fold in some forgotten, but now valuable, ambition from yesterday.

Eris conj North Node=if in moving forward enmity arises, you can be sure the bad feeling was already there–it’s not coming from your choices or actions, it was just hidden. Deal with it not as if your goals are the issue, but instead look for the buried trigger beneath surface matters.

Black Moon Lilith sxt Vesta=a happy home doesn’t come without dealing with what’s been ignored, denied, or that has enraged. Clear the air, but keep in the forefront how important others are to you–gentle confrontation, rather than slash-and-burn, is the way to bring harmony and fulfillment to the home front.