‘Girl Chopping Onions’ Gerrit Dou 1646 {{PD}}

25 February rage comes from hurt, and transformation of what is comes from healing skills—a very straightforward recipe—but we’ll witness the clash of the individual against the social order, in many forms, and the thing we’ll need to know is that the individual, no matter what she says, will be feeling far from empowered. That can make for destructive and hurtful expressions that seem to come out of nowhere, but it can also foster the kind of permanent, healing change that brings the individual a sense of successful personal expansion of his world or of his reach. The only advice I can offer is to not accept your own internal sense of disempowerment, no matter how real it feels from the inside—it won’t be accurate, and may push you to do stupid things. (Pluto sextile Chiron, Jupiter square Uranus, Uranus contra-parallel Juno)

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Note the constellation globe in the lower right corner ‘The Great Vanity, Still-Life’ Sebastian Stoskopff 1641 {{PD-Art}}

24 February that crisis in highest values, what we’re dedicated to, and home and family moves into the global consciousness and helps dictate our life direction. Of course this influences everyone differently, but it’s likely to center in partnerships, relationships, and/ or in the matters of the House where the meeting takes place (at 29 Libra, Vesta conjunct NN) We may be in this crisis state because we want to cement financial and love relationships in stone—we may be afraid of losing them, or worse, being forgotten ourselves—and we are in need of a serious ‘security fix’. Don’t be hard on yourself over this—though we may be tempted to ‘stiff upper lip’ it, we’d do well to indulge our need and attend to security needs—not by pestering others for promises, but by taking initiative and being responsible for ourselves. (Perfecting today: Vesta conjunct the NN, Venus sextile Saturn, trine Sedna)

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‘Skull with a Burning Cigarette’ Vincent Van Gogh 1885-1886 {{PD}}

19 February Relationships and financial matters both center on who holds the power, purse strings, or has say so. In any pairing, partnership, or confrontation, each side will be operating under at least a modest amount of delusion, misunderstanding, or fantasy—keep this in mind at all times, about both others and yourself. Creativity can flourish if you’re in the early creative stages of a project, but avoid altering already done work, as this could prove both problematic and not to your taste later. It’s also a day when it will feel like we have x-ray vision, able to see everyone’s wants, ambitions, and desires—just remember, yours are showing too. (Venus sesquiquadrate Juno, semi-square Neptune, Sun sesquiquadrate Zeus)

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‘The Run Home’ Henry Scott Tuke 1902 {{PD-Art}}

17 February is one of those days when we are likely to say (or think!) anything; what comes to mind is spontaneous, possibly heretical or outrageous, clever, and rock-the-boat fun (or unfun, depending on how you feel about boat rocking). We could find ourselves rebelling before we are even aware we’ve opened our mouth—communicate with caution, and cut others some slack—they will be as surprised as you are by what they communicate. Do pay attention, though, as the individuality will shine through, slipping out without anyone being able to form it as they usually will—and that means we get a glimpse of the ‘real’ person behind the crafted personality.

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