Van Rysselsberghe 1901 {{PD-Art}}
Moon conjuncts Ceres, 3 PM Pacific, and the two meet in a crisis degree (29). We may have very strong feelings at this point about whose province is whose, about our relationship to Mother Nature and to all Her components that correspond to things within us–and with this we are likely to focus on the ways we are being unnatural, and therefore untrue, to our own nature–and we may deal with issues of authority, or may deal with authorities, and the result is a bit of a downer: we see where we’re sinning, in the archaic sense of ‘missing the mark.’ Don’t be too hard on yourself; instead celebrate that you are able to see what’s amiss–perceiving a problem hands us the chance to fix it.
Void begins 3:40 PM PDT; the Moon enters Aries at 5:02 PM PDT. First aspect is at 7 PM, a sextile to Pallas. Use this period to set the tone; wisdom is offered–will you accept it?
The 17th
The Moon conjuncts Uranus in Aries, 1 AM Pacific. Will it just be me, or will all of us be vibrating with new ideas, radical plans, revolutionary thoughts, innovative concepts, and rebellious urges? I vote for it affecting everyone; differences will be in how far we carry these (for some) middle-of-the-night revelations. The state of your natal Mars at present, plus how transiting Mars (at 9 Cancer 14) is affecting your chart, will determine the level at which this is put into action. Possibilities go from just in your head to a complete, almost Plutonian re-vamping of your life circumstances. At the very least, nervous systems will jump and sleep will be disturbed–there isn’t a sugar plum around that will save us from the meeting of our emotions and intuition with the spirit of revolution.
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Hi Julie
I love your posts but always get confused when you talk about Mother Nature. I know that this is connected to Ceres but what do you actually mean?
Hi Karen
First, thank you! Second, I see one of Ceres’ guises as Mother Nature herself; that’s who she is in the Roman and Greek myths (as Demeter for the Greeks), in charge of all that grows, and all that makes it grow (the weather, the seasons). I also see Ceres as a powerful negotiator (she took on negotiations with the lord of the Underworld as an equal), and I see Ceres as representing some parts of the maternal, particularly that strong instinct to protect, so that sometimes her presence signals boundary issues. Those are, I think, her main roles–I hope that helps!
jd
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