First, I would like to send my condolences to the families that are grieving today because of yesterday’s mass shooting. I am so deeply saddened by this event and can’t even imagine the magnitude of grief that everyone involved is feeling. Whenever there is an event like this, especially when there are children involved, we are all extremely affected. The grief is so profound that it is hard to live normally, and we shouldn’t. An event like this should never be, “normalized.” But, in an effort to make sense of it…
Yesterday afternoon Mars was in the final degree and the very last minutes of Pisces when the mass shooting occurred. This tragically fits the “turning point” energy that I was talking about earlier this week. There is always so much power in that last degree of a sign before going into the next and with Mars, it has the tendency to be violent, warrior-like, rageful energy. The last degree of Pisces is literally when people go crazy, lose it, and can become completely unhinged. Astrology never ceases to amaze me with it’s literal irony—the mass shooting was done by an 18 year old male, wearing body armor no less, who obviously was not in what we would consider a normal, stable state of mind.
What happened yesterday reminds me of Anakin Skywalker slaying the younglings in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith; his darkest act and one that was a catalyst to his descent to the dark side. Anakin is a lot like the shadow side of Mars in Aries; arrogant, drunk with power, feeling privileged and entitled, doing what’s best for himself even if it caused pain and suffering because he thought he was right…self-righteousness to the highest degree.
This turning point in events will most definitely bring about change and ignite the people with a willingness to fight for their side of the argument—we may see protests, riots, or events where people are fighting in a Mars-like fashion for what they think is “best”—even if it may cause harm to someone or something…and with Saturn in Aquarius right now, I’d bet it will be something to do with the collectives freedom and constitutional rights.
But, Aquarius wants an innovative solution to the problem—not restrictions of freedom---but an integration of some sort that will evolve society, like how Newton or Einstein evolved science—we need a paradigm shift. It’s like how with teenagers if you give them a very short leash with a lot of restrictions, they are just going to pull against that leash and rebel harder, but if you set realistic boundaries and trust them, they will see you as an ally and make better choices. Are you an authoritarian parent or a humble ally?
Today, with Mercury in Taurus in a trine to Pluto in Capricorn, we are all going to be having deep introspective and transforming conversations. There’s a lot to talk about…this horrible mass shooting, the war in Ukraine, and whatever you have personally going on right now. The deeply hidden truths are being exposed and they are ugly.
The feelings are intense right now, but there is a positive side to this energy of Mars and the Moon in Aries, it gives one the courage and drive to take risks in their lives towards places where they may have previously been afraid to go—and after all the purging energy of the recent Neptune/Jupiter conjunction—if you cleared out all the crap over the last few months, all the excess clutter that had accumulated, physically and spiritually—then you’re ready for the next chapter!
It’s a time to start new projects, take advantage of new opportunities, and take strategic risks. Patience and selflessness are virtues that are important to practice right now, as Arian energy can be quite impulsive and reckless. Use it wisely.
Saturn is moving really really slowly right now, getting ready to go retrograde at the beginning of June, so the next week is critical for you to put the finishing touches on those things in your life that you’ve been working hard on. Take this week, with all this Aries energy, to take action on those final pushes that you need to make, it’ll pay off in the end.
As always…
Until tomorrow,
AstroMommy
Today’s horoscope was brought to you by: the Moon and Mars in Aries, Saturn in Aquarius, and Mercury in Taurus trine Pluto in Capricorn.