As a new student of astrology, I'll be doing occasional astro readings and daily forecasts to help develop my skills and intuition for interpreting the planets and their relations to our lives.

Grab a journal and take some notes or journal along your feelings to what I've said. I ask a few questions to help you reflect and figure things out if you are Going Through It right now. Right now there are many energies at play, and finding your personal route through them will help you in the long run. Life is a long journey, and knowing yourself deeply is your most important tool. That is why I advocate journalling through your thoughts and feelings on a regular basis to firmly root yourself in your truth, casting out all that is not true to your unique being.

Sun CONJUNCT Mercury in 12th house

The outer expression of self and your communication with others is blended into one confusing ball of energy at this time. Your vision of yourself is tied to how you communicate with others and relate to your outer environment, which can create some wonderful harmony, allowing you to go with the flow. But if you become too lax in this department and don't consider who or where your information comes from before speaking about it to others who have done their homework, you could come off as easily influenced or even gullible. The lesson here is to check your sources and consider all perspectives before cementing your beliefs.

All of this is happening in the 12th house, which is the realm of the unconscious, which means you could be not taking your inner mind and subconscious thoughts and behaviors into play when looking out onto situations in the world. Consider your own contributions through though, word, and action, before making judgments. Look and learn. How could you better yourself to meet the high standard that you want to hold others to?

Communication could be stifled if it does not blend or match with who each party sees themselves as. You may be keeping up an image, not wanting your own image to be negatively impacted by what you may think or have to say. This is an understandable tool for self-preservation, but could be causing a detriment to the relationship at large and successful communication if you are purposefully or unconsciously holding back. Truth is key, especially getting to the truth behind your own words and actions.

Sun, Mercury SQUARE Moon

There is something under the waters here. Something in the unconscious/subconscious mind not translating into the conscious mind or the physical realm. These could be feelings that you are refusing to acknowledge, or a deeper root cause, a trigger, that you need to uncover and dive into.

Because of the conjunction of the Sun and Mercury, holding back can cause negative, overemotional, and touchy reactions when communicating with others, especially about your own feelings. Dig deep and know yourself first, so that you can accurately and effectively communicate your feelings and needs with others.

Don't hold on to any negative feelings. That's not to say to shove them down and not feel them. Feelings exist to be felt. They are the sharp trigger to show you what you immediately think of a situation, and should be accepted as your own personal truth. After this acceptance, dig to the root. Why are you feeling this way, whether good or bad? Are there adjustments you can make in the physical, in your communication, in your ego to balance and harmonize with these feelings? How can you take a feeling, even a negative one, and use it as a tool for positive and effective expression?

The Moon is in the 9th house at this time, meaning these touchy topics can include religion, spirituality, higher education/studies, travel, and matters of the law.

Use your intuition. If your thoughts and feelings are communicated clearly, responses are more likely to be compassionate, truly caring, and sympathetic. Guide yourself to respond in this way to others who open their heart to you at this time as well. Foster a relationship that is mutually beneficial and set on a foundation of clarity, being upfront, and communicating through compassion.

Sun TRINE Mars

Mars is in a good place, especially when seeing family. Normally rash, assertive, dominant, and competitive, in Aquarius, these tendencies are subdued for a very pleasant and well-mannered interaction.

Supporting one another, Sun and Mars allow your true self, your subconscious thoughts, and your relationship with family to flow naturally for a good visit.

Sun SQUARE Saturn, Pluto

Your ego is getting in the way of your own self-transformation. It is getting in the way of your career success, following your dreams. Or rather it has high potential to, but it could also BOOST yourself into this path and this journey.

Use your perception of self and self-worth to FUEL you, act as the GLUE to set you steadily on this path toward your goals.

Sun OPPOSING Chiron

Your ego and your unconscious are also getting in the way of your healing. You may be too consumed with logic and ideals that you are neglecting to check yourself, which allows you to fall into following those ideals as an escape from what you truly have to deal with. You are ignoring your wound, covering it up, and acting as if it is healed.

The way around this is to act compassionately toward yourself, and doing this means not believing your own bullshit - your fears, insecurities, and short-comings. Confront this head-on in order to set yourself on a better path toward healing. This may be painful, as it could mean addressing issues or wounds concerning your health, your service to your community, work, and your routines. Find out what isn't working, and start working on it. You don't have to totally transform this habit or resolve this issue, but start to be real with yourself and set your mindset straight. Once you aren't subconsciously sabotaging your healing in this area, you will start to see real, true, positive changes in your life. Again, the most compassionate and loving thing you can do for yourself is calling yourself out on your own detrimental beliefs and practices.

Moon SQUARE Ascendant (Libra)

How you present yourself at this time as being diplomatic, charming, easy going, sociable, idealistic can have a negative shadow side of being indecisive, gullible, easily influenced, and self-indulgent. Be aware of how this balances in your life.

Because of the sparring energies between your inner emotions and your outer expression, this can affect how you see yourself and act within your spirituality and studies. It can cause good or bad emotions, depending on how you act. If you check your facts and present yourself with even, well-sourced data and information, you will be golden. If you become touchy and over-emotional to criticism, pining to be right and not accepting challenges or questions, then your outer expression to others will seem rash, unqualified, and gullible.

Moon TRINE Venus, Neptune