Astrological Weather Report

Lightening Striking Ice

When we speak of Uranus and Sedna meeting in the sky, we are describing a moment so rare that it will not happen again in our lifetime. Sedna moves with the slow pace of deep time, tracing her orbit over eleven thousand years. Uranus, the awakener, whose cycle is eighty-four years, only briefly aligns with her in this century. When Uranus touches Sedna, it is as if lightning strikes the ice. A sudden electric current runs through something frozen, awakening material buried deep in the collective unconscious. This is not a casual alignment. It is an epochal threshold, opening chambers of memory and necessity that span millennia.

Sedna’s cycle is so vast—spanning over eleven thousand years—that Uranus, with its quick 84-year orbit, has never before crossed her path in human history as we know it. The first signal of this encounter started in May 2023, when Uranus reached 29° Taurus and entered Sedna’s orb. This critical, anaretic degree served as a warning: the last degree of Taurus indicates culmination, crisis, and decision, and in Sedna’s domain, it sounded an alarm about survival, values, and our connection with the Earth. At that moment, Uranus’s lightning struck Sedna’s deep, frozen ocean, and the process of thawing began.

Sedna, as she is known in Inuit traditions, was betrayed—first by false promises of marriage, then by her own father, who cast her into the sea, cutting off her fingers as she clung to the kayak. Those severed fingers became creatures of the ocean, and Sedna herself became the Mother of the Deep, ruler of the seas whose spirit must be appeased if hunters are to receive abundance. Her myth is one of betrayal and severance. Still, it also carries the sacred responsibility of reciprocity—teaching that when we take from nature without reverence, we disconnect ourselves from the very source of life. 

In astrology, Sedna represents the cold, slow-moving truths of abandonment, ecological reciprocity, and ancestral memory buried deep beneath the surface. Uranus, the great awakener and iconoclast, is the lightning bolt that strikes the ice. When Uranus meets Sedna, old frozen betrayals are jolted awake. Silence is broken, secrets long entombed surface, and personal, ancestral, and collective wounds demand to be spoken and addressed.

The conjunction will perfect at 01° Gemini in May 2026, and its influence will extend until May 2029. This gives us a six-year corridor in which the world is saturated with the electricity of this union. The transition from Taurus into Gemini is symbolically vital. In Taurus, the lessons revolve around survival, resources, money, land, and the body of the Earth. The crisis is whether we will continue to exploit or whether we will finally restore reciprocity. The fact that Uranus activated Sedna at 29° Taurus in 2023 makes this confrontation urgent, undeniable, and global in nature. 

As the conjunction moves into Gemini and intensifies there, the archetype shifts. Gemini rules communication, networks, thought processes, and storytelling. Sedna’s myth has always centered on silence—what happens when betrayal remains unspoken and pain is hidden deep. Uranus in Gemini, conjunct Sedna, encourages storytelling, promotes communication of betrayals, and creates new networks of speech, media, and law to express long-suppressed truths. The period from 2026 to 2029, coinciding with the nine squares of Eris to US Pluto, will underscore this need: to bring the frozen memory of betrayal into language and awareness.

Collectively, this transition has significant implications. For the planet, it signals ecological tipping points—climate shocks, rising seas, and oceans as both literal and symbolic sites of upheaval. It could spur rapid innovations in technology, renewable energy, communication systems, and ecological science. But at its core, the message is the same as in the Inuit myth: when the Sea Mother is betrayed, abundance is withheld. Only when reciprocity is restored, only when we honor the source of life, will abundance return.

The United States July 6, 1775 chart strongly resonates with this conjunction. Sedna’s activation by Uranus across the cusp of Taurus and Gemini energizes the nation’s karmic debts. These are the betrayals woven into our founding: the theft of indigenous land, the enslavement of Africans, the silencing of women, and the Earth itself. As Uranus and Sedna perfect in Gemini, they activate America’s Mercury in Leo, igniting the country’s voice, its laws, its press, its courts, and its education systems. Expect upheavals in media, law, and politics; expect the stories that have long been buried to surface in the collective conversation. In evolutionary terms, this is the United States being compelled to confront its karmic shadow, to speak the truth, and to restore balance.

For individuals, the experience varies depending on where this transit occurs in their natal chart and their level of personal development. For some, the transit often feels like disruption, chaos, and shock. In the first house, it can shake identity itself; in the second, it affects security and finances; in the third, it revolves around siblings and communication; in the fourth, it concerns family and home; in the fifth, it influences creativity and children; in the sixth, it impacts health and work; in the seventh, it relates to partnerships; in the eighth, it involves shared resources and sexuality; in the ninth, it deals with beliefs and law; in the tenth, it concerns vocation; in the eleventh, it pertains to community; and in the twelfth, it involves the unconscious. The ego resists these shocks, clinging to familiar patterns even as they collapse.

On an individual level, this conjunction will be experienced in various ways. For some, it arrives as chaos, disruption, and destabilization. In the first house, it can shake the sense of identity itself; in the second, it unsettles finances and security; in the fourth, it undermines family foundations; in the seventh, it destabilizes partnerships. In such moments, the ego naturally clings to what feels familiar, even as those structures begin to collapse.

For others, the same transit may be recognized as an awakening. The betrayals it uncovers are painful, yet they release the Soul from denial. The shocks still pierce, but they also crack the shell of conditioning. Where old values collapse, new values rooted in reciprocity emerge. Where relationships end, new patterns of partnership take shape — freer, less bound by control or manipulation.

And for some, the experience deepens further, becoming a kind of initiation. Sedna’s myth is no longer just a story from the past but an eternal archetype of betrayal, abandonment, and renewal. These experiences are seen as karmic necessities, stripping away illusion and opening the Soul to compassion and service. Uranus electrifies the frozen ocean of memory, and the Sea Mother rises to speak. At this level, the transit is not disruption alone but also grace — a call into alignment with truth, into the sacred work of repair, and into restoring reciprocity with the Earth and with one another.

Between 2023 and 2029, humanity stands at the threshold of myth. Lightning strikes ice. Betrayal sparks awakening. Silence gives way to speech. The Sea Mother’s story is our story, and her demand is apparent: only when her hair is combed, only when reciprocity is restored, will abundance return. For the United States and the world, the Uranus–Sedna conjunction is nothing less than a collective rite of passage, forcing us to confront truths as vast and enduring as Sedna’s orbit itself.

Virgo Total Lunar Eclipse

On September 7, 2025, the Moon at 15° Pisces swells to fullness and is obscured by the Earth’s shadow, turning its silver face into a veil of blood and shadow. This total lunar eclipse is a cosmic drama where endings, revelations, and reckonings unfold — not quietly, but loudly. In opposition to the Moon, the Sun at 15° Virgo aligns closely with the South Node, symbolizing old certainties — addiction to order, systems, control, and the comfort of known security. Yet, even as it insists on its clean lines and perfect analysis, it cannot prevent the unraveling. The Moon, connected to the North Node in Pisces, pulls us toward an unfamiliar horizon, where security is unknown; into dissolution, into waters of compassion where boundaries dissolve, reminding us that our essence is not defined by order or status, but by connection to the vast, mysterious whole. This eclipse demands a choice: do we stay chained to the technical fixes of Virgo, tinkering as the world burns, or do we allow the tide of Pisces to carry us into imagination, mercy, and a faith that does not require control?

But this eclipse is powerful. It arrives with a roar from deep within. Pluto, now in Aquarius but retrograde, moves through a tight, challenging angle to the Moon, pressing on the collective psyche like a hand on an unhealed wound. Shadows emerge. Power can’t stay hidden. Pluto, the ruler of the underworld, squares Eris at 25° Aries with intense force. Here, the conflict deepens: Pluto’s established systems of power, secrecy, and control clash with Eris, the goddess of strife, the voice of the marginalized, the one who refuses to stay hidden. Eris is no longer just an uninvited guest; she’s throwing her golden apple into the banquet halls of nations, challenging us to confront who belongs, who’s excluded, and why.

The “Nine Gates”—the unprecedented sequence of nine exact squares from transiting Eris in Aries to the United States’ natal Pluto in Capricorn that will occur between 2026 and 2030. Their echoes will surely persist, urging the nation to face its shadow and neglected voices. This eclipse marks their beginning.

At this moment, the other gods stand in attendance. Neptune has entered Aries, a newborn water god wearing fire as a crown. Behind him, Saturn lingers at the last degree of Pisces, dissolving authority and certainty—a once-rigid pillar now adrift in the sea. Their conjunction signifies a transition from the old to the new: the dismantling of centuries-old structures and the rise of an undefined, potential-filled vision. Uranus, fully electrified at the first degree of Gemini, harmoniously receives Neptune’s fire, sparking revolutions in thought, communication, and technology. This is the sky where myth and technology blend—the digital oracle and the prophet’s dream clashing into a new, unstable truth.

We can already see it: artificial intelligence replacing human voice and thought, raising questions about authorship, creativity, and what truly defines the human voice. Elections are influenced by algorithms and digital misinformation. A climate gone wild, with fires in the West, hurricanes along the coasts, and floods drowning once-fertile plains. Trials are unfolding in American courts where the powerful confront justice, and the legitimacy of institutions is cracking under pressure. The eclipse reflects this precisely. Mercury, linked to the South Node in Virgo wrenched in a hard angle by Uranus, highlights the fragility of facts: the corruption of the word, and the breakdown of trust in systems of governance and media. Mars in Libra squares Jupiter in Cancer, echoing the fiery clash between justice and nationalism, diplomacy and protectionism. In the headlines, we see it: massive protests demanding accountability, governments scrambling to shore up their questioned authority, voices raised in protest that will not be silenced.

Eris, standing with Chiron in Aries, throws salt on the wound of exclusion. What has been pushed to the margins, repressed, or scapegoated won’t stay silent. The cry of the wounded outsider becomes a clarion call. Jupiter’s square to Eris amplifies this demand: legal battles, ideological clashes, and moral confrontations surface. Pluto’s square also makes the conflict unavoidable—no more evasion, no more delay. The nine gates are opening.

For the United States, this eclipse runs deep. The U.S. Moon at 20° Libra is stirred by Mars and Eris, fueling a restless, angry population into upheaval. The U.S. Sun at 14° Cancer is caught in Jupiter’s expansion, but instead of bringing relief, it heightens conflict, creating tension between national identity and international responsibilities. It is the struggle between Pluto’s deep-rooted power and Eris’s rising cry demanding to be heard that challenges the foundation of American authority and forces the nation to confront its buried contradictions. 

Uranus in Gemini energizes the natal Uranus of 1775, destabilizing media, elections, and the entire nervous system of the republic. Already, debates about censorship, digital surveillance, and free speech are rumbling like thunder before a storm. 

With Neptune retrograde and moving away from Saturn, the nation is caught between dissolving structures and the loss of certainty. The dream wavers, and with it, the old wounds of violence and identity resurface: the nation’s revolutionary roots, its wars, and its ongoing struggle over what freedom really means and who it belongs to. Disillusionment, anger, and despair simmer among the people — yet even in this decline, a quiet awakening is growing, suggesting that freedom can be reimagined beyond the old myths.

This eclipse is more than just a shadow on the Moon. It signals the prelude to a grand square dance between Eris and Pluto, with nine exact squares occurring between 2026 and 2030. Each one strikes at the foundation of the empire, demanding truth, inclusion, and transformation. As climate disasters worsen, AI reshapes the fabric of work and speech, and as the trials of leaders and tests of democracy escalate into crises, the gates will open wider and wider. What begins here is not just a passing storm but the start of a new era.

This eclipse does more than close a chapter; it shatters the spine of the old book. It cracks the collective vessel, spilling what has been hidden into the open. It exposes the futility of control and the need for surrender. It reveals wounds unhealed, power unmasked, voices rising from the margins. 

It warns us of the path ahead, when humanity must decide who it is, what it values, and whether it can include the excluded without tearing itself apart.

The Moon in Pisces indicates a start of wisdom, showing that compassion can hold what control cannot. Still, Pluto and Eris roar back: mercy won’t come until the truth is faced, exclusion is acknowledged, and the shadows we hide become visible. The eclipse is a call. The Nine Gates are opening. And there’s no turning back.

Virgo Partial Solar Eclipse 

Two weeks later, on September 21, 2025, a partial solar eclipse occurs at 29° Virgo. The earlier Virgo lunar eclipse had already revealed the shadow of perfectionism—the cost of trying to master chaos through relentless systems, rules, and critique. Now, at the final degree of the sign and aligned with the South Node, Virgo reaches its edge. What once felt like strain becomes the threshold of release. At 29°, the impulse to control gives way to a gentler truth: that wholeness does not come from perfection but from surrender. This eclipse opens the possibility of renewal, inviting us to move beyond exhaustion into clarity, compassion, and a wiser order yet to be born.

The eclipse says: you can’t fix your way out of this. You can’t critique your way forward. The old script of Virgoan micromanagement has run its course. The 29th degree is a threshold where Virgo’s lessons boil down to one question: will you release the need to be perfect or stay stuck in the loop of trying?

Across the sky, Saturn and Neptune in Pisces oppose the eclipse, inviting us into a tide of surrender that does not erase but transforms. Saturn in Pisces teaches us the discipline of faith and the structures that can hold compassion. Neptune, recently into Aries, signals the birth of visionary will—a new era where imagination turns into action. Together, they draw us across the Virgo–Pisces axis, urging us to let the 29th degree be an ending and Pisces the start of a new story.

Pluto in Aquarius forms a harmonious angle with the eclipse, assuring us that what we release personally contributes to collective rebirth. The 29th degree is never private; it reveals all that has happened before, resonating with history and the turning of the cosmic wheel of fortune. What you let go of now becomes the seed for the reinvention of the entire system.

The passage is raw. Eris and Chiron in Aries pierce the wound of authenticity, insisting that the fracture be faced. Mars, also cathartic at 29° Libra, urges us to find a balance between confrontation and fairness, while Jupiter in Cancer stirs the ancestral stories we carry. Yet even here, healing occurs through disruption. Venus in early Virgo whispers: refine without cruelty. Mercury in Libra promotes dialogue and balance, reminding us that truth can be spoken with grace. These are the medicines that help us cross the threshold not by breaking, but by opening.

In the chart for the United States¹, this eclipse hits at the core. Just behind the U.S. Ascendant at 0° Libra and directly on U.S. Mars at 27° Virgo, it challenges the nation’s projection of power—military, industrial, and global. America’s Mars, the driving force behind national assertion, is eclipsed near the final degree, prompting questions about what must end and what new form of strength could emerge. The old way of wielding force cannot continue, but a wiser, more balanced expression is waiting on the other side of release.

The eclipse also touches U.S. Neptune at 20° Virgo, symbolizing the ideal of purity and the myth of exceptionalism. Under the shadow, these illusions waver. However, this unraveling opens space for a new vision: humility, service, and compassion as guiding principles. Transiting Saturn, conjunct Neptune and U.S. Neptune in Pisces, opposes each other from the 6th house, not erasing America’s sense of purpose but transforming it. They point toward a vision of service grounded not in control but in empathy—structures that can uphold compassion and institutions that can promote healing. The last time that this U.S. Neptune opposition occurred was in the years leading up to the Civil War.

Pluto at 1° Aquarius, retrograde, trines the eclipse and triggers the aftershocks of the recent Pluto return. Power structures are indeed breaking down, but not aimlessly. In Virgo’s focus on service, health, and environment, Pluto points toward reform that seeds a new Aquarian collective spirit. What dissolves here opens the way for reinvention.

Yes, the wound deepens. Eris and Chiron in Aries, joined at the hip, form a challenging aspect to the U.S. Libra Ascendant, raising questions of identity and belonging. Even these fractures hold the potential for healing. Eris emphasizes that silenced voices must be heard, while Chiron offers a path to integration through honesty and courage. The wound, once no longer ignored, becomes a gateway to inclusion.

With all the outer planets except Jupiter retrograde, this season calls for reflection. America revisits its history—old wars, injustices, ecological missteps—but not to dwell on the past. The eclipse encourages the nation to reevaluate its story so it can be rewritten. The Nine Gates of Reckoning will not only require confrontation but also offer a chance to reshape identity, truth, and power.

History affirms this rhythm. When Neptune last entered Aries in 1861, the Civil War shattered illusions but also marked the start of a new era of freedom. In the 1930s–40s, Neptune’s crossing of the Virgo–Pisces axis coincided with global conflict and economic collapse, yet it also brought about new international structures and a rebuilt world. Every threshold has required sacrifice, but each has sparked renewal. This eclipse indicates that America is once again at such a threshold: the end of an illusion and the beginning of a new vision waiting to emerge.

Together, the Virgo lunar and solar eclipses symbolize a period of release and realignment. The lunar eclipse revealed the futility of control; the solar eclipse now emphasizes that myths of mastery must give way to balance, compassion, and vision. For the United States, this is not a minor event—it hits the Ascendant, Mars, and Neptune, urging the nation to redefine power, myth, and identity. Yet the sky reminds us: what ends is not the dream of justice but its distortion. What dissolves is not vision itself but illusion.

The myth of Astraea, the virgin Roman goddess of justice, permeates this eclipse. In ancient stories, she left Earth when corruption became too widespread, ascending to the heavens as Virgo. However, her return was always anticipated. The eclipse at 29° Virgo marks not only her departure but also her call back to humanity: to pursue justice through balance, compassion, and right relationships rather than perfection. Simultaneously, Eris throws her golden apple, revealing divisions not to destroy but to bring truth into the open. Healing begins where fractures are recognized.

The Nine Gates of Reckoning, already within reach, demand courage—but they also hold the promise of renewal. As Eris and U.S. Pluto square again and again, the fractures of the old order will widen, yet in those very cracks lie the seeds of inclusion, healing, and rebirth. This eclipse season is not an ending but an invitation, a rehearsal for what is to come: a mirror showing us what must be released, and a promise of what can be born. At 29° Virgo, the final degree marks both a climax and a threshold. Behind us lies the exhausted paradigm of endless fixing; ahead stretches the Piscean sea of surrender and vision. To step through is to trust the tide, face the wound, and discover that even the smallest act of letting go becomes part of a greater transformation already underway. 

We stand at the cliff’s edge. Behind us lies the worn-out paradigm of endless fixing; before us stretches the Piscean sea of surrender and vision. To step forward is to trust the tide, to face the wound, and to know that even the smallest act of letting go can help shape the collective transformation already underway. When we reach the limits of all we have known and step into the unknown, one of two things will happen: we will find solid ground, or we will discover that we can fly

¹ The chart for the United States that I use, favored by Jim Lewis, is cast for July 6, 1775, Philadelphia, PA, 11:03 am LMT. This day and time correlates to the start of the American Revolution when the Second Continental Congress passed an act to “bear arms” against Great Britain, created a standing army, and named George Washington as Commander-in-Chief.

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The Winds of Change

When a planet falls in the first decan—the first ten degrees of its sign—it signals a beginning. Something is being born there. These are energies in the process of becoming. In Evolutionary Astrology, the first decan reflects a soul still finding its footing, feeling out the terrain by touch, instinct, and direct experience. It’s initiatory. It’s raw. And it doesn’t yet know where it’s going—but it knows it can’t stay where it was.

Right now, seven planets are in the early degrees of their signs. When we observe these first-decan planets in the outer world, we’re not just analyzing individual charts. We’re witnessing the sky itself guiding us into new territory. These planetary positions indicate a global initiation—a collective soul expanding, burning, stumbling, and awakening all at once.

The Sun in Cancer (0°–10°)  Something deep within the world is turning inward, longing for home—not just a shelter, but a true sense of belonging. This Cancer Sun signals the first cries of a new emotional cycle. We’re rediscovering what it means to truly feel. But feeling doesn’t come easily in a world designed to numb us. This Sun highlights a return of care, kinship, and ancestral wisdom—but we’re still learning how to support each other. It’s gentle, and it’s just starting.

The Moon in Gemini (0°–10°) is turning emotion into language. But with the Moon so early in Gemini, it’s more questions than answers. The world is flooded with information—tweets, texts, AI voices, data streams—and beneath it all, the emotional body is trying to connect. This Moon shows a collective need to talk things out—to think through our feelings and feel through our thoughts. We’re exploring how to stay connected in a fractured, fast-paced world.

Mars in Virgo (0°–10°) brings a new intention focused on healing and repair. Mars in early Virgo doesn’t act impulsively; it observes, fine-tunes, and questions its motives. This is a drive to do what’s right, even if the path isn’t clear. We see it in movements that demand accountability, environmental restoration, and practical reform. There’s a sense of urgency here, but it’s grounded in conscience. This Mars is learning to serve without martyrdom and to act with integrity, not just efficiency.

Jupiter in Cancer (0°–10°)
Faith is moving into the waters of memory. With Jupiter so early in Cancer, the collective seeks meaning in the past: in ancestry, land, blood, and bone. There’s a hunger for emotional truth and spiritual nourishment that isn’t abstract but felt. However, the risk is nostalgia that turns into fear. The evolutionary invitation here is to grow through empathy—to make the personal sacred again, not as a retreat but as renewal.

Saturn in Aries (0°–10°) is shaping a new sense of self. It’s raw. It’s untested. It falls and then gets back up. The world is seeing the early stages of a new kind of authority—one built from courage, not control. This is where protest meets pressure, and self-determination becomes more than just a phrase. We’re learning how to lead from the core of our own being, not from reaction. Saturn here is building strength, one hard-earned step at a time.

Neptune in Aries (0°–10°)
The dream is no longer passive; it’s igniting into flame. Neptune in Aries signals the end of suffering through sacrifice and the start of vision through action. We see spiritual uprisings, art as protest, and collective grief turning into collective will. But it’s still a raw energy—unclear, easily distorted, and prone to projection. Still, the call is genuine. The soul of the world is learning to burn clean: to channel the dream through the body and to stand for what it imagines.

Pluto in Aquarius (0°–10°)
This marks the evolutionary frontier. With Pluto now in Aquarius, we are undergoing a profound transformation of the collective soul. Technology advances faster than consciousness, and systems of power are being reshaped—sometimes abruptly, sometimes subtly. The old ways are breaking down, and the new isn’t yet stable. We are experimenting with what it means to be human together. An ongoing revolution is happening—not just outside but within our own nervous systems. Pluto in Aquarius questions: can we be free and connected? Can we evolve without coming apart?

These are not energies that arrive fully formed. They’re in motion, in question, in process. The world right now is in its first decan of a new era—initiating, experimenting, searching for a future that isn’t yet shaped.

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We’re not standing on solid ground.
We are the ground being made.
And evolution never waits for certainty.

They come not to break you,
but to bless—
not as a curse, but as consecration.
The winds of change arrive like gods
with open hands
and a wild invitation.

They gather in your quiet places,
stir the stillness with their song—
a breath of life too vast to name,
too sacred to be wrong.

Air, first to rise, surrounds your soul—
it does not ask, it enters.
It lifts the dust from long-lost dreams
and fans your buried embers.
It speaks: Breathe deep, beloved one,
you are not meant to drown.
This breath, this wind, this unseen force—
it lifts, it moves, it crowns.

Then fire arrives with radiant grace,
a sacred blaze of light.
It burns away the fragile past and makes your spirit shine. 

No flame will scorch what’s truly yours—it only clears space
for who you are becoming
in love’s warm embrace.

Water falls in silver sheets,
a gentle and sacred tide.
It flows through every open wound
you’ve carried deep inside. 

But this is not a storm of sorrow, rather a baptism, a balm —
it carves a river through your life
and leaves a calm behind.

At last, the earth welcomes you whole—no longer just a part.
The ground is solid beneath your feet and rich in your heart.
What has been uprooted can now grow,
what is cracked can now hold—because you have passed through every gate
and stand in truth once more.

So bless the wind, and bless the flame,
the flood, the stone, the sky.
You are the child of every change

You live, you rise, you fly.

Restructuring Through Fire

On Saturday, not coincidentally, Saturn, the planet after which the day is named, will enter the fiery, martial sign of Aries, where it will remain until 2028. The Lord of Time will be in close company with the Lunar North Node, also newly arrived in its transit through Pisces, Neptune, the ruler of the LNN, and asteroid Ceres, all tightly compacted in the first three degrees of Aries. The presence of Venus, Chiron, and Eris further intensifies this powerful stellium, spread across the final degrees of Aries. Mars, the ruler of this Martian “landscape,” burns with cosmic, self-actuating fire in Leo. The locomotive momentum of this chart is powerfully driven by Pluto retrograde, momentarily retreating toward the cardinal point of Aquarius. 

The fate of the future seems to hang in the balance, torn between finding the solace and compassion to assuage the shifting, burning sands beneath our feet. The wounds of current reality invoke the need to embody new priorities in the face of what seems unimaginable. We can feel gripped by a lack of fidelity and truthfulness in the world around us, which feels like freefall into an abyss that is difficult to comprehend. Things are not just “bigger than life”; they have taken on a surreal quality. We are being magnetized to extreme polarities that feel like an extrusion process.

As Saturn churns its way through Aries, fate will guide the extrusion, restructuring our familiar, perhaps once too comfortable, world into a direction that we would not, or could not, pursue without coercion.

The Aries Eclipse and Neptune’s Arrival

Image: Courtesy National Geographic

“When you step to the edge of all the light you possess and take that first leap into the darkness of the unknown, you must believe that one of two outcomes will happen. Either something solid will be there for you to stand on, or you will learn to fly.” ― Patrick Overton

On March 29, 2025, a partial solar eclipse occurs at 9° Aries 00’. It will be visible across Africa, Europe, and Russia. This event is part of Saros cycle 149, which last occurred in March 2007. The solar eclipse at 9° Aries serves as an incredibly powerful initiation point, especially given the remarkable clustering of planets and their tension-filled aspects. Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, symbolizes a beginning. However, with so many planets concentrated and the eclipse activating the lunar nodes, we are witnessing a significant karmic shift—personally and collectively.

The presence of Eris in Aries and Pluto in Aquarius, forming a grand trine with the South Node in Virgo, suggests that deep, unresolved issues from the past—especially concerning power structures, justice, and social order—are surfacing. Eris, the goddess of discord, uncovers hidden fractures, while Pluto in Aquarius indicates upheaval within collective systems. The South Node in Virgo highlights themes of purification, correction, and addressing past mistakes. This eclipse seems to call for accountability.

The Mars-Pluto square adds a layer of volatility. Historically, challenging aspects between Mars and Pluto align with periods of increased aggression, power struggles, and occasionally even warfare. Considering the current global climate, it wouldn’t be surprising if tensions escalate. Whether this indicates a moment of destructive confrontation or a necessary struggle to dismantle outdated systems and pave the way for something new.

This eclipse is undeniably charged with energy capable of catalyzing significant global changes, especially as Mars and Pluto create a tense square to the lunation. Historically, challenging Mars-Pluto aspects are associated with conflicts, power struggles, and explosive incidents—both on the global stage and in personal lives. Given the current geopolitical climate, this aspect indicates that tensions may escalate, revealing underlying hostilities.

The presence of Eris in Aries, Pluto in Aquarius, and the South Node in Virgo forming a grand trine indicates that deep, unresolved issues—particularly those related to inequality, governance, and societal structures—are nearing a breaking point. Eris tends to reveal harsh truths and provoke confrontations, while Pluto’s transit through Aquarius suggests a transformation in collective power dynamics. The South Node in Virgo indicates a reckoning with past actions, ineffective systems, and a need for practical solutions.

Uranus, Pluto’s current ruler, adds another unpredictable dimension. It disrupts, shocks, and accelerates change in ways we can’t always anticipate. Since eclipses signify turning points, this one might indicate a moment when events unfold rapidly, pushing the world into a new paradigm.

Whether this energy results in war or another form of upheaval depends on how it is applied. Aries symbolizes the warrior but also personifies the pioneer who boldly takes steps to create new pathways. Will this fire be destructive, or will it light the way forward?

Neptune’s Mystical Shift into Aries entry into Aries three hours after the eclipse holds great significance. With the North Node in Pisces, ruled by Neptune, this transition marks a pivotal moment for the entire sol-lunar cycle. Neptune’s departure from Pisces into Aries mirrors the shift from a dream state to action, bringing the spiritual, visionary, and intangible aspects into direct initiation.

For 14 years, Neptune in Pisces has dissolved boundaries, blurred realities, and heightened collective disillusionment and spiritual awakening. Now that Neptune is moving into Aries, it signals a new era in which ideals and dreams must form through direct action. Aries demands movement, courage, and self-determination—qualities confronting Neptune’s usual preference for fluidity and surrender.

This ingress, occurring within hours of such a powerful eclipse, suggests a significant turning point. The eclipse’s Aries energy already calls for bold new beginnings, and Neptune’s shift reinforces this theme in a way that reflects mass consciousness, faith, and imagination. What are we willing to fight for? How can we embody our highest ideals in fundamental, tangible ways?

On a global scale, this may signify the emergence of visionary movements, spiritual warriors, or conflicts rooted in ideology. Given the turbulent nature of the eclipse, there is also the possibility of widespread confusion, propaganda, or deception (reflecting Neptune’s shadow side). The primary task will be to differentiate what is genuinely valuable from an illusion.

For those in tune with these cosmic currents, this is a call to step forward with clarity. What dreams are on the verge of formation? How can we transform inspiration into action?

Preparing for the energies of this eclipse and Neptune’s entry into Aries necessitates inner strength and practical action. Considering the astrological signals of upheaval, revelation, and initiation, we must ground ourselves while adapting to the changes ahead.

As Neptune shifts and the eclipse activates Aries, it’s easy to find yourself caught up in emotional turbulence, confusion, or impulsive reactions. To maintain clarity, take time to meditate and reflect. Which personal patterns do you need to let go of? What new direction is calling to you? Distinguish illusion from reality, as Neptune can distort perceptions—remain vigilant against misinformation, manipulation, or self-deception. Trust your instincts. Aries energy encourages action, but it’s crucial to ensure that your actions are guided by wisdom rather than fear or impulse.

Personal and geopolitical conflicts may arise with Pluto and Mars in challenging aspects. Observe, but don’t let fear consume you. Eris and Pluto stress accountability, bringing corruption, injustice, and hidden truths to light. Expect systemic changes and potential unrest. Stay adaptable, as the world can shift quickly, requiring mental flexibility and a readiness to let go of outdated ways of thinking.

Use Aries’s energy wisely. Step into leadership. Aries embodies pioneers and warriors. How can you embrace a role in guiding others or shaping the future? Take action on long-delayed dreams. Now is the ideal time to pursue bold new paths. What have you been postponing? Cultivate resilience, as Aries thrives on courage, and strengthen your physical, emotional, and spiritual endurance.

Ground Yourself in Practical Skills & Community Cultivate self-sufficiency, as unpredictable times make practical skills—like gardening, herbal medicine, and resource-sharing—essential. Strengthen community ties, as Pluto in Aquarius is reshaping collective structures. Who are your allies? How can you support each other? Prepare financially, as economic changes may speed up. Diversify resources, reduce unnecessary debt, and explore sustainable investments.

Align with the North Node’s Spiritual Path. With the North Node in Pisces, surrender is essential—not everything can be controlled, and some matters must be entrusted to others. Creativity, spirituality, and compassion serve as guiding forces. How can you incorporate these into your daily life? Healing work—both personal and collective—is emphasized. Are there wounds, whether from the past or ancestral, that need attention?

This is a time of great acceleration. The past is being confronted, and the future is calling. To prepare, stay focused, be courageous, and remain flexible. While chaos may be present, so is opportunity—what kind of new world do you want to create? We are the ones we have been waiting for.

Free Kepler College Webinar

Since the unexpected discovery of Eris in 2004, much data has been gathered, but very little new information has been presented. I have been studying and writing about Eris for several years. I am completing a manuscript I hope will be ready for publication later this year. In the webinar, I will discuss some new data I have discovered.

This talk will illuminate how Eris has upended astronomy and astrology and has continually impacted world history for centuries. Not only is Eris innocent regarding the start of the Trojan War, but it has had a little-known critical effect on world history for the last 2800 years. We will discuss the nine Eris-US Pluto perfections between 2026 and 2030, transforming American life as we know it. These changes have developed since 2017 and will gain even more momentum as we move through this decade.

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https://keplercollege-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/2217401653798/WN_E1y_0OFVRBG92Se-4j8ICQ

On March 14, 2025, at 2:54 am EDT, a total eclipse occurs at 23° Virgo 56’. This eclipse will be visible across the Americas, Western Europe, Africa, Eastern Asia, and Australia. It is part of Saros cycle 123, which last occurred in March 2007.

As we approach this pivotal lunation, we find ourselves at a crossroads, both individually and collectively. Mercury rules the Virgo archetype, which invites us to refine, discern, and bring order to the chaos of existence, often creating crises that promote evolutionary change. Virgo follows Leo, where personal identity is expressed with bold exuberance. However, the focus shifts toward self-improvement, integration, and practical service. Virgo teaches us that refinement is not just personal but essential for harmonizing within a larger social, ecological, and cosmic framework.

This lunation serves as a reality check, demanding that we sift through illusion, misinformation, and outdated structures to extract what is valuable and sustainable. In its meticulous precision, the Virgo Lunar Eclipse highlights the adjustments we must make to align ourselves with higher integrity. However, this is not an easy process—crises arise to illuminate what can no longer be ignored. The alignments surrounding this Lunar Eclipse suggest that the path forward is neither simple nor linear.

This Eclipse Moon is balsamic to the Lunar South Node, foreshadowing events brewing in the collective subconscious for some time. The upcoming total solar eclipse is a harbinger of dramatic shifts. We are entering a period where the past resurfaces, demanding reckoning and resolution. What unfolds now may feel fated—long-held patterns are coming into the Lunar Eclipse circle, asking to be healed or released.

The Moon opposes Neptune in Pisces, which is separating from the Lunar North Node it rules. Neptune, now at the anaretic 29th degree of Pisces, carries the weight of completion. We are collectively processing cycles of dissolution, deception, spiritual longing, and idealism. Surrounded by a strong planetary stellium, themes of betrayal, repression, ideological conflicts, and collective confusion intensify. The undercurrents of disillusionment are strong, yet so is the call to pierce through illusion and reclaim truth.

Even amidst the profound uncertainty, a stabilizing force arises. The Moon forms a first-quarter trine with Uranus in Taurus, encouraging us to explore unconventional solutions and embrace radical adaptability. In the face of what might seem like insurmountable odds, resourcefulness and innovative thinking offer the essential tools to navigate the evolving landscape.

Asteroids add another layer of nuance to this lunation. Pallas Athene, the Goddess of Wisdom and Strategy, stationed in Aquarius, targets the Lunar South Node with a Thor’s Hammer, emphasizing the need to reimagine the past. History repeats itself unless we cultivate the wisdom to reinterpret its lessons. The presence of asteroids linked to health and holistic well-being signals that recalibrating our relationship with our mind, body, and spirit is essential for moving forward.

Powerful T-squares add tension to this already heightened, energetic climate. Mars in Cancer squares Chiron and Eris in Aries while opposing Black Moon Lilith retrograde in Libra. This volatile combination fuels anger, defiance, and rebellion, particularly around autonomy, justice, and repressed truth themes. The world feels increasingly out of balance, and this lunation intensifies the collective urgency to address these imbalances.

Meanwhile, Astraea—the asteroid of divine justice—squares Mercury, Venus, Saturn, and Neptune along the nodal axis, indicating a rising tide of legal, ethical, and philosophical reckoning. Justice feels elusive, like sand slipping through our fingers. The struggle to grasp truth amid widespread distortion is reaching a critical point.

Jupiter in Gemini squares Saturn in Pisces and opposes Astraea in Sagittarius, highlighting the expansion and contraction of global awareness. The struggle between illusion and reality, optimism and realism, is palpable. This alignment indicates ideological clashes, rapid shifts in collective belief systems, and an increasing tension between hope and disillusionment.

A double water grand trine kite forms, offering emotional intensity and spiritual navigation. Mars trines Saturn, the Lunar North Node, Venus, and Neptune in Pisces, while retrograde asteroids Juno in Sagittarius and Vesta in Scorpio complete the trine. Opposition from Uranus to Juno and Vesta creates a kite, directing these energies toward radical authenticity. Emotional expression will range from distortion to profound revelation, highlighting the need for inner clarity and emotional resilience.

A Yod (Finger of God) formation also places Astraea at its peak, with Mars in Cancer and Uranus in Taurus forming its base. This configuration indicates that compassionate action is essential to restore balance and address recent injustices. Stability will not be achieved through avoidance but through conscious engagement with the forces of change.

The Virgo-Pisces polarity highlights the tension between discernment and illusion, pragmatism and faith, and order and chaos. Virgo reminds us to ground ourselves in the small, tangible steps that bring coherence to the larger whole as the world leans toward uncertainty. This is a time for deep reflection, to sift through what serves our highest evolution and what must be left behind.

Hold the course, stay centered in discernment, seek clarity amid confusion, and fasten your seatbelts. This journey is bound to be turbulent, but within the chaos lies an opportunity for profound transformation.

Two significant transits happen this week. Jupiter will station direct on February 4th at 11° Gemini. As it slows down and comes to a standstill, it adds considerable intensity to the moment. Jupiter will expand and intensify the dynamics of Pluto and Mercury, which is conjunct the Sun in Aquarius. The winds of change blow even stronger as Pluto trines Jupiter and the Lunar South Node, forming an Air Grand Trine. The lunar south node in Virgo can heighten our sense of insecurity and inadequacy. Crises arise that reveal where we feel we have missed the mark. From crisis comes growth. Karmic necessities are unveiled and realized. Stay calm and stay the course.

Pluto will create an amplifying trine with its current ruler, Uranus. The Taurus Moon and Eris in Aries also add stress to Pluto. It’s certainly a potent mix. Luna offers opportunities for self-reliance. Gather your resources. 

Jupiter and Neptune share the rulership of Pisces, with Jupiter being its longstanding ruler before Neptune was discovered in 1846. On February 7th, Neptune conjoins the Lunar North Node SD. This represents a significant event as Neptune rules the lunar north node. Due to the slow movement of both celestial bodies, this alignment will have a long-term impact. The nodal station direct behaves like a retrograde condition because the nodes are intrinsically retrograde. This nodal conjunction with Neptune, will persist until late Spring 2025. Allow yourself to trust your intuition. Dissolve your fears and be receptive to new visions and opportunities. Notice synchronicities. Trust in your Higher Self to guide you forward. 

Neptune blurs boundaries. Sometimes, this can be positive, as it reveals other paths forward. Jupiter will add to that potential confusion, but it’s time to stop “thinking” and start dreaming. The energetic intensity won’t subside anytime soon, so we must brace ourselves for further “disruptions in the field.” Fate is unfolding. Reflect on what you need for physical and emotional security and gather whatever is missing. The future is clawing its way forward to mend the past. We can already see that it is an uphill struggle, but the rewards of the view from the mountain’s peak are worth the effort of the climb.

Kepler College New EA Certification Classes

I will teach Evolutionary Astrology as part of the new Kepler College EA Certification.

Classes will begin later this year.

Stay tuned for updates.

Here is the link:

https://www.podbean.com/lsw/Awakenings?lsid=bYR5lC2jI7p