Re-Feminist History (aka Bitchstory)

This week could feel a little frustrating and tense until around Friday the 4th when things lighten up and shift.  But as this week starts we are fighting for what we want, feeling our feelings deeply and maybe feeling frustrated by the limitations that Saturn reminds us of.  Collectively, though, we will feel a shift around the weekend and generally be less agitated as we move away from the very feely full moon.   This full moon, get clear(er) about your passions are desires and work on releasing the unnecessary aspects, constraints or fluff you’ve applied to them.  Let’s call this the soul facial.  The goal is a smooth and healthy skin on the soul.  Let’s  exfoliate the unnecessary stuff, removing  anything that is too extreme in either direction: too logical and critical (acne and impurities), or too emotional and unrealistic (make up and residue).   After you’ve gotten clear on what you really desire, and released the extraneous detr...

There’s a shift happening. I feel that this one is in your personal relationships (thought it could be your bank account, or a work partner). If you can stay loose and not be in resistance, this is, I feel, the beginning of a new phase that is more in alignment for you. In the middle of the week there is a sweet energy for feeling good, having an optimistic outlook, and relaxing. But on either side of that there is some tension. On the front side of the week, there is a push for new ideas. On the back side of the week there’s potential for impatience and resentment. But rather than blow up on your people, or repress the feelings, just be with them. Maybe journal your thoughts and feelings. Within a few days you’ll be feeling much less jagged and cranky. There is also the possibility that this week you have a window to exit or escape a situation that you’ve just had enough of or that isn’t right for you. Use the empowerment that comes from the information you’ll receive for g...

BitchScopes for the week of August 17-23 This week I can’t help but feel there’s a sense of fate and purpose pulling on us . Mercury is a big player this week, as is Mars. You’ll also notice the inclusion of Eris in my scopes from here forward. (I own the irony that I left her out in the first place since her persona is all about rejection.)  I will be writing more on her later. But she is an important player in 2020 and we should try to understand her within ourselves. There’s a sense this week of kismet and serendipity as I look at this week’s planets. Our thoughts are focused, we are driven. We are motivated to heal and overcome. The New Moon is a beautiful, creative one. Lean in to its potential for re-creating your life the way you’d like it. Imagine a life that brings you joy. Later in the week there are some portals that could pull you closer to or more in alignment with your calling. So stay open. Aug 17: Mercury trine Mars - concentration, drive and focus. Strai...

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a week with this many quincunxes! The quincunx, also called an inconjunct, is an interesting aspect. It isn’t as frequently discussed as other aspects. I first became interested in them when I was trying to understand the “Yods” in my chart. Yods are fairly complicated, and we’ll get into those another time. As for the quincunx, it is a 150 degree angle between two planets. The 2 planets are 5 signs apart and have nothing in common. Some key words for the quincunx, or the inconjunct are : redirecting, challenging, requiring adjustments, diverting. The 2 points involved are difficult to blend. This oil and water characteristic can lead to overdoing one of the points, and possible dissatisfaction with both.  There are 6 quincunxes (That I am aware of, anyway) this week (!), making this a time period where not a lot of progress is likely. We are likely to feel tension, ambivalence, obsession, compulsion, over-doing, under-doing, laziness, over...

Last week I said “This week has the energy of change and unexpected insights and events. Tension is very possible and you’d be wise to be aware of your own energy as you interact with others. You may vascillate between bubbly optimism and desolate pessimism and it's all OK. This Aquarius full moon is a major contributor to this energy, but has a lot of help from Mercury and Uranus. Be fearlessly yourself, or at least imagine what that would look and feel like. Your imagination does give life to things. Journaling this week about who you would be if you had nothing to lose could uncover some delicious and valuable truths for you.” And I don’t know about you, but it was true for me. A lot of that information pertained to the August 3rd full moon and Mercury/Saturn aspect. So Because we’re overlapping August 3rd this week and last, that whole paragraph still holds true! This week will be mostly influenced by that Aquarius full moon everyone is talking about. August 3rd: Mercury ...