The most significant transits of 2023!

 

Mars and Mercury turn direct in January

The first several weeks of January are not the time to start new projects, or begin new ventures as both Mars and Mercury are still retrograde and things may be delayed, confused and a little screwy the first half of the month.

Mars turns direct January 12^th, at 8 degrees of Gemini. When the ‘God of War’ stations to move forward we can expect an energy shift and things may change direction once again depending on what Mars is doing in your personal chart. When a planet ‘stations’ to retrograde or move forward the energy is powerful and intense, especially if it aspects something in your chart. By the 19^th, both planets are direct but don’t go out and buy a car or make major decisions just yet. Sometimes the energy changes again as Mercury stations direct and more information becomes available. Give it at least a week for the dust to settle and we will all begin moving forward once again!

Jupiter transits through Aries and Taurus

Jupiter re-entered Aries on December 20^th where it will remain until May 16^th.Aries is a fire sign that likes action and movement. Aries rules the first house of self, so we can expect to put a great deal of focus on accomplishing our personal desires, as will everyone else.  Expect things to move quickly, and we may lose patience when they don’t. Jupiter dipped its toes into Aries last year May 10-October 28^th. This should be a great year for Aries and all Fire signs unless something else in the chart negates it. If this is the case, Jupiter will still be a great help and benefit.

Jupiter enters Taurus May 16th and will remain here until May 25^th, 2024. Taurus rules the 2^nd house of money and its planetary ruler is Venus, the planet of love, values and money.  With Jupiter in this sign we can expect many people to be interested in relationships and this is a good sign for finances at least part of its cycle in 2023. During it’s time in Taurus, Jupiter will connect with Venus and Jupiter in the US chart which is promising for finances and women. Since it will sextile the Sun (in the US chart) in early fall this could bode well for the President.  You will see growth and expansion depending on where transiting Jupiter falls in your personal chart.

When Jupiter enters Taurus it will square Pluto in Aquarius. This will relate to political turmoil, arrogance and potentially money, the financial markets, big plans and large ambitions. Now could be the time to make many changes that you have planned. Don’t take shortcuts to success as Jupiter’s square will drive ambition but Pluto can be connected with criminality or trouble with the legal system at worst. On the world stage this aspect will represent extremists.

Jupiter’s sextile to Saturn in June can bring great progress and success, especially if this is aspecting something in your own chart such as your Sun.

Saturn enters Pisces March 7, 2023-February 14, 2026

It is always a significant time when Saturn changes signs. Pisces is ruled by planets Jupiter and Neptune and the last time Saturn transited this sign was March 22, 1993-April 8, 1996. For the next 2 and a half years Saturn will transit the part of your chart that Pisces rules. As Pisces rules the 12^th house of the zodiac this transit of Saturn will bring about many endings, but this does not mean it is bad or negative as some things need to end.

Pisces is constantly shifting and morphing into something else, and often makes us believe things that aren’t real. What’s real may appear unreal and what’s unreal is something some people may believe.  Pisces has a hard time with boundaries and often either doesn’t know where the boundaries really are or goes beyond normal boundaries. This will become even more pronounced when Saturn and Neptune meet up which they will in both the sign of Pisces and Aries as well in 2025.

All of this means the confusion we are all experiencing in certain ways may become more pronounced during this time. Saturn squared Neptune in 2016 This period saw the rise of ‘fake news stories,’ Russian interference in the Presidential election in terms of false ads on Face book and other social media outlets along with trolling.

Saturn will conjunct Neptune in Aries May-June of 2025, and then in Pisces the latter part of 2025. These transits will bring about significant confusion and shifts in the collective that can dissolve boundaries, which Neptune is known for.

Saturn represents rules, authority and structures while in any given sign as it moves through the zodiac. Since Pisces rules creativity, spirituality and creativity, Saturn in this placement may help us bring our dreams into some type of tangible fruition. Spirituality, religion and philosophy will be a major focus over these years for better or worse.

Pluto at 29 degrees of Capricorn

The 29^th degree of any planet is considered the anaretic degree, and is considered a degree of crisis. At time we may feel there is one last chance to accomplish what we need to do. Pluto will hit this degree February 12-March 23^rd, June 12-July 28^th, and December 29^th-January 21^st, 2024. It will return to the 29^th degree several times in 2024 before entering Aquarius at the end of 2024 for the next 20 years. This year it will travel back and forth between the two signs. For some, the 29^th degree may be a significant turning point in life.

Pluto rules plutocrats while in Capricorn and in this sign they are at the top. This will change as Pluto transits through Aquarius, the sign of the people.

Pluto enters Aquarius

Perhaps the most significant change for us personally and collectively is Pluto’s entrance into Aquarius on March 23^rd. The 0 degree of any planet is known as the ‘world point,’ meaning events occur that we are interested in on a personal as well as global basis. Pluto will only be in Aquarius for three months this year or until June 11^th, when Pluto will retrograde back into Capricorn but this will give us a taste of what’s to come for the next 2 decades.

Aquarius is also ruled by Saturn like the sign Capricorn, but Aquarius’s co-ruler is Uranus, the planet of sudden and unexpected change. Pluto rules the collective, and it is the planet of total transformation. As the world changes, we too are asked to change, and the change depends on the area of your chart, Pluto transits and the aspects it makes in your chart.

Pluto rules the 11^th house of the collective. This will be vastly different from Pluto in Capricorn which rules big business, and Plutocrats at the top. Aquarius rules us, the people. This will be seen in the populations across the globe as ‘the people’ rise up against dictatorial regimes and governments that don’t have their interest at heart. This does not mean we will live in a perfect world, or that change will come overnight since this planet is in Aquarius for the next 20 years.

Aquarius is the sign of groups, the internet and innovation which will increase dramatically during Pluto’s tour in this sign.

The last time Pluto transited Aquarius was 1778-1798, and experienced major transformation in the US and the world. This cycle saw the rise and fall of King George 111, and Marie Antoinette, and the French Revolution. I will write much more about this as Pluto gets closer to Aquarius.

The lunar nodes change signs

July 18^th, the lunar nodes change from the axis of Taurus/Scorpio to Aries/Libra for the next 18 months. At the time of this post we have nearly 6 more months of the nodes in Scorpio/Taurus.

Our collective as well as personal destiny is shown in the North and South Nodes. These are not planets but calculated points in the chart. Everyone is born with both a North and South node, which show us where we are headed as a collective. Both nodes tell a story regarding our fate and destiny; the North node is where we are headed and the South node shows us what we need to leave behind or release. While the North Node is the ideal of what we hope to achieve, the South Node is what can hold us back.

When the North Node enters Aires (South node in Libra) we will be called to balance our own personal interests versus the interests of others in society as well as partnership issues. We will be asked to find a new direction between ourselves as individuals versus our relationships and personal/social networks.