Feisty Mars moves into Gemini today firing up communications and bringing energy, motivation and desire as well as possible aggression, competition and conflict to matters pertaining to news, short distance travel, ideas, business, technology, vehicles, information, colleagues, siblings, neighbours and communications in general.
As Mars moves into Gemini, its ruler Mercury makes an exact conjunction with the Greater Benefic Jupiter, aka the luckiest planet, a wonderful omen generally speaking, as Mercury receives some of Jupiter’s good fortune in this seeding. But Jupiter is also capable of blowing things up and its conjunction to Mercury intensifies and expands the influence of Mars in the sign of communication, information, ideas and vehicles (I saw two car accidents yesterday, heard of two intense interpersonal confrontations - Gemini rules doubles - and have been watching the shit-show of sexual misconduct allegations against two men in the Australian Federal Government being played out in the media like everyone else.
Generally speaking, Jupiter brings positive, optimistic, forward-looking expansion, and with Mercury ruling facts and information and Aquarius focusing their attention on justice and equality, it seems something has to blow up before justice can be achieved. One thing’s for sure: we haven’t seen the end of the story yet. Mercury-Jupiter conjunctions can also give rise to exaggerated (Jupiter) and deceitful mistruths (Mercury as trickster and thief). Mars is also trining Pluto, planet of power dynamics, sexual trauma and transformation, in Capricorn, sign of the patriarchal structures of power. The Attorney General Christian Porter’s statement on Wednesday that he would not step down in the context of historical rape accusations because it would mean he bears the burden of proof for ‘something that never happened’ and that by extension if he did so there would be no law in Australia, are good examples of these dynamics.
We’re also seeing the influence of exalted Venus combust the Sun in these dynamics too I think. Venus rules all matters relating to women and combust planets are often thought of as being debilitated by too close a proximity to the Sun, which makes them invisible and burned by the Sun’s rays unless exalted. Venus has the full support of the Sun in this situation but the light’s still blinding. With Neptune, planet of obfuscation, confusion and deception also combust the Sun, it’s clear that we don’t have all the facts yet.
But we’re definitely seeing the power of Venus expressed this week. Former One Nation minister David Leyonhjelm lost his appeal in a defamation suit against Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young this week with the Federal court describing his attack as “crass, offensive and obviously sexist” and awarding Hanson-Young $120,000. (Venus also rules money.) The Defence Chief was under fire for advising young female cadets against going out in public looking attractive lest they attract sexual predators, and Australian of the Year and sexual assault survivor Grace Tame called for national reform in policy and education to consistently support sexual assault survivors and establish a uniform national standard of sexual consent. Abortion was even decriminalised in South Australia.
In the US Biden’s pick for Director of the Office of Budget and Management, financial conservative Neera Tanden stepped down after failing to be endorsed by key Democratic and Republican senators. Her dubious relationship with corporate donors and support for welfare cuts made her a frightening prospect in the position. Governor Andrew Cuomo too is finally facing the consequences of his cover up of nursing home deaths and multiple sexual harassment allegations, and Senator Bernie Sanders has declared he’ll force a vote on an amendment to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour as part of the Coronavirus Relief Bill. It’s all happening.
Stay tuned for good news this week and be mindful while driving and communicating in tricky scenarios. Consider what you’re ready to relinquish in the lead up to next weekend’s beautiful New Moon in Pisces, which marks the Autumn/Spring Equinox, and let go....
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