Cosmic Scope for Apr 2024

"Every great journey begins with a single step. Take that step, then proceed with patience and perseverance. Remember, it's not about how fast you go, but how far you reach."

~ Confucius ~

I feel this quote resonates with the energies for the month of April. Another metaphor is like an airplane charging up its engine and shoots up fast into the sky to take off, then stabilizing and maintaining a steady speed.

1/2 Apr: Mercury in Aries goes retrograde till 25/26 Apr

This month starts with Mercury going retrograde from 27 to 16 deg Aries. When Mercury ingress into Aries on 11 Mar, I felt many people around me, including myself were quite impulsive and impatient. There was a sense of rush and frustration for no reason. In the midst of having the strong urge to charge forward to start something new, we are asked to take a step back to reflect on how we could communicate in a better way, or re-look at a plan that we intend to execute.

4/5 Apr: Venus ingress into Aries

Venus is about beauty, aesthetics, relationships, love. Red, warm colors might be the choice in the next 3 weeks. Be bold to express your love and passion. But be mindful of how you manage relationships as there is a higher tendency to want to compete, argue or be a bit aggressive.

8/9 Apr: Total Solar Eclipse and New Moon in Aries at 19 deg

This is the 1st Solar Eclipse for 2024 and a Total Solar Eclipse in Aries. The effect can sometimes last up to 6 months! Aries is the first sign in the zodiac cycle, signifying new beginnings. The last Total Solar Eclipse was in Dec 2021 in Sagittarius. Was there any event that triggered new beginnings then? This New Moon conjunct Chiron with the North Node in Aries. It will help us heal our wounds in order to be brave and stand up for ourselves to fulfil the destiny and fated path we are meant to follow.

19/20 Apr: Sun enters Taurus

We now enter the Taurus season. After all the charging and new directions, if you have started to embark on, it’s time to slow down and put in the hard work, one step at a time to maintain a steady momentum.

21 Apr: Jupiter conjunct Uranus at 21 deg Taurus

This is a very rare aspect and everyone is looking forward to this for a long time! When Uranus ingress into Taurus in 2019, it was just before the global pandemic outbreak. It sure created a big shock to all of us and shake things up with our resources, stability and foundations. Jupiter has the power to magnify anything that it touches. In this case, with the opportunity created by a sextile (by sign) with a stellium of Neptune, Mars and Saturn in Pisces, any possible shake up is asking us to fight for the good of mankind and not just for ourselves. I wouldn’t say the days of individualism is coming to an end, but with Pluto in Aquarius, Neptune ending its journey in its own sign of Pisces, the energies are heading towards creating a ‘New Earth’ (a book written by one of my favorite spiritual teachers of all time, Eckhart Tolle) calling for compassion, unconditional love, authenticity, humanity, group consciousness.

With the slow-moving outer planets, Pluto, Neptune, Uranus all ingress into Air and Fire signs in the next few years, we will be entering a brand-new era which will make us feel like the past decades and centuries are barely recognizable.

Sending love, joy and peace for a great month of April ahead.