Find out what's happening in the astrology of each week from a psychological perspective with depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna Marie McGrath, AMFT. Learn more: https://www.theastropsyche.com/
The astrology this week brings big energy with the Solstice Sun moving into Cancer to make a square of Sun-Jupiter to Saturn Neptune. This energy shows a time where we're expanding as well as contracting, creating as well as dissolving, and finding a path forward in physical world as well as the metaphysical world. The astrology this week includes:Jupiter square Neptune: Expanding your faith, being open to new experiences in the subtle or sensory realm, finding seemingly magical solutions to challenges.Mars moves into Virgo: on Tuesday, June 17th at 1:35am PT thru August 6th. Fighting for something with thoughtful process. Being direct with no-nonsense. Honoring where you're at now while also efforting toward an ideal.Mars sextile Jupiter: You may find a support from others or in your community when you take action.Sun in Gemini sextile Chiron: Strengthening confidence and vitality by being on your healing path, tending to your vulnerabilities brings self-assuredness.Last Quarter Moon in Pisces: on Wednesday, June 18 at 12:19pm PT. Finding your flow and allowing yourself to be guided on where to go from here. Sometimes a solution involves multiplicity.Solstice + Sun moves into Cancer: on Friday, June 20 at 7:42pm PT. Happy Birthday to my Cancerian folks! Happy first day of Summer or Winter! Solstice is a moment of stillness at a max point. Sun in Cancer illuminates issues around caretaking, community, nurturing, watery things, healing, protection, intuition, and emotional security.Sun square Saturn: Determination, strength of self, and paving a path forward. If there have been challenges around self worth, insecurity, or confidence, those may be illuminated at this time. This is an excellent transit for finding your inner strength thru choice and will.Venus opposite Juno: Finding harmony and reciprocity in relationships or partnerships. Finding room for pleasure and beauty as well as the mundane day-to-day responsibilities. Do your values align with committed relationships?Reflection Questions:1. Where or how are you feeling called forward in your life right now?2. How can you connect with a genuine sense of optimism or trust in the future?3. What's requiring your attention at this time?...Wishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
The astrology this week brings a combination of vision, inspiration, enthusiasm, as well as practicality. There's a tension here that's asking us to bring our inspirations into reality. You may feel pulled in many directions, and a pressure to make something real. The astrology this week includes:Mercury square Neptune: Thinking with great imagination and creativity on what's truly possible when you set your mind to something grand. And also feeling totally lost at the same time. Neptune blurs the mind.Mercury square Saturn: Practical thoughts about what you want to create in this life. Mercury-Saturn is concerned with what's real, what works, what doesn't, and where you want to make changes. Mercury square Ceres: Thinking about what differentiates you from others, your family system, and your culture. The asteroid goddess Ceres is a symbol of rites of passage into adulthood (literally and emotionally). It shows a call to differentiate (to claim your own ideas and to follow your own unique calling).Venus square Pluto: Diving deep into relational dynamics. Venus-Pluto asks us to be ruthlessly real with ourselves. Pluto exposes the hidden, the unconscious. This often feels internally confronting but ultimately helps us feel more vibrant and whole when we can integrate unconscious material in a safe space. You may become aware of unconscious relationship patterns, especially when it comes to themes of power, control, autonomy, and anything hidden from your awareness. Venus opposite Vesta: Balancing the seemingly opposing qualities of being in relationship vs. connecting with your Self. The asteroid goddess Vesta is a symbol of inner vitality, home, hearth, the inner fire, and the spark that keeps us feeling safe, whole, and connected to something deeper inside. Venus Vesta helps us find “home” in relationship and may also show us ways that we want to adjust to feel more centered.Mars square Uranus: Liberation of your passion! Mars-Uranus tends to show where our anger, directness, frustration, boundaries, passion, physicality, and our literal or metaphorical “no” is released in a way that feels spontaneous, freeing, and unbounded. You may feel called to express yourself in new and unexpected ways. Physical activity, movement, and saying “no” are all great channels for this aspect.Full Moon in Sagittarius on Wednesday, June 11th at 12:44am PT at 20 degrees Sagittarius: Feeling expansive, optimistic, and growth-oriented. You may feel a culmination of energy or activities, especially around things that began in this lunar cycle (at the New Moon in late May 2025), in the last six months (at the New Moon in Sagittarius in November 2024), or in the last year (at the last Full Moon in Sagittarius in May 2024). You are always growing, shifting, and transforming over long term and short term cycles. This week is a time of blooming, blossoming, and moving more fully into your potential, within many cycles.Jupiter moves into Cancer on Monday, June 9th at 2:02pm PT: The function of expansion, growth, optimism, support from others, and philosophical or big-picture thinking shifts into a new energy that's feeling-based, intuitive, and initiatory. This marks the beginning of a new journey in how you grow, learn, and gain wider perspectives. Jupiter square Saturn: Taking a grand vision and making it real. Jupiter is the broader perspective and enthusiasm while Saturn is the long term and practical planning function. Together, they invoke a desire to create something grand. How can you hold space for the big picture as well as the many steps ahead?Reflection Questions:1. How can you hold space for the full potential as well as the reality of a situation?2. What is your heart saying right now?3. How are you being called to expand, grow, and individuate?...Wishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
The astrology this week brings some trickster energy with Mercury making several aspects and changing signs. There are several themes around shifts in perspective that seem like a natural unfolding following the New Moon in Gemini last week. This week elaborates on the last and simultaneously shows themes of expansion, as well as stabilizing and rooting into what's next. The astrology this week includes:First Quarter Moon in Virgo: on Monday, June 2 at 8:41pm PT, this is an opening square aspect of the Moon and Sun, signaling a time of coming up against conflicting ideas or areas of focus. The Sun in Gemini and Moon in Virgo are both ruled by the trickster planet Mercury. You're being called to be flexible, to shift your focus, and use discernment.Venus in Aries sextile Jupiter in Gemini: A spark of creative joy is available to you when you pay attention.Venus moves into Taurus: on Thursday, June 5 at 9:42pm PT. Venus will be in Taurus for about a month, until July 4th. Venus in Taurus is a time of rooting into what you love, strengthening your values, finding pleasure, and seeking a greater sense of meaning in your joy. Venus' movement into Taurus also initiates its square to Pluto, which brings intensity and depth to matters of love, relationships, beauty, and social activities. Venus-Pluto calls us to reach for deeper intimacy in our relationships, and in ourselves.Mercury in Gemini sextile Mars in Leo + sextile Chiron in Aries: There is trickster energy here as well! You may be called to seek out new information that is healing or helps you find peace around a challenging situation.Mercury in Gemini conjunct Jupiter in Gemini: Expanding your awareness, lots of ideas, and exploring new things. You may find yourself having many big visions for the future. These ideas may arise from within you, from dreams, or via suggestions from others. Allow your mind to flow, capture as much as you can, and know that you can sort through things over the coming year (because this aspect is like an annual “new moon” phase for Mercury and Jupiter).Mercury moves into Cancer: on Sunday, June 8 at 3:58pm PT. Mercury will be in Cancer for about 3 weeks, until June 27th. Because Cancer is a cardinal sign and because Mercury just made a conjunction to Jupiter, this marks a point of initiating new ideas, a new perspective, and new ways of thinking. And, these ideas and perspectives are informed by feeling and intuition. There's also a slow, steady, and determined pace (because Mercury is also now making a square to Saturn).Mars in Leo opposite Pallas in Aquarius: Feeling passionate and called to action! This is a very dynamic-feeling transit and could be channeled toward crafty or creative activities, physical movement, advocacy work, being direct and strategic about a boundary, or embracing your anger and agitation in any way that feels right for you! This aspect is all about advocation, protection, and moving your energy either physically or energetically.Reflection Questions:1. What big ideas are on your mind now, what else wants to emerge thruyou?2. What feelings are coming forward in relational dynamics? 3. What is important to you now and how can you advocate for it?...Wishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
Edit: This weekly astrology is actually for May 26th - June 1st. I said the wrong dates in the intro, my apologies for the confusion! :)The astrology this week brings a new beginning and a burst of ideas, communication, and overall the potential for many shifts in your perspective. These shifts may begin small and continue to grow and multiply over time. There's also a strong tone around healing via advocacy or by embracing your anger, boundaries, or passions. The astrology this week includes:New Moon in Gemini on Mon 5/26 at 8:02pm: New beginnings, particularly around your ideas, concepts, perception, and possibly how you see the world. There is something emerging from within that will continue to elaborate and take on form over the next month (lunar cycle), next 6 months (when we have the Full Moon in Gemini), and next year (next New Moon in Gemini).Mercury in Gemini sextile Neptune-Ceres in Aries: The literal manifestation (Saturn) of a vision (Neptune) is coming into focus. Also, possibly being able to create more space between what you think and feel vs. the impressions of others.Mercury in Gemini trine Pluto in Aquarius: Potential for tapping into a deep well of inner resources or resilience.Mercury conjunct Sun in Gemini: (this is also known as “cazimi”, which means, “in the heart” and has implications of protection) Renewal of your mind, a fresh insight, idea, or resetting of your perspective may happen spontaneously. In particular, this new awareness may be very internal, behind the scenes, or secret in some way.Ceres in Aries sextile Pluto in Aquarius: Healing experiences connected to your maternal line, maternal figures, or working with emotional boundaries. Possibly, also processing feelings of grief or loss.Mars in Leo square Juno in Scorpio: Confronting injustice, standing up those who are marginalized (or validating parts of yourself that have been marginalized), becoming aware of internalized stigmas, working thru valid anger and rage to find your passion, strength, and power.Venus conjunct Chiron: Repair and restoration in relationships, connecting with your inner healing function, finding a sense of wholeness within Self and others, tending to what ‘hurts' in relational dynamics, bringing loving care to that which hurts or has hurt in the past.Venus in Aries sextile Pallas in Aquarius: Connecting to creative, strategic, and purposeful ways of being. Connecting with others based on shared values and common goals.Reflection Questions:1. What are you contemplating? What is on your mind?2. What is emerging from you at this time?3. How can you keep an open and curious perspective? ...Wishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
The astrology this week has a gravity to it. Saturn moves into Aries to mark a new chapter of life around our experience of time, limits, and responsibilities, as well as our experience of devotion, determination, and confidence. Saturn reminds us to focus on what's important because our time and energy are some of our most precious and limited resources. In addition, there are many aspects this week that invoke a movement toward being open to new ways of thinking. This astrology this week includes:Saturn moves into Aries on Sat 5/24: This marks the ending and beginning of a new 3 year phase. Saturn relates to your devotion, diligence, and responsibilities. With Saturn leaving Pisces and entering Aries, we have opportunities to close out one phase and begin fresh with another. This means taking the gifts and wisdom you've gained over the last 3 years, and letting go of what once served you but no longer does.Last Qtr Moon in Aquarius on Tues 5/20 at 4:59am: Releasing stuck-ness, moving thru resistance, finding your path forward.Sun in Taurus sextile Saturn in Pisces: Finding support thru effort and willful determination.Mercury conjunct Uranus in Taurus: Awakening of new ideas, concepts, or information that may feel revelatory. Synchronistic changes in your perspective. There may be new information that comes to you (especially via dreams, daydreams, or other symbolic ways) that opens new pathways. Be open to explore.Mercury in Taurus opposite Juno + square Pallas: You may feel a tension between being true to your own ideas and values vs. what you “should” do, especially in being responsible to other people and what they expect of you in a particular role. This tension may be softened by first considering what you need in order to show up for this role or in order to be present for others.Sun moves into Gemini on Tues 5/20: Happy Birthday to my Gemini people! This marks our consciousness shifting to a more fluid and multifaceted way of experiencing the world (Gemini). This also may mean an increase in things like sharing ideas with others, more movement, and openness to frequent change.Sun in Gemini sextile Neptune + trine Pluto: Unconscious material (Neptune + Pluto) may move into consciousness (the Sun). These are soft aspects so you may simply notice subtle intuitions calling for your attention. These can be ignored, but if you notice them and pay attention, you may be called toward something that speaks to you deeply.Mercury moves into Gemini on Sunday 5/25: Thought process and communications become more fluid and open. You may be more open to transitions and new ideas. Mercury in Gemini also makes a sextile to Saturn which adds a layer of keeping a practical mindset.Venus in Aries trine Mars in Leo: Passionate, creative, and loving energy. This aspect inspires a sense of craving connection, being drawn toward others, and maybe also a playful sense of competition. You may feel inspired to take action spontaneously.Ceres conjunct Neptune in Aries: Ceres is a symbol of how we deal with separations and reunions. This aspect shows a time where there's a potential for healing around our experience of a separation, grief, or loss – especially in dynamics that involve the maternal line or maternal type figures.Reflection Questions:1. What is ending and how can you honor this process?2. How are you being called to think about something differently?3. What challenges have you endured from March 2023 to now? From thosesituations, what wisdom are you carrying forward?...Wishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
The astrology this week reflects deep feelings! It's a powerful time for getting more acquainted with the true nature of your Self. This week's astrology includes:Full Moon in Scorpio on Monday, May 12 at 9:56am PT: Illumination of deep feelings that may feel unexpected or revelatory, feeling or craving more freedom or autonomy, a release of long held bondage, feeling at odds or pulled in different directions.The asteroids Pallas Athene and Juno in aspect to this Full Moon symbolize an added desire to be strategically creative (Pallas Athene) and to protect what is most important to you (Juno).Sun conjunct Uranus in Taurus: Liberating parts of your Self that have been hidden away or unknown until now, inspired to seek a greater sense of authentic self-expression, interest in eclectic or unconventional ways of being.Mercury-Mars-Vesta-Pluto grand cross: Passionate thoughts or communication, upwelling of strong feelings or urges about a situation that can no longer be ignored or pushed away, agitation or anger that wants to be voiced. Unconscious material may be revealed. This may be a time of great inspiration where you feel compelled to find the answers to something that's important to you.Ceres moves into Aries on Friday, May 16: The asteroid Ceres symbolizes our experience of separating from our family of origin and creating our own unique and distinct life. Themes of interdependence vs. enmeshment in the family line may arise. You may become aware of your desire to be your own person vs. honor your family wishes when Ceres is activated. Ceres will be in Aries for nearly a year, marking an emphasis on prioritizing your independence, courage, and managing anxieties about embarking on your own journey.Ceres conjunct Saturn-Neptune: Questioning what's real vs. imposed. What are your thoughts, feelings, desires, and needs? Are there some things you've internalized from your family that maybe are not yours to keep (such as expectations, guilt, or values)....Reflection Questions:1. Is there something you've been feeling that's been itching to get out?2. What do you really want this week?3. How can you give voice to your feelings?...Wishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
This week's astrology shows the potential for healing messages to come through. You may also find yourself contemplating deeply on what really matters to you. This week's astrology includes:- Mercury in Aries conjunct Chiron: Healing words and thoughts, healing messages. These thoughts or messages may arise internally, via dreams, synchronicity, or from an external source . You may feel called to reflect on a situation where there's discomfort in an effort to bring help to what hurts. Also, receiving words of wisdom or connecting with a teacher or mentor. You may simply find the exact assistance you need (or offer that assistance to others). Also, unconscious thought patterns around self-sacrifice may arise.- Mercury in Aries aspect to the Pallas-Jupiter trine: Your reflections, thoughts, or communications may bring about a sense of expansion, growth, and victory. Your healing process has an impact on others.- Mercury moves into Taurus on Sat 5/10: Thoughts, communication, and analysis shifts to furthering your stability, and deepening into what's important for you right now. This shift also begins Mercury's square to Pluto in Aquarius, which will be exact next week.- Mercury square Pluto (exact next week): Symbolizes intense thoughts, communications, or ideas. This can feel like you're being drawn into a rabbit hole to explore something deep and meaningful to you. It can also be experienced as rumination at times. Allow your intense thoughts to arise, find an outlet for them, and let the energy flow thru you.- Venus in Aries sextile Pluto in Aquarius: Support and assistance in your healing journey, a sense of flow when you are real about what your experience is right now, and when you explore the feelings beneath the feelings.- Mars in Leo square Vesta in Scorpio: Taking action on the things that feel sacred to you, tending to the things that keep you alive, vital, and able to move thru the world every day, bringing your power and enthusiasm to a situation. Mars-Vesta brings together our passion and our ability to hold space for ourselves and others.Reflection Questions:1. What insight are you seeking this week?2. What messages are emerging thru you?3. What needs regular tending in your life, and how can you bring ritual (sacredness) to it?...Wishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
The astrology this week is lighter and more liminal than the last several weeks. It invites a re-enchantment with life, especially in matters of your heart. This week's astrology includes:- Venus moves into Aries on Wed 4/30: An energizing initiation of fresh energy around relationships, love, beauty, healing pursuits, art, creativity. You may feel a readiness to move forward now, especially on relational themes that were on your heart in February and March (since Venus was already in Aries in Feb 5 – March 27 as a part of its retrograde process).- Venus conjunct Neptune in Aries: Both Saturn and Neptune have been an integral part of this Venus Retrograde this March – April. The conjunction becoming exact this week symbolizes a further re-enchantment of your capacity for love, union, and enjoyment. There's potential for full immersion into relational or creative things . . . as well as possibilities for enmeshment, blurring of boundaries, or illusions to arise. Neptune often helps us see our idealizations first by experiencing them unconsciously (i.e. being “in it” first). Over time we get to see people and situations as they are (rather than how we want them to be). There's beauty in the ideal as well as the reality when we hold it softly.- First Quarter Moon in Leo on Sun 5/4 at 6:52am PT: This point in the lunar cycle marks a crossroads for decisions. You may feel drawn to focus or reorient your energy toward what is most pressing right now. This First Quarter Moon in Leo emphasizes your relationship to giving and receiving affection, attention, and your magnetic pull on others. It provides opportunities to embody your inner spark. This First Quarter Moon also punctuates the dissipating Sun-Mars-Pluto t-square, so there may be additional insights or clarity around your autonomy, power, and control.- Pluto Stations Retrograde: This is a subtle component of the astrology this week. Pluto (along with the other outer planets) is retrograde about half the year. It's retrograde means that over the summer and fall, Pluto will slowly and slightly shift back a few degrees in the zodiac to about 0 degrees Aquarius. This symbolizes a concentration of Pluto in this place, meaning that any transits to Pluto will be more concrete, slow, steady, and take time to integrate.- Sun-Uranus in Taurus opposite Vesta-Juno in Scorpio: Bringing light, liberation, and awakening to the things that you are devoted to.Reflection Questions: 1. What is your heart telling you now? 2. How do you tend to idealize people or situations? 3. How can you embody both strength and flexibility?Wishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
This week's astrology deepens some themes we've been experiencing over the last week and month. The astrology symbolizes a process where we continue to encounter shadow (unconscious parts) of ourselves. This is a process of allowing more of yourself to come forward. This process is a rebirth - possibility involving labor pains, relief, existential contemplation, and release into the unknown of a new beginning . This week's astrology includes:- Sun-Mars-Pluto t-square: Further clarifying and amplifying patterns of power, autonomy to act, control, deep healing that can unfold via conscious awareness of these issues- Sun in Taurus square Pluto in Aquarius: Restructuring ego, identity, and relationship to what masculinity means to you, composting what may be false identity- Mars in Leo opposite Pluto in Aquarius: Empowering your righteous rage, exposing new parts of self that are connected to your enthusiasm for life, and your boundaries- New Moon in Taurus on Sunday, April 27 at 12:31pm PT: Planting new seeds in your psyche around what you need/want to live, grow, exist with security and stability . . . something new is pushing thru the soil- Venus conjunct Saturn & North Node in Pisces: Considering relational agreements, boundaries, and non-negotiable qualities in relationship. Also contemplating your values and how you connect with beauty, love, and pleasure in your life. North Node brings an open portal of possibilities.- Venus-Saturn in Pisces trine Juno in Scorpio: Opportunities for assistance and protection when you assume an internal experience of your worthiness.- Pallas Athena in Aquarius trine Jupiter in Gemini: Opportunities for strategic thinking that leads to hope, optimism, or more options.Wishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
This week's astrology focuses on how we can reclaim parts of ourselves that have been disowned or distorted via unconscious processes. There is a strong theme of action, enthusiasm, expression, and also strong activation. This week's astrology includes:- Mercury moves into Aries (and will conjunct Neptune in Pisces & sextile Pluto in Aquarius): Quick thinking, inspired talks, rapid insights, a shift in your perception around issues that have been uncertain or ambiguous for the past month or two. Watch for changes in your dreams, thoughts, & daydreams - and what they may be saying to you now.- Mars moves into Leo (and will oppose Pluto in Aquarius & trine Neptune in Aries): Excitement! Enthusiasm to act, share, express, and be creative in ways that are deeply meaningful to you. Possibly compelled to get something off your chest. Connecting to your power, vitality, courage, and desire to fight for what's important to you.- Sun moves into Taurus: Conscious focus on rooting in, developing and stabilizing. Finding meaningful experiences via the material and sensory world.- Sun-Mars-Pluto t-square: This is a dynamic, energizing, and enlivening combo! It may be quite activating and spur you into action or bring up strong emotions. Possibility for unconscious patterns to arise around power, manipulation, shame, or control. Notice what activates you and give your feelings space to exist. Also symbolizes things like occultism, deep emotional healing, and underworld journeys that bring you closer to your true self.- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius: Emotional connection to the deeper more intimate parts of yourself and your authentic nature. Deciding what you want to focus on now that is most important to you.- Juno Asteroid (retrograde) moves back into Scorpio: Reconnecting with your inner resilience - especially around issues of intimacy, bonding deeply with other people, and how you move through the varied challenges of long-term commitments. Juno in Scorpio is about the dance between distance and closeness in relationships; and how we can feel safe enough to be vulnerable and depend on others.Wishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
This week's astrology involves a bit of mystery and some initiations (actions which lead you to a new path). There are a lot of themes involving healing, relationships, and how you perceive things. This week, you may be reflecting on how you respond to a variety of situations. There may be changes in how you connect with others that has far reaching effects. This week's astrology includes:- Full Moon in Libra: Culmination, celebration, seeing the results of things, especially around relationships, values, self-concept, money, sexuality, enjoyment, beauty, and affection. Chiron opposite this Full Moon adds themes of healing, learning, tending to your vulnerabilities, and balancing care of yourself with care of others. Mars square this Full Moon shows that your anger, agitation, or inflammation may be a catalyst for change.- Venus Stations Direct in Pisces: A pause and shifting gears in how you've been reflecting or doing behind the scenes activities. This is a shift in the tides in connection to Venus themes (relationships, beauty, enjoyment, finances, self-concept). Venus conjunct Saturn in Pisces shows there may be a sense of reality, results, or seeing what is sustainable in those Venusian issues. Venus' station direct marks the completion of Venus retrograde that began on March 1st.- Mercury Stations Direct in Pisces: Also here, another pause around reflections and behind the scenes activities. In this case, it's a shift in your inner dialogue, communication, intuition, imagination, sensory experience, and possibly even negotiations, contracts, or learning & teaching activities.- Jupiter in Gemini square Ceres in Pisces: Being called to explore something new, this may involve a separation or letting go (either internally or externally). There is also a theme of allowing others the space to have their own journey, and this frees you to have your unique path as well. Wishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
This week's astrology brings themes of empowerment from the inside out. We're still in this eclipse and retrograde-y portal of unexpected transformations with many reflections on the past. Make the most of this period by allowing yourself to reflect; and wonder what's being called forward from within you. This week's astrology includes:- Mercury & Venus conjunct the North Node in Pisces: increase in your introspection on relationship dynamics (yes, even more of this!), deepening into your values and how you validate (or not) what's truly important to you, expansive growth when you slow down to think & feel what is true for you right now, more synchronicities, connection with ancestors and spirit support, energy cleansing & brightening- Mars in Cancer trine Mercury, Venus, & North Node in Pisces: enthusiasm, emboldening, invigorating, & vitalizing your passions, boundaries, and righteous anger"learn to read symptoms not only as problems to be overcome but as messages to be heeded" - Gabor Mate- Saturn in Pisces sextile Uranus in Taurus (aspected by Mars in Cancer): subtle opportunities to find your empowerment and sense of agency thru advocacy (for yourself and others), action, initiative, enthusiasm, boundaries, or anger- Sun in Aries sextile Jupiter in Gemini: advantageous opportunities to give and receive, share your gifts, and being open to share experiences with others- Sun in Aries sextile the asteroid Pallas Athena in Aquarius: allowing your creative nature to come forward, being strategic with how you channel your energy and how you share, give, and receive your very precious time and energy- First Quarter Moon in Cancer: finding a direction of focus for what you're moving toward, creating, or building in your lifeWishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
In this week's astrology, we have a several themes around igniting your passion and enthusiasm for life (Aries) as well as falling into flow states that may be delightful or confusing (maybe both at once!) (Pisces). This week's astrology contains a mixture of themes. Many of them circle around something new emerging when you connect to your Self. This week's astrology includes:- Neptune in Aries: collective changes in the arts, music, film, etc., as well as spirituality, religion, and our relationship to states of consciousness, also themes around flow states, union with self/others, the unseen, illusions, enmeshment, and subtle extrasensory experiences- New Moon Partial Eclipse in Aries: initiations, new beginnings, rapid change, resets & regeneration, re-connection to yourself in unexpected ways, planting seeds of passion & renewal of insight- Sun conjunct Mercury in Aries: mental & logical renewal, or re-imagining your inner voice, your inner voice's wisdom comes forward, hearing your inner Self more clearly thru your body, mind, actions, external events, or dreams- Mercury & Venus move back into Pisces: remembering past experiences or patterns (especially in relationships), slowing down to see what you notice, being in the micro & macro simultaneously- Mercury & Venus conjunct Neptune in Pisces: flow states, experiential understanding involving beauty, connection, or enjoyment, possibility for feeling diffused or confused- Mars in Cancer square Chiron in Aries: your boundaries, protective instinct, anger, or agitation may bring about a healing experience or connection to your inner wisdomWishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
In this week's astrology involves a dramatic shift from Pisces season to Aries season in the midst of this transformational month of eclipse season. This mid-week shift may feel more energizing and renewing. There are gifts to receive when you listen to your inner world. This week's astrology includes:- Sun conjunct Neptune in Pisces: lots of synchronicities, seeing thru the veil of material reality vs. unseen reality, mystical or charmed experiences, more dreams (or waking inspirations if you don't remember your dreams), reconnecting with your vitality in new ways, taking the past into the present- Sun in Aries: conscious focus on initiating new things, taking action, creating movement, leaning into your desire to do something (!), overall an energizing effect- Equinox: equal days & nights, transitions, finding balance, balancing as an ongoing practice & art, taking a moment to pause and reflect on how far you've come in your life- Sun conjunct Venus in Aries: renewal of your heart (could be a renewal of your relationships, joy, pleasure, play, self-worth, and/or finances), contemplating your ego-self and how you show up in relationships, seeing into the depth of relational dynamics, beauty, or self-concept- Sun-Venus in Aries sextile Pluto in Aquarius: opportunities for healing, growth, and going deeper- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn: mid-point of eclipse transformation period (month of March), release and making peace with how you want to spend your time, energy, and resourcesWishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
In this week's astrology, we're moving into the eclipse time of year where there are beginnings, endings, transitions, & transformations. There's a feeling of flux in the air. This particular eclipse is a Full Moon of illuminating what has been hidden and seeing how the past informs the future. This week's astrology includes:- Full Moon Total Lunar Eclipse in Virgo: culmination, completion, allowing the full presence of something to be seen, transformation, endings & beginnings, portals into potential possibilities- Full Moon Eclipse in Virgo themes: healing, discernment, care of self & others, prioritizing what's immediately next, viewing the specific in context of the future, ideals & idealization, finding your path forward- Full Moon Eclipse conjunct South Node themes: reconnecting with familiar strengths & gifts, themes of the past or what feels like knowing from another lifetime, letting go of patterns that once served you but no longer are working well- Full Moon Eclipse opposite Saturn themes: safety, security, boundaries, limitations, containment, thresholds, confidence, your ability to have an impact on your life conditions (or not), coping with limitations/marginalization/restrictions, experiencing external or internalized criticism- Mercury conjunct Venus in Aries: healing or repairing your thought process & inner narratives, having healing conversations, thinking about relationship dynamics, especially long past situations, contemplating your values and relationship to beauty, creativity, and pleasure - Mercury stations Retrograde in Aries: introspection around your ambition, independence, and autonomy to action from inspirationWishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
This week's astrology heavily emphasizes the relational component of life, and how you think about things. This may involve not only evaluating your concept of relationships, but also how you view yourself and your idea about what is valuable or desirable about you. Mercury's emphasize this week also correlates to a playful or trickster type vibe. This week's astrology includes:- Mercury moves into Aries: expediting of thinking & communicating, lifting the veil of cloudiness or uncertainty, realizing what you want to do- Mercury with Venus in Aries: communicating or thinking about relationship dynamics, values, self-concept, and how you enjoy life- Mercury in Aries sextile Pluto in Aquarius: discovering new insights about your relationships or how you are yourself (or not) in the presence of others- First Quarter Moon in Gemini: moving thru an inner or outer conflict to find broader perspectives or possibilities- Sun in Pisces trine Mars in Cancer: energized or called into action, or possibly agitated into action, feeling drawn to engage, protect, defend, or be a guardian for yourself or othersWishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
This week's astrology involves an exploration of your fluctuating state of consciousness. There are correlations around new beginnings with your intuition and how you can tell the difference between an intuitive knowing vs. illusions. Overall, this week brings many of the planets together via aspect and this may feel like a lot of inner integration over the next month as this New Moon cycle progressed forward thru the month. This week's astrology includes:- New Moon in Pisces: new beginnings involving many areas of life! especially around your state of consciousness, perceptions, intuitions, and experiences of fear or illusions. This New Moon is in aspect with Saturn (structure), Mercury (thought process), the North Node (personal development), Neptune (the mystical), Jupiter (generosity), and Mars (passion) - many planets (inner parts of yourself & external situations) are involved in this monthly initiation. It may feel like a lot of psychological sorting and synthesis throughout the month.- Mercury conjunct Saturn in Pisces: a mental focus or communications about the practical matters, meeting limitations, and negotiating boundaries- Mercury in Pisces sextile Uranus in Taurus: a subtle but unexpected opportunity or chance meeting sparks insight- Mercury conjunct Neptune in Pisces: thinking about what is real vs. an illusion, possibly encountering new ways of thinking about limitations or fears- Venus stations Retrograde in Aries: over the next couple of months, a reconnecting with your heart & values, as well as thoroughly considering topics of relationship dynamics, self-worth, beauty & style, sexuality & sensualityWishing you a week of ease, security, and safety
This week's astrology provides opportunities to contemplate many possibilities and potentials as well as intentionally direct your mind-body-heart in directions that support your vitality. This week's astrology includes:- Sun moves into Pisces: conscious focus on the experiential vs. the literal, connecting with ideals, dreams, imagination, creativity, and bending reality- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius: releasing ideals or beliefs that no longer make sense for you, finding your path forward by reprioritizing, or letting go while redirecting your focus, releasing mental/emotional/psychic clutter- Mercury in Pisces square Jupiter in Gemini: zooming in & zooming out, contemplating life from many perspectives, considering many options, seeing the forrest as well as the trees. thinking, brainstorming, & communicating in ways that are somewhat a-typical for you- Mercury in Pisces trine Mars in Cancer: your words are energizing, your words have power & enthusiasm (!), communicating, thinking, or divining with fierceness. also: possibly communicating or contemplating agitations or boundaries, becoming more mentally clear on your actions or your boundaries- Mars Stations Direct in Cancer: completing the introspective retrograde process around archetypal themes in your life involving: feeling energized, excited, amped up, frustrated, angry, irked, and your experience of confidence, boundaries (internal or external), how/when you say no, protection, advocacy, physical activity, and body movementWishing you a vitalizing week ahead
This week's astrology centers authentic self-expression and our craving to be in loving connection with others who really "get" us. There's also something new (and possibly unexpected) that may emerge by exploring these experiences of giving & receiving affection. This week's astrology includes:- Full Moon in Leo: culmination of awareness around your experiences of being seen, heard, loved, valued, and adored for exactly who you are . . . also themes of performance, visibility, creative self expression & its delights as well as vulnerability- Full Moon opposite Mercury: viewing things analytically from another vantage point, holding space for your feelings as well as intellectual understanding of something- Full Moon square Uranus: embracing your call toward liberation, freedom, movement in an unexpected direction, embracing your weird eccentric way of being, and navigating feelings of rejection or isolation- Mercury moves into Pisces: letting your mind swim in ideas, creative thoughts, flow states, planning early in the week so you can let go in the coming monthWishing you an easeful week ahead
This week's astrology includes lots of big ideas and potential for shifting your philosophy to find more ease. There's also themes around returning to what's truly important to you, especially when it comes to relationships. This week's astrology includes: - Mercury in Aquarius trine Jupiter in Gemini: bright ideas, optimism, inspiration, all the pieces in your mind click into place around a certain issue, learning via experience (your own or by experience of others), shifting your philosophy about something to allow more ease in your life - Mercury in Aquarius sextile Chiron in Aries: this process of new ideas & inspiration has a healing effect, possibly brings a feeling of completeness around something - Jupiter in Gemini stations direct: moving forward, especially in your ability to see the big picture on what's opening or moving forward for you in the months ahead - Venus moves into Aries: relationships, love, beauty, the arts, self-worth, values are emphasized with themes around returning to your passions and what motivates you to act - Venus in Aries sextile Pluto in Aquarius: potential for self-discovery via relationships - Mars in Cancer (retrograde) trine Saturn in Pisces: motivation to act, take on challenges, accomplish something over the long-term, and/or seeing the results of what you've been working at for a long while, feeling energized to see something thru - Mars in Cancer (retrograde) square Chiron in Aries: healing experiences related to your assertiveness, anger, agitation, and advocacy - First Quarter Moon in Taurus: pushing thru resistance for change, making a concrete difference in your life around something that you've been thinking about since last week Wishing you an easeful week ahead
This week's astrology includes major renewals of your mind, thought process, & communication. There's also possibilities for transcendent experiences via beauty or social connections that feel magical and heart-felt. This week's astrology includes: - Mercury moves into Aquarius: a shift in your mental focus to making sustainable change in your life, processing info or communications that help you find eventual stability through changing what has been your norm for a while, seeking what makes sense to you now - Mercury conjunct Pluto in Aquarius: integrating and making sense of insights that were revealed last week, gaining awareness of an authentic truth about your experience, realizing something that you didn't know that you didn't know - New Moon in Aquarius: new beginnings & initiations around what is ready to change based on how you've been operating for a while (your path so far has led you to something and that something is possibly a radical change), finding authentic expression while being connected to your community or collective, unbinding yourself from unnecessary social constructs, releasing social expectations - Venus conjunct Neptune & North Node in Pisces: healing via flow states, beauty, or deeply meaningful social connections, intuition is heightened, boundaries or info may be blurred, cultivating faith or hope or trust in yourself & others - Uranus stations direct: radical and unexpected transformations can pick up and move forward, especially around things that have been in long-term transition over the past 7 years Wishing you an insightful week
This week's involves processing and transmuting your sense of self (ego). There is a tone of revealing or realizing what has been hidden, and the renewal and growth that comes from seeing what has been unknown or unconscious. This week's astrology includes: - Sun conjunct Pluto in Aquarius: revealing what is hidden, mysterious, or rejected. realizing a core or fundamental truth, exploring deep or intense issues, life-death-rebirth experiences, renewal, beginning again, ego transformation - Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio: processing & transmuting emotions, releasing, cleansing & healing, exploring the unseen, unheard, or unsaid thoughts or feelings - Venus in Pisces trine Mars in Cancer (and sextile Uranus in Taurus): healing & repairing your confidence, passion & enthusiasm. re-vitalizing what gets you excited about life, reconnecting with your passions - Mercury in Capricorn square Chiron in Aries (and sextile Neptune in Pisces): confronting thoughts about your healing process and/or how you sacrifice or devote yourself to others, making sense of your gifts, skills, and your vocation (sense of purpose or contribution in the world) Wishing you an easeful and vitalizing week ahead
This week is a focus on feelings & enthusiastic emotional expression along with contemplations about what is truly important to you. This week's astrology includes: - Nodes move into Pisces & Virgo: experiences around transitions and beginnings/endings over next year and a half involve shifts in your consciousness, perception, processing, and healing (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, etc.) - Full Moon in Cancer: culmination of events around nurturing, security, maternal experiences, protection, ancestral/lineage/family dynamics, emotional expression, & emotional safety - Full Moon conjunct Mars (retrograde): extra emphasis around your vitality, anger, courage, inner strength, protection/defense/advocacy, taking emotional risks, & cutting ties - Venus conjunct Saturn in Pisces: becoming aware of the rules, structure, or unspoken agreements in your relationships, becoming more clear on relational dynamics, connecting with your values & what you really want in relationship - Sun moves into Aquarius & conjunct Pluto: conscious focus over next month on your role in the world and how you are a part of communities or groups...while also having your own unique authentic self-expression, also something hidden being realized or revealed Wishing you a supportive & empowering week ahead
Hope you're doing well as we move forward into 2025. This week is a mixture of inspiration, action, and also opportunities for healing your vitality, ego or sense of self. This week's astrology from a depth psychological astrology perspective: - Mars (retrograde) moves into Cancer: emotionally motivated to introvert or self-reflect, emphasis on feelings around taking action, agitation, anger, frustration, or passion! also a return to dealing with something that happened in fall 2024 and now needs your attention or action - Mars (retrograde) in Cancer trine Neptune in Pisces: going with the flow, inspired action, spiritual experiences (especially doing meditative movement), spiritual experiences in general, acting from your intuition, also possibly illusions or misreading the signals - Mercury moves into Capricorn: thinking about practical matters and logistics, settling things that have been uncertain since fall 2024, deciding how to proceed in the next month - Sun in Capricorn square Chiron in Aries: healing or wisdom (receiving advice or counsel) around your health, vitality, success, or healing experiences around how you give/receive help & support in general, also possibly healing experiences around paternal figures or roles - First Quarter Moon in Aries: actively inspired to do something about your healing process or to learn something new Wishing you a most inspiring week ahead!
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In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, AMFT shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week includes: - Sun in Libra square to Pluto (with Mars in Cancer making a soft t-square to both): power, control, influence, emotional responsibility, and the impact that paternal figures have on your relationship and attachment style - Sun moves into Scorpio: focus on your relationships becomes deeper, more about the emotional bond, intimacy, and vulnerability - Last Quarter Moon in Leo: getting closure, finding a path forward, or release of what you started, re-establishing what's important to you - Mercury in Scorpio sextile Saturn in Pisces: thinking about long-term or fundamental life situations, contemplating commitments, reflecting on the past - Mars in Cancer sextile Uranus in Taurus: a mini burst of excitement around physical activity or advocacy Wishing you a lovely week
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, AMFT shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This weeks astrology of October 14th - 20th brings several Venus transits and a Full Moon in Aries. Venus will aspect Uranus (shocking revelations), Neptune (getting in the flow), and Pluto (healing assistance). Venus will then move into Sagittarius, symbolizing a shift to more expansion, enjoyment, and exploration in relationships, beauty, and artistic inclinations. Also this week, the Full Moon in Aries correlates to experiences where you are ready to connect with your decisive power, and to bring healing to relationship dynamics through connecting with your inner power and autonomy. Wishing you an insightful week
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, AMFT shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This weeks astrology of October 7th - 13th involves Venus in Scorpio making an easeful trine with Mars in Cancer - this symbolizes healing and emboldening our actions. The First Quarter Moon in Cancer also illustrates moving into a situation for your further growth and development. Meanwhile, Mercury will aspect Jupiter and Pluto before moving into Scorpio. Mercury's transits this month show that there may be a lot of big ideas and revealing of unconscious material. This is an excellent time to connect with what brings enjoyment (Venus-Mars) as well as contemplate life's mysteries. Wishing you a wonderful week
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, AMFT shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This weeks astrology of September 30th - October 6th brings a something new and something to release. We begin the week with Mercury conjunct the Sun in Libra. This transit happens several times throughout the year and it marks an initiation of new insights or a psychological integration of something that has been unclear up to now. Then, the New Moon Solar Eclipse in Libra happens on Wednesday 10/2 at 11:49am Pacific Time. This symbolizes a new beginning around relationships, harmony, justice, and finding a sense of ourselves in relationship. Because this eclipse is focused on the South Node, there's a theme of starting fresh as well as releasing what holds you in spaces of indecision. Also this week, Venus in Scorpio will trine Saturn in Pisces . . . and basically complete a grand trine with Venus-Mars-Saturn in the water signs. This is an astrological signature of deepening into relationships and committing to things that are important to you over the long-term vision of your life. Overall, this week brings lots of newness and the opportunity to release old patterns. Wishing you well this week!
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath, AMFT shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This weeks astrology of September 23rd - 29th signals inspired action and lots of ideas & inspiration. Mars in Cancer is making a helpful trine to Saturn in Pisces. This combination symbolizes a burst of momentum in moving forward, doing what needs to be done, and cultivating emotional maturity. The Last Quarter Moon in Cancer especially emphasizes the possibility for coming to a resolution around something you've been struggling with recently. Also this week, Mercury in Virgo will make aspects to Uranus, Neptune, & Pluto! This combo speaks to the possibility for fresh ideas, inspiration, catharsis, and truths being revealed. Then, Mercury will move into Libra on Thursday 9/26, representing a mental shift from purposefulness and strategy in life (Virgo) to relationships, considering your options, and finding harmony (Libra) – Mercury will be here until 10/13. Overall, this week is about connecting with what moves you and motivates you toward a depth of experience. Wishing you well this week!
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of September 16th - 22nd emphasizes self-compassion that leads to empowerment. There's a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Pisces symbolizing openings, shiftings, new beginnings, and culmination of events. Also this week, Mercury in Virgo will aspect Saturn and Jupiter - activating the ongoing theme of expansion & contraction this year. The Sun will move into Libra, marking the Equinox moment of finding balance in relationships. Finally, Venus in Libra will square Pluto in Capricorn before it moves into Scorpio - this particular aspect holds potential for healing and empowerment in relationships. Wishing you an easeful and healing week
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of September 9th - 15th brings the opportunity to expand your capacity for growth. Firstly, there is a First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius on Tuesday 9/10 which symbolizes a call to focus or divert your energy to what matters most to you right now. Also this week, the Sun in Virgo will square Jupiter in Gemini which offers potential for becoming more aware of how your belief system informs your actions. Venus in Libra will also aspect Jupiter but in a trine - this aspect reminds you that support is available to you when you look around for it. Finally, Mercury moves into Virgo at the beginning of the week to mark a transition point the ability to move forward with plans that you contemplated in August. Wishing you an easeful and abundant week
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of September 2nd - 8th brings opportunities for beginning fresh with intention. We have a New Moon in Virgo happening on Monday 9/2 at 6:55pm Pacific Time at about 11 degrees of Virgo. This symbolizes a rebirth around ritual, routine, ideal images of self & other, and basically asks: why are you doing what you're doing? How does the now inform the future? Also this week, Mars in Gemini will square Neptune in Pisces to show how we can move in the flow and still get where we're going. Shortly after, Mars moves into Cancer on Wednesday 9/4. This is a shift where our capacity for action, assertiveness, and being direct (or not) becomes incredibly informed by emotions. Also this week, Mercury in Leo squares Uranus in Taurus to show flashes of insight, new info coming to you rapidly, or diverging from your norm. Mercury then moves into Virgo on Sunday 9/8 - this marks a shift to more focused thinking and you may feel that you're able to move forward after a lot of contemplation or uncertainty in August. Overall, this week is a new beginning and emphasizes how you find purpose and meaning in your life right now. Happy New Moon!
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of August 19th - 25th brings a Full Moon in Aquarius on Monday 8/19 at 11:26am Pacific Time, which correlates to a culmination around your process of becoming, independence, autonomy, and social connections. Also this week, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus will continue to make their aspect called a t-square, which illustrates an apex of themes around expansion-contraction, morals, duties, responsibilities, and how you want to take actions around these themes. Finally, the Sun moves into Virgo to show a conscious focus on intentionality, healing, purposefulness, values, routines & rituals, grounding into the meaning of your life. Wishing you a most easeful and enjoyable week ahead
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of August 19th - 25th brings a Full Moon in Aquarius on Monday 8/19 at 11:26am Pacific Time, which correlates to a culmination around your process of becoming, independence, autonomy, and social connections. Also this week, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus will continue to make their aspect called a t-square, which illustrates an apex of themes around expansion-contraction, morals, duties, responsibilities, and how you want to take actions around these themes. Finally, the Sun moves into Virgo to show a conscious focus on intentionality, healing, purposefulness, values, routines & rituals, grounding into the meaning of your life. Wishing you a most easeful and enjoyable week ahead
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of August 12th - 18th brings a Mercury cazimi in Leo that symbolizes restoration, renewal, and psychological integration. This is the midpoint in Mercury's retrograde process where we are contemplating changes around purposefulness, routines, & rituals (Virgo) and authentic self-expression (Leo). Also this week, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus will make an aspect called a t-square, which illustrates an apex of themes around expansion-contraction, morals, duties, responsibilities, and how you want to take actions around these themes. Overall, this week is about finding connection to yourself within the relationships and commitments you have in place. Wishing you a most easeful and illuminating week ahead!
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of August 5th - 11th brings us deeper into the initiations of last week. Mercury's retrograde continues in Virgo this week with themes of reviewing, refreshing, and reimagining our systems, processes, routines, & rituals. Mercury will also make a conjunction with Venus in Virgo - adding to correlations around values, healing, and contemplating the meaningfulness of your life. Also this week, the Sun in Leo will make a sextile (helpful opportunity) with Mars & Jupiter in Gemini. This subtle aspect shows that there may be something small we can take advantage of to further our vitality and life force. This week, we continue forward in the Leo New Moon lunar cycle that began on Sunday 8/4. It's a beautiful time for contemplation, conversations, and reflecting on what feels most meaningful to you right now. Wishing you an easy and thoughtful week
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of July 29th - August 4th brings Venus in Leo square Uranus in Taurus (honoring your need for divergence and spontaneous inspiration in relationships, beauty, and enjoyment). Venus in Leo will also trine Chiron in Aries to foster healing of vulnerabilities in this process. Then, a lot happens on Sunday! Venus moves into Virgo on Sunday 8/4 and will be there until 8/30 - this correlates to a relational focus on purpose and meaning in our relationships. Also on Sunday, the New Moon in Leo happens on 8/4 at 4:13am Pacific Time. This New Moon is a fresh start around giving and receiving love, affection, attention, and secure attachment. Themes around masking & performance vs. authenticity and true self may arise this week. Finally, Mercury will station retrograde on Sunday 8/4. This particular Mercury retrograde is a time period of contemplating how you want to bring new vitality and energy into your life by making unconventional shifts. Happy New Moon and wishing you a wonderful week!
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of July 22th - 28th brings Leo season with the Sun moving into Leo on Monday 7/22. Happy birthday to my Leo folks! This marks a solar (conscious) focus on feeling seen, heard, appreciated, and loved for who you are at your core. Themes around appreciation, affection, and generosity will also be emphasized this week and the whole month going forward. The Sun in Leo will also make an opposition to Pluto in Aquarius, correlating to themes of power, control, autonomy, repression, and discovering hidden parts of the Self that are ready to come forward now. This process may feel challenging yet relieving. Also this week, Mercury moves into Virgo on Thursday 7/25. This movement symbolizes a mental focus (Mercury) on processes and purposefulness of your life. You may also get a feel for the areas of your life that you want to review and reconsider when Mercury is retrograde from 8/4 - 8/28 in Virgo & Leo this August. Finally, the Third Quarter Moon in Taurus on Saturday 7/27 shows an emotional tone of determined follow-through this weekend. This weekend is a lovely time to wrap-up and clear your path for moving forward with ease. Wishing you much healing and comfort this week!
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of July 15th - 21st brings unexpected angsty vibes as well as successes and taking action toward your authentic needs. Most vibrantly, Mars will conjunct Uranus in Taurus symbolizing the fired up energy that's been building over the last few weeks. Then, Mars will move into Gemini on Saturday 7/20 - indicating a shift in action orientation toward sharing ideas and being more fluid about change and transition. Also this week, the Sun will square Chiron to show a potential for healing places of vulnerability. Finally, the Full Moon in Capricorn will happen on Sunday 7/21 at 3:17am Pacific Time at 29 degrees of Capricorn. This lunation corresponds to a culmination of events, experiences, or feelings around material security, safety, and success. Overall, this week has a loud tone with potential for unexpected stressors as well as success where you've already put in much effort in your life. Wishing you a most healing, easeful, and empowered week!
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of July 8th - 14th brings potential for healing relational patterns. Venus in Cancer will sextile Uranus in Taurus and trine Neptune in Pisces to bring helpful states of awareness around relationships, beauty, and enjoyment. Then, Venus will move into Leo on Thursday 7/11 and make an opposition with Pluto - this shift moves our focus of relationships and self-worth to self-expression, authenticity, and feeling seen for who we are at deep levels. The Sun in Cancer will make a helpful trine to Saturn in Pisces, brining a symbol of support through accessing your autonomy and self-agency in challenging situations. Finally, the First Quarter Moon in Libra on Saturday 7/13 marks a moment where you may make a decision or have a turning point to address. Overall, this is a prime week for contemplating your relationship dynamics and how you feel loved, adored, and appreciated by others and by yourself. Wishing you and easeful and healing week
In this weekly podcast, depth psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath shares the astrology of this week from a psychological perspective. This week's astrology of July 1st - 7th brings opportunities to refine our perspective of reality. First, we have Mercury in Cancer making a trine to Neptune that symbolizes intuitive connections, dreams, and mystical insights. But, Mercury quickly moves into Leo on Tuesday 7/2 and makes an opposition to Pluto in Aquarius. This change symbolizes themes around being seen, heard, and received for our authentic self- expression. Also this week, Venus in Cancer will make a square to Chiron in Aries and a trine to Saturn in Pisces - this combination is conducive to finding repair and healing in relationships, or to solidifying your efforts in a situation that has been challenging in the past. Finally, the New Moon in Cancer is on Friday 7/5 at 3:57pm Pacific Time at 14 degrees of Cancer. This New Moon shows new beginnings around security, safety, and emotional maturity. This week, trust your knowings and know that your perception is becoming more clearly focused. Wishing you much ease in the process