Weekly Astrology Forecast for February 12–18, 2023* —Seeing New Sides of an Old Problem

Hey star-gazers! Raise your virtual hands if you’ve had enough of Mars in Gemini. I’ll raise mine and vigorously wave it as Mars perfected this past week to a conjunction with my natal Moon, leading me to a repeat struggle with some swelling in my lower extremities.

With a natal Jupiter retrograde in my third house, faith and its rigorous praxis has never been my strong suit. While I’m all about alternative healing modalities, I can’t discount my deeply ingrained cultural default to worship at the altar of Western science, and so a certain medical website had me deep in the armchair diagnostics, verifying the degree to which my concern should extend.

Suffice to say, I’ve written out my ‘edema affirmation’ as any faithful disciple of Jung would, recognizing the divinity in the affliction and the potent attention-seeking message that my body is sending me under this celestial configuration. This said, I’m officially and unequivocally done with this starry alignment and can’t wait for the new adventures that Mars in Cancer will bring.

With that, let’s tackle the astrology of the week ahead!

Though the week of February 12 is a little light on critical aspects between the major planets, we can’t overlook the fact that Mercury…