Astrological update for the week of February 19-26, 2024

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Pisces season begins with the Sun entering Pisces Saturday February 18 (EST) or Sunday if you’re in Europe, Asia, Africa or Oceania. We have been in a strongly Aquarian time for the past few weeks, with the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars (and Pluto!) all in that inventive sign of detachment and mental focus. The Sun’s movement into Pisces, the sign of spirituality, creativity and magic is a welcome respite from some of the energetic excitement of Aquarius and helps to bring us in greater connection with our own inner being.

Mercury in Pisces February 23. Just as the Sun shifting from Aquarius to Pisces signifies the enhancement of flow and wonder, Mercury moving into Pisces requires that we begin to use more of our creative brain (Pisces) and less of our more rigid logical sensibilities (Aquarius). Mercury’s travel through Pisces (until March 9) is ideal for artists, writers, musicians, or lovers of art and spirituality. It is less suitable for lots of details or anything requiring tremendous focus.

If you are in a situation where you must study, or prepare long legal arguments or contracts, you may find yourself needing some space during your workday to let your imagination take you into uncharted territory and fuel the voice of your inner wisdom. Logic takes a back seat under this influence, but creativity can go a long way to enhance our world with wonder.

Virgo Full Moon September 24. This week’s Virgo Full Moon adds a nice touch of Earth to help us balance the electrical excitement of the three planets in Aquarius and the expansive transcendence of what is now four planets in Pisces. Both Aquarius and Pisces are idealistic: where Aquarian idealism is intellectual, Piscean idealism is emotional. But Virgo is not idealistic – Virgo is the ultimate realist, calling on us to give attention the tiniest mundane details rather than soar above the clouds.

Because the Virgo Full Moon seeks perfection, or at least continual improvement, the theme of envisioning a path to a life which is more ideal is the theme of this Full Moon.  It anchors us into a practical reality where we are able to make the small changes that can ultimately result in the satisfaction of the larger Aquarius/Pisces vision. In any case, this lunation will impel us to seek more from our lives – to align with our center of Spirit and from there, create change in the material world in which we live.

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