It’s been an interesting few days, leading up to an interesting time ahead. We are beginning a new 2 year cycle that has great significance. In the last few days, we had a Full Moon in Libra, opposite a retrograde Mercury sitting with the Sun in Aries. Communication, new ideas, intuitions and events have all been revealing and significant since March 31st. These aspects are connecting to the meeting of Mars and Saturn in Capricorn, which is major ambition, success, plans and building something new. All of this is extremely powerful, not only because it’s happening at the same time, but the Sun is at its exaltation in Aries – very well placed. As is Mars, which is at its exaltation in Capricorn and conjuncting Saturn, which rules Capricorn. Seeds are being planted now, seeds that will bear fruit in about 2 years. These last few days and this week are moments for us to sit up, take notice and recognize exactly what we are building now.

There are deeper reasons for this. Mars and Saturn are ambitious planets in an ambitious sign right now. The only join together like this once every two years, as this is the cycle of Mars, which takes two years to go around the zodiac. Mars is energy, action, confidence and willing to fight the good fight. Saturn focuses, clarifies, commits, restructures and builds solid foundations. It may seem slow, it may seem like nothing is happening, but actually you have had some information in the last few days that is revealing the direction you are now headed. Since Mercury, the planet of communication is retrograde, it may have come while reflecting on your life, it may have been revealed through intuition, but somewhere in these last few days you were pointed in a new direction. Or at least a direction you knew was an option, but now is becoming more clearly the right path. Once you own it and commit, you will be surprised how quickly it develops.

This is not the only reason. Saturn has entered its own sign of Capricorn and will stay there for 2.5 to 3 years. You may recall that Pluto has already been in Capricorn since 2008 and will continue to be there for many more years. Saturn will eventually catch up to Pluto towards the end of Capricorn and they will conjunct on January 12, 2020. The last time these two planets met in the same place at the same time would have been 36 years earlier. It’s not too early for me to start talking about this, as it is a major configuration that will profoundly affect the world at large in a collective sense and each of our personal lives. These are two power planets that have the keys to a great transformation. It is likely that we will leave behind old structures that we have outgrown and that are no longer necessary for our lives. This is not a superficial experience, as Pluto especially makes us go deeply, deeply into the most hidden areas of our lives and confront our shadow side. The more we connect with this unconscious realm, the more information will be available to us. See this as positive change, embrace it and know that you are already on the road towards this new life.

As I mentioned, Mars takes 2 years to travel around the zodiac and join Saturn again. The next time Mars makes this aspect we are having this week will be when Saturn and Pluto are together in 2020. Additionally, Jupiter, planet of abundance, will be joining them. This is a rare and extraordinary group of aspects we are looking ahead to and is a major turning point in everyone’s life. Jupiter will expand the transformative power set off by Saturn and Pluto. Mars will provide confidence and action. This is all a culmination of what has presented itself to you in these last few days. However, this may not be easy. It depends upon how you handle it. Saturn and Pluto often bring power struggles and on some level we are all resistant to deep changes. It’s important to remain open, not judge yourself or others and keep moving forward.

I’ve mentioned that Pluto is a planet of the collective, the cultural and historical waves that we experience together. One era will end at that time and another will begin. However, when we look at the themes of our culture and what is happening in our world, we also need to relate that back to our personal lives. Meaning that some large scale themes will weave themselves through our lives, but on a personal scale. For example, if your country is under attack, where are you feeling under attack in your life? How can you own the dark side of this in your own life and come out healed and in a better place?

Two years away is not a long time. What are you seeing in your life now that has the potential to blossom? What keeps nudging you from the recesses of your unconscious mind? What are the obstacles to getting to the goals on the other side of this transit? Sometimes when we are just embarking on a new path, it’s important to not announce it to the world until we can see real progress. No need to disperse the energy and lose our momentum. Wherever you feel your life has shown you a path opening, listen closely and perhaps keep it very close to your heart.

THE FIRST INTIMATIONS OF A NEW ERA