Shared resources, values, truths, deeper or inner clarity-Returning to the past to redefine the path forward.
The current lunar cycle at 28° Scorpio 17’, likely prevents something from being completed—at least for now—or calls for a re-evaluation and going deeper with efforts or matters of concern. It brings us back to older issues or innovative ideas (2018: Uranus entering Taurus; 2019: first Sun–Uranus cycle; May 2025: last Sun–Uranus cycle). What did we do professionally since 2018? What choices and life decisions did we make? What were our values within those choices? What was the political and economic landscape? What did we create, what did we acquire, how did we use it, and what did we lose? How did we change in terms of self expression, choices, and individuation, and regarding groups or collective endeavours and people within our generation? Let us take stock.
This is an important and highly active Lunar Cycle in the sign of Gemini, full of stimulation. It will significantly influence how we think, communicate, feel, and connect or interact with the world—both on a personal and collective level. This cycle brings significant news, announcements, and developments, but also calls for a different mental approach and attunement with others. It offers a preview of broader collective and individual changes that will become more apparent during the first quarter of 2026, with the conjunction of the Saturn–Neptune planetary cycle, and Saturn and Neptune reaching 0N Declination (a ~37-year cycle focused on ideological and physical boundaries and borders).
Saturn and Neptune have already ingressed in Aries, signaling the entrance (είσοδος – meaning harvest in greek) into a new environment. The planets ruling Aries—Mars and the Sun—are the ones receiving them. (Temperament: Hot and Dry – Choleric in nature, with qualities of dynamism, action, success, desire, and also the struggle for power, leadership, and innovation, emphasizing physical and intellectual presence.) These are the planets of identity, leadership, initiative, and will. They relate to profession, rulers, leadership, and the military. The world is beeing reorganized, and old structures and efforts are either changing form, manifesting in a new manner, or dissolving to make way for the new.
I am briefly noting, as themes for collective reflection, the two important events that occurred during the previous Saturn–Neptune conjunction in Capricorn (an Earth sign) in 1989: the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the Cold War (followed by the Maastricht Treaty in 1993), and at the same time, Tim Berners-Lee laying the foundations of the World Wide Web at CERN.
Lunar Cycle at 6° Gemini 5’
On a personal level, this lunar month brings heightened mental activity, fragmented or innovative thoughts, ideas, viewpoints, stimuli, news, or information. There’s a strong inclination toward research, sharing, recognizing difficulties, and drawing strength, knowledge, or healing through groups or personal confessions. (Mercury is combust, close to the Sun, in trine with retrograde Pluto.)
Mercury rules the South Node in Virgo, emphasizing themes of organization, data transmission, processing, communicating information that has been assimilated, possibly secret intelligence, AI. Planning, connection/access, creativity (Mercury/Moon), young people, trade and commercial transactions. The spectrum ranges from the unusual to the hidden or even illegal. The Moon is out of bounds—indicating a cycle that pulls us outside the ordinary through travel, movement, exchange of information, storytelling, conversation, and learning. We may struggle to understand or clarify —more information is needed. The Full Moon will illuminate meaning, direction, guidance and truth.
This is a cycle of learning and cognition, urging us to clarify matters and make a new start. It calls us to innovate, step out of our comfort zone, close chapters related to work, contracts, or legal matters, and move forward with a plan. Seeds of ideas for the future become more visible, offering a fresh perspective. We’ll all be students in some way—learning something new. It’s a time for reviewing achievements and clarifying past uncertainties. There’s also a revival or blooming of knowledge, work and skill accumulated in need of renewal, manifestation and new application.
On May 17 or 18, depending on where we are on the planet, the final Sun-Uranus conjunction in the sign of Taurus takes place, at 27 degrees and 17′. The first conjunction during the current transit of Uranus, in this sign occurred on April 23, 2019, at 2 degrees and 31′ of Taurus. Although the synodic cycle is annual, this upcoming conjunction seems to mark the final chapter of completion of Uranus’s theme purpose in Taurus. For all of us, it signals the evolution of all issues that were awakened or shaken in relation to our values since Uranus entered Taurus in 2018 — all matters ruled by Venus, as well as their spiritual content, the creative or experimental spirit we infused into what we possess, what defines our individual values, aesthetics, our resources, and our belongings.
Stabilizing, releasing and sharing. Revelations, reforms. Things to heal and repair, while preparing for a new chapter ahead.
This Full Moon can be deep and transformative on so many levels.
On a personal level, this Full Moon highlights revelations, and brings some kind of closure through emotional truth and committed change or themes towards repairing and healing long held issues, negotiations or endeavors. It can be creative and transformative, and surface memories, in a liberating or surprising way.
Relationship dynamics may intensify, express passion, bringing to light where deeper authenticity, truth, passion or a different approach is needed. The Venus–Mars trine supports healthy assertion and balanced desire, but it can also get stuck with identity and pride, while the Moon’s apex position in a Yod with Jupiter and Chiron suggests subtle turning points that ask for redirection in habits or the activation of underused skills and ways to respond to complexity and issues that we feel deeply important. Communication is pivotal now: Mercury square Pluto can signal truth-revealing breakdowns or breakthroughs in perception, negotiations, connection, values, money or control. Grounding our plans and ideas, requires persistence and effort. Adjustments maybe needed to habits and routines, as opportunities arise.
The Fixed Earth and Fire emphasis, grounds us in consistency and creative willpower, pointing toward sustainable choices, and creative approaches. Showcasing work or acting with caution is the best approach. This is a brittle combination. Moon and Saturn in water signs, maintaining a phlegmatic filter of inner reflection and a more internalised sense of commitment. There is extrovert action and emphasis on passion, creativity and need to relate to others in a spontaneous way, and stillness or a more internalized and covert energy to do with commitments, family and daily routines. Our mind may be intensely working on resolving or implementing. Where do we push, what do we say, and where do we hold back? Are we stuck with change? Is our inner self aligned with our actions? Perhaps simpler solutions fit this picture. Jupiter squaring the Nodes, positioned at the North Bending, puts a spotlight on beliefs, and truths, shaped by deeply ingrained habitual patterns. This is a chance to become aware of what we’re perpetuating unconsciously — and to pivot toward more conscious exchange and learning from each other, expressing generosity, while becoming aware of how we express our judgements.
Legal issues move a step forward, as well as agreements or contracts, buying and selling, settling issues, but may have to face some complexity or hindrances in their implementation. Issues of sharing values, possessions and finances are being adjusted and seeking alternate solutions. There is a change in dynamics regarding values, resources, attraction, love, innovation. A sudden release or spur of creativity and generosity in relationships, despite any problems. Unusual ways to be creative and connect with others. Healing, repairing, adjusting, as well as applying our skills, and strengthening methods or habits, will be the focus in the next couple of weeks. A change of plan maybe needed. Travel, information and negotiations maybe complicated. There is a lot of energy, and it can be productive if we declutter the noise.
The Mars square Chiron (Cancer – Aries) and Mars opposition Pluto (Leo – Aquarius) aspects are active during an extended period from October 2024 to the end of April 2025.
Due to Mars’ retrograde motion through Cancer and Leo during December 2024 to February 2025, these aspects occur three times. The relationships and interactions between these planets are rich in symbolism, and because of the repetition, they bring us into contact—both individually and collectively—with themes of initiative, threat, assertion, strife, desires, autonomy, in connection to vulnerability and intensity. They also highlight our perception of crises, fears, or radical changes around us, as well as our position in relation to events and group energies in the collective sphere.
Activation Dates:
Mars square Chiron:
October 13, 2024 at 21-22 degrees Cancer/Aries
February 4, 2025 at 19-20 degrees Cancer/Aries (Mars retrograde)
March 26, 2025 at 21-22 degrees Cancer/Aries
Mars opposition Pluto:
November 3, 2024 at 29 degrees Cancer/Capricorn
January 3, 2025 at 01-02 degrees Leo/Aquarius (Mars retrograde)
April 27, 2025 at 03-04 degrees Leo/Aquarius
The Achilles’ Heel and the Sword of Damocles within a broader conceptual framework seem like appropriate metaphors, that describe the transformation of internal vulnerabilities into external dangers.
Our vulnerabilities often become the starting point of a perceived Threat
The Achilles’ Heel symbolizes a hidden internal flaw that may seem insignificant at first, but if revealed, can become the reason for downfall or make us vulnerable. The internal weaknesses of an individual, group, system, or society often remain concealed until a crisis emerges, bringing them to the surface. In astrological terms, these planetary transits (Mars square Chiron and Mars opposition Pluto) can trigger such crises or anxieties, where our hidden vulnerabilities are exposed in the heat of conflict, struggle, or external pressures.
In this context, the challenge is that we may not always be aware of our vulnerabilities until they are put to the test, often through external forces that seem to act as catalysts. This is how the weakness itself can become a foundation for a larger threat to our well-being, whether on a personal or collective level.
How the Threat Becomes a Reflection of Weakness
The Sword of Damocles represents the external manifestation of danger that comes from this weakness. When a system has an inherent flaw, it gradually attracts external threats. The sword remains above the head as long as the weakness remains unresolved, creating a constant sense of threat. Our personal fears or weaknesses, if not addressed, often transform into external obstacles, either as self-fulfilling prophecies or as opportunities that others may exploit.
The same happens in every system—political, social, and economic. Internal weaknesses often manifest as external threats because what is hidden inside, sooner or later, is revealed and finds a way to threaten us. The connection between the Achilles’ Heel and the Sword of Damocles shows us that real security comes not from avoiding external threats, but from addressing internal weaknesses. The magnification of external threats can serve as an avoidance mechanism to prevent us from confronting our internal flaws. The internal flaws of every system. This strategy can be conscious or unconscious and is applied both individually and collectively. We continuously experience and observe the escalation of this strategy and during the periods when these planetary aspects are active, it becomes more evident. These aspects will trigger and surface deeper wounds.
We observe very strongly in the world the mechanism of shifting responsibility, lack of accountability, which is also part of the backdrop of the slower moving planets (especially Saturn and Neptune in late Pisces).
When someone cannot or does not want to confront an internal weakness, finding or even creating an external enemy can provide a psychological outlet. Instead of acknowledging a weakness, we blame someone else for it. We construct or exaggerate a threat to justify our faults or failures. We create the need to rally around an external enemy. These mechanisms imply an intention to maintain unity and identity without addressing the deeper issues that need to be dealt with.
This lunar cycle is about the why’s and what gives meaning to life. It reveals things. What gives hope, what can we share and how we deal with understanding our sensitivities and commitments. It may get us thinking or engaging in intense discussions, about unusual subjects or surface the need to tell truths, think and act outside the box, express and share opinions about justice, skills, and solve problems. Free up some space for promoting exchange or reflection. Assist and facilitate. It brings revelations, parting of ways or joining others with a sense of devotion and dedication that is experimental or unusual, encourages the sharing of truths and beliefs, and expands connections or visions from the past. It may make us ponder on how information and knowledge is disseminated in the collective or within groups. The energy of this period promotes both personal and collective understanding, making it an ideal time to reflect on important issues and why it is important to communicate and interact with others. We can engage in discussions, and reconsider long-held perspectives, beliefs and visions. Some may experience emotional or spiritual awakenings, or even reflect on the conditions of groups, communities, networks and friends, while others may find clarity in past experiences, or accept endings and say farewells.
Planets in apparent Rx motion are close to earth. So, everything they signify is closer to us, thus subjective. They are great for subjective matters and very personal projects, not objective matters. The phenomenon is part of a cycle in relation to the Sun. It is like a leap in time between past and future. Look to the matters that are ruled by the planet beeing retrograde in your chart, there is potentially a theme there, or a thread. Retracing steps is revealing something to you. In reference to Mars retrograde look to the houses that have Aries and Scorpio on the cusp, and the house that transit Mars is Retrograde in Leo and Cancer, for relevant themes. The Sun Mars cycle started in November of 2023 at 25 Scorpio. It will reach its opposition in mid January 2025. Go back to that time, and think of it as a seed moment of investing your energy, which at this current time you need to review and become more aware of, in relation to your goals. Check to see if the 25 Scorpio degree is conjuct a significant planet or point in your chart. This degree is also opposed by Uranus in Taurus at the moment. There is something we need to change, or make reforms to, as part of this two year cycle, that can be creative and innovative. It may be experienced as disruptive or a destabilising energy from external factors, yet in every chart there are different configurations and interpretations differ. The areas activated or the roots of matters lie in your Sun, Mars and Uranus natal placements primarily. These two are very personal points, and connect to a transpersonal point to do with individuation, reform and creativity in connection to collective contribution or engagement. How we approach autonomy and promoting goals and projects is undergoing a major reform and awakening, and perhaps creative breakthroughs in the process. Scorpio is a sign of shaping and shifting something, transforming it, eliminating, and truth seeking. Mars currently in Leo and Cancer, is about our very own core of existence and life, and creative potential. Being authentic in what we do and dealing with rooting and uprooting notions of ourselves is of primary importance. In this process we may also realise that we can do things differently in some area. We will have concluded about a lot of things in reference to our goals, passions and ways of investing our energy while retracing our steps which perhaps includes discovering some gems and potential inner courage and core power, by the beginning of May, 2025.
Mars will be in apparent Retrograde motion from Dec. 6th 2024 to Feb. 24th, 2025.
Degrees of Mars’ Stations: 6-7 Leo SRx and 17-18 Cancer Station Direct
Current Sun-Mars cycle started in November 18-19th , 2023 at 25-26 Scorpio
Next Sun-Mars cycle begins in January 9th, 2026 at 19-20 Capricorn
Gaining insight. In need for a new direction. Assistance and control. Sacrifices and corrections. Awareness of boundaries, and new ways to relate to others.
September 17-18, 2024
As the Earth partially casts a shadow on the Moon reaching its culmination point by blocking some of the Sun’s light, we may see terrestrial events on Earth ‘blocking’ a leader from ‘meeting’ in full view with the people. We may see certain choices, intentions, and decisions being slightly shadowed by certain events. Terrestrial events are casting a ‘shadow’ on people (the public), populations, especially women, smooth continuity of daily life, habits, and routines, and the natural expected course of living beings. A disruption in the natural course of our life plan is indicated by all eclipses. These are various potential manifestations. Lunar eclipses are indicating important completions or emotional events, with a kind of momentum or something that may be more intense than usual. We may have revelations of important information or about people’s characteristics. They do not need to be dramatic necessarily; we may voluntarily decide to ‘eclipse’ something or some situation from our lives. And all full moons are indicating something about relationships. Thus Lunar Eclipses contain an element of disruption or need for change that may have more of a long-term effect or consequence, like the closure of a chapter of life or endeavour, that has already started and may take some time to complete. Sometimes they can be intense, or they can cause uncertainty, or they could be of a corrective, releasing, liberating, revealing or cathartic nature, as some new information or event manifests.
In this particular Lunar Eclipse at 25-26 degrees Pisces (Saros 118) ruled by Jupiter in Gemini, there is a need to complete or clarify situations, and information or knowledge, and situations that remain pending. The emphasis on closure is emphasized by the late degrees, the sign of Pisces, and may refer to legal matters, legal procedures, legal agreements, higher knowledge, educational endeavors, religious matters, foreign trade, travel, and movement, publicity and publications, gaining more understanding about subjects of interest, ethical issues, and generally anything that falls in the area of significations of Jupiter, and also perhaps hidden things, or matters to do with areas of knowledge we can’t quite grasp or they are abstract. Jupiter is in Gemini, and the ruler of Gemini, Mercury is in Virgo applying to an opposition to Saturn in Pisces. This opposition has either a limiting or controling effect on procedures in general, or a need to manage problems or organise information, applying skills in effective ways with another.
The Moon’s last aspect before it joins Neptune and leaves the sign of Pisces is a sextile to Pluto at 29 degrees Capricorn 46’ (Rx), and it points to some kind of return to groups, joint finances, or other’s resources that are pending from the past. It points to using information and intuition to improve or heal matters, a need to delve deeper into research of specialized areas, and generally to eliminate or engage with complexities in a positive manner.
We live in interesting times, to say the least. If there is one positive thing to take away from the symbolism of Mars conjunct Uranus on the Fixed star Algol (besides all the gloom and doom of its malefic influence), as the conjunction is applying and perfecting on July 15th, (there is also the parallel aspect to consider on July 18th), is that we collectively or personally release or liberate ourselves from violence, battles, disputes and aggression. The 2 year cycle of the planets is in its balsamic phase, seeking a new vision about what we need to defend and protect, through valuing or around values. The conjunction in Taurus, has a dispositor, Venus. Venus is in the sign of Leo, and is separating from an opposition to Pluto. An awareness , a crisis, or a conflict that has reached it’s maximum, and proceeds with a release or liberation. Pluto is an agent of elimination and renewal. Mars and Uranus in Taurus can be seen as a need for release from things, and/or approach chaotic or unstable situations with calmness (Taurus), and a heroic or authentic attitude pertaining to our values or mending things (Venus/Leo). The theme of ‘endings’ is present, in any cycle approaching its conjunction. As Algol is associated with the head of Medusa, the ‘decapitation’ is also perhaps of the fear to think of things in a different way, or the ending of a cycle and the overcoming of past trauma, or wounding to do with leadership, choices and self will (Venus in Leo, Sun in Cancer square Chiron in Aries). And yes, we may witness sudden and unpredictable acts or violence in the world, major shake ups, but we may also witness initiatives and actions that turn situations around in ways that unblock, aid, correct or end past injustices or conflicts. The range of manifestations is rather extreme and wide, from destructive to incredibly passionate and creative, and this depends solely on the predisposition and mental state of the individuals. Where the mind is focused or fixated on, does make all the difference.
-The conjunction resonates with themes manifested in October and November of 2023, and August of 2022.
Saturn stationed Rx on June 29th @ 19 Pisces 25′, and Neptune stations Rx on July 2nd @ 29 Pisces 55’:
Time for reviewing and reflecting on expectations, visions, ideals or mis-takes of the past. Collectively we are on the verge or a need to make a new beginning in connection to our ideals, the notion of the common good and the perspective of service, survival and autonomy. Neptune will ingress into Aries next spring, and will be going back and forth on the threshold of the Equinox point for a few months, until it meets Saturn in 2026. A kind of state in limbo or preparative stage, like a sea diver after a long sea exploration dive, takes their diving suit off and hops into their very own athletic attire or their tarzan outfit.
Neptune passed the same degree that now Saturn stations, on April 5-6, 2020, September 16, 2020, and Feb. 6, 2021 – If you have planets or significant points on your natal chart, on this degree, then these dates may mean something significant for you.
These dates obviously mean something really significant collectively, as April 2020, we were in the beginning of the covid pandemic lock down period (the Jupiter-Pluto cycle in Capricorn started.)
What is the most important binding thing for us all in our common future, what is a collective memory that we can share? Saturn, as it stations Rx, indicates a kind of ‘pause’ or need to reflect, that is subjective (apparent motion), and it is somehow bridging a time gap between past and future. When slow planets go over the same degree, there is a noticeable kind of ‘echo’ effect, or a moment to check up on something. What Neptune started, Saturn needs to control, structure, make clear or solidify. The other scenario, is that it may give some understanding in retrospect, about matters that prevailed on those dates.
Aries Point 