Full Moon at 12 Libra 21′

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April 2, 2026

Full Moon in Libra today, and everything leads back to Venus, which is at 3 degrees of Taurus (the Moon’s highest exaltation) and forming an applying square to Pluto.

A very active Full Moon that shakes things up and brings significant change. Issues of security and protection of what has been gained come to the forefront. Money, values, finances, relationships, alliances, emotions, aesthetics, and creations all undergo crises, tension, transformation, and deep, fated change. There may be disagreements, but also new initiatives, and potential in all of the above.

The Moon illuminates what we need and what is missing: balance, justice, diplomacy, harmony, peace, fairness, and beauty. With emphasis on the cardinal cross, situations unfold with plot, drama, and power dynamics that affect our relationships.

The fixed signs of Taurus and Aquarius in this Full Moon, as Venus squares Pluto, relate to support from the group—or the lack of it—along with financial and value-based, or security matters. How we provide for those (Venus apllies to Ceres in Taurus), or what is deprived. Questions of security and protection around validation and acceptance arise. Something intensifies. Something must change in our perspective and in the way we approach these themes. Jupiter expands what it touches, and this is self righteousness, self-will, initiative and feelings, which are revealed. Lack of tolerance or big egos clash with the need to be diplomatic and fair.

You cannot keep changing yourself to be accepted or liked, nor give in to pressure or suppress your values and desires just to receive support from a group or from those more powerful than you. However, you can feel inspired by a group or a belief to create and to feel stronger. You may also need to stand firm in what has value for you, even without support. This includes attachments, challenges, and obsessions.

Difficult negotiations and ethical dilemmas arise, requiring deep and honest truth—and possibly a price to pay. If something or someone fascinates us, it may consume us entirely. If something pressures us, it will force us to shift perspective, confront, or realize that now is the moment when something is lost forever—or when something must be done, marking the next step. Issues of privacy vs public sharing may surface.

We may help others see things differently through effort. We may give in to pressure, experience pressure, or make a breakthrough. Excess, waste, and lack of moderation dominate reactions—either within us or in our environment. At the same time, the search for meaning becomes urgent, potentially leading either to spiritual loneliness or to a need for reflection on the bigger picture.

For whom are we doing what we do? How and why will we continue—and at what cost?

What is missing: Capricorn—self-discipline, effectiveness, consistency, organization, commitment, results, goal orientation, and above all, responsibility.

The trine between Mercury and Jupiter from Pisces to Cancer may save the situation—or offer an alternative way to resolve an important or critical issues through intuition and emotional intelligence..

Love, relationships, exchanges, and money become matters engaging with right and wrong, ideas and evaluations. Who controls whom? On a collective level, the economy and security are under strain—some are deprived while others reap enormous benefits. Justice, values, and meaning are shaken.

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Εαρινή Ισημερία 2026 – Equinox

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Σαστισμένοι απο την πραγματικότητα – Bewildered by reality

Χάρτης Εισόδου του Ήλιου στον Κριό με συνετεταγμένες Αθηνών

20 Μαρτίου 2026

Η Εαρινή Ισημερία είναι η αρχή του Τροπικού έτους και η έναρξη της Άνοιξης. Την σηματοδοτεί η είσοδος του Ήλιου στον ζώδιο του Κριού.

Πως εξισορροπούμε το φώς με το σκοτάδι;

Ποιός είναι αυτός ο χώρος που μας επιτρέπει να υπάρχουμε, να δημιουργήσουμε, να ανακαλύψουμε και να οραματιστούμε κάτι μελλοντικό; Να εργαστούμε γιαυτό. Να αναλάβουμε την ευθύνη σε βάθος χρόνου. Η υπερφόρτιση μας οδηγεί σε ένα ξύπνημα-ξέσπασμα που φέρνει την αλλαγή, την συνειδητοποίηση του τι χρειάζεται να παραμερίσουμε, για να προχωρήσουμε στο επόμενο βήμα, να θυμηθούμε κάτι που είχαμε ξεχάσει για εμάς. Το τροπικό έτος της σποράς νέων πραγμάτων. Δοκιμάζουμε κάτι για πρώτη φορά. Πως συνυπάρχουν όλα μαζί στο τώρα; Τι θέλουμε να κάνουμε και τι αποφεύγουμε. Ποια είναι η εσωτερική μας ώθηση; Όταν δεν υπάρχει σταθερότητα, είναι σημαντικό να βρίσκουμε τρόπους να γειωθούμε.

The Spring Equinox marks the beginning of the Tropical year and the onset of Spring in the Nortern Hemisphere. It is signified by the Sun’s entry into the sign of Aries.

How do we balance light with darkness?

What is this space that allows us to exist, to create, to discover, and to envision something in the future? To work toward it. To take responsibility over time. Overload leads us to an awakening—an outburst—that brings change, the realization of what we need to set aside in order to move forward to the next step, to remember something we had forgotten about ourselves.

The tropical year of planting new seeds. We try something for the first time. How do all things coexist in the present moment? What do we want to do, and what do we avoid? What is our inner drive?

When there is no stability, it becomes important to find ways to ground ourselves.

© Eleni Kostika, 2026

When Saturn meets Neptune

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February 20th, 2026

The cave church of Aghios Nicholaos of Pouria – Skyros Island

From where do we build and draw faith?

Neptune is in the spotlight due to its definitive entry into Aries, and its conjunction with Saturn at 00 degrees Aries and 45′ (1st degree of Aries). What is a conjunction? A conjunction gives emphasis, unifies energies, it does not offer awareness. Awareness is manifesting through the opposition aspect (like the Full Moon). This particular conjunction is characterized as “historic” because it is rare. We do not have a recent previous one in this sign and at this degree of the sign, in order to make certain comparisons. It also preludes (converses) in time with two other planetary cycles of collective significance and development that are entering another area of expression (Uranus trine Pluto – Aquarius and Gemini) and Uranus sextile Neptune (Gemini–Aries) this year. This is particularly rare, and highlights that whatever begins now, affects us all, and within the next three to five years (until 2031), not only is here to stay, it will determine the evolution of the world, of coming generations, and of our reality, to a degree that we cannot really and fully conceive.

We are in a moment of envisioning, contemplation or completion and closure of chapters. In a moment of collapse of previous ideals, and creation of new ones. In a moment where our faith may be tested. How is this interpreted at the beginning of a Aries? (The Vernal Equinox point?- The point of equal light and darkness). How does this completion manifest in a new way, an initiative, a new environment. A new perspective. With a different stance that is called to evolve on what we define as ideal. Which is expressed in a new way and relates to our vital space, perhaps our own lived experience, or sense of identity.

When something is so close to us, we do not perceive it holistically so easily, it absorbs us, and gives us the impulse to do something about it. Boundaries may seem unclear. It is like the threshold of a door the exact moment we enter or depart, and that first step. We struggle to separate or discern what is coming or what will arise from it. This stirs up emotions, thoughts, courage, hope, and this step will have certain consequences -results in the future. The conjunction speaks of a trigger, a first manifestation. Something that nudges us to see things differently, to negotiate the moment with the totality. To perform a transcendence. It is like an embrace, of a farewell or of a critical meeting. Every new commitment, also speaks of a release of a previous one.

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New Moon at 28 Scorpio 17′

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Thursday, November 20, 2025 -06:46 UT

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.

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New Moon at 06 Gemini 05′

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May 27, 2025 03:02 UT, 06:02 EEST

From May 27 – June 25, 2025:

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.

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Sun Uranus conjunction at 27 Taurus 17′

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May 17-18, 2025

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.

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Full Moon at 22 Scorpio 12’

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May 12, 2025, 19:55, EEST, 16:55 UT

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.

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The Achilles’ Heel and the Sword of Damocles – Vulnerability and Danger

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Mars square Chiron and Mars opposition Pluto

From Trauma to Radical Change

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.

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New Lunar cycle at 09 degrees 50′ Aquarius

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January 29, 2025

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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.

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Notes on Mars Retrograde in Leo and Cancer – Retracing our steps – reconnecting to our passion and courage

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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

© Eleni Kostika 2024