Break Free & Express Yourself Spring comes with a natural uprising of movement, and the planetary influences occurring in the last weeks of April amplify the active forces moving through you. Mercury will be going direct, and there are strong urges to help you break free, enhancing the expression of your unique self. April 17th - 22nd Mars sextile Jupiter Mars sextile Uranus Mercury conjunct Venus April 17th—22nd brings a cluster of supportive planetary energies that open a more active creative flow inside you. Mars and Jupiter will be in a positive Sextile aspect from the 17th to the 22nd, and you may feel more physically energized during these days. Mars represents the “take-action” part of yourself and stimulates your inner Jupiter’s feelings of optimism and expansiveness. If you’ve been feeling blocked or hindered recently, the 17th—22nd would be good days to take advantage of the good feelings and get plenty done. From the 18th through the 21st, Mars will also be in a positive Sextile aspect with Uranus, strengthening your creativity and inspiring you to “do you” in your endeavors. This Mars/Uranus aspect can give you a level of freedom to express your unique self. If you need to tap into more self-driven creativity, these are supportive days to do so. During the 19th -20th, Mercury and Venus will conjoin in the sky. The combination of these two planetary energies can ease the way for lovely and pleasant conversations. The influence might be subtle, but these would be good days to have conversations if you want ease and softness in your communications. These are also good days to engage your mind in ideas to bring more beauty and art into your life. Mercury is still in its last few days of retrograde, and the 19th - 20th are great days to continue to clear out things that are not bringing you a feeling of beauty and joy in your life. Look around your home, closet, wardrobe, and decorations and even notice the thoughts you engage your mind on and ask yourself: “Is this (fill in the blank) allowing me to feel good and beautiful”? Your answer will let you know what to do next.  April 16th - 30th Jupiter Conjunct Uranus Jupiter and Uranus are together in the sky for the entire second half of April. This energy connects similarly with the planetary aspects mentioned in the previous section. Jupiter expands the energy with which it interacts, and Uranus brings sudden changes to help individuals and communities break free from restriction and oppression within themselves and from others. From the 16th through the 30th, you may discover quick changes happening on a personal level that allow you more creative freedom in your life to just be yourself and how the universe expresses itself through you. You may notice greater feelings of optimism and freedom for expanding your horizons; these feelings support ever-emerging aspects of yourself that want to be at liberty to explore life. It’s a stimulating time to shake off what’s not you anymore. Allow fresh ideas and actions toward what you’d like to do in your life that you are now seeing on the visionary horizon. I also see Jupiter's energy, in conjunction with Uranus's, playing out bigger in our collective world as global issues intensify. We are also in an election year in this country, and many uncertainties are circulating in our political atmosphere. As I tune into the energy, the words that come to mind are “breaking free from the oppressor.” Uranus can have an erratic, unexpected, sudden-change quality in its expression, and Jupiter can make that energy bigger and louder. Ultimately, these energies are about moving towards new ways of being versus staying where we have already been. Keep these personal and collective Jupiter/Uranus perspectives in mind as you navigate now and the rest of April. See how this energy, with its underlying theme of “breaking free,” manifests in measurable ways in your life and the world. May this movement serve our collective good! May our actions and intentions directly and subtly encourage others to lead and live from loving unity consciousness! April 25th Mercury Goes Direct How has this Mercury Retrograde been for you? Have you found that your path had some unexpected and interesting interludes? Did this teach you something new to incorporate into your daily life? Have you been able to align yourself with finishing up old projects and clearing out clutter? Engaging in these types of activities is a helpful way to focus your mental energy when Mercury is retrograding. You’ll find more ease and stimulation to focus on the undone around your home and in your life instead of pushing forth on new ideas. Mercury will complete its three-week retrograde on April 25th and begin moving slowly forward from there. It will take until May 14th for Mercury to return to the same position it was in before it appeared to reverse in the sky. Therefore, give yourself more space and time to complete those projects. Also, remember that retrogrades are a rewind time in your life as the planet revisits the same places in the sky it was just transiting over. With this Mercury retrograde, you may find yourself in the same conversations, thought processes, and mental planning that have been at play since around March 20th. April 27th - 30th Mars conjunct Neptune The month ends with Mars and Neptune coming together in the sky and blending their energies in conjunction from the 27th to the 30th. Mars represents the part of you that wants to be active, move about, and go after what you want. Neptune represents the part of you that wants to be in flow with your soul’s playful creativity so you can wander about your day without much planning or structure. Neptune's energy dissolves boundaries and merges with enchanted poetic possibilities. When these two join up at the end of April, you may feel less motivated to get things done and more inclined to follow a spark of inspiration. There’s an opportunity to align your willpower with higher octaves of intention. You might set out into your day with a particular intention and feel your energy wanting to go in a different direction. Neptune can be confusing, so take an inventory and see if the direction you feel called towards serves your highest. You may feel more called to read a book, write poetry, dance, creatively paint, etc., then scratch things off the to-do list. Let this in if you feel more of this flow from the 27th to the 30th. You can access more joy by letting your soul guide you in more active play rather than trying to push through on performing mundane tasks. ~  With astrology, the most helpful advice is always individual and personalized based on your astrology birth chart and life situations. Astrology readings with Laura can help you: ~ Align with your unique talents and opportunities ~ Move through life's challenges more intentionally ~ Gain a new awareness of major life changes ~ Know when is the best time to take action ~ Find clarity on self-limiting patterns
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AuthorLaura Allmacher RN, LAc, has been practicing in the field of medicine for over 20 years, dedicating most of this time to the healing arts and natural medicine. Along with a current acupuncture and Chinese medicine practice, Laura also provides professional astrology readings as a form of a guide to help bring timing, meaning and perspective to deeper life patterns and situations so one can make the most out of their incarnation. Archives
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