26 april - 2 may ◆ unearthing paths

This week centers around the illumination of things that would prefer to remain hidden. The quality of light is an iridescent glow or an electric flash, so not exactly designed for clarity or extended viewing. It may not be possible to look straight at these things, requiring us to be oblique and approach at an angle. Treating our plans like a practice and giving them smaller shares of attention over a longer span of time can help. Whatever comes to light now will ask us how far we are willing to go to achieve our goals and remind us that there is no energy lost in the universe, so all things have a cost. We are also reminded of the interconnectedness of everything in the universe--we are one anothers’ shadows.
For those of us who quickly become fixated and seek to pierce deeper and deeper, this can be a taxing time to mediate or resist those urges. Trying to take personal investment out of these habits and not allowing them to isolate us are both practical steps now. Being flexible and recognizing when our preoccupations are steering are ways of avoiding the traps of the week. Devote some space and time to aesthetic pleasure (arts, music, sensuality) later in the week.
We begin the week with intensity as tension mounts between ourselves and those with power over us. This might not be a person, but our own compulsions. We are prone to become fixated this week, so when the overwhelming hunger for more rises within us, know that it is looming and will be a challenge to ward off now. There are likely power struggles at this time, so managing expectations and boundaries are keys to getting through. Lack is a motivator this week, driving us to make sure there is more than we need. Can we find a reasonable balance between what is necessary and what is comfortable?
Midweek carries some hope and imagination into the situation. Pay attention to non-verbal communication and intuitions now. Fear and anxiety are partnered with emotion, but intuition only presents itself as a matter of fact. After the start of the week, this is a chance to understand the difference between worry and a hunch. Investigate the hunches, but do not present rumors, feelings, or conjecture as ‘evidence’ for theories. The nuance of situations is significant now, so slow down and focus on listening before moving forward.
By the weekend, our power struggles will have been presented, with others or ourselves, and we might choose to break from the established order after the cracks are illuminated. This is not change for change’s sake, but a reclamation through new ways of being. After last week’s pruning, we can see what structural impediments exist more clearly. Likely they will be obvious, but doing the work of going deeper into why these challenges exist and just how much they affect us is more accessible than usual now. Sunday evening has a very romantic, dreamy, and idealized quality that is generally restorative and could help with embodied spiritual practices. As with all things this week, aim for moderation.

Technical Details (EDT):
Monday 4/26
☽ → ♏︎ 12:18 PM
Full ☽ 07°♏︎ 11:31 PM

Tuesday 4/27
♇ 26°♑︎ ℞ 4:01 PM

Wednesday 4/28
☽ → ♐︎ 11:42 AM

Thursday 4/29
☿ 22°♉︎ ✳︎ ♆ 22°♓︎ 10:26 PM

Friday 4/30
☽ → ♑︎ 12:16 PM
☉ 10°♉︎ ☌ ♅ 10°♉︎ 3:53 PM

Sunday 5/2
☿ 26°♉︎ △ ♇ 26°♑︎ 5:18 AM
☽ → ♒︎ 3:30 PM
♀︎ 22°♉︎ ✳︎ ♆ 22°♓︎ 6:38 PM