“I don’t even know what to say.”

Literally, I just said these words out loud as I looked at the Astrological Highlights and thought about what I wanted to write.

That’s not because there’s nothing to say. There’s quite a lot.

I guess what motivated that outburst was a combination of the gravity of the alignments that occur this week and next, as well as having written and reflected so much already upon them.

And now that I’m writing, I’ve realized that the “I don’t even know what to say” itself was a runway that’s allowing me to figure out what I wanted to write.

Notably in weeks like this, when go-slow Saturn makes a connection to messenger Mercury (let alone the Lunar Eclipse), we should give ourselves time and space to digest what we’re feeling before we make exclamations and declarations. That said, with burst-forth Pluto also connecting to Mercury and the Eclipse (and Saturn), we may find ourselves with the urge to just let stream forth whatever it is in that is in our hearts and minds.

The key here, which may be one of the keys this week, is to tap into the Plutonian depths that you are connecting to, to see the things that need to be deconstructed so that a vital reconstruction can take place, yet to do so in a Saturnian conscious and efficient way, and with a structure that honors the process.

If not, one of the risks we run is the decimation of iconic treasures that have stood the test of time, only because we’re impatiently trying to access a sense of empowerment that seems to not be right within our grasp. I write this fully well knowing that this image is one that is percolating right now, causing many fear and upset (myself included), with threats made by the U.S. government to destroy Iranian ancient cultural sites as the drums of war continue to escalate.

When January 2020, and the Saturn/Pluto Conjunction tying into a Lunar Eclipse, was a moment in the future, we looked to it and thought about how it could transform the territory of our inner/outer lives and how on the world stage it may do so on a geopolitical level (as the Saturn/Pluto Conjunctions in the past had accorded with). And yet, now that we’re here: in a week that has the Middle East about to possibly boil over; in a week that has seen utter devastation in Australia of wildlife, land, property, air quality, and loss of human life; and in upheavals occurring the world over. Here we are.

The question is how do we face and deal with upset, fear, grief, and all the other emotions that we may be moving through. I think that this is what we need to look at now. It feels like the Saturn/Pluto Conjunction encourages us to not shy away from the depth of our feelings, not to continue to push them under the proverbial rug, but instead to acknowledge them. As Friedrich Nietzche (himself born with the Sun opposite Pluto) said “whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”

Find ways to tap into your feelings. One of the resources we truly have for this, and something whose virtues I believe we’ll recognize even more when this year closes, is our communities. Find those who have shared visions and values, and forge a tapestry of strength for each other. The power that a village has is more than the sum of its parts.

World stage aside, this and next week feel like they will also show us the depth of our resources, the richness of the capacity that we have. As I wrote last week, one of the creative tests that I’ve weathered recently is having only three months to research and write a 65,000+ word book. And while my book on dreams is a dream come true, it’s really had me have to move past my fears and my self-limiting narratives, and own a truer reality of who I am, what is of utmost importance to me, and of what it is that I am capable.

Take this week to reflect upon this for yourself: honor your strengths, regale the richness in your life that you’ve recently discovered, dig deep to capture the prized treasures that exists within you that you only now may be able to see and revere.

As I’ve written before, one of the thing that Pluto governs is shit and BS. And it’s been a time where we’ve really been able to see our own and that of other people. I bet you’ve found yourself with less bandwidth for it these past months, as you’ve seen that life is precious and that you want to prioritize things of veracity and meaning.

I’ve also found shit to be a theme these days when I’ve sometimes looked at the world and felt that there’s so much shitty stuff happening. As I was writing with my astrologer friend Tali about this yesterday, I then realized that we could take the shit and turn it around. Meaning: instead of just feeling flushed away with the shit (ok, I couldn’t resist this pun), we can see what feels so bad to us and then have it galvanize us to take action and create movement, and find our power to transform our lives and the world around us. Tali and I came up with an emoji pair to reflect this: 💩✊🏼 May you find your power in the depths, in the shit, in the shadow, using it as compost to help expand your clarity, will, and desire to engage in activities that truly serve you and the world around you.

For more on the Lunar Eclipse that ties into the Saturn/Pluto Conjunction (and happens on the same day as Uranus stationing direct) see here. You can also hear Megan Skinner and my reflections on in it our January episode of So Divine!

I wish for you a week filled with the depth of beauty that can come when we open our hearts to express and embrace the wide spectrum of feelings that reside within it.

xo, Stephanie

Astrological Highlights

January 7

Sun/Neptune Sextile

January 8

Mercury/Neptune Sextile

January 10

Sun/Mercury Conjunction
Lunar Eclipse
Uranus Stations Direct

January 11

Mercury/Ceres Conjunction

January 12

Mercury/Saturn Conjunction
Mercury/Pluto Conjunction
Saturn/Pluto Conjunction

All days reflect Eastern Standard Time (- 8 hours GMT)

Stellar Insights: January 6 - 12, 2019

Astrological Highlights