It's a rocketing lead-in to Valentine's day, for love bursts and surprises! Venus is now in Aries, for surges of affection, and on edge spontaneity. And lover Venus is hit by triggering Uranus at one degree Aries -- the igniting moment is exact Thursday, February 9th at 9:29 pm est. This is a big energy day to act on what you love, especially what has the momentum of a fresh start.

Aries is the first sign of discovering the self, and trusting instincts that are self-sourced. Venus Aries is a call to love yourself fiercely! The presence of liberating Uranus could lead to unexpected events or realizations, about the brand new that's emerging. It's a fine moment to strike out on your own, or initiate creative risk. (Note: Saturn and Mars are retrograde, so make sure you are precise with your approach).

It's also about loving your own way, or pursuing your path of meaning -- even if it's shocking to others. Where is 1 degree Aries in your own birth chart? Expect and invite something wild to happen, some Springlike boost to get things moving! I love this image of taboo love, for the Photo of the Week. See more images from Around About.

"As the world appears to be spiralling into increasing chaos, it's important to remember the place of stillness in the heart. This is what will get us through." From The Emergence Project

Let's linger and bask in what makes life worth living, and who and what we love, at this Leo Full Moon (Tuesday, February 7th). Leo is the fire sign of big heart and big love. If you need cheering up, get out of your usual groove. The solar presence has an exclamation point at the Full Moon, with its conjunction to Mercury in the future-tripping sign of Aquarius.

With the Messenger (Mercury) so brightly lit, keep a watch out for synchro-mystic signs that keep you on the sunniest path. This is synchronicity that jars your inner knowing, and gets your attention. These are luminaria lighting up as the path unfolds, designed especially for you. At this Full Moon, be alert to these tailor-made messages, perhaps notes of encouragement from your future self!

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Keira Knightley's TV-less lifestyle made headlines in the Telegraph UK. It's a radical move in some circles and one she made five years ago, after, she told the major paper, "she became tired of the constant diet of 'mindless' programmes and reality television shows."

Keira Knightley is an early Aries (March 26), with Venus and Mercury nearly conjunct in Aries as well. Her vital 5 degree Aries Sun has a date with the planet of the big universal mind, Uranus, in mid-April. As a very lit up rebel Aries, her example can inspire others to find the juice in real life, as an actor not a spectator.

The trance of television is not easy to break, with its illusion of a shared world. I know from doing this myself at about the same age as Keira, that it takes enormous will power and trust that there's another way to live. But the rewards for this breakthrough are priceless. Says Keira, "So I realized that hours of my life were going by watching mindless stuff when I wondered what I could do with my life if I didn't watch TV for four hours a night."

A trend with Uranus in Aries, is having breakthroughs that shake you free from social conditioning. It's daring to make yourself the star of the show. And honoring yourself as an originator of ideas and impressions, instead of passively receiving. Keira Knightley is blazing a trail here, as a true Aries pioneer. What's your take on this? Do you have an experience of breaking free of TV?

The planet of mysticism, unseen realms, the dreamlife and art - Neptune - makes its ingress into Pisces today (to 2025). In her compelling little book Cosmic Karma, astrologer Marguerite Manning calls Neptune the mirror of our soul, and that "it's nothing more than a celestial shadow of our unconscious past, our creative imagination and our unconditional faith -- guilt and addiction included."

Pisces is the sign that's the return journey, and ways we seek experiences that lift us out of ordinary reality. Neptune inspires ecstatic heights and magical creations of the imagination. But its seductive glam can, at times, lead us into mirages that are just reflections of what's in our own psyche. In a time when there are extremes of fear and denial (living in la la land), we want to avoid getting lost in the fun house of delusional thinking. Manning writes, "Evidently, the very essence of this dark and inhabitable planet personifies the most basic of human conditions: when faced with intolerable circumstances, people tend to see what they want to see."

With Neptune in Pisces, the boundaries blur, and we are at times swimming together in a great sea of impressions and feeling waves. The gift of intuition is your tool for discerning what's yours to integrate, and what's just drifting by. I've lately felt submerged by moods and even physical churnings that have no easily identifiable root. With Pisces, it's about the soul and its many lives, both early experiences, but in lives that are just sensed or played out in dreams. I'm used to these times of feeling lost, when I know it's best to keep things simple, and look to movies, friends and books that remind me that life is good. Being in nature and asking for clear signs and for guidance helps, too.

I'll be talking with Marguerite next week about Neptune in Pisces, and focusing on this enigmatic planet all month. Which house is Neptune transiting for you? This is where you're most likely to catch sight of the soul, and the greater mysteries of life.