Aquarius Astrocast February 2008

February 2008 Astrocast

Key Events:

New Moon: 02/07/2008 (Annular Eclipse)

Full Moon: 02/21/2008 (Lunar Eclipse)

Mercury Direct: 02/20/2008

RX Planets: Saturn until 05/03

This is your month, Aquarius, when the Sun strolls through your Sign, marking your solar return period, if it didn't already occur the end of January. During the first five days of February, busy Mercury, who's in your 1st House of personality all month helping you express yourself, will throw a nice trine to Mars in Gemini, your Natural 5th House of children, creativity, love life and entertainment. With Mars now moving forward in that neighborhood, there will probably be a noticeable surge of energy compared to when he was retrograde. Mars isn't the friendliest planet, however, and his energy sometimes manifests as aggression, so perhaps there have been a few issues brewing in that area. If there is anything you need to get done or discuss relative to any of these items, however, that time period will be an excellent time to do so. Worthy of note, however, is the fact that Mercury is not exactly alone during this time. Neptune is there right beside him and this conjunction will undoubtedly have an effect on those thoughts.

Neptune is all about dreams, but you also have to keep an eye on him since he can also be deceptive and create illusions. Nonetheless, this is also conductive to inspiration, so if you've been needing some to deal with a situation of some sort relative to your children, love life or creativity, you're likely to get it at this time. Those of you born between February 8 - 12 will feel it the strongest, so again, take advantage of it.

Also during the first week of the month, Venus and Jupiter will be conjoined in Capricorn, your Natural 12th House. I don't think they'll be making any baby planets, but they should throw even more inspiration your way, since both planets are generally quite benefic. This will probably be most noticeable to those of you born around January 30, give or take a few days one way or the other. If there is something you've been dreaming of, even if it's only some inspiration on something that's been bothering you, the chances of getting the insights you need are better than usual during that time. Make sure you spend some quiet moments with yourself pondering these things and allowing the information to reach your conscious mind so you don't miss it. Talking about it with someone close to you might help bring it forward, also, as we are often inspired by those around us as they pick up on these vibes in our behalf.

From February 6 - 9, retrograde Mercury will be throwing a somewhat itchy aspect toward Uranus, which could result in an annoyance or nuisance of some sort, most likely relative to your possessions or finances in some way. This shouldn't be anything major, just one of those annoying blips out of the blue that disrupts what you'd expected in one way or another. This has been going on for quite a while now and with Mercury going retrograde, it brought it back. In January it seems like everyone had some weird thing happen with a computer or other electronic device, thanks to this pair. With Mercury retrograde, it's likely to be slightly worse, so expect something annoying to happen.

The New Moon on the 7th is right in your neighborhood as well, which will further emphasize something new coming into your life. As an eclipse, this will be even more influential than the usual New Moon, especially if your birthday is a day or two within February 7. This will jump start something new that will more than likely be in force for approximately the next six months, or until the next lunar eclipse.

On February 18, Venus moves into your territory, which is always a rather pleasant experience. With Venus in your 1st House you will be looked upon favorably by others who will just naturally seem to be drawn to you. Your appearance will even be affected and you will be more attractive than usual as well, so enjoy this nice little gift from the planets. A few days later she'll be snuggling up to Mercury, which will further enhance your ability to express yourself in a very favorable way since, fortunately, by this time Mercury will no longer be retrograde. This is an absolutely wonderful time to ask for a promotion or raise, especially since Venus also affects our finances. Just make sure that if you're doing so around the 29th that you don't get too carried away and exaggerate or get over-confident, which could happen due to Jupiter being a stone's throw away and tossing another one of the itchy aspects in that direction. Jupiter, as previously mentioned, is usually a benefic planet, but he can tend to make us get a little too puffed up from time to time, so don't get carried away.

The Full Moon on the 20th occurs in Virgo, your Natural 8th House of transformation, sex, and other people's resources. This should indicate the culmination of something in this area, especially since this is also an eclipse, which should close out something that started approximately six months with the last solar eclipse, since these two work in pairs.

Also on the 20th, the Sun slips into Pisces, your Natural 2nd House of possessions, finances and pleasures. This will bring some emphasis to this area of your life which should hopefully be pleasant. From February 22-29, however, the Sun will oppose Saturn, who's retrograde in your Natural 8th House. Whatever the Full Moon was culminating over there is likely to be tied into this as well. Remember that Saturn is all about responsibilities, delays, authority figures, and ambition, and while retrograde he will be stirring up something in this house that you should be taking more seriously. This opposition with the Sun is likely to introduce a tug-o-war of some description in this area, which might involve some resistance on your part to something you know you need to do but really don't want to. Much of what Saturn coaches us to do isn't to our liking, at least at first, but he's amazingly wise if not stuffy and we're usually better off, or at least more secure, if we heed his tutoring.

There's quite a lot going on in your life right now, but it looks as if the planets, Moon and Sun are out there trying to help you out the best they can. There are some really favorable aspects out there this month that should help you find the answer to anything you might have been fussing over in your head for a while now. It's also your month to shine, so to speak, and it also appears that there should be some changes in your finances of some sort. Any issues relative to you children, lovers, or creative projects should find an outlet and some inspiration as well, especially if they're something you've been pondering for a while. There's a lot of mental and spiritual action out there, so make sure to schedule some quiet time to take it all in.