After the Cancer New Moon, we are already on the way to the Capricorn Full Moon. This characterizes a maturation: we take responsibility, showing that we want to be in command of what happens. At the beginning of the week, Mercury, Mars and Uranus connect and seek to work in concert. By the end of the week, the Sun takes over Mercury’s role, and Mercury no longer needs to be the mediator or springboard. We grow into something, a new task, a new capacity, which is especially noticeable when the Moon sweeps past Mars in Scorpio (Thursday / Friday). While we still look around cautiously before doing anything on Monday and Tuesday, by Thursday we become more brave and radical. By then Mercury and Venus will be in Leo and supportive of any form of heroism.
Partnership / Love:
Venus and Mars’ beautiful collaboration did not last long. This could have something to do with Venus no longer needing Mars because Uranus is spurring it on, and, now in Leo (Fire element), Venus discovers its own “Mars strength.” One could also say that Venus is occupied on so many creative levels now, that it prefers to focus entirely on its own development… despite this, it cannot satisfy itself, it wants to be seen.