April 30th: Pallas, Mercury and the Whirlpool Galaxy generate great ideas and plans... Venus and star cluster M9 bring help to overcome obstacles, while Mars and M60 release a lot of energy to be handled carefully

April 30th: Mercury and Pallas are in parallel, Pallas is in ecliptic opposition to the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and at 150° from  Saturn. The asteroid of strategies is at the same declination as Mercury, planet of communication. The results? Surely they will be in the form of excellent strategies, business, mental creativity, exchange, concepts and plans that take shape successfully. The Pallas opposition to galaxy M51 indicates that we have to show responsiveness to the good suggestions of others as well. Saturn is in parallel with the Witch Head Nebula, which can add an element of intuitive insight to the Pallas/Mercury mental explorations. Psychologically, it represents the possibility of making conscious contact with the Shadow of our personality. In Jungian terms, it would be recognizing a part of ourselves that is different from what we normally try to be. Recognizing and giving the right place to this opposite pole of ourseves is necessary and possible under the combination Witch Head / Saturn, although it may sound grim. Actually, it is a time to pay attention to our dreams, intuitions and oracles.  See what they have to say about that part of our personality. Venus at 30° from Jupiter and in opposition to star cluster M9 describe negotiations that run smoothly after facing some obstacles. The cluster M9 often poses difficulties, so that the opposition of Venus is favorable if fluency is required in financial matters, relationships, art and love/affection issues. It is a good time to make reasoned investments and major purchases. Mars squares the Lunar Nodes and is parallel to giant galaxy M60. This indicates the possibility of abuse, an excess of strength. M60 is a giant galaxy with a supermassive black hole from 2 to 4 billion solar masses! The transit of Mars in this galaxy puts even more energy into the pot... This can be useful to energize our daily lives, but it can also can be the source of accidents and violence if the proper cautions are not taken. Socially, conventional commitments will tend to prevail. So typical of M60, we will certainly have to pay attention to them.