The Journal
Current Energies
Here we talk about New Moons, Full Moons, eclipses, retrogrades and other shifts in planetary energies that influence each of us.
Mercury Retrograde in Aries/Pisces 3*15*25 - 4*7*25
Our first Mercury retrograde of 2025! Take a deep breath and turn down the drama that gets dumped on Mercury retrograde. Let's put some context to it instead.
Lunar Eclipse in Virgo 3*14*25
Welcome to the first eclipse season of 2025, which started off with this morning's Lunar Eclipse in Virgo. For any individual, the effects depend on where the eclipses land in your chart and if they are making connections to any planets or points in your chart. That said, even if you are not strongly affected by the energies, they are permeating the planet, so everyone is feeling them to some extent.
In this Lunar Eclipse, the Sun at 23 degrees of Pisces is opposite the Moon at 23 degrees of Virgo. The Pisces - Virgo axis is one of service. Sun in Pisces, the mutable water sign, is clear that there is something more at play than simply the visible world.
The grounded, practical qualities of earth give water a container and a framework to prioritize and explore the information held in the emotions. Here, Virgo is that complement to Pisces. Virgo energy, as the mutable earth sign, is motivated by the need to make things better.
Venus Retrograde 3*2*25-4*13*25
All planets are a type of energy. Venus is the energy of personal connection. She shows what we find attractive, what we value and appreciate, and how we approach relationships. Venus goes retrograde every two years for 40 days. At the beginning of her retrograde Venus is visible in the evening. In the middle of the retrograde, she joins with the Sun and seems to disappear into the solar light. As she moves into the second part of the retrograde cycle, she reemerges as visible in the morning. In astrology, we say she has gone from an evening star to a morning star.
New Moon in Pisces 2*27*25
Thursday evening's New Moon in Pisces has a lot of water energy. Water element processes life through the emotions. Water feels things. And, just like water, emotions are meant to flow. Pisces as the mutable water sign is especially sensitive to the emotions that are showing up "out there" in the collective. It is the last sign of the zodiac. Pisces sees the bigger picture; how we are all connected and are part of a tapestry that extends beyond any limits...
Consider your boundaries. There is a huge difference between going with the flow and being swept away by the tides because you are unanchored.