(I am now crossposting my Facebook updates to this website, as Facebook has become insufferably draconian and has threatened to shut me down)
How is everyone doing? I myself am reeling a little bit after that tough message from Facebook- we would all do well to remember that Uranus and Saturn are within orb of squaring each other. The mayhem has started and Aquarius/Uranus energy rules social media. We are well and truly within the shadow phase of this RX period, so what goes down now might be seen as somewhat of a precursor…
But please let me remind you all that there is nothing to fear, nothing at all. The Green Lady has gone through her fair share of chaotic moments and painful losses in her life and if there is one thing that she knows, there is a greater scheme behind all of this. Have faith. If something goes wrong, it goes wrong- but there will be a reason behind it, if only we can let it go! And this is where our great opportunity lies in Aquarius season. Aquarius is all about the leveling up to a higher consciousness, which is only possible when we let our illusions around ego and control die the death that is offered them when we enter a bardo- our moment of grief, our world between the worlds.
So! Everything is fine! No need to worry too much about the retrograde. That being said- let’s look at what we might expect during the retrograde 😀
Mercury will be stationing RX right after the Full Moon in Leo on 30 January- and Uranus will be square Saturn with only one degree of orb. This is strong chaotic energy. Mercury will be separating from an opposition to the Moon in Virgo at a very wide orb (8 degrees). With the Sun conjunct Jupiter in the context of the rest of this astroweather, there is potential for us to get caught up in our anxieties of the moment. With Pluto conjunct Venus in the final degree of Capricorn, this is the time to use this extra anxious mental energy to look deeply into what it is we value, what we are hoping will endure past all of these changes. Mars conjunct Lilith might bring some repressed emotions out of the woodwork, perhaps some confronting secrets.
I do see a lot of illumination around this time, especially as Venus will have moved out of the sextile to Neptune by then. A shock to the system might be what is needed to bring some truths to light.
On the 10 February, Mars will square Mercury in retrograde. Mars will also square Venus and Jupiter, and the Sun. Moon and Saturn are in Aquarius as well, the Moon setting off the Saturn-Uranus square. Neptune is sextile Mars, taking some of the heat off the Martian aspects. Pluto is unaspected- some of the Martian elements might resurface in some pretty uncontrolled ways! Stay out of pointless social media engagements is my advice. Some people are even getting fired for following the wrong Twitter feeds. Aggression might not be overt, but it is certainly lurking beneath the surface. Remember the “frog in a pot” analogy- things get hotter and hotter, but the frog does not think to jump out because the increase in temperature is gradual!
On 13 Feb, Mercury will conjunct Venus, which will still be conjunct Jupiter. The Mars-Neptune sextile is exact, and the Moon is in Pisces. Mercury-Venus-Jupiter in this context looks to me like a softening of the energy that has gone on previously. Perhaps some kind words will come out of the woodwork to sweeten the pot, or turn up the temperature a little! Jupiter and Mercury are of course opposite energies to one another. We might be calling our personal values into question, motivated by finances or by a need to keep the peace.
Then of course on the 17 Feb we have the first exact Saturn-Uranus square, bringing tensions to a boiling point- but of course as this is a slow-moving aspect, this will have been in effect for some time. Saturn is of course in a sign of its rulership- but Uranus also rules Aquarius. An expansion of consciousness is in the offing, through tulmultous events that remind us of our responsibility to the collective. What is happening on a global scale and the increasing repressiveness of various internet spaces is calling many of us to awaken to our full potential that can only be realised when we lose our illusion that we do not matter! We do matter greatly, but what needs to go is the feeling that we need to hold on and control every last little bit of this ourselves… Uranus will teach all of us that that is impossible! I will be writing a more comprehensive article on this aspect soon.
On the 21st Feburary, Mercury will station direct. This takes place shortly after the first quarter moon in Gemini- the retrograde cycle beginning and ending with the Moon in Mercurial signs. Mercury at station sits between Jupiter and Saturn and square to Uranus. This might cause a restructuring/ requestioning of what we learned at the Great Conjunction back in December. Definitely, a shift in energy is indicated here- a change in thought patterns through what we have learned in these tough few months at the beginning of the year. Do we have enough faith to see us through, or must we dig deeper to find it?????
Of course, whenever a planet goes into retrograde that planet crosses over aspects it made in direct motion- and then will make them again, a total of three times- third time lucky! This, to me, is the chance to make things right in whatever way. Always keep a diary with astrological aspects written in it, so you can keep track of these patterns and make the most of them 🙂
This will be crossposted to Gab, on which I am greenlady85. I will of course be uploading to YouTube weekly… so check that out too! Many blessings, beautiful ones- I shall see you on the flipside of this retrograde 🙂
Mercury will be RX from 30 Jan 2021- 21 Feb 2021
All times are in NZ time 🙂
Green Lady Astrology 