Re-Feminist History (aka Bitchstory)

Sorry for the absence of BitchScopes last week. But the bitch is back and just in time to save you from yourself, because this week could be a bit tense. Relationships could experience some friction, and not the pleasurable kind. Generally, most people will be in their ego and focused on their own feelings. So it isn’t a good time to ask your partner for something, to have a difficult conversation, or to ask your boss for a raise. Just try to have a quiet week. Next week should be quite a bit lighter, even with Mercury retrograde. It’s also a pretty Venusian week. Give yourself a facial, work on your budget, organize your collection of $2 bills, find some art to browse online (hopefully museums will open soon!), take a hot bath, get a massage, write some love letters... you get the idea. Get your Venus on!   2/1 Sun square Mars - competition and ego conflicts 2/1    Venus enters Aquarius - relationships can be unconventional and interesting. Things will need to be...

  All eyes are on Washington DC this week, and the inauguration of Biden as President #46. Multiple security threats are afoot and this will be an inauguration that is different than any other in history. At the time I’m writing this, we don’t really know what that will look like. But certainly this changing of the guard, regardless of the ceremony that swears him in, represents a big change and deep breath for not just the U.S., but for all of US. I truly believe we have reasons to feel optimistic! Just for funzies, I looked at the numerology. Biden’s life path number is 11. (So were Reagan, Clinton, and Obama.) He is called to diplomacy and leadership. One could argue that all presidents are called to those things. However, for contrast: Trump is a 4, which at the very least carries a lot of responsibility for stability. But it also came from “31” (the numbers in his birthdate added up), which is a number of Karmic Debt. His inauguration day 1/20/2017 was also a 4/13/ kar...

Every so often, I like to title this blog “What’s Up Uranus?” I switched it up to “Uranus is Chafed” because I’m super mature, and also because it is accurate. Although I think Uranus is chafing US more than he is chafed himself. But anyway... Uranus is my ruling planet, and he is making himself known throughout this month. There are a couple of really optimistic aspects at the beginning of the week, and then things turn to feeling frustrated and nervous. Accurate! If you’re working in an office (anyone remember that?), keep a low profile this week and don’t stir the pot. If you must ask for something, do it on Thursday, when Sun conjunct Pluto increases personal power. But it would be wise to see how these transits land in your chart as well. I would just say don’t ask for much this week, smile and nod, and avoid confrontations. The New Moon is not gentle or simple either. Working on your personal goals is a great idea. But this moon makes a number of potentially tense aspects t...

There are quite a few ingresses this week, which is when a planet changes signs. 3 of the personal planets shift into new energy: Mars, Mercury, and Venus. When a planet changes signs, we often feel a little off for a day or so. But the big news this week is Mars. We have had Mars in Aries since June 2020 (when it is usually only in a sign for 6 weeks), and it never came all the way to 29 degrees! It came up to 28 degrees, then retrograded. This created a feeling of frustration individually and collectively and we all know what that looked like in society, not just in the US, but globally. Mars played a key role in the spread of Covid in 2020 as well. So this move out of Aries where Mars is its most powerful and impulsive, into steady, Earthy, Taurus is a big deal. Finally reaching a conclusion about something, anything, will feel really fantastic to all of us. Previously I had used the analogy of not quite being able to achieve an orgasm...getting really close but just not ...

It may come as no surprise to you that this week is pretty introspective, as this time of year usually is. It is cold, the days are short and dark, the holidays have passed, and the optimism tends to fade into worry. This isn’t just a coincidence or side effect of Western Capitalism. At the end of 2019, the last Full and New Moons were Gemini and Capricorn, respectively. We were receiving new information and setting new personal goals. I personally don’t like to do resolutions. I balk at dated goals and quotas of all kinds and I always have. If I have a goal, I tend to keep it very close to me and not share it at all. The idea of working in sales and having a sales goal or quota gives me an instant panic attack. But some people thrive on goal setting. No matter which category you fall into, your 2020 goals were likely rather screwed up by Covid. At the beginning of 2020, instead of setting resolutions, or even intentions, I chose a word for the year. It was “appreciate”. I ...

Well I would love to tell you that the week of Covid Christmas will be chill and groovy, its more likely that there will be a lot of macho Yang energy in the ethers. Drive, competition, dominance, power, excitement...these are all words you may experience this week. The week starts with the Great Jupiter and Saturn Conjunction in Aquarius, which I talked about in last week’s Scopes (check them out here ). This is a big deal, which will set the stage for big shifts in power for years to come. The way we structure our very society is up for discussion. That same day is also the Winter Solstice. It is the longest night of the year, and after the long night passes, we await the return of the Sun and warmer days. Fire ceremonies are really beautiful to honor the solstice, or just candles around your house. Spend a few minutes reviewing what went right for you this year, because even in the darkest of times, there is something. If you feel like crap and can’t seem to find anything g...

  Well, yawn, I mean, there’s not much to talk about this week.  But I’ll try.  The week starts with a New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius, and is followed the next Monday by a little event called the Grand Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. It’s kind of no big deal (heavy sarcasm, people). But here’s some bullet points to illustrate that... This is the closest they’ve been since 1623 (or 400ish years) Last time it was visible from earth was 1226 The last conjunction was in May 2000 (in Taurus)  This is the closest great conjunction until 2080 Jupiter Saturn conjunctions occur every 20 years This is 200 year cycle, within a larger 800 year cycle, as the duo changes elements every 200 years  From 1226-1425 they occurred in air signs, 1425-1603 in water, 1603-1802 in fire and from 1802 to 2000 in earth. Earth sign historical markers : establishment of banking system, scientific materialism (the notion that only the physical world is real, there is nothing supern...