Cosmic Weather:

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” – Aldous Huxley

Attention all self-styled truth seekers, onion peelers, news and information junkies, closeted Sherlock Holmes’ wannabees: the ever-bewildering Universe, undoubtedly, has all your collective backs today!

The highly distinguished factfinder/award-winning reporter Mercury retrograde, presently deposited in let me always be first on the scene Aries, has been dutifully dispatched to the drab digs of dwarf planet Pluto, in oddball Aquarius, where the temperature averages -387F (-232C).

Needless to say, this is exactly where Pluto, the “chilling,” enigmatic spy chief – who also doubles in its spare time as the symbolic ruler of our cryptic subconscious – characteristically likes the thermostat set, as it’s the absolute perfect environment to conduct its many various classified surveillance operations as no one with any measure of common sense would care to hang out there for very long.

Mercury-Pluto aspects typically fuel our investigative impulses/instincts and, before long, we can quickly become like the proverbial dog with a bone and just can’t quit – often resulting in, among other things, untruths or hidden motives being ferreted out, ancient or closely guarded secrets, solved or revealed.

Generally, too, it can be a great time to go deeper with a subject, especially regarding something we love or are otherwise fascinated by.

On another level, with Mercury governing speech and communication and Pluto’s more intense ray often synonymous with going to extremes or showcasing shock-jock type drama, it may become easier for our attention to become quickly captivated or glued to something we hear or read now, that we maybe can’t quite believe or are taken aback by. We may also personally be seeking more control (or manipulation) over others, at this time, or at least desiring to be seen or regarded as a person of persuasion.

“Character may also be called the most effective means of persuasion.” – Aristotle

This is actually Mercury’s second recent “sextile” rendezvous with Pluto, due to its retrograde phase. The first visit was on March 5th and the last one will be on April 20th. It could be that, today, we are taking a second look at what we may have unearthed, learned, or decided, during the first go-round.

*All times EDT.

Born On This Day: American singer of gospel, soul and rhythm and blues music, Aretha Franklin, in Memphis, Tennessee in 1942. Billed as “The Queen of Soul” by the end of the 1960s.

“It’s the rough side of the mountain that’s the easiest to climb; the smooth side doesn’t have anything for you to hang on to.” – Aretha Franklin

Hope it’s a good one! Please be safe and well.

Patrice Thompson

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Source Notes: Photo by Faisal Rahman at Pexels.com

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/212647.Aretha_Franklin

Aldous Huxley quote: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/search?q=truth

Aretha Franklin: https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Franklin%2C_Aretha

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