Show Notes:
Here are the timestamps for today's horoscope:
0:00 Welcome to the AstroMommy Newsletter Introduction
0:45 Title and Date
0:56 Good morning, friends! Daily Horoscope for Friday, April 14, 2023
4:50 The card for the day
6:48 End Remarks
6:54 quick links, and resources, and “side effects.”
Transcript:
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Without further ado, here is the daily horoscope.
Good morning, friends!
Okay, let’s get into… the astrology
Well, today we have the Moon in Aquarius, moving fast at 14°19’ per day. Last night the Moon met up with Pluto, but today she is past that tense spot and she will be making her way from 4° to 18° of Aquarius, thus forming aspects to Mars, Neptune, Mercury, Chiron, and Uranus.
At 9:46 am ET, the Moon forms a quincunx to Mars in Cancer, representing something feeling out of sorts in our environments or our ability to muster up the energy to do something. The Mars in Cancer energy wants to take action and make breakfast, but they may be upset because there are no eggs! So, compromises, uncomfortable compromises, may have to be made, like making and eating oatmeal when you were craving a cheesy omelet.
Then the Moon forms a semisquare to dreamy Neptune in Pisces, and this is when you add cheese to your oatmeal, in an attempt to recreate the omelet. And it doesn’t work! It is just not the same! So, just relax and don’t try to force things to be something they’re not.
At 12:38 pm ET, Venus in Gemini forms a square with Saturn in Pisces and Saturn is in the superior position, so he has the upper hand.
Venus in Gemini is fun, curious, super playful, spontaneous, youthful, and excited to learn and experience new things. Saturn in Pisces is heavy, melancholic, a bit depressive, and seriously spiritual or religious.
When Venus and Saturn are in a square it’s like Saruman from the Lord of the Rings having to tell his teenage daughter who is having a sleepover with her friends that they have to keep it down, stop talking, and go to bed! It represents fun-loving Venus getting a reality check from serious, hard-ruled Saturn.
Just the other day, I had to tell my husband and two of our kids to stop playing video games and go to bed! Venus was just entering into the engagement with Saturn for this transit, so it can represent a time when you or someone you know is having to enforce the boundaries, be the adult in the situation, and reel in the youthful, fun energy.
Venus square Saturn can also represent big responsible decisions that will bring you more benefit and fortune in the long run, as well.
Right after their square perfects, Venus makes a quincunx to the South Node, further implicating that this transit will be about forgoing our immediate gratification and temptations for something more stable, serious, and Saturnine.
Then Saturn forms positive aspects to the nodes at 1:30 pm ET: a sextile to the North Node and a trine to the South Node, indicating that whatever Venusian area you are practicing restraint, such as lavish purchases, overeating, applying too much makeup, etc…you may be rewarded in the long run because of your patience, hard work, and discipline. This could also have to do with spending money—we may very well come up against wanting to make purchases but deciding against them in favor of saving or investing in something with a more substantial return, but only after many years.
By the afternoon, the Moon in Aquarius perfects a square to Mercury in Taurus at 3:15 pm ET. Moon and Mercury in a hard aspect could indicate some troubles when it comes to communicating our thoughts and feelings or it could mean the technology with which we use to communicate has some issues and with the Mercury being in shadow, I could see this happening today. There may also be news that we hear or read about that could shock us in some way. So just be aware that there could be tensions surrounding communication, technology, or even transportation today, with a peak in the afternoon.
This evening, the Moon forms a sextile to Chiron in Aries, and then shortly after, she forms a square to Uranus in Taurus, so there’s a bit of a soft spot in the evening when there’s a healing opportunity socially, but then there’s something shocking and surprising that jolts us awake in the late evening. So, I think if we remain open to the many possibilities of how the night could go, we may be a lot happier, than if we try to control everything and make people or experiences conform to our ideas of how everything ought to go. The Moon and Uranus, both in fixed signs, and in a square could be a really rigid, jolt that breaks something, so my best advice is to try to be flexible to counter that energy.
Let’s move on to the card for the day:
What is the guidance for today?
Rada Houngan (King of Swords)
On this card, we see a Houngan, a VooDoo priest, playing a Rada drum, a ceremonial instrument. There is swirling yellow energy that seems to be emanating from the drum and the fingertips of the priest.
The court cards can represent people in our lives or they can represent a situation that embodies the energy of the court card. So, in this case, we have Rada Houngan, or in traditional tarot, the King of Swords, which could quite literally represent an older man who is a master at the art of communication. Someone who can use their words effectively like a lawyer, a mediator, a diplomat, a skilled doctor at delivering hard news, or even a skilled Astrologer at delineation. Swords can also represent someone of nobility or of very high stature. The Houngan is a priest who is adept at communicating with the invisible world and on this card he is allowing himself to be possessed by the spirits in order to deliver the messages he is receiving through the music of the drum. So, this could mean someone delivering a message to you about someone else or something else that is normally outside your consciousness.
As an energy, this card represents using our words to effectively communicate, making sure our intent is the desired effect, and speaking with clarity and precision, but staying flexible and incorporating our intuition when appropriate. Possessing the skills and the know-how to handle and manage any situation.
As the card for the day, I feel this could either represent someone that you may encounter, seek guidance and advice from, or have a conversation with-- or you could be the one whose guidance and advice are sought after. This could be an air-sign person, a Gemini, Libra, or Aquarius.
It could also signify using our intellectual, rational mind and our intuitive, subconscious mind together to deliver our words today and find a balance between the two. It’s almost like, by allowing ourselves to get swept away in the moment mentally, we are actually containing the energy and giving it boundaries when we then speak it—the boundaries of words, that are safe, secure, and manageable. I hope that makes sense!
Let me know what you think, in the comments!
I hope this is helpful!
Until tomorrow,
AstroMommy
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