Libra Libra

“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself” (Coco Chanel). Mars is retrograde in Cancer up at the top of your chart and it has you putting yourself out there in the world a bit more, with more responsibility and visibility. There are days when you may feel more vulnerable with it than others, two steps forward -one step back, but you are gaining ever more strength on the step back because there is so much power in the pause. It has you checking in with yourself to see if what you are doing is also for you or only for them. It is important to take note as well that sometimes the Universe tests us most when we are close to a new chapter. It’s like dangling an old carrot in front of you to see if you are still drawn to have a bite. Your ruler Venus is now in Aries, giving you more courage to care less about what others think as you feel yourself moving with more freedom and far less inhibition. I have to say, it looks good on you, so good on you. In fact, you may be saying something like this before too long, “I want to wear something new, but not shoes or a dress. I want to put on some reckless joy that is MUCH too big for me and so brightly colored that I become unrecognizable” (jkkennedy).  Now this would be an Aries leap, but so wildly liberating. Mercury’s current transit through Aquarius is having you think way outside the box, and why not? Mars is on the slow down and will station direct in Cancer on Sunday, Feb. 23, and less than one week later, your ruler Venus stations retrograde herself in Aries on March 1 ~ April 12, giving you some added time in this impulsive fire sign. You will enjoy the surge of spontaneity that comes with so much passion for life and the courage necessary to commit to advancing yourself on the climb. But really, Libra, it becomes about life getting bigger in every direction. You are feeling drawn to make the most of IT ALL while you are here. Mercury enters Pisces on Valentine’s Day, Friday, Feb. 14, energizing zero limits with where your imagination can roam, so go with it, take the ride. Mercury in Pisces races on to beautifully trine Mars in Cancer on the very day that Mars stations direct, energizing the closure of old and the beginning of something beautifully brand new. Measurable progress involving a project that you have been chipping away at or a new experience in meditation may also inspire you to keep reaching higher. The sky will feel to be the limit, and it is.

Your pure desire points to the way!

Photo: Chris Osmond