August 31st/ September 1st: Venus, Ceres and Nebula M43 give new energy projects and situations that require a boost to produce. Pallas helps absorb the impact of the Antennae Galaxies, while Mercury, the star Regulus and M15 indicate intense and powerful communication

     August 31st/September 1st: Venus is semisextile Ceres and the Nebula M43, at 45° from the Sun and the galaxy M105. Ceres, the asteroid that represents Mother Earth, offers protective support in conjunction with M43, a nebula that may represent difficulties and inconsistencies. It's a good time to give strength to projects, relationships and situations that have a positive potential but need a little help to reach a productive level. In this sense, Venus helps cooperation, even more as it is in opposition to a pair of neutron stars: PSR 1913 +16. This represents strong attractions, quite intense, but temporary. But they can still be very useful to restore strength and faith with a little cooperation.

     The same is true of the semi-square (45°) between Venus and the Sun, which is conjunct the elliptical galaxy M105. In this galaxy, moderate star formation has been detected, contrary to expectations for elliptical galaxies, filled with old stars and no ionized hydrogen regions in which new stars can form. This indicates that the general trend is to find fertility and prosperity fin ways you would not normally expect. You have to gather with the right people to support projects that promise good rewards, but they need an energy boost. Do it "with a little help from your friends"!

     The Sun is at 150° from Pallas, which is in opposition to the Antennae Galaxies. The opposition of the asteroid Pallas to the Antennae Galaxies, a galactic collision in the constellation of Corvus, comes in handy to fix the problems that has left for so long the opposition between Uranus and these galaxies. Although the duration of this transit is in effect for only about a week, it is a good time to fix things after receiving the impact of people in recent weeks, or even for the past couple of months. The idea is to rearrange things differently after being infuenced by certain situations or personalities in the recent past. It is therefore a time of organization and to define action plans. Mercury conjunct Regulus and square to the Lunar Nodes and opposed to the star cluster M15. Regulus is a star of type B7 and strongly stimulates ideas, particularly in relation to culture, politics and information. This star gives it a particular intensity to communicating on this day ...

     It's a good time to express and communicate, to teach and transmit, but also to avoid extremes, fanaticism, overly personal views if you want to be spared of problems. Globally, this undoubtedly symbolizes important news from governments about international issues. The power of speech is on! Personally, it's a good time to communicate effectively and efficiently with people we care about. But it can also involve news about imposing unpopular policies ... In opposing M15, Mercury needs to compensate the discontent that represents this star cluster, since in its interior many types of stars of different nature co-exist in a chaotic way. Therefore, it symbolizes important disagreements  both internationally, and in several countries' local policies...  Hopefully, Mercury will help bringing good news before entering its own zodiac sign in a few hours!

Regards

Carlos Duarte
Research Astrologer