As much as our common destinies have everything to do with the universal conditions we currently face, each of us has our own path to tread. No one else can live your life, even as the world around us changes.
External events which will have an internal consequence for each of us include the first-ever Pluto return (at 27 degrees Capricorn) in the Second House of the USA’s natal (Sibley) Chart on February 22. This momentous portend signals, as it did the first time around on July 4, 1776, a revolution based on economic interests clothed in the garb of humanist ideals of the Enlightenment era. As it was in 1776, so was it when it was first said: “It’s the economy, stupid.” It’s still the economy, and it’s still stupid. How this affects us as individuals, each with our own natal chart, begins to unfold for real this month.
The New Moon in Aquarius February 1 is at the same degree as the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in Aquarius which occurred December 21, 2020. The epoch-change which begun then receives nourishment from the seeds gestating since that time. Mercury stations direct February 3 and re-enters Aquarius February 14, after meeting up with powerful Pluto February 11. Expect explosive revelations in bursts of lightning-fast broadcasts.
Venus and Mars conjunct in Capricorn at the Full Moon in Leo February 16. This is the true “Valentine’s Day”, it’s almost impossible not to be drawn to earthy passions—and why not? A great opportunity for reconciliation comes at the Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius February 23-24, with Mars and Venus sextile Neptune, while Mercury squares Uranus and sextile Chiron. Forgiveness, love, bountiful compassion, and grace are all achievable now. Though there’s little we can do to influence global markets, richness of character is never devalued.
This article appears in February 2022.
