Progress toward anything desirable has taken place only by fits and starts in the past couple of years. However and at last, the doors are beginning to open toward steady forward movement. This week is a case in point. A number of rather exciting astrological influences enter the picture this week, providing conditions ripe for pleasing developments. It’s going to be a marked contrast to the circumstances and situations characteristic of the period late 2008 through July 2010. Let’s see how it unfolds.

First off, let’s have a look at the condition of the lunar cycle, so important to the status of human affairs. This week, Mother Moon is growing in fullness and power. Therefore all things crank up to a greater speed and vitality. For those of us looking to make things happen for career or romance, the waxing Moon of this week can help move events along toward our goals and objectives. That’s a major point to bear in mind. The Fall Moon will take place at 12:27 pm EST on Sunday, November 21, rendering mid day on Sunday the high point of physical activity, emotional intensity, and spiritual realization for the month.

Beyond the high drama of the Full Moon on Sunday, there arise several other astrological influences throughout the week which will further jazz up the scenario and get matters in gear. Check this.

First of all, feisty Mars and sober Saturn interact harmoniously within the round of the zodiac on Monday. Mars at 13 degrees of Sagittarius will make a 60 degree arc (or sextile) to Saturn at 13 degrees of Libra, bringing to the fore the characteristics of good judgment, cooperative understandings, inspiring collaborations, and generally encouraging developments. On the same day, the Sun in psychically and emotionally sensitive Scorpio makes a 120 degree arc (or trine) to generous Jupiter in sentimental Pisces. This Sun-Jupiter trine will help to draw people together in gentle connections which soothe the soul and provide hopeful perspectives. All in all, Monday the 15^th of November promises to bring events and happenings which will please the heart and impart the feeling that there exist solid reasons for good cheer.

Next, messenger Mercury interacts in harmonious zodiacal geometry with taskmaster Saturn on Wednesday the 17^th, creating an atmosphere in which workable business agreements can be reached and solidified. Factual communication and powers of analysis are favored this day. Then on Thursday, a bevy of astrological happenings congregate and activate within a few short hours, making for a power packed period. Between 4 am EST and 5pm EST on Thursday, a square between the Sun and Neptune becomes exact and both the planets Venus and Jupiter make direct stations to move into forward zodiacal motion. This all taken together means that late on Wednesday night and early on Thursday, many important psychological processes within us will come to a definable juncture, a turning point, a moment in which something of real significance is grasped. Generally, this will lead to action in the areas of love, romance, spirituality, and art, in keeping with the domains of the planets and signs involved. The weather will also be strongly affected. High winds and torrential rains are likely in some locations on Wednesday and Thursday. Emotional sensitivity and blue moods may come during this period because of the Sun-Neptune square. This makes for the feeling that individual effort means naught in the face of vast powers far out of the control of any single person. This is true, but it is not the whole picture. Individual effort still counts for something. Remember that on Wednesday and Thursday.

Then, just after midnight EST between Thursday and Friday, the Sun in Scorpio moves into exact 120 degree relationship (or trine) with Uranus in Pisces, setting the stage for suddenly beautiful clear weather and equally sudden psychic insight, a dramatic clearing of the air so to speak. Next, Saturday sees Mercury conjoin Mars at the 17^th degree of Sagittarius, piquing curiosity and an extreme desire for travel or exploration. Spirits will be high due to the excitability of the sign Sagittarius. And then the Full Moon arrives on Sunday, truly bringing the pot to boil and the cauldron to bubble.

The blend of all these influences suggests that this week promises to be an important turning point in the process of recovering from the setbacks and heartbreaks of the last two years. Requests recently put out in the form of spiritual petitions and job applications will generate meaningful responses this week, and for those who are ready to respond, doors of opportunity will open. Conditions that have been log jammed for months will start to break free this week. We will see sudden movement where only stasis had ruled before. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are the days this week with the greatest power to reverse stagnation and establish meaningful forward progress toward all the things we need.