Speaker 1: Welcome back to another episode of Astrology with Alice. I'm
your host Alice Bell. In today's Monday, February seventeenth. We
have a lot of transitional type energy this week as
certain planets move signs, a new zodiac season begins. Pisc
season will be starting tomorrow, Tuesday the eighteenth. I am
a little sad to see Aquarius season go because it's
my son's sign. And also, I don't know, I like
the air sign seasons because they're very social. I'm seeing
more people. It's a time to be out and about
and connected. But I guess it will be nice now
that Pisce season is starting to have time to do
more rest and reflection and really get in tune with
what do I want next for myself. So maybe you're
feeling that same way too, and it's kind of time
to slow down and really get clear on what is
my intuition telling me about what I want moving forward.
I will be sending out the Pisce season in depth
monthly horoscopes on Substack tomorrow I think tomorrow afternoon. So
if you are a paid subscriber on substack, that is
your mini reading for the month ahead where I go
over all of the major transits happening during Pisce season
and what they mean for each rising sign with about
two thousand words written per rising, and this month we're
covering everything from the new moon in Pisces to Mercury
and Venus retrogrades starting, Mars retrograde ending, and a lunar
eclipse in Virgo. So all of that what it means
for your rising that can be found on my substack
channel Astrology with Alice, and another huge transit taking place
this week. One I am super excited about is that
Mars retrograde is ending, not until Sunday the twenty third,
but these are the final six days of Mars retrograde
and I'll get more into this when we get to
that date in the episode. But something I am noticing
the closer it gets to Mars stationing direct is that
the themes of Mars are becoming intensified. And Mars stands
for anger, frustration, sometimes aggression, or really focusing on what
motivates you, what you're driven to accomplish. So with Mars
moving into this degree seventeen degrees of cancer and staying
there for I think it's like almost three to four
weeks it's really like intensifying those Mars like themes. So
if you are feeling very like quick to get emotionally
worked up or quick to get frustrated in the next
few days, know that that's Mars preparing to go from
retrograde to direct on Sunday. So yeah, those are huge
transits for this week, Sun moving into piscey and Mars
retrograde ending. We'll also go over a lot of other
transits throughout the next few days. So let's get into
the week ahead now. Starting the week off on Monday,
February seventeenth, we still have the moon in Libra for
the majority of Monday. This is a carryover from the
weekend when the moon was in Libra on Saturday and Sunday.
This is really nice. This is a nice way to
start the week because the moon in Libra will be
trying the Sun and Aquarius, so you're getting more of
a relaxing start to your week. A relaxing Monday. Maybe
you're connecting one on one with people, or you could
be having productive calls, meetings, or social interactions with people
because both the Sun and moon are in air signs.
And also because of this, maybe Monday could be a
good day for sitting down and writing out your ideas
or brainstorming some type of project. Because we are in
the waning moon phase this week, it's not a great
time time to get started on those new projects quite yet,
but rather use Monday to just collect your thoughts and
reflect on what you want to pursue moving forward and
generating those ideas but not actually acting on them until
we get to the new moon and Pisces on the
twenty seventh of February. So if you're a writer, content creator,
or you need to do a presentation or take charge
of a meeting at work, that's a great way to
use your Monday, like figuring out a way to translate
your thoughts in a way that other people can easily understand.
The moon will then move into Scorpio a little after
seven pm Eastern, so headed into Monday evening Monday night,
you could want greater privacy and rest. Maybe you could
be more to yourself. You're reflecting on emotions coming up,
and maybe these feelings that are surfacing do feel a
bit stronger than usual, and you may be reflecting on
like what do you keep or repressed, especially because the
moon will be in Scorpio, but also it'll be squaring
Pluto in Aquarius. So it's a lot about digging up
whatever you don't usually look at, or maybe emotions you
normally would avoid and maybe getting kind of like fixated
on that or having very strong reactions. And it could
also be that maybe you're just wanting to focus more
on yourself after having kind of chaos of the full
moon and Leo last week and then maybe a more
social this past weekend. Now it's like, Okay, I want
to regroup, I want to reflect on my feelings, what
I want for myself, and I just want to be
left alone. And you might be thinking about like what
do you need to feel secure, or how might you
understand your emotions or your patterns or certain behaviors better,
and how might you either transform certain parts of yourself
you weren't really pleased with or certain reactions. Are there
ways you can improve upon those when you deal with
communicating with people moving forward, or how you address certain situations.
So it's a very introspective vibe at the end of Monday,
and this will also carry into Tuesday and Wednesday as well.
Like most of this work week is moon and Scorpio.
Let's now move on to Tuesday, February eighteenth. This is
the data Pisce season starts. The sun will be moving
through this mutable water sign until March twentieth this year,
so therefore a new area of your life, the houseworld
by Pisces, that's getting activated over the next month. So
for water sign risings, the part of your chart the
sun will be moving through is a lot about yourself
and uncovering new parts of your identity, leaning into personal creativity,
new interests, learning new information. For air sign risings, this
month ahead is about to be a lot about work,
figuring out how to make more money, establishing better daily
habits for yourself. For Fire sign risings, pisc season is
always about doing like internal work and healing certain aspects
of yourself, coping with heavier emotions coming up, prioritizing family relationships.
And then for Earth sign risings, the next month is
a lot about being a bit more social. So it's
kind of counterintuitive to what I was just saying about
pisc season and how that's more of an introspective sign.
So maybe it's just that you're bringing this compassionate and
wanting to go deeper emotionally into relationships and partnerships of
all types, whether that's romantic or platonic, and then Pisce
season themes in general to keep in mind over the
next four weeks for everyone would be having a greater
emphasis on spirituality and wanting to connect to something bigger
than yourself, so doing things like astrology or I don't know,
wanting to practice like manifestation, or looking at a certain
religion that resonates with you, or connecting with your higher
self through journaling or meditation. There's just a desire to
have deeper meaning in your life and feel like you're
connected to something bigger, like rising above the everyday drama,
the everyday details, to be like, Okay, this is my
bigger purpose and this work gives me deeper meaning, or
these relationships, I value these the most. You may also
need to be more giving and compassionate to other people,
but at the same time you have to be respectful
of your boundaries. I would say Pisce's downfall is trying
to fix or save people, and that honestly never works out.
So it's important to be like, wait, how can I
be there and offer advice and be supportive to others,
but also maintaining my own boundaries and working on how
can I give that same compassionate in giving nature back
to myself so that I have energy. Because during PIZ season,
you're naturally more sensitive. And if you know of any
pizes people in your life, like they just are very
quick to pick up on how other people are feeling
the energy of the atmosphere around them. So if PiZZ
is an in effect, now everyone's getting those abilities. And
I can definitely feel overwhelming and draining when you feel
like you're picking up on every little thing around yourself.
So that's why having that spiritual practice, the journaling, the meditation,
the going for walks outside is so important to stay
grounded in your own energy. Pieces is also a very
creative sign, and it's a lot about fantasy and escapism
and using art to find this state of flow, or
maybe escaping the drama of your everyday life by watching
movies or watching TV really love, or losing yourself in
a fiction book. I always find that at this time
of the year, I'm very drawn to old movies. I
just watched The Thomas Crown Affair, and then last year
around this time I watched Rosemary's Baby, and like, I
always get drawn to movies from the sixties and seventies
because it feels like I'm being transported, transported to another
moment in time, and I get a lot of inspiration
from looking at what people are wearing in those movies,
like the style of back then, and like, how can
I incorporate that into my own personal style now. So
that's kind of what I mean about, like finding creative
inspiration through various art forms and maybe channeling these sensitivities
or these emotions that are coming up into some type
of creative hobby. Also, just to return to the element
of piscy season being a more sensitive time where you're
picking up on energy around you, the emotions of other people.
This is a great period to work on strengthening your intuition.
And I find that when you start actively taking note
of when your intuition is right about something, it builds
that trust in it, and you start to notice these
types of synchronicities or ways in which your intuition is
right more often. So maybe you want to keep like
a journal of Okay, this morning, I woke up and
I felt a certain way about this situation in my life.
And then I ended up being right about that, So
kind of that practice of journaling or meditation can help
in that way to strengthen the trust muscle in what
your own feelings are telling you, rather than looking to
other people so much to tell you what's the right
answer or what direction you need to go in next.
It's also interesting that within only a span of a
couple of days, we've shifted away from having very air
sign heavy emphasis with the Sun and Mercury being an
Aquarius connecting with Jupiter and Gemini and then also Venus
and areas that fire and air sign to almost completely
being water sign energy this week, with the Sun and
Mercury now on Pisces Moons and Scorpio for the next
few days, and Mars is still in Cancer. So this
week specifically, there is more of a nurturing and reflective vibe,
and it's a lot about looking within, understanding yourself, your emotions,
and how can you express your feelings to others and
foster these closer connections with people. But then on the
other hand, it's also okay to need to be alone
and need more space to be quiet this week and
maybe also for the next month. On Tuesday, the Moon
still is in Scorpio, but this day it is training
Mercury and also training Mars and Saturn. So I don't
see Tuesdays a very like emotionally re active or explosive
type of day or anything like that, but looking at
Tuesday as a day where you're just tapping more into
that sensitive side of yourself and maybe feeling like you
want to be more low key, more introverted, and that's okay,
so try to allow your space, yourself the space to
do that. Okay, Let's move on to Wednesday, February nineteenth.
Very similar configurations carry into Wednesday too, with the Moon
and Scorpio again training both Mars in Cancer and also
training Saturn in Pisces. So I see the start of
Wednesday as a day for being quietly productive, like minding
your own business but slowly working away at whatever needs
to be done. And it's also really nice how the
Moon is in this Mars ruled sign of Scorpio, and
then Mars is in the Moon ruled sign of cancer,
so there's a nice mutual reception going on here between
the Moon and Mars. And even though both of these
planets are not in signs, they typically do well in
there is support being given to each other to fulfill
the duties of their transits. So maybe you want to
look at the Scorpio and the cancer world houses of
your chart, and how are the topics of these two
houses influencing each other this week, and how are they
helping each other out, and maybe how are the topics
of these two houses coming together nicely. So, for example,
if you're a cancer rising chart, the moon and scorpio
that's activating your fifth house this week while training Mars
in your first house. So maybe you're gaining more confidence
through exploring creative hobbies or really focusing on interests purely
for your own enjoyment, not really to please anyone else,
and allowing yourself to express your full personality in your
work or passion projects, things like that. Once we get
later in the day, closer to Wednesday evening Eastern time,
so for time zones ahead of America, you'll probably you'll
probably be asleep, or this might be early your Thursday morning.
The moon will move into an opposition with Uranus and Taurus,
so there could be some nervous energy later on on Wednesday,
or maybe you're feeling a bit on edge or you
experience a slight change in plans, or maybe some surprising
news comes up that you didn't know about. So Wednesday
night may not be the most relaxing, but let's move
on to Thursday, now when the astrology gets much more
optimistic in my opinion. So Thursday, February twentieth, the moon
moves out of Scorpio into Sagittarius right around eight am Eastern,
So before that time, the moon is void, of course,
not doing a whole lot in Scorpio. If you're awake
before eight am Eastern, or you're in time zones ahead
of America, maybe the early part of your Thursday is
going more slowly, like not as many emails or coming through,
or you're just not as motivated to get up and
get moving. Expect things to happen a bit more once
that moon moves into Sagittarius. However, by Thursday, we have
reached the third quarter moon phase. So for the next
week or so until we get that next new moon
and Pisces, nothing that new is getting established. This is
really a time for reflecting on your next steps, winding
down work and projects that you had been involved with
over the last month, and carving out more time for rest,
So headed into the weekend, starting around Thursday, your life
may just feel more low key, like you're just not
wanting to do as much. I want to talk about
the moon being in Sagittarius on Thursday, but I also
want to tie it in with how Mercury and Pisces
will be squaring Jupiter and Gemini on this day too,
because these two transits share some common theme with so
much influence from the planet Jupiter. So on Thursday, there
may be this strong desire to learn. This could be
a great day for reading, researching, or looking into other
cultures or belief systems. And maybe you have a surge
of ideas, or you're curious about picking up new topics,
new interests, and maybe you're thinking more optimistically, or the
conversations you're having with people on Thursday, you're not so
much talking about like drama or other people, but more
about bigger picture topics in life, and you want to
stay open minded to other people's beliefs, other people's opinions,
and maybe think like, Okay, how can I be less
rigid in the way I think about the world, and
how can I invite more of this new knowledge or
perspective into my life. I would say the downside of
the Mercury squaring Jupiter transit on Thursday, though, is is
this tendency to overthink or just have your thoughts going
in a million different directions. So it might just be
a bit more challenging to stay on track with tasks
at work, or you could just want to be mindful
of what information are you consuming at this time, is
it the best for your mental state, and how can
you maybe channel your thoughts more into something productive, like
writing something for yourself or creating a piece of content
you really love, or reading a book that opens your
mind and makes you feel better about yourself. Thursday is
the day of the week ruled by Jupiter, so I
love how the moon is in the Jupiter world sign
of Sagittarius and Mercury is in the Jupiter world sign
of Pisces, and they're both connecting with Jupiter. So it's
just huge influence from this planet on this day. And
Jupiter has a lot to do with education, other cultures,
open mindedness, and also sometimes travel, So maybe travel is
something that's coming up for some of you at the
end of this week, and the Moon and Sagittarius will
also be training Venus and Aries on Thursday, so this
is more of an outgoing social energy than we've seen
so far this week, So Thursday would be my pick
of day for meeting up with people or going to
an event. I think Thursday might even be my favorite
day of this week, just because there's more of an optimistic,
like uplifting type of spirit for being around other people
or being excited to learn new things than we are
to Friday, February twenty. First, the moon is still in
Sagittarius all day and it's exactly opposing Jupiter and Gemini
and also squaring Mercury and pis C's first thing on Friday,
So we're starting Friday off strong with this fun, lighthearted again,
maybe more of a social energy, like maybe you're texting
with your friends a lot more or finalizing plans for
the weekend. Friday is another great day for writing and
generating ideas. However, that theme of overthinking things may still
carry into Friday too, or your emotions may feel a
bit all over the place because Jupiter amplifying the moon
in that way could mean that you're experiencing like high
highs but also low lows with your feelings, so be
mindful of just like how you're reacting to certain situations,
and try returning to all of those exercises we talked
about in getting grounded and connecting with yourself. It'll be
so important to remember throughout this entire week. The moon
won't move on to square Saturn in Pisces until later
on on Friday night, so time zones ahead. This would
apply to your Saturday morning. So headed into the end
of Friday, you may feel a bit heavier of an energy,
or there's some internal frustration coming up, or maybe there's
an unexpected to set back that you encounter, or an
errand or responsibility that you need to take care of
first before you can fully relax and have fun. Hopefully
it's not that you have to work on Friday night,
although maybe for some of you work does extend later
than usual, or your plans for Friday night just require
more planning on your part than we are to the weekend. Saturday,
February twenty second, the moon is in Sagittarius for most
of Saturday. It's not making as many connections to other
planets though, so Saturday is much more slow. Relax, try
not to plan too much and see where the day
takes you. And if you don't really want to do
anything on Saturday, you don't want to plan anything or
even see anyone, that's fine too, But if you are
seeing friends, maybe just make it like an easy activity,
not something that requires a lot of effort in planning
on your part. The Moon will connect with Neptune later
on in the day, which may have you feeling sensitive
on Saturday afternoon, or maybe there's some type of miscommunication
that comes up. Right around six pm Eastern, the moon
will finally move out of Sagittarius and into Capricorn, So
Saturday night, I really don't see this as super outgoing
or social. However, the moon and Capricorn will be sex
tiling the Sun and Pisces at this time, so it's
a great night for feeling more calm and grounded. And
maybe you want to stay in and cook for yourself
or figure out your to do list for the week ahead.
Just finding ways to feel more at ease. And if
you are wanting to do something a bit social on
Saturday night, maybe it's with people you know really well
or can open up to. This is not the greatest
energy for attending a huge group event or meeting a
ton of people you don't already know. We're really noticing
how things are getting much quieter as we get closer
to the new moon. And that brings us to the
last day of this week, Sunday, February twenty third. Mars
stations direct at seventeen degrees of cancer. After two and
a half long, long months, Mars retrograde is ending. However,
when a planet stations from retrograde to direct, or also
from being direct to retrograde, the qualities of that planet
and whatever sign it's in and whatever house that might
be affecting for you, it's being felt in a very
loud way, so on Sunday and maybe headed a bit
into next week. It's kind of like what I was
talking about at the very start of this episode, how
you may be quick to get frustrated or angry, or
maybe you're noticing a surge of energy and emotion that
is going on right around February twenty third, especially because
Mars is in this sign of cancer. I associate this
with getting very emotionally worked up or protective, needing to
fight for something that you care about. Mars will be
camped out at seventeen degrees of cancer for a while
around three weeks, just at this single degree. I think
it's already been there for like a week or ten
days in the lead up to the twenty third, and
then it'll be there for one to two weeks after
this retrograde ends. So if you have angles or planets
in your chart right around seventeen degrees of a cardinal sign,
maybe give or take three degrees on either side of seventeen,
so planets are angles in cancer areas Libra or Capricorn,
you may be feeling this heated or almost aggressive energy
very intensely. On a more positive note, it could be
that you have this surge of energy that you want
to put towards the topics of whatever planet or angle
or house in your chart is being affected by this
Mars transit. For example, I have my Jupiter in Libra
at fourteen degrees, so fourteen degrees that's only three degrees
away from where Mars is stationing at seventeen degrees of cancer.
And at the tail end of this Mars retrograde, I've
been putting a lot of energy and reflection on how
I can share my knowledge in different ways and I
have a feeling that that's going to become so clear
and I'm going to quickly figure out how to best
do that once Mars retrograde ends, and there is this
intense pressure on that chart placement for me. But even
looking at that cancer world house in your chart, even
if you don't have planets in cancer or capricorner libra
or ares, the cancer world house of your chart is
getting a lot of focus at this time. And it's
if that has been an area of your life that's
felt very frustrating or confusing or slowed down recently, you're
finally getting more motivated, more motivation to move ahead there,
or you're figuring out what needs to be done next
in that part of your life. And as an exercise,
maybe you want to think back to early September twenty
twenty four when Mars first entered this cancer or worldhouse
of your chart and maybe affected planets or angles there.
How was something that was frustrating to you about that
part of your life back then coming full circle and
getting sorted out now, Often when Mars retrograde ends, you
end up being motivated to do something or start something
new that wasn't even on your radar before that retrograde began.
So I actually loved the first couple of months coming
right off of the Mars retrograde. It's like there's a
rush of energy and finally there's this ability to get
new projects and new opportunities and new relationships off the ground. Unfortunately,
we do have a venus and mercury retrograde starting soon,
so that kind of complicates things. But I do feel
like once Mars moves back into Leo on April eighteenth
and finishes retracing the steps of its retrograde once it
gets past six degrees of Leo, this will be probably
end of April into early May, and those both of
those mercury and venus retrogrades are fully over by then.
That's when you'll have an even better idea of next steps.
What motivates you, what do you want to get working on,
So if you're not feeling that immediately, try to remain
patient over the next few weeks. Also, on Sunday, the
moon is in Capricorn all day, directly opposing Mars in cancer,
so this again points to how emotions might be super
heightened on Sunday, or maybe you're noticing how aggression or
anger is coming from people needing to communicate if you
are upset about If you are upset or frustrated about something,
will be key on Sunday. You won't want to harbor
frustration or allow your anger to be repressed. And if
you do feel super worked up about something, it could
be helpful to work out and exercise and stay active
or focusing on productivity or some type of work that
might help to bring down any internal tension you're feeling
on Sunday, because it's really not an easy energy with
the moon triggering that Mars retrograde ending. But yeah, that
is it for this week. We've got a lot going
on and I am definitely curious to see how this
plays out and how things start to look a bit
differently once sun is in pie season, Mars retrograde is over.
Thank you again for listening, and I will see you
back here next Monday,