We have just started 2022. This year comes with very strong energies that we see in the different planetary transits that form in the sky. Right now Jupiter is transiting Pisces, which softens our emotions and bathes them with compassion and collective consciousness. It is a good time to talk about the highlights of this new year.
Saturn in Aquarius Square Uranus in Taurus (from September to mid-November in 2022)
During both 2021 and 2022, the energy that we have seen manifest most clearly is that of the square between Saturn and Uranus. This aspect speaks of a very intense work of consciousness that takes us out of collective inertia.
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The position of Saturn by astrological sign or house shows where reality is manifested. There we see the contrast of what we believe and what it really is. That is why we associate Saturn with limitations and even with the “trials” of life. Saturn forces us to mature, to see things as they are and in that way, he becomes the Great Teacher.
When Saturn is in Aquarius, it asks:
- How free are you really?
- Have you taken a look at your prejudices?
- Are you really serious about your ideals or convictions?
- What about your views on social justice?
Aquarius is a transpersonal sign. This sign sees everything from the collective perspective. It looks for progress and innovation. To answer these questions, Saturn shapes what is, materializes reality. When it is in Aquarius, it materializes our vision of the future. If we do not like the reality that we see today, then we have the opportunity to change it, since Saturn has allowed us to take a look at what we are creating for our future.
Uranus is an electric planet. It seeks innovation, it opens new spaces to create progress. Wherever Uranus is, we see revolution, evolution, disruption, and change. When Uranus is in Taurus, it comes to update our values, to wake up the sleeping bull. Taurus is an Earth sign and Fixed. Represents natural resources, money, agriculture, stability. We have Uranus in this sign since 2018 until 2025. During this period we can expect shocks in our value system, which dismantle customs and habits that seek innovation.
The square between these two planets moves the foundations of our personal values. It brings to the surface what does not allow us to progress, both individually and collectively. We have already felt this energy throughout 2021. It continues in 2022, especially from September to mid-November 2022, with the last near-exact square of Saturn to Uranus. Here we will see social disruptions, control over individual freedoms, group regulations that destabilize the economy, great social discontent due to restrictions, and a great desire to break free from inertia. Although these energies are uncomfortable, they also symbolize a great awakening of the collective consciousness.
Pluto in Capricorn (from 2008 to January 2024)
Pluto continues in Capricorn, transiting the last 10 degrees of this sign. We are in the last phases of the transformation of the structure of society, which began in 2008. Pluto in Capricorn awakens the survival instinct of established power, institutions, authority figures and the status quo.
Those who have been born with this position carry within them the internal work of eliminating ancestral memories that correspond to the limitations with respect to everything that refers to personal prestige. These children have come into the world to transform the traditions that have developed over the past 248 years. For the rest of us, this transit upsets the rules that we have followed so far and that correspond to the symbolism of the astrological house where it falls.
Jupiter Conjunction Neptune in Pisces (April 12, 2022)
In the midst of these tumultuous times, in mid-April appears the energy of compassion, imagination and universal love represented by the conjunction of Jupiter with Neptune in the sign of Pisces. It can also be a time when “illusions”, lies, confusion can be magnified. That is why during April, and especially around the 12th of this month, it is important to go within oneself and not focus too much on what is happening externally. Connecting with intuition can open the door to a true communion with our inner being while we open our hearts to understand the mysteries of Life. This is a time when the gates of heaven open to give way to beauty and universal love. Pisces is subtle. The more we become still, the clearer its energy becomes.
The North Node enters Taurus (January 18, 2022)
The change of sign of the nodal axis a new stage of internal balance both socially and individually. While the North Node was in Gemini, we have had to investigate the beliefs that we have become attached to and begin to ask ourselves questions. With the passage of the North Node in Taurus, the challenge is to focus on the simple, on what is seen rather than losing ourselves in the convoluted and hidden. We will feel more clearly the tendency to remain in states of crisis and pain (South Node in Scorpio) while the magnetism of the North Node seeks to connect with the senses, to materialize what we want to be able to enjoy life. At the collective level we are going to seek tranquility, peace, simplicity. But we will not know how! Meanwhile, the energy of the subconscious can awaken our deepest fears. The Taurus-Scorpio nodal axis helps us feel like we have a body to pay attention to. This can translate as a strong emphasis on the economy, money, food, natural resources, and the body itself. It also emphasizes reviewing our personal values and the value we place on all that is alive. For this, the South Node in Scorpio helps us to deeply feel the internal emotional residues that do not allow us to enjoy Life.
More about The North Node in Taurus.
North Node conjunction with Uranus in Taurus (July 31, 2022)
This astrological aspect marks an important moment in relation to the economy, the value system and a huge desire for radical renewal of personal values. Innovation on renewable energies. A big step towards progress. A revolutionary invention affecting the natural world and production. The awakening of the desire for freedom. How this liberating energy manifests can be both constructive and destructive. However, the consequences always lean towards progress, even though the steps can be disruptive and shocking.
Venus Conjunct Mars in Capricorn … with Pluto! (March 3, 2022)
Venus and Mars come into conjunction on February 12, 2022, in the sign of Capricorn. These energies somehow awaken a great attraction towards the conservative, preparing for a more serious Valentine (more weddings?). On March 3, the planets of desire and pleasure join Pluto, the god of the underworld, forming a triple conjunction at 27 degrees Capricorn. Will there be a scandal in the world of politics?
This conjunction occurs simultaneously with a strongly charged Pisces (Sun, Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune) and a very close conjunction between Saturn and Mercury in Aquarius. This could be translated like this: a strong desire for POWER, a highly intelligent authority figure, and a great collective bond, something that can range from delusional daydreaming to true unconditional love.
These energies are tremendously strong, so … keep your feet on the ground! We’ll see how it manifests itself …
Venus Conjunct Mars to 0 degree Aquarius (March 6, 2022)
This can be considered as the second phase of the great conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn that occurred on December 21, 2020 in the same degrees. Venus and Mars enter Aquarius at about the same time, 9 minutes apart. Here, pleasure and desire meet innovation and break with the established. We are drawn to the different, the unique, the unconventional. If we see it from the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, where we see the beginning of the renewal of structures and beliefs at the collective level, now we find the renewal of personal desires and preferences … a kind of second round for the great collective awakening that begins a new era that we can not yet glimpse because we are creating it together.
On a personal level, you can see in which area of life (astrological house) these aspects fall. This is where you will most feel these energies.