Hello everyone,

I just had to write, because in looking at the stars this week, I see that changeable Uranus and Juno (the marriage asteroid) will finally be out of orb next week - but this week, Uranus squares the Sun, then the Moon and then Venus - all this week. That makes me think a surprise is coming and I wanted to warn you. When the sometimes erratic energy of change and liberation crashes into the self (the Sun), the emotions (the Moon) and our comfort and lovely planet, Venus all in the same week, it makes me say "heads up!"

We are also in the last days of our super productive cycle, made more productive by this week's New Moon in Sagittarius (happening today - Wednesday the 16th). Don't put off doing those tiresome chores that need to get done - we have all the energy working with us to make those annoying details easier to clean up. Next week we will have Mars retrograde -- and many of us will have children at home - which may make things harder to get done. After the New Moon, we have a circle day on Thursday the 17th which should be an excellent day to start new things, particularly business things, with the Moon in practical Capricorn - and who knows, maybe Uranus's surprise will help!

Finally, I wanted to mention - we talked about Mars going retrograde on the 20th of this month and as I look at that, I notice that Mars and Mercury will make an exact aspect at that time - a Quincunx. Ordinarily, that would mean we may feel we either have so many ideas that we don't know where to start or we have so many plans in the pipeline that we scatter our energies. The need to make priorities will be heightened at this time, particularly with energetic Mars turn his outgoing energy inward. As Mars goes retrograde this weekend, we may find that we are a bit more intuitive - hopefully that will be a helpful trade-off, as Mars will be retrograde until March. Mercifully, Mercury will only be retrograde from Dec. 26th until January 15.

Wishing you the very best, my friends! Peace!

Carole