Week Ahead Transits: 29 April - 5 May

Week ahead transits 22 April - 5 May

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Sun = 9° 27’ Taurus – 16° 14’ Taurus

Moon = Capricorn - Aries

This week we journey through the second decan of Taurus, which is associated with the 6 of Pentacles in the tarot. This card depicts a wealthy person handing out coins to two people who seem to be in dire straits. The message of the card certainly points to the reciprocity of giving and receiving something of value whether that is financial, time, energy or support. Understanding the quality in which we are giving and receiving is a big theme throughout the week. Do you realize how much your time is worth? Are you aware of how valuable your work/art/creations are? Throughout this week and into the next we can take a moment to assess how much value we place onto our identity and whether it matches the general consensus. Spoiler alert, your own sense of value is unique to you.

We have a last quarter Moon in Aquarius before the coming New Moon in Taurus next week so there could be some bumpy moments where we are working through our own ideologies/senses and comparing them to the group. The Moon in Aquarius helps us to take a step back from our deeper emotional worlds to open up to a more broad awareness, it will be a good time to pull back from an emotionally charged situation so that you can gain clearer insights regarding the practical and logical nature of it.

Pluto stations retrograde this week putting the focus of evolution and change inward. Pluto retrograde is a slow and long process so the effects of it may not be immediately felt, but over time, one will begin to sense a subtle shift in the psyche. What the shift will be is dependent on the birth chart and whether Pluto is touching any personal planets or not but the general feeling will be one of internal curiosity. Venus enters Taurus on Monday and Mars enters Aries the following day, the two dual personal planets will be in their home signs gaining power and influence. Venus emphasizes our relationship to the material plane in Taurus while Mars blazes a trail through the dry brush in Aries.

Monday 29th

Venus enters Taurus today giving a lovely boost to our artistic sensibilities as well as activating a tender nature towards loved ones. Our cravings may peak today with Venus’s insatiable ways when it comes to the dopamine fix. The Moon in Capricorn focuses our attention on containment and refinement of our work so this is a great day to push your knowledge and skill set to a new level.

Moon square NN, sextile Saturn, square Mercury, square Chiron, trine Uranus, trine Jupiter, Venus > Taurus at 4:31 am.

Tuesday 30th

Mars enters Aries today while the Moon moves into Aquarius and Venus squares Pluto. There may be a lot of passion and drive that comes to the surface especially around sex, love and romance. The drive to couple is high and the fire is ignited. Venus square Pluto can make any craving impossible to ignore so notice where most of your attention is focused on today and if there are any high risk/high reward scenarios that can satisfy the itch.

Moon sextile Neptune, sextile Mars, Moon > Aquarius at 8:19 am, square Venus, conjunct Pluto, Mars > Aries at 8:32 am, Venus square Pluto.

Wednesday 1st

The last quarter square between the Sun and Moon can elicit some moments where we find ourselves comparing and contrasting our own place in life with that of another. Status and success can represent completely different things for two people, so it’s important to keep in mind that what you may value the most in life can easily be in the bottom 20 for another. Keep the comparisons in check throughout the day and focus on your own immediate community first and foremost.

Moon square Sun, sextile NN, sextile Mercury, sextile Chiron, square Uranus.

Thursday 2nd

Some big emotions can arise today through the Moon’s movement with Jupiter and then entering Pisces moments later. There are a lot of lessons to learn about how your emotions are processed within the body and the Moon square Jupiter aspects helps to highlight where we may be falling short regulating our own emotions. Pluto stations retrograde today as well pushing our focus onto the subconscious and internal processing. This is a good day to schedule a session with your therapist.

Moon square Jupiter, moon voc from 2:29 am – 11:50 am, Moon > Pisces at 11:51 am, sextile Venus, Pluto stations retrograde.

Friday 3rd

Is it fate or destiny? What is the difference between the two and do we ever really have a truly free will? Today we may be connecting the dots and adding up the timelines to amaze at the cosmic nature of the universe and how it seemingly unfolds as an intelligent composer. The Moon syncs up with Saturn, the lord of karma to uncover the trappings that we have found ourselves due to actions we have made in the past. This will be a fun day to watch the cause and effect that the universe pulls us through.

Moon sextile Sun, conjunct Saturn, Mars sextile Pluto rx.

Saturday 4th

The energy is turned up a notch with the Moon entering Aries and conjunct mars today. We have a lot of restlessness waiting in the ethers, all with some confusion as to where. The Moon conjuncts Neptune just before entering Aries which can make us feel a little wobbly and unsure about but then just as quickly as the realization of a fog occurs it dissipates.

Moon sextile Uranus, sextile Jupiter, conjunct Neptune, Moon > Aries at 1:40 pm, sextile Pluto, conjunct Mars.

Sunday 5th

The future is ever present and we are have a strong focus towards what’s ahead rather than what is right in front of us. It is a great time to plan and prep and conspire for the days ahead and it might be too difficult to even think about going backwards in any way. The mind is highly activated and the desire to forgive and forget is strong.

Moon conjunct NN, conjunct Mercury, voc from 10:58 pm – 2:41 pm next day, conjunct Chiron.

*Keywords: Voc = Void of Course Moon, NN = North Node, SN = South Node, rx = retrograde

Written by Evelyn Zuel