We are moving from one of the most difficult weeks of the year (if I use the words "worst nightmare" to describe an aspect, that's a hint) to one of the very best. By the end of the week, a very rare true grand trine in fire signs forms among Saturn, Jupiter and Venus. Whatever stumbles, fears or darkness we might have encountered in recent past, we can regain our zest and emerge the shining hero. 

And yet the Sun is in Pisces and moving towards the North node, amplifying the ocean sign for all of us. What did Homer have to say?

At the beginning of the 12th Pisces chapter, Odysseus and crew have returned from the prophet Tiresias and others in the land of the dead and are now back on the island of Circe (see both Aquarius chapter here to catch up). Like other chapters, Homer gives us a clue in the first lines: "We beached our craft on the sands ... and there we fell asleep, awaiting dawns first light."

In a story full of action and adventure, I take note anytime anyone goes to sleep - and here it is the whole crew. Dreams make the list of just about every Pisces astrology stereotype. Pisces is the sign that imagines, then action comes in Aries. It is dreamtime for all of us.

After they wake, Circe lays out the course for Odysseus. She tells him what's to come in detail, describing three challenges: the thrilling (and addictive) song of the Sirens, the choice of sea dangers between the Clashing Rocks or the monsters Scylla and Charybdis, and then the most dangerous test of all, the island of the cattle of the Sun-god.

Odysseus got information in Aquarius, but he also gets a prophecy in Pisces. And I'll bet that of all the genuine psychics out there most have a connection to Pisces either by Sun, Moon or rising sign. Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac, but it also looks ahead to the next cycle. We get information about the future here. We'll look at the 3 dangers next week!

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Now for some practical advice. A singer asks: "I'm on tour in Europe and it isn't going well. What's going on?"

Answer: This is indeed a tough time for singing. Your voice probably isn't performing as it usually does - it can be off or might even sound constricted in some way. The worst will pass as of March 2. In the meantime, sing heartbreak or otherwise 'sad songs' if you have any in your repertoire (note answer sent to client on 2/25). Then after March 2, things will start to get better.

This time we'll view the person's chart and transits for answers. If fuzzy click to zoom in. Barbara is a Pisces rising with ruler Jupiter in the 3rd house in Taurus. Taurus is the sign of the throat and the 3rd house is communications. We also see a dynamic opposition between Mercury in Sagittarius (the speaker with 100 topics) and Moon in Gemini (the communicator) at the angles - no wonder she's a singer!

But at the time of the question, transiting Saturn at 20 Leo was *backing* into a square with her Jupiter at 20 Taurus. Jupiter is the ruler of her ascendant and thus the support of her physical body, and in the sign of the throat. Her voice was off or constricted due to Saturn's heavy energy. It is my experience that these transits or aspects formed during retrograde motion from a difficult planet are the worst. The aspect completed on 3/2, then slowly moved on. We can count on Saturn for difficulties and suffering, and this is why I suggested she sing sad songs because these sound more natural for this particular week.

The singer will be planning her next tour by checking astrology beforehand!

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