The chunk-up

Since about 2020, in even-numbered years, we've had a phenomenon in the sky in winter where all the planets are consolidated in one section of the sky. It's about to happen again, because it's about to be winter in an even-numbered year, but another part of the phenomenon is that it has begun to happen later into the spring. So basically from late December through early May, the Capricorn - Taurus section of your chart will be heavily tenanted and the Leo - Sagittarius section of your chart won't have anything except the south node, which isn't helping anything anyway. (As always, I am oversimplifying.)

Why every 2 years? Because Mars is on a 2 year cycle, so in odd-numbered years, Mars was over by itself, which isn't a lot, but it's also not nothing.

But this is the last time, because Jupiter's heading into the empty zone in future years. So once more with feeling: Capricorn through Taurus people are in for a wild ride because our solar returns (energies for the year that remain in effect for the entire year even after the planets move on) will be extremely lopsided, and everyone else will be focused in specific areas of their charts because planets in a chart section = energy. Energy = action. No energy = no action.

This energy always concentrates for me in my 12th house, so every 2 years it is really difficult for me to navigate regular reality because my subconscious is so lit up. When this happens, I'm either sleeping constantly or not at all (never a happy medium). It's not my favorite, because believe me when I say I do not need more emphasis in the psychic house: I'm already a working psychic. I like being able to remember where my keys are. I don't like feeling angry all of a sudden, or scared, or some other random, intense emotion, knowing it's not mine, and wondering whose it is (that puts me in psychic detective mode, which can solve mysteries, but they're not usually mysteries that have a fun outcome). Anyway, I'll be guaranteed to be involved in some weird shit while trying to write a stupid-ass graduate thesis at that time. The sky likes its jokes. I say this because you, also, are likely to find yourself in an "oh, this again" situation.

In 2020, this phenomenon was caused by Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto gathered together in Capricorn, as the personal planets moved through these signs.

In 2022, it was caused by Pluto in Capricorn, Saturn in Aquarius, and Jupiter and Neptune in Pisces (and then the personal planets were there, too).

In 2024, it was caused by Pluto in Aquarius, Saturn and Neptune in Pisces, and Jupiter and Uranus in Taurus (joined by you guessed it).

In 2026, it's Pluto in Aquarius, Saturn and Neptune in Pisces and transiting into Aries, and Uranus in Taurus (with personal planets, of course). When you look at each year, it's a traffic jam, but as you can see, the sign changes of the major outer planets have brought us different themes. Since Saturn and Neptune will change signs during the chunking, the vibes will change. So I'll go over it slowly as we get closer to it.

For now, if you are hoping for major evolutions in the Leo - Sagittarius areas of your chart, you're going to keep hoping for a while. What I mean is: let's say you want to make a major career move but your 10th house is ruled by Scorpio: unless you have a major transit to your natal Pluto right now or the traffic jam falls in your 10th house in your solar return, you're going to stay hoping. No energy = no action.

New video: Tupac has a birth time and you can listen to me geek out over it as well as the details of his life based on the Jeff Pearlman-written Tupac biography that came out recently.

Other astrologer link: Brian the astrologer discusses Saturn-Neptune times so I don’t have to.

P.S. Mercury retrograde ends tomorrow.