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Jose Bernardo Gomez
astrologia

Change Dynamics

The second half of April sets the tone for changes. The Moon has begun to diminish its size and nocturnal presence. With the dawn of Wednesday 19, when it is in the last degree of Capricorn, the Moon begins its Waning phase, at right angles to the Sun. The time is proper for endings and denouements, until the New Moon of Taurus (April 26).

At the time of the sunset of the 19th day —twelve hours after the moon starts waning— the sun sets itself in the sign of the Bull. A period of four and a half weeks commences, where the earthly, material, concrete and spatial character of energy manifests itself. It is the time of sensations, pleasure, comfort, sensory perception and the strenuous pursuit of stability and security; particularly, in the economic plane. This period is also propitious for the development of will and perseverance.

In its retrograde motion, Mercury aligns itself with the Sun and Earth in the early hours of Thursday the 20th. This conjunction marks the beginning of a new cycle in communication, exchange and understanding tasks, which will extend until August the 26th; and will reach its fullness on the same day of the solstice —June the 21st—, when the three celestial bodies will align again. This time, though, from the Portal of Cancer.

A few hours after its union with the Sun, Mercury goes back to Aries, from where it acts with greater impulsivity and autonomy. This return to the first zodiac sign coincides with the change of Mercury’s position in the sky. From now on, it ceases to appear as an evening star to become a small star that announces, with dawn, the arrival of solar fire. It is a symbol of haste, spontaneous decisions and extreme curiosity.

The new Mercurian cycle —which is about to begin— represents a note of optimism in the midst of the constant confrontations that have occurred in recent days. Thought, word and mutual understanding could now be developed more fluently, in terms of negotiations and agreements between parties to a conflict. It is the right time to explore better levels of communication.

The battling and aggressive Mars also alters its sidereal location. From Friday the 21st, with the sunrise, the celestial body that represents the active, masculine, challenging and daring quality enters Gemini, the intelligent, volatile, dual, adaptable and conversational sign. There is then an exchange of positions between Mars and Mercury, since each becomes lodged in the area of ​​influence of the other, duplicating the same energy condition: verbal violence or communicational audacity.

Finally, the situation of the smallest, slowest and farthest away of the planets —Pluto— needs to be considered. The Moon, in its progressive decline, joins Pluto in Capricorn on Tuesday the 18th; and, two days later Pluto begins its long period — of more than five months — of retrograde motion. Under this arrangement, its transformative character becomes more intense and profound; its consequences not being observable with a naked eye.

The six significant changes that will occur in the sky during the next few days are reflection of a sensible energy alteration expressing itself in the daily life. It changes the environment, the forms, the content, the attitude; in synthesis, it changes the dynamics of life.


Translated by Jorge Pardo Febres-Cordero, Certified Public Translator (Spanish-English-Spanish) – [email protected]

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