The Vibrational Astrology Diary
by Linda Berry
Today, Friday (1/17/2025), the strongest vibrational influence comes from the Moon and Venus joining with Saturn (2*). This vibrational energy pattern is about accomplishing things especially where you are connecting different aspects of the world and the experience around you and making new patterns out of them. There is so much here to work with including creative exploration and inner development. This involves a sense of connection to the beauty of the past and an attraction to the essence of that beauty that speaks to your soul. (For VA Students: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16)
This vibrational energy pattern is better and more effectively implemented by recognizing that this is a time of change where things may need to be come radically different from what they have previously been.
The AstroFrequency(s) for the day (strongest listed first)
29 (2*) Establishes healthy, flowing systems within social structures by incrementally releasing the stresses in the social structures, investigating other cultures to find alternative paradigms that are less stressful.
The Sabian Symbols of our Featured Planets: Moon, Venus, Saturn >>
The uplifting message from the featured planet positions that shows the way through: You are seeing the beautiful façade that you have learned to present to the world and realizing that there is something dark and distorted that it is concealing. You are evaluating possible future situations that you will face, figuring out the skills that need to be developed to protect those for whom you’re responsible, recognizing the strength, authority and responsibility within you while being relaxed at the same time, recognizing that yours is an essential role in the unfolding of universal awareness. You are sensing powerful primitive distortions deep within you and recognizing the need to refine and guide those forces into more mature expression. You are connecting into the flow of spiritual inspiration moving through you and out into the world, being flexible and open to that which you have not previously known or experienced.
The more dysfunctional expression of this message: You are focusing on the beautiful façade you have learned to display and insisting that that is all there is, refusing to see the hidden darker levels below it that are potentially out of control. You are constantly worrying about possible future problems, being fearful and overreacting and losing touch with the joy of life. You are taking for granted your right to do whatever you feel like in life without considering its effect on other people. You are closing up and being caught in a cycle of negativity that limits your perceptions and shuts you off from others.
15 Virgo = Moon interacting with Venus [An ornamental handkerchief] You are seeing the beautiful façade that you have learned to present to the world and realizing that there is something dark and distorted that it is concealing and/or you are focusing on the beautiful façade you have learned to display and insisting that that is all there is, refusing to see the hidden darker levels below it that are potentially out of control
15 Pisces = Venus [An officer preparing to drill his men] You are evaluating possible future situations that you will face, figuring out the skills that need to be developed to protect those for whom you’re responsible, recognizing the strength, authority and responsibility within you while being relaxed at the same time, recognizing that yours is an essential role in the unfolding of universal awareness and/or you are constantly worrying about possible future problems, being fearful and overreacting and losing touch with the joy of life
16 Virgo = Moon interacting with Saturn [An orangutan] You are sensing powerful primitive distortions deep within you and recognizing the need to refine and guide those forces into more mature expression and/or you are taking for granted your right to do whatever you feel like in life without considering its effect on other people
16 Pisces = Saturn [The flow of inspiration] You are connecting into the flow of spiritual inspiration moving through you and out into the world, being flexible and open to that which you have not previously known or experienced and/or you are closing up and being caught in a cycle of negativity that limits your perceptions and shuts you off from others
The Two Planet Diary
{When 2 planets interact it influences the way we want to express ourselves, our attitudes, moods, and impulses. Becoming aware of these vibrations helps us to guide these aspects of ourselves with awareness rather than being controlled by them.
There are longer patterns which tend to have more impact because we feel them for several days in a row and there are quick Moon patterns that impact our moods and feelings for a window of a couple of hours either side of the exact time of the aspect. The longer patterns are stronger and so are listed here, followed by a section on the Moods of the Moon}
Jan 17 – Jan 20 (exact Jan 19) Mercury in Capricorn is sharing freely (sextile) with Venus in Pisces. This energy begins to influence us around 6:30 PM on Jan. 17 and is increasing in influence until it peaks at 11:31 AM on Jan. 19 then decreasing fading out around 2 AM on Jan. 21. This vibrational energy pattern brings a sense of beautiful communication that you share with others that you are close to.
Jan 17 – Jan 19 (exact Jan 18) Venus in Pisces is joining with Saturn in Pisces. This energy begins to influence us around 5 PM on Jan. 17 and is increasing in influence until it peaks at 8:26 PM on Jan. 18 then decreasing fading out around 1 AM on Jan. 20. This vibrational energy pattern focuses on a sense of essential fundamental beauty that you can connect into as you open up to connecting together things that do not seem to be connected.
Jan 16 – Jan 18 (exact Jan 17) the Sun in Capricorn is sharing freely (sextile) with Neptune in Pisces. This energy is increasing in influence until it peaks at 6:20 AM on Jan. 17 then decreasing fading out around 6 AM on Jan. 18. This vibrational energy pattern brings a sense of the magical into everyday life. You see the amazing energy of life moving all around you and you are deeply inspired by these visions.
The Moods of the Moon
{The Moon patterns only last a short period of time. They impact our moods and feelings for around 4 hours, 2 hours each side of the exact position.}
Starting at 8:33 AM, peaking at 10:33 AM, the Moon in Virgo is acting and agitating (square) with Jupiter in Gemini. In this 4 hr period your emotions will tend to expand. If you are feeling good, this can be great. If you are not feeling good, then this can be difficult. See if you can direct your feelings and thoughts to things that are pleasant and positive and you will be rewarded with some really good feelings.
Starting at 12:27 PM, peaking at 2:27 PM, the Moon in Virgo is flowing freely (trine) with Mercury in Capricorn. This 4 hr period brings a good interaction between your mind and emotions helping you to both think and feel clearly. This is a good time to be working on important projects.
Starting at 2:46 PM, peaking at 4:46 PM, the Moon in Virgo is opposing Venus in Pisces. In this 4 hr period you are especially attracted to beauty that has a history to it. You also want to share with the people that you have a history with. You treasure deep soul connections that are built out of the history contained in the objects and people around you.
Starting at 4:43 PM, peaking at 6:43 PM, the Moon in Virgo is opposing Saturn in Pisces. In this 4 hr period you are dealing with that which is especially significant or fundamental in your relationships with others. This is especially about evaluating whether your interactions are working to build your life in a way that supports and leads to your long-term goals. You can see clearly now what you need to change to accomplish your goals.
The Cyclic Patterns Diary {These are patterns that continue over an extended period of time and you may find that rereading this periodically will help you effectively handle what we are all experiencing as our “astral weather” in this time period.}
On January 13, the Full Moon occurred with the Moon in Cancer and the Sun in Capricorn. This Vibrational Pattern will be influencing us until the next New Moon on January 29. This vibrational energy pattern is very energetic with a drive to take actions that will follow your dreams and a strong need to be free and to act from your own freedom in the moment. The Sabian Symbol for the Sun is “An Oriental-Rug Dealer”. This is about seeing the value of the genuine, precious, beautiful and useful essence within the core of each person including yourself. The symbol for the Moon is “A Dark Shadow or Mantle thrown suddenly over the Right Shoulder. This is about opening to a connection that overshadows you. There is a sense of a greater authority that is calling on you to transcend ego and logical rationalization and open to spiritual power. Your challenge is to learn to assume responsibility for using the power that has been given to you wisely and with humility.
On December 30, the New Moon occurred with the Sun and Moon in Capricorn. This Vibrational Pattern will be influencing us until the next New Moon on January 29. This vibrational energy is about taking impulsive actions based on what you are attracted to. There is a tendency to operate out of your internal sense of what you need to do to respond in uncertain situations without regard for the ideas of others. At the same time you are likely to be involved with other people and what is happening in their lives. Your response to these situations may well be unique and surprising. The Sabian Symbol for the New Moon is “An Albatross feeding from the Hand”. This is about facing the aspects of yourself that might feel like burdens or curses and becoming aware of the fears that lie below them. You are called to seek to redefine and nurture these disturbed aspects of yourself as you recognize and embrace your common linkage with all creatures. Recognize that sometimes you need to let go of your familiar patterns and reach beyond yourself.
On December 21, the Sun entered Capricorn. This is the Winter Solstice and this pattern will be influencing us until the Spring Equinox on March 20. This vibrational energy includes energies for emotional expansion. There is a focus on internal work and awareness where you evaluate and develop your internal self. The process would be to eliminate superficial energies from within yourself and to work on deepening your internal awareness and connections. The Sabian Symbol for the Winter Solstice is “The Germ grows into Knowledge and Life”. Here you find a germ of potential understanding within you and you work on developing and growing that new awareness, expanding your knowledge and connection with life. There are potential problems if you let your insecurity keep you from opening up to the broader truths in the situation.
On October 2, the New Moon Solar Eclipse occurred with the Sun and Moon in Libra. This pattern will be influencing us until the next New Moon Solar Eclipse on March 29, 2025. This vibrational energy pattern shows a strong need for the freedom to express yourself as you feel inside. This involves the development of your own unique pattern of expression being within your culture but free to operate as who you truly are with the awarenesses you have developed. If this is blocked there is likely to be a strong sense of dissatisfaction where you join with others and reach out seeking to find another more satisfactory place. The Sabian Symbol for the Solar Eclipse is “A Professor peering over his Glasses” which encourages you to move beyond your normal mode of perception to perceive a more comprehensive reality where others are viewed kindly, seriously and with respect.. The challenge is to not get caught up in a superior position that distorts your perception and leads to you seeing others as inferior to you where they need to be bossed around for their own good.
On September 17, 2024, a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse occurred with the Moon in Pisces and the Sun in Virgo. This pattern will be influencing us until the next Full Moon Lunar Eclipse on March 14, 2025. This vibrational energy pattern brings a focus on dreams and ideals that last past death. This is about tuning into the long term patterns of unfolding evolving awareness that transcend the resistance of the moment. There is a major focus in this eclipse on evaluation of your motives and drives to be sure you are getting the result you want. There is also a balancing of your individual view of life against what works for everyone else. The Sabian Symbol for the Sun is “A Boy with a Censer” which involves learning how to expand your awareness and accept responsibility for both yourself and your interactions with others by modeling yourself after those who are more spiritually experienced and developed. The Moon Symbol is “A New Moon that divides its Influences” which involves learning how to operate effectively in both the spiritual and the earthly realms based on a new vision and finding your unique way to respond to that vision. If you do not realize that everyone is connected you may start feeling alone and isolated.
The Retrograde Diary: DEGREE CHANGES TODAY: Saturn >> Introductory Phase of Pluto2: Reworking of Mars: Turning Forward of Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune: Resolution of Saturn, Pluto1 {During the apparent retrograde period each planet’s movement relative to the backdrop of the stars slows down, reverses and then turns back around forward again concentrating its vibration in a particular area. There are issues that each planet focuses on during the period leading up to its turn backwards. These issues are addressed again to be reworked on during the retrograde period [in brackets] then a new understanding of these issues occurs during the post retrograde period. These issues are not from Vibrational Astrology, this is an experiment based on interpretations of the Sabian Symbols that I wrote many years ago. If an entry resonates with you, then claim it, if not, release it, it was for someone else. I would very much like your feedback on this. Points of especially concentrated energy are marked with “!!!”}
Mercury clear of any shadow (Jan. 4, 2023– Feb. 28, 2025)
Venus clear of any shadow (Oct 9, 2023– Jan 24, 2025)
Mars R {Oct 5, 2024 !Oct 27! [Dec 6 – !Jan 15, 2025! –Feb 24] !Apr 11! May 2, 2025} 17, 27 Cancer, 6 Leo → Jan. 16 – 18: (26-25 Can) Reworking: Working on relaxing in a safe space with others where you can truly be yourself and explore the new awarenesses and connections within yourself, gaining insight from the books and people you are sharing with, learning to cease being unable to share yourself authentically and feeling left out and isolated because of feeling repressed and inhibited by the expectations within and around you [Contentment and happiness in luxury, people reading on davenports]
Jupiter R {Jul 15,2024 !Aug 11! [Oct 9 – !Dec 7! – Feb 4, 2025] !Apr 2! Apr 30} 11, 16, 21 Gemini → Jan. 14 – Feb. 25: (12-11 Gem) Turning Forward: The Challenge is asserting your independence, openly expressing the deeper feelings within you, in defiance of the expectations of those around you, learning to cease covertly acting out your resentment, failing to stand up for yourself [A Topsy saucily asserting herself]
!!!Saturn {Mar 24, 2024 !Apr 24! [Jun 29 – !Sep 8! – Nov 15] !Jan 18, 2025! Feb 18} 12, 16, 19 Pisces → Jan. 17 – 27: (16-17 Pis) Resolution: Remember entering into a process of transformative rebirth, experiencing renewed faith in life that is triumphing over doubt, fear and loss, learning to cease putting on a show, driven by a superficial craving for attention, pretending to joy while feeling lost and guilty and inadequate within yourself [An Easter promenade]
Uranus R {May 16,2024 !Jun 20! [Sep 1 – !Nov 16! – Jan 30, 2025] !Apr 10! May 17, 2025} 23, 25, 27 Taurus → Dec. 19, 2024 – Mar. 13, 2025: (24-23 Tau) Turning Forward: The Challenge is recognizing your failures and the damage your blindness has done to others, facing it in this current moment; accepting responsibility for the damage you have done and seeking to make amends, learning to cease getting caught up in your sense of pride and aggressively claiming what you desire without any concern for the effect your behavior has on others [A mounted Indian with scalp locks]
Neptune {Mar.11, 2024 !Apr 18! [July 2 – !Sep 20! – Dec. 7] !Feb 18, 2025! Mar. 28} 27, 28, 29 Pisces → Oct. 9, 2024 – Feb. 1, 2025: (28-27 Pis) Turning Forward: The Challenge is about experiencing a sense of fullness, completion and wholeness as you tune into the fertile potency within you that enables you to manifest anything you truly desire, learning to cease being caught up in pride and possessiveness, jealously trying to protect all that is yours and failing [A fertile garden under the full moon]
Pluto2 {Jan 10, 2025 !Feb 18! [May 4 – !Jul 25! – Oct 14] !Dec 27! Feb 4, 2026} 1 Aquarius, 2 Aquarius, 3 Aquarius
Pluto1 {Jan 10, 2024 !Feb 17! [May 2 – !Jul 23! – Oct 11] !Dec 25! Feb 2, 2025} 29 Capricorn, 0, 2 Aquarius → Dec. 29, 2024 – Jan. 30, 2025: (1-2 Aqu) Resolution: Remember experiencing sudden unexpected awarenesses, crashing into your mind sharply, illuminating the hidden realms within the current reality, learning to cease losing control and exploding emotionally without warning, lashing out with the backlog of emotions that you have bottled up inside yourself [An unexpected thunderstorm]
Next Cycle Diary:
Pluto {Jan 10, 2025 !Feb 18! [May 4 – !Jul 25! – Oct 14] !Dec 27! Feb 4, 2026} 1 Aquarius, 2 Aquarius, 3 Aquarius
Venus {Jan 28, 2025 !Feb 8! [Mar 2 – !Mar 22! – Apr 13] !May 5! May 16} 24 Pisces, 2 Aries, 10 Aries}
Mercury {Mar 1, 2025 !Mar 6! [Mar 15 – !Mar 24! – Apr 7] !Apr 21! Apr 26} 26 Pisces, 4, 9 Aries
Neptune {Mar. 13, 2025 !Apr 20! [July 3 – !Sep 23! – Dec.10] !Feb 20, 2026! Mar. 30} 27, 28, 29 Pisces
Saturn {Apr 6, 2024 !May 7! [Jul 13 – !Sep 21! –Nov 28] !Jan 30, 2026! Mar 2} 25, 28 Pisces, 1 Aries
Uranus {May 20, 2025 !Jun 25! [Sep 6 – !Nov 21! – Feb 4, 2026] !Apr 15! May 21, 2026} 25, 27 Taurus,1 Gemini
Jupiter {Aug 17, 2025 !Sep 13! [Nov 11 – !Jan 10, 2026! – Mar 11] !May 8! Jun 6} 15, 20, 25 Cancer
Mars {Nov 5, 2026 !Nov 27! [Jan 10, 2027 – !Feb 19! – Apr 1] !May 16! Jun 8} 20 Leo, 0, 10 Virgo
All times are given in Eastern USA time zone.
Namaste,
Linda Berry
*Planetary Pattern Pictures and Sabian Symbol Interpretations, ©Linda Berry, AstroSleuth.org, 1* = 50-100 points, 2* = 100-150 points, etc.