Ever feel like you’re careening through the week like a fire-walker stepping barefoot over smoldering coals — daring, a bit reckless, but oddly compelled? That’s exactly the vibe when Venus in Gemini locks sextile with Chiron in Aries, nudging us to ACT—sometimes it’s the cosmos handing you a key you didn’t even realize was in your pocket. Monday’s dance with the Virgo and Libra Moons isn’t just about celestial showboating; it’s a cosmic challenge to confront those uncomfortable feelings, unravel the tangled roots, and turn intellectual resistance into real, juicy growth — like upgrading your inner software without the annoying updates. As Mercury stubbornly rewinds in retrograde and the Sun strides forward, this week’s astrology is less about smooth sailing and more about harnessing the chaos—questioning everything, embracing the hard truths, and maybe, just maybe, saving yourself first before the world. So, are you ready to turn the key and step bravely onto your own burning path? LEARN MORE.
Monday morning, Venus in Gemini perfects its sextile to Chiron in Aries as the Virgo Moon approaches conjunction to Mars and square to Venus. Look for the invitation to ACT. It may have already arrived. It may be an internal invitation, from you to you. Is the key already in the lock? Turn it.
The Virgo Moon perfects these aspects late in the day, then heads into Libra by night where it forms a grand trine/kite with oppositions to retro Saturn-Neptune in Aries and trines to Uranus and retro Pluto. If Monday feels uncomfortable, consider the underlying reasons and make a practical stab at doing something, anything to address the core issue. Can’t find the root? Take a walk and let your brain ramble while you do. When relief comes, accept it. You don’t have to heal the world, you just have to release intellectual resistance to being better. Better in both senses: healed and improved.
On Tuesday, the Libra Moon’s grand trine/kite perfects, so carry that impactful and empowering vibe into your day. It’s the armor of competence, and it’s perspective altering. The Libra Moon sextiles the Leo Sun then retro Leo Mercury and squares Cancer Jupiter. We often closely identify with our own attitudes, perspectives, and opinions. To question our established thoughts can be destabilizing. However, with this particular Mercury retrograde, we cannot look away: cannot as in, it’s everywhere you turn, and cannot as in, should not. There’s too much to learn and grow from. If you don’t learn now? The cost is high.
It also may feel out of control, out of YOUR control. As the Sun moves forward and Mercury moves backward toward their exact conjunction on Thursday, you’re better off to see this as an opportunity to get in early and capitalize on maximizing your investment. If the truth hurts, remember that not-truth embraced can be devastating. That’s a poor investment.
Wednesday’s Venus-ruled Libra Moon trines Pallas Athena then goes on to oppose Chiron overnight. Venus spends the day at the last degree of Gemini then hits the first degree of Cancer by night. If you’re embracing the judicious truth, you’re set up to win. The airy mood cuts right to the center of the issue, its usefulness and its value. Patterns emerge and you can’t unsee what’s right for you.
Nightime and Venus’ sign-change take things into the realm of doing what’s right, even when it’s hard. But that’s where the rewards are, and that’s how we figure out who’s coming to save us… ourselves. Meet your own needs first. Save yourself first so you’ll be ready to join the good fight. And here’s the tricky thing: sometimes saving yourself means asking for the help you need.
Thursday morning, the Libra Moon finishes its opposition to Chiron and heads into Scorpio midday. The Scorpio Moon trines Venus and forms the point of a yod from Uranus and Saturn-Neptune. It also squares Pluto. Taking control is scary, but change is necessary and coming. It can feel icky, make you feel like you’re icky. Remember that’s just momentary and will change as you move through it. What you want is powerful and necessary… and good change.
Overnight into Friday morning, the Scorpio Moon squares the Mercury-Sun conjunction in Leo. Expect uncomfortable insights and maybe a little judgement. However, perspective is overexposed, so cut yourself slack. The Moon also trines Cancer Jupiter. Take it all in, sort it out later. Set your heart on the bigger picture.
Friday afternoon, the Scorpio Moon conjoins Vesta then spends the evening heading into conjunction with Juno. Virgo Mars quincunxes Chiron all day and into early Saturday. Societal narcissism leaves a nasty wound on us all. The worst thing that nasty wound can do to us is to make us cruel. Check your reactions for inflammation. The urge to protect what’s ours and what we care about is intense, so be intensely humanitarian.
How is the current Mercury retro treating you?
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