Grand Fire Trine Today Plus, Mars’ square Saturn Becomes Partile, & 9 The Hermit —Creativity and Passion Leads to Great Effort Applied, But in Which Direction Do We Focus?
Daily Horoscope Check-In for Thursday, August 15, 2024
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Good morning, friends!
Well, today’s astrology is really interesting. We have these really intense transits building between Mars/Jupiter and Saturn, plus Venus and Saturn, and also the Sun, Merucyr and Uranus, it is a lot of plates spinning in the air to keep track of. All of the planets are involved in this week’s astrology! Even though Pluto and Neptune, both retrograde are not huge players on the front end of this week’s astrology, they are big in the background—and they have been activated in the repeated YOD’s because they are in sextile to each other and let’s not forget that Pluto is only days away from moving back into Capriocorn for his final and last time for 248 years!
What this means to me is that it is an “All hands on deck,” sort of situation—every aspect of our lives, personal and collectively, is being activated by these transits and this is why I believe that this weekend and next Monday’s transits are some of the biggest for the year! We will look back on this time and think, “That’s when it started!” or “That’s when it happened!” or “That’s when so and so asked me to do x,y,z.”
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Okay, let’s get into…the astrology
Today’s Transits
(All times are in Eastern Time unless mentioned otherwise)
Really late last night at 12:57 am the Sagittarius Moon formed a trine (120°) to the Sun in Leo indicating a harmony between what we are striving for, being lit up by, or shining our lights upon with our emotions, habits, and circumstances. This is a really nice transit and means that for most of the day today, things could feel in harmony.
Then the Moon in Sagittarius made a trine to Chiron in Aries at 1:51 am—subsequently, the Sun will perfect a trine to Chiron at 1:12 pm later this afternoon—this makes a Grand Trine between the three, and this energy will permeate the whole day. The fire trine between the Moon, Sun, and Chiron speaks to a lot of creative energy, focus, and determination between our heart’s desire, what we emotionally are drawn to right now, and what we feel will heal us in some way. By illuminating our wounds and vulnerabilities we are able to use the creative and healing powers of fire to cleanse and purify our intentions. Something may come to you, or you’ll be drawn to something, like a moth to a flame, that you instinctually know you are supposed to create. Be open and ready to receive the signs.
By 8:41 am the Sagittarius Moon formed a quincunx to Uranus in Taurus meaning that we may feel as if we are really done with all the unknowns, all the flying factors, all the probabilities and so we may choose a solution to eliminate the unknowns that kind of surprises us. Maybe you start reading your own Tarot cards, a practice you didn’t think you would do. Maybe you started using AI when before you felt opposed to using AI. Maybe you decided to meditate before your day when you didn’t think you could. Whatever your new solution is, the quincunx to Uranus in Taurus from the Moon in Sagittarius means that your solution is something you formerly were philosophically or religiously opposed to in some way, but now see the value and are surprised by this!
In the early afternoon today starting at 12:50 pm the Moon in Sagittarius will square Neptune in Pisces retrograde and then just two minutes later at 12:52 pm she will trine Mercury retrograde, now in Leo, remember?
So, there will first be something that feels confusing or foggy, like we can’t quite see the path forward or we can’t really trust it because it feels false, like a filter on social media. But, then, almost at the same time, clarity strikes us hard like a flash of lightning illuminating our mind, cutting through the fog with a heart sword.
The Moon trine Mercury can also indicate having an easy time today with communication—we are able to express ourselves easily from our heartspace and others around us respond well to our advances, our humor, and our child-like playfulness. It’s a great energy for working well with others!
I think, even though the square to Neptune could be a bit challenging because it is like seeing a mirage in the desert, with the trine to Mercury at the same time, I think the biggest thing to be aware of is believing too quickly that what we see is real, that there is an oasis and then shouting for joy that you found water—instead, investigate and make sure that what you are seeing is real, tangible, and appropriate to the situation and then jump and shout for joy, once you’ve established that you can trust your senses.
Especially since the second to last transit to perfect today is Mercury retrograde in Leo quincunx Neptune in Pisces retrograde, so you can hardly believe what you are seeing, touching, feeling, or reading, but the Moon trine Mercury is bringing the information in quickly and easily—as I said before, just be sure that whatever it is is really there, otherwise it could feel like the Twilight Zone when you realize what you thought was there really wasn’t. Be hyper-aware of illusions, falsities, red flags, and mirages today, but also be open to sudden flashes of insight as the Grand Fire trine between the Moon, Sun, and Chiron is still at work and the Moon trine Mercury is harmonious…there could be a diamond in the rough today, so be open to something surprising you!
By 1:51 pm the Moon will leave the fiery righteous sign of Sagittarius and enter the practical, professional sign of Capricorn and at this time we may feel ourselves shift from hoping things get done to actually making them happen! The Moon in Capricorn is fueled by a desire to succeed and she is not afraid to do the work that is needed. If you have been procrastinating something or having blocks in your productivity, the Capricorn Moon energy will really help you put your head down and do the work. It’s a great time to pay attention to what you need to manage in your life. Capricorn energy helps us make solid plans, repair and restructure things so that they are efficient and don’t waste resources, and gives us the determination to attend to our foundations.
The Moon is said to be in her detriment while in Capricorn but that is not a bad thing, what that means is that she has fewer fluctuating emotions that can stand between her and achieving her goals. It’s not that the Capricorn Moon does not feel, for they feel things very deeply, it is just that they don’t let the roller coaster ride of emotions derail their plans. They have plans and they are very good at executing their plans. They are in control. Capricorn is ruled by Saturn and Saturn steadies, controls, and restrains, reigning in our emotions like someone steering a horse.
Speaking of Saturn…Mars in Gemini hit 17° late last night and thus began his partile square to Saturn in Pisces retrograde. Mars will perfect his square tomorrow, Friday, August 16, 2024, at 1:30 am ET, so we are feeling this energy big time!
Mars square Saturn is like an aggressive force hitting a brick wall, but in the case of Mars in Gemini and Saturn in Pisces retrograde, this feels a bit like verbal warfare being thrown at a Tibetan Monk—it’s hard for the assertive verbal attacks from Mars to penetrate the spiritual steadiness of the Monk, for he has an incredible discipline that restricts his reactions. The monk will not lash out at the impulsive Mars, no, he will respond with love, kindness, and compassion.
So, there is something in your life where you may be feeling a lot of energy, drive, and impulsivity, but then you meet something solid, stoic, and immovable, like a brick wall, or the ocean itself, and there really is nothing you can do to change, sway, or penetrate this force. It’s like wanting something and discovering there is a law against it that cannot be changed.
So, today; over the weekend, and throughout the next couple of weeks we may feel this intense need, desire, and lust to throw our words, ideas, and data at something hoping that it will move in the direction of our favor, but Saturn will not budge—he is in the superior position and therefore is the one calling the shots—Mars will have to conform, figure out how to use his words wisely or else face the consequences of breaking the rules.
According to astrologer Reinhold Ebertin, in his book, The Combination of Stellar Influences (1972)1 he says that Mars and Saturn in a challenging aspect like the square may manifest as, “Harmful or destructive energy, inhibited or destroyed vitality,” as well as, “hardness, [and] all will-directed activity meets complete resistance, tests of strength, disputes, separations…[and] cases of death.” So, this transit has the potential to be very challenging, but maybe we can use this drive and ambition as energy to accomplish things that need manual labor or that need a great exertion of physical strength and endurance to get done. We will have to abide by the rules if we don’t want to get in trouble with the higher authority and that can be a challenge for Mars—he may just put his foot in his mouth.
We’ll talk more about this tomorrow as well.
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