Transiting Jupiter Trines your natal North Node

Growth and tangible positive progress could be increasingly important in relationships or one special connection. You might feel a stronger sense of intimacy is needed to help you and someone close to move confidently along your personal paths. Enthusiasm, hope, and excitement permeate your emotional world and bring a delightful sense of fun and affection that keeps things buoyant. You and a loved one or potential partner could be the couple others want to enjoy the company of and you'll both thrive in easy going, comfortable atmospheres. The positive vibes you emit not only enhance the warmth in your connection but allow a solid base of friendship to grow and become stronger. Best friends and lovers – it doesn't get better than that!

Transiting Jupiter Sextiles your natal South Node

Expect now or shortly to discover how resilient a person you are. It might be your attitude toward relationships that reveals how much you've learned from past involvements and what you vowed you would not repeat or allow to dampen your passionate spirit. You could be more receptive to what life can teach you. A renewed sense of optimism toward relationships is manifesting, either because you've enjoyed positive experiences in the past, or because those that weren't so positive haven't put a damper on your hopes or expectations. Your vision of the future where your closest relationships are concerned is tethered firmly to reality. The optimistic and positive vibe you're emitting now can undoubtedly boost your attractiveness in at least one special person's eyes.

Transiting Jupiter Squares your natal North Node

Where your emotional world is concerned now, you might feel an uncomfortable sense of obligation or responsibility. You'd prefer to do what excites or inspires you, rather than what you know you have to do. This could leave you feeling directionless, especially if you wish you could connect more deeply with your romantic or relationship destiny. Much would probably be easier if your emotional world or love life weren't subjected to so many distractions. However, it's important that you accept that you're learning much about yourself and others from your closest relationships. Your karmic path might be long and winding, but you are taking small, gradual steps in the right direction. Allow more time for what appears confusing or vague to become clear and certain.

Transiting Jupiter Squares your natal South Node

This is a time to be honest and realistic about what you experienced with your interactions or involvements in the past, and what you learned from them. It's possible you have a somewhat inflated or exaggerated view of previous relationships and might be creating a defensive or protective barrier unnecessarily. Rather than focus solely on mistakes made or anything connected with your emotional world in the past that was painful or upsetting, you can, with little effort, adjust your hopes, attitudes and expectations for the future. Within anything that was uncomfortable or awkward is a valuable lesson that needs to be identified and embraced. If you can do this, then you'll not only help defensive barriers to crumble but will also bring a justified sense of optimism to future relationships, or one special existing connection.

Transiting Saturn Squares your natal Chiron

You could be a creature of habit in many areas of your world, and your love life and relationships aren't exempt from this. However, you can benefit from stepping back to assess how and why you react and respond to others in ways you do. The conclusion you arrive at could reveal that your reactions and responses are more habitual than based on anything deeply emotional. You might also discover that you view commitments as demanding or full of too many expectations from others. However, by feeling happier within yourself, you'll become more receptive and accommodating toward what others need and expect from you. Feeling more content inside starts with releasing attitudes that only hold you back from experiencing the warmth on offer from close, loving connections. It might be time to remove a defensive barrier.

June 27^th 2023 onwards to October 31^st 2023

Individualistic Ideas

Transiting Uranus Retrograde Conjuncts your natal Chiron

Chances are, your love life has probably been anything but old-fashioned. You probably possess strong, individualistic ideas about commitment and intimacy, and finding a partner who shares your ideals might not be easy, especially someone in it for the long-term. It could be your insistence on personal freedom that doesn't connect well with prospects for long-term intimacy sometimes. However, although you might have encountered and could continue to encounter periods of loneliness, that could be a price you have paid or are willing to pay to be with someone you truly connect with rather than settle for someone you know isn't suitable. This could cause you to nurture regrets about missed opportunities or ending relationships that perhaps stood a chance if you gave them a chance. You're encouraged now to release yourself from past upsets and focus instead on forming or strengthening a bond that is unique and special. If you've found one, then protect it. If you've yet to find one, then past lessons will be integral to helping you give as much effort as you can to protect it.

October 1^st 2022 onwards to January 31^st 2023

Managing Energies & Emotions

Transiting Neptune Retrograde Sextiles your natal Chiron

A strong link could exist now between what you think and feel. However, your thoughts and emotions are being softened as kindness and compassion become more integral to your interactions with others or one person in particular. You're being 'softened' but in a way that facilitates deeper exchanges rather than puts you at risk of being taken advantage of through making yourself as vulnerable as you're likely to become now. You might feel extra sensitive as well, but this opens the door to learning more about managing energies and emotions instead of suppressing them.

Transiting South Node Conjuncts your natal North Node

You could feel a constant, strong need to cast your mind to the past to gain a clearer understanding of where your emotional world or a close relationship are heading. You could see numerous clues or indications of what lies ahead based on where you know you've been. This leaves you with a superb chance to apply previous lessons learned and alter your attitudes toward close or intimate relationships based on past experience. Perhaps, you've had no reason to apply that knowledge until now. However, If you absorb lessons that past relationships have brought, regardless of how long ago they arrived or subtle they might be, then you can embark upon forming or strengthening one connection that could truly stand the test of time.

Transiting South Node Opposes your natal South Node

You might be very aware of how progress in life involves one reassuring step forward as two frustrating steps backward are taken. It can be difficult to look forward when we're constantly forced to look backward at where we've come from – or to find the source of problems related to why we can't make progress in ways we yearn to. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, you could spend so much time looking backward at resolved and unresolved issues that you become oblivious to many delightful opportunities begging for attention in the present and future. Try to see the past as a 'quick reference guide' only and not as a set-in-stone guideline for the future. Despite what you might think or believe, you're armed with enough life lessons to move your emotional world or one special connection forward, and that's what needs and deserves your attention now.

Transiting Mercury Opposes your natal Chiron from 11th to 12th November 2022. Exact 12th November

We all know someone prone to often taking what's said to them too personally. Whether a comment is made in jest or an innocuous observation, we can be aware of how someone somehow manages to read more into what's said than is necessary. It's possible you could be such a person now. Communicative misunderstandings can occur, and the main cause of these could be your inclination to react too sensitively or defensively to what's said to you. This can also cause you to become insular and uncommunicative, which can fuel feelings of doubt, guilt, shame or embarrassment. You could feel more confused than confident when conveying or expressing thoughts, feelings or ideas. Fortunately, there's probably nothing wrong with what you intend to say. The main problem exists in you misinterpreting what someone else is saying. Boosting your listening abilities and trust levels can create a much more harmonious, two-way link.

Transiting Sun Opposes your natal Chiron from 13th to 15th November 2022. Exact 14th November

If you feel any confusion related to how or why your love affairs seem to go off on unexpected tangents, then this could be a time when you take a close look at your attitudes toward love. It's likely you're allowing a past hurt or disappointment to blur your vision of future possibilities. This could cause you to accept defeat with romantic involvements that could have become delightful if you put in the time or effort to see if they were worth fighting for. If you really want to find a love that lasts, then you're going to have to cease nurturing any past pain in the belief it's helping you see current and future love life circumstances realistically or objectively. It isn't.

November 16^th to 18^th 2022

Wiser and Stronger

Transiting South Node Retrograde Sextiles your natal Chiron

The past undoubtedly holds the key to healing in the present, but you might feel unsure where to cast your mind back to in order to do so. The first place to look might be at where you experienced the most pain or disappointment, and the act of doing this might be easier said than done. For obvious reasons, you've chosen to keep anything painful or upsetting stored away in the least accessible areas of your mind, believing they deserve to remain there. However, by summoning some courage to look closely at what occurred, your role in it and the role someone else might have played, you can start to make sense of it. It's this new level of understanding that facilitates healing now. It can also bring a dramatic shift to your attitude toward your closest relationships if what you've suppressed was connected with a love partnership previously. You're wiser and stronger now because of what occurred. That's what needs and deserves your focus and appreciating.

Transiting Mercury Trines your natal North Node from 16th to 18th November 2022. Exact 18th November

You understand, possibly better than most people, that what the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve. However, plans that fall outside the sphere of your emotional world tend to go to plan more frequently than any those that are romantic. Love incorporates a very different kind of magic and can derail some goals and plans at times. Fortunately, you're determined to ensure this doesn't happen and one way to ensure your love life integrates with other aspirations is to have a loved one or partner accompany you on your ambitious journey. Embracing the spirit of teamwork and discussing your dreams with someone close can result in exciting ideas created together for the future.

Transiting Mercury Sextiles your natal South Node from 16th to 18th November 2022. Exact 18th November

A healthy understanding of your past provides a solid foundation upon which to build your future. Your keenness to talk openly with a loved one or potential partner about how past events helped shape the person you are today is likely to be done with a view to improving yourself further. You understand the importance of constant, open dialogue in relationships and how it not only helps partners to understand each other but also provides a foundation of trust. You could be particularly keen at this time to encourage more of a 'quid pro quo' arrangement with a certain person regarding the sharing of ideas, thoughts, feelings, and desires. In other words, you're willing to be completely open with them provided they are equally open with you. This can do much to strengthen the intellectual connection between you and a certain person now. You could be reminded of how sexy a meeting of minds can be.

Transiting Sun Trines your natal North Node from 22nd to 24th November 2022. Exact 23rd November

Falling in love needn't ever distract you from your forward path in life. If anything, it can help you define it. You have a clear idea of where you want to be in the future and are unlikely to involve yourself with someone who would risk bringing complete chaos to your plans. Even if your love life goes off on a tangent, you're creative and resourceful enough to cope with unexpected developments. You could find yourself considering your ability to go with such a flow now. However, even if what you're faced with now is a challenge of some kind, you might need to do more than simply roll with it. A challenge can teach you much about yourself and what you're made of. Your emotional world or one important connection can only benefit from what you discover.

Transiting Sun Sextiles your natal South Node from 22nd to 24th November 2022. Exact 23rd November

You're ready to move forward toward your future with an open mind and heart. Whether single or attached, you can see how the proverbial glass is always half full instead of half empty, and any love life circumstances that arise will offer something positive. This attitude is one that should be applied throughout your life, and not just at this time. You're keen to develop yourself and to grow and progress as an individual. You can also see how a romantic relationship can help you do so. This is a time to appreciate love and all that it brings into your life, but you have other goals that are just as important as those you've set in your emotional world. Trying to balance the time and effort you can give to them all is your cosmic mission now!

Transiting South Node Sextiles your natal Chiron

The past undoubtedly holds the key to healing in the present, but you might feel unsure where to cast your mind back to in order to do so. The first place to look might be at where you experienced the most pain or disappointment, and the act of doing this might be easier said than done. For obvious reasons, you've chosen to keep anything painful or upsetting stored away in the least accessible areas of your mind, believing they deserve to remain there. However, by summoning some courage to look closely at what occurred, your role in it and the role someone else might have played, you can start to make sense of it. It's this new level of understanding that facilitates healing now. It can also bring a dramatic shift to your attitude toward your closest relationships if what you've suppressed was connected with a love partnership previously. You're wiser and stronger now because of what occurred. That's what needs and deserves your focus and appreciating.

Transiting South Node Conjuncts your natal North Node

You could feel a constant, strong need to cast your mind to the past to gain a clearer understanding of where your emotional world or a close relationship are heading. You could see numerous clues or indications of what lies ahead based on where you know you've been. This leaves you with a superb chance to apply previous lessons learned and alter your attitudes toward close or intimate relationships based on past experience. Perhaps, you've had no reason to apply that knowledge until now. However, If you absorb lessons that past relationships have brought, regardless of how long ago they arrived or subtle they might be, then you can embark upon forming or strengthening one connection that could truly stand the test of time.

Transiting South Node Opposes your natal South Node

You might be very aware of how progress in life involves one reassuring step forward as two frustrating steps backward are taken. It can be difficult to look forward when we're constantly forced to look backward at where we've come from – or to find the source of problems related to why we can't make progress in ways we yearn to. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, you could spend so much time looking backward at resolved and unresolved issues that you become oblivious to many delightful opportunities begging for attention in the present and future. Try to see the past as a 'quick reference guide' only and not as a set-in-stone guideline for the future. Despite what you might think or believe, you're armed with enough life lessons to move your emotional world or one special connection forward, and that's what needs and deserves your attention now.

December 16^th to 18^th 2022

Applying Past Knowledge & Experience

Transiting South Node Retrograde Conjuncts your natal North Node

You could feel a constant, strong need to cast your mind to the past to gain a clearer understanding of where your emotional world or a close relationship are heading. You could see numerous clues or indications of what lies ahead based on where you know you've been. This leaves you with a superb chance to apply previous lessons learned and alter your attitudes toward close or intimate relationships based on past experience. Perhaps, you've had no reason to apply that knowledge until now. However, If you absorb lessons that past relationships have brought, regardless of how long ago they arrived or subtle they might be, then you can embark upon forming or strengthening one connection that could truly stand the test of time.

December 16^th to 18^th 2022

Looking Backward

Transiting South Node Retrograde Opposes your natal South Node

You might be very aware of how progress in life involves one reassuring step forward as two frustrating steps backward are taken. It can be difficult to look forward when we're constantly forced to look backward at where we've come from – or to find the source of problems related to why we can't make progress in ways we yearn to. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, you could spend so much time looking backward at resolved and unresolved issues that you become oblivious to many delightful opportunities begging for attention in the present and future. Try to see the past as a 'quick reference guide' only and not as a set-in-stone guideline for the future. Despite what you might think or believe, you're armed with enough life lessons to move your emotional world or one special connection forward, and that's what needs and deserves your attention now.

December 19^th to 21^st 2022

Wiser and Stronger

Transiting South Node Retrograde Sextiles your natal Chiron

The past undoubtedly holds the key to healing in the present, but you might feel unsure where to cast your mind back to in order to do so. The first place to look might be at where you experienced the most pain or disappointment, and the act of doing this might be easier said than done. For obvious reasons, you've chosen to keep anything painful or upsetting stored away in the least accessible areas of your mind, believing they deserve to remain there. However, by summoning some courage to look closely at what occurred, your role in it and the role someone else might have played, you can start to make sense of it. It's this new level of understanding that facilitates healing now. It can also bring a dramatic shift to your attitude toward your closest relationships if what you've suppressed was connected with a love partnership previously. You're wiser and stronger now because of what occurred. That's what needs and deserves your focus and appreciating.

Transiting Mercury Trines your natal Chiron from 22nd to 26th December 2022. Exact 24th December

Your sensitivity could be heightened noticeably at this time and integral to encouraging others, or one person, in particular, to speak openly with you. Your listening skills are finely tuned which could also make you a trusted confidante for someone close, and you could find the right words flow effortlessly to bring comfort or healing to them. You're able to strip away anything superfluous with your communication and convey yourself with crystal clarity. If you sense a need to open up or seek comfort or healing yourself from a loved one or partner, then you could find that adopting a more open and flexible mind toward any suppressed issue helps you see it in a more realistic perspective. This can make it easier for the object of your affections to view your issue objectively.

Saturday 31st December

Crystal Clarity

Transiting Mercury Retrograde Trines your natal Chiron from 31st December 2022 to 3rd January 2023. Exact 2nd January 2023

Your sensitivity could be heightened noticeably at this time and integral to encouraging others, or one person, in particular, to speak openly with you. Your listening skills are finely tuned which could also make you a trusted confidante for someone close, and you could find the right words flow effortlessly to bring comfort or healing to them. You're able to strip away anything superfluous with your communication and convey yourself with crystal clarity. If you sense a need to open up or seek comfort or healing yourself from a loved one or partner, then you could find that adopting a more open and flexible mind toward any suppressed issue helps you see it in a more realistic perspective. This can make it easier for the object of your affections to view your issue objectively.

Transiting South Node Sextiles your natal Chiron

The past undoubtedly holds the key to healing in the present, but you might feel unsure where to cast your mind back to in order to do so. The first place to look might be at where you experienced the most pain or disappointment, and the act of doing this might be easier said than done. For obvious reasons, you've chosen to keep anything painful or upsetting stored away in the least accessible areas of your mind, believing they deserve to remain there. However, by summoning some courage to look closely at what occurred, your role in it and the role someone else might have played, you can start to make sense of it. It's this new level of understanding that facilitates healing now. It can also bring a dramatic shift to your attitude toward your closest relationships if what you've suppressed was connected with a love partnership previously. You're wiser and stronger now because of what occurred. That's what needs and deserves your focus and appreciating.

Transiting South Node Conjuncts your natal North Node

You could feel a constant, strong need to cast your mind to the past to gain a clearer understanding of where your emotional world or a close relationship are heading. You could see numerous clues or indications of what lies ahead based on where you know you've been. This leaves you with a superb chance to apply previous lessons learned and alter your attitudes toward close or intimate relationships based on past experience. Perhaps, you've had no reason to apply that knowledge until now. However, If you absorb lessons that past relationships have brought, regardless of how long ago they arrived or subtle they might be, then you can embark upon forming or strengthening one connection that could truly stand the test of time.

Transiting South Node Opposes your natal South Node

You might be very aware of how progress in life involves one reassuring step forward as two frustrating steps backward are taken. It can be difficult to look forward when we're constantly forced to look backward at where we've come from – or to find the source of problems related to why we can't make progress in ways we yearn to. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, you could spend so much time looking backward at resolved and unresolved issues that you become oblivious to many delightful opportunities begging for attention in the present and future. Try to see the past as a 'quick reference guide' only and not as a set-in-stone guideline for the future. Despite what you might think or believe, you're armed with enough life lessons to move your emotional world or one special connection forward, and that's what needs and deserves your attention now.

Transiting Sun Trines your natal Chiron from 11th to 13th January 2023. Exact 12th January

You're blessed with an ability to judge peoples' character accurately. However, even if someone ticked all the essential boxes and reassured you they were worth risking your heart with in the past, you can't have accounted for certain traits that arose further down the line. It's these that might have led to you experiencing pain in previous relationships and made you wary about committing in the future. Fortunately, you could find yourself adopting more of an open mind to relationships and commitments now. You know someone is deserving of your love, and hopefully you're with such a person. If so, then you could feel willing to cross a line of commitment that you've chosen to remain behind for reasons outlined earlier. If you're single, then you deserve to be fussy about who you choose to give your heart to. Either way, you're in a superb position to find long-term, stable, committed love you've always dreamed of. All that's needed is an open mind, an open heart and the courage to put any past pain well and truly behind you.

Transiting Sun Opposes your natal North Node from 20th to 22nd January 2023. Exact 21st January

You might be oblivious to how you repeat the same relationship mistakes again and again. This forms patterns that can be extremely difficult to free yourself from. Cast your mind back to certain relationships you've been involved in. A pattern likely exists regarding ways your lovers treated you and ways you reacted and responded to them. Can you see a similarity among past lovers that indicates a certain 'type' of person you tend to become involved with? Now, cast your mind back to any happy, comfortable relationships you've enjoyed or are hopefully enjoying now. These are happy and comfortable because you managed to free yourself from old, familiar and potentially painful patterns. Your challenge now is to push forward toward new and improved ways of interacting with a loved one or future partner. You did it previously. You can do it again.

Transiting Sun Conjuncts your natal South Node from 20th to 22nd January 2023. Exact 21st January

Casting your mind back to previous relationships could reveal a common denominator within them. Perhaps you've been attracted to the same type of person time and time again, or romances have ended in similar ways. This could be due to being stuck in the past and something you consider more openly and honestly now. Looking closely at your current love life circumstances could reveal where you're slipping into the same comfortable and easy patterns. Be willing to spot where you might be re-creating the same relationship again instead of adopting new ways of relating. An existing relationship or embarking upon a new one relies strongly on you accepting someone as the unique person they are and not making comparisons to any lovers from your past.

January 20^th to 22^nd 2023

Applying Past Knowledge & Experience

Transiting South Node Retrograde Conjuncts your natal North Node

You could feel a constant, strong need to cast your mind to the past to gain a clearer understanding of where your emotional world or a close relationship are heading. You could see numerous clues or indications of what lies ahead based on where you know you've been. This leaves you with a superb chance to apply previous lessons learned and alter your attitudes toward close or intimate relationships based on past experience. Perhaps, you've had no reason to apply that knowledge until now. However, If you absorb lessons that past relationships have brought, regardless of how long ago they arrived or subtle they might be, then you can embark upon forming or strengthening one connection that could truly stand the test of time.

January 20^th to 22^nd 2023

Looking Backward

Transiting South Node Retrograde Opposes your natal South Node

You might be very aware of how progress in life involves one reassuring step forward as two frustrating steps backward are taken. It can be difficult to look forward when we're constantly forced to look backward at where we've come from – or to find the source of problems related to why we can't make progress in ways we yearn to. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, you could spend so much time looking backward at resolved and unresolved issues that you become oblivious to many delightful opportunities begging for attention in the present and future. Try to see the past as a 'quick reference guide' only and not as a set-in-stone guideline for the future. Despite what you might think or believe, you're armed with enough life lessons to move your emotional world or one special connection forward, and that's what needs and deserves your attention now.

January 24^th to 25^th 2023

Wiser and Stronger

Transiting South Node Retrograde Sextiles your natal Chiron

The past undoubtedly holds the key to healing in the present, but you might feel unsure where to cast your mind back to in order to do so. The first place to look might be at where you experienced the most pain or disappointment, and the act of doing this might be easier said than done. For obvious reasons, you've chosen to keep anything painful or upsetting stored away in the least accessible areas of your mind, believing they deserve to remain there. However, by summoning some courage to look closely at what occurred, your role in it and the role someone else might have played, you can start to make sense of it. It's this new level of understanding that facilitates healing now. It can also bring a dramatic shift to your attitude toward your closest relationships if what you've suppressed was connected with a love partnership previously. You're wiser and stronger now because of what occurred. That's what needs and deserves your focus and appreciating.

Transiting South Node Sextiles your natal Chiron

The past undoubtedly holds the key to healing in the present, but you might feel unsure where to cast your mind back to in order to do so. The first place to look might be at where you experienced the most pain or disappointment, and the act of doing this might be easier said than done. For obvious reasons, you've chosen to keep anything painful or upsetting stored away in the least accessible areas of your mind, believing they deserve to remain there. However, by summoning some courage to look closely at what occurred, your role in it and the role someone else might have played, you can start to make sense of it. It's this new level of understanding that facilitates healing now. It can also bring a dramatic shift to your attitude toward your closest relationships if what you've suppressed was connected with a love partnership previously. You're wiser and stronger now because of what occurred. That's what needs and deserves your focus and appreciating.

Transiting South Node Conjuncts your natal North Node

You could feel a constant, strong need to cast your mind to the past to gain a clearer understanding of where your emotional world or a close relationship are heading. You could see numerous clues or indications of what lies ahead based on where you know you've been. This leaves you with a superb chance to apply previous lessons learned and alter your attitudes toward close or intimate relationships based on past experience. Perhaps, you've had no reason to apply that knowledge until now. However, If you absorb lessons that past relationships have brought, regardless of how long ago they arrived or subtle they might be, then you can embark upon forming or strengthening one connection that could truly stand the test of time.

Transiting South Node Opposes your natal South Node

You might be very aware of how progress in life involves one reassuring step forward as two frustrating steps backward are taken. It can be difficult to look forward when we're constantly forced to look backward at where we've come from – or to find the source of problems related to why we can't make progress in ways we yearn to. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, you could spend so much time looking backward at resolved and unresolved issues that you become oblivious to many delightful opportunities begging for attention in the present and future. Try to see the past as a 'quick reference guide' only and not as a set-in-stone guideline for the future. Despite what you might think or believe, you're armed with enough life lessons to move your emotional world or one special connection forward, and that's what needs and deserves your attention now.

Transiting Mercury Trines your natal Chiron from 4th to 6th February 2023. Exact 5th February

Your sensitivity could be heightened noticeably at this time and integral to encouraging others, or one person, in particular, to speak openly with you. Your listening skills are finely tuned which could also make you a trusted confidante for someone close, and you could find the right words flow effortlessly to bring comfort or healing to them. You're able to strip away anything superfluous with your communication and convey yourself with crystal clarity. If you sense a need to open up or seek comfort or healing yourself from a loved one or partner, then you could find that adopting a more open and flexible mind toward any suppressed issue helps you see it in a more realistic perspective. This can make it easier for the object of your affections to view your issue objectively.

Transiting South Node Squares your natal Chiron

Hiding behind psychological barriers you've created to protect you from painful or upsetting events from your past is no longer an option. You might even feel pushed to take action to face and confront these issues, and it's a case of better late than never. Experiencing a greater depth of emotional freedom relies on your willingness to do so now and it's only by freeing yourself from what you've chosen to suppress and ignore that relationships with others, or one person, in particular, can be formed or flourish. A bit of tension might be necessary to stimulate action, but this could be the kind of tension you'll be grateful for.

Transiting Sun Squares your natal Chiron from 9th to 12th February 2023. Exact 11th February

You could be subconsciously attracted to relationships that present a challenge at this time. Where you might have chosen to embark only upon short-term relationships in the belief that, the shorter the relationship is, the cleaner the break will be when it ends. This attitude might have been formed due to painful or upsetting episodes that occurred in the past. However, it could become clear that short-term flings offer little or no depth of connection. Don't kid yourself into believing you're immune to the joy that comes from a deep, meaningful, loving and intimate connection. You could find yourself assessing new ways to make long-term relationships work. The first step involves releasing yourself from past hurts that offer only a lesson to be absorbed and moved on from. Now it a perfect time to start that 'moving on' process.

Transiting Mercury Opposes your natal North Node from 10th to 13th February 2023. Exact 12th February

You could be inclined to resist change in your emotional world at this time, perhaps in the belief that all is hunky dory as it is. You understandably believe that if you're happy, then there's no point in introducing change for the sake of it. However, it's important to remember that life involves growth and you owe it to yourself to try to move forward and learn new lessons as they arise. This might explain why you're aware of certain old patterns repeating themselves that you know, in your heart, require you to be more proactive and break new emotional ground instead of remaining in a deep comfort zone. Expect to be enlightened about how you've closed yourself off to new experiences and why you should treat them with a more open mind. Some promise to be thrilling and delightfully heartwarming. You'll see.

Transiting Mercury Conjuncts your natal South Node from 10th to 13th February 2023. Exact 12th February

Casting your mind back to previous relationships could reveal a certain pattern regarding the type of person you've been drawn to in the past. This has been likely due to you having a certain way of relating to others, especially in a relationship or intimate sense. Your keenness to connect with those whom you're intellectually matched could have been helpful in the past. Despite being aware of how this strict requirement restricts or prohibits you from experiencing delightful and heartwarming encounters now and in the future, you could choose to remain in a protective comfort zone. This is a time to question – honestly – how content you are by adhering to these rigid expectations and if your current romantic or relationship circumstances are going to get you to where your heart truly wants to be. It's time to be honest with yourself about the need for change and growth – and your emotional world or love life is a very good place to start.

February 15^th to 17^th 2023

Call to Action

Transiting South Node Retrograde Squares your natal Chiron

Hiding behind psychological barriers you've created to protect you from painful or upsetting events from your past is no longer an option. You might even feel pushed to take action to face and confront these issues, and it's a case of better late than never. Experiencing a greater depth of emotional freedom relies on your willingness to do so now and it's only by freeing yourself from what you've chosen to suppress and ignore that relationships with others, or one person, in particular, can be formed or flourish. A bit of tension might be necessary to stimulate action, but this could be the kind of tension you'll be grateful for.

Transiting Mercury Squares your natal Chiron from 24th to 26th February 2023. Exact 26th February

We know how communication between our brain and mouth can break down sometimes. We can be surprised or shocked to discover that what emerges from our mouth can be far removed from what our brain agreed would be said. We can also be surprised or shocked at how hurtful our words can be. We know when we've hit the emotional bullseye with our intention to wound someone verbally. Even if we want them to know how proud we are to have done so, our conscience soon makes clear how wrong we were to inflict such pain deliberately. If you know someone deserves an apology for hurtful words you said in the past, it's not too late to make amends. Consider how you'll feel if you do.

February 24^th to 25^th 2023

Applying Past Knowledge & Experience

Transiting South Node Retrograde Conjuncts your natal North Node

You could feel a constant, strong need to cast your mind to the past to gain a clearer understanding of where your emotional world or a close relationship are heading. You could see numerous clues or indications of what lies ahead based on where you know you've been. This leaves you with a superb chance to apply previous lessons learned and alter your attitudes toward close or intimate relationships based on past experience. Perhaps, you've had no reason to apply that knowledge until now. However, If you absorb lessons that past relationships have brought, regardless of how long ago they arrived or subtle they might be, then you can embark upon forming or strengthening one connection that could truly stand the test of time.

February 24^th to 25^th 2023

Looking Backward

Transiting South Node Retrograde Opposes your natal South Node

You might be very aware of how progress in life involves one reassuring step forward as two frustrating steps backward are taken. It can be difficult to look forward when we're constantly forced to look backward at where we've come from – or to find the source of problems related to why we can't make progress in ways we yearn to. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, you could spend so much time looking backward at resolved and unresolved issues that you become oblivious to many delightful opportunities begging for attention in the present and future. Try to see the past as a 'quick reference guide' only and not as a set-in-stone guideline for the future. Despite what you might think or believe, you're armed with enough life lessons to move your emotional world or one special connection forward, and that's what needs and deserves your attention now.

Transiting South Node Conjuncts your natal North Node

You could feel a constant, strong need to cast your mind to the past to gain a clearer understanding of where your emotional world or a close relationship are heading. You could see numerous clues or indications of what lies ahead based on where you know you've been. This leaves you with a superb chance to apply previous lessons learned and alter your attitudes toward close or intimate relationships based on past experience. Perhaps, you've had no reason to apply that knowledge until now. However, If you absorb lessons that past relationships have brought, regardless of how long ago they arrived or subtle they might be, then you can embark upon forming or strengthening one connection that could truly stand the test of time.

Transiting South Node Opposes your natal South Node

You might be very aware of how progress in life involves one reassuring step forward as two frustrating steps backward are taken. It can be difficult to look forward when we're constantly forced to look backward at where we've come from – or to find the source of problems related to why we can't make progress in ways we yearn to. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, you could spend so much time looking backward at resolved and unresolved issues that you become oblivious to many delightful opportunities begging for attention in the present and future. Try to see the past as a 'quick reference guide' only and not as a set-in-stone guideline for the future. Despite what you might think or believe, you're armed with enough life lessons to move your emotional world or one special connection forward, and that's what needs and deserves your attention now.

Transiting South Node Squares your natal Chiron

Hiding behind psychological barriers you've created to protect you from painful or upsetting events from your past is no longer an option. You might even feel pushed to take action to face and confront these issues, and it's a case of better late than never. Experiencing a greater depth of emotional freedom relies on your willingness to do so now and it's only by freeing yourself from what you've chosen to suppress and ignore that relationships with others, or one person, in particular, can be formed or flourish. A bit of tension might be necessary to stimulate action, but this could be the kind of tension you'll be grateful for.

Transiting Sun Sextiles your natal Chiron from 11th to 14th March 2023. Exact 13th March

You could be finely tuned-in to who you are, what you can offer a relationship but also what you want from it. Your cherished aspirations don't need to move down your priority list when you embark upon a new romance. You've learned to integrate the two to make them work together previously and finding or enhancing a romantic connection is only one of your important aims in life. You could be reminded at this time of the need for a lover who respects your choices and interests, and who will give you the necessary space to push forward in life and achieve all that you want to achieve. If you're with such a person, then it could be helpful and timely to update them on what matters most to you, aspiration-wise. If you're single, then you could adjust your Partner Requirement List accordingly!

Transiting Mercury Sextiles your natal Chiron from 13th to 15th March 2023. Exact 15th March

We often hear what people say but truly understanding what they mean is something we can struggle with. Even if someone goes to great lengths to convey themselves calmly and clearly, miscommunication can arise if we focus only on what we want to hear. You have an excellent chance now to open lines of communication with others, or one special person in particular. Your heightened sensitivity makes you more willing to listen. It also helps you to convey yourself with new levels of depth and clarity. By harnessing sensitivity, you can not only choose your words carefully but can also intuitively express the meaning and intention behind them. You could be surprised at how this can strengthen – or, where necessary, heal – your closest relationships.

Transiting Mercury Trines your natal North Node from 18th to 20th March 2023. Exact 19th March

You understand, possibly better than most people, that what the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve. However, plans that fall outside the sphere of your emotional world tend to go to plan more frequently than any those that are romantic. Love incorporates a very different kind of magic and can derail some goals and plans at times. Fortunately, you're determined to ensure this doesn't happen and one way to ensure your love life integrates with other aspirations is to have a loved one or partner accompany you on your ambitious journey. Embracing the spirit of teamwork and discussing your dreams with someone close can result in exciting ideas created together for the future.

Transiting Mercury Sextiles your natal South Node from 18th to 20th March 2023. Exact 19th March

A healthy understanding of your past provides a solid foundation upon which to build your future. Your keenness to talk openly with a loved one or potential partner about how past events helped shape the person you are today is likely to be done with a view to improving yourself further. You understand the importance of constant, open dialogue in relationships and how it not only helps partners to understand each other but also provides a foundation of trust. You could be particularly keen at this time to encourage more of a 'quid pro quo' arrangement with a certain person regarding the sharing of ideas, thoughts, feelings, and desires. In other words, you're willing to be completely open with them provided they are equally open with you. This can do much to strengthen the intellectual connection between you and a certain person now. You could be reminded of how sexy a meeting of minds can be.

Transiting Sun Trines your natal North Node from 20th to 23rd March 2023. Exact 22nd March

Falling in love needn't ever distract you from your forward path in life. If anything, it can help you define it. You have a clear idea of where you want to be in the future and are unlikely to involve yourself with someone who would risk bringing complete chaos to your plans. Even if your love life goes off on a tangent, you're creative and resourceful enough to cope with unexpected developments. You could find yourself considering your ability to go with such a flow now. However, even if what you're faced with now is a challenge of some kind, you might need to do more than simply roll with it. A challenge can teach you much about yourself and what you're made of. Your emotional world or one important connection can only benefit from what you discover.

Transiting Sun Sextiles your natal South Node from 20th to 23rd March 2023. Exact 22nd March

You're ready to move forward toward your future with an open mind and heart. Whether single or attached, you can see how the proverbial glass is always half full instead of half empty, and any love life circumstances that arise will offer something positive. This attitude is one that should be applied throughout your life, and not just at this time. You're keen to develop yourself and to grow and progress as an individual. You can also see how a romantic relationship can help you do so. This is a time to appreciate love and all that it brings into your life, but you have other goals that are just as important as those you've set in your emotional world. Trying to balance the time and effort you can give to them all is your cosmic mission now!

March 22^nd to 23^th 2023

Call to Action

Transiting South Node Retrograde Squares your natal Chiron

Hiding behind psychological barriers you've created to protect you from painful or upsetting events from your past is no longer an option. You might even feel pushed to take action to face and confront these issues, and it's a case of better late than never. Experiencing a greater depth of emotional freedom relies on your willingness to do so now and it's only by freeing yourself from what you've chosen to suppress and ignore that relationships with others, or one person, in particular, can be formed or flourish. A bit of tension might be necessary to stimulate action, but this could be the kind of tension you'll be grateful for.

April 3^rd to 5^th 2023

Applying Past Knowledge & Experience

Transiting South Node Retrograde Conjuncts your natal North Node

You could feel a constant, strong need to cast your mind to the past to gain a clearer understanding of where your emotional world or a close relationship are heading. You could see numerous clues or indications of what lies ahead based on where you know you've been. This leaves you with a superb chance to apply previous lessons learned and alter your attitudes toward close or intimate relationships based on past experience. Perhaps, you've had no reason to apply that knowledge until now. However, If you absorb lessons that past relationships have brought, regardless of how long ago they arrived or subtle they might be, then you can embark upon forming or strengthening one connection that could truly stand the test of time.

April 3^rd to 5^th 2023

Looking Backward

Transiting South Node Retrograde Opposes your natal South Node

You might be very aware of how progress in life involves one reassuring step forward as two frustrating steps backward are taken. It can be difficult to look forward when we're constantly forced to look backward at where we've come from – or to find the source of problems related to why we can't make progress in ways we yearn to. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, you could spend so much time looking backward at resolved and unresolved issues that you become oblivious to many delightful opportunities begging for attention in the present and future. Try to see the past as a 'quick reference guide' only and not as a set-in-stone guideline for the future. Despite what you might think or believe, you're armed with enough life lessons to move your emotional world or one special connection forward, and that's what needs and deserves your attention now.

Transiting Mercury Squares your natal North Node from 3rd to 4th April 2023. Exact 4th April

Conveying your ideas for the future could be tricky at this time. If your goals are vague, then your efforts could be sporadic and inconsistent. However, this could be due to overthinking them or working so rigidly to a plan that you become confused or agitated when everything doesn't go entirely to plan. You want to be the captain of your own destiny and might not take kindly to advice from a loved one or partner about steps you could take to make your visions real. You might also believe that nobody apart from you truly understands what you're keen to achieve. However, if you can adopt a more open and flexible mind to any suggestions coming from someone close, then you could discover they have at least one valid point. Be willing to listen.

Transiting Mercury Squares your natal South Node from 3rd to 4th April 2023. Exact 4th April

Expressing thoughts, feelings or desires could be particularly difficult at this time. You might feel an unignorable sense of nervousness about revealing your authentic self to a lover and the idea of making yourself vulnerable to do so only increases nervousness. You might feel taking the path of least resistance with affairs of the heart is your best option, and simply allow a relationship to unfold or progress with little or no steering from you. However, whether single or attached, you might be able to spot a certain pattern regarding the kind of person you attract and commit to. Past lovers might have discouraged you from speaking openly. It's also possible your attitude toward communicating in relationships – or not doing so – stems from issues your parents experienced similarly. You're encouraged to accept the need for a partner who won't stifle your personality or desires and wants you to be yourself. If you're with someone currently who fits that bill, then fantastic. If not, then make the need a priority for the future.

Transiting South Node Squares your natal Chiron

Hiding behind psychological barriers you've created to protect you from painful or upsetting events from your past is no longer an option. You might even feel pushed to take action to face and confront these issues, and it's a case of better late than never. Experiencing a greater depth of emotional freedom relies on your willingness to do so now and it's only by freeing yourself from what you've chosen to suppress and ignore that relationships with others, or one person, in particular, can be formed or flourish. A bit of tension might be necessary to stimulate action, but this could be the kind of tension you'll be grateful for.

Transiting Sun Squares your natal North Node from 20th to 22nd April 2023. Exact 21st April

It's difficult to be certain about what you want from a loving, committed future with someone special. You might feel certain that a need for genuine love and intimacy exists, but that might be all you know at this stage. You might feel as if your future path precludes you from committing to a lover or that you're destined to remain in an unsatisfactory situation until the love gods decide to give you a break and free you from it. If you're in a committed relationship, then you might feel as if you're held back while your lover pushes their life forward. If you're single, then you might feel that every time you've reached a point where a friendship can become something deeper, you-know-who gets cold feet and gives you the 'I don't want to lose a friend' spiel. These setbacks can hold you back from making wonderful things happen in your life, but only temporarily. They still offer valuable lessons that can move you forward to where your heart yearns to be. With a bit of time and patience, your destination is assured.

Transiting Sun Squares your natal South Node from 20th to 22nd April 2023. Exact 21st April

If you sense a constant, 'one step forward, two steps backward' scenario in your love life, or moving things in a direction you want to head toward is on par with wading through waist-high wet concrete, then that could be a sign you're carrying karmic baggage from your past - or even a past life. Perhaps your parents had a loveless relationship, and you learned from their mistakes or in a past life, you made mistakes in love and experienced considerable heartache. Whatever the source of indecisiveness might be, it has encouraged you to be extra cautious in romance. This could cause you to focus so intently on what has gone wrong and might go wrong again that you're missing out on so many delightful romantic or relationship opportunities in the present and unfolding in the future. It's time to park the past, well and truly. Your future beckons loudly, and it's important you heed the call.

April 21^st to 23^th 2023

Call to Action

Transiting South Node Retrograde Squares your natal Chiron

Hiding behind psychological barriers you've created to protect you from painful or upsetting events from your past is no longer an option. You might even feel pushed to take action to face and confront these issues, and it's a case of better late than never. Experiencing a greater depth of emotional freedom relies on your willingness to do so now and it's only by freeing yourself from what you've chosen to suppress and ignore that relationships with others, or one person, in particular, can be formed or flourish. A bit of tension might be necessary to stimulate action, but this could be the kind of tension you'll be grateful for.

May 1^st to 3^rd 2023

Applying Past Knowledge & Experience

Transiting South Node Retrograde Conjuncts your natal North Node

You could feel a constant, strong need to cast your mind to the past to gain a clearer understanding of where your emotional world or a close relationship are heading. You could see numerous clues or indications of what lies ahead based on where you know you've been. This leaves you with a superb chance to apply previous lessons learned and alter your attitudes toward close or intimate relationships based on past experience. Perhaps, you've had no reason to apply that knowledge until now. However, If you absorb lessons that past relationships have brought, regardless of how long ago they arrived or subtle they might be, then you can embark upon forming or strengthening one connection that could truly stand the test of time.

May 1^st to 3^rd 2023

Looking Backward

Transiting South Node Retrograde Opposes your natal South Node

You might be very aware of how progress in life involves one reassuring step forward as two frustrating steps backward are taken. It can be difficult to look forward when we're constantly forced to look backward at where we've come from – or to find the source of problems related to why we can't make progress in ways we yearn to. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, you could spend so much time looking backward at resolved and unresolved issues that you become oblivious to many delightful opportunities begging for attention in the present and future. Try to see the past as a 'quick reference guide' only and not as a set-in-stone guideline for the future. Despite what you might think or believe, you're armed with enough life lessons to move your emotional world or one special connection forward, and that's what needs and deserves your attention now.

Transiting Mars Sextiles your natal Chiron from 4th to 8th May 2023. Exact 7th May

This is a time when you could become more conscious of the energy you possess for personal transformation and healing in your life – and within your closest relationships. However, you'll need to be prepared to address deep-rooted pain and work through old issues to heal them. Once you start to see the positive effects of this, you could focus your efforts on encouraging and supporting others to do the same. It's also possible that healing energy could arrive in the form of a certain person who enters your world at this time. You might also deal with issues surrounding self-acceptance as well as rejection, and the latter could require you to look deep within yourself for answers and solutions. The experience might be painful briefly, but it's by addressing these that you can embark properly on a journey to achieve your passionate potential.

Transiting South Node Conjuncts your natal North Node

You could feel a constant, strong need to cast your mind to the past to gain a clearer understanding of where your emotional world or a close relationship are heading. You could see numerous clues or indications of what lies ahead based on where you know you've been. This leaves you with a superb chance to apply previous lessons learned and alter your attitudes toward close or intimate relationships based on past experience. Perhaps, you've had no reason to apply that knowledge until now. However, If you absorb lessons that past relationships have brought, regardless of how long ago they arrived or subtle they might be, then you can embark upon forming or strengthening one connection that could truly stand the test of time.

Transiting South Node Opposes your natal South Node

You might be very aware of how progress in life involves one reassuring step forward as two frustrating steps backward are taken. It can be difficult to look forward when we're constantly forced to look backward at where we've come from – or to find the source of problems related to why we can't make progress in ways we yearn to. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, you could spend so much time looking backward at resolved and unresolved issues that you become oblivious to many delightful opportunities begging for attention in the present and future. Try to see the past as a 'quick reference guide' only and not as a set-in-stone guideline for the future. Despite what you might think or believe, you're armed with enough life lessons to move your emotional world or one special connection forward, and that's what needs and deserves your attention now.

Transiting Sun Conjuncts your natal Chiron from 11th to 14th May 2023. Exact 13th May

You want to be in a stable, committed relationship, but also accept that it takes effort and commitment on both sides. You require equality in intimate relationships, and this need might stem from having been in a painful or toxic relationship in the past. You seek true partnership in love and will give whatever effort is needed to achieve it. However, you could be reminded of how it is possible to go to greater lengths than are necessary to create the harmony and balance you crave. As long as you allow plenty of breathing space in any love relationship, you can move forward gradually to creating the stability and balance you need. This gradual approach is integral to putting any past hurts or disappointments that arose from trying too hard, behind you.

Transiting South Node Squares your natal Chiron

Hiding behind psychological barriers you've created to protect you from painful or upsetting events from your past is no longer an option. You might even feel pushed to take action to face and confront these issues, and it's a case of better late than never. Experiencing a greater depth of emotional freedom relies on your willingness to do so now and it's only by freeing yourself from what you've chosen to suppress and ignore that relationships with others, or one person, in particular, can be formed or flourish. A bit of tension might be necessary to stimulate action, but this could be the kind of tension you'll be grateful for.

May 20^th to 22^nd 2023

Call to Action

Transiting South Node Retrograde Squares your natal Chiron

Hiding behind psychological barriers you've created to protect you from painful or upsetting events from your past is no longer an option. You might even feel pushed to take action to face and confront these issues, and it's a case of better late than never. Experiencing a greater depth of emotional freedom relies on your willingness to do so now and it's only by freeing yourself from what you've chosen to suppress and ignore that relationships with others, or one person, in particular, can be formed or flourish. A bit of tension might be necessary to stimulate action, but this could be the kind of tension you'll be grateful for.

Transiting Mars Conjuncts your natal North Node from 20th to 24th May 2023. Exact 23rd May

Where close relationships are concerned, you're about to encourage and embrace the spirit of teamwork and collaboration. To you, relationships, or one, in particular, will involve working together toward a shared goal. You might have a fixed idea about how this should be pursued, and someone close could have another, so you'll both need to ensure egos don't get in the way of accomplishing something special together. Should arguments arise over this, then you'll need to apply some imagination and creativity to find new ways of tackling the issue. If you and someone special can combine your energies and focus them on a goal you both believe in, then something valuable and meaningful can be created.

Transiting Mars Opposes your natal South Node from 20th to 24th May 2023. Exact 23rd May

If you experienced hardship or suffering in a past life, then you're blessed with more strength and confidence this time around! The urge to 'set the pace' with close relationships could intensify now, and you could leave a loved one or partner in no doubt about what you want and expect. However, even if you don't intend to come across as a bully, you could be seen as one. Your strong will and fearless attitude toward conflict help you to lead by example and back up words or promises with actions. This could also result in you wanting a partner to share your gung-ho, 'make things happen now' attitude. Unless you work harder to create a harmonious balance in any partnerships, you could be at risk of making them too one-sided.

Transiting Sun Sextiles your natal North Node from 21st to 23rd May 2023. Exact 22nd May

You could feel more relaxed about the direction your life is heading and have faith in the fact that any detours will take you to where you want and need to be eventually. However, despite all that might be falling into place in other areas of your world, there could be something in your emotional world that needs a bit of effort made to improve it, or at least reassure you that it's on track to arrive where you want it to be. You could be aware of how some level of complacency has set it – on your part, or if attached, on a lover's part or possibly with both of you. Your emotional world or one special connection could benefit from the same level of aspirational planning you've given elsewhere. Don't forget how thrilling it can be to achieve romantic or relationship goals as well!

Transiting Sun Trines your natal South Node from 21st to 23rd May 2023. Exact 22nd May

You're blessed with an ability to break old, unhelpful habits instead of remaining stuck in them forever. This is a trait that a loved one or potential partner will likely admire. You have learned much from your past and will continue to do so as you progress through life. You accept that relationships are organic and always offer something worth learning at any time – and this includes mistakes made in the past and those you're bound to make in the future. It's rare that you repeat mistakes, but if you do, then the lesson learned will be even more important. Try to bear this in mind now as you assess what you have gained and stand to gain from a close, loving relationship. Put it this way – you have nothing to lose that can't be seen as a valuable gain if seen in the right perspective.

June 1^st to 2^nd 2023

Applying Past Knowledge & Experience

Transiting South Node Retrograde Conjuncts your natal North Node

You could feel a constant, strong need to cast your mind to the past to gain a clearer understanding of where your emotional world or a close relationship are heading. You could see numerous clues or indications of what lies ahead based on where you know you've been. This leaves you with a superb chance to apply previous lessons learned and alter your attitudes toward close or intimate relationships based on past experience. Perhaps, you've had no reason to apply that knowledge until now. However, If you absorb lessons that past relationships have brought, regardless of how long ago they arrived or subtle they might be, then you can embark upon forming or strengthening one connection that could truly stand the test of time.

June 1^st to 2^nd 2023

Looking Backward

Transiting South Node Retrograde Opposes your natal South Node

You might be very aware of how progress in life involves one reassuring step forward as two frustrating steps backward are taken. It can be difficult to look forward when we're constantly forced to look backward at where we've come from – or to find the source of problems related to why we can't make progress in ways we yearn to. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, you could spend so much time looking backward at resolved and unresolved issues that you become oblivious to many delightful opportunities begging for attention in the present and future. Try to see the past as a 'quick reference guide' only and not as a set-in-stone guideline for the future. Despite what you might think or believe, you're armed with enough life lessons to move your emotional world or one special connection forward, and that's what needs and deserves your attention now.

Transiting Mercury Conjuncts your natal Chiron from 4th to 6th June 2023. Exact 6th June

You could feel torn between communicating or expressing romantic or relationship needs and desires and opting to say nothing. This could be due to you feeling dissatisfied with how whatever emerges from your mouth differs considerably from what your head and heart intended you to say. It's also possible you might choose to say nothing because you fear revealing too much and don't want to experience regrets or guilt from doing so. It's the latter scenario that could cause you to become insular and uncommunicative. If in doubt, speak your mind and from the depths of your heart now. Summoning courage in such a way can be integral to healing any past wounds attached to regrets or guilt you might nurture from the past regarding what you said - or wished you had said!

June 6^th to 8^th 2023

Wiser and Stronger

Transiting South Node Retrograde Sextiles your natal Chiron

The past undoubtedly holds the key to healing in the present, but you might feel unsure where to cast your mind back to in order to do so. The first place to look might be at where you experienced the most pain or disappointment, and the act of doing this might be easier said than done. For obvious reasons, you've chosen to keep anything painful or upsetting stored away in the least accessible areas of your mind, believing they deserve to remain there. However, by summoning some courage to look closely at what occurred, your role in it and the role someone else might have played, you can start to make sense of it. It's this new level of understanding that facilitates healing now. It can also bring a dramatic shift to your attitude toward your closest relationships if what you've suppressed was connected with a love partnership previously. You're wiser and stronger now because of what occurred. That's what needs and deserves your focus and appreciating.

Transiting Mercury Sextiles your natal North Node from 10th to 12th June 2023. Exact 12th June

Enough mental preparation has probably been made to take confident steps toward a romantic or relationship future that inspires you. You owe it to yourself to stick to the mental checklist you've created and refuse to settle for second best wherever possible. You can see a clear connection between a cherished ambition and personal relationships. Therefore, it's important that whoever accompanies you on your aspirational journey understands the importance of what you want to achieve and that you're not chasing something fanciful or unrealistic. You know the journey would be much more interesting with someone at your side who shares your vision and can contribute ideas to help make them real. Embracing the spirit of teamwork with a loved one or potential partner not only helps you take strides to achieve cherished goals but also creates a shared buzz that comes from seeing what two great minds achieve together.

Transiting Mercury Trines your natal South Node from 10th to 12th June 2023. Exact 12th June

You appreciate comfort in your emotional world or a love partnership but are also aware of things called 'comfort zones.' You could be on a mission to ensure complacency doesn't stand a chance of setting in where your romantic or relationship connections are concerned. You could also succeed in creating shortcuts to your romantic or relationship aspirations by seeking a partner who has already been where you want to be or can offer you experience-based advice. This is a time when you put great emphasis on a romantic relationship playing an integral part in helping you get to where you're trying to go. The idea of brainstorming ideas with a loved one or allowing someone close to pull strings to further your career will excite you. You need a lover who is as forward-thinking as you are, and if this hasn't been apparent previously, then it could become apparent now.

Transiting South Node Sextiles your natal Chiron

The past undoubtedly holds the key to healing in the present, but you might feel unsure where to cast your mind back to in order to do so. The first place to look might be at where you experienced the most pain or disappointment, and the act of doing this might be easier said than done. For obvious reasons, you've chosen to keep anything painful or upsetting stored away in the least accessible areas of your mind, believing they deserve to remain there. However, by summoning some courage to look closely at what occurred, your role in it and the role someone else might have played, you can start to make sense of it. It's this new level of understanding that facilitates healing now. It can also bring a dramatic shift to your attitude toward your closest relationships if what you've suppressed was connected with a love partnership previously. You're wiser and stronger now because of what occurred. That's what needs and deserves your focus and appreciating.

Transiting South Node Conjuncts your natal North Node

You could feel a constant, strong need to cast your mind to the past to gain a clearer understanding of where your emotional world or a close relationship are heading. You could see numerous clues or indications of what lies ahead based on where you know you've been. This leaves you with a superb chance to apply previous lessons learned and alter your attitudes toward close or intimate relationships based on past experience. Perhaps, you've had no reason to apply that knowledge until now. However, If you absorb lessons that past relationships have brought, regardless of how long ago they arrived or subtle they might be, then you can embark upon forming or strengthening one connection that could truly stand the test of time.

Transiting South Node Opposes your natal South Node

You might be very aware of how progress in life involves one reassuring step forward as two frustrating steps backward are taken. It can be difficult to look forward when we're constantly forced to look backward at where we've come from – or to find the source of problems related to why we can't make progress in ways we yearn to. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, you could spend so much time looking backward at resolved and unresolved issues that you become oblivious to many delightful opportunities begging for attention in the present and future. Try to see the past as a 'quick reference guide' only and not as a set-in-stone guideline for the future. Despite what you might think or believe, you're armed with enough life lessons to move your emotional world or one special connection forward, and that's what needs and deserves your attention now.

June 17^th 2023 onwards to July 14^th 2023

Perception and Perspective

Transiting North Node Retrograde Squares your natal North Node

A struggle between you and a certain person could make clear how your needs or aims are contrasting. You might have felt perfectly in tandem at first, trusting one another, sharing goals and ideals. However, it might be apparent now that you're following two different paths that may work at cross-purposes. Perhaps, you have different views of the world or ways of approaching challenges. It's all a matter of perception and perspective. There's much you and a certain person can learn from each other to progress your respective life paths if you accept that what appear to be weaknesses in your relationship are simply different life choices. It's also unfair to believe either of you are wrong.

June 17^th 2023 onwards to July 14^th 2023

Shared Values and Expectations

Transiting North Node Retrograde Squares your natal South Node

You might feel alone with certain cherished aspirations, but that won't stop you from supporting a loved one or potential partner to map out their future path. The life lessons you've experienced can give them the strength they need to move forward in life, and your relationship can not only benefit from your willingness to assist but can also serve as a solid base to help them move outward into the world. You could also be surprised at how you assist each other in accessing parts of yourselves that neither of you have acknowledged or connected with previously. You can help them to figure out what's most important to them regarding values and expectations related to their future. Doing so could prove enlightening or revealing for you, too.

June 19^th to 26^th 2023

Call to Action

Transiting South Node Retrograde Squares your natal Chiron

Hiding behind psychological barriers you've created to protect you from painful or upsetting events from your past is no longer an option. You might even feel pushed to take action to face and confront these issues, and it's a case of better late than never. Experiencing a greater depth of emotional freedom relies on your willingness to do so now and it's only by freeing yourself from what you've chosen to suppress and ignore that relationships with others, or one person, in particular, can be formed or flourish. A bit of tension might be necessary to stimulate action, but this could be the kind of tension you'll be grateful for.

Transiting Mars Squares your natal Chiron from 25th to 29th June 2023. Exact 27th June

With both friendships and intimate relationships, you could feel tempted to reach out to comfort loved ones but secretly know that doing so distracts you from your feelings of insecurity or loneliness. Sure, there are many benefits to helping and healing others, but it's important to remember that you have personal needs that you can't overlook. It's also possible that lashing out -deliberately or unintentionally - toward loved ones could be a futile and desperate attempt to reduce your inner pain. It's essential to remember this is more likely to harm or possibly destroy your close relationships and serve only to push away those you want and need to be closer to if you don't make a concerted and genuine effort to address your personal, inner wounds.

July 4^th to 5^th 2023

Applying Past Knowledge & Experience

Transiting South Node Retrograde Conjuncts your natal North Node

You could feel a constant, strong need to cast your mind to the past to gain a clearer understanding of where your emotional world or a close relationship are heading. You could see numerous clues or indications of what lies ahead based on where you know you've been. This leaves you with a superb chance to apply previous lessons learned and alter your attitudes toward close or intimate relationships based on past experience. Perhaps, you've had no reason to apply that knowledge until now. However, If you absorb lessons that past relationships have brought, regardless of how long ago they arrived or subtle they might be, then you can embark upon forming or strengthening one connection that could truly stand the test of time.

July 4^th to 5^th 2023

Looking Backward

Transiting South Node Retrograde Opposes your natal South Node

You might be very aware of how progress in life involves one reassuring step forward as two frustrating steps backward are taken. It can be difficult to look forward when we're constantly forced to look backward at where we've come from – or to find the source of problems related to why we can't make progress in ways we yearn to. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, you could spend so much time looking backward at resolved and unresolved issues that you become oblivious to many delightful opportunities begging for attention in the present and future. Try to see the past as a 'quick reference guide' only and not as a set-in-stone guideline for the future. Despite what you might think or believe, you're armed with enough life lessons to move your emotional world or one special connection forward, and that's what needs and deserves your attention now.

Transiting Mercury Sextiles your natal Chiron from 6th to 7th July 2023. Exact 7th July

We often hear what people say but truly understanding what they mean is something we can struggle with. Even if someone goes to great lengths to convey themselves calmly and clearly, miscommunication can arise if we focus only on what we want to hear. You have an excellent chance now to open lines of communication with others, or one special person in particular. Your heightened sensitivity makes you more willing to listen. It also helps you to convey yourself with new levels of depth and clarity. By harnessing sensitivity, you can not only choose your words carefully but can also intuitively express the meaning and intention behind them. You could be surprised at how this can strengthen – or, where necessary, heal – your closest relationships.

Transiting Mercury Conjuncts your natal North Node from 10th to 12th July 2023. Exact 11th July

You're on a lifelong quest to discover and absorb knowledge. Therefore, it's probably important to you that a partner supports and encourages you on your journey of discovery. If you're single, then you could feel increasingly aware of your need for a partner who will help you seek new and mind-stimulating experiences. Perhaps, someone older or who has more life experience than you might appear to be an attractive option. But whether single or attached, you're aware of an essential mental connection that needs to be in place between you and a partner. If you're lucky enough to have found such a person, then you could be reminded of how they adore your sharp, inquisitive mind, and the way you constantly have another explorative adventure lined up!

Transiting Mercury Opposes your natal South Node from 10th to 12th July 2023. Exact 11th July

You've probably learned many love life lessons the hard way, by making mistakes or adopting trial and error approaches to forming loving and intimate connections. However, perhaps it's by knowing what you don't want with loving or intimate relationships because of this that you're clearer in your mind about what you want. If past issues have been due to you being afraid to express yourself, then you're about to apply lessons learned previously to the present and have no qualms about stating your needs and desires clearly. You also accept that making the same mistakes in love relates to repeating old patterns that might have been appropriate in the past but play no part in the present or future. You're about to embark upon a self-led journey of learning and personal growth. This will have delightful implications to a current love connection. If you're single, then your new destination will offer many exciting and intriguing possibilities.

Transiting South Node Conjuncts your natal North Node

You could feel a constant, strong need to cast your mind to the past to gain a clearer understanding of where your emotional world or a close relationship are heading. You could see numerous clues or indications of what lies ahead based on where you know you've been. This leaves you with a superb chance to apply previous lessons learned and alter your attitudes toward close or intimate relationships based on past experience. Perhaps, you've had no reason to apply that knowledge until now. However, If you absorb lessons that past relationships have brought, regardless of how long ago they arrived or subtle they might be, then you can embark upon forming or strengthening one connection that could truly stand the test of time.

Transiting South Node Opposes your natal South Node

You might be very aware of how progress in life involves one reassuring step forward as two frustrating steps backward are taken. It can be difficult to look forward when we're constantly forced to look backward at where we've come from – or to find the source of problems related to why we can't make progress in ways we yearn to. Where affairs of the heart are concerned, you could spend so much time looking backward at resolved and unresolved issues that you become oblivious to many delightful opportunities begging for attention in the present and future. Try to see the past as a 'quick reference guide' only and not as a set-in-stone guideline for the future. Despite what you might think or believe, you're armed with enough life lessons to move your emotional world or one special connection forward, and that's what needs and deserves your attention now.

Transiting Sun Sextiles your natal Chiron from 13th to 16th July 2023. Exact 14th July

You could be finely tuned-in to who you are, what you can offer a relationship but also what you want from it. Your cherished aspirations don't need to move down your priority list when you embark upon a new romance. You've learned to integrate the two to make them work together previously and finding or enhancing a romantic connection is only one of your important aims in life. You could be reminded at this time of the need for a lover who respects your choices and interests, and who will give you the necessary space to push forward in life and achieve all that you want to achieve. If you're with such a person, then it could be helpful and timely to update them on what matters most to you, aspiration-wise. If you're single, then you could adjust your Partner Requirement List accordingly!

Transiting South Node Squares your natal Chiron

Hiding behind psychological barriers you've created to protect you from painful or upsetting events from your past is no longer an option. You might even feel pushed to take action to face and confront these issues, and it's a case of better late than never. Experiencing a greater depth of emotional freedom relies on your willingness to do so now and it's only by freeing yourself from what you've chosen to suppress and ignore that relationships with others, or one person, in particular, can be formed or flourish. A bit of tension might be necessary to stimulate action, but this could be the kind of tension you'll be grateful for.

Transiting Sun Conjuncts your natal North Node from 22nd to 25th July 2023. Exact 24th July

Don't consider abandoning your most cherished aspirations in order to focus solely on supporting a loved one to achieve theirs. There's no reason at all why you can't pursue yours as well, especially if they were important to you before you met your special person. However, this could be a time when you give deeper thought to how you can balance a love relationship with personal goals. You understand the importance of moving forward into the future meant for you, and if a relationship hampers rather than supports this, then you might need to reassess its future. You refuse to waste time dwelling on the past because there's so much you yearn to experience and accomplish. If you're single, then your passion for your plans can attract admirers who find your enthusiasm contagious and creative energy extremely attractive. However, you too could be strict about whether a relationship supports or acts as a ball and chain to progress.

Transiting Sun Opposes your natal South Node from 22nd to 25th July 2023. Exact 24th July

You know where your life is heading, and that's something to be appreciated now where affairs of the heart are concerned. However, you might have a tiny hurdle to overcome at this time if you're determined to follow your life's direction and move forward, but a loved one or potential partner wants you to head in a direction they have in mind. This is a time to stick with your commitment to yourself and your destiny. Either a partner will follow your example and release pressure on you to do things their way, or you'll find a way to blend their goals well with your own. If both options fail, then the answer is to find someone who takes their personal life destiny as seriously as you do.

Transiting Mercury Squares your natal Chiron from 22nd to 24th July 2023. Exact 23rd July

We know how communication between our brain and mouth can break down sometimes. We can be surprised or shocked to discover that what emerges from our mouth can be far removed from what our brain agreed would be said. We can also be surprised or shocked at how hurtful our words can be. We know when we've hit the emotional bullseye with our intention to wound someone verbally. Even if we want them to know how proud we are to have done so, our conscience soon makes clear how wrong we were to inflict such pain deliberately. If you know someone deserves an apology for hurtful words you said in the past, it's not too late to make amends. Consider how you'll feel if you do.

July 28^th to 30^th 2023

Call to Action

Transiting South Node Retrograde Squares your natal Chiron

Hiding behind psychological barriers you've created to protect you from painful or upsetting events from your past is no longer an option. You might even feel pushed to take action to face and confront these issues, and it's a case of better late than never. Experiencing a greater depth of emotional freedom relies on your willingness to do so now and it's only by freeing yourself from what you've chosen to suppress and ignore that relationships with others, or one person, in particular, can be formed or flourish. A bit of tension might be necessary to stimulate action, but this could be the kind of tension you'll be grateful for.

Transiting Sun Squares your natal Chiron from 13th to 16th August 2023. Exact 15th August

You could be subconsciously attracted to relationships that present a challenge at this time. Where you might have chosen to embark only upon short-term relationships in the belief that, the shorter the relationship is, the cleaner the break will be when it ends. This attitude might have been formed due to painful or upsetting episodes that occurred in the past. However, it could become clear that short-term flings offer little or no depth of connection. Don't kid yourself into believing you're immune to the joy that comes from a deep, meaningful, loving and intimate connection. You could find yourself assessing new ways to make long-term relationships work. The first step involves releasing yourself from past hurts that offer only a lesson to be absorbed and moved on from. Now it a perfect time to start that 'moving on' process.

Transiting Mars Trines your natal Chiron from 13th to 17th August 2023. Exact 15th August

Taking the lead or decisive action could be your most powerful and helpful assets with making romantic or relationship progress now. However, your passionate energy needs to be harnessed in ways that heal, cleanse or teach and you could feel you're on a personal mission to one or all the above. You'd be wise to focus attention on yourself and any lingering or unresolved personal pain or inner wounds that remain unresolved. If you have struggled to summon the courage to face these in the past, then you could feel pushed to do so now. Only when you feel confident that you've taken long overdue steps to heal yourself should you focus attention on others. You can be a shining example of what we achieve when we face our fears. Whether single or attached, this quality, combined with the noticeable boost to your confidence it will bring, can boost your powers of attraction significantly.

Transiting South Node Squares your natal Chiron

Hiding behind psychological barriers you've created to protect you from painful or upsetting events from your past is no longer an option. You might even feel pushed to take action to face and confront these issues, and it's a case of better late than never. Experiencing a greater depth of emotional freedom relies on your willingness to do so now and it's only by freeing yourself from what you've chosen to suppress and ignore that relationships with others, or one person, in particular, can be formed or flourish. A bit of tension might be necessary to stimulate action, but this could be the kind of tension you'll be grateful for.

Sunday 20th August

Crystal Clarity

Transiting Mercury Retrograde Trines your natal Chiron from 20th to 25th August 2023. Exact 23rd August

Your sensitivity could be heightened noticeably at this time and integral to encouraging others, or one person, in particular, to speak openly with you. Your listening skills are finely tuned which could also make you a trusted confidante for someone close, and you could find the right words flow effortlessly to bring comfort or healing to them. You're able to strip away anything superfluous with your communication and convey yourself with crystal clarity. If you sense a need to open up or seek comfort or healing yourself from a loved one or partner, then you could find that adopting a more open and flexible mind toward any suppressed issue helps you see it in a more realistic perspective. This can make it easier for the object of your affections to view your issue objectively.

Transiting Mars Sextiles your natal North Node from 27th to 31st August 2023. Exact 29th August

You're aware that relationships require consistent effort and will probably have no issue within summoning energy in any way it's needed now. You possess a highly energetic approach to love, romance, and relationships and what others might see as daunting challenges, you approach with relish. If you're single, then it is crystal clear to you that romantic or relationship progress relies on taking the initiative and bringing results rather than waiting to see what the love gods do on your behalf. If you're attached, then you can be a positive influence in someone's life and help them to look beyond personal limitations at what might be possible regarding self-improvement or advancement. You can help them to identify and seize opportunities they might have otherwise overlooked.

Transiting Mars Trines your natal South Node from 27th to 31st August 2023. Exact 29th August

Your ability to know instinctively how to balance your needs and desires with those of a loved one or potential partner is heightened now. Perhaps this admirable gift is the result of having applied numerous trial-and-error approaches to relationships in the past – or possibly in a previous life - but you have emerged more courageous and determined as a result. Despite being clear in your mind and heart about your romantic or relationship needs and expectations, you're willing to support someone close to achieve theirs. You accept that creating harmony and balance in relationships is essential to maintaining and enjoying a long-term, satisfying connection – and on every possible level.

September 2^nd to 3^rd 2023

Call to Action

Transiting South Node Retrograde Squares your natal Chiron

Hiding behind psychological barriers you've created to protect you from painful or upsetting events from your past is no longer an option. You might even feel pushed to take action to face and confront these issues, and it's a case of better late than never. Experiencing a greater depth of emotional freedom relies on your willingness to do so now and it's only by freeing yourself from what you've chosen to suppress and ignore that relationships with others, or one person, in particular, can be formed or flourish. A bit of tension might be necessary to stimulate action, but this could be the kind of tension you'll be grateful for.

Transiting South Node Squares your natal Chiron

Hiding behind psychological barriers you've created to protect you from painful or upsetting events from your past is no longer an option. You might even feel pushed to take action to face and confront these issues, and it's a case of better late than never. Experiencing a greater depth of emotional freedom relies on your willingness to do so now and it's only by freeing yourself from what you've chosen to suppress and ignore that relationships with others, or one person, in particular, can be formed or flourish. A bit of tension might be necessary to stimulate action, but this could be the kind of tension you'll be grateful for.

Transiting Sun Trines your natal Chiron from 13th to 16th September 2023. Exact 15th September

You're blessed with an ability to judge peoples' character accurately. However, even if someone ticked all the essential boxes and reassured you they were worth risking your heart with in the past, you can't have accounted for certain traits that arose further down the line. It's these that might have led to you experiencing pain in previous relationships and made you wary about committing in the future. Fortunately, you could find yourself adopting more of an open mind to relationships and commitments now. You know someone is deserving of your love, and hopefully you're with such a person. If so, then you could feel willing to cross a line of commitment that you've chosen to remain behind for reasons outlined earlier. If you're single, then you deserve to be fussy about who you choose to give your heart to. Either way, you're in a superb position to find long-term, stable, committed love you've always dreamed of. All that's needed is an open mind, an open heart and the courage to put any past pain well and truly behind you.

Transiting South Node Trines your natal Chiron

Something from your past needs to be accepted. Chances are, it is connected with a painful or upsetting experience that you've stuffed into a mental folder in the recesses of your mind and vowed never to open again. However, at the time you banished it there, you might have applied too much focus on how or why you felt hurt and overlooked not only the lesson it offered but how the experience has made you a stronger, wiser person today. If you want confirmation of this, then it's likely you have a fantastic 'sounding board' in the form of a loved one or potential partner who might not be completely in the picture about what you experienced and could offer helpful and healing insights if you spill your emotional beans. You could be surprised at how this can help you address and overcome whatever-it-is.

September 22^nd to 24^th 2023

Essential and Timely Acceptance

Transiting South Node Retrograde Trines your natal Chiron

Something from your past needs to be accepted. Chances are, it is connected with a painful or upsetting experience that you've stuffed into a mental folder in the recesses of your mind and vowed never to open again. However, at the time you banished it there, you might have applied too much focus on how or why you felt hurt and overlooked not only the lesson it offered but how the experience has made you a stronger, wiser person today. If you want confirmation of this, then it's likely you have a fantastic 'sounding board' in the form of a loved one or potential partner who might not be completely in the picture about what you experienced and could offer helpful and healing insights if you spill your emotional beans. You could be surprised at how this can help you address and overcome whatever-it-is.

Transiting Sun Sextiles your natal North Node from 22nd to 25th September 2023. Exact 24th September

You could feel more relaxed about the direction your life is heading and have faith in the fact that any detours will take you to where you want and need to be eventually. However, despite all that might be falling into place in other areas of your world, there could be something in your emotional world that needs a bit of effort made to improve it, or at least reassure you that it's on track to arrive where you want it to be. You could be aware of how some level of complacency has set it – on your part, or if attached, on a lover's part or possibly with both of you. Your emotional world or one special connection could benefit from the same level of aspirational planning you've given elsewhere. Don't forget how thrilling it can be to achieve romantic or relationship goals as well!

Transiting Sun Trines your natal South Node from 22nd to 25th September 2023. Exact 24th September

You're blessed with an ability to break old, unhelpful habits instead of remaining stuck in them forever. This is a trait that a loved one or potential partner will likely admire. You have learned much from your past and will continue to do so as you progress through life. You accept that relationships are organic and always offer something worth learning at any time – and this includes mistakes made in the past and those you're bound to make in the future. It's rare that you repeat mistakes, but if you do, then the lesson learned will be even more important. Try to bear this in mind now as you assess what you have gained and stand to gain from a close, loving relationship. Put it this way – you have nothing to lose that can't be seen as a valuable gain if seen in the right perspective.

Transiting Mercury Trines your natal Chiron from 29th to 30th September 2023. Exact 30th September

Your sensitivity could be heightened noticeably at this time and integral to encouraging others, or one person, in particular, to speak openly with you. Your listening skills are finely tuned which could also make you a trusted confidante for someone close, and you could find the right words flow effortlessly to bring comfort or healing to them. You're able to strip away anything superfluous with your communication and convey yourself with crystal clarity. If you sense a need to open up or seek comfort or healing yourself from a loved one or partner, then you could find that adopting a more open and flexible mind toward any suppressed issue helps you see it in a more realistic perspective. This can make it easier for the object of your affections to view your issue objectively.

Transiting Mercury Sextiles your natal North Node from 4th to 6th October 2023. Exact 5th October

Enough mental preparation has probably been made to take confident steps toward a romantic or relationship future that inspires you. You owe it to yourself to stick to the mental checklist you've created and refuse to settle for second best wherever possible. You can see a clear connection between a cherished ambition and personal relationships. Therefore, it's important that whoever accompanies you on your aspirational journey understands the importance of what you want to achieve and that you're not chasing something fanciful or unrealistic. You know the journey would be much more interesting with someone at your side who shares your vision and can contribute ideas to help make them real. Embracing the spirit of teamwork with a loved one or potential partner not only helps you take strides to achieve cherished goals but also creates a shared buzz that comes from seeing what two great minds achieve together.

Transiting Mercury Trines your natal South Node from 4th to 6th October 2023. Exact 5th October

You appreciate comfort in your emotional world or a love partnership but are also aware of things called 'comfort zones.' You could be on a mission to ensure complacency doesn't stand a chance of setting in where your romantic or relationship connections are concerned. You could also succeed in creating shortcuts to your romantic or relationship aspirations by seeking a partner who has already been where you want to be or can offer you experience-based advice. This is a time when you put great emphasis on a romantic relationship playing an integral part in helping you get to where you're trying to go. The idea of brainstorming ideas with a loved one or allowing someone close to pull strings to further your career will excite you. You need a lover who is as forward-thinking as you are, and if this hasn't been apparent previously, then it could become apparent now.

Transiting Mars Squares your natal North Node from 12th to 15th October 2023. Exact 14th October

Anger and hostility could be recurring issues for you in intimate, romantic relationships and current circumstances could cause both to intensify. Such feelings could catch you by surprise and be triggered by anything a loved one says or does that appears to challenge your independence or the person you believe yourself to be. Much of what you see as confrontational or challenging is likely imaginary, and the root of this issue could surround your inability or refusal to apply lessons learned in the past to what's occurring now. Until you do, you could keep behaving in the destructive ways that have hurt those closest to you previously and will continue to do so now and in the future. If you really are determined to fight a battle, then rise to the challenge of addressing, once and for all, how you can become more self-aware and remove anger and frustration that manage to underpin your closest connections. If you can do so, then you will achieve the love and closeness you crave.

Transiting Mars Squares your natal South Node from 12th to 15th October 2023. Exact 14th October

It could be easy to look at your current love life or relationship circumstances and believe you're 'unlucky in love.' However, any problems you're experiencing with creating close, loving bonds aren't connected with unseen forces determined to thwart your plans or intentions. It's your approach and attitude toward love, romance, relationships and intimacy that present the biggest hurdles. This is a time to cast your mind back to the past and assess honestly if you can identify any patterns surrounding issues with previous relationships. Everyone has regrets, bitterness, insecurities and possibly hostility that need to be worked through. However, it's likely you've remained stuck regarding any of the above, and this is a time when you must not only own up to it but take positive steps to free you from nurtured defensiveness that has, in time, probably turned into aggressiveness. Forming or strengthening any connection in your world will require deep soul-searching on your part. However, if you're prepared to make changes in your attitude toward love and the ways you react and respond to lovers, then delightful, heartwarming experiences await you.

Transiting South Node Trines your natal Chiron

Something from your past needs to be accepted. Chances are, it is connected with a painful or upsetting experience that you've stuffed into a mental folder in the recesses of your mind and vowed never to open again. However, at the time you banished it there, you might have applied too much focus on how or why you felt hurt and overlooked not only the lesson it offered but how the experience has made you a stronger, wiser person today. If you want confirmation of this, then it's likely you have a fantastic 'sounding board' in the form of a loved one or potential partner who might not be completely in the picture about what you experienced and could offer helpful and healing insights if you spill your emotional beans. You could be surprised at how this can help you address and overcome whatever-it-is.

Transiting Mercury Squares your natal North Node from 21st to 23rd October 2023. Exact 22nd October

Conveying your ideas for the future could be tricky at this time. If your goals are vague, then your efforts could be sporadic and inconsistent. However, this could be due to overthinking them or working so rigidly to a plan that you become confused or agitated when everything doesn't go entirely to plan. You want to be the captain of your own destiny and might not take kindly to advice from a loved one or partner about steps you could take to make your visions real. You might also believe that nobody apart from you truly understands what you're keen to achieve. However, if you can adopt a more open and flexible mind to any suggestions coming from someone close, then you could discover they have at least one valid point. Be willing to listen.

Transiting Mercury Squares your natal South Node from 21st to 23rd October 2023. Exact 22nd October

Expressing thoughts, feelings or desires could be particularly difficult at this time. You might feel an unignorable sense of nervousness about revealing your authentic self to a lover and the idea of making yourself vulnerable to do so only increases nervousness. You might feel taking the path of least resistance with affairs of the heart is your best option, and simply allow a relationship to unfold or progress with little or no steering from you. However, whether single or attached, you might be able to spot a certain pattern regarding the kind of person you attract and commit to. Past lovers might have discouraged you from speaking openly. It's also possible your attitude toward communicating in relationships – or not doing so – stems from issues your parents experienced similarly. You're encouraged to accept the need for a partner who won't stifle your personality or desires and wants you to be yourself. If you're with someone currently who fits that bill, then fantastic. If not, then make the need a priority for the future.

Transiting Sun Squares your natal North Node from 23rd to 26th October 2023. Exact 25th October

It's difficult to be certain about what you want from a loving, committed future with someone special. You might feel certain that a need for genuine love and intimacy exists, but that might be all you know at this stage. You might feel as if your future path precludes you from committing to a lover or that you're destined to remain in an unsatisfactory situation until the love gods decide to give you a break and free you from it. If you're in a committed relationship, then you might feel as if you're held back while your lover pushes their life forward. If you're single, then you might feel that every time you've reached a point where a friendship can become something deeper, you-know-who gets cold feet and gives you the 'I don't want to lose a friend' spiel. These setbacks can hold you back from making wonderful things happen in your life, but only temporarily. They still offer valuable lessons that can move you forward to where your heart yearns to be. With a bit of time and patience, your destination is assured.

Transiting Sun Squares your natal South Node from 23rd to 26th October 2023. Exact 25th October

If you sense a constant, 'one step forward, two steps backward' scenario in your love life, or moving things in a direction you want to head toward is on par with wading through waist-high wet concrete, then that could be a sign you're carrying karmic baggage from your past - or even a past life. Perhaps your parents had a loveless relationship, and you learned from their mistakes or in a past life, you made mistakes in love and experienced considerable heartache. Whatever the source of indecisiveness might be, it has encouraged you to be extra cautious in romance. This could cause you to focus so intently on what has gone wrong and might go wrong again that you're missing out on so many delightful romantic or relationship opportunities in the present and unfolding in the future. It's time to park the past, well and truly. Your future beckons loudly, and it's important you heed the call.

October 26^th to 28^th 2023

Essential and Timely Acceptance

Transiting South Node Retrograde Trines your natal Chiron

Something from your past needs to be accepted. Chances are, it is connected with a painful or upsetting experience that you've stuffed into a mental folder in the recesses of your mind and vowed never to open again. However, at the time you banished it there, you might have applied too much focus on how or why you felt hurt and overlooked not only the lesson it offered but how the experience has made you a stronger, wiser person today. If you want confirmation of this, then it's likely you have a fantastic 'sounding board' in the form of a loved one or potential partner who might not be completely in the picture about what you experienced and could offer helpful and healing insights if you spill your emotional beans. You could be surprised at how this can help you address and overcome whatever-it-is.

Transiting Mercury Opposes your natal Chiron from 3rd to 5th November 2023. Exact 5th November

We all know someone prone to often taking what's said to them too personally. Whether a comment is made in jest or an innocuous observation, we can be aware of how someone somehow manages to read more into what's said than is necessary. It's possible you could be such a person now. Communicative misunderstandings can occur, and the main cause of these could be your inclination to react too sensitively or defensively to what's said to you. This can also cause you to become insular and uncommunicative, which can fuel feelings of doubt, guilt, shame or embarrassment. You could feel more confused than confident when conveying or expressing thoughts, feelings or ideas. Fortunately, there's probably nothing wrong with what you intend to say. The main problem exists in you misinterpreting what someone else is saying. Boosting your listening abilities and trust levels can create a much more harmonious, two-way link.