Re-Feminist History (aka Bitchstory)

Lather, Rinse, Repeat, bitches. This week continues the tense and thick energy of the last few weeks (the whole year if we’re being honest). There are some pockets of hope and positive feelings, however. And the less cheery transits do give us ample opportunity to clear and release energetic waste. So really, 2020 is a bit like a really long bout of energetic diarrhea. We are getting rid of what’s making us ill (hopefully!). It’s shitty, it’s uncomfortable, we can’t really go out because we can’t trust a fart (plus everything is still mostly closed), and no one wants to come hang out with us. So just eat some toast and hydrate, babe . We will get through this and feel the sun and hug each other again...eventually. 10/12 Jupiter sextile Neptune Rx - harmony (yay) 10/12 Mercury sextile Venus - friendly, fun energy (yay) 10/13 Sun opposite Mars Rx - assertiveness (meh) 10/13 Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio - deep feelings resurfacing/revisiting (ugh) 10/14 Sun trine North Node - ...

Well wasn’t last week just a hoot? No. Last week was a shit show.💩 Both in the United States as a whole, and for most of us, personally. A number of people’s asses were illuminated by that Aries full moon, and you all know about the information that came out on that day as well (Trump being positive for Covid).   This week the Sun and Mars both make strong aspects to other planets, increasing our drive and energy. But on the flip side of that, we might be feeling pretty flimsy and insecure behind the scenes. It's an awkward juxtaposition of being motivated AF and feeling vulnerable as well. Personal relationships could feel a smidge wonky this week too. But don’t be reactive and flip out. Any disconnects you feel are temporary. Collectively, progress will start to happen, but very slowly. Saturn, Jupiter and Pluto have all turned direct and will begin moving forward. Mercury and Mars, while they definitely affect the collective, are a little more personal. We won’t see re...

9/28 Venus trine Mars - nice flow between masculine and feminine. Good aspect for relationships and affection 9/28 Saturn direct in Capricorn - we can find our path again and focus on what needs to be done. This comes with responsibility. But the internal anarchy of Saturn retrograde should quiet down and we won’t resent having to “adult” so much 9/29 Mars square Saturn - We had this transit in August, and we will have it again in January (but by then Mars will be direct so it will feel different). Mars square Saturn transit brings frustration and inhibition. Your desires are strong, and your responsibilities are stronger. The harder you push, the more you’ll meet resistance. Authority issues may come up around this time. 9/29 Sun opposite Chiron - confronting our wounds 1 0/1 Full Moon in Aries 2:06pm - This full moon is strongly influenced by Mars retrograde square Saturn. This indicates frustration and anger that has been building for at least one month. 10/2 Sun quincunx ...

 Katie Weaver and I came up with this list of ways to make yourself feel better right away!  Listen to your favorite song from 5th grade Wear some fancy clothes (even if just around the house) Go for a walk Cook one of your grandma’s recipes Do your make up Drink something warm Learn a new language (even if just a few words) Watch videos of babies laughing (at dogs) Read a good book Take a bath Meditate Brush your teeth Eat chocolate Hold a baby Crystals (rose quartz and rhodolite, blue kyanite, larimar) Research a day trip Fresh flowers Watch/listen to some stand up comedy (YouTube/Netflix Try Brian Regan & Jim Gaffigan - clean) Listen to the sound of rain or running stream or ocean Decorate something: a cupcake, a room, a scrapbook Rearrange your furniture Hug a tree (heart on tree) Put on lotion Talk to an old friend or an older relative Smudge yourself/your space Verbal clearings/affirmations A cup of tea Look for feathers View art Take a drive Diffuse or wear bergamot...

Rrrrriiing ring      Hello? Hi, is this Ms. McClain?     Mmmm, who dis? We are calling from the Astrological Fuckery Department of the Cosmic Forum of Earth Fuckery. We are calling today on behalf of Mars, planet getting shit done.      Oh. I…. We would like to know if you’d like a 2 month subscription to demotivation?     Well, not re… Great! We think you’ll really love Mars retrograde. AND what’s more, with that subscription you get almost 2 more bonus months of frustration for absolutely no charge!     I don’t think I’m …. Fantastic! We’re so happy we could fuck with you. We’d also like to offer you 3 hours today of cleaning out drawers of junk you haven’t looked at in a decade in as a way of distracting yourself from the actual work you need to do. Doesn’t that sound great?     No. it sounds dusty and pointless! Awesome! Please enjoy your 3 hours of wasting time, procrastinating and feeling...

The big news this week is Mars stationing retrograde on Wednesday. This retrograde is less common than the other planets’ retros and only happens once every 26 months. It packs a good deal of punch and we have a tendency to gloss over its impact. Mars has been in its home sign of Aries since June 27th. He normally spends about a month and a half, but his time in Aries has been extended because of where he is in his orbit. Mars’ path will start at 28° and back up to 15° where it will turn direct on November 14th. What’s interesting to me is that during this most powerful Mars position in its home sign, where he is more war-like, we won’t see it reach its full potential. We don’t get a 29° of mars in Aries! He has been fueling our anger, our initiative, our passions for months; he gets right up to 28° then he starts retrograding. Then in November he goes back over the degrees from 15° forward. But we don’t get 29° of Aries until the 5th of January! I would liken this to collective...

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...