Weekly Astrology Forecast – November 18 – 24, 2024

The Endless Sky

It’s funny, as I prepare this post, my eye suddenly slips to Pluto’s entry into Aquarius. Oh wow, we’re finally here, exclaims my inner voice. Because somewhere on the long, long journey, I forgot about the destination. Those last scrambles up the mountainside, that achingly difficult last push to the summit, all of it overshadowed the anticipation of things to come. But now here we are, Pluto is entering Aquarius, and we begin a new journey, one that will take us into some weird territory for sure.

I have already made a video about this transit, along with horoscopes Aries to Virgo and Libra to Pisces so I’m not going to pepper this piece with the same. But I do want to mention that the phrase ‘thought police’ has finally appeared in a news headline as our Prime Minister was criticised over his support of the police prosecuting people for social media posts. And I do want to mention that as the door to Pluto in Aquarius cracked open, there was another UFO hearing in congress, yes in congress! That oddball topic fit only for those who wear tin-foil hats (according to general media) has suddenly become the stuff of serious investigation. Each time Pluto has hovered at the gate to Aquarius, we’ve had stories of secret things in (or of) the skies. These are all clues of things to come. There’s been plenty of foreshadowing for what might happen over the next 20 years.

But what about in our own lives, what about our own foreshadowing? Did you receive any clues?

A few weeks ago, I talked about how I’d been going through a life review. On the date that piece was published, I attended a shamanic ceremony for Samhain. Oddly enough, Samhain has only ever been the time when I have attended rituals with others – more by accident than design but here again I found myself walking a circle in a room filled with strangers although it could be said our souls were already friends. We banged drums and shook rattles and sang and sang, voices swelling, lifting each other up. During the meditation earlier, an accompanying drum took me deep within where I found myself perched on the back of a crow as it flew. For a fleeting but vivid moment, I felt the air whip past my face, felt it ripple across my outstretched fingers, blow my hair, billow my clothes. I had time to note the iridescence of the bird’s glossy wings; time to feel their smooth texture.  I saw the land far below me, this glorious land with Her languid bumps and hills and fertile forests and fields.  Above me and surrounding me was the endless sky. My heart leapt, excited, thrilled to be going somewhere.

In a snap I was back but the image remained, burned onto my internal eye. After the ceremony, I went home, still flying, high on a real feeling of community and connection. It’s not something I often crave or need and yet, the closer Pluto has got to Aquarius, the more I have found myself longing to celebrate the wheel of the year with those of like mind. Sure, this could absolutely be the work of Jupiter passing through my 11^th house. But Aquarius lies on the cusp of my 7^th house, and this is where my Moon is too. Pluto in Aquarius will pass over my Descendant in a couple of years and then meet my Moon so there are some interesting times to come. Right now, it feels important, necessary even, to feel the power of the group. For one who jealously guards her solitude, this is new.

The morning after the ceremony, my plans went by the wayside as I was seized with a desire to clean my house from top to bottom. With windows flung open despite the cold, I deep cleaned where I could, decluttered, scrubbed, polished, changed bedding and towels, brushed, swept, cleaned, cleansed. I chased out stagnant energy, sang the good energy alive again, tapped the walls to wake them up, rang my grandmother’s bell in each room, sent dragon’s blood incense into every corner and hidey hole. Then I called upon my protectors, blessed each room and salted the windows and doors to keep the positive in and the negative out. Finally, I spoke quietly to my house spirit to tell them I know now where I’m supposed to live, that I’m finally going somewhere. I thanked my house spirit for their unending shelter and promised them my continuing love until I find my new home. Pluto by the way, is the ruler of my 4^th house.

And just like that, I had the strangest feeling, a curious sense that something had finally been released. ‘The way is clear’ said a little voice inside. And just two days later, my best friend called, the same best friend who drew me to live in this city in the first place thirty something years ago, to tell me he’s finally leaving and moving to a new town to his dream home. And yes, not far from the place I had decided upon.

The way is clear. Things are changing. Every time now when Mr. Crow meets me in the local park for his morning nut, I feel an extra beady gaze from his eye, like he and I have been somewhere together, a shared experience. I huff my breath in front of me, note the visible puff and the trim of frost on nearby rooves.

In my tradition, I don’t celebrate November 1 as the witchy new year. For me we are now in the time of no time, as we move from Samhain to Winter Solstice. ‘New Year’ for me is when the light returns – but I’m not averse to celebrating the common New Year on January 1 as well, in fact, I love it!  Right now though, I feel the need for wintering, snuggling deep into my fluffy blanket wrap as I work and enjoying the scent of baked apples with cinnamon.

Pluto in Capricorn gave me many hard lessons, many of which I resisted to the last possible moment. Pluto asks me whether I might be more amenable to the next set of lessons. I grin at him (I mistyped that as grim which makes me laugh), flick my hair and stick my nose in the air.

‘Hmmmm, maybe.’ I crook my eyes in his direction. ‘Are you going to play nice though?’

‘Never!’ He laughs and I feel my heart swell with love for him. He takes me into his arms and holds me close, crow feathers on his cape tickle my cheek. He smells of frankincense and patchouli, wood smoke and night scented stock. ‘Don’t worry my dear’ he whispers. I’m going to find the perfect home for you.’ I sigh happily, my breath rushing out to meet the endless sky.

Painting - Woman with raven by Pablo Picasso

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THIS WEEK’S MAJOR ASPECTS - OVERVIEW

18-Nov-24 Mercury opposite Jupiter.
Big talks. Blabbermouth. Shouting to get the message across. Too many ideas. Feeling scattered. Skewed judgement.

19-Nov-24 Sun trine Neptune, Mercury trine Chiron, Pluto enters Aquarius.
Peace begins within. Self-compassion. Forgive yourself to bring about change. The voice as a tool of healing. Inclusive thinking. Power to the people. Changing society. Radical group shifts. Rebels in power. Thought police. Toxic air. Alien technologies. New sources of power.

20-Nov-24 No major aspects.

21-Nov-24 Venus square Vesta, Sun enters Sagittarius, Sun sextile Pluto.
Distracted by what tickles the heart. Strip away inessentials to prioritise what is most important.  Broadening horizons. The call to search for the truth. Inhabiting personal power. Exercising self-control.

22-Nov-24 Venus sextile Saturn. Uranus trine Ceres.
Long term relationships. Marriage proposals. Financial long-term investments. Money gurus. Exciting new shoots.

23-Nov-24 Last Quarter Moon in Virgo. Mars trine North Node. Neptune square Pallas.
Muddled strategy. Hidden patterns. A need to focus on details without losing sight of the big picture. Clarity combined with bold action kicks open the door to evolution.

24-Nov-24 No major aspects.

Tarot Knight of Swords (Tarot of the Old Path)
Swift reactions. Cutting through the fluff. New ideas replacing conventional wisdom. Managing internal conflicts via a process of logical deduction.

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