I hope you will enjoy this astro-forecast, written from a synthesis of astrologers I follow, through my own interpretations. At the bottom of this page you'll find a pdf download of important dates of this year. Of course I haven't included all of the astrological events, but these are some of the ones I will be watching. If you find this guide helpful and are able to do so, please consider making a donation to support this and other spiritual care work at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, where I am a volunteer. Thank you! The last two years we saw seismic upheavals and major shifts as planets clashed and new hundred-year cycles began. This year we will be reckoning with those changes, trying to build a bridge from the past into a new future, all while in a dense cloud of dust kicked up by those events that has yet to settle. There is a feeling of living between worlds, lurching from tradition to innovation, reactionary to revolutionary, limitation to freedom. We know that liminal spaces — crossroads, thresholds, dusk and dawn — hold the most potent energy and immense possibility for shifting the web of fate. The prevailing astrology of 2021 was the repeated squares between Saturn, planet of tradition, structure, and boundaries, and Uranus, planet of sudden change, innovation, and freedom. That energy lingers into this year as these planets continue to be in conflict, pulling in different directions, or worse, pitting us against one another. Can we find a third road to honor the past while building a more equitable and sustainable future? Jupiter will be in Pisces for much of this year from Dec. 28, 2021 to May 11, 2022 and again from Oct. 28 to Dec. 21st. As the largest planet of our solar system by far, Jupiter expands all that it comes in contact with. The traditional ruler of Pisces, Jupiter is in its home waters, encouraging us to dream, imagine, feel, dissolve, and intuit. Our creativity and psychic gifts will be heightened during this time, and we may experience rapid spiritual growth. Of course every sign has its shadow, so this transit will also emphasize confusion, fear, escapism, addiction, and mental health challenges. Neptune, Pisces modern ruler, is swimming through this sign from 2011 to 2026 and will conjunct Jupiter April 12th. This could be an incredible moment for humans to realize the sacredness in everything, that we are all one, and in particular that the waters of our world need to be honored and protected. Neptune in Pisces is more interested in what could be than what is, dissolving limitations and allowing us to see and feel outside the mundane. However, it can sometimes untether us from reality completely, leading to conspiracy theories, “alternate facts,” and passivity or despair. To balance this we need to stay grounded, even while letting our imaginations fly. From May 11th to Oct. 27 Jupiter takes a summer road trip into Aires. Here it expands this fire sign’s boldness and daring confidence, our desire for travel and action, independence and freedom. I would expect to see covid-related restrictions being lifted during this time, for better or worse, as well as even more frustration with any limits placed on personal freedom. There could also be an increase in aggression or even violence, rash look-before-you-leap action, as well as a “me first” attitude that thwarts collective enterprises. This is all made more complicated by the antics of Mars, the ruler of Aires, who will be going retrograde in October, and has an especially erratic and roguish energy in the fall and into next year. The fall and winter may see another increase in Covid infections, restrictions, and confusion as Jupiter returns to Pisces while Mars acts out. Another key influence of this year is Pluto moving through the last few degrees of Capricorn, where it has spent the last 14 years. In 2022 this slow-moving planet will return to the exact position it was in when the United States was founded, making this our nation’s first Pluto return. As lord of the underworld, Pluto likes to bring up issues we would rather leave in the shadows. We will be returning to the same questions our Founding Fathers wrestled with — equality, liberty, government, wealth, and tradition, as well as racism, slavery, oppression, genocide, and revolt. Reckoning with these collective shadows will either lift us into a new age of prosperity and justice, or it will shake us to our very foundations. The nodes of the moon, where eclipses happen, have shifted signs as well. The north node, known as the head of the dragon, will be powering up the sign of Taurus and turning our focus to the earth, particularly the wealth that comes from the earth (farming, agriculture, natural resources, real estate, ect) and how we manage it. Meanwhile the dragon’s tail or south node will be in Scorpio, asking us to shed and release, especially around issues of power & position, secrecy, security, stocks and banking, military, toxins, and pollution. These eclipses are likely to be especially challenging. Rather than working magic with them I suggest going dark, resting, and waiting them out. Lastly I’ll touch briefly on the personal planets. After making conjunctions to Pluto and Venus (March 3rd), Saturn (April 4th), Neptune (May 18th), and Uranus (Aug. 1st) Mars will spend the second half of the year in Gemini where it wants to do a thousand things at once, all at top speed. This can lead to great innovations in thought, travel, and communication, but might be too scattered and flighty to make much practical use of them. Towards the end of the year it goes retrograde and “out of bounds” which could bring greater political aggression at home and abroad, as well as unpredictability and even travel accidents. Mars and Venus will meet up on Feb. 16th and March 5th, which can bring passion and drive to our relationships and creative endeavors. Venus slips gently into Pisces April 5th, making a beneficial conjunction to Jupiter April 30th that is somewhat complicated by a solar eclipse at the same time. Her transit through Taurus in May and June is also shaken by eclipses, but in her home sign she plays hostess, cleaning up the messes and soothing things back to order. Mercury has four retrogrades this year, the maximum amount, and the outer planets will have retrogrades this year as well. We will be spending a lot of time reviewing, rethinking, and reworking things and have less forward momentum. We might also get ahead of ourselves and have to double back or revise issues we thought were resolved. While this may feel frustrating when we are trying to get things done, I think an extended period of reflection is exactly what we need after so much upheaval and change. Before we can plot a new course we must reckon with where we have been. Here are a few astrology terms that might be helpful: Conjunction: when two planets meet at the the same point in the zodiac. They amplify and enhance each other’s energy. The “new moon” point, the start of a new cycle. Opposition: 180° apart, planets face off and have competing or polarizing energies. This is also the “full moon” part of the cycle, a culmination of what was started at the conjunction. Square: A 90° angle that causes tension, two planets are at odds with conflicting desires and ideas about how to move forward. Trine: At 120° this is a helpful aspect that allows plants to support each other and energy moves freely, and often quickly. Ingress: When a planet moves into a new sign, changing how its energies are expressed. For example, the equinoxes and solstices all occur when the sun enters a new sign. Retrograde: Times when a planet appears to be moving backward from the Earth’s perspective. A planet’s energies will be expressed differently and it’s a time to take a break from our usual patters and review where we’ve been before moving forward again. Sources: Cara James (www.carajames.com), Mel Priestly (melpriestly.ca), Heather Roan Robbins, Maeanna Welti, Chani Nicholas (chaninicholas.com), WeMoon datebook, Cafeastrology.com, astrology.com
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