For a while now, I've been very dissatisfied with my living situation and have become preoccupied about returning to where I came from. I can't stop thinking about where I used to live and am missing it very badly. (I'm currently in the SE and came from the desert out West.) I desperately miss dry air, the flora and fauna, the rugged terrain and real mountains.
There are a lot of memes and platitudes floating around about daring to live your dream, do everything from love not fear, etc.
The thing is, that is usually easier said than done, because taking a risk involves the unknown, sacrifice, momentous changes and possible failure or even ruin.
If I leave I will have to become a nomad, something that isn't easy but I can adjust. I just know what it's like and am trying to finally surrender to it as the better current option.
My current situation has put me at my wit's end. It has involved living with a hoarder (not something I expected), living with someone who has a very different lifestyle, outlook and preferences. It is not a romantic relationship, rather it's a housemate situation that has gone on for 2 years (October 2020).
I just don't want to die sitting in my room for an infinite unknown number of years surfing the internet, reading books, watching TV. I've had enough of that to last a lifetime. Not to mention I've gained 20 lbs. from inactivity due to the fact that there isn't much to do where I live, and the weather.
Sigh. Does anyone relate to this? If any of you are facing this, what made you finally take the jump?
*Currently in the midst of a Jupiter return as a senior, and wanting a change. Indeed, this would be a big one.
This podcast was amazing, the journey of a pretty amazing woman leading up to Medical Aid in Dying due to pancreatic cancer. It really inspired me. The story of Tamarra Lynn Strawn Grenfell Smith—Choosing Death with Dignity. I think a lot of people here will relate to her journey.
She was an attorney who advocated for those in desperate need, and left to live totally off-grid in rural Maine with her husband. She passed away last April. Quite an interesting story.
January Venus Uranus action can blast you out of there, big time.
January Venus Uranus action can blast you out of there, big time.
Elsa, this is why I've followed you for many years (and support you on PayPal). Thanks for calling my attention to the Venus/Uranus energy in January.
At the exact moment Venus will square Uranus on January 14 (7:30pm CST) T Venus will form an almost exact Yod with my natal Venus and Uranus and T Mercury will cross my nadir.
I'm not ready to leave yetttttttt! LOL 
P.S. Yours was a very Venus/Uranus response (female astrologer) so again thanks!
@starcrest https://elsaelsa.com/astrology/january-astro-uranus-direct-disrupting-finance/
This thing hits my natal Venus. I'm on it!
Thanks Elsa, that's what I've been thinking, amongst other things! I mean, the impetus has been strong in recent weeks!
I'm thinking March 3 only because I really can't leave right now (financially not quite prepared). My father turns 101 at the end of March and he's planning to leave CA to move to Oregon for a LADY LOVE! A college friend. They are both widowed a few times over. I'm never making it back to Oregon so it's another reason to leave.
I know you love your area Elsa, and if I had your setup and circumstances I'd love it too! 😉
I really hate to leave the SE because I wanted to visit the Turtle Preserve in South Carolina and other neat places, but alas gas prices etc. are probably going to prevent that.
Re Venus/Uranus he has girlfriend who is now here a lot in recent weeks. Their lifestyle is very different than mine. They are atheist and think astrology and the esoteric is a bunch of bunk. Fortunately, they don't harp on it. 😉
Well, you don't have to physically leave. You can detach, in preparation to leave.
@elsa yes I love this! and so weird @Starcrest, I am hoping for things to align to prepare for a Mar 3 departure as well... I mean it's total vision right now but who knows! gotta work with something even if its only in my mind good luck!
@elsa yes I love this! and so weird @Starcrest, I am hoping for things to align to prepare for a Mar 3 departure as well... I mean it's total vision right now but who knows! gotta work with something even if its only in my mind
Thank you BellaDonna! Same to you! I think I'm getting to that place of surrender and it feels good, though bittersweet. I've become established here and it's difficult to leave good doctors, a senior gym that's nice, and traditional sticks and bricks comfort. I also like the people in the SE. There is a lot to like about them.
I have wanderlust, always have (Gemini Moon, prominent Uranus) so I am going to make the best of it! That means taking what I learned when I first tried to be a nomad and failed miserably, and doing things differently this time around. I now have a different vehicle, though still small.
Keep us posted as to your progress and departure!
@starcrest I have Moon Jupiter in Aries and Mars in Gemini so I totally relate!
I lived abroad for several yrs very much in a nomadic fashion although I did stay in certain areas for long periods of time, but never anywhere to completely call "home."
When Saturn hit my 4th it brought me back "home" although it's more like the roots of my childhood in my eyes than home (Uranus-ruled IC). I am hoping to do one last long-ish trip abroad soon to fulfill a dream before Saturn wraps up in my 4th next year and putting down roots officially.
It's been postponed so many times over the years (pandemic etc) and I feel ready to make it happen but some of it is out of my hands, so I am in surrender mode right now too. We shall see /p>
@belladonna
That is awesome! I've always wanted to trek Europe, and also do a vision quest in the middle east but those plans were thwarted or just dropped due to time passing.
A lot of people just do not understand those of us with our "unstable" lives... 😀
I'm glad to have your input. My son (36 yrs old) has a Sagittarius Sun conjunct the nadir, Moon in Aries, and Mars conjunct Jupiter. He's definitely got the wanderlust. Does not want to marry or have children. Is very creative, but has depression. He'll be OK I think as long as he has freedom.
He was also born at the exact conjunction of Venus and Pluto in Scorpio - I knew that little bugger was waiting for it as it was forming! He also made himself quite manifest at the time of conception. It was supernatural. He basically zoomed straight at my lower abdomen and I knew he was a boy.
So now, what are you planning when Saturn enters the 5th?? I am very curious. Is it a vision quest or simply visiting amazing places (of course, that's a vision quest in itself). Be careful of those foreign men (T Saturn in the 5th). I married one. I advise against it. 😉
@starcrest hahahah (marrying foreign men) - oh they are definitely my weakness! It would be no surprise to end up with one.
I do not have anything planned yet for Saturn 5th. I still have a good year +. This year was total hibernation for me with it starting in my 4th last Xmas, been very challenging and rewarding in its own ways. So, I feel called to live out this dream quest at last, as if it is something I need to get out of my system before settling down when Saturn finishes up, or maybe some sort of missing puzzle piece or just needed clarity.
Jupiter is moving over my stellium in Aries over the next few months including a Jupiter return. So, that alone would be great travel energy but I just never know what the universe has in store and what could change!
And as for your Sadge son, I've dated many Sadges, I guess my Moon Jupiter, and all my Aries is drawn to them... but I'd say yes, freedom is key. That Venus-Pluto in Scorpio though! Hopefully he finds the best of both-freedom and the passionate intensity! haha, story of my life! (Pluto ASC in Scorp)
@belladonna That sounds like quite a chart there 😉 You must have a lot of self-confidence and energy! Perfect for traveling.
Today I'm waffling... only because the weather is bad. I do plan to connect with these current energies and work with them. No fear - or very little 
LOL
Yep, I'd say I've been in the process of detaching and preparing to leave for the last few months. My physical life is currently in disarray and I plan to get rid of a lot of "stuff." That will feel good.
Another thing which Libras can currently relate to: Pluto is going back and forth squaring my natal Sun almost exact. I see it as a positive thing, an impetus to cut away a lot of gunk and move forward.
I remember many years ago I attended an astrology conference in southern California. A speaker mentioned Pluto in the 4th causing plumbing problems. Oh yeah! Definitely. It started when Pluto cross my nadir. Pluto's been in my 4th for a long time.
There have been other Plutonian issues with living situations in recent years, with more than one person. Being willing to take the lesson, stand for one's truth and move on (let go, let it die) has been the way to go. For example, being in a relationship with someone with major issues, including a death wish (unfulfilled).