February Stars by Colin Bedell

It takes a village! February holds the majority of Aquarius Season inspiring the zodiac to think about our “village” of people; from our family, friends, lovers, colleagues, and every relational form in between. How do we define “community”? How do we belong in community and show up for community? How’s the quality of our collaborative skills in creating the social results we want? 

Interestingly, Mercury is currently Retrograde in Aquarius until February 20th. The previous questions on community and socialization are big ones. And especially timely. So Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius will help us go back in time and understand where, when, and why we developed self-suppressing theories on socialization. While reuniting us with friends from the past who help us look differently at the present and future. 

On February 1st, Venus enters Aquarius until the 25th which helps us make our romances more friendly and our friendships more romantic. So often we put a little too much separation between these relational forms with the best of appropriate intentions. Venus in Aquarius inspires a new reframe; where we can bring friendship ethic to romances and romance our friends. What is love without friendship? What is friendship without romance?

Bring your new ideas and intentions on connection and community to the New Moon in Aquarius on February 11th. Have honest conversations with yourself about how you’d like to be a more meaningful friend. Think about the kind of friendships you’d like to be in and how to craft belonging in an expansive sense where you belong-with others based on shared values of life affirming quality. 

Mercury Retrograde ends in Aquarius on February 20th and here you’ll want to identity the key-findings of Mercury Retrograde. What did you learn? What would it take to internalize that learning? How you apply that learning into specific behavior modification which protects your integrity?  

The Sun enters the last sign, the zodiac’s grand finale Pisces on February 18th inspiring the zodiac to continue the difficult, necessary, neverending work of completion. Pisces Season wants to use Neptune’s waters to wash us clean of whatever holds us back from our highest and brightest lives of peace, compassion, and love. Show the Universe the slightest bit of willingness for accountability, healing, surrender, forgiveness and let the experiences unfold before you to have it. 

On February 25th, Venus enters Pisces until March 21st. With Venus in soulful Pisces, this transit wants to have you spiritualize your relationship with relationships. Which essentially come down to – how can you approach others from a place of love instead of a place of fear? How can you proactively assume positive intent instead of assuming guilt before investigation? 

A deeply healing Full Moon in Virgo on February 27th complements Pisces Season healing our hearts and soul by highlight what we’ll want to do in order to heal our mind and bodies. Reframe your relationship to wellness by experimenting then eventually committing to a routine/strategy which optimizes your emotional, psychological, and behavior health.

Aquarius:
Happy Birthday, Aquarius! 5 planets shine in your sign and the Universe wants you to take center stage. All your genius, social intelligence, kindness, and creativity is needed now and the world is watching you lead. A New Moon in your sign on February 11th wants your birthday wishes so be as specific, fearless, and brave in your declarations of desire so the Universe can get to manifesting. When Pisces Season begins on February 19th, you’ll be tasked with internalizing new ideas on safety, security, and value. So you’re more grounded in the Truth of who you are and want to be! A sexy, passionate, and honest Full Moon in Virgo on February 27th turns up the heat in winter. Follow your desires and pursue both pleasure and meaningful intimacy for powerful outcomes. 

Aries:
Power to the people, Aries! Aquarius Season along with Mercury Retrograde in the same humanitarian sign helps you focus on how to contribute your access, privilege, and intelligence in service to a social justice cause or movement that’s close to your heart. A New Moon in Aquarius on February 11th wants your intentions on aligning with the people who can help your mission and attract you to the people who you can help too. Pisces Season begins on February 18th and inspires a sabbatical. It’s your annual, month-long chapter of self-care, regeneration, and prioritizing rest and recovery. A Full Moon in Virgo on February 27th empowers you to align with a new routine or strategy that optimizes your wellness in organized and helpful ways!

Taurus:
Level up, level up Taurus! Your most ambitious and productive time of year starts now with the help of Aquarius Season. Mercury Retrograde in your career zone wants you to move deliberately and collaboratively with others for maximum results. The New Moon in Aquarius on February 11th wants your intentions on professional outcomes so push aside comparison, perfectionism, fear and let the Universe know your best case scenario outcomes! You’ll finally put up the Out of Office email on February 19th when Pisces Season and reunites you with your ride or dies. Safely reunite at a distance or digitally and celebrate each other’s process/progress. On February 27th, a Full Moon in fellow-earth sign Virgo gives you a boost of confidence. With this newfound worthiness, let your heart guide you to amazing experiences. 

Gemini:
Back to school, Gemini? Aquarius Season and Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius too has you longing for education in a field you’re curious about. To be in learning is a vulnerable place but this transit has you excited to say “I never knew that!”. A New Moon in Aquarius on February 11th wants your intentions on what you’re willing to discover especially in service to the collective. When Pisces Season begins on February 19th, you’ll be the MVP at work. Creatively problem-solving and listening to your intuition for the ideas and strategy to help you succeed with others. A Full Moon in your Virgo ruled home/family zone on February 27th connects you to the people and places that remind you of home to give you the emotional safety you deserve. 

Cancer:
What’s your Truth, Cancer? Aquarius Season illuminates the deepest qualities of life that help you understand your most optimized authenticity. Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius reframes your self-talk on intimacy, complicated emotions, and truth. Take the learning outcomes to February 11th’s New Moon in Aquarius and clarify the intentions that move your forward with the new Truths and deepening perspectives. You’ll be out of the shadow work when Pisces Season begins on February 19th and into the light of new understanding which helps you see, feel, and behave differently. A Full Moon in intelligent Virgo on February 27th inspires you to strategize more grounded ways of perception, listening, and language so others can understand your inner world and behavior more accurately. 

Leo:
Love is in the air, Leo! Aquarius Season begins your most romantic time of year. And with Mercury Retrograde in your Aquarius ruled relational zone, it’s possible that issues and/or partners from the past could resurface because timing and wisdom is available now. You’ll want to tell the New Moon in Aquarius on February 11th the kind of love you want to both receive and give. Think about a best-case scenario kind of love, feel lit like you have it now, and let the Universe manifest it! The start to Pisces Season inspires shadow-work on February 19th helping you experience, understand, and heal from low-level things. A Full Moon in your Virgo ruled income zone on February 27th cleans up your psychological, emotional, and behavioral relationship with money and financial security. 

Virgo:
Let’s go back to “Center”, Virgo! Aquarius Season wants to give you some of your favorite things – grounding and organization! – for peace of mind. Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius wants you to stay resilient through ambiguity related to health. The New Moon in your Aquarius ruled wellness sector wants your intentions on proactively tending to emotional, psychological, and behavioral health. Pisces Season’s start on February 19th writes a romantic story centered on an opposites-attract style kind of love. Find connection across contrast for powerful results! Your annual Full Moon in Virgo on February 27th helps you step into your power-within to achieve change and find greater purpose while you increase your most accurate self-acceptance. 

Libra:
Everything you want is on the other side of vulnerability, Libra! Both Aquarius Season and Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius too want you to resiliently walk through uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure. The New Moon in Aquarius on February 11th inspires you to engage in self-disclosure. Is there a desire, fear, hope, or thought you need to share? This is the time to do it! After a courageous and vulnerable Aquarius Season, Pisces Season begins on February 19th and helps you ground yourself in routine, organization, and calm. Go out of your way to set your life to work and the results will be there! A Full Moon in Virgo on February 25th provides you with deeply healing experiences as you proactively give yourself closure from the people, places, and situations that keep you in fear.

Scorpio:
Happy Homecoming, Scorpio! Aquarius Season and Mercury Retrograde in your emotional safety zone connects you with the people who feel like family and the places that feel like home. A New Moon in your Aquarius on February 11th wants your intentions for home, healing family, and all you want for meaningful belonging. When Pisces Season begins on February 19th, you’ll be given greater confidence and self-esteem to do risky, necessary things. Believe in yourself and actively soften in to joy! A Full Moon in your Virgo ruled friendship and community organizing sector aligns you with the political causes you’re passionate about along with the comrades who want to help you in making the world a more just, accountable, inclusive, and peaceful place to be. 

Sagittarius:
Use your words, Sagittarius! Aquarius Season along with Mercury Retrograde in your cognition and communication sector want you to think more precisely about perception, listening, and language. Which all influence so much of our life quality. A New Moon in Aquarius on February 11th wants your strategies on intellect and communication so the Universe can manifest the experiences that help you throughout this process. The start to Pisces Season on February 19th takes you to the emotion ocean so give yourself radical permission to feel all the feels and process carefully with people you trust. A Full Moon in Virgo on February 25th gives you a career change where you want it! Try to focus on how the little steps create big changes and the Full Moon will help put your name in lights! 

Capricorn:
What do you “value”, Capricorn? Aquarius Season and Mercury Retrograde want you to actively clarify your values and how you put them into practice. When you’re grounded on values, you discover such meaningful safety. A New Moon in Aquarius wants your intentions on operationalizing values along with financial security, too! Pisces Season’s start on February 19th helps you understand all the nonverbal cues of communication and the highly emotional spaces between the lines of language. You’ll feeling called to both incorporate and look for more empathic communication. A Full Moon in fellow earth sign Virgo on February 25th empowers you to transform the circumstances in your life you’re not happy with by trying to live from a vision of what’s possible so you can apply the vision to the circumstances and change them! 

Pisces:
Give yourself closure, Pisces. Aquarius Season and Mercury Retrograde want you to proactively initiate completion. Don’t wait for something better to begin before ending. Release yourself now so the Universe can give you something better! A New Moon in Aquarius on February 11th wants your intentions on healing, apologies, forgiveness, and closure so it can make it all happen for you. Then it’s your birthday season! February 19th lights the birthday candles for Pisces and you’ll be leading from your heart, joy, peace, and power. May all your wishes come true! A Full Moon in Virgo on February 25th invites a new relationship, deepens one you’re in, or completes one that’s served its educational purpose. Regardless of form/outcome, you’ll be closer to love.