Starcodes April 7, 2023 Heather Roan Robbins

Revolution, resistance, and all around contrariness stirs the pot. We’ll want to make decisions which can open our possibilities and expand our world, launch new beginnings aligned with Easter and Passover or seek freedom- on our terms — while the Sun conjuncts Jupiter in Aries early next week, or take the protest into the street. We can be open-minded when we’re calm or puttering in the garden but can grow truly stubborn under pressure with Mercury and Venus now in relatively peaceful but seriously determined Taurus. All while the Sun flares and infuses these aspects with extra energy and torque.

This lineup can open doors, but not just for us. It adds fuel to political debate, but it’s up to us to set the direction. It can be easy to define ourselves by what we’re against, but more empowering if we focus on what we are for instead. If people around us get feisty, ask them to define their vision, define what’d they’d like to see; it can slow down the contention and hopefully help a person clarify their thoughts. And maybe admit any foolishness hiding in prejudice.

An ongoing trine this week between Mars in Cancer and Saturn in Pisces helps us launch new work campaigns and put considered action into long-term plans. It could also help us heal some rifts across generational boundaries, but first it pokes at sore points that need to be addressed. It’ll be so easy to just…