Appreciate your own unique and vital beauty in the reflection of this week’s Full Moon. We may not feel eager to embrace upheaval, but it’s time to prepare for an era of disruption. We’re terrifically strong, and our capability in the face of doom and talent for perpetual resurrection are direly needed.
Shuhua Xiong
What the stars are up to:
- Mercury is in your sign.
- Venus begins the week in your sign. On Monday, Venus leaves your sign and moves to Capricorn.
- Mercury squares off against Saturn and forms a sextile with Lilith.
- Your sign ruler Jupiter is retrograde in Gemini.
What it means:
Desire has fled the premises, and you’re understandably drawn to recklessness instead of responsibility. If you choose to dabble in danger, set boundaries beforehand and limit the rippling effects of your flirtation with hedonism. It’s safest to explore your urge toward injudicious impulsivity with the aid of fiction. Read an unhinged book and cheer on the protagonist’s unfortunate decisions, or make bad choices in a video game. Indulge foolish compulsions in a safe fashion, and preserve the order and sanctity of your actual real-world existence.
Shuhua Xiong
What the stars are up to:
- Pluto is in your sign.
- On Monday, Venus leaves Sagittarius and moves to your sign.
- Venus squares off against the North Node.
- Your sign ruler Saturn begins the week retrograde in Pisces.
- Mercury squares off against Saturn.
- On Friday, Saturn turns direct!
What it means:
Other signs might fly off the handle when faced with harsh news. You square your shoulders, hitch on a grim facial expression, and get to work fixing everything within your power to repair. You’re not feeling optimistic about the future this week, but there are plenty of tasks to be handled in the present. Venus is with you, fueling yearning for improvement, and on Friday your sign ruler Saturn turns direct to power your efforts.
Shuhua Xiong
What the stars are up to:
- Your sign ruler Uranus is retrograde in Taurus.
- The Sun opposes Uranus.
What it means:
You’re gazing upon yourself from a great distance, wondering how you got outside of your own mind to manage this viewpoint in the first place. Fortunately, you’re not one to panic when you find yourself in strange circumstances. Take the opportunity to observe and examine your motivations from a fresh perspective. You can’t actually be separated from your own essence, even when your power feels far away and inaccessible.
Shuhua Xiong
What the stars are up to:
- Saturn and your ruler Neptune are both retrograde in your sign.
- The waxing gibbous Moon in your sign squares off against Jupiter, creates a trine with the Sun, forms a sextile with Uranus, and passes through conjunction with Neptune.
- Mercury squares off against Saturn.
- On Friday, Saturn turns direct!
What it means:
You’re feeling uncharacteristically hopeless and disinclined to communication. For the moment, that’s okay! Take the week to commune with Neptune and feel your feelings; don’t feel obligated to speak out before you’re ready. On Friday, Saturn turns direct in your sign and you’re overcome with a determination to persevere in the face of all odds.
What the stars are up to:
- Chiron and the North Node are retrograde in your sign. (The North Node is always generally retrograde, that’s normal.)
- Your sign ruler Mars is in Leo.
- The waxing gibbous Moon in your sign squares off against Venus and Pluto, creates trines with Mars and Mercury, and forms a sextile with Jupiter.
- Venus squares off against the North Node.
- Mars creates a trine with the North Node.
What it means:
You don’t want to face the future right now, but can anyone stop you from stomping ahead anyway? Absolutely not! Even if your sign ruler Mars weren’t teaming up with the North Node of destiny in your sign, sheer obstinacy propels you to charge headlong toward obstacles. The bastards can’t grind you down! You are built of righteous, fiery resolve, and intimidation only redoubles your determination.
Shuhua Xiong
What the stars are up to:
- Uranus is retrograde in your sign.
- Your sign ruler Venus begins the week in Sagittarius. On Monday, Venus leaves Sagittarius and moves to Capricorn.
- Venus squares off against the North Node.
- The Sun opposes Uranus.
- The Full Moon in your sign squares off against Mars, creates trines with Venus and Pluto, forms sextiles with Saturn and Neptune, opposes the Sun, and passes through conjunction with Uranus.
What it means:
You’re feeling fatalistic and avoidant, but the Full Moon will provide an opportunity to release pent-up emotion and imagine new ways to approach challenges. Your sign ruler Venus moves to fellow earth sign Capricorn, anchoring you to practicality and helping you access functional solutions. You’re a mountain of a personality, indomitable in the face of difficulty. If you can’t solve a problem immediately, your superhuman power of perseverance allows you to cross your arms, set your jaw, and wait it out.
Shuhua Xiong
What the stars are up to:
- Jupiter is retrograde in your sign.
- Your sign ruler Mercury is in Sagittarius.
- Mercury squares off against Saturn and forms a sextile with Lilith.
- The waning gibbous Moon in your sign forms a sextile with Mars, squares off against Saturn and Neptune, opposes Mercury, and passes through conjunction with Jupiter.
What it means:
You’re fortunate to have Jupiter in your sign at present. You need it’s cushion of good luck, because you’re sorely tempted to blow off caution and behave recklessly this week. Try to limit the potential for damage where you can. Count to 10 before saying “yes” or “no” to any invitation. Stay away from social media comment sections. Join your sibling sign Sagittarius in imbibing fiction — watch a movie, listen to some music, and refrain from wrecking your whole life on a sudden whim.
Shuhua Xiong
What the stars are up to:
- Your sign ruler the Moon travels through Pisces, Aries, Taurus, and Gemini.
- The Full Moon in Taurus opposes the Sun.
What it means:
This week, emotions are enormous to the point of overflow. The Moon moves very close to the Earth, then opposes the Sun to shine Full in the stubborn sign of Taurus. You are always strong enough to cope, but you need to allow your feelings an outlet for escape instead of endlessly swallowing your own anger and fear. On Friday evening, go howl at the Full Moon and let some of it out.
Shuhua Xiong
What the stars are up to:
- Mars is in your sign.
- Your sign ruler the Sun is in Scorpio.
- The Full Moon in Taurus opposes the Sun.
- Mars creates a trine with the North Node.
What it means:
You are shining incandescent, fearsome in your fury, and you catch a glimpse of your own formidable power in the reflection of the Full Moon. You don’t like bullies, and you refuse to suffer their petulant demands for submission. You will only grow prouder, louder, and more imposing in response to assholes urging to shrink yourself.
Shuhua Xiong
What the stars are up to:
- Your sign ruler Mercury is in Sagittarius.
- Mercury squares off against Saturn and forms a sextile with Lilith.
What it means:
Go take a proverbial walk this week, or preferably multiple literal walks if you can manage. You’re drawn to the lure of destruction, and you want to make sure you’re unleashing the urge on appropriate targets, rather than harming your own relationships. Be very cautious with your words, especially — don’t vent your frustration on your innocent loved ones. Save your rage to defend your community from evildoers who wish you ill.
Shuhua Xiong
What the stars are up to:
- Lilith and the South Node are in your sign.
- Your sign ruler Venus begins the week in Sagittarius. On Monday, Venus leaves Sagittarius and moves to Capricorn.
- Mercury forms a sextile with Lilith.
- Venus squares off against the South Node.
- Mars forms a sextile with the South Node.
What it means:
It’s a good thing you’re expert in balance, because you’re trapped between disparate yearnings to do something, anything, right now, and also to collapse into catatonia and wait motionless while decades pass. You will probably end up doing a little bit of both, while also working to comfort and encourage others in between. Use your current connection to the South Node to consider methods that have helped you through difficult times in the past, and figure out how to best apply your hard-earned knowledge when navigating your present and future.
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