This is the week the review reaches its middle, and the month turns.
Early this morning, Monday 2 November, at 4:19 Perth time, the Moon reached Last Quarter in Leo. It is the clearing out point of the cycle that began at the Libra New Moon, the moment to let go of what did not take root, before the next New Moon on Monday 9 November.
Then Wednesday.
At 6:30 on Wednesday evening, Venus in Libra makes an easy angle to Jupiter in Leo. Generosity and affection agree, and it is the warmest evening of the month for the people you love.
At 10:19 that same night, Mercury, still walking backwards, passes right in front of the Sun at 12 degrees of Scorpio.
That is the heart of the Mercury retrograde, the exact middle, the moment the words go into the Sun and start again. I will write about it on Wednesday.
On Saturday evening, 7 November, at 5:51, the Dog month ends and the Month of the Pig begins in the Chinese calendar. After a month of guarding the gate, the Pig opens the pantry. Comfort, generosity and rest, inside a Fire Horse year.
Venus is still retrograde, back in Libra, and she turns direct on the morning of Saturday 14 November. Mercury turns the night before.
Mars is in Leo all week.
The Moon is in Leo to Tuesday afternoon, Virgo to Thursday night, then Libra into the weekend.
Numerology: the first full week of November’s 3 month, words and joy, so say less, say it well, and laugh at least once a day.
The theme for everyone: clear out early in the week, be generous on Wednesday evening, and rest when the Pig arrives on Saturday.
Read for your Sun sign, and your rising sign if you know it.
Aries
Wednesday night’s meeting of Mercury and the Sun lands in your house of depth and shared resources, so an old money arrangement or an old trust gets a fresh start. Have the conversation about what is shared, and keep it simple. Venus in your house of partnership makes her easy angle to Jupiter in your house of joy on Wednesday evening, so take the person you love somewhere you both enjoy. Monday’s Last Quarter in your house of joy says let go of the hobby you only keep out of guilt.
Taurus
Wednesday night’s meeting of Mercury and the Sun lands in your house of partnership, so the relationship conversation that has been going around in circles finally gets its middle. Listen to the whole thing before you answer. Venus, your own planet, in your house of work and health makes her easy angle to Jupiter at the base of your chart on Wednesday evening, so a kind word at work or at home goes a long way. Monday’s Last Quarter at the base of your chart says clear one cupboard.
Gemini
Wednesday night’s meeting of Mercury, your own planet, with the Sun lands in your house of work and health, so a work plan or a health routine you have been rethinking all fortnight gets its answer. Write it down. Venus in your house of joy and creativity makes her easy angle to Jupiter in your house of words on Wednesday evening, so write the letter, the poem or the message that makes somebody smile. Monday’s Last Quarter in your house of words says delete the drafts you will never send.
Cancer
Wednesday night’s meeting of Mercury and the Sun lands in your house of joy and creativity, so an old romance or an old creative project shows you what it was really about. Go back to it if it still calls. Venus at the base of your chart makes her easy angle to Jupiter in your house of money on Wednesday evening, so spend a little on making home lovely. Monday’s Last Quarter in your house of money says cancel the subscription you forgot you had.
Leo
Monday’s Last Quarter is in your own sign, so let go of something you have been carrying about yourself since winter. Wednesday night’s meeting of Mercury and the Sun lands at the base of your chart, so the family conversation that has been circling gets its middle, and home starts to feel different. Venus in your house of words makes her easy angle to Jupiter in your sign on Wednesday evening, so say the generous thing out loud, and mean it. Mars is in your sign all week, still asking to be seen.
Virgo
Wednesday night’s meeting of Mercury, your own planet, with the Sun lands in your house of words and daily connections, so a conversation you have had three times this fortnight finally makes sense. Say it the fourth time, properly. Venus in your house of money and worth makes her easy angle to Jupiter in your quietest house on Wednesday evening, so give something away quietly. The Moon is in your sign from Tuesday afternoon to Thursday night, so the middle of the week is yours.
Libra
Wednesday night’s meeting of Mercury and the Sun lands in your house of money and worth, so an old bill, an old price or an old idea of what you are worth comes up for a fresh look. Venus, your own planet, is retrograde in your sign, and on Wednesday evening she makes her easy angle to Jupiter among your friends, so a friend reminds you who you are. The Moon is in your sign from Thursday night, so the weekend is yours.
Scorpio
Wednesday night’s meeting of Mercury and the Sun is in your own sign, so this is your fresh start in the middle of the retrograde, and your own words come back to you clearer than they went out. Say the thing you promised yourself you would say. Venus in your quietest house makes her easy angle to Jupiter at the top of your chart on Wednesday evening, so quiet work gets noticed. Monday’s Last Quarter at the top of your chart says drop one work commitment that no longer fits.
Sagittarius
Wednesday night’s meeting of Mercury and the Sun lands in your quietest house, so something you have been working through privately all fortnight comes to its middle, often in a dream. Write the dream down on Thursday morning. Venus among your friends and community makes her easy angle to Jupiter, your own planet, in your house of horizons on Wednesday evening, so a friend opens a door to somewhere new. Monday’s Last Quarter in your house of horizons says let go of a plan that has gone stale.
Capricorn
Wednesday night’s meeting of Mercury and the Sun lands among your friends and community, so an old friend or an old group plan comes back with a new face. Answer it. Venus at the top of your chart makes her easy angle to Jupiter in your house of depth on Wednesday evening, so a work relationship deepens, and it may come with money attached. Monday’s Last Quarter in your house of depth says forgive one small debt.
Aquarius
Wednesday night’s meeting of Mercury and the Sun lands at the top of your chart, so an old work matter comes back for its middle, and you see what it was really about. Make the call on Thursday. Venus in your house of horizons makes her easy angle to Jupiter in your house of partnership on Wednesday evening, so plan something far away with the person you love. Monday’s Last Quarter in your house of partnership says drop one old argument.
Pisces
Wednesday night’s meeting of Mercury and the Sun lands in your house of horizons, so a belief, a course or a trip you have been rethinking all fortnight gets its answer. Trust what comes. Venus in your house of depth and shared resources makes her easy angle to Jupiter in your house of work on Wednesday evening, so a generous arrangement at work is possible, so ask for it. Monday’s Last Quarter in your house of work and health says drop one habit that tires you out.
Whatever your sign, the week has one shape.
Monday, clear out.
Wednesday night, the words go into the Sun and start again.
Saturday, the Pig opens the pantry.
What are you clearing out before the New Moon?
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