Mercury Conjoins the North Node—The Master of Arguments Fights for Freedom! & IV of Starships-Reversed
Daily Horoscope Check-In for Monday, March 18, 2024
Good morning, friends!
A personal update: Before I get into today’s horoscope, I just wanted to let you all know that my four-year-old daughter suffered a pretty bad scald from some hot soup yesterday. She is okay and it wasn’t severe enough that it warranted an emergency visit, but she is pretty shaken up about it and needs a lot of cuddles and mommy time. Because of this, the Weekly Forecast may come out a bit later tomorrow than normal, or maybe even Wednesday morning. I am just getting started on it today, so I will keep you updated on when you can expect it to be published. Thank you for your understanding!
Okay, let’s get into…the astrology
One of the texts I received this morning was about the fact that SCOTUS is hearing oral arguments in the case Murthy vs. Missouri today, a case about censorship and free speech on social media platforms, and the Government’s involvement in that. There is a rally on the steps of the courthouse to “Reclaim Free Speech” that you can watch LIVE on TheHighwire.com.
You can see a brief news report about this event from News Nation’s YouTube channel below:
What I find really fascinating about this is that Mercury, the planet that is called the “Master of Arguments” and represents speech and communication is in Aries, a sign associated with freedom, ruled by Mars the “God of War,” is conjoining the North Node today, a point that represents a focus or a direction, an enhancement, or an increase in the energy of the sign it is in and the planet conjoining it. So, literally, there is a significant fight for free speech today going on during this transit! You can’t make this stuff up!
As well as Mercury conjoining the North Node, which will perfect this evening at 8:11 pm ET, the Moon in Cancer, will square the nodes this morning at 11:43 am ET from the Northern Bending, which means that this fight for free speech, will affect our experiences and daily lives once the verdict is reached.
Astrologer Mary Plumb said in an article titled At The Bending published in The Mountain Astrologer that, “Planets at the South Bending are related in meaning to the South Node, that is, they signify a point of release — experiences are internal and have difficulty being expressed outwardly. The North Bending resembles the North Node, which is a point where energy comes in; events and experiences will manifest in the outer world.” (2010)1
I love it when astrology is so clear and easy to read! This may be because the Sun
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