Aries 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

Some really good news to start out the month is that your Sign Ruler, Mars, is no longer retrograde, and is now moving forward in Gemini, your Natural 3rd House, which comprises your thoughts, ideas, immediate neighborhood, siblings, and short journeys. If anything in one of these areas has been stuck in the mud for the past few months, it should already be showing signs of activity. The first week or so of the month there will even be some additional help as well. Mercury, who rules Gemini and is also conducive to mental activity, will be throwing a nice friendly trine to Mars from February 1 - 5, stimulating your thought processes even further. Unfortunately, Mercury will be retrograde, but this will only last until the 19th. Thus, this is a good time to tie up any loose ends of unfinished business in preparation for moving forward after that time with some new endeavors.

Until February 8th, Mercury will be in the same neighborhood as Neptune, which could be beneficial as well. Neptune can be good for inspiration, daydreams, and perhaps making those thoughts a bit idealistic. Neptune can also dissolve or deceive, so make sure any brainstorms are on solid ground before opening your wallet or quitting your day job. If your birthday is between April 8 - 14, it's quite likely that this will bring an opportunity of some sort your way, more than likely within your work group or perhaps through some organization with which you're associated. Since Mercury and Neptune will be conjoined, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out if Mars is trining Mercury, he will also be trining Neptune. Actually, the trine to Neptune will last until approximately the 12th. At any rate, this nice sextile pattern will undoubtedly bring some interesting thoughts your way, so it's undoubtedly in your best interest to pay attention. Since Mercury is retrograde until the 19th, this is likely to relate to something that has been in-work for a while, not something entirely new. And remember that Mercury RX is not the time to buy anything new that involves electronics, mechanical devices, or communications.

Venus and Jupiter will be conjoined in Capricorn for the first week of February, which is likely to stimulate some action relative to your career and reputation. This is likely to result in a financial windfall of some sort, though it's likely you'll have to put forth some effort to reap the benefits. This will be most noticeable if your birthday is within a few days one way or the other of March 30.

From February 6 - 9, expect a disruption, annoyance, or nuisance of some sort, again likely to occur either within your work group, other organization, or possible even related to your friends. It could also interfere temporarily with your hopes and wishes, but should be short-lived. This will be caused by a itchy little aspect between Mercury and Uranus, and as tempting as it is to make a wisecrack, I'll abstain. I'm sure as a witty Aries you'll be able to think of several on your own. On the 18th, Venus moves into that territory, i.e. Aquarius, which should help rectify any lingering effects, though it's likely that any problems will be long forgotten by then.

The New Moon on the 7th is also in Aquarius, which should raise the likelihood even more that you'll encounter some new phase or at least a new project in one of your groups, probably coworkers, though organizations and friends fall in this same area so it could be any of those. As an eclipse, it's likely to usher in something that you'll be working with until the fall.

The Sun moves into Pisces, your Natural 12th House of dreams, inspiration, transcendence and spirituality on the 20th, which should call some attention to that area of your life. That Pisces Sun will be opposite retrograde Saturn between February 22 - 27. Saturn is currently in Virgo, which is your Natural 6th House of work, health and pets. Saturn is all about discipline, restrictions, responsibility, and ambition, and while the fact he's retrograde throws a slightly different spin on all this, you get the idea when those vibes are bouncing around in your house of work. The retrograde motion is likely to stimulate some thoughts, possibly in your subconscious, relative to your level of satisfaction (or lack thereof) with your livelihood.

The Full Moon on the 20th is in Virgo, as noted earlier your 6th House of work, health and pets, and since a Full Moon usually indicates a culmination of some sort, there again it appears that there will be some endings and new beginnings of some kind or another. This lunation is also an eclipse, and thus implies an ending to something that began last fall.

During approximately that same timeframe including through the end of the month and throughout March, Mercury and Venus will be getting it on over there in Aquarius, which as previously mentioned, is your 11th House of groups, organizations, hopes and wishes. This should bring you at the least some appreciation from those around you, so should be a good thing. This will be noticeable to just about everyone, though it will manifest at different times, depending on your birthday. At any rate, it looks like everyone should get some good news of a financial or romantic nature during that time.

It looks as if the emphasis this month will clearly fall in your work, career, and group association areas. There is a lot of astrological action in those particular houses as well as the New and Full Moons, which both are also eclipses, which definitely introduces a new phase of some sort that will last for approximately six months. Things in life generally evolve over time and I'm sure that these aspects are the natural progression of events that have occurred over the past several months. It looks as if they will be finally coming to a point, however, where there will be some changes in your life, or at the least your goals and attitude, by the end of the month. I know that Aries enjoy excitement, so I suspect that you'll enjoy this month as it looks as if it will be anything but dull.