Forecast Sep 2-8, 2019: Lock On Target

The best way to navigate the kaleidoscopic week ahead is to keep your aims, values and destination firmly and foremost in mind. A plethora of planetary supports and challenges are about to roll out in rapid succession. Setting your course early in the week, as well as having a list of alternative routes and backup contingencies at the ready, will help immensely. Mars starts the week with conjunctions to the Sun on Monday and Mercury on Tuesday, and on Tuesday the Sun and Mercury will also get on the same page. In the background throughout the week, Mars’ trine to steadfast Saturn builds to its late Sunday night crescendo. Together, Mars and Saturn provide a steady supply of motivation and endurance. That will come in handy because the week’s challenges get underway just as quickly. Monday will also find Venus and Jupiter at odds, most likely fighting over relationship/money. If left unresolved, their arguments are likely to rear back up on Friday when Mercury squares Jupiter and again on Sunday when the Sun does the same. Any fault lines that surface now are probably part and parcel of the massing Jupiter square to Neptune that will be exact on the 21st. So, instead of dancing around what’s uncomfortable or trying to smooth it over with Venusian pleasantries, it’s best to address issues head-on and let the chips fall where they may. But orderly, mutable Virgo has a distinct distaste for direct confrontation, and Neptune will be bringing its characteristic confusion to the the table when it opposes Venus on Wednesday and Mercury on Saturday. So getting the story straight, before running headlong into battle, will be tricky and imperative. This week’s unfolding aspects underscore the importance of charting a clear course from the beginning, when the Sun, Mercury and Mars are in conference. By week’s end, Mars and Saturn will rendezvous and Mercury will confer with Pluto, and both meetings will take place in the reliable earth signs. Best look? Laser-like focus and some battery powered backup.