The Weighing of the Heart from the Book of the Dead of Ani. At left, Ani and his wife Tutu enter the assemblage of gods. At center, Anubis weighs Ani’s heart against the feather of Maat, observed by the goddesses Renenutet and Meshkenet, the god Shay, and Ani’s own ba. At right, the monster Ammut, who will devour Ani’s soul if he is unworthy, awaits the verdict, while the god Thoth prepares to record it. At top are gods acting as judges: Hu and Sia, Hathor, Horus, Isis and Nephthys, Nut, Geb, Tefnut, Shu, Atum, and Ra-Horakhty. Photographed by the British Museum {{PD}}

Today doesn’t deliver a test in any of the traditional meanings, but one more subtle, that will measure our ideals, values, and the way these inform expression of our power. Whether actions and choices support our empowerment will be the key metric, and there might be a need to let go of certain fantasies or misinterpretations of what constitutes real agency for you. In fact, it’s vital that you rid yourself of illusions concerning your empowerment; it’s the only way you can make room for a rather amazing set of rewards scheduled to come your way.

(Neptune sesq and Venus nov Juno, Mercury trine Ceres)

‘Cakes, 1963’ Photo By Pplachigo – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28954794

For those born with the Sun at 07 Cancer. Check your natal chart for the correct Sun degree (you may want to read both the degree number and the one that follows, if you have minutes on your Sun position–together these offer a more complete picture of your year ahead). What it’s really about this solar year, dear Cancer, through to your next birthday, is power: who holds it, who exhibits it, who is able to affect the landscape and the lives of others. It may seem like the year’s events have an entirely different focus, though, and that could be confusing; you may see what occurs as pointing toward the validity of what you hold dear or find sacred, of what you’re committed to, but it’s what’s behind these matters that counts and will be re-shaped, so keep your eye on who and how power is distributed, exercised, and gained or lost, and do your best to keep your autonomy and priorities intact. Too, you may be asked to deal with uncomfortable emotions, but if you do, the reward will be an emotional safety and security that has benefits beyond just peace of mind. Strengths this year include an ability to bring forward from the past what’s useful now, and a growing clarity of focus within your creative abilities. Good luck!

Scherenschnitt By Bettina von Arnim {{PD}}

Our instinctual nature may be acute today, aligned with our highest priorities and values and synchronized with our choices and actions–and all of it makes for smooth expression that reflects our truest nature, and tells those around us who we are in some important way. Following our inner impulse, making ‘statements’ that are most natural to us, may see us defying the reality picture and finding ways around barriers and obstacles; by our behavior we also reveal what we appreciate, and this may attract those who want those assets or moments of beauty for themselves. Expect a few surprises, the potential for accident, revelation, and transformation, as well as the near certainty that we will be highly aware of hurt at some point–and yet in being so strongly attuned to our inner motivations and values, we end up facing all that we need to deal with, and doing so in clever, optimistic, inventive, and original ways.

(Vesta parallel and Mars sxt Sedna, Mars contra-parallel Saturn, Venus qnx Pluto, Sun sxt Uranus, sq Chiron, and trine Black Moon Lilith)

‘Cakes, 1963’ Photo By Pplachigo – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28954794

For those born with the Sun at 06 Cancer. Check your natal chart for the correct Sun degree (you may want to read both the degree number and the one that follows, if you have minutes on your Sun position–together these offer a more complete picture of your year ahead). Does it feel like you’re all out on a limb, dear Cancer, alone and caring, with nothing to pour your feelings into? That will definitely change this year; your hints about what direction this will take you can be found in the emotional shocks, accidents, or revelations that have recently (within the last year or so) occurred. The ‘new’ cause you will find to dedicate yourself to will bring immense change in other life areas, as well, causing a kind of domino effect, but it will be you who calls the shots and makes the choices, and that should be reassuring. Enjoy the process of discovery, and the wonderful sense of Love and security that await you this solar year, to arrive before you reach your next birthday. Good luck!

‘This Is Our Corner’ By Lawrence Alma-Tadema 1873 {{PD}}

For those who closely associate their personal power and its expression with some role or position they hold, or for anyone freely using their abilities and whatever ‘powers’ these confer, this can be a dynamite day, offering an atmosphere of seeming-total empowerment. That’s the keyword, though: seeming. Knowing our limits is vital, because going ‘too far’ can and likely will muster a lot of push-back, if not outright energy assault, from those heavily invested in having their own power felt by others.

Steps to avoid trouble include knowing the difference between actual, proven wisdom and the kind of instinctual knowing that can be strongly influenced by our outlook and our wishes. Also be clear on how truly fortuitous certain accidents/ incidents may be; the consequences of the unintended can be rewarding or profitable, so don’t judge something on its immediate surface, or by what it removes, as there’s almost certainly something better that will take its place.

Starting today and extending over the next four days, Chiron forms the arm of a T-square with the Sun-Earth axis. This suggests the potential for being diverted from our intended direction, our attention drawn away by hurt–and whether these wounds are fresh or age-old, we may be tempted to make too much of them, and so slow our progress. This is, in the largest sense, a call to heal or re-form our wounds, so that they no longer impact both the Soul’s intents and the environment we manifest. Right now the interference generated by hurt is clear, and wound-free is the goal–and will be achieved, if you take advantage of the current situation.

(Juno trine Ceres, Pallas sesq Sedna, Pluto contra-parallel Pallas, Venus semi-sq Uranus)

‘Cakes, 1963’ Photo By Pplachigo – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28954794

For those born with the Sun at 04 Cancer. Check your natal chart for the correct Sun degree (you may want to read both the degree number and the one that follows, if you have minutes on your Sun position–together these offer a more complete picture of your year ahead). Dear Cancer, you’ll have to face something momentous this solar year, through to your next birthday, but if you’ll embrace spontaneity, accident, and the potential for info and answers arriving through revelation, you can exceed all your expectations for accomplishment–and that’s saying something, especially when we consider that much of your energy and attention may be commandeered by a need to deal with olds hurts–to face them, possibly to fight to right the situation, certainly to try to resolve them with healing. As the solar year progresses, you find emotions become softer, easier to accept, and you can work with them, perhaps gaining a leadership position born of a new maturity. What becomes harder, though, are communications, even the thinking processes themselves, as you face crises in making clear who and what you care about. Good luck!

Claude and Camille Monet on a park bench, By Claude Monet 1873 {{PD}}

Choice and the potential for action loom large today, and somehow the future seems too wide-open, the landscape inciting a kind of emotional, or maybe spiritual, agoraphobia. We may resist our own creative urge, or the reassurance offered by rewards, Love, friendship, believing we misunderstand or that it will cost us–but in reality this is a positive impulse, this pausing, as it allows us to adjust, allows our focus to take shape, and our minds to reach the conclusions that are most characteristic of our Soul impulse–and that means our actions and choices will be, too.

(Jupiter qnx and Mars parallel NN, Venus sq Neptune and trine Zeus, Mercury parallel and Sun nov Hygeia)

‘Cakes, 1963’ Photo By Pplachigo – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28954794

For those born with the Sun at 03 Cancer. Check your natal chart for the correct Sun degree (you may want to read both the degree number and the one that follows, if you have minutes on your Sun position–together these offer a more complete picture of your year ahead). What’s coming for you, dear Cancer? You’ll be getting some surprises, and some chances to heal, and soon you’ll either be excavating matters you’ve delayed attending to, or you’ll be taking up a cause you’re passionate about–but first you’ll need to deal with ongoing power struggles, ones that stretch back for some time. Determining who (if anyone) has power over you, as well as who and what you may exercise power over, is the centerpiece of this solar year, through to your next birthday. It’s vital you work this out, as without clear boundaries it will be nearly impossible to deal with what’s coming, or to benefit from it, so don’t hesitate over the long-term to embrace and respect your own personal authority, and to exercise it when and where appropriate. Good luck!