February 2011 Astrocast

Key Events:  

New Moon (13:54 Aquarius): February 2, 2011

Full Moon (29:20 Leo): February 18, 2011

Retrograde Planets

Saturn:  January 26, 2011 - June 13, 2011

Easy Reference

Sun   Moon  Mercury   Venus   Mars   Jupiter   Saturn   Uranus   Neptune   Pluto  

1st House   2nd House   3rd House   4th House   5th House   6th House   7th House   8th House   9th House   10th House   11th House   12th House

Aspects     Sign Rulers     Fire-Earth-Air-Water     Cardinal-Fixed-Mutable

Moon Void of Course Table   Eclipses

Lunations and Long-Term Aspects

The New Moon on February 2nd is in Aquarius, your 8th house of transformations, death & regeneration, sex, debt and shared resources.  Transformations include those experiences that change you in some way, "Aha!" moments, and so forth.  Mars is conjunct the Sun/Moon pair, providing extra drive and energy to this lunation with Neptune and the asteroid, Chiron, in Aquarius as well.  Thus, keep an eye out for something new to come your way in this part of your life.  With Mars in this house, you should be a little extra cautious and definitely not take any unnecessary chances since it can predispose you to accidents.  Neptune has been in this sign for a long, long time so much so that his influence is undoubtedly "normal."  For this lunation he's sextile Venus in Sagittarius, your 6th house of work, health and pets, which implies an opportunity for something favorable to occur in this part of your life, perhaps something you've been dreaming of or hoping for.

The Sun, Moon, Mars trio is trining Saturn in fellow Cardinal Sign, Libra, your 4th house of home environment, memories and family/ cultural roots.  A trine indicates an easy energy flow which is frequently beneficial.  Saturn is in the sign of his exaltation but turned retrograde toward the end of January, which usually brings delays.  Saturn retrograde on a personal level typically starts stirring something up on the subconscious level related to the house it's in that needs to be rebuilt or restructured.  You will probably not be aware of what it is other than perhaps a vague feeling of restlessness or that you're missing something.  However, when he goes direct in mid-June you will recognize what it is and by the end of September when Saturn reaches the zodiacal degree where he went retrograde you will most likely have it resolved.  This could relate to your feelings as well as your physical home itself and this connection with the New Moon suggests it will have a profound influence on you.

Mercury is in your polar sign, Capricorn, and sextile Uranus in fellow Water Sign, Pisces.  Capricorn is your 7th house of close relationships and competitors and Pisces is your 9th House of higher learning, legal matters, other cultures, religion, politics, beliefs & expectations, and travel to unfamiliar places.  This implies an opportunity to pursue something that relates to these two areas, perhaps a trip to somewhere you haven't been before to visit someone close to you.  This is likely to come about unexpectedly and could represent a disruption to your normal routine.

The challenges associated with this lunation will relate to your career, status or public image in some way.  With Jupiter recently entering Aries, your 10th house, you can expect this part of your life to ramp up in some way.  Remember that "status" relates to multiple situations, just as your "status" on Facebook.  It includes anything that shows up in the public record such as licenses, anything that could appear in a newspaper, or related to your public persona.  Jupiter is squaring both Venus and Pluto so both will color the effects.  Venus and Jupiter are both benefic planets but a square typically brings a challenge.  Thus, you're likely to encounter something that presents a bit of an obstacle before you can obtain something you want.  This may relate to that opportunity with regard to your work.  For example, maybe you need to do something you don't like, such as ask your boss for something, or make a presentation in order to achieve your goal.  Pluto could also relate to this situation and signify the challenge to resolve something from your past, such as a fear of speaking in public or whatever.

The Full Moon on February 18 occurs in Leo, your 2nd house of finances, possessions, values, needs and pleasures.  Usually a Full Moon brings an ending or culmination or perhaps a shift to a different phase.  The Moon, which as your Sign Ruler has a tremendous effect on you, is opposing several planets in Aquarius including Mercury, Mars, and Neptune along with the Sun.  As noted above, Aquarius is your 8th house of transformations and such.  One possibility is that you come up with an entirely inspired idea for something that could change your life, but finances are an obstacle to obtained it. 

Whatever is going on in your public life may still be bumping up against something from your past.  Retrograde Saturn is still grinding away at something there on the homefront which more than likely relates to someone as opposed to something.  Uranus is likewise still stirring things up in your 9th house of beliefs, higher education and so forth and may necessitate a slight change of direction as well.  This is likely to be a rather significant month with lasting effects, even if they're not entirely major, considering all those planets congregated in your 8th house.  You may simply encounter events or situations that change your view of life or expand your experience in some way.  Bon chance.

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