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Sunday 9 February to Saturday 15 February 2025

9th February 2025

Mercury the planet of communications and intellect, enters the sun’s white-hot furnace to be cleansed and reborn. How are your ideas today? if you can see a long plan that is good because Mercury is in ‘superior’ position, bringing in new things from the outer limits, so listen carefully to your internal narrative, and flow of consciousness. Enjoy re-inventing yourself with visionary, innovative, and futuristic concepts – which you can make real…this is a good few hours to plan what you’d like to do. You will be assisted by Mars the planet of action in sensitive yet ‘motivated to protect’ Cancer the crab, flowing well with hard-working Saturn who is resetting your boundaries. Take Mars’s raw emotional energy in Cancer, and give it form and purpose, much like an artist might carve their vision from marble. Continue to find your strength in emotional endurance; as you protect your instincts with your brand of self-defense, you can sustain those deep feelings without getting overwhelmed. 

10th February 2025

This morning, and peaking early afternoon, emotional sensitivity rules the roost, as a sense of drifting with the oceanic tides of life gives dreamy insights into what might be. Then, at 5 pm there is a distinct energy shift as the Moon changes sign into firey and fixed Leo, and it’s time to realize that life is beautiful, and fun is what is what we need the most. This cheerful and lively mood is then confronted by Pluto in the early evening, who sets up a cooly detached, all-or-nothing scenario. Rather than feel like it’s the end of the world, just let it pass, because thankfully, the moon moves quickly, but it’s always useful to know about these sorts of things. More importantly, today is the Mercury in tension to Uranus which can cause stress due to its qualities of mental restlessness. Conversations can be brilliant but erratic, and so you might encounter innovative ideas vs. practical limitations, and/or rebellion vs. stubbornness. The answer is to let the electric storm in the mind crackle with its futuristic and groundbreaking ideas, but learn to work with, rather than against, the tension. Late into the evening, the receptive Moon aligns well with Venus planet of love, so ‘all’s well that ends well.’

11th February 2025

As the moon is now almost full of the sun’s light, there is an outpouring of creative, optimistic, and forward-looking expression, in a loving and generous manner. This is particularly noticeable as the Moon makes a positive connection to lucky Jupiter, reminding us of the potential promise at the time of the new moon, 13 days ago. However, there is also a clash between the Sun and Uranus today, which is like an earthquake, or a ground shake. The Sun feels the urge to break free, yet faces resistance. Thus, there is a need to balance radical ideas with real-world practicality. So one has to manage the struggle between embracing change and simultaneously resisting it. For sure, something is being shaken up, but only so that something newer and truer can emerge. 

12th February 2025

Tension has been building for two days, ever since the Moon entered dramatic Leo. Today, is the showdown of the feelings-based Moon, the purposeful Sun, and Uranus, a maverick planet that tends to be so progressive, that it becomes disruptive. Now, we have reached the peak moment of full consciousness, where a situation that has been building for the last two weeks, is bought into the light to be seen. The general conditions are like a cosmic storm of tension or revelation, a celestial crossroads where the heart and mind, and the past and future, can collide. The Moon in Leo loves its natural performance, and likes to get noticed and praised for what it does best; this is confronted by the cooly detached Sun and Mercury in Aquarius who are analytically thinking outside the box, and concerned with the overall message rather than the individual. There is a need to break away from old patterns, but the underlying potential to evolve can result in unexpected upheaval. Ultimately who is it who needs true liberation?

13th February 2025

With the moon now in diligent and modest Virgo, then its time to be more careful and discerning about one’s physical and mental well-being; sorting things out, attending to the many tasks that may have stacked up recently, and also finding the time to be sympathetic and helpful to those who need it. Whilst you are keeping busy, you can use today’s energy to think carefully and discriminate between all the clever and radical ideas that have been arising of late. As the afternoon progresses into the evening, emotionally, things, in general, should feel quite good, with a positive outlook that indicates there is an interesting future to have a good attitude about.

14th February 2025

This is a good morning to take the initiative and show leadership skills. People will appreciate your self-reliance and sense that your aims are as similar as their own. The collective willingness to cooperate means people will be sincere and open with feelings. Just after noon, Mercury changes sign into Pisces, and the fleet-footed messenger starts to struggle with rigid logic, shifting like a boat without an anchor into intuitive, and dreamy imaginings. This is nice for creativity, but if theres some serious and structured thinking required, try to get it done in the earlier part of the day, before the sign change. As the afternoon progresses, look out for the moon going up against distant, cold, and lonely Saturn… it’s only for a few hours so try not to feel rejected, abandoned, or despondent. You should be quite easily able to scramble out of the saturnian hole, because later afternoon and into the evening, you’ll hopefully feel the answer is to go find some emotional excitement. If you have been on your own, go and mingle.  Look out for those unexpected insights that feel natural and useful. Some problem-solving energy is available right now and might result in a surprise that works in your favour.

15th February 2025

It’s quite possible that you wake up in a strange mood because you are sensitive emotionally. If you feel vague about the circumstances, don’t succumb to suspicions or any fearfulness, or make any solid judgments about a situation. It’ll be better to wait until 11:45 when the moon changes sign into Libra, which will freshen up the responses and reactions between people; things gain equilibrium and balance, and there’s more understanding and tolerance. As the afternoon progresses, you may feel an intensification of feelings and a possible deep dive into obsessive thinking, where only one thought dominates your mind. If thats the case, then again, go easy and try not to let anything untoward affect your relationships with others, as by the end of the day, the moon will also be confronting Venus, the planet of relating, which is currently along way from where it would like to be.

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