Star Struck Style

Here’s a post I published a couple of years ago when the sun, Venus and Mars were in a very similar configuration. What’s interesting to me is that yesterday I was confronted with an issue in my professional sphere that had me wondering whether or not to take action because I was quite concerned with how my actions would be perceived. Eventually, I chose to take a step back because I was worried that I might sabotage my own future prospects. Reading through this post makes me believe that I made the right decision. I need to fade into the background until the sun moves into my first house.

The sun enters my twelfth house tomorrow, and my astro.com horoscope comes with a bit of a warning:

“At this time you have to get in touch with your own subconscious mind, to find out how it directs your life in ways that you aren’t aware of. Try to see how your actions may run counter to your conscious intentions. We all broadcast two kinds of signals to the outer world. One kind is what we think we are trying to do. The other kind, which are unconscious signals, tell people what we are really trying to do. If these two sets of signals do not coincide, it is not because you are intentionally trying to deceive, but you may confuse people or even worse, cause them to lose faith in what you are trying to do. This is not a time to be wrapped up in your ego. You must be prepared to acknowledge your faults and your virtues without fear or self-recrimination.”

What’s interesting to me is that I’m going to have Mars move into my first house soon afterward while both Mercury and Venus are travelling far behind the sun. I haven’t had Mars make a solo trip through my first house for a while. Perhaps this uncommon layout of the planets will allow me to experience a more “pure” version of this annual transit. I’m always interested in how to prevent myself from engaging in self-sabotage because I know that I am often my own worst enemy.

Mercury is picking up speed at the moment and it will shift into this part of my chart in about two weeks. When that happens, I’ll have about a week to explore the difference between having just the sun (the planet associated with my ego) in my twelfth house and having both the sun and Mercury (the planet associated with my intellect) in my twelfth house. This is a terrific time for me to take a deep dive into my subconscious and the “signals” I communicate to the world at large. Do I unconsciously sabotage myself, or am I actually aware of what I’m doing when I choose to trip over my own feet?

I guess I’ll find out soon enough . . .