Well Bitches, there’s a lot to talk about! First, there’s a New Moon this week, but it is also a Solar Eclipse. Coming in 2nd place for red-letter days, Mars enters Scorpio and Pluto goes direct in Capricorn! Mars and Pluto are both heavy hitters, so this is significant, especially when it falls in the same week. The energy of each day this week seems organized into energetic patterns, which makes my Capricorn Stellium very happy, so let’s get into this very organized but intense week!
Monday is sensitive, compassionate, and maybe a little sad. Venus opposite Saturn is responsible for the latter, but then we have Venus conjunct Lilith for some passion meets compassion, and Mercury trine Chariklo where your compassionate message can be unlocked.
Tuesday is a day to integrate what we have confronted during Pluto’s retrograde period, which started in May. Individually, we confront our shadow, our darker self, the Darth Vader to our Anakin. When it goes direct, if we are doing the conscious work, we integrate those lessons.
If you’ve been following BitchScopes for awhile, you know that Pluto in Capricorn has been breaking down the foundations of the Patriarchy for a few years now. While he has been retrograde, a half ton of indictments came down on Trump’s head. Congress has been a fucking disaster. It’s like Kindergarten cop, but with Senators. I’m sure there’s a purpose to all of this, but we damn sure are an embarrassment on the world stage right now!
Let’s break down this Patriarchal Pluto poker game - so first, Trump & the Patriarchy showed us their cards (my analogy ends here because I am no Poker expert). Then Pluto retrograded and went back over many of those same points (called their bluff?). Retrogrades can be interpreted in different ways, one of them being “introspection and investigation”. Yep, that happened! A couple of the high rollers in this game are Rowe V. Wade, the 2024 Election, and the hot mess of a Junior High Dance that we call “Congress”
The day that Roe v. Wade was overturned, 6/24/22, Pluto was at 27° and in his annual retrograde. Pluto has since gone direct, and retrograde and …Pluto will now go direct at 27°! I know! It’s wild!
The battle is far from over, because Pluto moves very slowly. He will enter Aquarius in January of 2024. In May 2024 he will retrograde again through October. During that retrograde, he will retrace his steps in the very last degree of Capricorn…say it with me…the anaretic degree. 29° of Capricorn is not something to fuck with. Our election will happen during Pluto at 29° Cap! But when he goes forward again, he will go into Aquarius to stay until 2043!
Yes, Virginia, this is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius…or at least that’s part of the story! Capricorn is about foundations, authority, who has it, who does it benefit, masculine energy, the Patriarchy, ambition and control. Aquarius is still masculine, but a much higher octave. Aquarius is not about the Patriarchy, but the People. Power to the people is very much an Aquarian concept. Aquarius is not a water sign, but an air sign. Aquarius is the water bearer, the water carrier…it transmutes water (emotions) into logic and reason. It pours the water out among the people. It is humanitarian, non emotional, future oriented. (and as a side note, it’s no wonder Aquarians are all a bit weird... It’s an Air sign, that carries water, that is based on a mythology about Fire!)
Ok so that’s just Tuesday, babe!
Wednesday, we are feeling a little insecure. Mars enters Scorpio where he is intense, power hungry, passionate and jealous. Most of those things don’t come from a place of security and confidence like Mars in Aries. Scorpio can be very paranoid, and while Mars is co-ruler of Scorpio, I do think it brings out his shadow more than his true strengths. Also Wednesday we have the Sun opposite Chiron, and we can feel ineffective and not like a strong leader. Then we have Saturn, now opposite Lilith. Lilith has the desire for success, but is triggered by criticism and any hint that might remotely rhyme with “oppression”.
Thursday, we are feelin’ ourselves, but the world isn’t quite ready for what we have yet, and we are stuck in neutral. Mercury conjuncts Pallas and quincunxes Jupiter, and we have brilliant plans, but we are suspended at the crossroads of success. Then Pluto, now direct, quincunxes Juno which could cause a relationship issue. Jupiter then quincunxes Pallas, which indicates that our plans, while great, are either not quite ready to fully launch, or that the world at large ain’t quite ready for us. It will come. Adjust & adapt.
Friday is a Friday the 13th, and in October, even! Attention goddesses and witches, come to the front desk please! Friday’s gonna be lit! (sorry for the fire reference, witches.) Mars trine Saturn indicates we are strong and have the necessary perseverance, and then Mars sextiles Lilith, where passions are ignited. Um, hello, Sex Magic hotline?
Saturday is the big day. We have a New Moon Solar Eclipse at 21° of Libra. We had this exact eclipse on October 14, 2004 (remember, eclipses repeat exactly every 19 years), and Solar Eclipses tend to bring about “twists of fate” and new things. The first eclipse in this series happened in April of this year, and you can read what I said about that here: https://kellymcclain.blogspot.com/2023/04/mercury-retrograde-solar-eclipse-at-29.html So let’s talk about the Aries / Libra axis for a sec. Aries, a fire sign - confident, impulsive, goal oriented, competitive, initiator. Directly opposite Aries is Libra, an air sign like Aquarius - charming, collaborative, sometimes indecisive, balance-seeking, fairness score keeper. Aries is about the self, Libra is about the partnership. This series of eclipses will test, reset, refine, and surprise us along these themes. It is better to let “Jesus take the wheel” during this energy than to try to manifest specific things. I still do set intentions of a more generic feeling, theme, or general energy, however. Eclipses remind me of the kids board game “Chutes and Ladders”. Sometimes we slide to a former lesson that we maybe haven’t mastered. Sometimes we are launched ahead. But we don’t go backwards…we only move forward. What feels like a set back is really just our Universe Mom telling us we aren’t quite ready for our Driver’s License just yet. Eclipse energy can show up suddenly on occasion, but for most of us, it will unfold over a period of weeks, maybe even months. This eclipse will bring balance to how we relate with others. If you’re co-dependent, expect to have that affected. If you’re hyper independent, you will be given opportunities to lean on a partner more. Sometimes finding balance means releasing your white-knuckle grip on something. Sometimes it means doing what feels like a freefall so you can be caught. Try to stay loose.
Also on Saturday Mercury is eclipsed by the Moon, so emotion over intellect is the energy of the day for sure. Mercury is also opposite Chiron. Mercury is in Libra, and Chiron is in Aries. The message is balance, harmony, justice, partnership, and the healing happens for the self/individual.
Sunday is messy but creative. Mars is trine the asteroid Chaos. The Sun is quincunx Uranus. We are driven, and we are chaotic, but we’ll get shit done. We are also restless and craving excitement and change. Think…cleaning the garage or that one closet that is a mess…Once in a while you get a wild hair and just get after it. Sunday has potential to be nutty or amazing...or maybe both!
