Astrology for Saturday, 21 March 2020:

Today the Moon ingresses into Pisces and makes a conjunction to Mercury then a sextile to Uranus in Taurus. Pisces beckons us into the tides of empathy and compassion, and in these challenging times, these are resources that we need in abundance. Mercury may be struggling to find words for emotional experiences that feel ineffable, so be patient with yourself and those around you. If you or someone else cannot yet find the words, we might ask: what are you feeling in your body? The sextile to Uranus can describe a physical or emotional breakthrough, unearthing feelings that may have felt stuck or restricted in some way. The final minutes of Saturday night mark one of the most significant astrological events of the year: Saturn’s initial ingress into Aquarius. Saturn has been in Capricorn since December 2017, and this is our first taste of Saturn in its second domicile. It will remain in Aquarius until July 1, retrograde back into Capricorn, then return to Aquarius on December 17 where it will remain for the next several years. With Saturn in Aquarius, I’m thinking about fugitivity, in the sense of commitment or devotion to a world that is yet to come. Whereas Saturn in Capricorn has been focused on structures, institutions, and legacies of the past, examining or even dismantling what has been, Saturn in Aquarius is still focused on structure and systems and in some sense control, but now strategizing and developing new systems, inventing new structures that are capable of supporting and enduring worlds that we are only beginning to bring into being. Being in its fixed sign, there is a focus and slow-moving but relentless determination to Saturn in Aquarius. There’s commitment to what the world could become, and as we are watching old, established systems and structures suspended, collapsing, or disintegrating, this commitment to a new world order prompts us to consider: to what new worlds will you be devoted?