Astrology for the Week of February 7, 2022

The astrology for the week of February 7, 2022 is quiet in some ways, and especially now that Mercury is finally direct along with Venus and Uranus, and there's some sparkle and some pronounced energy throughout. Our ideas get a boost this week; we're being shown the structures that hold up the dream while receiving some blessings from the cosmos to chip away at the big tasks of our lives. And the Pluto energy is still strong and the end of the week could reveal some truths that we aren't ready for.

Mars moves into a trine with Uranus early in the week on Tuesday, February 8, and this will contribute to the Uranian energy and Pluto Return that's encouraging us all to collectively buck the systems in the name of freedom, but on a personal plane. This transit indicates that we might find the inspiration we've felt blocked from for the past couple of months and with Jupiter's sextile with Uranus, opportunity as well. The Sun is still conjunct Saturn until Saturday, so there's a kind of myopia happening in terms of large projects that is helpful; we're in a place to do the slow and steady work towards a big goal, and with the help of Mars in exaltation and also conjunct Venus, checking off the small boxes should come a little bit easier and with more flair.

Socially, Venus's trine with Uranus means that there will likely be some less conventional social invites and get-togethers, so let your freak flag fly. With Mars and Venus conjunct in Capricorn, we might all be feeling a little more passionate, too. Look in the wheel of your chart for where Capricorn lives, and this will help you translate where some of this energy might be collecting for you.

On Thursday, we might be tempted to go too big in one way or another as the Moon squares Jupiter, but you might rue your choices the next day as this moment is fleeting.

The big moment of the week is on Friday when Pluto makes a conjunction with Mercury. This transit is powerful; the planet of power, Pluto, and the planet of communication and travel, Mercury, come together in the same part of the sky, and we're likely to feel this both collectively and personally. Information relating to power that has been hidden from the collective conscious could become public on Friday, and because Venus and Mars are conjunct as well, it's likely to be juicy. Venus-Mars conjunctions often have a flavor of sexual transgression.

Personally, we need to take care with our words and communications during this transit. We may be prone to be more intense than the situation allows and to weaponize our communication in the name of gaining position. We need to, as objectively as possible, observe the power structures inherent in our relationships and acknowledge when we have it, and we need to take care not to abuse it.

A note to white men (please do not say not all men here, and if that's your inkling, please use this cosmic event to pull your head out of the sands and stop saying that): you might want to start acknowledging your privilege and now. The Pluto Return is all but here, and I feel like we are about to return power to the people in the way that that is represented in 2022, and those who are not prepared for progress might get crushed in the stampede. That there's an affair happening between Venus and Mars means that it is especially important to look at the power dynamics in your relationships and, for god's sake, own that you have the upper hand as far as our capitalist society is concerned. When I look at the astrology of this year, I see karma is coming for those in power in all realms of society.

This moment between Pluto and Mercury is seemingly small when looking at all of the activity in the sky ahead, but I think it will give us a taste of what's in store.

The week ends with the Moon opposing Mercury on Sunday, which means that it will be especially important to think before you speak. When the luminary of emotion is opposing the trickster planet of communication, miscommunications are par for the course. Because this immediately follows an exact conjunction between Pluto and Mercury, it's in the stars to cool off before sending that text or email.