Astrological Forecasts

Heads Up!

The Writer’s Astrological Almanac

by Kathy Watts

November 2012

Welcome to November, in an autumn when even the weather has been intense and weird. We have a great beginning, with Nov 1 being on Thursday (Jupiter’s day of the week) and the Moon in writer/artist-friendly Gemini. Venus exactly opposes Uranus today. Don’t let this turn you off from the experimental and unconventionally creative (is that redundant?) this  month. Let it enhance your sensitivity to the new and fresh. Find the charm in what’s radical, without getting swept away. The Moon also conjuncts Jupiter today. This can raise emotions and personal expectations, too.  Make this a happy, productive day and take it forward with you all month long.

Fri Nov 02 the Moon is in Gemini all day, but void of course for all but the first few hours. You can accomplish a lot today anyway. Be sociable.

Mon Nov 05 gets a Heads Up. Tomorrow is the start of this year’s last Mercury retrograde period. Mercury is already slowed down to almost nothing, preparing to station. Be methodical and think ahead. Put things away where they won’t get lost or broken. Put your notes in order, maybe in a bound notebook. Charge the phone battery, be good to your computer. You know the drill. Don’t be afraid, but heads up.

Tue Nov 06 the Moon is in Leo when Mercury stations at 04 Sag. This is a fair dose of fire to get us through the retrograde period, if we don’t get lured into impatience or spontaneous disorganization. Heads Up. In the U.S., it’s Election Day. If this applies to you, I say VOTE.

Wed Nov 07 the Moon is void of course in Leo most of the day, moving into Virgo in the evening. Work with enthusiasm and childish good cheer, and be happy about it when the day is over, no matter how things have gone. Have a pleasant if low-key night.

Sat Nov 10 the Moon moves into amenable Libra shortly after day’s start. Enjoy people today. They’re all potential characters in some story, and they are all protagonists in the stories that are their own lives. Before days end, Neptune goes stationary direct. It may become slightly easier to express your art, operative word ‘slightly.’

Sun Nov 11 the Moon conjuncts Venus in Libra. Think charm, charming, and a pleasant social weekend.

Mon Nov 12 the Moon conjuncts Saturn in Scorpio. Respect boundaries and deadlines. It’s also the day before the New Moon. Heads Up.

Tue Nov 13 we have the New Moon at 21 Scorpio. Be grateful for what keeps you honest, and start something with depth. It’s the Kali Puja. Maybe you’d like to start something with a touch of darkness, too. How much more Heads Up do you want? But wait, there’s more.  It’s also a solar eclipse. Heads Up. The outside world may seem a bit rockier than usual, but don’t let that perturb your inside world work. This is giving us two very heavy Tuesdays in a row. (And remember, Tuesday is the day of the week belonging to Mars.) Before end of day, Mercury retrogrades out of Sagittarius and reenters Scorpio. More Scorpio! Thoughts may return to old problems or grievances. (Did someone ask for plot complication ideas?  Well, here you are.) Heads Up.

Wed Nov 14 the Moon conjuncts Mercury retrograde at 29 Sco. Heads Up. This is intense if internal, and a writer/artist can do something fantastic with it. You may not want to instantly run out and show it to everyone (well, you might want to, but you also might know better.) Despite all of today’s intensity, the Moon moves into mutable Sagittarius  twenty minutes after that Mercury conjunction. The Wednesdays this month are finally settling down into having Moons in mutable signs. You don’t have to let all this intensity and mutability drive you into feeling squirrely. Drink tea and write.

Fri Nov 16 the Moon conjuncts Mars in Sagittarius then goes void of course for almost an hour before entering Capricorn. Here’s a short-lived burst of fire to liven up your weekend. The Moon next conjuncts Pluto in early Capricorn. Do something constructive today. Three hours later, Mars bids farewell to Sagittarius and joins Pluto in Capricorn. Even Mars can have a serious side. Can you sense a Mars-Pluto conjunction in our near future?  Why wait. Let’s say Heads Up now.

Sat Nov 17 the Moon is in Capricorn when the Sun conjuncts Mercury retrograde in late Scorpio. Can you sense the Sun preparing to shift signs? The last few degrees of any sign can be extra powerful, especially with the Sun present.

Tue Nov 20 the Moon conjuncts Neptune at 00 Pis. It’s also the last day of having the Sun in Scorpio. You could learn some really useful (if not pain-free) lesson with this. Heads Up. If you need intensity to resolve something, you still have it today. It’s not a bad day for celebrate with a private work bash. Tomorrow the world will feel radically looser and brighter. It may not be any calmer or quieter, though.

Wed Nov 21  the Moon will be in Pisces when the Sun changes signs, leaving Mars-ruled Scorpio (or if you prefer, Pluto-ruled Scorpio) and moves into the Jupiter-ruled sign of Sagittarius. Heads Up. Expect space and time to expand around you. Both Sagittarius and Pisces are mutable signs, so expect people and interruptions (even if they’re pleasant ones). Midday, Venus also changes signs, leaving her homesign of Libra and moving into, yes, Scorpio. There is no escape, is there?  But why would a writer want an escape from intensity?

Thu Nov 22 the Moon is void of course in Pisces when Venus trines Neptune in the very early morning. It’s Thanksgiving Day in the US, and though not totally writerly, it is totally social and often family-oriented and thus the stuff of great future stories. Be grateful for everyone in your life. They give you so much, whether they intend to or not.

Fri Nov 23 the Moon conjuncts Uranus in Aries. This can add extra fire to an already creative situation. Keep things under control, though.

Mon Nov 26 the Moon is in Taurus when Mercury stations at 18 Sco and prepares to move direct again. Heads Up. A fair bit of serious thought can be given to some serious subjects, if you’re not lazy or timid. Two and a half hours later, Venus conjuncts Saturn in Scorpio. You can do something good with this. Yes, you can.

Tue Nov 27 the Moon is void of course in Taurus when Mars exactly conjuncts Pluto in Capricorn. Heads Up. This conjunction happens about every two years. You can do something great with this. Really. First, it’s a Mars day of the week. Second, there’s a ton of earth energy and it’s easy and desirable to be practical. What is it with Tuesday this month, that they’ve been so heavy?  On the up side, the Moon enters the sign of Gemini later in the day. Stay calm and together, and pour this energy into your work.

Wed Nov 28 is the Full Moon at 06 Gem. Heads Up. It’s a writer’s full moon. On a Wednesday. Heads Up in the happiest of ways.  Plus, it’s a lunar eclipse. If ever there was a time to look into the shadows of the heart and mind (and come out with something brilliant to share), this might be it. We also are given the Moon-Jupiter conjunction later in the day. Think lucky. Plus, the Sun is now in Sagittarius. Be happy in your work. Be happy every minute. Share it through your work.

Thu Nov 29 the Moon is void of course in Gemini all day. Write, write, write. At least read, read, read. The Moon won’t enter Cancer until early morning tomorrow.

In a lot of ways, this is one hairy month. A zillion complicated aspects come and go between all the planets, resolving somewhat by the beginning of December. We also get slammed with a few powerful conjunctions…especially Venus-Saturn and Mars-Pluto.  How could we forget the Mercury retrograde? Well, we can’t.  Oh, and a solar and a lunar eclipse.  All this in one little 30-day month.

Don’t let the intensity intimidate you. You are alive, creative, stimulated, motivated, and pretty darn intense by nature yourself. Every writer and artist has an intense side. This month, you may as well own it.  Look out, World!  Here you are!  Heads Up!