Weekly Astrology Forecast for February 5–11, 2023* — Too Late to Say Sorry?

Hey star-gazers! I’ve been knee-deep in the ephemeris this week, poking around for a decent window to elect a surgery date. I may need to go under the knife this spring, which, after avoiding a surgeon’s scalpel all my life, makes me a little nervous.

Perhaps I’d be calmer were it not for a cautionary tale around the importance of planetary alignments which unfolded back in January. A friend underwent surgery while both Mars AND Mercury were retrograde and the post-op experience was complicated, painful and enough to send me running for the stars.

With Mercury turning retrograde in the last weeks of April, just one day after the hybrid solar eclipse, I’m drawing the provisional conclusion that many of the best days for new undertakings may be immediately ahead of us.

While it’s always possible to find suitable electional dates while planets are retrograde, the best celestial bang or your buck is invariably before anything changes direction in the sky, so do your own research if you’re contemplating any big initiatives this year. Depending on your goals and the nature of the undertaking, the next several weeks could contain the configurations you need for optimal terrestrial results.

Now, let’s dive into the astrology of the week ahead.