Week of 1.25.16
Wei Wu Wei: Do Nothing Do
Monday features an all-day Void Moon (until 10:46p) and a stalled-out Mercury. If ever there was a day to practice the Tao principal of “wei wu” (the art of non-doing), Monday is it. Surrender expectations, embrace instinct and intuition, and spare yourself the illusion that you can fight this tide—if you want to save yourself a whole lot of frustration, that is.
Speed Limit?
At 4:50p on Monday, Mercury’s Retrograde will be officially over. But before we start the Hallelujah chorus, you should know that although Mercury will be going forward, it will be moving at a snail’s pace. In my observation, it's Mercury speed, or rather, lack of speed that causes us the most difficulty. We're trying to go 60mph, but Mercury’s doing 5mph. It’s like driving with the brakes on. But Mercury will pick up a little more momentum each day, and by Feb 2, things will be back to normal (whatever that is) and this Retrograde will be a distant memory!
Do To-Dos
Tuesday and Wednesday the Moon will be in bustling Virgo, which should compensate a bit for Mercury’s dawdling. These two days will be perfect for tackling detail-oriented, small-picture type tasks. Virgo loves the structure of a to-do list. Write one up now and, come Tuesday, you can start whipping through it and tidying up any messes left by the Retrograde.
Don't Over Do
The Moon will be in sociable Libra Thursday and Friday, which is a great time for relationship building. Be aware though that there’s a disagreeable aspect between the Moon and the usually convivial Venus on Thursday. It may just manifest as a broken date/appointment or a garden-variety grumpy mood. But when Venus is reigned in, she tends to act out. So watch out for overindulgence (chocoholics take heed!) or an urge to splurge. We all know some people who use extravagant expenditures to make themselves feel better. Present company excepted, of course.
WEEKEND FORECAST
Changeable. The Moon will be Void almost all of Saturday (until 10:49p), so if you’re planning a weekend get-together, Sunday is the more reliable day. Stay flexible on Saturday and don’t let fluctuations in schedules, plans and moods, get in the way of having a good time. On Sunday, the Moon will be in the very non-changeable (inflexible?) sign of Scorpio. Scorpio Moons can be turbulent, but this one, making nice with social butterfly Venus and idealistic Neptune, lends a dreamy, romantic quality to the day that should be savored and enjoyed. So, enjoy!
BULLETIN from the “BETTER LATE THAN NEVER” DEPARTMENT
Venus Is in Capricorn Jan 23, 3:31p - Feb 16, 11:16p
Get Real. Or Get Thee to a Nunnery?
If love under Venus in Sagittarius was all “flying too high with some guy in the sky,” Venus in Capricorn is the crash landing. When romantic Venus tours Capricorn’s Spartan domain, we take a cold, hard look at that warm, fuzzy subject called love. Capricorn is invested in long-term commitments, and its “no-nonsense” policy puts all relationships on notice. Flings will get flung! And when more serious liaisons come under this intense scrutiny, next steps will be taken. Will they be out the door? Down the aisle? Decisions will be made. Psst! If you’re single and have been looking for love in all the wrong faces, Venus in Capricorn lends 20/20 vision.