You have entered a more adventurous, expansive vibration which tends to encourage more opportunity to take your mind off the small stuff and get the overview. You may have itchy feet, and with increased opportunities to escape the daily grind you should take a break and this could help get things in perspective. During this period, you may be full of ideas or plans are drawn to launch a project which involves research or teaches you alot as you strive to join up the dots. It could be a good time to travel, or plan a holiday. Also a good moment to test the waters on something or put the word out to more people across a wider stage. However it is for you, you are more likely to access a place outwardly or inwardly where you can zoom out and refresh your mind and spirit.

Due to the long transit of Venus, places and faces at a distance may appeal to you more than usual and a personal or professional relationship could be centred around travel, a foreign culture, or an academic or advice-giving environment. Someone you connect with can give you the eagle-eye view and be a facilitator for you. But, equally, you may be looked upon as the information giver or guide. Long-distance relationships, publications or education could encourage an area of interest, a relationship, or benefit you materially.

Jupiter will enter this area on the 12th for a 12 month transit and you will be expanding into new academic areas or physical areas over this time.

The Lunar eclipse on the 4th will trigger new beginnings related to these areas.

Until the 7th, Mercury is giving you the urge to cast your nets wider and pull in information or contacts from further afield or exchange with those who have an area of expertise or can give you a very different slant on things. Mercury enjoys this communicative sector which also emphasizes education, travel and foreign connections. A good moment to beat the drum and let others know what you wish to share. You may be communicating with those at a distance, or have more contact with teachers, guides or advisors. Some of you may be dealing with the legal side of things at this time. It’s also a good time to plunge into an unfamiliar environment mental or physical as this may be just what the doctor ordered.

From the 7th-26th discussions, correspondence and ideas may be centred around where you are going from here in life. Bureaucracy, career, life-direction, a new enterprise, or those who may facilitate your aims are also highlighted. You may find your goals and schemes are being validated or rejected by the by the way things are unfolding. You will be inclined to put mental effort into expressing yourself in the best way you can so as to get the result you desire. Vehicles, transport or communications equipment may also be emphasized.

From the 26th Mercury puts the mental focus upon furthering your aims through contacts and friendships new and old or a club, organization or other types of group involvement in person or over the wires. So it won’t be what you know but who you know and contacts new and old will be informative. Discussions and ideas will be progressive and future-orientated and you may be thinking along new and unusual lines.

Mars continues in a background until next month, which suggests that you could have been and still are playing a supportive role for others some of the time, or you may be resting and recuperating for some of the time. This transit encourages inner awareness and there may be a lot more going on behind the scenes or more turbulence within you than others realize. The unconscious, your imagination and your ability to manifest what you want may be stimulated and you can work on shaping a future which suits you better by utilizing this powerful tool called the Law of Attraction. However, in the process, you should be very protective of yourself and go in for things which are nurturing and take you out of yourself, whenever you can as others are more likely to be leaning on you and, at times, cramping your style, so, whenever you can, chill out and let others take the strain. It would be easy to spread yourself too thin with physical demands as vitality could be lower than usual and you should not expect too much of yourself. But however it is for you, you should be firmer about taking the space for relaxing, healing, private activities whenever possible. And also take time for some more self-understanding, some self-awareness which may help you avoid emotional holes in the road in the future.
You could have strong dreams or visions at this time, and this energy will underpin practices like yoga, meditation, clairvoyance or healing, or indeed anything which absorbs you like reading or even writing a page-turning novel. Emotions and some frustrations may be nearer the surface and knee jerk reactions become more likely though so this is something you should be aware of and some of you will take this onboard and slay the dragons. This will be a very long transit lasting until July 2012 so you have plenty of time to utilize this secret power from the background by understanding how your subconscious can create what you wish to come true in your future.

From the 21st you will be taking your worldly responsibilities more seriously.