Mars steals the show in the first half of November with two potent aspects: a Pluto square and a Jupiter sextile. The intentions you hold will influence whether these aspects bring you distress or delight!

We also have the epic final sextile between Saturn and Neptune – the grand finale of their 15-month dance. There’s also a Taurus Full Moon interwoven with a harmonious Cradle, and much more!

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11/4 (Mon)

Grand Cross Begins: Juno-Chiron-Lunar Nodes

When most people hear the words “committed partnership,” they think of a romantic partner. But the definition can be more broad when we’re dealing with Juno, the asteroid goddess of committed partnership. We could be talking about a business partnership, a deep friendship, or any other relationship where you are bound to each other.

The Grand Cross that starts today, with Juno, Chiron and the lunar nodes, wants to know if your committed partnerships align with your soul purpose. If that’s the case, with the North Node in Cancer, your heart should feel an emphatic “Yes!” about that person. If the relationship doesn’t serve your highest good, this Grand Cross may bring challenge to draw that to your attention.

With Chiron in this configuration, you may experience some kind of wounding in committed partnerships that don’t serve highest good. If they are aligned, the themes of mentoring or healing could be strong.

This Juno-Chiron-Lunar Nodes Grand Cross starts today (11/4), peaks on 11/19 and ends on 12/8.

11/5 (Tue)

Grand Trine Peaks: Sun-Neptune-North Node

This is the third of four Grand Trines featuring Neptune and the North Node.

Let’s start by interpreting the trine between Neptune and the North Node. This could represent following your intuition so that you can easily stay aligned with your soul purpose. With the North Node in Cancer, this harmonious aspect could also smooth the way for unconditional love and compassion. And here’s a third possibility: inspired creativity that warms people’s hearts.

Now let’s add the Scorpio Sun. It forms a Sun-Neptune-North Node Grand Trine that started on 10/29, peaks today (11/5) and ends on 11/12.

In addition to the Neptune-North Node themes already mentioned, this Grand Trine could support a smooth, powerful beginning or deepening of your spiritual awakening. It could also support you shining out into the world as an agent of transformation, with the flowing support of your inner guidance and spiritual essence. Or you might be inspired to retreat inward, focusing on internal healing and spiritual processes to better align with your soul purpose.

Mars Square Pluto

One of astrology’s most intense aspects – a Mars-Pluto square (20°54′ Libra-Capricorn) – lines up today. Its extreme effects can harm or help you, depending on where you put your attention.

Positive possibilities include breakthrough athletic performance, including extreme sports. With Mars in Libra, you can more easily combine power and grace.

This square also supports charismatic leadership, bold initiation and sacred sex. Passionate, uninhibited creativity and authentic, honest relating are supported because Mars is in Libra.

Low side possibilities of this square can be grim, including physical violence and sexual abuse. Also beware of those who try to dominate or control you.

Handle with care! We’ll feel the effects of this Mars-Pluto square through 11/20.

11/6 (Wed)

Yod Begins: Juno-Pallas-Uranus

Juno’s having a moment. She helped start a Grand Cross two days ago, and now she’s teaming up with two other planets to form a Yod! This Juno-Pallas-Uranus Yod starts today (11/6), peaks on 11/16 and ends on 11/27.

This “Finger of God” invites you to revolutionize your committed partnerships through strategic planning and bold action. With Uranus as the focal planet, you and your committed partner could even team up to catalyze an awesome paradigm shift!

Kite Peaks: Sun-Saturn-Neptune-Lunar Nodes

This Kite is formed by adding Saturn and the South Node to the Sun-Neptune-North Node Grand Trine that peaked on 11/5.

For starters, Saturn adds smooth foundational support to everything described in that Grand Trine interpretation. The South Node can help you bring forth talents developed in past lives, or made available through your genetic heritage.

in addition, Saturn and Neptune can team up to support you in two life-affirming ways. The first is embodied awakening. (Here’s an amazingly easy way to “walk between the worlds”.) The second is Law Of Attraction. It’s so much easier for the universe to support you when you tell it exactly what you want!

Even in a harmonious aspect pattern like this Kite, the Saturn-South Node conjunction can stir up old emotional wounds. Fortunately, the Scorpio Sun is ideal for this sort of shadow work. And this flowing aspect pattern will make it is easier than usual to clear this toxic energy. (For a great DIY self-healing technique, try my free Healing Invocation.)

11/7 (Thu)

Cradle Begins

Do you want to do some good for a worthy cause? The Cradle that begins today, featuring Mercury, Vesta, Saturn and Neptune, opens a special window of opportunity!

Vesta is the asteroid goddess who represents selfless service. She’s opposing Mercury, who embodies learning and communication.

With Mercury in Scorpio, you can do deep dive learning about the worthy cause you’re serving. You can also communicate its value to others with authenticity, passion and persistence.

That leaves Saturn and Neptune. They’re the perfect partnership for Law of Attraction. Neptune supports imagination, while Saturn excels at manifestation. So clearly visualize the final result you want from your efforts.

Saturn and Neptune also support embodied awakening. Maintaining this state is easy with my embodied awakening invocation. And the flow state it provides will make you far more effective in your service to that worthy cause!

This Mercury-Vesta-Saturn-Neptune Cradle begins today (11/7). Because of Mercury turning direct, this aspect pattern has two peaks: 11/13 and 11/29. It wraps up on 12/5.

11/8 (Fri)

Saturn Sextile Neptune

One of 2019’s most important aspects makes its final exact alignment today (11/8). This Saturn-Neptune sextile was previously exact on 1/31 and 6/18. Its total time in orb (close enough to have a meaningful influence) is almost 15 months, 11/10/2018 through 2/1/2020!

Because this aspect is so important, it merits an in-depth look at the numerous ways it can express.

High Side

• Law of Attraction
• embodied awakening
• conscious dissolution
• humble, grounded spirituality
• disciplined spiritual practice
• mature detachment
• practical, focused compassion
• concrete service to those less fortunate
• putting your ideals into practice
• tranquil solitude, sacred silence, and hard-earned peace
• spiritual mentors

Low Side

• demoralizing doubt and uncertainty
• disillusionment and melancholy
• withered dreams and challenged faith
• unclear boundaries
• craving drugs or alcohol to blur painful emotions and simulate states of mystical union

If you’re experiencing any of these low manifestations, focus your energy on the high side potentials instead. It will give the Saturn-Neptune sextile something better to do! If this shift in focus isn’t enough, seek whatever outside help you need.

11/10 (Sun)

Kite Begins: Mercury-Saturn-Neptune-North Node

An intense focus on your higher purpose – and the ability to manifest it! — is smoothly supported by a Kite that begins today (11/10), peaks on 11/20 and ends on 11/30. It includes Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and the North Node.

Mercury in Scorpio provides the intense focus. The Saturn-Neptune sextile within this aspect pattern empowers Law of Attraction manifestation work. (As noted on 11/7, Neptune supports imagination and Saturn excels at manifestation.) And the North Node – astrology’s “destiny point” – wants you to fulfill your soul mission!

Scorpio loves metaphysical practices that pierce beyond the veil. And the Saturn-Neptune sextile also supports embodied awakening. If your soul purpose includes spiritual enlightenment, then put some intense mental focus on that too! (My free Embodied Awakening Invocation has helped thousands achieve this state quickly and easily.)

11/12 (Tue)

Taurus Full Moon

November’s Full Moon adds its light to America’s morning sky at 9:34 AM EST. Any Taurus Full Moon is great for release or adjustment relating to money, possessions and persistent patterns.

What changes would improve how you experience your five senses and the natural world? Would it help you to have less “human doing” and more “human being”?

Aspects

As it turns out, the Sun and Moon align perfectly with the Cradle aspect pattern that started on 11/7. The Sun hugs Mercury, while the Moon cuddles up with Vesta. The members of this Cradle are the only planets making significant aspects to this lunation.

This means that my interpretation of this Full Moon’s aspects is going to sound a lot like my 11/7 interpretation of the Cradle. But there are two nuances added by the luminaries.

The Scorpio Sun amplifies your ability to shine out into the world with your charismatic message. And the Taurus Moon will help steady your emotions, while making your message more emotionally resonant with your audience.

Beyond that, the rest of this is very similar to my 11/7 Cradle interpretation. If it’s still fresh in your mind, feel free to skip ahead.

This Full Moon’s cradled aspects open a special window of opportunity. This smooths the way so that you can do some good for a worthy cause.

Vesta is the asteroid goddess who represents selfless service. She’s opposing Mercury, who embodies learning and communication.

With Mercury in Scorpio, you can do deep dive learning about the worthy cause you’re serving. You can also communicate its value to others with authenticity, passion and persistence.

That leaves Saturn and Neptune. They’re the perfect partnership for Law of Attraction. Neptune supports imagination, while Saturn excels at manifestation. So spend time clearly visualizing the final result you want from your efforts.

Saturn and Neptune also support embodied awakening. Maintaining this state is easy with my embodied awakening invocation. And the flow state it provides will make you far more effective in your service to that worthy cause!

Mars Sextile Jupiter

Abundant energy can flow to you easily with Mars sextile Jupiter. This is a “git ‘er done” aspect if ever I saw one!

This is partly because both planets are in signs that they rule: Mars in Scorpio and Jupiter in Sagittarius. And the sextile that connects them is energizing and harmonious.

You can fire up just about anything with the sheer power of this aspect. But some things get special support. For example, Mars in Scorpio gives a thumbs up to charismatic leadership, sacred sex, and inspired athletic performance.

Jupiter in Sagittarius is great for a quest or immersion in a foreign culture. It also supports you sharing wisdom that enriches people’s lives, much like a professor, philosopher or guru.

You can draw on this sextile’s exuberance until its influence ends on 11/30.

11/13 (Wed)

Cradle Peak #1

The Mercury-Vesta-Saturn-Neptune Cradle that started on 11/7 has its first peak on 11/13. It will peak again on 11/29 and end on 12/5.

11/14 (Thu)

Would you like some intense creative inspiration? How about a strong urge to connect at the soul level with someone you love? No, wait – how about merging into oneness with everything around you, as well as your higher self?

These are my favorite ways to use a Venus-Neptune square (15°58′ Sagittarius-Pisces). I suggest doing at least one, so that the lower manifestations of this square don’t show up. Those could include financial scams, codependent enmeshment, and unlimited, unhealthy self-indulgence.

As always, the low side of an aspect will have trouble showing up if you keep cultivating the positive potentials!

Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies.

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