Posted on February 1, 2025 by Henry Seltzer of ASTROGRAPH.COM
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This is an interesting month of changes and renewal, Virgo, this time fully centered in your sector of service to others and habitual action patterns, where Pluto and your ruler Mercury currently reside. These two planets are conjunct in the recent Aquarius New Moon that defines the February cycle. This indicates that there is a fair amount of transformational pressure on you as far as day-to-day environment, including potential workplace adjustments, plus health regimens or habitual patterns that are in need of change. Another current astrological factor for you is the ongoing presence of Trickster Uranus in your sector of higher mind, indicating that there could be additional surprise events and unexpected intuitional revelations in the areas of education, beliefs, and worldview. With the Leo Full Moon of February 12th in your sector of dream imagination, unconscious process, and inner work, these factors, emphasized in recent months and now even more so, are coming to a head. It is also true that this is another month when your own inner wounding, the likely residue of unresolved childhood trauma, could be emerging into greater conscious awareness for the ultimate purpose of healing. You have at your disposal in this mid-month timing a hidden determination to more greatly explore every facet of what you hold inside – with an eye to better future integration, which includes your relationship dynamic.
The following was written by our guest columnist Alea Balzer. You can write her at alea.balzer@gmail.com
You meet February in the early days of the Aquarius lunation cycle seeded by the recent New Moon in your sector of health, routine, workplace, and daily efforts. A Mercury-Pluto conjunction is part of this New Moon, so that you may be reflecting deeply on the structure and purpose of your daily activities or implementing changes to ease work-load pressure or address health factors. A trine from the New Moon to Jupiter in Gemini suggests positive career developments or a sense of calling could be keeping you busy or inspire realignments. With your ruling planet Mercury empowered by Pluto this month, honest communication with those in your daily life could lighten your load — you could have access to more help than expected.
Also present in this New Moon, a triple conjunction between Venus, Neptune, and the Lunar North Node in Pisces, perfecting on the 1st, sets an additional tone for this February cycle, bringing a powerful focus to your relationship sector. The first weekend of the month and the week that follows, beginning on the 3rd, makes for an uplifting window to prioritize romance and enjoyment in partnerships. Your workplace, too, is a focus of the energy that is unfolding over this intense first week of the month. Neptune’s ongoing connection with the North Node amplifies themes of healing and emotional breakthroughs, though relationship dynamics may be complicated by ambiguity or unrealistic expectations. With the Lunar Nodes shifting to the Virgo-Pisces axis, this year’s eclipses will activate evolutionary turning points within your partnerships alongside developments in your identity and physical body.
On February 3rd, also, Venus enters Aries, your sector of intimacy, shared resources, and personal transformation. Calling attention to material or financial aspects of a shared goal or other dynamics of give and take, Venus’ gifts of attraction may help you draw upon different avenues of support or emphasize your drives for pleasure and physical connection within intimate bonds.
A prolonged square between Chiron in Aries and Mars in Cancer throughout the month could complicate dynamics of desire and interdependence. With Mars inching slowly backwards in your sector of community, friendships, and future plans, there could be conflict, resurfacing emotions, or dynamics of inclusion that might urge you to confront vulnerabilities around trust, self-confidence, and power distribution within your intimate relationships and friends. Feelings of alienation could call attention to the effects of transformative events and inner growth, perhaps calling for realignments in friendships or broader life ambitions.
On February 4th, Jupiter stations direct in Gemini, indicating matters of career and public profile may be at the forefront and could be a source of revived purpose or positivity. Forming a trine to Mercury in Aquarius as it stations, learning and communication projects could factor in, as well as an upturn in your mental health. February 2nd–4th is particularly receptive for sharing ideas or engaging in career negotiations.
On February 8th and 9th, Mercury conjoins the Sun in Aquarius. Conversations and insights may clarify your daily priorities, habitual patterns, or health matters. The Mercury Cazimi on the early morning of the 9th, denoted by an orb of ¼ degree, represents a moment of exceptional clarity and so is a good time to meditate on your situation. The conjunction in general forms an applying square with Uranus in Taurus, suggesting shifts in your outlook or changes related to education, spirituality, or international travel could motivate realignments and energize your mental engagements.
The Leo Full Moon of February 12th shines its light on your sector of unconscious process, inner work and spirituality. These last two weeks of the February month may thus highlight the polarity between the practical details of daily life and less conscious patterns or feelings that could be steering the ship from below deck. In this Full Moon as well, change agent Uranus sits at the apex of a T-square formed by Sun and Moon, a challenging aspect that may push you to need to address the emotional and existential impacts of any unexpected detours on your path. Trickster Uranus, sometimes called “freedom from the known,” is full of the unexpected, so that surprise events and unanticipated enlightenment might come your way in terms of evaluating your beliefs and worldview. The nodal shift to Pisces and buildup of planets there triggers your relationship sector at this time and might make it crucial to find spaces of sanctuary to detach, rest, and reassess internally. This Full Moon calls you to recognize your unique gifts along with your need for joy, possibly illuminating self-expression or the importance of making more space for your passions and playfulness.
Mercury enters Pisces, your opposite sign, on February 14th, followed by the Sun on the 18th, as you enter Pisces season. This could have the effect of drawing your focus and life force further into your intimate or business partnerships as symbolized by all the Pisces planets.
On the 23rd, Mars stations direct in Cancer. Barely moving in the sky for most of the month, interpersonal challenges or cooperative efforts could crescendo in the final weeks of February. Forming a trine to Mercury, your ruler, as it stations, and allowing you to confront patterns of self-sacrifice through conscious self-assertion — letting people know what you feel, or need, will likely help get things moving or clarify where to invest your energy.
On February 24th and 25th, a Mercury-Saturn conjunction takes place in Pisces, emphasizing relationship commitment or, potentially, contraction. While Saturn's influence could emphasize obstacles or sorrow at this time, this aspect encourages strategizing as well as grounded conversations about love, boundaries, or future goals.
As the month draws to a close, the Pisces New Moon on February 27th draws fresh energy into your sector of love and partnerships, where it may be time to dial in a new vision. The ongoing Neptune-North Node conjunction in this New Moon could heighten your sense of being at a relationship crossroad. There are feelings and fears associated with letting go to make way for a new chapter. This fated feeling is heightened by a square from Sun and Moon to Jupiter in the Mercury-ruled sign of Gemini or your vocational sector, while a sextile between Mercury and Uranus suggests your realms of achievement and higher education offer positive growth factors and could provide a more tangible framework for navigating unknown factors or emerging inspiration.
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