Do It Scared!

Artis Moon
2 days ago
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What's in the air for the Week of January 19?

Below are my cliff notes for this week's astrology, based on Chani's forecast for the week, along with my own interjections and a few words of wisdom from my star sister, Yohana.

Get your pulse on the energy of the week, and I've highlighted some journaling themes for deeper Recalibrations.

OVERVIEW

3 things, according to Chani, about this real, deep week:

It may be deeply transformative for our relationships;
it's demanding we have some very deep & real conversations;
and we are being reminded of and woken up to our collective power.

Chani has been saying there would be a sea change this month, a before-&-after of January 19. The first couple weeks of January were GO time, getting our seeds of transformation planted, taking action, creating the plan of attack.

We’re working with intense conditions that are cathartic and very much about power. It’s time to think about our power, in our personal lives and relationships, our power in the world, and the forces that try to make us feel powerless.

We’re at an important and unfortunate anniversary, the inauguration of Drumpf (and his tech bros) and all the madness that has ensued.

So, it’s also an anniversary astrologically. On that fateful day, the Sun and Pluto came together for the first time in Aquarius. Pluto, god of the underworld, represents transformation and power, and the wealth that lays under the Earth, which we need in order to run the tech companies; and paired with Aquarius, this placement may signal technological advancements.

Pluto’s last visit with Aquarius was during the Industrial Revolution. It was a time of technology, reproduction, the changing workforce, and how craftsmanship was changing, too.

We are now in another kind of technological revolution with the explosion of AI, and this placement begs the question - are some new AI announcements going to be made this week? And what power will the collective summon to push back? It doesn’t work if we don’t want it, if we don’t buy into it.

How do we divest from that which is stealing our resources, inner and outer, our brain power, our problem-solving skills, our electricity, our water? (And if you say you ‘must’ use AI, how can you minimize its use?)

This week, let us remember the power of our creativity, ingenuity, and brilliance.

The Pluto cazimi that happened on inauguration day shone light into the underworld of the wealthy one percent, with the Sun setting the stage that let the tech bros lead for a bit.

The last time Pluto was in Aquarius, there was the Haitian Revolution, American Revolution, French Revolution, so let’s reference those times to see what worked, what didn’t, and what we want to put into practice now.

The Age of Aquarius, truly, is about how we imagine and build worlds, it’s about humanitarianism, as much as it is about all the things that get in the way of our humanity.

Envision a better world for all with these questions.

Draw / write:

“What does it mean to live with humanitarianism at the core of our life?
What does that even look like?
What does liberation look like?”

This time is all about power, who has power, the imbalance of power, class solidarity. These are things people all over the planet are fighting right now - the dramatically uneven amassing and distribution of wealth, hoarding and seizing of resources by gluttonous m*rderous regimes, the way that technology is entrenched in our lives, some of it in very harmful ways.

Right now, it’s a central theme, how do we stop this fast-moving train of utter annihilation?

Envision a better world -

These are important questions for the survival of life on this planet.

Draw / write:

What are we going to do (collectively / individually)?
How are we going to work with this situation in an empowered way?
How are we going to fight back?
What companies and techs are we divesting from? Make a list, and take action! One step at a time. We are entrenched, some things will take time, but some are quick and simple.
How do we create tech and internets, innovations, etc. that aren’t harmful?
Can we somehow infuse the tech world with some harm reduction strategies?

THE BREAKDOWN

MONDAY the 19th - a moment of exhilaration! I can do anything kind of energy! Mars still in Capricorn reaches its degree of exaltation, trine Uranus, sextile Saturn. This is massive fuel for whatever we’ve been trying to get off the ground in January, the last moment of go go go go gooooo! Doors are closing! Get the application in, meet the deadline, do the damn thing, whatever it is! Onward and upward!

Adding to the fuel, Sun sextile Neptune, then moving into Aquarius, and then we enter Aquarius season, bringing big Shift energy, and gracing us with deep emotional experiences (Venus conjunct Pluto in Aquarius bringing underworld vibes to our relationships).

We may find ourselves confronting imposter syndrome, abandonment issues, feel not prioritized, the yucky and murky feelings we feel when our relationship dynamics go wonky.

Zoom out. Look at the bigger picture. Acknowledge how you feel, but don't get stuck there.

Be sensitive to the Struggles, yours and others’. That may help you shift perspective.

TUESDAY the 20th - Mercury sextile Neptune helps us to connect, then Mercury shifts to Aquarius, then it meets up with the Sun and Pluto on Wednesday and Thursday.

So - WEDNESDAY the 21st - Deep, cathartic conversations may lead to some great insights and beautiful little pockets of awareness.

Add in THURSDAY the 22nd - Wednesday and Thursday both are great days for research, exposing things, getting down to the nitty gritty, finding that missing piece of the puzzle. There may be some things in the collective getting exposed, secrets, lies, whatever’s been hiding right under the surface, an illumination of what’s happening on the subterranean level.

Mars sextile Neptune is great for helping us move toward what we’re inspired to do, and since it’s moving into Aquarius, and then conjuncting Pluto on the 27th, it may feel like we’re moving towards something quite extreme.

The importance of understanding what’s happening under the surface is being enhanced. If you know want to know what the power at be are doing, follow the money. Research, summon your strength and energy.

(If you have a Mars-Pluto conjunction: you might be revered for your strength, folks might be a little scared of you, and you might be really good at getting to the truth, the source of power, connecting with what will well resource you.)

THIS WEEK

It’s time to confront our fears, confront the hard truths, confront whatever has been suppressed. We have to sit with what makes us feel vulnerable, what’s difficult or disgusts us, in order to transform by understanding the truth of a scenario, relationships, facts, data.

It’s time to better understand the nature of power, who’s got it, what’s at play, what’s the situation, really?

How can we apply our resolve?

What’s being exposed?

What underworld scenarios are being lit up, personally and collectively, right?

How do we witness and understand the connection between what’s happening externally and internally, how the abuses we see in the world affect us internally? And vice versa, as we understand what’s going on internally, how does that impact what’s happening externally?

Yohana adds the last several new moons have been at the 28th degree in tropical astrology and 4th degree in sidereal astrology. On a practical level, (the tropical), the 28th degree signals completion and wrapping up of lessons in order to move to the next phase. On a spiritual level, (sidereal), the 4th degree signals establishing the foundations necessary to build something, new beginning energy.

Right now, it’s all about facing the fears, movement, momentum, going forward, doing it scared, trust our capacity, our abilities, the people in our corner, moving forth even if you’re scared out of your pants! The victory you seek won’t be realized unless you take action!

Analysis paralysis is real. When we think too much, our nervous system starts to lose its mobility. When you find yourself stuck in a rumination state, observe, the motion of your neck will be limited. Move your body and move that energy!

When we are thinking too much, we can’t take action, so try to head it off, take action swiftly, before the fear kicks in! Remember, you can change your mind, make another decision down the road, but at least set things in motion.