Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart.

Aspects of Note this Week:
All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time. For Eastern Time, add 3 hours; For Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), add 8 hours.

Monday: Mars enters Aquarius
Tuesday: Sun sextile Eris, Venus sextile Neptune, Mars conjunct Pluto
Wednesday: No major aspects are exact today
Thursday: Mercury sextile Chiron
Friday: Venus enters Aquarius, Mercury square Uranus
Saturday: Venus conjunct Pluto
Sunday: Sun enters Pisces

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THE PARADE CONTINUES: Following in Mercury's footsteps, Mars and Venus both enter Aquarius this week and immediately conjoin Pluto. While a Mars-Pluto conjunction happens every two years and a Venus-Pluto conjunction occurs annually, this will be the first time these two planets have aligned with Pluto in Aquarius in more than 200 years. Let's take these events one at a time.

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The focus for today (and the weekend) is:
I have the courage to make changes in my life.

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The focus for today is:
I send my love energy out into the world.

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The focus for today is:
I practice kindness which buffers the effects of negative news on mental health.

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The focus for today is:

For grounding and anchoring, I spend extended time outdoors,
in places with strong, supportive, nourishing energy.

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The focus for today is:

“What’s this feeling about and what do I need to do with it?” 

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Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart.

Aspects of Note this Week:
All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time. For Eastern Time, add 3 hours; For Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), add 8 hours.

Monday: Venus square Chiron, Sun sextile Chiron, Mercury conjunct Pluto, Mars square Eris
Tuesday: Venus square nodal axis, Sun sextile North Node
Wednesday: Venus trine Uranus, Mars sextile Neptune
Thursday: Sun square Uranus
Friday: New Moon 2:58 p.m. PST 20 Aquarius 40
Saturday: Mercury square Jupiter, Venus semisquare Saturn
Sunday: Venus square Eris, Mercury semisquare Neptune

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THE FEBRUARY PARADE: With Mercury entering Aquarius at 9:10 p.m. PST on February 5, we begin a parade of planets into Aquarius — first Mercury, then Mars (February 12), and then Venus (February 16). While this is not a terribly rare occurrence, since the three personal planets do sometimes travel closely together, it carries more significance now; as each planet enters the eleventh sign, it will immediately conjoin Pluto in Aquarius, for the first time in more than 200 years.

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The focus for today (and the weekend) is:
I use my intentions for my benefit as well as that of humanity.

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The focus for today is:
I choose to reflect on what serves the greater good and what does not.

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The focus for today is:
I find my way to creating a great life and successful career I love.

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