November 12th – 18th

Gentleness is Key — Forecast for Nov. 12th – 18th

 

This week’s headline items: start taking action on your New Moon intentions on Monday afternoon. On Wednesday, Neptune starts to station, and Mercury’s station intensifies. On Thursday, the first Quarter Moon in Aquarius becomes exact, and Mars changes signs from Aquarius to Pisces. On Friday, Venus comes to a halt in Libra, ending her 6-week Retrograde phase, and Mercury also comes to a halt in Sagittarius, to start its 3-week Retrograde phase. Last but not least, Neptune’s station intensifies on Saturday evening.

There will be three Moon VoC phases this week: Tuesday late morning (for 32 minutes), Thursday late evening (for 43 minutes), and Sunday very early morning (for almost 8 hours)

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Now, this week’s Forecast:

Monday (Nov. 12th): the Moon remains in practical, accomplishment-oriented Capricorn all day. It will journey there until Tuesday late morning. We tend to be more realistic, serious, cautious; this can support practical endeavors and financial matters.

Our ambition surges and brings with it a need for structure and planning; when you add in the pragmatism this aspect supports, you can see how this could be a very productive time for business and long-term goals. Our reputation becomes very important to us.

As best as you can during this aspect, avoid “should-ing” on yourself. Take the pressure off, perhaps by saying “I am doing the best I can and that’s all I can ever do” 😉

Saturn is the ruler of Capricorn; it is currently transiting through its own sign, making this a great time to take look at your long-term aspirations and anything that you would like to master over the next three years. It’s also a great time to take a more serious look at our strategies for self-mastery.

For starters: Do you truly see “what’s so” in your life (as opposed to what you merely wish it to be, or what you would like it to be, or where you see yourself going, etc)? What is actually so right now? Once you have a handle on where “A” is, it’s easier to “go from A to B” — whether “B” is self-mastery or standing on the mountaintop.

Monday early afternoon, our focus intensifies — we might even get a little obsessed with a project or task — as best as you can, take breaks and don’t forget to practice a little self-care 😉

Monday mid-late afternoon, we have the opportunity to be more aware of meaningful connections that could support our long-term goals.

Also on Monday, If you set intentions last Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday after the New Moon became exact, today will be the best time to take relevant actions. If you wrote your intentions down, go back and take another look at what came through intuitively. If you didn’t write anything down, get quiet for a moment and check in with yourself: What actions are calling to you?

Tuesday (Nov. 13th): the Moon remains in… 

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…practical, accomplishment-oriented Capricorn, until 10:45am EST (see Monday for details).

Tuesday at 10:13am EST, we enter a brief Moon Void of Course (VoC), that last for 32 minutes, until 10:45am EST. You may be aware of two seemingly conflicting desires: On the one hand, a need for serious, diligent accomplishment — and on the other, a desire to break free and rebel against obligations.

As best as you can, take some breaks, and “let your freak flag fly” — just for a moment — and revel in it! As always with a Moon VoC, as best as you can, don’t start anything brand-new, stick to routine things, or simply go with the flow.

Tuesday at 10:45am EST, the Moon moves into freedom-loving, forward-thinking Aquarius, where it will journey until Thursday late evening. This Moon placement starts the build up towards the first Quarter Moon (exact on Thursday late morning).

With this Moon placement, we often feel emotionally detached; when we do connect to our feelings, it’s typically from a cerebral, intellectual place. We need a cause or project that resonates — preferably one where we can connect with like-minded people.

For the next couple of days, we’ll tend to be more eccentric or experimental; future-related issues like politics or education call to us now, as do unusual or even esoteric subjects like Astrology, UFOs… indeed anything from outer space. Our scientific approach to things leans on originality and ingenuity; we definitely love being unconventional.

The increased value we place on personal and emotional independence could make us come off as indifferent or cold in one-on-one interactions. That said, we can still be friendly and kind, provided we aren’t pushed into doing something conventional or unethical.

Tuesday early afternoon: we have the opportunity to explore something with like-minded people, have an adventure, or do something that excites us.

Wednesday (Nov. 14th): the Moon remains in freedom-loving, forward-thinking Aquarius all day (see Tuesday late morning of details).

Wednesday, Neptune starts to slow down (and will appear to move more slowly through the sky until Dec. 4th). It is getting ready to go direct again on Nov. 24th, when the 5-month retrograde phase that started on June 18th comes to an end.

A planet’s energies are more exalted during it’s “station period”; this has even more weight for an outer planet, as they move more slowly and their stations last much longer. This Neptune station is particularly strong, since it occurs in Pisces, its own sign.

Neptune represents things like universal love, our inner divinity, spirituality, inspiration, compassion, faith — plus creative and imaginative realms such as music or film — while the shadow side is confusion, illusion and escapism of all kinds. We start to be aware of all those energies more fully in our lives.

This awareness helps us to connect more fully to those energies as they exist within us. We can then see where we need to either embrace them more fully, or connect to them in a healthy way, that doesn’t involve getting lost in the murky lower vibrations of their expression.

Some of us will feel the effects of this station more than others: those of us with a Pisces Sun- or Rising-Sign (Ascendant) — and those of us with personal planets and points in 11-16 degrees of Pisces, Virgo, Gemini or Sagittarius.

Neptune is just one of three planets that are either already stationing, or that will start to station soon to go direct (the other two are Chiron & Mercury)! 

Where are you ready to move forward in regards to your spiritual ideals, your healing journey, or new perspectives?

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Also on Wednesday, the Mercury station intensifies until Nov. 18th, as Mercury is preparing to come to halt on Friday (starting its 3-week retrograde phase). During this intensified station phase, we feel Mercury’s energies even more strongly.

Pay attention to anything “in your face” in any of the following areas: communications, short travels, transportation of any kind, communication devices. You will get a chance to re-organize yourself once Mercury goes retrograde.

For the next 5 days, we might experience delays or misunderstandings; things could feel “off” or stagnant. It might be a good idea to give yourself some extra time when getting ready to go somewhere — and that goes for the journey itself, too — especially if you intend to drive or use public transportation. Going with the flow is definitely recommended at this time.

Be extra-patient if you intend to buy, sell or ship big-ticket items, especially if they are transportation or communication devices like anything connected with planes, trains, cars, phones, computers, iPads, etc. Best of all (if possible): wait until after Dec. 24th when the shadow phase is over.

Some of us will feel the effects of the Mercury station more than others: those of us who have Gemini or Virgo as our Sun- or Rising-Sign (Ascendant); and those of us with personal planets in 11-15 degrees of Sagittarius, Gemini, Pisces, or Virgo.

Thursday (Nov. 15th): the Moon remains in freedom-loving, forward-thinking Aquarius, until 11:41pm EST (see Tuesday late morning for details).

Thursday early morning, an opportune Mars/Uranus aspect becomes exact at 4:31am EST. We started to feel this aspect build from last week, Sunday evening on, it will remain strong until this Sunday evening. We have the opportunity to create some forward movement in our lives, especially in connection to our future visions. We may want to work on projects with like-minded people right now. Flexibility is the key to success at this time; pleasant changes may be in store — certainly unexpected ones 😉

What is one of your unique goals? How could you go after what you want, while still keeping other people’s benefit in mind? As best as you can, watch out for messages from the Universe! Remember: an opportunity is not automatically given to us: We have to “realize” it.


Do you have your Ascendant, Career Point (or personal planets) in 27-29 degrees of Aquarius, Aries, Gemini, Sagittarius or 0-2 degrees of Pisces, Taurus, Cancer, or Capricorn, ? If so, you will be more aware of this opportunity. This is also true for those of us who have our Ascendant or Sun-sign in Aries or Aquarius (Mars is the ruler of Aries; Uranus is the ruler of Aquarius).

Thursday late morning, at 9:54am EST, the first Quarter Moon in 23 degrees of Aquarius becomes exact. We started to feel this aspect from the moment the Moon entered Aquarius Tuesday late morning. The Moon in freedom-loving, progressive, detached, objective Aquarius makes a challenging aspect to the Sun in passionate, all-or-nothing, intimacy-craving Scorpio.

We feel compelled to take action. Last week on Nov. 7th, the New Moon in Scorpio became exact: “Seeds” planted then are probably “sprouting” by now — and making their first real contact with the outside world. This is therefore a time to stretch and grow — and create some forward momentum. We may feel anxious or unusually busy.

As best as you can, go one breath at a time. Allow for changes, remain flexible (as much as possible), and find creative solutions for your day-to-day interactions with others.


Do you have your Ascendant, Career Point (or personal planets) in 21-25 degrees of Aquarius, Scorpio, Taurus, or Leo? If so, you will feel the effects of this first Quarter Moon more strongly than otherwise. This is also true for those of us who have our Ascendant or Sun-sign in Leo or Cancer (the Sun rules Leo; the Moon rules Cancer).

Thursday late afternoon, Mars changes signs from freedom-loving, forward-thinking Aquarius to creative, sensitive Pisces, where it will journey until Dec 31st. Our physical energy may slow down at this time. Creative and spiritual endeavors are highly favored for the next 6.5 weeks — this especially goes for music. Our passions will be more of a romantic nature, imagination will play a big role when connecting physically with others.

Gentleness is key. The shadow side of this, is that our own aggression may be expressed less directly. Any form of assertiveness is likely to feel selfish or “wrong” on some level. Avoid victim-behavior by connecting to spirit. We feel a deep energetic and spiritual connection to others; charity work and altruism will be favored. Best to go with the flow for the next 6.5 weeks, paying attention to your energy levels.


Do you have your Ascendant or Sun-sign in Pisces? If so, you will feel energized by this placement. Do you have your Ascendant or Sun-sign in Aries? If so, you may feel the change of pace more strongly. Your physical energy may not be what it usually is. As best as you can, make the necessary adjustments.

Thursday at 10:58pm EST, we enter a brief Moon Void of Course (VoC), that last for 43 minutes, until 11:41pm EST. Use this intuitive time as an opportunity to connect with others, exchange information, and move personal projects forward.

As always with a Moon VoC, as best as you can, don’t start anything brand-new, stick to routine things, or simply go with the flow. You may also want to plan Thursday late evening ahead of time.

Thursday at 11:41pm EST, the Moon moves into creative, sensitive Pisces, where it will journey until Sunday late morning. This Moon placement often finds us more sensitive, intuitive, idealistic and imaginative than normal. We also have a greater capacity for compassion, sympathy and affection for all — but especially for those who suffer or can be regarded as the underdog.

But… that very idealism could also be our downfall at this time: We tend to see the best in everyone and everything, and when reality doesn’t match our idyllic vision, we might feel upset and even victimized by those harsh realities. A way out of this is to channel our idealism into spiritual or creative endeavors.

It’s also a great time for releasing fears — especially the ones based on a sense of separation — and experiencing “oneness”. Feelings tend to flow more freely; as best as you can, let them — in fact, “going with the flow” is the best way to go for the next couple of days.

Friday (Nov. 16th): the Moon remains in creative, sensitive Pisces all day (see Thursday late evening for details).

Friday morning, at 5:51am EST, Venus comes to a halt at 25 degrees of Libra — turning direct after having been retrograde since Oct. 5th. Whether by Sun-sign or Ascendent, Taurus and Libra people will feel a sense of relief as Venus starts speeding up again (Venus will still be moving slower until Nov. 25th), helping us integrate the realizations of the past six weeks. This will lead to a greater sense of alignment between our inner values and outer experience around relationships and finance.

The period immediately before and after a planet’s retrograde phase is referred to as the “shadow phase”; at these times, the planet travels once more through the degrees of a sign that it had already passed through before and during its Retrograde phase. Venus is usually in its shadow for about four weeks prior to a retrograde, and for almost five weeks after.

In this case, Venus will be in her shadow phase until Dec. 17th; this is territory she already visited in October/November. Come Dec. 17th, she will reach 11 degrees of Scorpio, finally going beyond where she has been before.

Between now and Dec. 17th, we have a chance to go over all that we have learned internally in the past 6 weeks, and then apply it to our external reality. This is a chance to address anything that we have reassessed around our values, our relationships (including the relationship we have with ourselves, and our environment), and our gifts and talents.

Do you have your Ascendant, Career Point (or personal planets) in 23-27 degrees of Libra, Aries, Cancer or Capricorn? Do you have your Sun-sign or Rising-sign in Libra or Taurus? If so, you will be more affected by this shadow phase over the next 4 weeks.

Friday late evening, at 8:33pm EST, Mercury comes to a still stand at 13.5 degrees of Sagittarius (starting its 3-week retrograde phase), slowing things down tremendously from Thursday until Saturday night. Give yourself extra time to go to work this morning or to get things done. If you are traveling today, just simply go with the flow… you’ll get there… eventually 😉 The same is true when it comes to all our technological devices…

This retrograde phase will last until Dec. 6th. People worry about Mercury retrogrades, but it’s important not to stop one’s life during these times. As mentioned above, certain things may take longer — but a retrograde gives us a chance to resolve things that have been keeping us from living our vision — especially things that came up within the past three weeks.

Take time to investigate your own thought processes: What feels too busy to you? What if you got really clear about that?

For the next three weeks, we get a chance to explore our sense of adventure and ability to expand mentally & spiritually, connecting from within to see where we need to gain a new perspective. We may even get to reorganize our beliefs about life — especially our faith in the human spirit.

It’s also a chance to readdress anything connected to travel or higher learning; this too is a process that begins internally and works its way out. It provides a chance to honor and communicate our sense of worth. It’s time to rethink, retool and release what no longer works.

As always: with a Mercury Retrograde phase, always read the small print — and re-read a contract before signing (if you have to sign something) — or ask another person for a second opinion… Basically, during these periods, it’s best to be aware of any details that we might have overlooked… and check in with our intuition… and stay open to the possibility of renegotiation or adjustments, down the line!

In general, Mercury Retrograde is a great time for re-evaluating and re-organizing. This is especially true for our thought patterns and decisions (particularly those made in the 3 weeks prior to the start of the retrograde) — but it’s true of our lives in general: we can reach a clearer understanding as to what works, and what doesn’t, and what needs to change.

Reconnecting with old friends, clients and family members (especially siblings) is also favored at this time …

Mercury also represents our day-to-day mind; this too is experienced more internally at this time. When it comes to communication, make sure that what you say, write and hear is the same as the intended meaning — and use the spell-checker 😉

Another thing to take into consideration: how does each Mercury retrograde phase affect your personal birth chart. Do you have any personal planets that Mercury will align with during its retrograde journey? The houses of your chart each represent different areas of your life — which of the houses in your chart is affected by this retrograde?

As with any retrograde, some of us will be more affected than others, depending on how it interacts with our personal chart. If you have your Ascendant, Career Point or any personal planets in 11-16 degrees of Sagittarius, Gemini, Pisces, or Virgo you will be more affected by this particular retrograde. This is also true for those of us who have a Gemini, or Virgo Sun- or Rising-sign (Mercury rules Gemini and Virgo).

Saturday (Nov. 17th): the Moon remains in creative, sensitive Pisces all day (see Thursday late evening for details).

Saturday very early morning: if we are awake during this time, we’ll likely feel more sensitive, and need to slow down a little. This is a great time for spiritual or creative endeavors. Energy work (or anything that requires our intuitive side) will work best for the next several hours. You may also consider meditating when you get up (and if that’s not your thing right now, you could also consider sleeping in 🙂

Saturday afternoon: we have an opportunity to be guided by inspiration, and feel empowered about a project or task that might serve us long-term. Ask yourself: What might be possible if I heeded the subtle messages in my heart that stir me toward success?

Also on Saturday, Neptune’s station intensifies — and will appear to move even more slowly through the sky until Dec. 1st. It is getting ready to come to a halt and ends it’s 5-month retrograde phase on Nov. 24th

A planet’s energies are more exalted during its “station period”; this has even more weight for an outer planet, as they move more slowly and their stations last much longer. This Neptune station is particularly strong, since it occurs in Pisces, its own sign; for more details, see Wednesday’s entry about the Neptune station.

Again, if you want to know how the Neptune Station (and direct motion) impacts you personally, feel free to join us for our next Forecasting Forum on Tuesday, Nov. 27th, 2017 at 10am PST/1pm EST/6pm GMT (London-time) — we will apply what’s coming up to our own birth charts; to join for FREE every month, become a Star or SuperStar Member on my site. To register for this month only, click here

Some of us will feel the effects of this station more than others: those of us with a Pisces Sun- or Rising-Sign (Ascendant) — and those of us with personal planets and points in 11-16 degrees of Pisces, Virgo, Gemini or Sagittarius.

Sunday (Nov. 18th): the Moon remains in creative, sensitive Pisces, until 10:56am EST (see Thursday late evening for details).

Sunday at 3:04am EST, we enter a Moon Void of Course (VoC), that last for almost 8 hours, until 10:56am EST.  Use this intuitive time to enjoy a nice feeling of emotional ease, coupled with an ability to trust and connect deeply with others; as best as you can, allow whatever comes up to be beneficial for you.

As always with a Moon VoC, as best as you can, don’t start anything brand-new, stick to routine things, or simply go with the flow. You may also want to plan Sunday very early morning until the late morning ahead of time.

Sunday morning has lots of potential for emotional healing around family, the “mother archetype”, home, and our past in general. We may feel more sensitive and insecure about our feelings; this gives us the opportunity to give ourselves some compassion, acceptance and nurturing in the face of our sensitivities and limitations.

Sunday at 10:56am EST, the Moon enters pioneering, fast-paced Aries, where it will journey until Tuesday evening (Nov. 20th). Life is an adventure, we’re more open to new ideas, and have great enthusiasm for new projects. Patience is certainly not our strong suit at this time, but we can decide quickly, and act immediately.

Our independence and dynamism are important to us right now, so we may find it hard to be disciplined or accept advice at this time; in general, our responses to others tend to be more assertive or even aggressive. If you find your foot tapping, try hitting the gym, or finding other ways to burn off the body’s excess energy.

Sunday afternoon we have an urge to explore something new that helps us understand the bigger picture all around. As best as you can, keep an open mind and look for opportunities, even if you are not expecting any.

Sunday late evening: we are invited to make adjustments and find creative solutions to reconcile personal desires and needs with long-term goals and plans. As best as you can, put solid foundations under any long-term goals currently underway, while still taking care of your own needs. Flexibility and adaptability are key if we are to move forward with plans and projects…

A heads up for next Monday (Nov. 19th): the Moon remains in pioneering, fast-paced Aries all day (see Sunday late morning for details). The Moon in Aries trines Mercury in Sagittarius at 11:26am EST. Monday evening, a challenging Mars/Jupiter aspect becomes exact at 8:30pm EST; we started to feel this aspect build from Nov. 10th on, it will remain strong until Nov. 26th. And, in the late evening, the Moon in Aries square Pluto in Capricorn, exact at 11:22pm EST. More about the details in next week’s forecast 🙂

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