Citrine's Metaphysical Blog

August 2023

Mars-Mercury Conjunction

There's a trend of saying "bet" when something is going to happen or when someone is going to put forth effort in taking action. Example:

Person A (Mercury): "Don't forget we're going to the movies tomorrow"

Person B (Mars): "Bet"

The close connection of these two planets can really help us to stop procrastinating. It can also give us the stamina needed to put our ideas into action. Communication tends to be direct and to the point under the influence of a Mars-Mercury conjunction. If you are an attorney (or someone who legally represents others), this energy will put you in a position where you won't be at a loss for words!

Getting more done is one of the good things about Mars being in a close connection to Mercury. Mercury thinks of ideas & Mars speeds up the process of bringing those ideas into reality. Mars is ready to defend while Mercury brings the right words to say in support of the argument.

We mentioned the good......so....., let's mention at least one of the not-so-good things about this close connection. We might find ourselves flooded with ideas and thoughts to the point that we're up all night trying to figure out how everything is going to come together. Also, we might tend to act on an idea that is not thought through thoroughly.

With this Mars-Mercury connection, "word is bond" will be felt by a lot of us. It is under this aspect that we will feel like keeping our word at all costs.

Remaining 2023 Dates:

Mars-Mercury conjunction (in Virgo)

August 5 - 25

Mars-Mercury conjunction (in Scorpio)

October 23 - November 6

Exact at 11° on October 29

Mars-Mercury conjunction (in Sagittarius)

December 25 - January 3

Exact at 24° on December 28

#marsmercuryconjunction

#WordIsBond

June 2023

Mars-Lilith Conjunction

Under the influence of the Mars-Lilith conjunction, we will feel like we want to "cut to the chase" in the area of our lives where this conjunction is happening.

We will feel like making bold moves, making the first move, etc under this energy! This is also a time where our sexual magnetism will be felt. We will have an uncanny and mysterious tendency to draw things & people to us over the next few weeks.

Yes, summer brings the heat..... but so does this Mars-Lilith conjunction!

#Marslilithconjunction

January 18, 2023....Mercury Retrograde Ends & Sun-Pluto Conjunction

Mercury moves out of his slumber at 8:12am EST. A lot of people will feel relieved. Now, we'll have to find something else to blame things on! 

We will start to feel more confident with Mercury going direct coupled with the Sun-Pluto conjunction. The Sun-Pluto conjunction is an energy of confidence & power. Yes, we will feel like we're stepping into our power! We might go forward with implementing our plans or we might come up with powerful strategies to accomplish our goals. Watch out for being overbearing around this time.

All three planets will be in Capricorn.... so we'll feel confident about exerting our power in the area of life where these planets are transiting. Take a look at the following to get an idea of where you might be feeling more confident & powerful around this time:

Aries & Aries Rising.... career, business, hobbies

Taurus & Taurus Rising.... publishing, legal matters, long distance travel

Gemini & Gemini Rising.... endings/beginnings, transformation, sex

Cancer & Cancer Rising....partnerships, contracts

Leo & Leo Rising.... Health, Daily Routine

Virgo & Virgo Rising.... Romance, Creativity, Kids

Libra & Libra Rising ..... Home/Family, Inner Dialog

Scorpio & Scorpio Rising.... Communication, Motivation, transportation

Sagittarius/ Rising.... Finances, Self-Worth

Capricorn & Capricorn Rising.... Self-Image, Outlook on Life

Aquarius & Aquarius Rising..... spirituality, productive alone time

Pisces & Pisces Rising.... Networking, Friends

Example:

I'm a Leo & my Rising sign is Libra... so for me...I will feel the energy in my daily routine/ health area and also home & Family area.

#mercuryretrograde

#mercurydirect

#sunplutoconjunction #confidenceiskey #power

January 2023 Astro Summary

Happy New Year!!!

We start the year off with a yearning for passion! That's the energy of the conjunction between Venus & a Pluto.

Under this aspect, people will yearn for affection, intimacy ..... and an overall change to their day-to-day romantic situation.  If you're attached, you might find yourself wanting to be with your partner more....or wanting an additional partner  If you're single, you might find yourself wanting to bring more affection into your life.... to the point where you're willing to take a risk! Be careful, tiger!

Let's look at the planets (Venus & Pluto) & where they're situated:

Venus is the planet of love & material comforts

Pluto is the planet of transformation, sex, power, etc

They are in a close connection in the sign of Capricorn.  Capricorn is the sign that deals with stability, structure & success.

During this aspect, attraction levels will increase.  This means you'll find yourself attracting more of what you crave.

With Mercury in a sextile to Neptune, it is a good time to plan and decide how we want to implement our goals keeping in mind that Mercury is still retrograde at this time.

January 4 - Opportunity is the keyword. With Venus in a sextile to Jupiter, a lot of us will be presented with wonderful opportunities! Some of them will be too good to be true with Neptune in the mix so be aware of scammers also.

January 5 - Unexpected events or money will bring a feeling of stability and confidence to a lot of us around this time. With the Sun and Uranus in a harmonious trine, we can expect to feel grounded by some unexpected event.

Full Moon in Cancer (January 6) - The energies of the sign Cancer are emanating from this full moon.  Cancer energy is about emotional expression, nurturing and connecting openly with others on a deep level. This full moon is asking us to look at our lives and take note of:

....anything (or anyone) that is blocking our ability to openly express our emotions

....anything (or anyone) we need to release in order to facilitate nurturing of ourselves and others.

This full moon is known as the Full "Wolf" Moon.  Wolves love to howl at the moon.  It is a way for them to express themselves.  In the same way that wolves don't hesitate to express themselves by howling, we should not bottle up our feelings by hesitating to express ourselves.

The Moon rules the sign of Cancer. Cancer Full Moons remind us of the importance of emotional stability.This full moon will be in opposition to not only the Sun but also Mercury.Don't forget Mercury is retrograde ....so that could also add to bringing up emotional wounds from the past that need to be released.

There will also be feelings coming up about things that you're pursuing in life that tend to stress you out and/or fill you with feelings of fear & doubt.  This is the time to decide what thought patterns/routines need to be released so that you can move forward confidently & peacefully.

Full moon blessings to everyone! Full Moons are great for releasing.

January 9 - Ideas and actions seem to come together as Venus and Mars are in a harmonious trine. This is a great time to come up with ideas to beautify your surroundings, to come up with ideas to diversify your investments and meet new people.

January 12 - Mars goes Direct!!!!!! We will start seeing less delays

January 14 - A great day to be with friends and family as Venus squares Uranus. Not a good day to start anything because of the challenging aspect. It is a day to go with the flow and enjoy yourself.

January 18 - Mercury goes Direct. There is also a feeling of confidence in the air as we embody the energy of the Sun and Pluto in a conjunction. Even if something ends around this time, you'll feel confident that something you need will replace it.

January 22 - Uranus goes direct...we could see unexpected events happen such as: earthquakes, meeting new friends, unexpected opportunities to network, etc

January 26 - Venus enters Pisces. This should be a great weekend because there is a blissful energy emitted when Venus is in Pisces.

January 29 - Great time to be out and about....great time to be active. With the Sun in a trine to Mars and with Mercury in a trine to Uranus, your mind and body will want stimulation.

December 2022 Astro Summary

With Venus in an opposition to Mars kicking off the beginning of December, a lot of us are feeling a bit (maybe a whole lot) of imbalance. That is the energy we feel with this aspect.  We will find ourselves leaning too far on one side of a situation. This could be playing out in many different ways depending on where it is happening in our personal chart. Here are examples:

• If you are a Libra rising or have Mars transiting your 9th house, you could feel the opposition between sticking to your ideas that are "tried and true" versus expanding into unknown (but exciting) territory with new ideas

• If you are an Aquarius rising or have Mars transiting your 5th house, you could feel the opposition between pursuing romance versus planning get-togethers with reliable friends

We all have feminine characteristics and masculine characteristics and this aspect will help us to realize that we need a balance.  With the holidays in full swing, it is a good idea to consciously balance our emotions.

Distorted thinking and communication is something else that will come up towards the beginning of December as well. We have the aspect of Mercury in a square to Neptune to thank for that.....so try not to make any hasty decision the 1st week of December.

 Week of December 4th

 .....will be a bit of a challenging week because of the squares and oppositions happening:

• Venus-Neptune Square

• Mercury-Jupiter Square

• Sun-Mars Opposition

• Venus-Jupiter Square

Remember, it is the holiday season and a lot of people are prone to extreme amounts of stress.

Week of December 11th

.........should be a much easier week for us. With the Sun in a sextile to Saturn, we feel good about any restrictions that come up. It (restriction) will feel like a life-saver to a lot of us because this restriction might be helping us to avoid a major crisis. This is one reason we need Saturn in the mix. Saturn is the planet of rules, restriction, order, etc. Also, during this week, we have the Sun in a square to Neptune. This is a great aspect to help us double check our dreams/plans for any red flags so that we can make better-informed decisions.  On Saturday, 12/17, the planet of communication/thoughts will be in a great aspect to the planet of surprise bringing a great synergy (possibly a great surprise) to whatever we have been thinking about bringing into fruition.

Week of December 18th

.......with the Sun in a square to Jupiter starting the week off,  we will find that we are not going overboard with shopping, etc.!  This week will be a week where things seem to fall into place. The aspects are good this week....in general. Remember, you have to look in your chart to see if there are any challenging aspects to your natal planets. If there are no challenging aspects to the transits in your personal chart, this should be a great week.

Week of December 25

....another good week.....Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!  Happy Holidays!

*** Remember, you have to look in your chart to see if there are any challenging aspects to your natal planets. Whatever is going on in your chart can change the effects of these transits. 

November 2022 Astro Summary

We start the month off with an opposition between Venus and Uranus. This opposition is about subtlety & stability versus surprise & risk-taking. Depending on where this is happening in our personal charts, we could possibly:

•  feel the pull of wanting financial stability through careful planning versus taking financial risk; 

• feel the pull of wanting true love versus wanting a one-night stand;

• feel the pull of spending time with family versus being enmeshed in a work project;

• etc, etc

The week of  November 6th is a very busy week astrologically! Not only do we have a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Taurus but also the Sun and Mercury will team up in opposition against Uranus. Whatever the Sun & Mercury are cooking up, Uranus & the full moon are ready to throw a surprise in the mix! This means we should be ready to be flexible if our plans don't seem to be working out.  Another aspect we will have to deal with is the square between  Mercury and Saturn. As you can see, the odds are in favor of our plans going in a direction that we might not be expecting! This is one reason why this Full Moon Lunar Eclipse is not the ideal time to start anything new. Brainstorming, dreaming and visualizing are good activities during this week of November 6th because Venus will be in a trine to Neptune and by the end of the week, Mercury will also be in a  trine to Neptune.

Smooth sailing will be the energy during the week of November 13th....with Venus and Mercury  in good aspects to Pluto and Neptune, there will be a feeling that we can let our guards down and venture out towards our goals. The square between Mars and Neptune might make it hard for us to get anything accomplished by the end of the week. We might feel like doing leisure activities instead of finishing tasks that we've been working on related to our goals.

With the Sun in a trine to Jupiter starting off the week of November 20th, a lot of us will feel great about the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday! Enjoy time with family and friends!

We end the month with strong influences from Saturn. There will be a synergy between what we're thinking in relation to what we're doing....thanks (in part) to Saturn.  Saturn and Mars will be in a trine on Monday, the 28th, making sure that the action taken by Mars is favorable. Also, on Tuesday the 29th, Saturn will be in harmony with the ideas coming through Mercury....This week is a great time for us to act on the ideas that we've been thinking about!

October 2022 Astro Summary

We start October off with an opposition between Venus and Jupiter.  Venus in Libra wants a balanced connection while Jupiter in Aries wants any & every connection. In relationships, this can present a problem for anyone who wants a serious relationship because Jupiter will bring in lots of temptations for one or both parties.  If you are in sales, Jupiter could bring lots of sales leads (which is great!) but Venus will put up an opposition making you think twice about contacting lots of sales leads in lieu of courting your current clients.

On Sunday, October 2, we will feel a little bit of relief as Mercury goes direct.....remember, Mercury still has to pass through the shadow period.

On Thursday, October 6, we have a wonderful trine between Mercury and Pluto. This is a great time to do away with unnecessary distractions.  Mercury will help you to focus/think about ideas, goals, etc while Pluto will assist Mercury by making it easy for you to cut distractions off.

Pluto goes direct on Saturday, October 8, so get ready to go through some obvious transformations. That is what Pluto is known for....transformation. When Pluto is retrograde, transformations are more subtle but when Pluto is direct....transformations tend to be more IN YOUR FACE!!!!

The week of October 9th should be easy going in the beginning and end of the week.....but on Wednesday we have a square between Mars and Neptune and also an opposition between Mercury and Jupiter to deal with.  Wherever Mars is located in your chart will be where you want to start something or take action on something but Neptune  will be making it hard for you by omitting details.  Speaking of details, Mercury will want to help you take care of business but Jupiter will oppose any progress by influencing you to try to do too much.....so, Wednesday could be a challenging day for a lot of us.

Venus and Mars will be in a nice trine on Tuesday, October 18.....great day for romance, balance, organizing...the list goes on.....

Lots of movement on Sunday, October 23rd....Saturn goes direct, Sun and Venus both move into Scorpio.....marking the beginning of Scorpio season! A few days later, on October 25, we will be graced with the New Moon in Scorpio Solar Eclipse.

Enjoy your October!

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Empress Energy

Card Energy of the Day

The Empress card is reminding us today that we are here on earth to love one another.  Share your compassion, love and joy with others.  If you're walking past someone, share your smile.... make eye contact, say "hello". Silently say prayers for others wishing them well.

The Empress builds up and encourages others while being full of ideas to enhance her/his own life. See your life as a glass that is full and is now pouring out to help and heal others with the overflow from your glass. Take joy in knowing that you are capable of loving others..... and that you are loved.

Spread love....