
Monday: Pluto sesquisquare Venus, Sun conjunct South Node, Pluto trine Mercury; Tuesday: Mars conjunct Mercury, Chiron sextile Mercury, Pluto opposite Ceres, Chiron sextile Mars; Thursday: Venus enters Gemini, Mercury conjunct South Node, Solar Eclipse/New Moon 5:28pm PDT; Friday: Sun conjunct Pallas Athene; Saturday: Mercury conjunct Pallas Athene, Sun conjunct Mercury; Sunday: Mars conjunct South Node
WE HAVE the second of our three eclipses this week — a Solar Eclipse/New Moon on Thursday at 5:28pm PDT. This is an annular eclipse, which means a small rim of the Sun will be seen around the perimeter of the Moon’s shadow. The eclipse will be visible in parts of Australia and from nearby islands.
This is an important eclipse for our evolutionary growth. It carries strong energies for releasing the past and making a new start. This theme is emphasized by the proximity of several planets to the South Node — at the time of the eclipse, Mars, Mercury, the Moon, the Sun, and Pallas Athene are all within three degrees of that karmic point.
If you review the “highlighted aspects” list for the week, you’ll see the actual alignments scattered over several days — the Sun conjoins the South Node on Monday, Mercury steps in on Thursday, and Mars finishes up the week with its alignment on Sunday. This means we can count on the push to release old patterns and counter-productive attitudes to be strong throughout the week.