Train Your Dragon
SOL Arts Astrology Communiqué & 3-Day Calendar Summary, April 9-11, 2026
Welcome to my Communiqué & Calendar 3-day summary. Shortening my roll because I cannot turn off the dragon’s breath!
Li’l Ms. Pinky Tea dragon photographed by moi, Mary-L. Bevington
Anyone feeling the fire, the weight of extremes? Longing for antidotes?
Our friends within the Orion spacecraft, Integrity, journey home from their star trek in which they circumnavigated Luna, captured photos of her far side & flew further than we’ve ever flown since the launching of rockets from terra firmament.
April 9th is their 9th day of 10 total. Their estimated day of arrival back to Earth is April 10th & in the Pacific Ocean.
NASA & wider circles of support have brought something beauteous our way in this return to our moon:
a “pop-up” eclipse made possible by Integrity’s positioning with Sun & Luna
images that forever shift our imaginal realms
new names for craters including Integrity after their ship, as well as Carroll in honor of Mission Commander Reid Wiseman’s wife who passed from cancer in 2020 & suggested by Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hansen
scientific observations, good will between nations & genders & pure spacious joy
P.S. Light must interact with matter to be seen. Otherwise all colors combine, become cave dark, the maw to the netherworlds, the coal black of outer space.
I see our realities as relational in that we need each other to be seen.
Paradoxically, we need to see our inner selves, our inner glow too in tandem - two - the outer & the inner riding along together, making rest stops, swinging leads, feeling the breeze.
We will benefit from abiding in our centers this April.
This memorable & magical April requires us to pay attention to portions, dosages & dimmer switches for balance will be our antidote.
Aim for balance & balance will take your hand & help you withstand the grouping of celestial bodies ballet dancing in Aires1.
Plus, a transcendental take on matters - one that sees divinity coursing through all life forms including our own - will help us release attachments to victim, persecutor &/or rescuer postures & behaviors2.
Letting go of payoffs associated with these archetypes within all of us, will do us a world of good.
Then again, that’s a goal of embodiment on Earth.
The that being our own private heroine / hero journey to discover everything inside ourselves by going out there; journeys which lead to the insight that there is more in us than we realized.
Then the victim in us can survive & thrive, the persecutor can be a healthy challenger & the rescuer becomes a coach.
“Oh, put me in coach, I’m ready to play today.” ~ from “Centerfield” by John Fogerty 1985
For you see…
…this April will go down in history & how & even as I write Mars readies to bust a move into Aires’ initiatory fire.
Here’s a cheat sheet on the context of the coming days / hours & slightly beyond. All times given are EDT / GMT -5 hours.
All planets move in direct motion until May 6th at 11:34am when Pluto moves into retrograde motion
Mars ingresses into Aires, April 9th at 3:36pm
Luna in Capricorn shifts from 3rd Q to 4th Q on April 9/10th at 12:52am
Luna in waning half moon phase provides balance, anchoring the stellium in Aires with sweet water as she soars from Capricorn’s cardinal earth to Aquarius’ fixed air
Passover ends on April 9th & Orthodox Good Friday begins on April 10th
Mercury ingresses into Aires, April 14/15th at 11:21pm - readying himself in the high seas late degrees of Pisces’ mutable water now
Party in Aires - Neptune, Saturn, Eris, Chiron & the former 2 & the latter 2 are conjunct (ish) & Luna will conjunct our Sun there for the New Moon on April 17/18th at 27°28’ of Aires at 7:52am
All for now, friends, ‘til tomorrow and in carrying the light.
Mary-Laurence Bevington
Special thanks to: Alex, A.W., Deanna, Ginger, Jude, Kelly, K.M., Lara, Laura M., Lizardski, Marni, P.J., Peggy, Terry and Shirlz. I am counting my lucky stars for your kindness.
Inspirations based on astrological & calendar data from Llewellyn’s 2026 Astrological Daily Ephemeris & Aspectarian
https://www.theplanetstoday.com/geocentric_orrery.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karpman_drama_triangle