Remember back in mid-November, I mentioned that Mercury was going on a two month journey with Saturn and Jupiter. That journey is now ending and it’s good to go back and pull out a couple of paragraphs that I wrote in anticipation of the Jupiter-Saturn-Mercury configuration that’s finalising this week (25-27 Dec).

One encounter that you might experience with the Mars Retrograde story is that of relationships and social values, which might be felt strongly this week as the planet of relationships Venus opposes Mars (12 Dec). If last week’s Mars Retrograde had you commit to any significant stance or commitments, especially if it had something to do with asserting your viewpoint or ‘individuating’, then this week might see the impacts of your decision on areas like your interpersonal relationships, self esteem, social values and/or finances. In other words, the ‘fair weather’ life that Venus often brings is being hit by the divisive Mars energy, resulting in ill-tempered moods, acrimony and a little more tension in the air.

What a big week in the skies! As you can see from the list of transits perfecting this week, there is plenty happening. However, the Mars Retrograde Station (7 Dec) is the main event which will mark a significant turning point in life since October. You may recall that after the eclipse season in October, I had written about the next six months being a distinct new chapter.

The November skies opened with a bang last week in the true intense essence of the Mars Pluto nature. This week, I suspect that things might move on quickly and we might get a little bit of respite.

In the past week, I’ve also recorded a full episode of the November skies with Callum Wilkinson from the Kepler College YouTube channel. If you’d like to hear the broader impacts of November, including a brief summary of each rising sign horoscopes, head over and check it out.