In the looming glare of the fabulous full moon in Leo, the nodes get in formation. Standing sentinel as the axis of past and future, they deliver the next threshold in no uncertain terms. There is no going back now as the past pulls out of reach. Only the integration of old ways and means, future facing and fashioned into their next iteration.

Before the true peak, Mars finally catches all the way up to Lady Love in Capricornia. Their annual conjunction is an extended player this year as these cosmic lovers travel together until April, proving their union anew. We stand in their thrall, initiated into new relating as we reweave the connection between masc and femme within and without.

Mars and Venus' first long awaited kiss sparks passion and pleasure today as they entwine in the middle of Capricornia. Keen to set their feet on solid ground and putting serious heads together to plan a lofty future that could just climb every mountain. It will take discipline to not slip back into lazy old paradigms that fuel war between gender and sex and serve only to widen the gap. Their cataclysmic meeting with Pluto and the nodes in March will serve as ultimatum - and show in our lives accordingly.

In the ides of March they cross the border together again into Aquaria and both will be changed by the passage. Venus slips into a more comfortable crown of stars and Mars' passion is refuelled by the crackling currents. Together they dream up new futures and braver relationships that do not deny shadows nor trap light. Anything less will fall away easily. Liberation will arrive bearing gifts. Creativity flourishes when mind and heart mingle with imagination.

This passage is a process centered on the union of opposites and the alchemical secrets of the pleasure principle. Our capacity to catch a spark and set it to flaming. Our desire for a life fully lived and our passion for its distinct pieces. The future is built on love not war but only you can prove it, from now.



I have drunk the night
and swallowed the stars.
I am dancing with abandon.
~ Kamand Kojouri


Words c. Kerrie Basha 2022