Multiple planetary shifts this week create a sense of change, instability and new beginnings. Be very intentional about what you are creating for your self and your life. The week begins with a new Moon in Capricorn, setting the stage for Mercury and Venus moving to Capricorn. Our inner and outer light source, the Sun, changes signs late in the week, entering his one month transit through Aquarius on Saturday. Earth and air elements increase for the month to come.


Monday, February 8th
Moon in 15th (Amavasya) and 1st tithi

New Moon is Monday morning at 06:39 am PST, while Moon is in Capricorn and Dhanishta Nakshatra. The coming waxing cycle is oriented towards expansion, while also supporting shining more brightly in the world through the blessings of the Vasu Devas. Resources, support and abundance can be delivered through alignment with right action, dharma and sharing one's talents and creative forces. Vas means "to shine" in Sanskrit. This nakshatra brings visibility through one's light (jyoti), but mostly through sharing this inner light with others.

Both Sun and Moon receive drishti from Mars and Saturn at the time of the new Moon. Saturn rules Capricorn, offering stability, support, structure and a methodical, hard working nature. Mars is considered exalted in Capricorn, and his gaze provides a fierce tenacity and focused warrior spirit. Together, these planets inspire the Sun and Moon to find clarity, purpose and power for the coming cycle.

Themes to work with for the next two weeks include expanding what you think is possible for yourself and your path, while finding new resources to support this task. It will be your creativity and how you use your potent inner wealth, that will determine your success. Do you suppress or resist your passion and creative powers? Or do you channel them effectively with clear actions that are aligned with your purpose? Don't waste your energy on tasks that are frivolous or mundane. Step into your full power and say yes to life!

Monday continues with Moon transiting Dhanishta nakshatra, shifting to Aquarius late afternoon, where she joins Ketu- still transiting the 29 degree range. Rahu and retrograde Jupiter give their gaze seven houses away. The emotional body becomes extra sensitive at this time, though increased wisdom, insights and awareness may arrive. Pausing and attending to your sacred inner realms will be vital in order to catch the messages. Find your inner pause and use it to harvest insights and clarity.

Read more about the New Moon + Creative Ritual here.

Just hours after the new Moon, Mercury jumps to Capricorn. This is a return for him as he moved into Capricorn briefly during his January retrograde cycle. Mercury moves to Capricorn once again Monday the 8th at 13:17 PST. Multiple gazes are given to Mercury, stirring the mind and provoking textures in the mental body landscape. Saturn and Mars give their drishti to Mercury, instigating tension and frustrations. This is a time to seek balance with your momentum. Leap and land carefully- and with intention. Desires may be strong and intense on the mental body level. Are these desires controlling you? Find ways to soften and surrender. The tension between Saturn (stop, slow) and Mars (go, fast) can also be an opportunity to find a new integration with polarities, extremes and challenges. Find ways to surrender, while still taking effective action steps.

Capricorn's nature is to push really hard, overwork and to tenaciously take on a challenge. Are you biting off more than you can chew? Saying yes when you really need to say no? Find ways to delegate, get extra support and notice where you invite in overwhelm. This is often a strategy for self sabotage, perpetuating cycles of "not being enough" or "not doing enough". Remember that challenges are an opportunity to notice what needs to change or shift within us or our choices. What needs to change in order for smoother sailing?

Use this Mercury cycle to dive deeply into the depths of your mental body and harvest rich rewards. Keep reaching, extending and trying new things. What you will find is new possibility, new purpose and rich creative rewards. Find ways to keep resourcing from your inner light. Let this light ignite your power. The sensitivity of the mind during this cycle will require that you meditate and find time for sacred pauses. Look, listen, watch.

Once Venus joins Mercury in Capricorn, a creative shift occurs. How can you channel ideas, passions, imagination and possibility into containment? Get product oriented. Structure the feminine into the masculine. Shape it and re-shape again and again.


Tuesday, February 9th
Moon in 2nd tithi

Just after Tuesday begins, Moon shifts to Satabhisha nakshatra, the star of "a hundred medicines", while continuing through Aquarius. Varuna rules this constellation, providing a stern, watchful gaze which no one can escape. The symbol is an empty circle, which shares unlimited potential, yet a clearly defined space. Boundaries are necessary here and are also supported. Find ways to contain yourself safely today. This is an essential resource for self care. What are you saying yes to that you should be saying no to? Clarify your position and spend time alone in order to align with your inner truth more clearly. Be mindful of health today and use Ayurvedic principles to align with Natural Law. Varuna causes disease when you disobey the wisdom of nature. The emotional body is still being effected by conjunction with Ketu and the gaze of Rahu and Jupiter. Tend to this sensitivity with slow, steady steps.

Minutes before midnight, Moon moves to Purvabhadra nakshatra.

Wednesday, February 10th
Moon in 3rd tithi

Moon transits Purvabhadra nakshatra, moving into exact conjunction with Ketu late afternoon. Retrograde Jupiter and Rahu continue to give their gaze. The emotional body is very fragile today. Intensified feelings may come to the surface as emotions, finding their way through your internal waters. Surrender to these waves. Venus at the edge of Sagittarius creates more of this theme. You may feel as if you have a foot in two worlds today. Ruling deity Ajaikapada can help you balance the impossible, while integrating challenges and resources. Use creative tools to help you move your inner waters and harvest from them. What is your divine feminine asking of you? What does she request? Slowing down to stillness will help you gather these messages. Unite your two halves and step more gracefully into the now.

Late afternoon, Moon moves to Pisces, increasing the themes of movement, creativity and the emotional body. Keep the movement, keep the flow. Once Moon shifts to the latter half of the Bhadra constellation, Uttara Bhadrapada, as Wednesday comes to a close, release arrives.

Thursday, February 11th
Moon in 4th tithi

Moon transits Pisces and Uttara Bhadrapada today, symbolized by the back legs of a funeral cot- indicating release, letting go and endings. As one door closes, another one opens. Death is indicative of life. Inhale brings exhale. The dance of life is integrating opposing forces and bridging differences into union. The human body is such a vessel, a container of integration and balance. Dig deeply into your subconscious territory today and gather resources for life, for union, for balance. What action steps are you using to support this process? Stir up your depths and let the parts of your being that have not seen the light, emerge and reawaken you.

Venus is now at the very edge of Sagittarius, increasing creativity, feelings and life force energy. How do you put these resources to good use? Where do you need to slow down and stand more deeply in your feminine essence?

Late evening, Moon moves to Revati nakshatra, ushering in the nourishing support of Pushan.

Friday, February 12th
Moon in 5th tithi

Friday begins with Moon moving through Revati nakshatra and Venus changing signs- from fire to earth. At 01:00 am PST, Venus leaps to Capricorn, joining Mercury and a sandhi Sun here. Sun is now in the nakshatra of the Vasu Devas, Dhanishta, increasing light (jyoti) and being seen in dharmic ways. Rahu and Ketu are also sandhi, still in the 29 degree range, propping open the portals between signs. These gaps between signs are sacred junction points where spirit can be accessed more actively. There is vulnerability, sensitivity and new awareness enlivened as a result. Connect with your spiritual body intentionally and create space for deeper listening.

As Venus lands in Capricorn, conjuncting Mercury and Sun, all three planets now receive gaze from Mars and Saturn. These two planets are frustrating and often cause challenges due to their opposing energy. Mars is a warrior, fiery and action oriented, whereas Saturn is slow, methodical and needs a certain steadiness with ample pauses. Both energies rule over the earth sign Capricorn, giving it a stable, yet determined essence.

This is a courageous cycle for Venus, one that brings new endeavors and creativity. The hands are a primary entry point for accessing this creative wisdom, so let them guide you towards new awakenings. Allow the imaginal to come into form. Spark the soul and illuminate your spirit through grounding and landing within.

Align with the laws of nature in this coming cycle, the elements of existence, to support your awakening process. What feels like right action? How do you know this is real? Sense the connection you are creating with your inner truth. Feel this deepening from inner to outer. Is there a place in the physical body that you can feel this power strengthening?

Once Sun leaves Capricorn on the 13th, Venus and Mercury align once again as a creative, resourceful team. These creative tides will be stirring and activating more potent receptivity. Take this creativity into action. Land internally, track sensations, notice the physical body messages. These are vital resources for your creative and healing activation. The body will be sharing very clearly what you need, so harvest this wisdom consciously. Use these messages as resources for your path. There's support coming from within. Use this to deepen your inner gaze. Relationships can be instrumental in this inner awareness. Pay close attention to the mirrors you are looking in. Be courageous in your co-creation.

Friday, Moon moves through Revati nakshatra, Pushan's domain. The symbol here is a drum, used to keep time and mark occasions. Pushan helps travels be nourishing and fruitful, while also having the skill of returning what has been lost along the way. What are you calling back to you? What are you moving towards? Take an action step towards what you need for deep nourishment. Call in your guides, resources and spirit to support you.

Today is also Vasant Panchami, the celebrated day of goddess Saraswati- who governs knowledge, wisdom, creativity and technology. It is said that this day brings all goodness and success to your actions. It is an Abujha day, one that offers auspicious results. Honor, celebrate, chant and pray to Ma Saraswati. Let her blessings of wisdom, creativity and greater awareness arrive through you. The fifth tithi, Panchami, ends at 17:09 PST so be sure to do your pujas and celebrations prior.

Late evening, Moon makes the tricky leap from the end of the zodiac (Pisces) and into Aries, the beginning. A door closes, while a new one opens. What loose ends need to be finalized and completed to prepare you for the cycle to come?

Saturday, February 13th
Moon in 6th tithi

Minutes after Saturday arrives, Sun jumps to Aquarius, joining Ketu here. He receives direct gaze from Rahu and retrograde Jupiter seven houses away. This is the third planetary change this week, rendering multiple sandhi (in the gap between signs) planets simultaneously. Accessing spirit will be supported at this time, though a certain fragility and vulnerability will be present. Sun's transit through Aquarius gives rise to a certain spiritual focus in the coming month. One where we can more clearly identify polarities that need integration. As shadow emerges and rises to the surface, it can transform, more light can bring awareness and awakening, and suppressed energy can give rise to something new. Sun's conjunction with Ketu amplifies this process, while also bringing past traumas to the light.

The process of healing and transforming may intensify once Sun shifts into Satabisha nakshatra on February 19th. Varuna's watchful gaze does not let anything go unnoticed. This is an opportunity to align more closely with the Laws of Nature and bring yourself back to a sustainable balance point. Mind your health and be diligent with what you eat and how you eat. A good routine and following Ayurvedic principles will be ideal. Health issues that arise within Satabisha are said to be impossible to remove. Heyam dukham anagatam- avert the danger that has not come; use prevention.

By March 4th, Sun moves to Chitra nakshatra and Mercury will have joined Sun and Ketu in Aquarius as well. Clear action steps and innovation will be supported at this time. Creativity will be more unique, fresh and out of the box. Are you allowing in all possibilities? Let your entrepreneurial spirit shine! Computers will support this process as will the internet. Connect, co-create and find ways to share your ideas in bigger ways.

Use the coming month to chip away anything holding you back, keeping you from accessing your creative power. Where are you resisting your empowerment? Why? What is keeping you from fully accessing your full potential? Think big! Expand what you think is possible for yourself and your life. Ask for spirit to support you with this process. Allow your team to help- both on the material and spiritual planes of existence. Let your ancestors help you get your needs met. Call them in!

Saturday the 13th may feel like a fresh start as Moon moves through the first sign of the zodiac (Aries), signifying new beginnings. Moon receives gaze from Mars, Rahu and retrograde Jupiter as it moves through Aries. Emotionally, sudden outbursts of anger may arrive as well as frustrations and irritations. What is the underlying need and the lesson? Where are you forcing, when you should be surrendering? The horse-headed twin Ayurvedic doctors bring magic, medicine and miracles with them- usually suddenly and with precision. Gather resources for healing, rejuvenation and revitalization. Where can you drop in and listen more intently to your inner wisdom? What messages are arriving to support your health- physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually?

Late afternoon, Moon moves to Bharani nakshatra and sensitivity is stirred. Transformation is provoked, inviting in possibility, new awareness and insights. Let your feelings support the imaginal. Contain the big picture and give it focus.

Sunday, February 14th
Moon in 7th tithi

Moon continues through Aries and Bharani nakshatra, instigating Yama's strong arm of restraint. This nakshatra is symbolized by a yoni and is highly creative. There are openings and birthing offered, as well as closings and death. Opposing forces conjoin, giving rise to new possibilities. Use integration as your theme today. What needs to be connected, bridged and aligned so that more stability and ease is birthed? What restrictions can help you fulfill this process? Less is more. Let Yama's restraint be a resource.

Late afternoon Moon changes to Krittika nakshatra, Agni's domain. Get exact, clear and focused about your needs. Pay attention to your digestion and what you are feeding yourself. Attend carefully to your life fire. What are you ingesting in your life and are you well fed? Where is the nourishment coming from? Where do you need more? Once evening arrives, Moon leaps to Taurus and becomes exalted. The feeling body and emotions will be sparked. Saturn and Mars give their gaze, invoking passion and frustration simultaneously. What is working? What is not? How can you get your needs met in new ways?

Many Westerners celebrate Valentine's Day on the 14th. This is an interesting day to celebrate love and union. Uniting masculine and feminine energies can be supported today, but with restrictions and restraint. If you're birthing new love or re-igniting old love, create clear boundaries and intentions in order to get your needs met. Communicate carefully and consciously to relationships. What needs to transform within you, in order to find the connection you long for?

Monday, February 15th
Moon in 8th tithi

Moon transits Krittika nakshatra and moves through its mulitrikona degrees, while receiving gaze from Saturn (contraction) and Mars (dynamism). These energies provoke a certain emotional body frustration or confusion. There may be emotional build-up released. Find safe and comfortable ways to open the valves. As afternoon arrives, Moon moves to Rohini nakshatra and creativity is amplified. How can you channel the emotional body spikes through your creative power? Lord Brahma supports this process by turning the unmanifest into manifest form. Use sensation and enliven your sensuality through touch, taste, sight and sound. Relish in the uniquely human qualities of the feeling realms. Lord Krishna was said to have been born with Moon in the first house in Rohini. His beauty, charm and unyielding love expresses the devotional qualities of this star as well. Bhakti is the balm that can soothe challenge. Where can you surrender to divine devotion more consciously? Who and what are you inviting in to support you in this process? 

In this waxing Moon cycle, the feeling of potential will be ripe and awakened. Mercury, Sun and Venus change signs, while Rahu and Ketu continue to prepare for change on the 29th of January. With all this movement being stimulated, the gaps between signs will be opened and awake. Rahu and Ketu are sandhi- at the very edge of Virgo and Pisces respectively. The Sun and retrograde Mercury switch signs, just before Venus moves into Sagittarius. Jupiter continues to retrograde, though from the very last degree of Leo. This puts five planets in sandhi simultaneously over the course of the days to come. 

Sandhi planets are vulnerable, delicate and powerful in their ambiguity. It's true, sandhi planets lack the grounding and stability that a planet who is clearly situated within a sign may offer. It is as though the planet hasn't fully decided if it is in the house that it is in. It is on its way in or out, but hasn't decided which one it will be. Its bags are still packed, boxes are still full, and it may not know if it's here or there. It's a traveler. It's in limbo.

This sense of here nor there, however, can offer some profound insights and awareness. Nothing is all good nor all bad, and this is quite true with sandhi planets. The gap offers us a connection to the mystical realms, the nether realms, and can offer great depth and awareness with what feels untouchable most of the time (or all the time depending on the individual). Planets that are sandhi offer potential, possibility, unique insights and depth as a result of their "otherworldly" connections. These are flexible planets and of course that can show up as versatility in a person as well. We can let this lack of grounding hinder us or give us great awareness. That is a choice. I like to remind my clients that what may appear to be a "negative", is in fact a great gift of some sort just waiting to be discovered. If there's any part of a chart that gives this type of indication so clearly, I think it is sandhi planets. Read more about the effects of sandhi planets. There's a certain potential alive right now in the planets. This can be terrifying, exciting and highly creative.

What are you moving towards? What are you creating for your life and your path? What excites you and stokes your creative fires? Move towards these desires.

On January 14th, Mercury retrogrades back into Sagittarius at 01:51 PST, joining the Sun who is poised at the edge of Capricorn. As they conjunct here, they will be in exact degrees.

Once Mercury lands back in Sagittarius, he runs right into the Sun, rendering him combust and in exact conjunction with the direct heat of fire itself. The mind will be hot, agitated and fragile leading up to and after this transit so be mindful of your thoughts, words and actions. Sun and Mercury pass and begin to separate as Mercury retreats back through Sagittarius and the Sun moves forward into Capricorn. Though they will be separated by being in different signs, they are both still sandhi in the coming days- meaning the threshold between signs is open and vulnerable. It's as though the door is open and energy can move through easily.

Notice where Sagittarius and Capricorn are in your chart and what bhavas (houses) are activated by these transits. These are areas where heat and mental body stimulation will be intensified. Retrograde Jupiter now gives his gaze to Mercury, softening and stabilizing the mind, yet provoking growth and wisdom in ways that may arrive as challenges and learning curves. Where do you need more guidance, support and stability? What resources do you need for this stability to take place? Gather more support for the mental body. Use the physical body as a resource for grounding and stabilizing within, while stepping out of the pitfalls of the mental body.

Just after Mercury moves back to Sagittarius on the 14th, Sun moves to Capricorn for the coming month at 11:33 PST, which will offer more grounding and earth based energy in the weeks to come. It's also a time to increase your visibility, step towards your desires and life offerings and be seen for your work in this world. Simultaneously, pushing and forcing may be your ways. This type of action is not sustainable and will effect your physical well being. With Rahu, Mars and Saturn giving their gaze to the Sun during this transit, the theme of forcing agendas and outcomes will be strong. Rahu offers intensified desires, while Mars brings his warrior mentality. Warriors don't think, they act. Saturn on the other hand will only support slow, steady steps. This combination is a lot like trying to start a fire without enough kindling. That said, where there's a will, there's a way. But at what cost?

Seek balance and harmony with your power and purpose. How do you get the job done? Is it possible to weave in healthy doses of rejuvenation and relaxation, without burning yourself out? How do you know when you're approaching burn out? What signals does your body give you? Use your creative life force in ways that strengthen the fire, without burning too hot and quick. Slow and steady wins the race. Notice when the feeling of balance and stability lands in your body. Can you locate this within? What is nourishing this feeling? What is depleting it?

Delegate and use effective communication to get your needs met. This will insure that you get your message and offerings out into the world more effectively. Tend diligently and tenderly to the inner fire and cultivate a deep presence with your passion. Your gifts deserve your attention. Put your focus on your greatest desires. Seek balance with your light and dark forces, polarities and opposing energies. How do you treat your darkness? What types of pleasure are you seeking? Are you in right-relationship with this? In this Sun cycle, stepping towards your power, while cultivating an intentional, harmonious relationship with it, is absolutely key.

January 18th, Venus moves to Sagittarius at 16:31 PST, inviting in a new creative cycle. There will be tensions with the creative process, perhaps chaos and overwhelm, yet the underlying forces at play are to provoke change in your creative currents. Can you land in the center of the storm? Venus and Mercury will be tracking each other closely in the coming weeks, continuing this dance into Capricorn next.

Though Venus is not fond of Sagittarius, nor the gaze that Jupiter brings throughout this cycle, there is an integration being requested of you. Venus is the god of the asuras, the demons, or the human qualities we all express. Sagittarius is Jupiter's domain and his gaze intensifies his desires. Jupiter is the god of the devas, the gods. He encourages purity, spiritual pursuits and pure knowledge. Normally, the gaze of Jupiter is a comfort and a support, yet the relationship between Jupiter and Venus is tempestuous. Your demon and god qualities will be forced to face each other in this cycle. How can both get their needs met, in order for greater harmony within? Where are you spiritually-bypassing? This is a great time to be aware of where you may be refusing to look at your human parts with authenticity. Simultaneously, spirit is a great ally and a wonderful resource. However, even spirit wants you to evolve as a human being. It's time to be a fully integrated human. What resources and extra support do you need in order for this to happen?

Relationships, finances, health and comforts will provoke your desire for change in the coming weeks. Where there are challenges and struggles, you will be more inclined to put in the effort for growth and transformation. What stories are intensifying? Where is there discomfort and dis-ease? Release and cleansing will be important resources during this transit, while cultivating a deeper relationship with your creative powers. Stagnant inner waters must be given the opportunity to move, flow and find a new current. This can be supported through intentional creative acts, the arts, embodiment and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Remove and let go of the relationships that keep you strangled, undernourished and stifled creatively. This includes those that deplete your life force energy- leaving you dry and incomplete. Parts of yourself that you are clinging to, that keep you malnourished must also be let go. Keep cultivating a deeper relationship with your self in order to increase awareness about what you need for cultivating a richer creative process. Work with my creative rituals to support you with this. Find ways to increase your fluidity with healthy habits, nourishing foods and lifestyle practices, dance, chanting and singing. Let the legs ground you and deepen your presence of support in the pelvis. Integrating human and god qualities within will be supported through working with first and second chakras.

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*Horoscopes are based on your Vedic (sidereal) rising sign. You can also check your Moon and Sun signs for further insight. Do the same with your Navamsa signs for further clarity. Do not use these horoscopes with your Western sign (Tropical) as there is likely no correlation. These horoscopes are meant to be used as a broad overview of the current transits and obviously do not address the specifics of an individual’s unique chart.

Aries: Work on strengthening relationships with TLC and balance. Where do you hide who you are, just to keep things pleasant? Where do you need to show up more authentically? Dive into your depths and work consciously on your challenges, obstacles and difficulties. Use grief as a resource for cleansing and healing old wounds. Career gets your focus and the light of the Sun in the coming weeks. Make hay! Dharma is full of creative potential. Use your creative powers to instigate new possibilities and opportunities for yourself.

Taurus: Continue to seek stability and support within. Notice when it arrives and where you feel this in your body. Use this as a resource to cultivate more stability in your life and relationships. Dharmic pursuits are being activated and awakened on multiple levels. Look for themes and old desires returning to support your ambitions. Creativity is being cultivated and activated from your raw humanness. Channel your creative power into potent expression, words and sounds. Speak your creative truth and land in the nourishment of your heart wisdom.

Gemini: Keep integrating your heart's desires with your creative desires. Gather support, resources and guidance for your process. Who is walking with you? Let go of those who don't fully align with your needs for creativity and expression. This is a release cycle for you as Sun dips into your 8th house. A time for more silence, introspection, meditation. Spend more time with your inner landscape and use this as a channel for your creativity and self expression. Work with the recurring, old and heavy themes that continue to emerge. Rather than resisting your challenges, step towards them, then transform them through your creative powers.

Cancer: Work consciously on balancing your heart wisdom and emotional body. This effects your relationships, home life and how you show up for yourself and your life. Find a new balance with anger, passion and frustration, in order to help relationships be more balanced as well. Be authentic with yourself and your emotions. Seek nourishment, new resources, support and wisdom. Work on healing bad habits with sugar and intoxicants as well as money and relationships. Where do you need more healing and guidance? Work with father issues and patterns you received from your father in order to heal your inner power struggles.

Leo: Keep retracing your steps and covering old ground. Where have you missed important resources and support the first go 'round? What teachers and guides are returning to help you? Let creativity and the arts be sparked and activated with passion. Continue to seek stability and grounding in your heart and home, while moving through grief, struggle and pain with authenticity. Don't apologize for your feelings, honor them. Shine light on your healing process and use it as a resource for overcoming bad habits. Get playful and lighten your spirit when life gets overwhelming.

Virgo: Retrace your steps and cover old ground. Foreign lands and travel, as well as rest and rejuvenation provide new types of support and new resources to emerge. There's creative potential ripening in your heart center. Where do you channel these powerful forces? Let the body be a primary resource for activating your creativity, while using the arts and movement to keep the grief moving through you. With the many releases that have occurred in the past 1.5 years, it's important to be digesting these experiences and emotions very consciously. Find ways to express, share and lighten this load. Speaking and connecting with supportive relationships are vital. 

Libra: There is a lot of energy and dynamism moving through you. Some of this you are transferring onto relationships. How do you use this passion and power? How do you work with your anger and frustration? Find balance with your drive and ambition, heart and emotions. The hearth and home, the seat of your emotional body and your ability to land and ground are getting a lot more focus right now. Use grounding and stabilizing resources to support this process- including embodiment and physical body awareness. Let your creative waters flow through writing, the arts and movement. This is highly dharmic right now. Find new pathways with these resources.

Scorpio: Continue to navigate your grief and suffering with authenticity and awareness. You are in a deep change process. Don't expect anyone else to get it. Gather resources and support for your self and your work. Get creative with how you share and who you share with. Use voice and writing to get your message out. Let your words speak for themselves. Find ways to balance and harmonize your energy without pushing or forcing. Self care and playfulness are the antidotes for the general heaviness you are working through. Notice where your life needs more balance and seek to restore a sense of stability and harmony there.

Sagittarius: Strong creative currents are moving through you. How do you channel these forces? Relationships may feel comforting and supportive as well as provide resources for ideas and new connections. Continue to find new and unusual ways to share your work with the world and move towards dharmic pursuits. What support and guidance is returning to help you with this process? Seek stability through time alone and extra rest. Rejuvenation and retreat time proves vital for helping you digest grief and challenges. Be diligent with your need for silence and solace. Share your truth, ideas and wisdom through the spoken and written word.

Capricorn: Use the energy and power coming to you as a way to activate career and offerings. The Sun is starting to shine in your head and the light bulbs are going off. The cycle to come will be helpful for shining in bigger and bolder ways. Step out of your comfort zone and into your power. Clarify who you are, how you are and what you offer. Creative energy is supported with rest, retreat and relaxation. Allow yourself to feel the support of creativity and the increased fluidity it can bring. Find new resources and re-visit old means of support and nourishment. Gather your team and start delegating! Greater receptivity comes with deeper compassion for yourself and others.

Aquarius: Continue your methodical steps with your career and offerings. Notice where your steps are adding up. Create ample time for self care, retreats and rest. Get away, find time to be alone, meditate and pause. New ideas, possibilities and pathways for change arrive when you slow down and create space for them to emerge. Seek stability and support within yourself and relationships. What resources and guidance do you need to help with this process? As you deepen your own self development process and work with your shadow parts, you create greater balance in your life- inside and out. Keep moving towards harmonizing your opposing forces.

Pisces: Ample creative energy is moving through you. Channel it into your career and offerings. Let relationships and ideas cultivate new possibilities. Let grief and struggle be a teacher for you, a way to find more balance with your inner landscape. Seek harmony and integration with the past and the strong emotions. Anger is a resource for growth right now, as well as your passion and courage. Friends may be supportive allies with your healing process to pay attention to resources emerging. Your healing path and process is inviting you to revisit resources and support that you may have previously overlooked. What is re-appearing to remind you?

The week begins with a waxing Moon moving from the second to third tithi (phase) on Monday. This week we will feel an interesting shift as Sun moves forward into Capricorn and Mercury continues his retrograde dance back into Sagittarius. These two planets will be in a tight conjunction leading up to and after these changes, causing intensity and heat in the Mental body. Jupiter continues to retrograde back through Leo, while Saturn and Venus slowly begin to separate in Scorpio after a tight conjunction this past week. Five planets will be sandhi by the end of the week, this creates a profound and powerful vulnerability of sorts. How will you use this uncertainty as a resource to find your inner power?

Monday, Moon continues to move through Sravana nakshatra and Capricorn, receiving the gaze of Rahu, Mars and Saturn. Vishnu brings his dharmic messages and the ability to hear more clearly. He provides support for our dharmic path and brings wisdom through lineage, spiritual teachings and knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation. There is ample intelligence available. How are you using your capabilities? Strategy is on your side. Clarify your steps and goals. Act mindfully.

Early evening, Moon shifts to Dhanishta nakshatra and the Vasu Devas arrive to support your bright shining light. Light your inner lamp and step towards your truth. What does your soul need to express? What is it here to accomplish? Move towards this desire and let the light guide you.

Tuesday, Moon continues through Capricorn and Dhanishta nakshatra, until mid morning when he moves to Aquarius. He receives gaze from Jupiter seven houses away, providing a bit of nourishment and support to our emotional body landscape. The Vasu Devas bring their shining light and support to those who take action. They like to be seen, heard and noticed- especially in connection to talents and good deeds. The ruling planet of Dhanishta is Mars who is currently transiting Libra. Make your actions balanced and integrated with consistency, clarity and purpose. Where are you pushing too hard, forcing yourself to accomplish? Are your action steps imbalanced or out of harmony with your physical well being? Put action behind your need for support and stability.

Early evening, Moon shifts to Satabisha nakshatra. Symbolized by an empty circle, there is potential and possibility available here. Translated as "has a hundred medicines," Satabisha is intimately connected to healing and transformation. Its ruling deity, Varuna, has a thousand eyes- to see everything. This is often experienced as a heightened critic, which can increase fear and anxiety. When one's sensitivity is imbalanced, fears and phobias can be exacerbated. This is a moveable (Chara) nakshatra which indicates that outcomes under this nakshatra can change, transform and move. What needs to shift in your life? Where are you resisting nourishment and support?

Sun is sandhi, at the edge of Sagittarius. Attend to self care on the physical and spiritual bodies with extra care in the coming days.

Wednesday, Moon continues to transit Satabisha, increasing a certain sensitivity with the mental body today. Mercury is in the gap, moving backwards, at the edge of Capricorn and at less than a degree. The mind is both delicate and sensitive, as well as intensified and strong. Where is the mental body forcing you into overwhelm and overs-stimulation? Be mindful of your actions and choices. Too much caffeine or stimulants can derail your calm and inner stability. Get the rest you need and be sure to meditate. Diseases and health concerns that begin under Satabisha are said to be incurable. Attend to your health and wellness with balance and extra support. Where do you need extra guidance and new resources?

Late afternoon, Moon shifts to the first half of the Bhadra constellation, Purvabhadrapada. This is the territory of Ajaikapada, a Rudra who is capable of immense leadership and casting off evils. Nataraja, the Lord of the Dance, is another name for this deity. Symbolic of balance, there is both grounding and movement awakened here. Stepping and grounding, stability and yet change. What are you balancing in your life? Where are your polarities beginning to integrate? Where do you need more support? Notice where the balance and harmony are arriving. Move towards this feeling and deepen your relationship with it.

Thursday begins with the shifts of Mercury and Sun as they switch signs and move into tight combustion. Mercury retrogrades back into Sagittarius at 01:51 PST, joining the Sun who is poised at the edge of Capricorn. As they conjunct here, they will be in exact degrees.

Once Mercury lands back in Sagittarius, he runs right into the Sun, rendering him combust and in exact conjunction with the direct heat of fire itself. The mind will be hot, agitated and fragile leading up to and after this transit so be mindful of your thoughts, words and actions. Sun and Mercury pass and begin to separate as Mercury retreats back through Sagittarius and the Sun moves forward into Capricorn. Though they will be separated by being in different signs, they are both still sandhi in the coming days- meaning the threshold between signs is open and vulnerable. It's as though the door is open and energy can move through easily.

Notice where Sagittarius and Capricorn are in your chart and what bhavas (houses) are activated by these transits. These are areas where heat and mental body stimulation will be intensified. Retrograde Jupiter now gives his gaze to Mercury, softening and stabilizing the mind, yet provoking growth and wisdom in ways that may arrive as challenges and learning curves. Where do you need more guidance, support and stability? What resources do you need for this stability to take place? Gather more support for the mental body. Use the physical body as a resource for grounding and stabilizing within, while stepping out of the pitfalls of the mental body.

Sun moves to Capricorn for the coming month at 11:33 PST, which will offer more grounding and earth based energy in the weeks to come. It's also a time to increase your visibility, step towards your desires and life offerings and be seen for your work in this world. Simultaneously, pushing and forcing may be your ways. This type of action is not sustainable and will effect your physical well being. With Rahu, Mars and Saturn giving their gaze to the Sun during this transit, the theme of forcing agendas and outcomes will be strong. Rahu offers intensified desires, while Mars brings his warrior mentality. Warriors don't think, they act. Saturn on the other hand will only support slow, steady steps. This combination is a lot like trying to start a fire without enough kindling. That said, where there's a will, there's a way. But at what cost?

Seek balance and harmony with your power and purpose. How do you get the job done? Is it possible to weave in healthy doses of rejuvenation and relaxation, without burning yourself out? How do you know when you're approaching burn out? What signals does your body give you? Use your creative life force in ways that strengthen the fire, without burning too hot and quick. Slow and steady wins the race. Notice when the feeling of balance and stability lands in your body. Can you locate this within? What is nourishing this feeling? What is depleting it?

Delegate and use effective communication to get your needs met. This will insure that you get your message and offerings out into the world more effectively. Tend diligently and tenderly to the inner fire and cultivate a deep presence with your passion. Your gifts deserve your attention. Put your focus on your greatest desires. Seek balance with your light and dark forces, polarities and opposing energies. How do you treat your darkness? What types of pleasure are you seeking? Are you in right-relationship with this? In this Sun cycle, stepping towards your power, while cultivating an intentional, harmonious relationship with it, is absolutely key.

As Sun moves to Capricorn, Makar Sankranti begins. This Vedic celebration is spoken of in the Mahabarata and celebrates Surya, the Sun god. Makara (or Capricorn in Sanskrit) is the return of increased light as Sun begins its journey northward- towards the Tropic of Cancer. Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra shared this in his latest newsletter: "The transition of the Sun from the Southern to the Northern hemisphere, in Shaka Vansya Ayurvedic terms, is an occasion of great joy, as it marks a more nurturing phase of the Sun's relationship to the earth and our human bodies. While the Sun is in the Southern hemisphere it is more detoxifying, but when it moves to the Northern hemisphere it becomes more nourishing and nurturing." Makar Sankranti falls on the 14th and 15th in the US and ushers in new beginnings. Start something new, set intentions, take a symbolic action step, rejuvenate yourself and celebrate with sweets and joyful activities. 

Thursday, Moon moves to the final sign of the zodiac, Pisces, late morning, joining Ketu here. As Moon transits through the latter half of the Bhadra constellation, Uttarabhadra, starting early afternoon, a request for inner depth increases. Ahirbudhnya invites deep, internal excavation and asks that you go beyond the surface in order for a rich harvest. Dive deep for your inner treasures. Since he is a Rudra, there is a certain power and strength provided by him. Resources, pleasures, delights are his gifts, as well as removing obstacles and challenges. How can your path be easier? Move boulders out of your way.

Friday delicately begins with five planets sandhi, in the gap between signs. Sun and Mercury have just changed signs and are getting used to their new placements. Rahu and Ketu are at the edge of Virgo and Pisces, preparing to change signs for the next one and half years. Jupiter is at the edge of Leo, now retrograde. Sandhi planets are vulnerable, delicate and powerful in their ambiguity.

It's true, sandhi planets lack the grounding and stability that a planet who is clearly situated within a sign may offer. It is as though the planet hasn't fully decided if it is in the house that it is in. It is on its way in or out, but hasn't decided which one it will be. Its bags are still packed, boxes are still full, and it may not know if it's here or there. It's a traveler. It's in limbo.

This sense of here nor there, however, can offer some profound insights and awareness. Nothing is all good nor all bad, and this is quite true with sandhi planets. The gap offers us a connection to the mystical realms, the nether realms, and can offer great depth and awareness with what feels untouchable most of the time (or all the time depending on the individual). Planets that are sandhi offer potential, possibility, unique insights and depth as a result of their "otherworldly" connections. These are flexible planets and of course that can show up as versatility in a person as well. We can let this lack of grounding hinder us or give us great awareness. That is a choice. I like to remind my clients that what may appear to be a "negative", is in fact a great gift of some sort just waiting to be discovered. If there's any part of a chart that gives this type of indication so clearly, I think it is sandhi planets. Read more about the effects of sandhi planets.

There's a certain potential alive right now in the planets. This can be terrifying, exciting and highly creative. As Moon continues through Uttarabhadrapada today, resource from your depths. What do you truly want and need for your deepest nourishment? If you can land in the unknown fully, you'll find your answer.

Early afternoon, Moon shifts to Revati nakshatra, the final lunar constellation of the zodiac. On top of the uncertainty of five sandhi planets, there's a sense of release and endings being provoked simultaneously. Revati is ruled by Pushan who brings resources and support for our path and journey. What is showing up to support you right now? What are you gathering? What themes emerge?

Saturday morning continues to support the release and letting go process. Use your morning intentionally to lean into this. Organize, plan, write, communicate and clarify your vision moving forward. Around noon Moon crosses the tricky gap between Pisces (water) and Aries (fire). Feeling the steam? As Moon lands in Aries, it receives direct gaze from Mars and passion stirs. This may emerge as anger, frustration or rage. Can you identify why this fire is burning within? What are the needs that are underneath these hot emotions? Moon moves through Ashwini today. Use the remainder of the day for rejuvenation and attending to self care. Mercury and Sun are both stronger in degrees now which supports mind and body. Get outside, move your body, strengthen through fresh air and moving your prana. Consider today your fresh start!

Sunday increases the energy of Venus as Moon moves to Bharani nakshatra midday. Ruling planet of this lunar constellation is Venus. Venus also moves to the edge of Scorpio today, becoming sandhi. Just as Sun and Mercury strengthen in degrees, yet another delicate change begins. Ketu, Rahu, Jupiter and Venus are delicate and request deeper inner awareness. Relationships will be vulnerable today as well as in the coming days. Money, resources, comforts and creativity request your liminal attention. In order to get the memo, you must pause intentionally to listen. What do you need for deeper nourishment? Where are you resisting, refusing to let your needs be met? If there is pain or suffering, you are being reminded to land more softly into your inner resources, rather than forcing change from the outside. Make the necessary changes and adjustments that are being requested of you. This is a transformational and healing time. Gather support and resources for your change process.

Late morning, Monday, Moon shifts to Krittika nakshatra, inviting in the powerful forces of Agni to deepen your change process. There's a certain purification and clarifying process that is underway. Use simplicity to hone in on your needs. Themes of support and stability arrive. What do you need for more holding? Attend to your inner fire consciously and let your Agni guide you. Your hunger for life may be increasing. How do you feed this flame?

Early afternoon, Moon moves to Taurus and into its exaltation degrees. Rahu, Mars and Saturn give their gaze. The emotional body is powerful and passionate, yet requests stability and support for greater ease. Channel this potency effectively and use it as a resource for accomplishment. Make your steps clear and focused to avoid burn out. Late evening Moon shifts to its mulitrikona degrees, supporting a more balanced use of the emotional body power. Find ways to land and ground. Gather resources to support integration and balance with your inner tides.

Venus moves to Sagittarius at 16:31 PST, inviting in a new creative cycle. There will be tensions with the creative process, perhaps chaos and overwhelm, yet the underlying forces at play are to provoke change in your creative currents. Can you land in the center of the storm? Venus and Mercury will be tracking each other closely in the coming weeks, continuing this dance into Capricorn next.

Though Venus is not fond of Sagittarius, nor the gaze that Jupiter brings throughout this cycle, there is an integration being requested of you. Venus is the god of the asuras, the demons, or the human qualities we all express. Sagittarius is Jupiter's domain and his gaze intensifies his desires. Jupiter is the god of the devas, the gods. He encourages purity, spiritual pursuits and pure knowledge. Normally, the gaze of Jupiter is a comfort and a support, yet the relationship between Jupiter and Venus is tempestuous. Your demon and god qualities will be forced to face each other in this cycle. How can both get their needs met, in order for greater harmony within? Where are you spiritually-bypassing? This is a great time to be aware of where you may be refusing to look at your human parts with authenticity. Simultaneously, spirit is a great ally and a wonderful resource. However, even spirit wants you to evolve as a human being. It's time to be a fully integrated human. What resources and extra support do you need in order for this to happen?

Relationships, finances, health and comforts will provoke your desire for change in the coming weeks. Where there are challenges and struggles, you will be more inclined to put in the effort for growth and transformation. What stories are intensifying? Where is there discomfort and dis-ease? Release and cleansing will be important resources during this transit, while cultivating a deeper relationship with your creative powers. Stagnant inner waters must be given the opportunity to move, flow and find a new current. This can be supported through intentional creative acts, the arts, embodiment and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Remove and let go of the relationships that keep you strangled, undernourished and stifled creatively. This includes those that deplete your life force energy- leaving you dry and incomplete. Parts of yourself that you are clinging to, that keep you malnourished must also be let go. Keep cultivating a deeper relationship with your self in order to increase awareness about what you need for cultivating a richer creative process. Work with my creative rituals to support you with this. Find ways to increase your fluidity with healthy habits, nourishing foods and lifestyle practices, dance, chanting and singing. Let the legs ground you and deepen your presence of support in the pelvis. Integrating human and god qualities within will be supported through working with first and second chakras.